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Monday, June 23, 2008

"TAH DAH"!!

In THE BIZ, this is what they call THE MONEY SHOT!

Maggie struts into the room and exclaims, "Tah dah!" She was so very proud of herself. As a mom, you gasp and simultaneously think of the clothes, the carpet, the furniture that's on it's way to the garbage. But, you're a good mom, so you keep those thoughts to yourself. "OOH LAH LAH" and "Maggie, you look like a princess" you say. Making sure that you take this opportunity for what it is, and take lots of pictures. Then, you go investigate. While I was exercising, Maggie found her favorite LIP (that's what she calls lipgloss) and very sneaky-like, took it to her room. While looking in the mirror (believe it or not), she decorated her cute little face and thought to herself "I look so cute. I need to go show momma." She was so happy with herself. The only casualty was her flower rug. It's a little price to pay for such a happy, little memory. What a cutie our little Magdalene is!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Maggie's Knee!

Here is the infamous knee! Just wanted to bring everybody up to date on what's going on with our Maggie. We've been to the pediatrician, who sent us to an orthopedic doctor, who sent us to a pediatric rheumatologist. We've done a whole rheumatology work-up, which blood tests and an exam by an opthamologist have been part of the protocal. We have yet to be contacted by the actual rheumatologist for an appointment, however. So, it's just a waiting game for now. Keep her in your prayers, please.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game"

We LOVE baseball!! Opening Day 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington!! We took the kids out of school so that we could spend the day together. I think it will be a mandatory skip school day from now on. We got to the park to watch batting practice and each of the kids got a ball. It was pretty cool for them. Opening day is always a special day for those that love the game. There's nothing like being there for the first singing of The National Anthem and the military jet fly-over. At Ranger Stadium they also have an eagle that flies around while they wave the flag that covers the outfield. Then it's 'play ball'. We love it! GO RANGERS!! (I thought it was important to get this blog in before the all-star break)

Magdalene--Maggie Mae

Little Miss Sass is actually what we should call her. Lately, she's been "testing her limits" or should I say "her mom and dad's limits"--Just a little here and there. She's really decided that she has an opinion on every single thing and that it's her way or the highway. I guess we can just call her "Miss Independent". No more holding her hand while walking down the sidewalk, or helping her into her stroller. She'll do it "by self". "By self" is just one of the funny little things she says. "Or not" is big in her vocabulary, too. If you ask her if she wants a snack or not, if she doesn't, she'll say "Or not". She's just so funny. Conversations are never dull and always cute.

Brynna-Bel

My heaven's--getting older every second. She's no longer a little girl. She has turned into, simply, a girl. Not little, but not too big either. We are young enough to still love Barbie--but old enough to really care what Barbie is wearing. A good thing, right?
Bel is in the 1st grade now, and love's to read. She really loves school too. She loves her teachers and her friends. Can you say Social Butterfly? Talk-talk-talk-talk. She's never been considered shy. Everyone is her best-friend, you know, even if it's the first time you've ever talked to her. I love that quality about her. She is a friend to everyone. What a good and sweet girl she is.

Caden--C Dog

I just love my little Caden. He is THE sweetest and nicest kid around--and did I mention handsome. He's now in the 5th grade--the year when things get a bit more hectic. He has more work and he's expected to be organized enough to get it all in one day, do it over the next week and then turn it in. We're still workin' on that one. Organization is not a strong point for us. He changes classes too, which is new to him. I tell you what--he absolutley LOVES science. Almost every day he comes home telling me of the experiment that they did in science lab or goes on and on about protons and neutrons and electrons. I have a hard time following because he goes into every single little detail--and he remembers every-single-detail. What a smarty-pants. He's really discovering how funny his personality is lately, too. He now know's he's funny and that he's got the gift of gab. He takes after his dad.

Greyson--G Money

You'd think I was giving this kid steroids at the rate he's growing. He's only 15, but people ask if he's 17. He's very tall for his age. He might think he acts like he's 17--but we know better. Maturity-?-it's comin' along. We'll just say we're working on it. No, really-all kidding aside--he's a really good young man. He's at the age when typical teenage angst sets in. And..we have our fair share of it. But, all in all, I think he really tries to keep a cool head when he thinks we've asked him to take out the trash one too many times. He's just at an age when we can really count on his help. He is a great helper to me. He even folds laundry (don't tell his friends).
Greyson is doing really, really well in school so far this year. He's got and extra load-basically doing two years of school in only one. We thought he'd really have to bust it and be doing work constantly to keep up. But..he hardly has any homework and he's making all A's. He has a 100% in Geometry!? I asked him if he just has never missed any question ever on anything to get that average. He replied by saying, "No--I've missed stuff, but I got a 120% on a project". Whatever--wouldn't it be great to be that smart?