Archive for August, 2007

You think pressure for kids from parents is bad?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

That's NOTHING. Try having your 4 year old daughter drawing pictures of herself holding her "new baby sister"! She's been doing that for about a month now and even before that was praying OUT LOUD for one for months. When her K4 teacher asked her what she wanted for Christmas, Taylor ...

Our big girl growing up!

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Monday and Tuesday of this week, she insisted on dressing herself. I usually help her. No more! Except for today where she was feeling a little more "baby girl" than "big girl." Not only dressing herself but also fixing her own hair. There are some clips she needs help with ...

So we’re all better now. Sort of.

Friday, August 17th, 2007

The AC got fixed (thank you Tom and Brian!!) and all was well. Until Friday. Brian has this set up where he can see the temperature at the house and inside the house on the computer and he noticed that, at about 2:30, it was 80-something degrees in the house. ...

Just when you thought the weekend was over …

Monday, August 6th, 2007

To top off the weekend Elizabeth described previously, we arrived home from work today and walked in, and Elizabeth's first comment was "Wow, it sure is hot in here." It is hot. Too hot. Just as the biggest heat wave of the summer kicks in, our air conditioner gives up the ghost. ...

Wild Weekend or Weekend from Hades – you decide!

Monday, August 6th, 2007

Well, it started earlier in the week when our darling daughter was diagnosed with her very first case of swimmer's ear. All either of us remember of swimmer's ear as a kid was laying on the floor in pain. She did alright, though. On Wednesday, she & I both stayed ...