tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665569268845647832024-03-10T18:16:23.029-05:00Little Saflingssafmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.comBlogger470125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-65108434765737090632017-09-02T11:56:00.001-05:002017-09-02T11:56:16.080-05:00Stats 2017 editionHere are Paige and Alaina's Stats for July 2017. Paige is 11 and Alaina is 9.<br />
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<b><u>PAIGE</u></b><br />
Age: 11<br />
Height: 150cm (4ft 11in) = 75%ile<br />
Weight: 30.55kg (67.5lbs) = 12%ile<br />
BP:106/62<br />
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<b><u>ALAINA</u></b><br />
Age: 9<br />
Height: 138cm (4ft 61/2in) = 70%ile<br />
Weight: 32.65kg (72lbs) = 70%ile<br />
BP: 102/58<br />
safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-32709348321949254252016-10-24T20:19:00.000-05:002016-10-24T20:19:07.262-05:00St. Louis Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The girls had a couple days off of school for conferences, so we planned ahead this year and took a little mini vacay to one of our favorite cities...St. Louis! We love all the fun places there are to visit for pretty much free. The zoo may be at the top of our list to visit.</div>
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It was all decorated for halloween.</div>
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This little guy (or girl) loved interacting with the girls and would follow their hands with his nose.</div>
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He also posed for a photo with these cuties.</div>
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It is COLD in the penguin habitat!</div>
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Kali (pronounced Cully, the polar bear, had to have been one of our favorite animals. He is 3 and 1/2 years old and weighs 1200lbs.</div>
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I sure love my monkeys.</div>
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Riding the train! The girls got to be mini conductors and gave the "All Aboard" through the microphone at a few stations. They thought it was pretty cool.</div>
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It's hard to see the 2 snakes in the background.</div>
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It was a fun day capped off with swimming at the hotel. </div>
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It was Homecoming Week for Clear Creek Amana. I didn't get pictures everyday, which is a bummer, but here are a few shots I did get.</div>
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Wacky Wednesday: The girls wanted to have their hair coming out of cups. I feel like we pulled it off pretty well.</div>
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Fancy day: I didn't get any other pics, but I did manage to snap this one of Paige and her friends at recess. She is middle left. (Photo bombed by Mr. Creach)</div>
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Clipper Spirit Day: My favorite! </div>
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We went to the high school football game for the first time that night. The girls loved it, especially Paige. I can't believe she is old enough to hang out with friends behind the bleachers the whole game. We told her she had to have Alaina with her, but Alaina got tired of the crazy and came back to sit with Mark and I to watch the game.</div>
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<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-36762041373608953092016-10-04T01:07:00.000-05:002016-10-04T21:46:01.956-05:00A Tender Heart and the ElectionIt seems my posts lately are all about Alaina. She does provide good material and didn't fail to disappoint today.<br />
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It's an election year and we are about a month away from electing a new president. I saw somewhere how this years election is all about voting AGAINST a particular candidate, as opposed to voting FOR a candidate. The square-off is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Yes, future grandchildren, those are our choices.<br />
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The girls got off the bus today talking about how kid's on the bus where saying they liked Hillary and hated Trump. (We live in a VERY liberal county that is democrat heavy.) I wouldn't say Trump would be our first choice for president, but Hillary might be our last choice for president. Back to the story, I asked the girls if they asked the other kids why? No, they hadn't and the subject got changed and life went on.<br />
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Fast forward an hour or so. Paige was at a neighbor friend's house and I was walking Alaina to a different friend's house to see if they wanted to play at the park. They couldn't, and on the walk home she brought back up the election. Alaina has always been my patriotic child. She is always interested in elections and laws and why things are the way they are. I asked her if she knew why we supported Donald Trump and not Hillary Clinton. She didn't and asked why. I went on to explain the different reasons we feel she would be a bad choice (Benghazi, deleting emails, lying, anti-guns, Iran, healthcare, etc) and ended by telling her the worst is that she thinks it's okay to kill babies who haven't been born yet and are still in their mommy's tummies.<br />
