September 7, 2009
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Labor Day/Relaxing Day
Jesse was off of work yesterday and today. TWO DAYS IN A ROW!!!!
September 5th, Saturday, was Chirper's birthday. He was only supposed to live 2 weeks and is now here (alive and well) celebrating being 2 years old! I don't know how much *he* celebrated, but we were happy for him!
I was feeling silly, so I texted Auntie JoJo to remind her it was his birthday! She called back, immediately!I guess we are an animal loving type of family!
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Is this piranha fish or girls? Hard to tell, isn't it?!!
What is that in the backyard? On the grass. Just beyond the pool.
A trampoline!!!! Yay, for Dad!!!!Jesse had to cut down some trees (ours and a friend's trees) on Saturday. His *other* friend and helper, Camilo, had been storing the trampoline until he was able to come to our house. Jesse bought it and when he went to pick it up, he realized his covered trailer wasn't tall enough to hold it. He was able to put it in his pick up bed and drive 1 mile to Camilo's house. When Camilo came by on Saturday to help Jesse, he brought the trampoline AND his dog (a blue heeler) to play with Sushi. Sushi acts like she'd love to jump on the new trampoline with the girls, but, she loved (even more) having a dog friend to play with on Saturday! I'm sorry I didn't take pictures of Camilo's dog, Loba. She and Sushi ran and ran the length of the yard all afternoon!
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Annamarie - as dark as her dad!!! What a tan!The trampoline has proven to be an excellent "playground" for the girls. Annamarie cracks me up. She went outside this morning (as soon as I'd let her) and jumped and jumped and jumped and jumped and jumped . . . I guess it's like the beds we were never allowed to jump on, inside! But, I remember (as a child) jumping on a bed *anyway* and thinking it was the neatest feeling in the whole world.
I didn't know it was considered good exercise, too!!!
Luci is the youngest and usually the most fearful; but, she really got some height in her jumping, when she finally learned to trust the spings and let loose with her best turbo boost!
See the drops of water flying from her hair?!!==================
Jesse cooked outside Saturday night and again Sunday night. We had pork steaks and chicken legs on Saturday and he started some thick country style ribs Saturday night, which required final cooking yesterday. Sunday, after finishing the thick ribs, he cooked fajita chicken and beef. There are a couple of Mexican stores that carry the marinated meats and it smells great while it's cooking. I'm sure (if memory serves me!) that it tasted as good as it smelled. I don't know how much longer I'll be without my taste sensation. I can taste very few things, right now.
At any rate, we don't have to worry about cooking today. We have lots of scrumptious leftovers and side items (like rice and pinto beans) to allow us to enjoy a lazy day. Jesse came home a minute ago from taking his truck to get a nail removed from one of his tires. He never made it to the tire place. He stopped by the friend's house (3 streets north of us) where he cut the tree down Saturday. Another friend stopped by and the 3 guys talked and talked! And they say *women* talk!!! Anyway, he came home, quickly ate some fajita leftovers, and he's gone again - trying to get that tire fixed!
Despite him being off work, we still don't see much of him. He likes to be on the go all the time. I'm a homebody. ESPECIALLY so with the side effects I'm still feeling from the chemo treatments. I get winded easily and sometimes very hot and nauseated. Some of it is probably the hormone supressant pill they are giving me. I'll either have to suffer for years, or my body will get used to it and I won't have as many problems. Either way, I *HAVE TO* take the hormone pills.
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Yesterday, I piddled around here with fall floral arrangements and put a new blanket on our bed. I'll try to post pictures of my new fall decor tomorrow. Fall? It seems like it arrived so quickly! I guess that's a good thing. That means my cancer treatments (and all that suffering) flew by quickly, too!
One down, two down,
aaaaaaaand, three down!!!======================
Yesterday, I relaxed on my bed with a book, "What Your Second Grader Needs to Know," marking out lesson plans and adding a few notes in the margins of the fine arts section. The book went into "introductory only" depth about lines, open and closed form, shadows, and light. I thought it would be a great introduction to an art class for the girls and they could mess around with tempura paint (yes, I'm brave!) as budding artists playing with light and shadows. Then I thought, they could use Play Doh when it came time to sculpting buildings, etc.
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Today, I have done some laundry (Rissy's hamper and the king bed sheets from the other girls room) and our dishwasher is empty. All we have to do is make a mess with plates and stick them in the dishwasher! AND, all of the clothes hampers are almost empty. This is a monumental day in our household!!!
The sun was too bright for Rissy!===================
It feels like a weekend and I'm lovin' it! That means only a four day week. We will start our homeschool back up on Wednesday. I think I'll have to keep my planner notes differently, this year. Instead of actually "planning" lessons, I'll have to record how far we were able to go, each day. I'm not sure, from one day to the next, how much energy I'll have or if I'll have a tough time with nausea, etc. . . . so, I think recording what we have accomplished on a given day, and working on Saturday's, if necessary, will be how we start out this school year.
It's a good thing Annamarie was holding Rissy's arm!!! We almost ended up with one less child!!!!
If she jumps too high and you see her floating over your city,
would you please contact me??? LOL!!!!!!!Be Blessed ~
Comments (6)
What a fun thing for the girls to have their own trampoline!
And sounds like a relaxing weekend! Just what the doctor ordered!
Love ya,
Tina
Good to hear you are enjoying your labor day weekend. I can almost smell all that wonderful barbecuing! We've had near perfect weather here and it's just been splendid. A nice mixture of fun, relaxation and getting some work done around the house. We did make spur of the moment plans Fri. night, to go to my daughter's in Toronto on Sat., so we could all go to the Air Show at the CNE, but on our way up (we'd just hit the highway) a tire blew! Guess what? It was a nail!!! So we ended up at a tire shop and had a new set of winter's put on--we were due for all new tires. By the time that was done it was too late. Drats. But all in all it's been a pretty fine weekend.
The girls look like they are going to get a lot of bouncing fun out of their new backyard play equipment. If I see any kids flying overhead in swimsuits I'll know where they belong.
Oh yea....Happy Birthday Chirper!! Blessings for your upcoming week as you get back into the swing of school. ~Dawne
p.s. I've got a great recipe for homemade play dough if you're interested.
Love the photos of the girls! I am enjoying my girl! I just wanted to stop by and see how you were doing. HUGS!
The girls are so cute and I love the pictures. Happy, happy Birthday Chriper. He is truly one of God's miracles. Blessings and hugs.
the tramp looks like so much fun!!!!!! Happy Birthday Chirper!!!
Jen C
I want to get a trampoline for the children but I'm afraid they'd kill themselves on it. David, especially, has the tendency to get into more trouble than anyone else in the family.
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