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Summer Fun

2009-07-12T14:20:00.001-07:00

A few snippets of our summer

Played some t-ball

And more t-ball

Had a birthday party

Got the important "Kit Kittredge" doll for our birthday!

Did lots of swimming!

And, it's not even half over... can't wait for the second half of summer!

Easter Joys!

2009-04-19T14:34:00.000-07:00

We started the day with brunch with the grandparents... and a dessert cake that didn't quite want to cook the way it should. After a beautiful mass that my daughter Caroline sang in, we went to brunch at the country club where we were greeted by the all-important Easter Bunny. We also got to thank him for all the goods he left us that morning!

In our house, the Easter Bunny drops off the goods on the front porch... its saves me from having to answer THOSE questions in the morning

Lily was probably the only one excited it was raining on the way to church, she got to wear her favorite Ladybug umbrella and raincoat!

Sing in Mass

Saying 'thanks' to the Easter Bunny for all the goodies he/she left that morning!

Wichita's Winter Wonderland...

2009-03-31T13:42:00.001-07:00

angels in our front yard

I'm a few days late on this post.... but here are some pics from our winter blizzard we had here a few days ago (and that would be late March!).

PJ Party!

2009-01-19T06:58:00.000-08:00

Caroline, sporting her new American Girl Kit Kittridge Pajamas, went off to a Daisy Scout pajamas party on Sunday! They played Twister, Bunko and decorated cookies! Good time, fun time!

Caroline at Chuck-E-Cheese

2009-01-17T21:07:00.000-08:00

Just a fun 'camera phone' snapshot of Caroline at Chuck-E-Cheese... she was opening some presents for her birthday! Yeah, she got the American Girl "Kit Kittredge" pajamas!

Where did the end of 2008 go!

2009-01-16T21:14:00.000-08:00

I'm so delinquent in updating this blog! Holy Moly! Here are a few snapshots from the last few weeks!

Lily started ballet... oh she had that tutu on from the moment she woke up! She was so excited!

Went trick-or-treating... Caroline was a butterfly... and Lily was ....

a pink unicorn

Then we went to Disney World for Thanksgiving... and met Pluto

Enjoy Christmas with our family!

A New Beginning...

2008-08-25T14:23:00.001-07:00

Here she goes... the next chapter of her life... Kindergarten!

She woke up.. like it was just another day... put on her school uniform... went off to school!

I'm so excited for her... what an exciting time in her life!

Our Heroine... Fancy Nancy

2008-07-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

It was "Fancy Nancy" day at our library (aka ... Barnes and Noble)... and the girls got all "Fancy Nancied" and went to a morning of dressing up, reading stories, crafts and of course...the all important snack!

As you can see Lily had some moments... she had a 'boo boo' on her toe and was not happy about it at all!

My Favorites...

2008-07-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

FAVORITE
Sport: College Basketball
Game: Anything Trivia
Color: Green (all shades!!!)
Movie: Penny Serenade
Broadway Play I've Seen: Hmmm...have to think on that one
Broadway Musical I've Seen: Beauty and the Beast
Song: Too tough to name one!
Favorite City Visited: New York City; Los Angeles; San Antonio; San Francisco
Favorite Foreign City Visited: Toronto, Canada
Book: The Yia Yia Sisterhood books make me laugh out loud!
Children's Book: American Girl books
TV Show: Friday Night Lights
Recent TV Show: Reba
Actor: Cary Grant
Actress: Irene Dunne
Perfume: Michael Kors
Food: Mexcian
Dessert: Apple, caramel pie
Chain Restaurant: Abuelos
Local Restaurant: Timbuktu
Car: Mercedes Benz
Condiment: Honey Mustard
Kitchen Appliance: Ice Cream Maker
Home Appliance: Bissell Shot Bot
Beauty Product: Bobbi Brown everything!
Favorite Clothing: cool, summer skirts
HGTV Show: Homes Across America
Food Network: Paula Deen
Author: Susan Minot
Male Songwriter: Kenny Chesney
Female Songwriter: Carole King
Holiday: Christmas
Ballet: Nutcracker or any ballet my daughters are dancing :-)
Disney Character: Belle
Flower: Lily
Alcoholic Drink: Margarita
Non Alcoholic Drink: Crystal Light anything
Magazine: Southern Living
Animated Movie: The Little Mermaid
TV Mini Series: North and South
Season: Autumn
Male Vocalist: Kenny Chesney
Female Vocalist: Faith Hill
Day of Week: Friday night
Household Chore: Laundry
Ice Cream: Fried Ice Cream Gelato
Candy: Cocoa Dolche Gray Salted Caramel
(Local)Artist: My daughter Caroline
Quotation: Afterall, tomorrow is another day! (quoted by Scarlett O'Hara)