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This broke her heart.<br />
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My girl got teary eyed as she tried to wrap her head around why anyone would want to kill a baby. I tried to explain that some people don't believe that they are really babies with rights until they are born and that mom's should get to choose to keep or kill that baby if it is still in her body. My eight year old then said, in all her eight year old wisdom, with a shaky tear filled voice, "But someone chose to keep THEM!" Someone chose to keep Hillary, and Donald, and me, and you. She got it. Right then, nothing else mattered. She couldn't understand how anyone could vote for someone who thinks that it's okay to kill babies. <br />
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And then she got physically scared for our country. I had to stop her right there and asked her, "Alaina, who do we put our trust in?" "God," she said. "Yes, and He is in control. We can trust Him. Hillary and Donald need Jesus, honey." She relaxed, but wanted to know why someone isn't telling them about Jesus because if they know Jesus they wouldn't want to do bad things. She's right! How amazing would it be if our country was truly led by people who followed Christ. <br />
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She then went on to ask why God can't just defeat Satan right now and make him go to hell forever?<br />
Seriously?! She's 8! I said, "Are you ready for Jesus to come get us so we can live with him forever?" "YES", she said. From her lips to God's ears. Please Jesus, we are ready. Come get us anytime!<br />
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In the meantime, we will pray! We will pray for this election and the American voters. We will pray for Hillary and Donald. We will pray for Congress, and the House and Senate, and for our Supreme Court judges. We will pray for Jesus to save come and save us. Don't underestimate how much children can understand. They are amazing and their faith knows no boundaries. safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-43456385854925151322016-10-02T21:28:00.001-05:002016-10-02T21:42:31.793-05:00Alaina and the Hawkeyes<br />
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I got to take this wanna-be cheerleader to the U of Iowa Homecoming Parade on Friday. (Paige was a a birthday sleepover party.) We had a great time. It's definitely a perk of living so close to the University, that we get to experience a lot of Hawkeye activities. Here she is in front of the Old Capital Building. </div>
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It's a fun parade. All the local high school bands march, the athletes all walk, and it ends with Herky, the cheer squad, and the Hawkeye marching band. </div>
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And all her dreams came true as she posed with a couple cheerleaders. She even got to hold their pom poms. She claims they were very sweaty. Ha!</div>
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<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-80539872182650229402016-10-02T21:20:00.001-05:002016-10-02T21:20:44.997-05:00One more....I was watching Titanic this afternoon for about the 10th time. It ended right at the girls' bedtime. We were talking about the movie and I mentioned that I had probably wasted about 2 days of my life watching that movie. (Sad, I know.) Then Alaina says, "Did you watch it in black and white back then?" No, baby girl, I did not. She went on to tell me how Nana told her about only having a radio and no TV. She is something else!safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-88414870804125696682016-09-18T21:05:00.000-05:002016-09-18T21:05:10.526-05:00The Things Alaina Says...While listening to her new favorite song by For Kings and Country called Priceless, Alaina was wondering what priceless meant. I told her it meant that something means so much to you that you wouldn't sell it for any amount of money. Our conversation went a little like this:<br />
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Me: You are priceless to me. I wouldn't sell you for any amount of money.<br />
A: Not even a million dollars?<br />
Me: Not even a billion dollars, not even 10 billion dollars. I love you too much.<br />
A: What about 100,000 billion dollars?<br />
Me: Nope. Look at it this way. Would you sell Mommy for a billion dollars?<br />
A: Yes, because I'd still have Daddy!<br />
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Well played, Alaina!<br />
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A: Mom, what do you want to be when you grow up?<br />
Me: Ah, don't you think I've already grown up?<br />
A: No.........Nana hasn't died yet!<br />
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She doesn't think you grow up until you are a grandma. Funny girl!<br />
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A: Mom, I'm not trying to be mean. I'm not, but sometimes it looks like your going to have another baby. Not to be mean. I'm not trying to be mean. <br />
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I got her message loud and clear. (And we had a little discussion about how we use our words to uplift and encourage others.) Oy! This girl!<br />
