This was the day that we were car-less. My Mom came, brought me a new shoe shelf :), and visited for a little while. I really appreciated the company, and the love. Erika bonded as well.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Future Memories
- We're stuck at home with the car not working, and I'm going stir crazy!! Funny how I can spend everyday home and be fine wtih it, but then the ONE DAY that I don't have a car, I can only think of places to go and things to do AWAY from home. And it's making me crazy. Luckily my Mom was inspired to come and visit. And conveniently she was available to take Brad to school for me as well. Steve's off the hook I guess :) He was trying to avoid me anyway :) jk. Thanks Mom. And thanks to everyone who has been available to chat with!! I'm DYING HERE!!!! 9-21-10
- The other day, when things were a little heated here at home, Luke got mad and tore up his sticker chart. I know, pretty disturbing huh!! Well, he had already filled in ALL but 2 of the squares (and there were too many, a mistake on my part), I think he was starting to feel manipulated a little by the urge to fill it in and my bribing him with the stickers for every little thing that he DIDN'T want to do. I mean that's how it's supposed to work, but these kinds of things have always been a little more than Luke's pride can take. He's above that. But he had done so well with the first 20 something squares.... I thought he would make it. So anyway, he tore it up and threw it away and I was just going to leave it at that, not let him get the prize he was supposed to get when it was completed, and just leave it alone for a while. Well, not Kelly! Kelly had other plans. This morning 9-22-10, she spent her free time making Luke a NEW sticker chart!! And this is the cute part. It wasn't just a blank piece of paper with squares again, she filled in ALL but 2 of the squares with yep, you guessed it, stickers!!!! And let's be honest, she did a LOT more squares than I had had :) So LOTS of stickers :) HA! Makes me laugh even though I feel like we've just wasted a whole sheet of stickers (because we have :) HA!) But isn't that sweet of her!! She's so thoughtful. She must get that from her Daddy. I think Luke was appreciative, but he is not making any promises about the last two squares :) We'll see. I'm remembering why it was so hard to potty train this kid! He's a tough one! Rewards just don't hold much ground! The wii though..... that's a good reward. I need to use that one more often. Anyway.... sweet Kelly and her little brother Luke live happily ever after.... The End.
- Last night 9-22-10, Kelly and I had our date night. On Sunday she sat by me at the piano during the prelude music and sang all the songs as I played. She really enjoyed it, so we decided that having her come with me to sing as I practiced the songs would be a fun date for us. My Mom has a piano so that's where we headed. Kelly has such a beautiful voice!! She's so good! It's funny how kids just kinda pop out these amazing little talents, almost out of nowhere! She's always been into singing, and she has always had a good voice, but just recently she's bloomed some more! It's fun for me. I have always loved playing and singing and especially with someone else. She and I were able to harmonize a couple of times, SO FUN!! I can't wait till the day when we can have a piano again, and just sit around and sing and play to our heart's content :) After the music, we went and got some ice cream together. At one point I was talking about dating a little (I'm not sure how we got on the subject) and I mentioned that guys open doors for girls, and Kelly says to me, "If boys are supposed to open the doors for girls, then what do girls do for the boys?" I almost cried when I heard that!!! SO SWEET!!!! It makes me so proud to know that she would be the one to think of that. Wondering what SHE can do. That's just like Kelly though, so thoughtful and giving. We thought of LOTS of things together, and it felt like a really productive conversation as far as laying down a foundation for that kind of thing. And not that I want my 7 year old to think about dating already, but I don't think it's ever too early to learn how to be courteous and thoughtful of the opposite sex. She's gonna make a real sweet wife someday.
- Erika has been SO CUTE LATELY!!!!! Last night 9-21-10 (too late, but I'll take late if she'll give me happy :) ) she was a little doll!!! Somehow she got her hands on this giddy energy that just took her to this whole new place. She was smiling, laughing, moving around really fast, climbing all over me and Grandpa on the couch. She was LOVING her kitty book and the giraffe book that Grandpa read her. It was A D O R A B L E and I loved it!! It has been about 3 days now where she has been really fun to have around. Maybe I said this already, but before she was hard to set down, she would cry really easily, and need to be nursed back to happiness.... it's been really sad, but the last few days, she's come out of that and just been such a pleasant little girl!!! She'll crawl around now and just entertain herself with random things, she enjoys it too!! It's just fun. I'm glad that she is able to be more independent. For her sake and especially mine. I was definitely starting to lose it. Hopefully we can get her to sleep more at night now too :) Or maybe I am just getting greedy now :)
- Sunday night (9-26-10) Luke came out of the bathroom with a soapy toothbrush to his belly button. He proceeded to scrub it with a great big smile on his face. We all got a good laugh and then out of nowhere, Charity exclaimed, "that's MY toothbrush!!!!" It was hilarious. Luke thought it was so funny that he went back in the bathroom, came out with someone else's toothbrush in his hair!!! He's a goof.
