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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Last day of school!
Well, technically tomorrow is the last day of school for Tita. But, today and tomorrow are half days..so you do the math.
She will be done with the first grade. Sooo many changes this year. Tita has lost some teeth, she started playing soccer and among other things, she is reading! It has been a great year. Her teacher is absolutely awesome! I have already made it known that anytime we have a child in her grade, we want them in her class!
Tita will have a week off and then summer school for 3 weeks and then a month off before second grade starts. Then, she and Lika will be on the same bus and in the same school and on the same schedule.
It will be weird to just have 1 kiddo at home.
She will be done with the first grade. Sooo many changes this year. Tita has lost some teeth, she started playing soccer and among other things, she is reading! It has been a great year. Her teacher is absolutely awesome! I have already made it known that anytime we have a child in her grade, we want them in her class!
Tita will have a week off and then summer school for 3 weeks and then a month off before second grade starts. Then, she and Lika will be on the same bus and in the same school and on the same schedule.
It will be weird to just have 1 kiddo at home.
Monday, June 22, 2009
The birds have hatched!
Pics to come later. But, all 5 eggs have hatched and there are some freaky baby birds currently residing in the nest in our bathroom window.
That is all for now.
That is all for now.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Random stuff
Tita has a school play today. We try and pick out her clothes the night before so she can help pick out her outfits. Heck, I used to lay out a week or 2 of outfits ahead of time and should probably do that again. Anyways, we had a late night since it was soccer last night so no time for outfit picking.
I get an outfit out, get Tita washed up and start helping her get dressed. She tells me "I am Spring, I wanted to look like Spring". The play is about the 4 seasons. Her shirt has flowers on it and I tell her that it looks like Spring, she argues back "No, that is Summer". I tell her we are out of time because in fact there is 10 minutes before her bus comes. Does she have something else she wants to wear and knows where it is. No, she tells me and sullenly pulls on her shirt. I think she looked very Springlike and will post a pic later so you can all tell me I was right.
So, we get downstairs and she doesn't want to eat. She wants nothing for breakfast, not even her current favorite of toast with peanut butter and cinnamon. This is a sure sign of continued sullenness. I hate sending her on the bus with nothing in her stomach. I mean she can eat at school but is usually so excited to start her day that she doesn't go to breakfast. So, I decide to surprise her and offer her a hot dog for breakfast. Yes, folks a hot dog. That did the trick and she smiled and ate it, along with her morning vitamins. I did tell her that this was not an everyday breakfast and she agreed. So, everyone is happy...for now.
Other randomness:
The vacation is booked, only 300 and some odd days to go but who is counting?!
I have been blog lazy lately and am attempting to get back into the habit. Must not go to Facebook first!
Is anyone out there willing to potty train a stubborn, but cute 2 year old boy?! He will go one day and refuse the next no matter who is on his underwear!
Now, I must go and consume mass quantities of coffee!
I get an outfit out, get Tita washed up and start helping her get dressed. She tells me "I am Spring, I wanted to look like Spring". The play is about the 4 seasons. Her shirt has flowers on it and I tell her that it looks like Spring, she argues back "No, that is Summer". I tell her we are out of time because in fact there is 10 minutes before her bus comes. Does she have something else she wants to wear and knows where it is. No, she tells me and sullenly pulls on her shirt. I think she looked very Springlike and will post a pic later so you can all tell me I was right.
So, we get downstairs and she doesn't want to eat. She wants nothing for breakfast, not even her current favorite of toast with peanut butter and cinnamon. This is a sure sign of continued sullenness. I hate sending her on the bus with nothing in her stomach. I mean she can eat at school but is usually so excited to start her day that she doesn't go to breakfast. So, I decide to surprise her and offer her a hot dog for breakfast. Yes, folks a hot dog. That did the trick and she smiled and ate it, along with her morning vitamins. I did tell her that this was not an everyday breakfast and she agreed. So, everyone is happy...for now.
Other randomness:
The vacation is booked, only 300 and some odd days to go but who is counting?!
I have been blog lazy lately and am attempting to get back into the habit. Must not go to Facebook first!
Is anyone out there willing to potty train a stubborn, but cute 2 year old boy?! He will go one day and refuse the next no matter who is on his underwear!
Now, I must go and consume mass quantities of coffee!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Excited!
We are in the process of planning a family vacation that will happen sometime spring of next year. We have taken trips with the kids but all of those have involved visiting other family members. This will be a trip to a new place (or places) and will involve beaches, some adventures, fruity drinks for me and Sose, and fun for the kids.
Sometime towards the end of the year or beginning of next year, all of us will have to go and get passports. I have to renew mine which I haven't needed since college. Sose and the kids have never had one. We would not have been able to secure one for the kids prior to adoption either.
It will be awesome to take the kids traveling and to share that with them. And, to be able to take them without needing permission or extra documentation or having to tell a social worker where we are going. There is a relief to all of that as well. There is also some sadness in knowing that we are in all likelihood done with fostering, at least for now.
In the meantime, let the countdown till vacation begin!
Sometime towards the end of the year or beginning of next year, all of us will have to go and get passports. I have to renew mine which I haven't needed since college. Sose and the kids have never had one. We would not have been able to secure one for the kids prior to adoption either.
It will be awesome to take the kids traveling and to share that with them. And, to be able to take them without needing permission or extra documentation or having to tell a social worker where we are going. There is a relief to all of that as well. There is also some sadness in knowing that we are in all likelihood done with fostering, at least for now.
In the meantime, let the countdown till vacation begin!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Foto Friday - Birds, Birds, Birds
This is what we currently have sitting inside the windowsill of our bathroom window.
Friday, June 5, 2009
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