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Recipe for happy children:1 colorful play parachute
4 metal patio chairs1 picnic blanket1 game of Trouble
Mix it all together and you get kids with big smiles :)
Wordless Wednesday
4/2005
Happy Earth Day!
The kids came in just as I was posting this picture and Megan said "I didn't realize that you had the same shirt on as me Paige!" I asked Megan have you had your eyes closed all morning? She said "No I just saw it in the picture." Silly kid!
My post for Friday 4-18-08
We saved a turtle today.
The girls had the day off of school today so we were headed off on some errands and a movie. I was driving down the road thinking about the stuff we needed to do (drop books at library, deposit check at bank etc.) and I notice something on the road but it is too late to slam the brakes on. I looked in the rear view mirror and the rock I thought I saw has a head poking up. So I turned the car around and parked on the side of the road. Luckily it is a road that is not very busy. But of course a big white Suburban was coming so I waved the driver down so she would stop. She was nice and stopped so I could rescue the little turtle out of the road. I picked him up and jumped over a muddy ditch and placed in the the sun in someones yard. Then I thought I should grab the camera and take a picture. First thing Paige said "Is that going to be your picture of the day?"
Bingo...here it is. After I saved his/her life the darn turtle refused to poke it's head back out. 
My post for Wednesday 4-16-08
Today was a perfect day to play outside after school. I carried out the big green bucket of outside play toys. It has everything, jump ropes, bad mitten , plastic balls, bats and baseball gloves, a big colorful nylon parachute with beanbag s to match, frisby's , you name it we probably have it stuffed in that green bucket.
Paige was doing the "Skip it". Back in my day it was called a "Lemon Twist" because mine had a yellow lemon shaped ball on the end of the black ankle loop. This is the one her Aunt Shann got for her the last time we were out to CA. She was a little small for it back then but now she is a pro. Must be all those tap dancing classes.
Megan is our jump rope pro. She could not jump rope at the start of first grade this past fall. But this kid is determined and she practiced at recess with her friend Hannah. Now Megan is a pro and Hannah does not want to challenge her to jump rope contest anymore. Megan can go forward, backward, one foot, crossovers you name it this kid can jump it.
Do you ever have one of those days when you would rather snuggle up with your dog and go back to bed? Rowdy is a good sleeper, he spends about 20 hours a day sleeping. Sometimes I catch him snoring with his eyes open that is kind of freaky.
No puppy naps for me today. I just put the kids on the school bus. I need to go make my lunch to take to work. After work I will clean the yard of poop piles then start the mulching.
It is 37 at 8:30 a.m. it is supposed to get to 57 later today...67 would be better, but that won't happen until tomorrow or Thursday.
I noticed last week that the Forsythia are in bloom. They say it snows (or gets cold enough to snow) three times after the Forsythia blooms. Yesterday morning it was down in the 30's, this morning when I went out to walk the dogs at 7 it was 27 degrees. It is supposed to be about 29 degrees tomorrow morning so maybe those will be our three days and we will get it over with.
My post for Sunday 4-13-08
It's our crazy Wookie dog Rebel!
My Post for Saturday April 12,2008
WE had a fire in our fireplace tonight. Hopefully the last one until next fall. The temps dropped into the 40's and it was wet and windy outside. Mike and the girls were watching "Star Wars" and me and the dogs were laying on the bean bags in front of the fire. I had some cook books from the library that I was browsing through, a rather relaxing evening.
Paige and Megan are pretty in pink for their class photos.
Class photos are today. Back in the day you would get a class photo with the school pictures that were taken at the beginning of the year. Not anymore, no you have to purchase a separate picture that is taken in the Spring. On the up side it is a cute posed shot of the entire class not little head shots and not lined up all stiff like solders. They pose with their hands on their hips, standing back to back etc. it's a fun shot taken after the class has formed a bond.
Wordless Wednesday
The image above was taken at 9 a.m. the image below was taken at 3:30 p.m. today. Isn't it amazing what some sunshine and 75 degree temps can do? This goes for people as well as flowers, especially after a long cold-snowy winter. ENJOY!