America(n) Girls!

2008-07-03T14:07:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I last post... actually it was our last holiday of Mother's Day.

We've been busy. June was a crazy month for us. Both girls started swimming lessons for the entire month. They finished up an art camp last week (that they both just loved!). We went on a week-long adventure to Dallas where we played at the phenomenal malls, American Girl store, Six Flags... you name it, we did it!

And we have had a mountain of birthday parties this month.

Every time we go to the mailbox, Caroline will ask "for my invitations, please" ... like she is Cinderella. And, I'll be darn... there usually is an invitation in the mail.

I so want their life!

Here are some pics of my American Girls at the American Girl store in Dallas. We went there a couple of weeks ago!

The Best Mother's Day Gift of All...

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are these two little faces!!!

How You Are Suppose to Drink Tea...

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from an "almost three year old's" book on manners...

Why I Love This Child...

2008-05-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

This picture says it all!

The Tea Party

2008-05-14T11:53:00.001-07:00

For Mother's Day, the girls and I took the Mimi to a tea room for lunch. While I knew Caroline would be good... Lily was another story!

Much to our surpise, our spirited, vivacious little 'almost three year old" turned out to be model of good manner!

Enjoy the pics... we sure enjoyed the day!

Soccer Gold Medal

2008-05-14T11:43:00.000-07:00

After three months of below-freezing, early Saturday mornings out on the soccer field... she has earned her medal!

Mom and Dad are not only thrilled with her tenacious spirit on the field, but the fact that soccer is over for the year!

I Love This Saying!

2008-05-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

"Thank God for dirty dishes. It means you have food for your family."

it sure does makes me feel better about all of those dirty dishes I have in my sink right now :-)

2008-04-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

Rock ...
Chalk

Jayhawk

GO KU

Love,

The Jayhawk Princesses!

Big Steps!

2008-04-04T18:27:00.000-07:00

Lily's ongoing fight with the stairs and finally come to and end... and she wins! No more crawling down the stairs...

Hunting of the Easter Eggs!

2008-03-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T18:39:00.000-07:00

The girls had a wonderful Easter weekend. After Friday's trip to Kansas City to see the Disney on Ice show... they spent Saturday at a birthday party and going to a friend's Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Sunday was filled with Easter goodies from the bunny himself, going to Mass at St. Thomas and then having brunch with Baba, Grandma and Mimi at the club.

Here's a gimpse at what the Bunny brought this morning.. here in Wichita, the big bunny rings the doorbell and leaves his goodies before hopping away...

Caroline and Lily enjoying their baskets!

Easter Beauties!

Disney on Ice...

2008-03-23T18:29:00.000-07:00

We treated the girls to an evening in Kansas City for a performance of Princess Wishes: Disney on Ice at the new Sprint Center.

First we headed out for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe and between the girls' "ohs and ahs" the did finally eat their dinner :-)

After that we headed to the brand-new Sprint Center in downtown KC and watched the Disney Show. Both girls loved every bit of it! I've included a few pictures!!! Even Dad (the ice capades novice) agreed that it was a good show.

