Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
In the mornings before school, Laura has been watching “The Fresh Beat Band.” It is a show on Nickelodeon about a band of four members that sing and dance. Today’s episode was all about tap dancing. On the way to the bus stop, Laura was tap dancing her little heart out. It was so cute! This was her “big finish!”
Meet Blue! Blue would be John’s blanket. He LOVES this thing. From the very first time Andy wrapped him in it as a small baby to now and beyond, he always carries his Blue. When he was a baby, it had a calming effect on him like I have never seen. Wrapping him in it meant that he would instantly stop crying and often go right to sleep. Andy and I used to call it “The Magic Blanket.” The older John got, it became his security blanket. It got the name, “Blue,” because we would always say, “Go get your blue blanket.” Blue blanket became “Blue.” Every morning when he comes upstairs to our bedroom, he will climb in our bed and say, “Will you nuggle (snuggle) me with Blue?” It’s repeated at nap time and again every night. Today, I thought to myself, “Oh, Blue, what would we do without you? Thanks for always making John happy!” I know it’s just a blanket, but Blue is so much more to John.
Alia Lowery is 3! I can hardly believe the pretty girl is 3. When I was pregnant with John, Rachel was pregnant with Alia. Alia REALLY signals the end of “babydom” for me. The Lowerys and the Kassels have no more babies in our houses! It’s happy and sad at the same time, but I digress… To celebrate Alia’s birthday today, we went to McDonald’s for dinner and then to Going Bonkers! (otherwise known as Bonkers).
Andy was proud because I finally gave up and climbed around on all the play equipment at Bonkers. It was lots of guilty fun!
After fun times at Bonkers, we went back to our house for Strawberry cake with some of the most awesome frosting I’ve ever had. It was a great night! Love you Alia! Happy Birthday Pretty Girl!
You know how sometimes you get “that” picture that you didn’t really mean to take?
I truly love this picture. John was so happy today while he was batting. I just happened to snap the picture a bit too late and this was the result – a happy, smiling, fantastic little boy.
We spent our time after the kids went to bed enjoying a nice, cozy fire on our back porch. Our neighbors, The Hendersons, came to enjoy some great conversation, good drinks, and a beautiful evening!
Well, since we have a three-day weekend, I decided it was fall cleaning and decorating weekend. I figure if I break it up over a few days, I might actually get it all done. So far, I’ve been “helped” by Laura and John and my house looks like a tornado ran through it. (Why is it that when cleaning the house always gets messier before it gets clean?) My tentative schedule goes something like this…
Up for Saturday is the Living Room, Dining Room, Entryway, Family Room, and Andy’s and My Bedroom.
On Deck for Sunday is Laundry Sunday, All Bathrooms, and the Kitchen.
Finishing on Monday is the Kids’ Bedroom and the Office.
I save the Office for last because while it is a small room, there is always a lot of stuff to clean around and put away. It takes some time! At least when all is done on Monday, I’ll have a sparkly, clean house!
Laura got her first progress report from Kindergarten. She got all “satisfactory” and is doing well! We are so proud of the way she has handled the transition from daycare to Kindergarten.
