tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110140042012-01-19T19:47:16.479-05:00Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783649433663247729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-38980236803087776192012-01-07T20:26:00.000-05:002012-01-07T20:26:00.366-05:00

Shortly before Christmas, Em got to have a sleepover at Aunt Shell and Aunt Laura's house.  She was surprised with a few early Christmas presents while there and got to work right away on them.  Aunt Shell presented us with this picture at Christmas.  Em was unprompted and had written this on her own without copying it from anything.  I think I'll keep this one around as a reminder for

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There are some mornings when Em dresses herself and I just have to grin and shake my head. This was one of those days....

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I recently ran across a new-ish organization that is supporting families that are interested in adopting. The Sparrow Fund was started because they do not want anything to be an obstacle in the adoption process. They are committed to see ONE MORE child with a forever family and ONE LESS orphan in the world. More from their website: Thousands of U.S. families adopt internationally each

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We've been long overdue for some eye exams in our family.  When we did kindergarten screening this past spring, we received a referral to have Em's eyes checked.  They told us she was a borderline case and it wouldn't hurt to have her checked out by our family's eye doctor. I was due for my exam as well so we turned it into a mother-daughter visit. Em thought these glasses were the bomb!  :-)

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The following is just a recount of our recent trip (put together by my husband shortly after our trip) to Walt Disney World to help us remember all the details as time goes on.  You may find some tips if you are planning a trip (especially at the end) but this is mostly for our memory! =) (Copied from tomhypes.com and I added in a few tidbits and pictures!  -- jenni) Timing We planned

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Our final set of pictures from our family trip to Inniswoods Metro Garden. What a fun time! Caleb and Christian... We had a fun time guys!

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Part 2 of our family trip to Inniswood Metro Gardens!   There's something to be said about giving a little girl a giant sucker in order to get in a few more photos...

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Over the weekend we joined my cousin and his family for a visit to Inniswood Metro Gardens for some family photos.  The weather was fabulous and we had a great time.  Thanks for inviting us along! Emily and her cousin, Christian Christian, Emily and Caleb Em in her "Rock Star" outfit Yeah, I don't know what they're doing either... Posing wasn't happening for either one of

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Last week, Em brought home a fun bit of "family homework".  Mr. Turkey was sent home and our mission was to disguise him so the farmer couldn't find him in time for Thanksgiving.  We talked about ideas for disguises and came up something that Emily thought would be really fun.  I worked on wardrobe (under Em's direction)and she worked on set design. She's swapped hands and still smiling..

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This afternoon was a great day to get in a great walk in the park with a lovely family.   Their kids have stunning eyes that just suck you in.  Any guesses who we might have spent the afternoon with? We took a lot of pictures of their family and ours... and I have a new favorite picture to add to my desk!

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Monday night was Trick-or-Treat night in our town.   Em was joined by her cousins, Abby (a horse) and Ben (a gorilla). Emily was a ballerina - who wore a winter coat (because it was cold and rainy all night) and took a dive at the last turn on the way onto our very own sidewalk some tears, a little grass stain, and a scuffed up knee but nothing a little band-aid

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Little Miss went on field trip a couple of weeks ago to Wayne's Country Market.  As one of the chaperones pinned the name tag to Emily's jacket, Em proceeded to inform them that her name was spelled wrong.  She then corrected them and said her name was spelled "E-M-I-L-E-E".   Of course, this raised the curiosity of her teacher(s)! When I picked Em up from school, her teacher

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For the past several years, our family has gotten together each October for a fall cookout at my parents.  Occasionally my mom breaks out the old Halloween costumes that my sister and I used to wear...

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One of the most frustrating (yet funniest) things we've tried to learn in a while... This has taken us 3 days to get this far. (Pardon the nap head!)

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Tonight was pizza night... and family movie night... and viewing of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"... and carving our own pumpkins! I was surprised that she was soexcited to get all yucky this year! But she was a trooper! And stuck it out until her pumpkin was done!Then she even help me sort out some seedsto roast tomorrow! Tom's pumpkin... he free-handed this one!