Personally, I just wanted to bottle up the entire evening because I know next year, we'll be sitting at the Sprint Center for a Hannah Montana concert!

My Blessings...

2008-03-20T18:46:00.002-07:00

Are these two faces that I thank God for every day!!!

The City Museum... The Coolest Kids Museum Ever!

2008-03-11T11:26:00.000-07:00

For our "Pracht Family Fun Day", we took the kids to The City Museum in St. Louis. It is the kind of museum that Wes Cravens would have designed for kids... it was so cool, with so many neat thing for kids to see and experience.

We had to pry our girls out the door when it was time to leave!

Oh Lordy... There Goes Lily!

2008-03-11T11:21:00.001-07:00

Lily did it too... After big sister demonstrated her high-flying tramoplene act, little sister wanted to experience the action for herself.

Mom and dad couldn't believe their eyes and their 2 year old flew into air... and before long, she drew a crowd of onlookers as well!

Flying High in St. Louis

2008-03-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

For the second year in a row, Caroline couldn't wait to get to St. Louis and try out the trampoline-contraption at Union Station.

So when her Uncle Aaron sent her money for her birthday, she knew exactly what she was going to to do with ... her trampolene ride! And, that is all she talked about when reminded about going to St. Louis.

I think the pictures are worth a 1,000 words... don't think I could write it any better... Enjoy!

My New Title... Soccer Mom!

2008-03-11T11:08:00.001-07:00

Introducing our new soccer phenom... or maybe a fanatic!

Here are some fun pictures of Caroline at her first soccer practice last week.

The Crib Comes Down.... and Belly Gets A Bed!

2008-02-24T20:05:00.000-08:00

I can't even talk about it without crying... my baby is in a big girl bed!

ABC...

2008-02-24T20:01:00.001-08:00

After 2 years of preschool... this is what we have achieved!

Our Day Off From School...

2008-02-18T14:15:00.000-08:00

It was President's Day and that means 'no school'... I sure don't remember that holiday when I was growing up!

So to keep peace in the house after a long weekend, I loaded up the girls and we went to Build-A-Bear where Caroline was able to spend some of her birthday gift cards she received her aunts.

To Caroline, it was an hour of carefully selecting the perfect bear... picking up each one and carefully looking them over to see if they would be a good fit for her already growing Build-A- Bear collection. After selecting the one (because her neighbor friend has the same one!)... we asked Lily to find one she'd like to have... and she had no interest in the big bears! She just wanted an accessory... which worked for me.

Well, after standing in line for 30 minutes waiting to stuff our bear... it was Caroline's turn and Lily watched with amazement for about a minute and then ran off and grabbed the first bear from the bin she could find and ran back... she wanted in on the action!

So both girls got their bears ... and "Sparkles" and "Green" have both joined the family.

2008-02-14T10:38:00.001-08:00

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Two Big Valentine's Parties

2008-02-13T18:14:00.001-08:00

Fun pics from two fun Valentine's Day Parties...

Their First Valentine's Day Dance

2008-02-10T19:12:00.000-08:00

Oh what fun the girls had Saturday ... they attended their first Valentine's Day Dance, complete with dancing with daddy, doing the limbo and chicken dance... and of course, the the flowing "goldfish crackers" that Lily found on the buffet line!

As with every holiday with kids, we are now in full Valentine-swing with two school parties this week, lots of valentine making and candy eating!

The kids definately have a better social calendar than we do! Oh to be two and five again!

Enjoy the photos.. I'm sure there will be plenty more to post here soon!

Dancing With The Boys!

2008-02-10T19:07:00.000-08:00

That is Caroline going from dancing with her daddy to dancing with her best boy "Henry"... Henry's mom and I were flash-forwarding 13 years from now and picturing them at Kapaun Mt. Carmel's prom

Where in the world...

