The pool will be closed this week for the season. I forced my poor kids to get in one more time to say goodbye. Its been hot here this week, and the water temperature was tolerable (in theory) so it seemed like a good idea…
- Allison REALLY did not want to swim - [...]
Last day in the pool
Meredith’s birthday
Yeah yeah yeah, I know it isn’t until next Wed, but we celebrated today because the girls and I will be out of town next Wed. She had a blast! We went to the rainforest cafe (where I couldn’t get a good picture in to save my life, but I did get this one:
Then [...]
Lydia’s drama phase
Lydia apparently is entering a very dramatic stage of her development. This is her yesterday -
. She flung herself on the stairs in utter despair. The issue? Her ponytail was not ballerina perfect. And tonight after being tucked in, this child came out of her room SOBBING.Sobbing like there’s no tomorrow. I couldn’t [...]
a career note
I have just submitted my 200th index!
Back to your regularly scheduled programming…must get started on my 201st index now
Building a better bridge
At our science and math club today they had a team building activity of trying to build a bridge out of straws, paperclips and tape that held the most weight. My girls were on a team that had some issues, so they wanted to try again when we got home. This is Meredith building her [...]
Blog changes
Look what guru cousin Alan did for me - he gave me a way to display my flickr pics here on the blog - eventually I will revamp the blog so that they are better linked to the front page, but as a preview, here ya go - Photo albums
And look what I just realized…from [...]
Jessica
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Jessica, originally uploaded by deannajo.
We did a quicky five minute photo shoot this afternoon (because her HAIR looked good, lol). After I uploaded the pictures, I felt very discouraged. I stink at this, I don’t [...]
Way back in time
A few months ago that is, Lydia had her first dentist appointment ever. I took pictures. Then I bought a new camera and never took the pictures off the old camera. Now I have. Here you go:
The appointment went well. No tears were shed, no cavities found, she opened wide and got a goodie bag [...]