<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-56976990019260428662016-07-06T17:02:00.002-05:002016-07-06T17:02:31.983-05:00StatsHere we are another year down. I am still trying to keep all this info in the same place. Here are the 2016 Paige and Alaina stats. The physical gap is closing as they get older. There is now only 5 inches and 5 pounds separating them. The personality gap, however, is still as wide as the Grand Canyon. But they are becoming the best of friends which warms this momma's heart. They insist on sleeping together in Paige's twin bed every night and my favorite sight each day is looking in on them sleeping inches from one another so peacefully. My greatest blessings definitely do call me Mom.<br />
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<u>Paige stats:</u><br />
Age - 10<br />
Height - 144.2 cm/56.75 in/4ft 8 and 3/4in = 80%<br />
Weight - 29.5kg/65.1lb = 25%<br />
BP - 112/64<br />
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Age - 8<br />
Height - 131.5cm/51.75in/4ft 3 and 3/4in = 65%<br />
Weight - 27.55kg/60.7lb = 60%<br />
BP = 112/58<br />
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Height: 124cm/4'3/4" (50%)</div>
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This is Alaina and her cousin, Isabelle, at roughly the same age. Crazy similar. I could claim Isabelle as my own (and I totally would, except I don't think her parents would let me). Love it!safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-70239914980231489432014-01-21T16:59:00.001-06:002014-01-21T16:59:05.539-06:00All about AlainaSo there are still a few words that Alaina hasn't quite grasped the pronunciation of. I love it and am having a hard time correcting her. Here they are:<br />
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rockamole = guacamole<br />
ricorice = licorice<br />
alligator = escalator (Paige tries to correct her on this all the time.)<br />
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and she does know now that kiwi is kiwi, but still chooses to call it pooey (and so do the rest of us)!<br />
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She adores helping in the kitchen and seems to have a radar for when I am starting to make anything. I keep telling myself that these "lessons" will pay off someday and I really need to cherish this time with her.<br />
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This may be a little too much information, but I want to remember, so here it is....she takes FOREVER to do her business in the bathroom. It's not so bad when we are at home, but let me tell you, waiting with her in a stall at a restaurant or store for 25 minutes or longer is painful. She is clockwork, and goes almost everyday right after lunch. I don't think she goes at school because she is afraid of how long it will take. So there you have it! Sorry, future Alaina, for putting this out there, it's who you are are.<br />
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Things she loves: BATHS (would take 2 or 3 a day if we let her), her friends, playing outside, animals and bugs, singing and making a joyful noise, crafts of all kinds, and getting the mail!<br />
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She will be the first to tell you that she plans to marry her friend Zachary. It's a mutual decision so far (and perfectly okay with the parents, too). They are so cute and non-chalant about it. I love it! But watch out Zac.......<br />
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Alaina is extremely stubborn and we are often finding ourselves clashing a bit. I truly think she intends to obey, just after she finishes her agenda. So we are learning how to communicate with each other so we aren't both always frustrated. She hates jeans, tie shoes, and having to do things she doesn't deem important. I pray her tenacity serves her well in life and in her walk with Jesus. <br />
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And as much as she sometimes frustrates me, she is also so full of love and hugs and smiles. She loves life and finds so much joy in the little things. Her enthusiasm for new things is contagious. She adores her big sis and brings so much laughter to our home. Love this girl!<br />
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The girls have been dying to make an igloo in the snow. They couldn't quite figure out how to get a roof on it, but are still thrilled! Thanks to Daddy for braving the cold and helping them have a great time!</div>
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Paige had her very first basketball game today! She did great and even scored a few! So fun (and a little frustrating) to watch them learn! I'm hoping this is the first of many, many years of basketball for us. </div>
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Lainey is officially front toothless! (Sorry for the bad picture from my phone!)</div>
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Well, my baby officially started Kindergarten yesterday. She was so excited to go. She is attending 3 day kindergarten at Heritage Christian School and her teacher is Mrs. Collins!</div>
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My first baby is starting 2nd Grade this year at Heritage Christian School and her teacher is Miss Early! She also is very excited!</div>
