We had our annual Sunday School Christmas Program today. Smartie is the type of child who needs lots of prepping for anything out of routine, so we had lots of discussions about what to expect. At her first Christmas program last year, she hid under the bench and cried. And at the Easter program, she refused to sing but also refused to come back down when her class was done and had to be carried off.
Her teacher told me she cried at practice yesterday, so I was really worried about how she would react. Well, she got up and sang every song with gusto, doing all the actions and smiling away! She did great for the individual-class portion, but wouldn't get back on stage for the grand finale with the whole Sunday school. But all in all it went really well.
I realized today that our current high school group has 26 students combined, which is about the same size of our current 3-year-old class (21.) When Smartie is a senior and Sweetie is a freshman, there will be almost 80 in the high school group. They won't be able to fit the whole Sunday school in for the grand finale by then. It really is a growing church.
One other thing, I forgot to update about the girls' weight checks this week. Smartie gained 2 pounds in 2 months, and Sweetie gained 1.5 pounds in 2 months. The Dr. looked over our food diary and was happy with what he saw. He wants me to continue with the whole milk-half and half mix and continue weighing weekly at home (I have a scale accurate to 1/2 ounce) but as long as I see a gaining trend he doesn't need to see them again. Yay!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
A Guessing Game
--Mommy, let's play a guessing game. Here's your first clue. It's all around us--up, down, front, back, middle, left, and right!
--Is it the sky?
--No. Here's your second clue. It's white with black stripes.
--Is it a zebra?
--No. Here's your third clue. It's got pink polka dots.
--Is it a zebra in a tutu?
--No. Guess again.
--Can I have another clue?
--Mo-om. :eyeroll: Steve can figure it out with just three clues.
--I give up. Just tell me.
--Christmas lights!
--Is it the sky?
--No. Here's your second clue. It's white with black stripes.
--Is it a zebra?
--No. Here's your third clue. It's got pink polka dots.
--Is it a zebra in a tutu?
--No. Guess again.
--Can I have another clue?
--Mo-om. :eyeroll: Steve can figure it out with just three clues.
--I give up. Just tell me.
--Christmas lights!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
A Big Milestone
Smartie turned five in October. In five years, she has never, not once, been dry overnight. Without telling tales, bedwetting is a rather common affliction on my side of the family, so I didn't even bother to push it. I figured we'd be buying night-time diapers for years to come.
On Sunday night, Smartie informed me that she wasn't wearing diapers anymore.
"...Um, okay. If you feel like you need to go potty, you'll need to get up and use the toilet. Do you think you can do that all night?"
"I don't know. We'll find out!"
With much trepidation from both Papa Runner and me, we let her go to bed in panties. The result Monday morning? DRY! Tuesday? DRY! Wednesday? DRY! Needless to say, I'm thrilled (and more than a little shocked)! Let's hope she can keep it up.
On Sunday night, Smartie informed me that she wasn't wearing diapers anymore.
"...Um, okay. If you feel like you need to go potty, you'll need to get up and use the toilet. Do you think you can do that all night?"
"I don't know. We'll find out!"
With much trepidation from both Papa Runner and me, we let her go to bed in panties. The result Monday morning? DRY! Tuesday? DRY! Wednesday? DRY! Needless to say, I'm thrilled (and more than a little shocked)! Let's hope she can keep it up.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Okay, I thought of something
Grandpa Fish is dead.
For Smartie's birthday, we got her a fish tank and a beautiful red Betta fish which she first named Jellsea and later changed to Grandpa. The poor fish was kept in Smartie's room, which is the coldest room in the house. The tank thermometer never registered above 65! Bettas are tropical fish that prefer a temp 75 or higher. We tried putting a 2-gallon heater in a 1-gallon tank, with the resulting rise in temperature being around 80.
Papa Runner and I went to Seattle for a week. When we got home, we couldn't find the fish. It was hiding underneath the decorative castle. At least three times I told Papa it was dead only to notice the gills were still moving. It stayed hidden for four days. Then one day it came out and swam around for an hour or so. Dropped dead the next day.
Does anyone know of a good small fish that thrives in cold
For Smartie's birthday, we got her a fish tank and a beautiful red Betta fish which she first named Jellsea and later changed to Grandpa. The poor fish was kept in Smartie's room, which is the coldest room in the house. The tank thermometer never registered above 65! Bettas are tropical fish that prefer a temp 75 or higher. We tried putting a 2-gallon heater in a 1-gallon tank, with the resulting rise in temperature being around 80.
Papa Runner and I went to Seattle for a week. When we got home, we couldn't find the fish. It was hiding underneath the decorative castle. At least three times I told Papa it was dead only to notice the gills were still moving. It stayed hidden for four days. Then one day it came out and swam around for an hour or so. Dropped dead the next day.
Does anyone know of a good small fish that thrives in cold
Hey, I'm online!
For almost two months, I've been unable to access my blogger account from the home computer. Today for some reason, it's letting me on! And wouldn't you know, I can't think of anything to write. I'm sure I'll come up with something soon. I just hope I can sign in again!
Friday, November 14, 2008
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