Human Crumminess

Today started off great! We woke up and realized the girls had let us sleep until 7:30! We had a healthy breakfast and then hit the gym. I went and met my parents and sister and we took the girls to a free showing of "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival." It was really cute and the girls enjoyed it! We went with my parents to lunch and then came home. It was a great drive, the girls were sleeping and I was listening to the Christian station. We were less than a mile from my husband's office. I had decided to stop by and say hi to him and let the girls roller skate in the parking lot (it's flat, which is a HUGE benefit). Then this man almost hits our four year olds side of the van. I blared the horn. He got behind me and went into the left turn lane and rolled his passenger window down. Assuming he wanted to apologize, I rolled mine down. He said, "Why don't you learn to drive?" I said, "ME???? You almost hit me!" He said, "Yeah and I did it on purpose ******". I yelled, " I have kids in here and you do too! Act like it!" Then he peeled out. I called Cliff and he told me to call 911. I did. By the time I got to Cliff, I was a basket case. I had the shakes for close to an hour. I just cannot believe someone would try to hit my babies ON PURPOSE and FOR NO REASON! I thought I was going to throw up. 911 was going to send out an officer. So, the girls played and we waited for about an hour. My husband said they were real busy so I called and told them not to worry about it. There would not have been anything they could have done anyways. But it reminded me of just how crummy humans can be. I am so sore and tired now that all that adrenaline is gone. I am also SO thankful that we are home safe and sound. Thank you Lord for protecting us!!

7 years ago right now....

7 years ago right now, I was sitting in an office going through a magazine because my (now husband) had proposed to just an hour or so before! 7 years ago today I became engaged and later on this year we will celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary! I cannot believe how much has changed in the past 7 years. Tonight we have hired a sitter and I think we are going to see the movie "The Bucket List". It opens tonight and we have gift certificates to the movies and to the bookstore! 7 years ago, our celebration was sparkling grape juice with my parents and sister.
On a completely different note.... Our four year got her day off to a REAL cute start. This is what she told me. "Mommy, this morning I woke up at 6 dot dot three, just like you told me. I came out and saw Daisy (our cat) and thought 'Hey! I bet Daisy is ready for a special date!' and I decided to give her one. So I got a blanket and the book called "Rain Drop Plop" and I opened it to the page where you can see the kitty cat peeking out the window. I got a ball, "No Blue Food", another blanket for Daisy cat and one of my toys for her to play with. I told her to lay on the blanket and she did. Then I read her "No Blue Food" and I got all the words right. I did! Then I noticed she had crumbs on her so I wiped them off. I think Daisy thought our date was over and she got up. I cleaned up and then swept up the crumbs. It was great. I think I'll do it again soon." My husband and I think THAT is a moment to remember!!

First time at dentist

Today was our three year old's FIRST trip to the dentist and she did great! She did everything they asked of her and she left happy! Oh, cavity-free too, I should add. BUT for those of you who know her and her history you may guess that I have more to say. They kept checking her bite. I sat there all confident that it was due to her thumb-sucking. However, he looked at me said, "This little girl needs a referral to an orthodontist." WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? Yeah. She has a small overbite due to the aforementioned thumb-sucking, which he said is no biggie. Ideally, she could quit sucking her thumb, but that is not the problem. The problem is that she is trying to compensate for the overbite by shifting her whole jaw over. If left unattended he said it could create long term jaw and facial problems. YIKES! I guess in February we'll be heading to the orthodontist! Fun, fun. But I should have expected this. She is the queen of abnormal doctor appointments!!! =)

The cord is here!

After daily calls from my persistent husband, our extended warranty delivered our new power cord and it only took the 8 weeks! Amazing huh?
Today ROCKED here in our corner of the world! The weather was beautiful! I took the girls over to our friends house and they all played outside in short sleeves for close to 2 hours! They had a blast! So did my friend and I =). Anyways, it wore them out and they were asleep by 7:01!
Our four year old discovered tonight what she calls, "...a new ice-cream!" I gave her some raw soy beans for dinner and some peanut butter for dipping. She covered the peanut butter with soy beans, ate them with a spoon and declares that it tastes like the best ice-cream ever! Of course, she also dips corn dogs in peanut butter, says that triscuts eaten with a grape taste like a doughnut and refuses to eat anything like peanut butter and jelly! So, you can take her culinary advice or leave it if you so choose! =)

Dear God

Ok. Our three year old is one of the sweetest little kids ever. She was the best little baby and I have always had this fear that she will get ill. She has this personality that draws people in. You always hear stories about kids like that who get seriously ill. She had given us a few scares but so far we are good. However, the other day she asked me for crayons and coloring books because she wanted to make a picture for someone. She worked HARD on it for quite sometime. I come to see it and she has done a great job! I ask her who it is for and she says, "God. I made it for Him." I say, "Oh, how sweet! Should we hang it on the fridge?" She says, "No, I am saving it to take to Heaven with me. In two days I'll give it to Him in Heaven." Seriously, I could not make this up! Luckily two days have passed and we are ok!! I am saving the picture for her baby book.

No cord

I am sorry for my blatant lack of blogging, but we are still waiting on our new computer cord. This means our computer is only charged about half the time. By the time I pay bills and respond to emails, the battery is usually shot! For any of you with experience in "extended warranties" you will sympathize with what we are going through!
We are all good. Happy and Healthy! That is an excellent way to start the new year! Our little girls had a dream come true this weekend. Their favorite movie EVER is called "Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure!" We do not own it (because then it would not be special). But whenever we have a trip longer then 2 hours, we will rent it and let them watch it. They LOVE it! In fact, last time we went to rent it the man said, "You do realize you have rented this before? 8 times?" So, their aunt called and told me that it was showing for free ON THE BIG SCREEN! She made up invitations and she surprised them by taking them to see it! They had a blast! The rest of the day they spent play-acting the adventure! If you have kids between 2-6 you MUST rent this at some point! It is so sweet! You will find yourself wondering what the writers were on when this was made AND walking around the house humming, "Yummy scepter". If you've seen it, you know what I mean.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I seriously cannot believe that 2008 is here and the first day is almost gone. We are currently getting some snow flurries and it is COLD for the first time since fall arrived. We had a really great New Year's Eve at our friends house. All the kids were cute and really well behaved. The adults had tons of fun too! Today was great because my husband was home all day!! He took the girls our to fly a kite, we strung cereal for the birds, and then we all played "Pretty, Pretty Princess". I managed to win, which is a surprisingly difficult feat! Anyways, I hope 2008 is an incredible year for all of you!!!!