I'm serious. We had an honest to God snowstorm this morning! And it had not been forecast. It was supposed to be rain all day. It was quite a shock (and an annoyance) to get woken up at 7:30 this morning by a call from my husband saying guess what. Sigh... Late nights and early mornings just don't go together.
We have had quick little flurries before. I remember one little snow shower on July 4th one year. However, the one's I can remember never lasted more than a few moments and were quickly gone. The snow never stuck and was was pretty much melted before it hit the ground. Today, however it not only stuck, but accumulated well enough that the whole ground was white. It lasted around three hours and while at the end it was a very fine snow, more sleet than anything else, at the beginning there were huge fat flakes. WOW
Now, as to my long and unfortunate absence. :( It had not been planned at all. Things have been super busy around here and while I've continued composing posts in my head, somewhere along the way they were never set to paper (or to keyboard as the case may be). I've missed doing this. So, here's just a quick update about what's been going on. I'll post a slideshow of pics withing the next couple of days.
Today is James' 6th bday!
James has lost two teeth within the last week.
Charles inists that Deedee is no longer his sister. She's now a magic pig.
Kitty is potty training very well. She's almost exclusively in undies now and she sleeps dry 4 nights out of 5.
Kitty is speaking very well, even starting to string words together into sentences. One of her favorites is "I go play".
I have been sewing up a storm. Carey put his foot down and said I had to use my enormous stash of fabrics and patterns or get rid of them. So I've started making Kitty her summer wardrobe. We have extensively downsized clothing anyway and we settled on 10 outfits for her. I need only make 4 more (but I have more planned :D). Even Deedee has gotten in on it and I've managed to make her two outfits with a third cut and ready.
Not only have I have been sewing clothing, but children's aprons. The first two I did as a last minute bday present. I had two batik fat quarters but couldn't think what to do with them. As I was digging in my stash I found a large length of canvas, I happened to see Deedee's little apron hanging from the easel and an idea was born. The fat quarters are big enough for the apron as well as a pocket so I made a reversible apron (batik one side, canvas the other) with pockets, rick rack and little buttons for decor. The party was a bug theme for fraternal twins so the boy got a caterpillar button and the girl a butterfly. They were such a big hit that two more were asked for as bday presents and a few others ordered by guests! I will eventually get a pic posted of them, and I hope to start selling them on Etsy.
James is having sewing lessons! And he's having a blast. More on that in a few days (such as the manual he's using, etc.). I have a big potluck bday bbq to plan for this weekend.
Carey finished this semester with a 3.0 and has an A in his summer class so far. (It ends next week).
James is oficially enrolled for kindergarten this fall. I'm not happy about this one but his father wants him to try. He decided because of some of James' problems, that this is the only way to get some services that he feels are needed. So, we shall see how it goes. So far, James seems excited. So, according to the professionals, other than his speech delay, he has a fine motor delay, seperation anxiety, maybe a low level autism, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder. Fun, huh? Why his father thinks he'll be treated better in school is beyond me. I'm especially frustrated because I believe in a philosphy that children aren't really ready to learn this way until they're around 7 or 8 and that this early is just pushing them too much. At least he's in K and in the afternoon so I can still control some of it. The district actually wanted to put him in 1st! Grrr... He's not ready developmentally, emotionally or academically and it was unprofessional of them to want to do this only for their convenience and not because of what's best for James. The K is in a seperate building entirley from the rest of the school, and a couple blocks away so the idea was that it would be easier for them to provide the services they promised (and sold Carey on) if he was in the main building. GRRRR..... Although he's been making breakthroughs, he's still not at a 1st grade level academic wise, and barely K. They're already insisting on putting him in special ed and if they had succeeded in sticking him in 1st, he would have needed it extensively and they would have pretty much set him up to fail. Sigh... Sorry, didn't mean to get on my soap box here.
I'm now oficially a Barefoot Books stall holder and am authorized to sell their books! HOORAY
My garden is doing very well. I have leaf lettuce, strawberries and onions right now. There's also garlic, assorted tomatoes, acorn squash, potatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, bell peppers, radishes, spinach, and a few other things I can't remember. :D
The musings of my childrens journey in the wonders of love, life, and spirituality. Love, Live, Laugh, and Learn. That's what it's all about. Welcome and blessed be.
* Carey ~ Beloved husband that puts up with everything.
He's majoring in history, loves to read, play D&D and Mech Warriors.
* Ami ~ Me. Busy teacher and housewife. I love to spend
time with the kids, read, garden, cook, knit, sew, make my own soaps
and salves.
* James ~ Our oldest at five. He loves to build with blocks, enjoys the guitar, adores robots and believes he
can't live without his trucks (and skateboard).
* Charles ~ My little monkey! Our youngest son at four, he
is the most precious gift ever recieved on a birthday.
He's a wonderful, sunny little guy that's very inquisitive and artistic.
* Meradydd ~ Our oldest daughter at three.
An opinionated and exceedingly bossy little girl with a temper to match her copper hair.
My little fashion diva that loves shoes, furlies, & hair pretties.
* Kathrynn ~ Kitty is my 1 year old little angel. She's a beautiful, mellow little girl that's extremely patient but is also starting to show her claws.
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