Life has taken over, and these past 2 weeks have come and gone. I've been trying to wrap my head around where to begin to bring this blog up to date. So I wrote an outline. Outlines always helped me in English class. :)
A. Weekend 3/15 - 3/17
1. St Patty's Day Party - No one is too cool for preschool because in preschool you get to celebrate each and every holiday and special occasion. The children get equally excited about each and every one. Friday, 3/15, Lauren's class celebrated St Patty's Day in their best green. I marveled at the vast array of green worn by all the kiddos. Everyone participated and everyone was equally excited! Lauren had a detailed story about how that onry Leprechaun messed up their room while they were outside playing.
2. Weekend playmate - Matthew came home after baseball practice Friday, and he didn't go home till baseball practice Sunday! All of us enjoyed having him for a impromptu 2 night sleepover. That child is all kinds of cute. During his visit the kids watched Wreck It Ralph twice, played indoor basketball, wrestling, Buck Fever, Wii games, Kindle games, and ate lots of powdered donuts and ice cream. It was a cold 30 something weekend, but they did a great job entertaining themselves indoors.
3. Run - I stole an opportunity for a morning 5 mile run Saturday. The first outdoor run in a long time. It felt good to have my feet hit the pavement instead of the treadmill.
4. Routine stuff - Lauren had gymnastics. I cleaned and did laundry. Ryan worked on the never-ending room remodel.
B. Weekdays 3/18 - 3/22
1. Stomach bug - Sunday evening Lauren began complaining her belly hurt. By 2:30 am she was crying and screaming in pain, and completely unable to sleep (which meant I was unable to sleep). At 4 am she vomitted a little, and was able to sleep about 30 minutes. Then the cramps came again, and they did not subside till around 7 pm Monday night. All day long she cried in pain, while I rubbed her belly. It was horrible watching her be in such pain with a low grade fever. Thankfully, Monday night we all got a needed good night's sleep. Tuesday she happily went to Grandma's to regain some strength before returning to daycare on Wednesday. A day with Grandma will make any girl feel better.
2. Snow Day - Nick had another snow day Monday. We had about 3 inches of snow. Since I was home with sicky Lauren, Nick was able to stay at home, too. By early afternoon, Nick had decided daycare would have been more fun. I guess a day in front of the big screen watching WWE wrestling while listening to your sister crying all day is not all it is cracked up to be.
3. Spring Begins - Wednesday, 3/20, Spring has officially begun. Mother Nature is not in agreement, and continues to bring us blistery cold days.
4. Dad Heart Cath - Dad was referred to a heart specialist on Friday, 3/22, due to chest pains he had been experiencing for months. The Doctor immediately registered him at CAMC Memorial, prepped him for heart catheterization, and inserted a stint in his heart. Dad had experienced a heart attack in the past month that left only 30% of his heart working properly, and a large portion not receiving any blood flow. After the stint, his heart began working much better, but his vitals were low through out the weekend. Finally, he was discharged on Monday, 3/25, with strict instructions to rest for the next 4 weeks. Praise God for that doctor on Friday. We continue prayers for Dad's recovery and strength.
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| Lauren and Jodeci |
1. Friday night (because Friday night begins the weekend ya'll!) - After a cold baseball practice, we went to TGIFridays for dinner. Then off to Lowe's for some tile shopping. It is getting close for Mr. Tile-Guy to start tiling the bathroom. Ryan needs to build the wall and steps around the shower, lay some plywood floor, and Mr Tile-Guy should begin on Monday, 4/1. This is exciting!
2. Running Errands With My Mom- Nick loves this song by The Incredible Crew. It raps true to our Saturdays:
I'm running errands with my mom.
I'm running errands with my mom.
With who? My mom!
With who? My mom!
Ryan left before the rooster crowed Saturday to do some more catfishing. The kids and I were out of the house by 9 am to run some errands (with my mom). Shopping with my kids used to be a hassle. Not anymore! We act silly, spend money, and usually run into friends. This day we were Easter shopping and we hit the Shoe Show (truly a gem for buying girls dress shoes in Front Royal - 7.98 total!), Target, McCallister's for lunch (best salads/sandwiches), got Nick's haircut, went to gymnastics (my gal almost has her front walk over...we need to work on lots of sit ups), then to Walmart for grocery shoppping. Never did the kids whine or complain, which makes this Mama happy.
3. Easter Egg Dying - No sooner did I get the last grocery put away, Jamie and the kids walked thru the door for some Easter Egg dying! The whole 20 minutes it took to dye the eggs was an Eggciting good time. When an egg Eggcidentally cracked, the kids yelled, 'BREAKFAST!' Maybe they should have yelled, 'SNACK!', because right after making those eggs beautiful, they started eating them!
4. Sunday Funday - I was up and out to work early Sunday. Ryan took the kids to another cold baseball practice. After working 5 hours, I hit Target for a bit more shopping, then met up with Kim, Matthew, and Nick at Lasertag for friend, Cameron's bday party. This lasertag place is a huge warehouse full of about 3-4 lasertag arenas. It is all kinds of cool, and the kids had a blast.
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| That's one BIG CAT! |
D. Weekday 3/25 - 3/29
1. sNOw day - 5 days into spring, and Old Man Winter threw down at least 6 inches of snow, causing another Snow Day for Nick. This time he went to daycare because God spared the rest of us from that sickie stomach bug.
2. I Love Jesus - Easter week may prove be one of my favorite weeks at preschool. Lauren has come home with lovely and informative Easter activites each day. First, was a cross with I love Jesus and Jesus Loves me. Then there was the Gospel Egg reminding us of Jesus's sacrifice thru the colors of black (sin), red (blood), white (sacrifice), yellow (glory), green (growth), and blue (baptism). I love how these little pieces of art initiate teaching opportunities in the car.
