my mom put this magnet in my christmas stocking this year.
i love it.
it feels like an appropriate post for a monday morning!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
homecoming
dan just returned from a three day trip.
the reunion, as always, was joyful.
five girls happy for the daddy.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
stir crazy
it's that time of year again.....
the cushions are off the couch,
the kids are bouncing off the walls,
the music is turned up loud,
and the mama is going CRAZY!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
i met dan in 2001.he was a med student at the university of wisconsin,
doing a labor and delivery rotation at meriter hospital.
i was a nurse on the L&D floor.
he caught my eye......perhaps i caught his.
we spent a few weeks doing a bit of flirting
and maybe a little chatting.
on the last day of his rotation, i had decided
that as soon as he came in, i would ask him out.
he didn't come to the floor.
i panicked, and after leaving the hospital,
persuaded my (very, very, very) good friend missy
to go back, and hunt him down, and
give him my number.....yelling to her that
"THAT GUY IS MY HUSBAND!"
the rest is history.
what i knew in my heart in 2001,
i know to be true today.
the love of my life,
my better half,
my one and only.
six years down,
the rest of our lives to go.
happy anniversary, babe.
xoxoxo
me
Thursday, January 13, 2011
my girl.she has enough energy for all 6 of us.
constantly on the go, doing art projects or crafts or
swimming or gymnastics, or
"monitoring" the behavior of her little sisters.
this morning she did all the breakfast dishes,
and wiped down the table,
and tried to clean the floor,
to earn pennies for her "kids for cancer" box.
she's a good kid.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
healing
i think she's finally getting better.a little less coughing, less sniffling, eating a bit more,
and last night, for the first in nine nights, she slept!
(all night long, that is.)
i know i feel better.
p.s. if you are noticing that tess is wearing her owl pajamas in every
picture, it's because she is. she wears them pretty much every day!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
gymnastics
kate just started gymnastics classes from our local rec department.she is so excited....
with the class, and with her leotard,
and because it means she gets to wear pigtails.
it's like a dream come true for kate.
the first morning was pretty chaotic,
parents and kids everywhere and everything brand new.
she waited patiently in line,
looking back to smile at me once or twice,
and when her name was called,
she ran into the gym and never looked back.
how did we get a kid like that?!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
worse for wear
tess is having one rough week.she started with a fever of 102 on sunday......
and now it's thursday, and she still has a fever of 102.
terrible cough, runny nose,
swollen eyes, sore throat,
not eating,
not sleeping.
i am exhausted, she is exhausted.
aaaack.
the good news, well, we did go to the dr.
'cause we had a one year check-up already scheduled.
she does not have strep.
she does not have pneumonia.
she IS 22 pounds 3 oz and almost 31 inches (wow!)
and her doctor couldn't believe she already has 10
words in her little vocabulary.
(mama, daddy, doggy, hi, uh-oh, kitty, row, go-go,
annie, good girl.)
she is a good girl, and I like to think that she says it
because she hears it all the time.
we are looking forward to better days.
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