- Today 9-28-10, I got to meet Ashleigh at the park. What a NICE BREAK FOR ME!!!! I had such a nice time. Just when I start to feel like I don't have any friends, one shows up :) Thanks again Ashleigh, sure was fun!! Why didn't I get any pictures?!!!
- The other day, when things were a little heated here at home, Luke got mad and tore up his sticker chart. I know, pretty disturbing huh!! Well, he had already filled in ALL but 2 of the squares (and there were too many, a mistake on my part), I think he was starting to feel manipulated a little by the urge to fill it in and my bribing him with the stickers for every little thing that he DIDN'T want to do. I mean that's how it's supposed to work, but these kinds of things have always been a little more than Luke's pride can take. He's above that. But he had done so well with the first 20 something squares.... I thought he would make it. So anyway, he tore it up and threw it away and I was just going to leave it at that, not let him get the prize he was supposed to get when it was completed, and just leave it alone for a while. Well, not Kelly! Kelly had other plans. This morning 9-22-10, she spent her free time making Luke a NEW sticker chart!! And this is the cute part. It wasn't just a blank piece of paper with squares again, she filled in ALL but 2 of the squares with yep, you guessed it, stickers!!!! And let's be honest, she did a LOT more squares than I had had :) So LOTS of stickers :) HA! Makes me laugh even though I feel like we've just wasted a whole sheet of stickers (because we have :) HA!) But isn't that sweet of her!! She's so thoughtful. She must get that from her Daddy. I think Luke was appreciative, but he is not making any promises about the last two squares :) We'll see. I'm remembering why it was so hard to potty train this kid! He's a tough one! Rewards just don't hold much ground! The wii though..... that's a good reward. I need to use that one more often. Anyway.... sweet Kelly and her little brother Luke live happily ever after.... The End.
- Last night 9-22-10, Kelly and I had our date night. On Sunday she sat by me at the piano during the prelude music and sang all the songs as I played. She really enjoyed it, so we decided that having her come with me to sing as I practiced the songs would be a fun date for us. My Mom has a piano so that's where we headed. Kelly has such a beautiful voice!! She's so good! It's funny how kids just kinda pop out these amazing little talents, almost out of nowhere! She's always been into singing, and she has always had a good voice, but just recently she's bloomed some more! It's fun for me. I have always loved playing and singing and especially with someone else. She and I were able to harmonize a couple of times, SO FUN!! I can't wait till the day when we can have a piano again, and just sit around and sing and play to our heart's content :) After the music, we went and got some ice cream together. At one point I was talking about dating a little (I'm not sure how we got on the subject) and I mentioned that guys open doors for girls, and Kelly says to me, "If boys are supposed to open the doors for girls, then what do girls do for the boys?" I almost cried when I heard that!!! SO SWEET!!!! It makes me so proud to know that she would be the one to think of that. Wondering what SHE can do. That's just like Kelly though, so thoughtful and giving. We thought of LOTS of things together, and it felt like a really productive conversation as far as laying down a foundation for that kind of thing. And not that I want my 7 year old to think about dating already, but I don't think it's ever too early to learn how to be courteous and thoughtful of the opposite sex. She's gonna make a real sweet wife someday.
- Erika has been SO CUTE LATELY!!!!! Last night 9-21-10 (too late, but I'll take late if she'll give me happy :) ) she was a little doll!!! Somehow she got her hands on this giddy energy that just took her to this whole new place. She was smiling, laughing, moving around really fast, climbing all over me and Grandpa on the couch. She was LOVING her kitty book and the giraffe book that Grandpa read her. It was A D O R A B L E and I loved it!! It has been about 3 days now where she has been really fun to have around. Maybe I said this already, but before she was hard to set down, she would cry really easily, and need to be nursed back to happiness.... it's been really sad, but the last few days, she's come out of that and just been such a pleasant little girl!!! She'll crawl around now and just entertain herself with random things, she enjoys it too!! It's just fun. I'm glad that she is able to be more independent. For her sake and especially mine. I was definitely starting to lose it. Hopefully we can get her to sleep more at night now too :) Or maybe I am just getting greedy now :)
- Sunday night (9-26-10) Luke came out of the bathroom with a soapy toothbrush to his belly button. He proceeded to scrub it with a great big smile on his face. We all got a good laugh and then out of nowhere, Charity exclaimed, "that's MY toothbrush!!!!" It was hilarious. Luke thought it was so funny that he went back in the bathroom, came out with someone else's toothbrush in his hair!!! He's a goof.
