Summer Fun!!

Well, the girls have been spending Wednesday nights this summer with their mimi. They love their mimi time so much. Tbey went swimming, but sadly I have no pictures. They are participating in my mom's church summer program that they do. Emily is all about this acting stuff lately. I think that is great. She does a really great job. She will be trying out for one of the main characters next Wednesday. If you think about it pray that she will do her best job. They were suppose to have a fun night out tonight at a bouncing place, but we had the day wrong, and that is next Thursday night. I was going to take lots of pictures, but that will have to wait till next week. I will try to post (WITH PICTURES =)) tomorrow. Bye....

More Pics!!!

I guess a certain someone was not happy that I did not put more pictures on my blog. =) So here are a few more from our day on Sunday.

The beautiful view from atop the state capital. My brother actually made fun of me when I said that it was pretty. So maybe it's not beautiful, but it is at least a nice view.

Kali hates to have sun anywhere near her eyes. She

would not, even when offered bribes, take her hands off of her face. Yes, I use bribes at times.

My Summer Thus Far...

I am now able to say that I am almost recovered from my wonderful surgery. I would have to say that this surgery recovery period was not fun. However, my doctor informed me that my tonsils were some of the bigger ones that he has seen. And, he proceeded to tell me that I was probably in a heck of alot (his word, not mine.) of pain. What I wanted to tell him after that, was that I might have chosen an even more colorful word than that one, but I refrained. I just said you don't even know. During this recovery, I have felt more pain, than I had ever felt. I know that more painful things are out there, but I sure haven't experienced them. It was not fun. I can however, see the light at the end of the tunnel. While I am still waking up with a pretty bad sore throat, it does ease up during the day. He said it would take 6-8 weeks for complete recovery. I am now also able to say that I am glad I had it done. Never thought I would say that.

On Sunday, I was able to go to church, and afterward we went to the state capital. We took lots of family pictures. The girls have never been to the top before, so we went up there as well. Emily was unsure, but we made her do it. I thinked she enjoyed it even though she pretended to not like it. Kali is doing very well. She even read a little book the other day. She did have a little help, but I was amazed at well she did on her own. Yes, I am her mother, however, I am a teacher as well. She is one smart little girl. Let's just hope her behavior will be good. Well, I probably have no readers anymore, because of my lack of blogging. That is fine. I will do this for me then. However, if you are reading this, please comment, and let me know. Thanks....... Bye.....

I need to know how to bottle this up....

Chris called me last night and told me to go look at Kali. This is what I saw. I know that this next line is going to sound crazy, but I absolutely love, with a capital L, watching her suck her thumb. From birth (and I mean day 1) to about 3 and a half, she was a avid thumb sucker. She loved her thumb. I mean all day every day. At 3 and a half, she developed a sore that had some kind of staph in it on her thumb. She had to go to the doctor, and the doctor used a needle to drain it. The doctor said that she would never suck her thumb again. I laughed and was like okay. Very doubtful, but okay. Well no kidding, but I mean no more thumb. However, I have discovered that at night while she is sleeping she still puts her little thumb in her mouth. I mean come on people she is my baby. I want to keep her that way forever. Just to be clear though, this is not something that I encourage, but it is something I love. She is so precious!!!

This was Emily's first special practice for her program. She has had many large group rehearsals, but this was the first small group practice. I told her I wanted to take her picture, and she was like WHY????? What, my daughter does not want her picture taken. I thought this day would never come. I guess she is too cool for pictures. I mean none of her friends were around, but I still got a cute shot.

So I need to know how to bottle this up to keep forever. If you have any ideas let me know. Bye....

YIKES!!!!!

Well, yesterday I went to the ENT. I have been having tremendous amounts of problems with my tonsils. So, after much urging ( Or Forcing, but urging sounds much nicer) from my husband, I decided to go to the ENT. He came in and immediately said, "Oh this is for you this time"? Yes , yes, I cannot let Emily have all the fun. I need attention too. Well, that is not exactly what I said, but you get the idea. He felt my glands and immediately told me that I have mono. WHAT?!?! He gave me alot of reasons that led me to trust what he was saying. They were all in medical terms, so I could not even begin to list them here. He furthur told me that my tonsils, definitely need to come out. In fact, he called my tonsils Motel Sixes, in the fact they were housing bacteria. (Not sure if sixes is a word=)) That was different. He said they were definitely larger than most and even showed me a picture of what mine look like compared to normal tonsils. Definitely larger. Well at least mono would explain why I am constantly tired and have no energy. I have been thinking I was just the laziest person on the planet. Well, my surgery is scheduled for May 27. I get about 4 days of summer vacation and then bam!!!! Out come those tonsils. He told my girls they were going to have to wait on me hand and foot. They just smiled and laughed like they always do when someone talks to them. Then in a very serious, firm voice he said he was serious and that mommy was going to be very ill!! Hence the title of this post. YIKES!!! VERY ILL!! That's a little too scary for me. Thanks doc for making me feel better about this. Oh well, it will hopefully be worth it all. Well sorry if this bored you!! Bye.....

Happy Easter!!

It was always a tradition in my house, when I grew up, to get a new dress for Easter. I have continued that with my girls. I love dressing them up on Easter morning. I am not sure how much longer that they will enjoy this, so I will do it while I can. They looked so cute, and they got lots of compliments at church.

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. I love the Easter story. I love hearing it and telling it. I especially love telling it to children. Being that I am a teacher, I get to tell this story alot. My students are always amazed at the price that Jesus paid for them on the cross. I love to see it through their eyes. They really seem to grasp it, even at their young age. Even though they may be children, I love to see them realize how much Jesus really loves them.

We had a great Easter in our household. Chris made a beef tenderloin. It was excellent!! If I have not mentioned it before, I love having a husband who cooks!!! I am not ashamed to say that he is a much better cook than I am. We really enjoyed our day together. Here are a few pictures of the girls. Bye....

My Girls!!!

I was so proud of my girls this week. Kali had a performance at our church. She got up and sang her little heart out. She looked so sweet up there. When she was done she immediately asked me if I saw her. I said yes that I did. I mean she was looking at me the whole time, and so she knew that I saw her. But she needed that recognition from me that I was looking. She did so good. On Monday, Emily had a school concert. She also received the award for Christian character in second grade. To me, this award far exceeds all else. Just a while back, I had let Emily know that it doesn't matter what is on the outside, but rather what is on the inside. I told her that it was more important to be beautiful inside rather than have outward beauty. I was truly pleased that her teacher awarded her this award, and I pray that Emily will always strive to be a truly beautiful Christian woman. However, all that being said, I think she is pretty beautiful outwardly as well. But I am her mom. Here is a picture of her in her dress. She would not smile too much because her friends were watching.