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Yesterday we went to a birthday party for one of Emily's best friends.  We love the Millers.  We had so much fun and Emily loved playing the party games and hanging out with friends. Pre-party: Instructing Daddy on how to make a special card for Megan. We showed up about an hour late due to other commitments. There were so many fun games.  Em was a bit hesitant to jump in right at first

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I was leaning in this morning to buckle Em into her booster seat in the car.  As I was repositioning the seat belt, she informed me, "Mom, you smell like wipe." "Wipe?" "Yeah, you smell like wipe." Well, you know me and you know exactly where my mind went when she said this.  As a friend told me today, she might as well have said, "Mom, you smell like butt." But(t) she didn't.  She said I

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Ok, so I know this is wrong... but it's funny and it will no longer be funny when my child is 15. Yesterday, I gave Em an orange Powerade. Yesterday, I was the only one in our house that knew that it was Powerade.  After drinking it, all Em knew was that it wasn't kool-aid or juice. Yesterday, Tom asked Em what she was drinking and when she didn't know the answer, she came into the kitchen

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On Monday, Em got to be the Star Student at school.  We're still not exactly sure what all that meant, but oh boy, was it exciting!  Emily couldn't wait to get to school on Monday morning.  She had her backpack on a full half hour before it was time to leave the house. The rest of the week was pretty exciting, but again, she couldn't wait for Friday to come around because she got to bring

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Shouted from the dining room table this afternoon.... MO-OM!?!  (Yeah?)  YOU CAN'T HEAR ME!  (I can't?)  YEAH, YOU CAN'T HEAR ME 'CUZ I'M PLUGGING MY EARS!!!!

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It's been 3 years since we've visited here... The last time we were here, Sparkles looked like this... And today, she looks like this... Now that we have a few years and more skills under our belts we were able to try some new things!  Like this... and the giant jumpy pumpkin thingie,  (note, not one kid's foot is touching it!) and the giant mountain with giant

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So we have completed 4 weeks of school so far.  Only 13+ years to go! Em's first few days of school went very well and she was exhausted by the end of the week.  She's used to taking naps after lunch and adjusting to her new schedule took a bit of effort.  (Her mommy wasn't smart enough to start working ahead of time to get her used to no naps.) Emily's favorite parts of school so far are

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Today was Em's first day of school.  Daddy was kind enough to document it! A before school cell phone check.  (It's Daddy's!) Recreating a 1st day of school picture that Tom has with Ryan. The girls are ready to go! Waiting for the bell to ring. Heading to class. Getting set up and ready for the day! End of day report:  made a raccoon, said the

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21 Questions.  It's a Facebook game, but it's fun and worth playing along... 1. What is something Daddy always says to you?   I Love You. 2. What makes Daddy happy? When I obey him. 3. What makes Daddy sad? When I disobey him. 4. How does your daddy make you laugh? He tells me funny things. 5. What was your daddy like as a child? Play with somebody. 6. How old is your daddy? 43. 7.

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This summer has been a little more than busy because of extra projects at my job.  However, the busyness, stress, anxiety, and all other issues with my challenging work projects make me appreciate my limited time off with family all the more. It's a Sunday afternoon and I should be working on some things for this week, but I'm taking a mini-vacation to review some pictures from things we've done

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Sometimes we just have to humor ourselves while waiting to eat our ice cream.

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Yesterday while I was making lunch, Sparkles was in the backyard playing and exploring.  When I called her in for lunch, she came running into the house with an armload of greenery that she picked just for me.  "Mommy, I love you soooooo much." She plopped the "flowers" on the kitchen counter as she ran to wash up. I'm not quite sure how to even get these into a vase.  There may or may

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It's been a little over a week since tooth #5 came out.  And guess what!??!?   Tooth #6 came out on Wednesday, just 8 days later!   Yeah, she's still only 5 and the dentist says there's nothing wrong with losing this many teeth this early.  She's just an overachiever.  :-) The night before, Sparkles informed me that she thought she looked like Nanny McPhee.  Yes, that snaggletooth, does bear

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Don't ya think?

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A few weeks ago, I had some sort of stomach bug sneak up on me shortly after I got back to the office after lunch.  I had only been back at my desk for about an hour and I got an instant headache and had goosebumps on my arms and legs.  The weird part was... the goosebumps hurt! I took some ibuprofen and tried to wait it out and after another hour I still felt the same and started to get a light

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So I was sitting in Em's hair salon and she was brushing my hair by using her Cinderella/Barbie's feet in my hair. Is this a new hair treatment that I'm not aware of yet or is this something I should be concerned about?

