Monday, September 5, 2011
Blog layout.
I am not a fan of this blog layout. Everyone else has their pictures right next to their post. I can't figure it out. Anyway, new pics are posted below.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
2nd Grade
Alea seems to be loving 2nd grade. Blake, a boy with severe disabilities, is in her class (although he spends most of his day in another room that can better meet his needs) and Alea LOVES to help Blake as much as possible. The assistant principal stopped me the other day in the hall to tell me what a great helper Alea is with Blake and how Alea already knows how to work a wheelchair all on her own. I am so proud of her kind heart and helping spirit.
The Lake House
This weekend we went to my brother in laws lake house on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. It was a pretty rough weekend.
I LOVE to ride the jet ski and for the first time I fell off. The falling off part was pretty funny...it was the getting back on part (in deep water) that was not funny (although I kept laughing hysterically). I do not have the upper (or lower, or mid) body strength that I should have and could not get back on by myself. I tried forever though. Luckily I was close enough to the house that my brother in law came out and helped me. I have sore muscles EVERYWHERE and some major bruises to prove my injuries. I still love to jet ski...I just don't love trying to get back on in deep water.
Late afternoon Davin got a call from work that one of his employees was drunk at work. He had to leave the lake house and drive home. Round trip it was 3 hours of driving. I felt so bad for him. Once he got there they have a company they call to do this kind of testing. Wouldn't you know it the lady on call had to come in from the lake too. When it was all said and done the guy blew a zero....not drunk. False alarm. I guess he smelled like alcohol from drinking the day before he came to work (hint: brush your teeth dude!).
By the time Davin got back to the lake we had another round of drama. Danica (my sister in law) was walking Dempsey (their 1 1/2 year old) out of the kitchen and Dempsey didn't want to go so she pulled her legs up while Danica was still holding on to her hand and Danica heard a pop in Dempsey's arm. Dempsey cried like I have never heard her cry before. Sadly, Danica has heard that cry before because Dempsey just got her cast off of her other arm from having two broken bones in her arm from falling off of the her parents bed. (On another note, Dylan, her oldest, broke his arm the same week as Dempsey by falling off the monkey bars at a friends house.) Anyway, long story short...they took her to the emergency room back in Joplin (an hour drive or so) and it turned out what we thought was a broken bone was "nursemaid's elbow". I guess it is the leading reason children are taken to ERs. Apparently it needs to be taken care of within 12 hours of happening so it is a good thing they took her to the ER. They popped her elbow back in and she was in perfect working order again in five mintues time. Of course by this time it was 3 am and her parents were very tired. Davin, Alea, Dylan, Delaney (their other child), their friend Carol and I stayed at the lake house. The other kids never knew Danica and Joe left for a few hours. I slept with Dylan until they got home in case he woke up in the night and went looking for them. We didn't want him to get scared or to wonder around outside. He never even rolled over! :) I felt really bad for my sister in law. She couldn't stand to hear her baby cry like that but I knew she was afraid to take Dempsey to the hospital because she was afraid they could call DHS on her even though they were really all just accidents. I told her I figured they would dismiss Dempsey but I wasn't so sure about them releasing Joe and Danica. Luckily they never even questioned her story.
We are home now and we are all very tired.
:)
Happy Labor Day!
I LOVE to ride the jet ski and for the first time I fell off. The falling off part was pretty funny...it was the getting back on part (in deep water) that was not funny (although I kept laughing hysterically). I do not have the upper (or lower, or mid) body strength that I should have and could not get back on by myself. I tried forever though. Luckily I was close enough to the house that my brother in law came out and helped me. I have sore muscles EVERYWHERE and some major bruises to prove my injuries. I still love to jet ski...I just don't love trying to get back on in deep water.
Late afternoon Davin got a call from work that one of his employees was drunk at work. He had to leave the lake house and drive home. Round trip it was 3 hours of driving. I felt so bad for him. Once he got there they have a company they call to do this kind of testing. Wouldn't you know it the lady on call had to come in from the lake too. When it was all said and done the guy blew a zero....not drunk. False alarm. I guess he smelled like alcohol from drinking the day before he came to work (hint: brush your teeth dude!).
By the time Davin got back to the lake we had another round of drama. Danica (my sister in law) was walking Dempsey (their 1 1/2 year old) out of the kitchen and Dempsey didn't want to go so she pulled her legs up while Danica was still holding on to her hand and Danica heard a pop in Dempsey's arm. Dempsey cried like I have never heard her cry before. Sadly, Danica has heard that cry before because Dempsey just got her cast off of her other arm from having two broken bones in her arm from falling off of the her parents bed. (On another note, Dylan, her oldest, broke his arm the same week as Dempsey by falling off the monkey bars at a friends house.) Anyway, long story short...they took her to the emergency room back in Joplin (an hour drive or so) and it turned out what we thought was a broken bone was "nursemaid's elbow". I guess it is the leading reason children are taken to ERs. Apparently it needs to be taken care of within 12 hours of happening so it is a good thing they took her to the ER. They popped her elbow back in and she was in perfect working order again in five mintues time. Of course by this time it was 3 am and her parents were very tired. Davin, Alea, Dylan, Delaney (their other child), their friend Carol and I stayed at the lake house. The other kids never knew Danica and Joe left for a few hours. I slept with Dylan until they got home in case he woke up in the night and went looking for them. We didn't want him to get scared or to wonder around outside. He never even rolled over! :) I felt really bad for my sister in law. She couldn't stand to hear her baby cry like that but I knew she was afraid to take Dempsey to the hospital because she was afraid they could call DHS on her even though they were really all just accidents. I told her I figured they would dismiss Dempsey but I wasn't so sure about them releasing Joe and Danica. Luckily they never even questioned her story.