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I'm so glad they have each other!</div>
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Alaina and her teacher, Mrs. Collins! We forgot to get a picture of Paige and Miss Early and Alaina by her locker. Tomorrow!</div>
<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-65892469719097383052013-03-05T21:47:00.000-06:002013-03-05T21:47:44.427-06:00One for the Kingdom!Tonight while brushing her teeth, Paige turned to me and said, "Mom, I want to ask Jesus into my heart." <br />
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Melt my heart! There are no sweeter words that will ever come out of her mouth. So after she was finished brushing her teeth, I layed in her bed with her and we talked about what it means to ask Jesus in your heart. She knew and was ready, so when Mark came in to tell her goodnight, he stayed and she asked Jesus to come into her heart. <br />
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She was giggly and bouncy, but God doesn't mind. He welcomed her with open arms into His family tonight. <br />
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Dear Paige,<br />
I pray that you follow Jesus your whole life. That you love others as he loves you. May you spread His light wherever you go. May you never forget that you are His daughter and he loves you more than you can ever imagine and nothing you do can diminish that love. I pray that you will be found out in your sins and that you learn from them. I pray that you find friends that will walk beside you in your faith and stand by you when troubles come. May you be that friend to others. I love you too much little girl and I'm so proud to be your Mommy.<br />
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<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-1878067772858907332013-01-28T10:00:00.000-06:002013-01-28T10:00:08.512-06:00CRAFT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If you know me well, you know that crafts aren't my thing. They're messy and just not my thing. Play dough especially, will never be an activity that causes me delight. Yeah, yeah, it's not about me. But it is, I have to clean up all those ground in dough pieces from my floor, table, chairs, and clothes. And I'm not creative, so it just isn't fun. And until now the girls have too little to want to do things on their own. It was just painful. Yes, we have play dough. Yes, they have played with it.....twice! I'm kind of kidding, it might be more like 3 times. </div>
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I'm kind of that way with all crafts. If they can play with it and clean it up mostly independently, great, lets do it. If not, it probably won't happen at my house. I think now that they are getting older it will be more fun and happen more often.</div>
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Well, imagine my children's delight, when, after I accidently spilled a large amount of spaghetti on the floor, I delared it craft time. I gave them each a good amount of spaghetti noodles and a pile of mini marshmellows and let them go to it, building whatever kind of tower/artwork they would like. </div>
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They LOVED it! Mark and I may have helped a little. Mark helped Alaina more as she had a harder time getting it how she wanted it. But Paige really did a great job. </div>
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Alaina just liked to put the marshmellows on the noodles and REALLY wanted to eat them!</div>
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They were proud of their creations and stayed on our counter for too many days. </div>
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I think it's about time I introduce Cate Ivy on the blog. She is my newest niece born to Uncle James and Aunt Jenna and sister Olivia. She was born December 7, 2012. They stopped by this past weekend, so we finally got some pictures. (We did go visit when she was a week old, but forgot our camera.) Alaina is enamored and can't get enough. </div>
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Olivia knows we have LOTS of princess dresses at our house and didn't last too long before she came down like this.</div>
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Checkin' each other out!</div>
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Paige and Lainey ADORE their uncles. Uncle James is always up for horsey rides and all kinds of climbing fun.</div>
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Livvy was a little jealous of her daddy playing with her cousins, so her Uncle Mark joined the fun.</div>
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It was great to see them and get some snuggles. Even if I didn't get a picture of myself with Cate.</div>
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You can thank Amber for the new post. She was the one who nagged long enough for me to actually sit down and get a new post. Check back tomorrow for another new one.</div>
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So, all the girls wanted for Christmas this year were stuffed dolphins and make-up. Alaina also wanted a mini puppy pillow pet and Paige wanted fairy wings. Well, I had bought a big box of make-up at Wal-mart after Christmas last year very clearanced, and it was still unopened in the closet, so we gave it to the girls for Christmas this year. They LOVE to play with it. Please note, that it is in my possession and they have to ask to play with it, because if they had free reign.....this is what they would look like ALL of the time!</div>