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We've been waiting for it for about 4 weeks now and it finally happened.  Tooth #5 has left the building.  We put together a little video for you last night as we were preparing for the tooth fairy's visit. Here's a closer look at the card that Emily made for the tooth fairy....  There's one picture that Emily didn't mention in the video above.  See if you can find it!  But don't make any

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This one of Emily's grandpas.Note the lack of turf on the upper deck... Out of the blue the other day, Emily shared the following fact with me: "Sometimes a really big wind can come along and blow people's hair right off of their heads." ...which initiated the following conversation. REALLY?  Is that what happened to Papa? "Yep!" Did that happen just recently or how long ago did it happen? "A

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So I walked into the living room the other day and found this... Yeah, she's special like that... it was the basket she's been using for her stuffed animals. Then... not too long after that, I find this.  Man, it's rough being a 5 year old!

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We went to a graduation party recently for a couple of great young people from our church.  Someone happened to catch some pictures of us while we were there!   So much for trying to hide behind the camera all the time!

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I made this diaper cake for Baby Sprout and his mommy and daddy.

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The year has gone by so quickly and Emily's preschool days have come to a close.  This morning her class held their graduation ceremony.  This is what our beautiful 5-year old looks like these days in all her graduating glory...   and this is what she looks like when she was kept up until after 10:00 PM the night before... Congratulations, Emily!  You've had a great year and I know you

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I received a phone call at work from my daughter yesterday.  She excitedly informed me, "I just yanked on that wiggly tooth and it came right out!  And I was like, 'Wow! That's crazy!' " We talked about how fun it was that she's lost her 4th tooth and that maybe the tooth fairy would come to her house again.  After some digging around, I happened to find a phone number for the tooth fairy so

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Emily turned 5 recently.  She so badly wanted a party and we decided to have a bigger party or her this year.  We asked her what kind of a party she wanted and she kept coming back to "a fancy party".  She wanted everyone to dress up and she wanted a castle cake.  That was about it.  She couldn't wait for her party day to come so she could see all of her friends and her family. Papa

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Happy 5th Birthday, Emily! Em is the early bird in our family and is usually awake around 6 each morning.  She plays quietly in her room until about 6:30 when I'm up and rolling.  This morning when I walked past her room, I told her, "Happy Birthday, birthday girl."  To which she smiled and responded, "Thanks, Mommy." An hour and a half later, she was watching cartoons and said, "Mommy am I

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The hubs and I have been quietly discussing the purchase of a new bed for Sparkles for her birthday. She's been voluntarily sleeping on her brother's old futon mattress on her bedroom floor since we moved her out of her crib.  She's perfectly happy sleeping on the futon mattress, but this mom is getting tired of crawling around on the floor to change the sheets. We hadn't found a reasonably

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So Emily has been interchanging the words "dalmation" and "salvation" pretty regularly. Wonder if I should correct her? Case in point - Emily's version of Psalm 13:5 would say: "But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your dalmation." On the other hand, I like these verses much better with the way God originally intended... Well, that and it would be sacrilegious!Here

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A little while ago, Sparkles asked me when our friend's Baby Bath was going to be... I'm pretty sure she meant Baby "Shower".

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EGG HUNT: Saturday, 12:58:03pm / Slightly soggy and breezy EGG HUNT: Saturday, 12:59:23pm / The Line Up EGG HUNT: Saturday, 1:00:03pm / The Hunt EGG HUNT: Saturday, 1:02:10pm / Sharing the Spoils with Papa EGG HUNT: Saturday, 1:07:23pm / 1 Real Egg + 2 Plastic Eggs = $2... that she didn't want. Saturday afternoon... EGGGGGGGSTRAVAGANZAAAAA! Step 1 Mid-Process The final

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Chicken tenders were on the menu tonight for dinner. The conversation was intriguing and deep. Em: What's inside my chicken? Me: Chicken. Em: What's it made of? Me: Chicken. Em: Where's it come from? Me: A chicken. (Insert cymbal crash here.... or chirping crickets. Your choice! I'm just nice like that.) Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.6

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This past week, Sparkles was copping a bit of an attitude. Her dad had to get after her a bit and when asked if she understood why she was in trouble she huffed a huffy breath. She tromped through the living room and produced the most exaggerated eye-rollitude I have ever seen. While trying to stifle my laughter and still sound authoritative, I asked if she had just rolled her eyes at her dad.