We are home now and we are all very tired.
:)
Happy Labor Day!
American Girl
Last month Alea auditioned for an American Girl fashion show here in town for the Arts Center of the Ozarks. Hundreds of girls tried out and they only choose a few so I tried to talk up how great it was just to get to try out. Alea seemed understand that the odds of her getting chosen were very slim so we walked away with a happy attitude and were just glad we got to experience the day together and be around others girls who love AG too. Low and behold, a week later I got an email that she was chosen. She will be playing a Bitty Baby twin with another little girl. I can't wait to see the girl they partnered her with. I wonder if they will look a lot alike. This week I have a parent informational meeting. She has two fittings she will attend along with rehersal and then the show on October 1st. It is very exciting for this mommy and daughter.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Our Summer
Tonight Alea was talking about a writing promt she was working on at school about what she did this summer. I realized there was so much we did this summer and I want to record it on here.
Here are some of the highlights:
Swimming lessons and going off the diving board
Getting an American Girl doll (Molly, WWII era)
Going to the American Girl store in Kansas City
Alea spending a lot of time at Gramma and Papa's
Reading chapter books
reading books for the summer library reading program
going to a Naturals baseball game
getting 2 baseballs at the Naturals game
Play dates with Macy and Brenna
Play dates with Natalie and her siblings
Going on a road trip to:
Mt. Rushmore
Rocky Mountain National Park
Garden of the Gods (Colorado)
Cave of the Winds (Colorado)
Pike's Peak
Manitou Springs, CO
Royal Gorge
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Shopping, shopping, shopping
making American Girl furniture with Papa
swimming
family reunion (Davin's mom's family)
Lots of good times!!!
Here are some of the highlights:
Swimming lessons and going off the diving board
Getting an American Girl doll (Molly, WWII era)
Going to the American Girl store in Kansas City
Alea spending a lot of time at Gramma and Papa's
Reading chapter books
reading books for the summer library reading program
going to a Naturals baseball game
getting 2 baseballs at the Naturals game
Play dates with Macy and Brenna
Play dates with Natalie and her siblings
Going on a road trip to:
Mt. Rushmore
Rocky Mountain National Park
Garden of the Gods (Colorado)
Cave of the Winds (Colorado)
Pike's Peak
Manitou Springs, CO
Royal Gorge
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Shopping, shopping, shopping
making American Girl furniture with Papa
swimming
family reunion (Davin's mom's family)
Lots of good times!!!
"The Help"
I went to see "The Help" tonight with my friend Becky. It was very good. A lot of people in the theater started clapping at the end of the movie. I recommend it.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
June
It has been a long time since I have written on here. My poor blog.
Alea and I started our summer break a week and a half ago and have been enjoying every minute of it! Last week Alea had VBS in the evenings and this week she has Girl Scout camp each morning from 8-12. I have been making the most of my time from 8-12 whether it be just staying in bed watching movies or getting my grocery shopping done.
Yesterday Alea had a photoshoot with a new, young photographer. He is the husband of the music teacher at my school. I am very excited to see the pictures.
Davin has been working a TON lately. He got a promotion and he is working a lot of hours and then even has to go back in at night around 10 PM for an hour or two several nights a week. He is pretty much a walking zombie at this point. My biggest concern when he took this job was that I might begrudge him the hours he was working and not spending with us but the reality is I just feel bad for him.
Alea said the other day, "We don't do anything as a family anymore, do we?" I was heading to bunco and she was going to spend the evening with her daddy after having spent the day with me. I told her we were going on a long vacation soon so she will be getting plenty of family time.
Until next time...
Alea and I started our summer break a week and a half ago and have been enjoying every minute of it! Last week Alea had VBS in the evenings and this week she has Girl Scout camp each morning from 8-12. I have been making the most of my time from 8-12 whether it be just staying in bed watching movies or getting my grocery shopping done.
Yesterday Alea had a photoshoot with a new, young photographer. He is the husband of the music teacher at my school. I am very excited to see the pictures.
Davin has been working a TON lately. He got a promotion and he is working a lot of hours and then even has to go back in at night around 10 PM for an hour or two several nights a week. He is pretty much a walking zombie at this point. My biggest concern when he took this job was that I might begrudge him the hours he was working and not spending with us but the reality is I just feel bad for him.
Alea said the other day, "We don't do anything as a family anymore, do we?" I was heading to bunco and she was going to spend the evening with her daddy after having spent the day with me. I told her we were going on a long vacation soon so she will be getting plenty of family time.
Until next time...
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