My post for Monday , Apri 7, 2008
I have been meaning to share this, our new spring-summer wreath from "Home Goods". I figured I couldn't buy all the stuff to make it for under twenty bucks so this was a steal at $15.oo! My other wreath that I used to hang up for spring and summer I made over 12 years ago when I was working at a craft store. The poor thing is falling apart, the sun coming through our storm door melts the hot glue. I like the way the blues look against the dark brown door.
My post for Sunday April 6,2008
Today was a perfect day to blow bubbles!
My post for Friday 4-04-08
This is Mike's b.day cake for his "Surprise Poker Party". I will post more pictures on my main blog.
If someone would have stopped by our house yesterday they would have never suspected that I had 4 girls here. Because they all get along so well, they are good friends and they all have really good manners.Megan and Cameron have been best buddies since they were 2. Cameron came over after school for a much anticipated play date. They played dolls/vet up in Megan's room. After they cleaned that up (by themselves and without being asked) they moved onto the bonus room to play a combination of Polly Pockets, Barbie Dogs and Littlest Pet Shops. Then they cleaned ALL that up all by themselves (they know the rules!) and finally they played LEGOS. I would have Cameron over ANY time because she is such a good kid, she knows the rules (clean up your mess, be kind and stay out of the older sisters room unless invited in). I am so glad that my kids have such good friends, it makes life easier!
Paige also had a friend over, Sydney rode the bus home with Paige. They are in the same 4th grade class. Sydney was new to Paige's school this year, and I am glad that Paige has made friends with her. The start of 4th grade was difficult for Paige since about 1/3 of the kids she has known since kindergarten moved to a brand new school (to prevent over crowding in the schools). I told Paige the plus side is they will all meet back up in middle school.Sydney is a real sweet/polite girl. She is the oldest of 4 she has a sister in 2nd grade, a brother in kindergarten and a brother in preschool.Paige and Sydney did their homework together, then they hung out in Paige's room,they took Rebel for a walk, they baked banana bread, looked at scrapbooks and then made pizza's for dinner. After dinner they went outside and played catch. It was a perfect afternoon of fun and friends.
Rebel must have a love hate relationship with the big yellow bus that stops at the side of our house. It takes his girls away in the morning...but then miraculously it brings them back in the afternoon. I wonder if he thinks they are just out for a bus ride all day?
Here he is watching out the dining room window as the kids load up on the bus.
And this is the reason he misses them so much. They give him lots of puppy rubs and play fetch with him. Lucky pup!
APRIL FOOLS and good morning to all!So the kids are eating their Cheerio's for breakfast and I tell them if they hurry up I will give them a special treat.
Then I pull out "ice cream sundae's " from the freezer for them. The trick is that the vanilla ice cream is really just vanilla yogurt. Paige took a big scoop of hers and I asked "well how is it" and she politely answers "it's good, then reluctantly she says it taste a little funny". Then I ask "does it taste more like yogurt than ice cream.....APRIL FOOLS".
Our neighbor boy Harry was over because his parents had to go to work early. He said "I thought it was cool that Paige and Megan were having ice cream after breakfast". He thought it was a clever trick.
Read on for more April Foolery....Last night after I put the kids to bed I was downstairs on the computer. I could hear footsteps up in the hall and above my head in Paige's room. So I went up to see what was going on, since they had been in bed a good 15 mins. or so. The first thing I noticed was Megan's bedroom door was wide open. I usually close it after leaving her room so Rebel will not go in and get into trouble (chew on her toys). So I went in to turn off her big night light (like I do each night) and as I was pulling the covers up on her I saw yellow p.j.'s (Paige's p.j.'s) . I thought now that is strange why did they switch p.j.'s then Paige rolled over (she was laying on her stomach) and I said "what are you doing in your sisters bed?". She said we were trying to play an April Fools trick on you but you ruined it. She was pretty upset, and I started laughing of course. I said but you did trick me, I thought you and your sister had switched pajama's. So I told her to stay there and in the morning I would ask her dad to go in and wake "Megan" up and then she could trick him.So this morning after I took the dogs out I went to wake "Paige" up (who is really Megan") because I had gone in and turned off Paige's alarm clock, thinking that it might freak Megan out since she does not wake up to a blaring radio. So Megan got a laugh because she "tricked" me. Then I had Mike go in to wake "Megan" up and the real trick was on him when he found Paige in Megan's bed. So Paige got to do her trick, but it just happened to be on her dad instead of me.