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Paige asked if she could use the eye liner to make a cat face. Why Not?! And apparently this wasn't quite enough because she came back a few minutes later like this.......</div>
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Silly girls!</div>
<br />safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-1052999204952454232013-01-17T10:33:00.004-06:002013-01-17T10:33:57.786-06:00AbsentI know, I know, I've been a bit absent lately on the blog. I'm hoping to remedy that soon. My reasons for blogging are still the same. I do not want to forget these days and what life was like. So stay tuned, new posts arriving soon!safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-29532515965110891232013-01-17T10:30:00.000-06:002013-01-17T10:30:26.676-06:00On our way to the land of no pull ups!It has been a LONG time coming. So I was never in a hurry to potty train the girls. I knew early on that it was something we wouldn't tackle until they were 3. And we didn't. They were well past three before they were trained and that was just fine. <br />
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They could take themselves, wipe themselves, and we were done with it in like 3 days. I didn't want to have to sit in the bathroom with them for hours. It's just not my thing. And after those 3 days, WE.WERE.DONE! No accidents, just potty trained bliss. I hate to say it, but it really was relatively easy.<br />
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Except for at night....<br />
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My girls just never got it. They were NEVER EVER dry in the morning. Like EVER! So thanks to some dear friends, who also had a child with this problem, we were able to borrow an alarm.<br />
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So we started with Paige this past fall. Basically you clip a sensor to their underwear and it alarms as soon as any moisture is detected. (Even if they are just hot and sweat a little.) It worked better than I could have imagined. My child, who had NEVER been dry in the morning, was wearing undies to bed without the alarm after 2 weeks. And the best part.....she hasn't had an accident one time since then. <br />
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We are now on day 5 with Alaina, and she actually woke me up at 1:30 last night to go potty. YAY!!!! The alarm had gone off at 1:30 the past 3 nights. So this is HUGE! I am seeing the light. She couldn't just take herself because of the alarm, but hey, I don't mind getting woken up for that! And she was SOOO proud of herself this morning. safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-41255914969601213542012-10-09T16:45:00.000-05:002012-10-09T17:22:25.414-05:00The election according to Alaina<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ojQ9CYMf7pw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Our little smartie has been paying far too close attention to the commercials....I guess you know who she will be voting for! You may think she has been prompted, but honestly, she pays pretty close attention and asks LOTS of questions. Her answers are her answers.<br />
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Remember, we serve a faithful and sovereign God and the winner of this election will not be a surprise to him. We need to pray for our country and its leaders daily no matter who they are.....<br />
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<strong>Almighty God,</strong><br />
<strong>We make our earnest prayer</strong><br />
<strong>- that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection,</strong><br />
<strong>- that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government;</strong><br />
<strong>- and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States of America at large.</strong><br />
<strong>And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all</strong><br />
<strong>- to do justice,</strong><br />
<strong>- to love mercy and</strong><br />
<strong>- to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of The Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.</strong><br />
<strong>Grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ Our Lord.</strong><br />
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George Washington, April 30th, 1789</div>
safmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893450834960668768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566556926884564783.post-81619919881399235892012-09-03T21:52:00.003-05:002012-09-03T21:52:50.604-05:00An enchilada spotting!So sorry, no pictures again, but I wanted to share this and add it to our memories.<br />
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Mark took the girls fishing this evening and I joined them for supper on the banks. While we were eating, Paige spied up a spider web.<br />
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Paige: "Oh, I see a spider web with a huge spider. It looks like an enchilada!"<br />
Me: "You mean a tarantula?" (I then glance at Mark who about chokes on his burger.)<br />
Paige: "Oh...yeah."<br />
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