December 17, 2008
Madison and Megan have been playing in my makeup lately. I wouldn’t mind, but they make a mess of my colors and brushes. So, I found a little play kit at Sam’s that has tinted lip glosses and polishes for them to use. I told Megan that she is too young to wear eye shadow but she could wear lip gloss any time she wanted. Sunday at lunch she was sitting across from me and the light hit her just right…
“Megan, mommy told you that you are too young to wear eye make up. You can only wear lip gloss.”
“I AM just wearing lip gloss, mommy. I put it on my eyes”
What can you say to that? After much laughter, I did a better job of explaing what I meant by no eye makeup!
October 7, 2008
I was so proud of Megan today. I needed to get things done around the house and she played ever so quietly… Something I’d like to pass on: Always check on your kids if they are being too quiet! Dora received a new hair do. No bangs and large chunks out of the back. Megan was so proud and thinks Dora looks beautiful. I didn’t have the heart to get on to her. I just said ‘Don’t EVER cut your hair or you’ll be in BIG trouble.’ Did you notice the scissors?
September 11, 2008
My house is usually picked up. With kids, my husband and me there are usually one or two things laying out. If I find out somebody is stopping by, I will stash various items in drawers or sometimes the oven. Yes, the oven. Well, today I forgot that I had done that. Apparently my plastic blender cup has a melting point of 400. Notice the cup inside, it is permanently fused. I guess I’d better just clean up and put things where they go. Still, please don’t ask to look in my oven.
August 19, 2008
Madison and Megan are homesick. I don’t think they realized it until Grandad broke a major rule: DO NOT LET THE GIRLS TALK TO MOMMY WHILE VISITING. I just got off the phone with Megan, our conversation went like this:
Hey, sweetie!! Tell me all the fun stuff you’ve been doing!
I’ve been crying all last night and all today because I miss you. Granna says it would be a good idea if you would just come to Amarillo and spend the night with me. Please mommy, would you PLEASE come??
Madison informed me that she cried just a little, and she misses me. They’ve been gone since Friday morning and we will get them back Tuesday night. I just wanted to tear out of here and go get them. Who cares that Megan lied about what Granna said! Plus, I know good and well that they’ve had a great time. They didn’t know they missed me until Grandad passed the phone.
He called later to say they were not crying and were happily playing a game. He also said “I now remember why we don’t let them talk to mamma.” Lesson learned. Again.
August 6, 2008
The girls have been singing a song they’ve heard on K-LOVE.
“Oh no you never let go
Through the corn and through the snow
Oh you never let go of me!”
(Repeat over, and over, and over…….)
July 11, 2008
The girls are playing T-ball this summer on the same team. It is made up of friends from chuch, which makes it really fun. Russell is coaching and lots of other dads are helping. There have been some great moments!
During the first game, Madison hit a in-field home run and Megan hit ball off the tee, ran to the pitchers mound and was tagged out! When Madison played pitcher, she spent most of her time wiggling her loose tooth. Megan was on second base most of tonight and spent most of her time talking to the kids who were on that base. When Coach Russell (aka dad) asked what the kids were saying to her, she said said “They were saying ‘STOP TALKING TO ME!’” I love T-ball!
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July 3, 2008
We had a great time in Mexico. I’ve actually written a long post about it and have lost it. Where did it go? Oh, well… It was our first real family trip, the first time for the girls to fly and the first time for them to see the beach. We stayed at the Moon Palace Golf Resort and I’d do it again in a minute! This was the first trip I didn’t want to come home!
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June 2, 2008
Well, he did it. Russell bought a motorcycle. He’s been wanting one for a while and finally found a good deal on one that matches his truck. I don’t mind, but I can’t help but worry a little. He found it in Amarillo this weekend and drove it home last night. I followed him in the truck, praying all the way. He took the girls around the block and I think they liked it. I like that it gets 47 miles per gallon!
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May 30, 2008
Megan grew as well: 2 inches and 2 pounds! Its amazing to see the diffrence!
May 29, 2008
I’ve been a little sad since the last expectant parents dinner where I had the privilege of praying for the first day of school over 7 couples. I’m not very original, so I usually start the prayer with something like: ‘Father, the babies have not even been born yet and much too soon, these parents will be walking their child to the first day of school….’ This last dinner we prayed 7 separate times going from couple to couple. I loved it but, after about three times, I was having trouble. I had to start explaining why I was have difficulty praying. (I usually have a hard time anyway, but I get into that another time.)
Madison is finished with Kindergarten and is now a 1st grader. I have just one more year with Megan before we walk her down the street to her 1st day. It seems like just yesterday I was anticipating their arrival. To top it off, we are going to Amarillo to celebrate the neices’ graduation from high school. Ashley and Allyson were Megan’s age when Russell and I started dating and now they are heading off to college. Wow, where did time go? It use to drive me crazy when older people said things like that, now I realize just how right they were.
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