Sick Day

Joey was somewhat sick when he went to bed Saturday night. He had me up with him 4 times. However, Sunday night, we were basically up all night. Poor guy had a high fever and a very upset tummy. We all shared his pain (and got no sleep). I ended up essentially calling in due to lack of sleep. Joey spent all day on the couch with his hoody on under his favorite soft blankie and cuddling Lovey and Blankie.

Johnny went to school and then did his best not to drive Joey nuts after he got home. It's hard to get the boys to sleep on separate couches...they are so used to cuddlng up together. Joey just did not feel like being bounced on today, and I don't blame him.

Blaze is never far...


At dinnertime, Joey was hungry and ate a large piece of steak and macaroni and cheese. However, he felt puny again after eating. He's on the mend but not over it.

Johnny needed to make a birthday card for his preschool teacher, Miss Mary, so we worked on that. Joey just could not resist making his own card (for Madi). Sitting at the table with Johnny was about all the energy he had. He was quickly back on the couch.

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Sunrise With Debbie

Debbie and I went yard saling this morning. However, we did more picture taking of the sunrise than going to actual yard sales. I headed East on Hwy. 42 and then turned right (South) on Hwy. 50. There was a nice church on the left with a somewhat interesting steeple and view. We took a few shots and kept going. We turned into a subdivision that let us see another subdivision where the rolling hills looked great. We headed down Hwy. 50 in search of a left turn to get us to the 'further back' subdivision. We found it, and we also found a great 'water hole'. I took lots of pics while Debbie took a few pics of me taking pics:-) It was fun. The lack of color in the sky and the darn plane contrails keep these from being good enough to print. However, they are still a lot of fun, and I think the time progression will make you almost feel like you watched it yourself. Enjoy!

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Fun at Crabtree

The boys and I went to Crabtree Valley Mall with Christine and Madi today. We left home around 11:30 and didn't get back until nearly 6! Any trip to Crabtree is 3 hours inside the mall minimum.

The kids are always super happy to be together. Happy equals energetic:-) Christine and I worked with them as best as we could to help them behave. It was a bit of a challenge a few times today.

Everybody came home with at least something small. Fun!

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A Trip to the Movies

The boys and I went with Christine and Madi and the Plymouth Church youth group to see the new Veggies Tales movie The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. The last movie I took Joey to see was Cars, and Johnny has never been to a movie since he's been a preschooler...maybe as a baby.

The kids wore pirate costunes to the show...everyone in the church youth group did. The costumes were a big hit and lots of fun.

Johnny was just mesmerized. He sat still the entire 90 minutes eyes glued to the movie and stuffing himself with popcorn. Joey was a tad scared toward the end? He was worried before we even went in. Madi seemed to enjoy herself...almost as much as her mom. Us girls liked being out on a Friday night even if it was to take the kids to a cartoon movie:-)

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Christmas Memories

I spent a few minutes today going back through our 2007 Christmas photos and came up with this collage. It's always nice to look back over happy holiday times, and this seems a great way to do it.

Time to start working on Christmas Thank You cards now that I have some good pics to work with too.

The Little Gym Medal Ceremony

The Fall/Winter semester at The Little Gym (TLG) ended tonight for the boys. That means that this was Show Week and that the boys each got a medal. During show week, the parents are invited into the gym to watch the kids perform. 6 kids with 20 parents and extended family tonight;-) Lots of cameras and video recorders. All the kids did really good and were enthusiastic about doing their routines. Joey had the most Tah Duh's:-) First they did the beam, then a floor routine, and then the bars. I snapped as many pics as I could considering the difficulty with the high ceiling and fluorescent lights messing with the camera meter. I can shoot in fluorescent mode and the pics are brighter but then any fast movement is blurred...grrrr. Anyway, I really enjoyed watching the boys tonight and thinking about all the new stuff they continue to learn there. We'll be back next week for the same time and class as part of the Winter/Spring semester.

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Europe Spring 1986

I had an opportunity to go to Europe in the spring of my senior year in high school...1986. It was an 11 day bus tour starting in Rome. I loved Rome. I thought it was a dirty, crowded city, but the Renaissance art was so great I was just in awe. The people were real people there too. We went to Florence next. I was equally in awe of the art and the beauty of the city itself. We then drove through the Alps for an overnight in Geneva and then on to Paris. Geneva was a very clean almost sterile city, and I just didn't care for it. I did come back with a few pocket knives, though. Paris was fun. Not my favorite, but lots of neat things to see. I also really enjoyed London, our last stop, too. For the $1500 dollars or so Dad paid to give this once in a lifetime opportunity, it was TERRRIFIC, and I'll always be thankful to him for it.

I've been back to Paris and London a few times for work and to Munich too. I'm a homebody, but I did enjoy all the opportunities I had to travel to Europe. I hope someday I can give me kids these types of opportunities too. Dad was always real good about making sure I got out to see the world.

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