2008-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

Can you have 70 degree weather on a Monday
Then wake up at 7 .m. to tornado-type winds on a Tuesday
Then at 9 a.m. see blizzard-blowing snow
Then at noon see clear, sunny skies...

My backyard is where you see all this!

I've always heard that if you didn't like the weather (where we live) just wait a few minutes and today was no exception!

A Big Time Birthday Week !

2008-01-26T07:25:00.000-08:00

There has been something about this month... Caroline and Lily have been fortunate to have been invited to a birthday party every week this month! It has been a month-long birthday party-palooza for all of our friends with January birthday parties!

But it was a fun week this past week for Caroline as she celebrated her own big "5" birthday!

Luckily, we have no friends or family who celebrate birthdays during this third week of January... and Caroline took advantage of week-long celebration of making it to the half-decade mark in her life :-)

We started the week off with the Royal Princess Tea Party with 22 of her nearest and dearest princess friends. We then had a special little birthday lunch with her best boy "Henry" ... since no boys were allowed at her earlier party! Caroline celebrated with princess cupcakes at school and then capped off her birthday night with a WSU game where her birthday was announced and she got a little face time on the video board!

Could you ask for a better birthday!

Oh, to be five again!

American Girls...

2008-01-21T19:44:00.000-08:00

Caroline and her American Girl doll Elizabeth pose in their new American Girl robes ... slippers and all. Of course, Lily realized what Caroline was doing (posing for a picture) and had to jump in there!

Thanks Grandma and Baba for the new robes!!!

She Has Arrived and She is Five!

2008-01-20T19:53:00.000-08:00

Caroline celebrated her 5th birthday with a bash that befits a Five Year Old! As I repeatedly told her dad, this is a big milestone birthday and we are throwing a party!

I also like to celebrate the fact that five years ago, I became a mother! What better reason to celebrate!

Princess Caroline invited 22 of her closest friends :-)... that is right, 22!!! But they were 22 of the sweetest and most beautiful princesses... and their manners were impectable! Caroline is very lucky to have spent her first five years meeting such fun friends at playgroup, school and around the neighborhood!

The girls arrived at the tea party palace (that mom and dad created for her) and enjoyed games and a visit from Cinderella... before dining on a Royal Table feast!

She Came All the Way from Disney World!

2008-01-20T19:46:00.000-08:00

That is right... our special guest arrived all the way from Disney World.... Cinderella!

Cinderella arrived to a bunch of very excited little princesses!

That is Right... All 22 Princesses Enjoying Their Tea

2008-01-20T19:41:00.000-08:00

I have proof right here that you can easily seat 22 five-year old princesses and let them enjoy a royal feast of tea sandwiches, chocolate covered strawberries and cupcakes! The girls seemed to have a ball and they were all so well-behaved!

A Princess and her Royal Table

2008-01-20T19:38:00.000-08:00

Caroline enjoyed sitting and surveying her 'princess tea party' table for about and hour before her party. She counted each seat and made sure each princess had her name card!

Winter White Wonder...

2008-01-03T18:30:00.000-08:00

Now that the snow is melting... I just had to post one of my favorite "winter white" scene of my 'snow angel'...

It is suppose to be 60 degrees this weekend, but I'm secretly hoping we get snow on Monday :-)

Penny Serenade

2007-12-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

If you haven't seen this movie... "Penny Serenade"... run out right now and get it!

Rent it... buy it... just get it!

This ranks as one of my all-time favorites ... ever!

It is not the best acted film, or best written, or best cinematography... it is just a good, tear-jerker that you will laugh and cry... and you will feel good that you just spent two hours watching a good ole' Cary Grant and Irene Dunne movie that was worth watching!

They just don't make them like they use too!

And, I have often thought that there is no way they could ever re-make this film. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne cannot be duplicated. The black and white should never be colorized. This movie is pure emotion (all of your emotions) and that make this such a special film.

Even, my hubby... who does not share in my love of old films... even gives his thumbs up approval for this one!

Trust me on this one!

