Waiting For The Bus

The girls are all in bed by 7:45pm most nights, but Abbey and Ellie are up EARLY. I don't do mornings very well before I have coffee in me. Today was an unusually good morning for me, so Abbey and I did a little shoe project before the bus came. Cari is usually not up before Abbey leaves for school, but this morning all the girls got to wait for the bus with their big sister. ........Just a side note.... Cari loves the school bus, and she also likes air planes.

These entries to the blog today may seem like "much to do about nothing," but all the girls were exceptionally cute and sweet today. (except for Abbey's melt down in Target) I just wanted to remember that some of the best things are the little stuff.

"Don't Cry Ellie! I'll Share my puffs with you."

Although it wouldn't be a day in our life without one of the girls smacking the other with a toy or something, they get along pretty well. It is amazing how sweet Cari is with Ellie most of the time. While she is not even eight months older than Ellie, she definitely is the "big Sister."

All Packed Up With No where To Go

For those of you who don't know, we close on the sale of our house in 2 weeks. Everyone I talk to asks me how it is going. I am not a true pack rat, so throwing things away is not a problem. But, Abbey is. Every time I try to throw out an old cup or bowl she is the first to take it out of the garbage and explain why I can not throw it out. On a good note, she goes to school mornings, so I do my tossing then. Ellie usually sleeps mornings, so it was only Cari I had to contend with. And she was happy to "help" me pack. I did love the Kootchie Koo I got while trying to get the glasses from the top shelf.

Now, thanks to a series of events, out of our control, the offer that was originally accepted by the owners of the home may be no good. The question is, will we have a house to go to?......STAY TUNED.......

In Loving Memory of Suzanne Marie

I may have lost several pregnancies, but I never lost a child I held in my arms. Please take a moment and remember Suzanne Marie in honor of her journey to Heaven two and a half years ago. Her short life taught me to Cherish each day as though it was my last.

I love you Suzanne.

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Compassion

An unscripted moment in time.

Abbey playing Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffet.
Sat on her Stool.
Eating her curds away.
Along came a spider.
And scared her right away.

Trick or Treat

Mark's big brother and family have a camp site at Jelly Stone Park, about 20 minutes from our house. I am not a camping person. I do not sleep outdoors, but I will make a day or evening trip to the grounds for a campfire and good burgers. This happened to the last weekend that Jelly Stone Park is open for the year. It was an unusually warm weekend in October, so we headed on up to the camp ground for one last bit of summer fun in Autumn. They were also celebrating Halloween at Jelly Stone. The girls got to put on their costumes and go trick or treating a bit early. Abbey had more candy than I care to talk about. Her lips and tongue were still blue when we got home. Cari loved her sucker, and for a mom who doesn't like to camp, I had a pretty good time too.