3. Kindergarten - I received notice that Kindergarten registration is coming up in mid-April. This sparked a conversation with Lauren about riding the bus and if she is ready to start real school. Lauren was a little anxious about riding the bus without me, but with Nick there and her teacher helping her, I assured her she would be ok. That eased her mind. When asked if she is ready to start real school the answer is a big YES! When asked if we should hold her back again the answer is a big NO! Nobody asked me how I felt about it. SAD!
4. Miss Teenie - Thank God for Miss Teenie. Without her, this repeat of preschool may have been a disaster. Because of her, Lauren beams when she walks into class and gets her Miss Teenie morning hug. She beams when she describes her day to me. That Miss Teenie is all sorts of awesome. She makes each day unique and fun.
5. Reading - Lauren is starting to recognize and sound out words. While driving she read, 'Bob has boots' all by herself. Miss Teenie also has Lauren reading some easy reader books in the classroom.
6. Blond moments - The kids and I have an inside joke called 'a moment.' It is when one of us has a 'blond moment'. This rarely happens to me. When 'a moment' happens, we get quite a kick out of it. It is one of those times when you have to be there to laugh about it, so there isn't much use in blogging about specific 'moments'. But, I did want to capture the joke we share. For the record, Nick had a few 'moments' this week. ;)
7. Easter Activities - (Maybe this should have gone under #2 above). Easter week has also included a visit from the Easter bunny in Lauren's class. When Lauren told us about seeing the Easter bunny, Nick told her 'It probably was just someone dressed up in a bunny suit'. Lauren whipped right around and told him 'Nick, stop saying that, it takes the fun right out of it.'. To end the Easter week, Lauren's class watched HOP!, and had an Easter party (of course!) including lots of candy.
8. Tests - Ryan and I both agree that when we were in 2nd grade, we never had cumulative tests or learned the amount of social studies these kids do today. Nick has a cumulative test of everything learned all year at least 1/month. Nick knows everything there is to know about being a good citizen, maps, geography, famous Americans, Indians, China and Egypt. He had another test yesterday. Hopefully he maintained his A. Hopefully this is one of the last cum. tests.I'm tired of Powhatan Indians, the voting process, and being self-reliant.
9. Good Friday - Today my kids, Colton and Carson are celebrating this Blessed Good Friday with Grandma. If I was a betting woman (and I'm not), I'd bet the celebrations include lots of sugar.
10. Routine stuff - enough said. We know this includes remodel work and laundry among other things.
1. sNOw day - 5 days into spring, and Old Man Winter threw down at least 6 inches of snow, causing another Snow Day for Nick. This time he went to daycare because God spared the rest of us from that sickie stomach bug.
2. I Love Jesus - Easter week may prove be one of my favorite weeks at preschool. Lauren has come home with lovely and informative Easter activites each day. First, was a cross with I love Jesus and Jesus Loves me. Then there was the Gospel Egg reminding us of Jesus's sacrifice thru the colors of black (sin), red (blood), white (sacrifice), yellow (glory), green (growth), and blue (baptism). I love how these little pieces of art initiate teaching opportunities in the car.
3. Kindergarten - I received notice that Kindergarten registration is coming up in mid-April. This sparked a conversation with Lauren about riding the bus and if she is ready to start real school. Lauren was a little anxious about riding the bus without me, but with Nick there and her teacher helping her, I assured her she would be ok. That eased her mind. When asked if she is ready to start real school the answer is a big YES! When asked if we should hold her back again the answer is a big NO! Nobody asked me how I felt about it.
4. Miss Teenie - Thank God for Miss Teenie. Without her, this repeat of preschool may have been a disaster. Because of her, Lauren beams when she walks into class and gets her Miss Teenie morning hug. She beams when she describes her day to me. That Miss Teenie is all sorts of awesome. She makes each day unique and fun.
5. Reading - Lauren is starting to recognize and sound out words. While driving she read, 'Bob has boots' all by herself. Miss Teenie also has Lauren reading some easy reader books in the classroom.
6. Blond moments - The kids and I have an inside joke called 'a moment.' It is when one of us has a 'blond moment'. This rarely happens to me. When 'a moment' happens, we get quite a kick out of it. It is one of those times when you have to be there to laugh about it, so there isn't much use in blogging about specific 'moments'. But, I did want to capture the joke we share. For the record, Nick had a few 'moments' this week. ;)
7. Easter Activities - (Maybe this should have gone under #2 above). Easter week has also included a visit from the Easter bunny in Lauren's class. When Lauren told us about seeing the Easter bunny, Nick told her 'It probably was just someone dressed up in a bunny suit'. Lauren whipped right around and told him 'Nick, stop saying that, it takes the fun right out of it.'. To end the Easter week, Lauren's class watched HOP!, and had an Easter party (of course!) including lots of candy.
8. Tests - Ryan and I both agree that when we were in 2nd grade, we never had cumulative tests or learned the amount of social studies these kids do today. Nick has a cumulative test of everything learned all year at least 1/month. Nick knows everything there is to know about being a good citizen, maps, geography, famous Americans, Indians, China and Egypt. He had another test yesterday. Hopefully he maintained his A. Hopefully this is one of the last cum. tests.
9. Good Friday - Today my kids, Colton and Carson are celebrating this Blessed Good Friday with Grandma. If I was a betting woman (and I'm not), I'd bet the celebrations include lots of sugar.
10. Routine stuff - enough said. We know this includes remodel work and laundry among other things.
I'll end with the most important reason for the season:
HE IS RISEN!
1 comment:
This has to be the most detailed blog ever! You may not get to blog often, but certainly nothing gets forgotten. Good job! Catching up with you guys gets me SOOO excited to see you all this spring (as in real spring...not this snowy/cold spring) and summer!
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