Christmas Cooper

2007-12-27T21:01:00.001-08:00

He put up with an entire day of me making him wear his Christmas collar!

Christmas Table

2007-12-27T20:57:00.001-08:00

Thought my Christmas Eve dinner table turned out pretty...

Baby Lily...

2007-12-27T20:52:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of our baby Lily, who really isn't even a baby anymore. Just precious pictures of our darling Lily... whom Brian and I always say " we are so glad we had her" :-)

Christmas Morning

2007-12-27T14:09:00.001-08:00

We woke up to the wonders of what Santa left behind... and everyone got what they wished for Christmas.

Caroline got her beloved "Baby Alive"

Lily got her new "Big Girl Bike"

Mommy got her "white christmas outside"

Daddy got "lots of smiling little girls beaming over their new presents"

He actually stopped by our house before his big trip!

2007-12-27T14:03:00.000-08:00

Yep, that is right! Santa made a quick stop at our house at 4 p.m. to tell say hello to the girls! He even brought by some small gifts for them.

The girls went nuts! They were screaming and jumping and couldn't believe that Santa would actually stop by their house before he took off on his sleigh trip around the world!

He told them that if they were good, he would be back that night to deliver their presents! And they must have been good, because later that night... Caroline and I heard Santa outside her window. He was shaking his sleigh bells and telling Rudolph to be quiet. Then next thing we knew, he was inside our home and walking down the stairs to our tree. Caroline and I crept quietly over the staircase and actually saw his back as he put the presents under the tree!

Caroline was so excited... she ran back to her room, so he wouldn't see her and fell back to sleep dreaming of what he had left behind under the tree!

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

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Oops... I forgot to tell Santa!

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So we went back to tell him what we forgot!

Gifts for the Baby Jesus

2007-12-27T13:55:00.000-08:00

Caroline's school (a catholic one) hosts a baby shower for the baby jesus. Every child brings a gift for baby jesus (which is donated to a local organization that helps women and children) and the kids get to open them up and show the class. Caroline was determined to get the baby jesus a duck rattle... because she really thought he'd like it. It really helps the kids understand the reason for the season!

One of the many reasons I love catholic school!

Crown Center Christmas

2007-12-27T13:47:00.000-08:00

On Dec. 15th, the family headed to Kansas City in a blizzard to go to Crown Center for some Christmas fun...plus attend the WSU v. UMKC game. The girls finally had their big chance to see and talk to Santa... and talk they did! They told him exactly what they wanted and asked him what kind of cookies they should leave him on Christmas Eve.

They also met a few of Santa's friends... Garfield, a penguin, a green crayola crayon, a snowman. With the snow falling outside, it was a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

The girls also went over to Kailidoscope, which was so much fun! Very creative! Caroline could have spent the entire day there!

Read this Book!

2007-12-18T19:24:00.000-08:00

A page turner...

Can't set it down...

Read this book!

It's that good!

Get This Book!

2007-12-12T11:16:00.000-08:00

Just got this book "Feather Your Nest" by Mary Carol Garrity for my birthday... from my dear friend Marna! I have been reading and studying it like I am going to have a final on it! It is that good! You will be inspired and excited to "feather your own nest"... I guarantee!

Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful!

2007-12-10T20:29:00.001-08:00

No pictures yet, but let me tell you... I should have some beauties of the ice storm we are getting tonight!

It looks like the girls and I will be hunkering down on Tuesday watching some movies and drinking some cocoa!

A New Tradition

2007-12-09T18:52:00.001-08:00

The girls started a new tradition in our family... making a gingerbread house, or in our house, a gingerbread doghouse! If you looked close, you'll see little sweettart dog bones attached to the house :-)

And, as you can see from the pictures, you'll see both girls are quite proud of their accomplishments, especially all the frosting and candies that landed in tummies!

Dec. 1st... Jumping into the Holidays!

