If you missed it, check out my previous post about our vacation that we took this summer. The kids are finally old enough to go do something fun and actually get something out of it, but at an age where they are pretty content with just a new change of scenery. One of the places …
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read moreKelli worked on Friday for the overnight shift, so she needed to sleep on Saturday so she was ready for the Saturday night overnight shift. She asked if Rick and I would watch the kids. We did. We started by going to Carver’s football game. He’s number 20 with the ball. At flag football age, …
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read moreLong time- no talk, my friends! But no worries, while I may not have spoken to you much myself, Mom has done a good job keeping you up to date on all of the happenings around my house! Georgia turned 7 this spring, and the boys turned 5 about a month later, and we decided …
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read moreMy daughter Kelli has been listening to podcasts more than books lately. I think it’s easy to get into a slump with books and then move to a different format of entertainment. I know I do it from time to time. Today Kelli is sharing some of her favorite podcasts. Kelli writes: Here are a …
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read moreOn Wednesday it was my daughter Kelli’s birthday. Georgia, her daughter, was all convincing that a cake HAD to be made if it was her mommy’s birthday. Kelli decided to “help” Georgia make a cake. She turned to the Papa Moo book I made. We make crazy cake here at our house and we always …
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read moreI had my daughters Kalissa and Kelli’s kids on Saturday so it was a Grandma Day. Here are a few clips from the day. Georgia is going through a phase where she tries to pose for a photo thinking she is looking cute…but she really isn’t. Here is one of those showing off her accomplishment. […]
read moreLook what I picked up for Georgia at the thrift store….I’m in love with the little scotty dogs.
Georgia is such a dog lover.
She adores Rosie. Some of the big kids are afraid and squeal over Rosie. Not Georgia. She is like a magnet to Rosie….
She totally loves Puppycat. Kelli says that when Puppycat walks around the house, Georgia crawls around after her. I’m so glad Puppycat is a gently soul. She seems to love Georgia too.
So…the dress with dogs seemed so appropriate….more than that, I reminded me a dress I wore ...
When Kelli and Georgia went to the doctor with me on Monday (Kalissa too), Georgia was not herself. She cried in her carseat. She fussed when normally she doesn’t at all.
Kelli said that overnight she was fussy too. She had been the last couple nights.
All the way over to Lacrosse we all debated, “Did Georgia have ear infection again?”
Here’s the Georgia saga…it is a saga. Just before Christmas she got a cough and runny nose. It was about over and then she caught another bug. By January 12 she was in the doctor and ...
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