- Today 9-28-10, I got to meet Ashleigh at the park. What a NICE BREAK FOR ME!!!! I had such a nice time. Just when I start to feel like I don't have any friends, one shows up :) Thanks again Ashleigh, sure was fun!! Why didn't I get any pictures?!!!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Lownly Unicorn
One day five unicorns were playing ball but the smallest unicorn was not playing ball her name was macena she was teh nices unicorn but no budy liked her why not. the resen is because she was the only unicorn with out wings the other unicorns woud not let her do enything with them. One day they were having a patrty and they relised that macena was missing. Maby she ran off maby we went ot hard on her. Then lets go find her! So all the unicorns went to find her. they set off and they walked and walked and walked finealey they fond them selfs in the jungel they had walked a long way. they were still walking then they saw a hole macena was stuck in the hole the other unicorns grabed a stick and put in in the hole macena grabed the stick the other unicorns pulled the stick but macena was to hevy so they pulled her out that worked purfictley when macena got out of the hole she had Sparkleys on her then wings showed up ware they were macena had goten wings all because they hellped her. Then they all walked home together the nexed day they all had a great party together and macena was never treten that way agen
Epilogue
The nexed day they all had a party and lived hapiley ever after
Epilogue
The nexed day they all had a party and lived hapiley ever after
The End
About the Ather
her name is kelly maynesher favret coler yellow
her favret sport dansingother bookes shes riten the tiney sead.
she has 3 Brothers and 2 sisters she lives with her grampa and unkel
I absolutely LOVE ths story. I am making her turn it in for reflections this year. She's getting so good!
Flying the Airplane With the Controller
On Monday, Nate has the first half of the day off, so we took the boys (that includes Erika even though she's not a boy) to the park to fly Brad's remote control jet. This post makes it look like a bigger deal than it was with all the pictures, but really I just had a free second and a camera in my hands :) I'm always hoping to capture a really great picture..... someday :) But in the meantime.....
His plane works pretty good if you throw it just right. They got it going really well quite a few times. It doesn't stay charged for very long, so there was some downtime too. But it sure is fun to watch my boys play!
This was right before it got stuck in the tree. No controller to keep him separated, that's what happens!
Steve came with us! Such a fun Uncle Deese.
I know I already have about a million pictures of this sweetheart in this swing.... can't help it!
This was right after they got the plane OUT of the tree. You can see Nate walking away with his fishing poles :) Gotta use 'em for somethin'!
This wa sright before the plane almost got stuck on the roof of the bowery! It was a close one!!
So he DOES know how to put his shoes on!!!!
Running out to see the train!!!!YAY!!!!
Coming back crying because he missed it :(
The boys discovered twisting!
Brad had planned out who was going to play with the plane and when, and followed it pretty well the whole time. He made sure that Steve got his turn. Brad's a by the book kinda guy.
Erika discovered sand..... again (but it felt like the first time for her :) )
I love watching Luke run :). At the risk of sounding like dorks who play way too much wii Fit, he looks just like his little mii when he's running through the mountains :) There, I said it.
The Tinny Sead
Kelly has become quite the little author these last few weeks. Pumping out stories like you can't believe!! I'm hoping to make a little book with hers and Charity's stories this year (since I was going to last year but never did and of course regret it). I got permission to publish these on there, so here's the first one:
The Tinny Sead
To: Mrs. Rafferty from: Kelly
the tiny sead
onece there were seads flowting in the air thare was one that was the tinyest out of all of them. One day they were flowting around and they got to hugh that one of the seads got birnt by the sun. Then. they bluw too low that a sead fell on the monten and melted then the rest landed on the grass and started too grow. then the sun cam out. that hellped the seads allot. Then it started to rain that hellped the seads too. But the bad news is
thare was another plant near them it wasn't a sead it was a weed. The little sead was under it and the weed killed the little seed. the last seed that was left it groow big big big! Soon it coud touch the sky lots of people came to see it.
The End
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