2007-12-01T19:46:00.000-08:00

Forgot the camera tonight, so you'll just have to read about our evening!

The family was invited in a "Gingerbread" cookie and house making party at some friends of ours. The entire playgroup families got together for the evening... and you know when it comes to treats, my girls were front and center decorating their gingerbread men!

Caroline and I left the party early and attended a Christmas ballet show that was phenomenal. Caroline and her friend Elizabeth got all dressed up in their finest and sat on the front row- mesmerized watching this wonderful show!

It 's was the perfect first day of December... we'll see what the second one brings!

First Snow!

2007-11-28T14:49:00.001-08:00

The first snow of the winter hit us last Saturday... I think the temps went from 80 degrees on Monday to 30 on Saturday! That is Kansas weather!

The girls woke up screaming that there was "snow outside" and before we knew it... there was Lily getting her snowboots on over her pajamas so she could go outside!

They both enjoyed the big "inch" of snow... making their snowman and sledding down the drive way!

By noon, the snow had melted... but stay tune, they are predicting more snow this weekend!

The Wilson Cousins...2007

2007-11-25T15:26:00.000-08:00

All the Wilson Cousins (Cindy's side of the family) gathered for a photo at this year's Thanksgiving. Caroline, Lily, Kennedy, Drew, Eli and Josh...

It's Always Fun When BaBa is Around...

2007-11-25T15:18:00.000-08:00

Some cute pictures from our Thanksgiving day at Brian's Aunt Sheri and Uncle Gene's home in Garnett, Kansas. We then went over to Brian's Aunt Donna's home before heading back home.

Of course, the highlight of the day was the "BaBa" monster-thon! All the kids got a kick out of him!

We are back from the Islands... Mon!

2007-11-21T18:42:00.000-08:00

We are back from the Islands... and what beautiful islands they were!

We arrived on a Wednesday.... and set out on Thursday to explore the beautiful resort of Frenchman's Reef. We pretty much hung out by the pool all day. That evening we took a ferry over to the neighboring island of St. John for dinner at Asolare. More later on that experience! And it was a dining experience!

St. John is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Over half of it is a National Reserve... pristine and pure is the best way to describe this island. After dinner we had drinks at a great beach side bar called The Balcony... it overlooked the Cruz Bay. And it was there that I discovered my vacation drink "Lime in da Coconut".

On Friday, we went spent the day at the Marriott's beach and swam in the ocean pretty much all day. The water there is like swimming in the pool... crystal clear and 90 degrees! We were definately beach bums!

That night the Shockers played their first game... and lost.

Saturday we took a ferry over to Charlotte Amalie and shopped their downtown. Fun shops... tons of jewelry... if you are ever looking for a diamond, this is the place to get it! Duty free and tax free! Of course, I was not shopping for diamonds :-(

That night the Shockers played again and lost again.

Sunday was a great day at Coki Beach... a local beach made of pristine sand and crystal blue water. It is a snorkeling beach... so we swam with the fish that day. That night we took the ferry back over to St. Johns for another amazing dinner on top of another mountain.

Monday we had planned to rent a catamarran, but it rained and we went shopping to pick up a few more gifts that we needed. That afternoon we finally got a Shocker win! And to celebrate we enjoyed dinner by the Beach.. and one last "Lime in da Coconut".

We were home Tuesday... the kids still remembered us... and the house was still standing!

All in all... a great vacation!

The Local Scene from the Islands

2007-11-21T17:59:00.000-08:00

The Caribbean Blue

2007-11-21T17:41:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share some of the pictures of the beautiful blue Caribbean Ocean that is simply amazing.

The thing that just amazes me about that part of the world are the vivid colors every where you look... the blue sea, green trees, brown sand... every color just exploded!

A View To Savor

2007-11-21T17:24:00.000-08:00

By far one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and to have the priviledge of having dinner at was a restaurant called "Asolare" in St. John, USVI.

This is the view!

