so its been like 5 months since I posted anything on this blog. I have to admit, I got caught up with a nasty little habit called Facebook. Nothing against face book. I love it! I just neglect the broader aspects of communication with friends and family that blogging offers. It is much easier, I admit, to browse through every one's one liners and feel updated on all of the latest, however not nearly as personal. So, here I go in an attempt to reacquaint you to life in our CRAZY household. Since October:
- Our princess and the Pea, Sarah Beth has turned 1. She is evermore bossy and ridiculously in love with bananas (she eats at least 4 a day), saying the words "kitty, kitty, kitty" and "juice" and running in her birthday suit up and down the hallway after a bath. She has recently discovered how to climb onto things and is a bit cat
-like in that she doesn't have a good exit strategy in mind when she begins. Fortunately for her, she has two ever vigilant older sisters who attempt to transfer her out of peril without mom knowing. - Raegan has new career ambitions to be a singer on American Idol, although most of her songs are original compositions and consist of "no, no, no" along with some other phrases thrown in the mix. She is signed up for p
reschool in the fall, which she will be attending 2 days per week. It is just down the road from my clinic, so I will be able to be close, which is good for my comfort zone. She is also potty training, which is huge for this household. She is very proud of this fact and it turns into a family cheering section when she triumphantly comes out of the bathroom and announces "I did it...now I want a fruit snack!" She might have rotten teeth, but will proudly wear big girl panties before it is all said and done. - Taylor Reece (who has recently been nick named by Rae "poopsie poops") is our big girl. She is about
ready to complete her 1st book in Sparkies for Awanas at church. She co-starred in a skit at school regarding table manners which was performed in front of the whole school, and in her own words "even the 6th graders". She is going to show 2 lambs this summer, who will be coming to live with us soon...more on that later. She is a beautiful, articulate young lady, who we are amazed with on a daily basis. - Peter and I-busy, busy, busy. Between the girls, Strides Therapy and church, at times, we feel that we don't have a spare second. It takes our mothers to faithfully remind us that the Lord has blessed us with so much and we shouldn't complain, but be happy that "we are hyper" (as I write this at almost 11 o'clock at night.) To complicate this matter,
we have a longing in our heart to adopt a healthier lifestyle and become self-sustaining. Our first step to this is turning off the TV. Yes, you heard it right. We shut'er down, folks. No Fox and Friends, no Mark and Olly in the Mechegenga, no office or Idol. We are also getting chickens (12 to be exact) this summer. Peter has designed a magnificent plantation style coop with yard. We will see how this project goes. We may be eating a lot of fried chicken by next winter :).
That's a brief update on our lives... I promise to be more faithful in posting, especially when I have no TV to watch. More soon, Kelly