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I'm stealing my husband's Facebook status from Saturday... because I can.  (Well, that and because you'll appreciate the Sparkles Snippet that is included!) Watching Tangled with Em and she says very seriously "I had no idea that Rapunzel has all the same powers I do."

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I was pulling out some "official paperwork" this evening to take with us to kindergarten screening tomorrow.  I ran across and re-read Em's adoption paperwork and court transcripts from Kazakhstan.  It was VERY sobering. Our daughter already knows she's adopted and I'll share these papers with her when she's MUCH older if she asks. However, I'm going to HAVE to be prepared for that moment. 

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-2160495207238951752011-04-14T18:37:00.002-04:002011-04-14T19:04:45.971-04:00

Yeah, you heard me... Heads Up Tooth Fairy!   Sparkles just alerted me that tooth #4 has started to loosen up. Get your wings ready for flight!  It won't be long!

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As we were getting ready to head out the door this morning, we had the following conversation: Me:  I put a note in your folder for your teacher. Can you make sure she gets it when you get to school? Em:  Sure.  What's it say? Me:  It's just asking if you teacher has time to talk tomorrow about kindergarten for next year. Em:  I thought we were going to try to do Disney World next year...

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So far this weekend, our car ride conversations with Sparkles involved "that boy with the skinny head" (when she couldn't remember someone's name) and when talking about her upcoming birthday she responded... "All I want for my birthday is freedom." Part 1, she just might get fired for being politically incorrect... Part 2, she just might earn the Miss America title this year!Published

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-76088805423210431352011-04-05T07:43:00.003-04:002011-09-17T21:53:58.407-04:00

 This picture is from about a year and a half ago.  Em and Zoe (Grandma & Papa's dog) are still best buddies.  Emily loves to play tag and run through the house with Zoe close at her heels.  Recently, Grandma and Papa thought it might be wise to work on some obedience training for their rambunctious puppy and this morning Grandma was showing me that after just one session Zoe had

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-64677938964941787862011-03-29T19:48:00.001-04:002011-03-29T19:48:50.429-04:00

If you're a little on the portly side, clean-shaven and wearing a suit coat, Sparkles might refer to you as "The Mayor". We've run into 3 "mayors" in the past couple of months and THIS seems to be the missing link... "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

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Emily was playing with a toy microphone and announced, "the Lord says in the Bible 'Liberty and Justice for all..... Thank you!'"  We may need to continue our discipleship studies.

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Can't believe I forgot to tell you guys... Sparkles, who is not yet 5 years old, has lost tooth #3! It came out Sunday night at suppertime with no problems at all! The tooth fairy visited that night and left some shiny coins for Sparkles in her tooth fairy pillow.

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Earlier this morning, Sparkles was plugging her EARS while watching a movie. When asked if it was too loud she simply responded, "No. There's a scary part coming up and I don't want to see it." Hmmm. And did I mention kindergarten screening is next month?Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.6

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Last week the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s, Children's, and Youth Affairs announced their intention to reduce inter-country adoptions by 90% beginning March 10, 2011. The Ministry’s plan for a dramatic reduction is apparently based on two primary issues; the assumption that corruption in inter-country adoption is systemic and rampant and; the Ministry’s resources should be focused on

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Sparkles has been a bit camera shy lately so no pictures today. However, this weekend we got to watch Seussical at the local high school and although very tired due to a missed nap, Sparkles was intrigued. Highlights of the afternoon: Met Mayzie LaBird coming out of a bathroom stall and picked up some rogue tail feathers. Found Thing 1 and Thing 2 lingering in the lobby during intermission and

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A special little patriotic treat from our Kazakh kiddo... Happy President's Day, y'all!

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We've had a little bit (okay... a lot!) of snow lately and we were out of school 4 out of 5 days last week. Over the weekend we actually had some decent weather and were able to get out and play in it.  Here's another video montage of the past week! Be Blessed!

