Category: Family

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The Last of The Tooth Fairy

Our last trip to the dentist proved to be another cavity free visit for our youngest, plus we were informed that he only had one more baby tooth left to lose and that this last baby tooth was very loose and ready to pop out at anytime.

Well it did pop out the other night and for the very last time the tooth fairy I made my way into his cluttered bedroom and gently removed this very special tooth and then replaced it with a nice shiny gold 1$ coin.  You know the 1$ gold coin that was recently issued with the President’s images on them.  The first coin to have ever been released by our U.S. mint without the saying of “In God we Trust” inscribed on it. (Boy that really gets my dander up, but that’s another blog entry in the making I can see it now!)

Oh well, just another day of my baby losing precious pieces of his childhood and I am left helpless to do anything about it, but to sit back and treasure the moments. And to keep my camera handy at all times.

tooth fairy

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All Is Well With Big Sis In Tennessee!

Just heard from my sister in Tennessee, all is well with everyone down there after the tornadoes and all.  She had a few scary stories to tell, but they are all O.K.  Hubby is in the other room watching a movie The Day after Tomorrow which is about global warming and severe weather problems – what timing for that movie to be on, ha ha!

Here in Richmond it has been warmer than usual and rainy but it is supposed to stop in time for the weekend. Oh well nothing good lasts forever.

Lil Penquin

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Our teen-agers wants a new car

Our newly licensed teen-ager has her mind made up that she deserves to Buy a Car!  Not just any car but a brand new one, boy do we need to do some more education with this one and the value of a dollar.

Now it seems to me that a new driver has no need for a brand spanking new vehicle that can cost you and arm and a leg to purchase and put on the road.  She doesn’t understand that most new drivers, especially young teen ones, end up in an accident or two or three before they really know what they are doing.  So a nice used one is the way to go until she is in at least her 20’s.

I heard that when you buy a new vehicle the value decreases between $1000 to $2000 as soon as you drive it off the lot.  It seems that it isn’t that uncommon for a driver to get hit leaving the sale lot, bamm, there goes a grand or two right off the bat.  Bummer!

crazy teens

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Reading Should Help Me Relax

For the most part I have enjoyed reading, but since getting married and starting a family there doesn’t leave much time to sit down and read a good book other than the monthly Reader’s Digest that mainly stays in our bathroom.  A short story here and there, a laugh or two, and keeping up with the newest controversies from all over is about all the recreational reading that I get now a days.

I keep hearing from other busy Moms about the Book Clubs that they belong to and how much they enjoy reading books, it is one way that they can relax and help ease the stresses of their busy scheduled days.

Since the kids are getting a bit older and can entertain themselves a bit more easily (I guess so with TVs, DVDs, CD’s, PC’s, Playstations, Nintendo’s, X-Boxes, cell phones, etc.) I have decided that I will start taking some time and start reading some of the many books that we have sitting on our dusty bookshelves.  Of course this reading will take place after my blogging has been finished because I truley enjoy this as well.

So, off to the bookcases I go, I hope the dust bunnies won’t get too upset with me for invading their “Personal Space”.

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Colds

Wasn’t feeling well last night, thinking I just needed a good night sleep and would wake up feeling like myself again, but that is what I get for thinking!

Sent hubby to the store to pick up some cold medicine and something quick and easy for him to make supper for the kids if I’m not up to cooking this evening.  Some chicken soup would be perfect. What a guy, he was going to do a side plumbing job for some friends this week-end, but promised me that he would call and see if he can do it next week-end, so that he can stay close to home to give me a chance to focus on feeling better.  I need to get myself back on my feet before the work week starts, have a busy schedule planned and being sick is NOT on the schedule.

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War Paint

My teen spends a good amount of her time on the computer as much as the rest of us do.  I make an effort to keep an eye on what she is up to while on the Internet and it has given us plenty of opportunities to spend time with each other while surfing the net.

She has been into fashion and make-up since she turned 3 and we have spent a lot of time together playing with different girlie things, putting on make-up and doing hair.  Her girlfriends used to come over and invade my suitcases full of old colorful clothing that they could play dress-up with and have a blast.  I’d always had as much glitter on the floor as dust bunnies, that is before she has toned such things down with age.

Makeup is a big part of being a little girl, they watch Mom putting it on, day after day, and boys even like putting it on, they just called it by another name “War Paint”!

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Saturdays Used To Be Fun

Remember when Saturdays used to be the day that all week you looked forward to.  It was a fun day full of friends, activities and late night fun.  Now it is all about sleeping a little later than the weekdays, but not too much later because all of the chores that have been building up all week are waiting all for you.

Got most of my chores taken care of for the day, my youngest is having a friend stay the night, which is good because that will keep him occupied, while I tend to his Dad, who is still on the couch!

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The Dentist

Took my youngest to the dentist today, got a cleaning, a fluoride treatment and an exam that sent us home with a smile and another cavity free dentist visit!  Gotta love that.

tired

 

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Daughter wants to Blog

The next blogs will be written by my daughter.

She is 12 years old and I think she will enjoy the experience and I wish her luck.  I’ll be checking in on her now and then!

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Winter is Back in All It’s Glory

Baby it’s cold outside!

Didn’t get much sleep last night Hubby was coughing up a storm and was tossing and turning most of the time, being the light sleeper that I have turned out to be, I didnt get much rest.  Looks like he will stay in the bed for the day, took his temp and he has a low grade fever, we need to get him healthy in time for the work week.  With freezing temperatures back a lot of pipes are going to freeze and the company he works for will have many jobs that need to be taken care of.

Speaking of the devil – I hear him calling out for more Jello, time to make up a batch of chicken soup, there is a lot to be said for the Jewish penicillin.

duty

I hope that their are some things on the T.V. that will entertain him while I keep busy in the kitchen and dealing with the kids today.