Megan's class is doing a ballet dance and their song is "My Girl". 
Paige's ballet class is dancing to a classical piece from the Disney movie "Fantasia".
Paige's tap class is doing a fun and fast piece to a song called "Trains". Her hat is a little big and needs to be taken in, I also need to press her costume. They come folded-wadded up in a plastic bag, so this is straight out of the box.
See even the rocks and Megan's stepping stone look better with when they are on top of fresh mulch.
When I got home from work yesterday Mike was out front planting the Phlox that we got for the front flowerbed. It is our compromise. I wanted some Spring color and Mike wanted something low. So Phlox is it, hopefully it will be happy and spread out around the rosebushes. We still have mulch to put down along the side of the house and out back but it's getting there.
It's that time of year again. Time to get the mulch down, it is such a big chore but after it's done it makes the yard look so much better. The hard part is not actually spreading the mulch it is the prepping. Mike trimmed along the beds with the edger last week, and I went around and pulled the grass and weeds that were popping up and creeping in. I also raked the old mulch up away from the edges so that the new mulch would not end up in the grass.
I mulched the little bed that is at the far side of the driveway and extends back along the side of the garage on Wednesday. The photo below is a before shot. 
Paige was doing the "Skip it". Back in my day it was called a "Lemon Twist" because mine had a yellow lemon shaped ball on the end of the black ankle loop. This is the one her Aunt Shann got for her the last time we were out to CA. She was a little small for it back then but now she is a pro. Must be all those tap dancing classes.
Megan is our jump rope pro. She could not jump rope at the start of first grade this past fall. But this kid is determined and she practiced at recess with her friend Hannah. Now Megan is a pro and Hannah does not want to challenge her to jump rope contest anymore. Megan can go forward, backward, one foot, crossovers you name it this kid can jump it.
Do you ever have one of those days when you would rather snuggle up with your dog and go back to bed? Rowdy is a good sleeper, he spends about 20 hours a day sleeping. Sometimes I catch him snoring with his eyes open that is kind of freaky. 
I noticed last week that the Forsythia are in bloom. They say it snows (or gets cold enough to snow) three times after the Forsythia blooms. Yesterday morning it was down in the 30's, this morning when I went out to walk the dogs at 7 it was 27 degrees. It is supposed to be about 29 degrees tomorrow morning so maybe those will be our three days and we will get it over with.
Class photos are today. Back in the day you would get a class photo with the school pictures that were taken at the beginning of the year. Not anymore, no you have to purchase a separate picture that is taken in the Spring. On the up side it is a cute posed shot of the entire class not little head shots and not lined up all stiff like solders. They pose with their hands on their hips, standing back to back etc. it's a fun shot taken after the class has formed a bond. 
I have been meaning to share this, our new spring-summer wreath from "Home Goods". I figured I couldn't buy all the stuff to make it for under twenty bucks so this was a steal at $15.oo! My other wreath that I used to hang up for spring and summer I made over 12 years ago when I was working at a craft store. The poor thing is falling apart, the sun coming through our storm door melts the hot glue. I like the way the blues look against the dark brown door.
Paige also had a friend over, Sydney rode the bus home with Paige. They are in the same 4th grade class. Sydney was new to Paige's school this year, and I am glad that Paige has made friends with her. The start of 4th grade was difficult for Paige since about 1/3 of the kids she has known since kindergarten moved to a brand new school (to prevent over crowding in the schools). I told Paige the plus side is they will all meet back up in middle school.
And this is the reason he misses them so much. They give him lots of puppy rubs and play fetch with him. Lucky pup!
Read on for more April Foolery....