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Sparkles just informed me that TODAY is her kids' birthday and she's decorating her room for their party.  She has 14 kids.  Oddly, all 14 seem to share the same birthday. What's a grandmother to do?  The cake isn't baked.  The presents aren't bought OR wrapped.  And, the kids are nowhere to be found.  I feel so unprepared. IN OTHER NEWS: Yep, you guessed it.  (You did guess, right?) 

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Last night, Sparkles and I were sitting in the car while Daddy ran into a store.  The conversation made an interesting twist when I started asking questions... Me: Is Daddy a manly man? Sparkles:  No. Me: Is Daddy a girly man? Sparkles:  Yes. Me:  What makes him a girly man? Sparkles:  He spits. Me:  So and I am girlie girl or a manly girl? Sparkles:  A manly girl. Me:  Really?  What

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Here's a little somethin' we've been working on this weekend!

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The other morning Emily and her Daddy were playing "I Spy" in the car on the way to preschool.  It went a little something like this:Em:  "I spy with my little eye something gray."  Dad:  "My car?" Emily:  "No." Dad:  "The road?" Emily: "No." Dad:  "I give up." Emily:  "Your hair!"  

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We've gained some new followers in the past month or so and I feel it might be helpful to give a little background to explain what's so cool about this post. The New and Improved Hypes Family (minus big brother, Ryan) Our daughter, Emily (or "Sparkles" as she likes to refer to herself occasionally), was born 10 weeks premature in Uralsk, Kazakhstan.   I didn't get to formally introduce myself

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Guess what!??!   Yep, here's another lovely video! Enjoy! Have a great day and be blessed!

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Here's another video I found of Emily from this summer.  I'm gathering from her attire that this was done the same day she was telling me all about Princess Pea and the Bad Wolf.  :-) Happy Birthday, Daddy!   (in July... just a few months late... or early.  Yeah, we're going with Happy Early Birthday, Daddy!) Have a great day and be blessed!

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I was sorting through files on my laptop last night and doing a little spring cleaning and I ran across a short video clip of Sparkles telling me a story in the car this summer.  Enjoy. Have a great day and be blessed!

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This morning at breakfast and again at lunch I had to ask Sparkles to stop testing out her bodily noises.  Yeah, she's turning into a teenage boy and finds it quite amusing...

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While brushing Em's hair yesterday morning she asked me if I had just tooted... After inhaling my next breath, I winced and said, "No. Did you?"  To which she proudly declared, "Yep, I did!" (And we promptly evacuated the bathroom because it was one heck of a doozy and has hereby been dubbed "the stink monster"!) According to her, that was her favorite part of her day yesterday.  I think we

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-17416588999136567492010-12-24T08:36:00.000-05:002010-12-24T08:36:09.782-05:00

Photo courtesy of photl.com NOTE TO SELF #531:  The next time you hear "Mommy, mommy.... mommmmmy" coming through the baby monitor at 3:52am, pressing the snooze button on the alarm clock will be futile.

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Yesterday was Emily's Preschool Christmas Program.  She was an angel...  no, really. The program was really cute... wish I could include some video of the program, but I want to respect the privacy of the others kids and their parents.  I'll hold onto them for the archives! I have to say, my favorite part of the program (aside from Emily) was the beautiful little angel that delivered the news

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Yesterday was cold.  REAL cold.  I still had my hood up as I was buckling Em in her car seat. "Mom!  You don't look like Mommy with your hood up." "Really?  Who DO I look like?" "A WITCH!" Do you feel the love?

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Today, the school district I work for was closed due to ice on the roads and drifting snow. photo courtesy of photl.com After picking her up at Grandma and Papa's house to head home, we slowed down for a snow plow that was coming towards us.  She was impressed by the size of the big yellow truck that was cleaning off the roads. Not more than 10 minutes later, we spotted another big yellow

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This is how things went down this morning... "Mommy, can I watch a show?" While I'm sitting across from her putting my socks on, I respond with, "Not right now.  When we're all done getting ready and are just sitting around looking at each other...maybe." My fatal mistake?  I glanced up at her to make sure she's listening!  But oh, no!  Then, eye contact was made... "Mommy... we're looking at

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-15227987854942489462010-12-06T21:04:00.000-05:002010-12-06T21:04:44.753-05:00

photo by JD at allrecipes.com For supper tonight, Em got a chicken leg.  "What's this?" she asked.  When I told her it was a drumstick, her inner rock star broke loose and she attempted to drum with it. Yeah, she's a bit literal... Thank goodness she didn't get 2 chicken legs or we would have had to get the mosh pit rolling!

