The Good and the Bad

Good-Nicholas made the track team at the middle school. Did I mention he also made the Middle School JV Baseball Team(everyone who tried out made it)? Afternoons will be very busy here. There are already times I need to be in two places at once.

Bad- Zachary has been out of school since Tuesday. He has the flu. I took him to the doctor Wednesday and he tested positive. The doctor told me to keep him away from everyone. Too late for that. We are now waiting to see if Grace has it. She woke up from her nap with a little fever. Tomorrow will tell.

What Will Julia Be When She Grows Up?

Julia is learning about occupations in school. This has led to some interesting conversations.

Saturday after visiting the zoo:
Julia: When I grow up I want to live at the zoo. I want to live in a cage.

Yesterday after coming home from school:
Julia: I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

First thing this morning:
Julia: When I grow up I want to be Spiderman.

What Kind Of Pajamas Are You?

I usually don't post these quizes because they usually aren't very accurate. I have to admit this one is very much me except for the elegant part.

You Are A Nightgown

You are a bit old fashioned and elegant. You aren't very casual. You are well mannered and modest. You don't make a fool of yourself. You tend to be a bit reserved, and it's hard for strangers to get to know you. You are likely to not let anyone outside your bedroom see you in your pajamas.

What Kind of Pajamas Are You?

Her Last Days

Can you imagine watching your child pass away? There is a family who adopted their daughter from China when she was one year old. She is now 5 and she is dying of Luekemia. At this time she is beating all odds and fighting until the end. Her parents are trying to do some of her favorite things with her..taking her to Toys R Us, the pool, manicures, etc. It just breaks my heart. The one thing she wants more than anything is to meet Hannah Montana. Alot of adoptive parents(including me) wrote Hannah's publicist begging to make this possible for this little girl. I don't know if this little girl has enough time left for this to be possible. I hope Hannah's people make it work. This little girl is a fighter and deserves this last wish. If you would like the caringbridge website, send me an email and I will give it you. I don't want to post it on here without permission. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Am I in Trouble?

Does Horton See a Who?

Airport Conversations

Why do people in airports feel the need to share more information than they would share with their best friend? We were sitting in the airport Tuesday morning and this lady and man started talking. It all started because another lady cussed at her 4 year old son. So this conversation leads to the man travelling all the time. He has a 35 year old son so you can guess about how old he is. The lady asks "What does your wife think about you being gone so much?". Part of his answer was we are old school and the other part I just can't share with you. I couldn't believe he actually said it and the lady he was talking to seemed alittle shocked, too. She didn't say anything for a couple of minutes and then said it is never too late to be happy.

Of course, your thought might be why am I sharing this conversation. I really don't know. Maybe just to have a blog entry for today or maybe because everytime I think about it I can't help but laugh.

Back in Florida

Zachary and I are in Florida, for one more night anyway. We have a way too early flight in the morning. I don't know what I am thinking when I make these flights. Is it really worth the few bucks I save? The good news is we should arrive back in Raleigh at 10:25, just in time to get Zach to school so he will count as there for the day. As long as he is there half a day he is officially not absent.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nicholas and Alivia

I read about this free photo editing program on someone's blog. I decided to test it out. This photo was taken over Christmas. It is Nicholas with Alexa's little girl. Nicholas is a natural isn't he?

Julia

Just wanted to share this conversation before I forgot it.

Before this conversation I was praising Julia for something. I can't remember whether it was helping me clean up or something she did at school.

Me: Great job, Julia! You deserve a reward.

Julia(very excited): Do I get a board cookie?

Does anyone else use that expression? We always ask "What do you want a cardboard cookie?" when they are asking for a reward.

This and That

The last few days I have been trying to figure out Facebook. I have made daily calls to my neice, Maribeth, to ask her questions. Why does it have to be so difficult? All I wanted to do is post a little note and it took me 2 hours to figure out how. I still have lots of questions about it. I have a call into my other neice, Leigh-Anne, to ask some more questions. I have passed Maribeth's field of knowledge about Facebook. I have heard Leigh-Anne is an expert. So we will see how much patience she has with her stuck in the old ages aunt.

The Braxtons are hanging in there. Nicholas is now on the middle school's baseball team so that ups our running kids around. His first game isn't until March so things won't get really crazy until then. I really need to find some extra activity for Julia and Grace. I have been saying that for over a year and still haven't done it.

I am missing Florida temperatures this morning. It was 3 degrees this morning. Too cold for me. I am now sitting in my house and my hands are cold and I have my turtleneck covering my nose to keep it warm. Thinking warm thoughts of Zachary and me going to Florida next weekend.