We took a ferry boat from St. Thomas over to St. John with about 30 Shocker fans and were taxied up the mountain to this little restaurant that overlooked this view. We sat for about three hours dining on fabulous food, great wine and fun people!

It was a night to remember and a view to savor!

The Local Brew...

2007-11-21T17:14:00.000-08:00

Even though he is a typical "Bud Light" guy, every where he goes he likes to sample the local 'brew'.

In St. Thomas that beer was called "Blackbeard Ale"... named after the famous pirate Blackbeard who loved to terrorize the Caribbean waters that surround the Virgin Islands.

Brian thought that it was pretty good... but for the next round it was back to a Bud Light!

The Island of Iguanas!

2007-11-21T16:59:00.000-08:00

Every where we went around our resort... we faced these little creatures... called Iguanas!

And creatures they were! They had these frog legs, long tail and "dinosaur" type faces. They were very tamed and pretty much kept to themeselves. The only we were told is not to wear red toenail polish or they would thing they were cherries and might start tibbling on your toes :-)

Brian and I would stand looking out at the trees and next thing you would know you would be seeing tons of them in the trees... green ones, red ones and chamelion type ones! Just like you would see dogs and cats on the road here in the states... there it was all about the iguanas!

Three down... one to go!

2007-11-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

It's official... as of Sunday night... the girls and myself have all been hit with the stomach bug! Lily went down last Tuesday, Caroline went down on Friday and I went down Sunday afternoon.

Now, we are just waiting for Dad to take his turn and we'll be done!

The Sisters Who Share Everything!

2007-11-09T12:46:00.001-08:00

It's official... I now am the mother of two girls who are "a little under the weather". Not only did I get a call from Lily's school on Tuesday saying she was vomitting (per an earlier post)... but today, I went 2 for 2 and got a call from Caroline's school saying she was throwing up!

What kind of mother am I?

Well, both girls who seem to be sharing the same bug are now 'snug as a bug' in their own beds resting comfortably!

Childhood Remembered

2007-11-09T11:50:00.000-08:00

At the top of Caroline's Christmas list this year is "BABY ALIVE"... of course, it is the power of television ads that is drawing her to this doll since the ad runs 1000 times a day on Nick Jr. Channel and Disney Channel.

Every time she brings it up, I remember wanting a BABY ALIVE doll myself growing up... I mean it eats, drinks, pees and poops! Who wouldn't want this doll! While I wasn't deprived at Christmas, I never did get one! Maybe I didn't have it at No. 1 on my Santa list like Caroline does.

Well, this year... not only will Caroline be whispering her BABY ALIVE wish to Santa, but her mom will too!

Santa Claus!

2007-11-09T07:40:00.000-08:00

I was doing some shopping yesterday and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this Santa Claus! I want this Santa Claus!

Oh please, Santa Claus... send this my way!

All Better Now!

2007-11-07T15:17:00.001-08:00

She's back... and feeling better! Whew, that was not a fun day! Thank goodness for washing machines!

My little bug has a bug!

2007-11-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

Today I got a call from Lily's school saying she "threw up" all over the place... I was shocked seeing how an hour before she was be-bopping off to school "just fine I thought". Needless to say, she spent the whole day vomitting and laying in my arms snuggling. She's off to bed, hopefully the 'bug' will be out of my little bug tomorrow!

Oh my, it's now November!

2007-11-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

It's now November, and I'm trying to filter through my Halloween and Fall decorations! The pumpkins can stay but the jack-o-lanterns must go!

We spent our Saturday taking Caroline to tennis lessons and lunch with the family. Looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend!

Happy Halloween...2007

2007-11-01T18:48:00.001-07:00

Well, Halloween is finally over... and my little bugs certainly hauled in the "goodies".

It's been an exhausting week... four Halloween parties in five days! We certainly got our money out of the costumes!

However, I think the greatest thing was watching little Lily run to the door every time a trick-or-treater knocked on the door. She loved handing out the candy!