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There's nothing like a giant wad of bubble wrap to make a girl's day! Looks like we can cancel Christmas this year. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -IN OTHER NEWS: "I'm not, tired.  But I'm not tired!  Mo-ommmmm, I'm REALLY not tired." ....time lapse 5 minutes... ZZZZZzzzzzz.....

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-55138752529675561292010-11-30T06:46:00.000-05:002010-11-30T06:46:39.947-05:00

Trick-or-Treat night was a family affair again this year.  My (Jenni's) dad's birthday was a few days before our town's trick-or-treat night so we invited the family over for the festivities and had a birthday dinner together after handing out our goodies.  Thanks to Aunt Shell for taking pictures!  We're glad she's a shutterbug or we wouldn't have pictures of a lot of our family events.  I

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As we were leaving the doctor's this morning, Em shouts, "Look!  Eagles!" I clarified that they were geese. She responded, "I like their barks!" .... Gifted class here we come!

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I can't believe I just found Halloween pictures that we haven't posted here yet!  I'm just a few days late... Grandma came over a couple of weeks prior to Halloween to help us decorate our pumpkins.  I decided to go a bit against the grain this year and not carve them.  I saw a few ideas in a magazine (maybe Better Homes and Gardens?) and ran with them. With the aide of a hot glue gun and some

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May 14, 2010 - "Slip Me Some Skin" May 21, 2010 - "Asleep at the Wheel" June 5, 2010 - "Hot Tamale" July 19, 2010 - "VBS - Part 1" July 20, 2010 - "Doodlebug" August 2, 2010 - "Check, Check, Check-Up"

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My mom found this in a stack of clippings that my grandma had saved... it seemed fitting for some pictures I took earlier this fall. A GIFT OF LOVE FOR MOTHER Has there ever been a mother Who has not received the giftOf a bunch of wilted dandelionsClutched in a chubby fist? She exclaims, "O my, how pretty!I'll get a vase real quick."Then proudly she accepts the giftThat Love has stooped to

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-57135896386117098012010-10-26T20:51:00.000-04:002010-10-26T20:51:19.870-04:00

Em was very confused by the political ads on TV tonight... "John Kasich sat on Invacare's board as a director and signed off on jobs being outsourced and sent to China and Mexico...." Apparently, "China" and "Va-gina" sound very similar to my 4-year old! "Mom!  They used that 'quiet word' (then whispers the "V" word to me) on that 'mercial!"

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-10405632194390526482010-10-25T19:14:00.001-04:002010-10-25T22:03:04.728-04:00

Sorry... have to share another one tonight... It's almost 7pm and Emily was just telling me that she hoped her Daddy would get here soon. I had to break the bad news to her and let her know that Daddy's car broke down on his way home tonight and he's going to have to stay at Aunt Shell and Aunt Laura's tonight and come home tomorrow.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but given the experiences of

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-44753834117072558162010-10-25T16:48:00.005-04:002010-10-25T16:48:00.761-04:00

  On the way to Grandma's this morning, Em and I were singing our homemade "Days of the Week Song".  Partway through the song she asked, "Would you please stop singing?  You're making me REALLY sick." Thankfully, I know a secret... she meant to ask me to stop singing because she was singing loudly and it was making her throat hurt since she has a cold!

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-48432033044059492632010-10-24T20:55:00.000-04:002010-10-24T20:55:29.988-04:00

  Last week Em, Grandma and I were riding towards a yellow light on the highway and from the carseat in the back I hear, "Hurry, hurry, hurry -- before it turns red!" I looked in bewilderment toward the passenger seat and asked my mom, "Where in the world did that come from?" Grandma confessed that the darling kid in the backseat just might have overheard her tell Grandpa that a time or two!

