Archive for September, 2007

Sick day

Edison threw up on the bus yesterday on his way home from school (Sorry, Mrs. Schufelt…) & woke up this morning saying he felt like he was going to throw up again, so we kept him home from school today. He spent the entire morning lieing on the couch  watching PBS kids (and begging to [...]

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Trust issues

                                                 
                      This morning as I stood outside  with Edison, waiting for the bus, I started thinking that we have all quickly adjusted to him being in school.  It always felt like such a BIG DEAL in my mind.  Kindergarten.  The great unknown.  Yet in just a few weeks I am comfortably standing on Route [...]

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Claudia’s Poker Face

         ”Hey Mom, You Wanna Play Go Fish?”
        “I ain’t gotz no Turtle Cards!”

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Cleaning up the streamers

     So the big birthday weekend has come and gone and I am now trying to get our house back in order.  Edison turned 5 on Friday, the 21st – and in his words, “it feels just like 4 only I think I might be a little bigger.”  The weekend before his birthday Nonni and [...]

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The newest member of our family

So I’d like to introduce everyone to the newest member of our family…our new organ.  Grandpa Jack’s Uncle Charlie gave us this instrument and we could not be more excited (I know there are those of you out there who can not understand being excited to have an organ in your playroom, but as a [...]

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And we’re off and running

 So, the first day of kindergarten.  Edison had a little trouble getting out of bed “MoMmmmm….I am still tired.  I have more sleeping to do!”  But once he was out of bed he got ready quickly for his big day, finally getting to wear his new Transformers sneakers.  After much praying and consideration we decided [...]

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Labor Day Weekend

This Paella started off our Labor Day Weekend, along with a big pitcher of Sangria…
Then on Monday we were invited to tag along with our friends Dave, Rachel & their daughter Ariana (baby number 2 is due in January – on Claudia’s birthday!) to Minekill State Park.  What a gorgeous place and it was a [...]

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