Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
Chippy, our new Elf on the Shelf, arrived today via UPS. The kids couldn’t wait for me to open the box and see our new “family elf.” They are both excited that Chippy will be reporting every night to Santa over the Christmas Season. Laura even told John that he had to be “extra special good” now because Chippy would be watching very closely. It was too cute!
We love secondhand clothes in this house, affectionately referred to as the “Underground Kid’s Clothes Market.” Thanks Andrea and Kathryn for the clothes! Laura especially LOVES the Easter dress!
Enjoying a tasty, after dinner treat!
Today was John’s first day at his new preschool. He was very, very excited this morning and couldn’t wait to get there!
Once we actually got there, he got very timid and shy. I stayed with him for a few minutes helping get him situated. I made his cot for naps and put away his extra clothes in his cubby. I gave him a few hugs and then left. He seemed sad, but we were told when we picked him up that he adjusted quickly. He had a very good day, which was quite a relief. He told me tonight that his favorite part was playing with all the boys, but he made sure to give Shae Shae (one of the other kids from his old daycare) a big hug when he saw her. I hope tomorrow goes as well as today did!
On a sucky side note, I went to the doctor today. Turns out, I tested positive for the flu, which the doctor believes is a reaction to the flu shot, *and* I have a secondary bacterial infection. She didn’t prescribe Tamiflu because I’ve had the flu for roughly six days. It’s basically too late and my symptoms from that were easing anyway. She did prescribe Amoxicillin for the bacterial infection and I already feel much less stuffy. Hopefully, I’m on the mend!
Today was a big day for St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. The renovation and construction are complete and today was Dedication Sunday. Andy played his trumpet as part of the musical elements during the 8:30 am and 11:00 am services and there was a special dedication service at 10:00 am. After the services, there was an Open House with food, music, and activities for the kids. It was great fun and we thoroughly enjoyed the time. It’s so great to see the church that we were married in grow and change. The new parts of the building are just beautiful. I enjoyed wandering around and looking at everything. I have to say that I *really* won’t miss the orange carpeting in the Centrum! Unfortunately, I was not feeling well and so I couldn’t enjoy the time as much as I would have liked. I also did not take many pictures to remember the day. I did take a few though…
The cake was beautiful and it tasted great! Not enough frosting though. I mean, isn’t that the point of cake? Wait, maybe that’s just me…
The highlight for John was the Tiger bouncy house and he jumped until he was literally dripping with sweat. After that, it was time to enjoy a snow cone!
Laura spent a large part of the afternoon doing various crafts.
It really was a fun day and I wish I would have felt better. Watching everyone enjoying the renovated church building was really just a neat experience. I’m very much looking forward to the future!
Andy and Laura went to the first “Science Sleuth” event on the University of Missouri campus. It’s a science-themed activities fair and Laura LOVED it. Her name tag had blanks on it that each booth would stamp with a new letter until the completed card read, “Think Like a Scientist.” She was so excited to tell me all about how she learned about archaeology, engineering, and DNA extraction. Her favorite thing was learning how to extract DNA from a strawberry. Hopefully, they will do this science fair again next year because I think John would love it too!
Today was John’s last day with Cheryl Nichols as his daycare provider. He has been at Cheryl’s daycare since he was three months old. John really didn’t want his picture taken so it took some innovative thinking involving tickling to get him to smile! Here he is with Cheryl and Grandma Sylvia. Thanks to both of them for everything they have done for him for the past four years! John said that he will miss you! Truth be told, I’ll miss you both too. Thanks so much for taking such great care of both of our kiddos over the past six years. Enjoy retirement in South Carolina! It won’t be the same without you all every day.