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While out to eat last night, Emily crawled across my chair to get out. "Mommy your seat's hot!" Without thinking, I said, "Well, I must have a hot butt then." Before I knew it, there were 2 little hands grabbing my royal rumpous saying, "Can I feel it?!" Note to self #421: Think before I speak, but especially when we're out in public! Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3

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Over the course of the last couple of years, Em has garnered a fear of quite a few things: Loud noises Automatic flushing toilets Car washes Flies Spiders Dirt Hot water  (great combination, huh?) Automatic hand dryers (blowers... she loves the automatic towel dispensers!) ...feel free to add to the list if you're remembering something I'm not!  And, over the last couple of weeks, Em has

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Due to the lack of a rake, we found an old broom in the garage this afternoon and swept some leaves from the back yard into a big pile.... yeehaw!   But we also learned in the process that you have to watch out for scary critters in the leaf piles.  Look out! 

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Last week was our 10-year wedding anniversary.  We planned an inexpensive week-long visit to the Lake Hill Campground.  We packed up my kayak, our bikes, a tent and our miscellaneous camping gear... propane tanks, pie irons, fishing poles, DVDs, laptops... (what?) The beginning of the week was a little rainy, but we love sitting on porches and watching and listening to the rain.  It was a perfect

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Hey gang... just want to let you know that due to some uninvited spam, I'm having to turn on comment moderating. I've been getting some junk thrown in on our comments over the last couple of weeks and the number of comments in very poor taste are starting to outnumber the family-friendly comments that are normally left on our site.  I'm convinced these aren't attacks on our site by real people,

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I've been trying to round up some pictures of the kidlet lately and in trying to do so, have totally skipped posting the big events here!  There will be pictures to follow and more details as well... but here's the important stuff! - - - - - - - - - - - Last Friday morning, Sept. 24 - Em's first tooth fell out as a total surprise to us a couple of weeks ago. Found out tonight she has another

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Mmmmm, chili. We had a chili dinner last night and I was given the task of taking some of the leftovers home to stick in the freezer. Soooo... the good news is that I didn't have any trouble freezing the chili last night. The bad news is that I didn't have to because on the way home I almost missed a stop sign, hit the brake a little harder than I should have and dumped the crockpot (which

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-83401890706308599542010-09-18T17:23:00.002-04:002010-09-18T17:23:45.043-04:00

We need to work on Em's joke telling skills. "Knock, knock." Who's there? "Banana." Banana who? "House."

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On the way to supper, Emily was playing "Steal the blanket" with her daddy.  Em wanted him to steal my blanket.  Daddy says, "Mommy doesn't have a blanket.  What should I do?" Without missing a beat, Emily shouts, "Rip her clothes off.  Rip her clothes off right now!" ....Oh dear.  Where did she get that from?

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Preschool was a hit.  Em colored smiley faces. She snacked on goldfish crackers.  She played dress-up with "horsie things".  She listened to a story.  She met new friends but doesn't know any of their names.  And, she visited the purple girls' bathroom and stood on the "big" stool to wash her hands. I think that about wraps up her summary of the day!

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-53398543689467700302010-09-14T20:58:00.002-04:002010-09-14T22:57:01.601-04:00

There's a little girl in our house that got to sleep rather late last night because she was so excited about starting preschool that she just couldn't settle into bed. After about 2 hours of wriggling, she finally slowed down enough to succumb to sleep.When she finally settled in, I pulled out her plain pink backpack (from "Hobbly Blobby") and got to work adding the extra ribbon and "gingerbread

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783649433663247729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-38799183572023055802010-08-31T11:47:00.001-04:002010-08-31T11:48:32.645-04:00

At supper last night... "But I don't like peanut butter. Is it ok if I just eat 4 bites instead of a couple?"

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-39140586757323963242010-08-28T15:01:00.001-04:002010-08-28T15:11:41.830-04:00

The other day, Emily was watching Dora the Explorer (Shouldn't there be a comma in that title?) on TV and was interacting with the show. Somehow, a random cartoon character can always convince Emily to try to say new words and yet she won't say "video" for me.On this particular day, Dora was taking the kids on an adventure somewhere and was showing that they had two paths they could take -- the

Jennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874442237811005164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014004.post-21319406111572342732010-08-24T23:00:00.000-04:002010-08-25T07:10:05.363-04:00

Em wasn't feeling well today so I picked her up from my parents' house after lunch. She ended up taking a 4 1/2 hour afternoon nap and didn't wake up until after 6:30pm. Had me a little worried there.She was feeling a little better after her looooong nap but still had a sore throat. Her fever seemed to have broken, but then I'm sure she was delirious... she begged me (nearly in tears) to

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