Stuff

So what has been going on with us?  Well I have been working.  I love my job!  It has turned from 10 hours a weeks to 40 last week!!  I am helping with a research project with UNL and testing preschool children.  I really do love getting out of the house and talking to the kids and making $$!!  Grandma has been watching the girls and I think it has all become too much for her.  My job was only suppose to go until March 31st and now it is going until May and not sure Grandma can stay on that long.


Paige has the spelling Bee finals on Friday

Paige has become a really good basketball player.  She has made a few baskets and has about 10 rebounds a game!!  She stole the ball last week and took it down court.  I even heard another parent say WOW that Paige had a great game ( I was SO proud)


Rob and I are actually going to go out on Saturday with friends.  I am so excited!!

So cute today-- Rob and the girls got me flowers and Rob told them to say " Happy Valentine's Day" and the practiced and he said they said it perfect.  When I got home they ran up and said " Happy Birthday Mommy we got you flowers"  it was so cute :)

My little Photographer

Ok I uploaded pictures today --- 95 pictures and I did not take any of them.
 Here are some of Abby's new hobby!
 I did not even know she took some of these

Look Mom I have you keys!!

Heritage School

Paige was all dressed up to go to Heritage School the other day.  I remember doing this when I was her age.  She is wearing some of what I wore when I went.  Heritage school is a one room school house all 4th graders in the area can go to it is suppose to be like a day of school in 1892.  Paige said it was OK but she liked "normal" school better.  She also would not wear the skirt that went with this and wore jeans instead which should not be a surprise to anyone who know Paige. She also "lost" the bonnet on the way to school :)

House





Ok we have had a few requests from Quincy IL to see pictures of our house SO---- Here they are. 




Kitchen

 

Dining Room





main bath



Paige's room

Abby and Delaney's room- Ds bed

Jack

our bedroom ( still need to paint it)



main bathroom ( it was pink with a plate/dishes wallpaper border)



Living room and Delaney



playroom in basement ( yes we plan to update this )

Abby

Abby reading little women-- she is advanced for her age



Abby is my little firecracker.  She is always moving and getting into everything. I love Abby so much she makes me laugh and smile.  Tonight she went into the scrapbooking/workout/office room and got my green paint.  Delaney came and told me about it while I was cooking dinner.  She painted the treadmil green oh Abby.  I asked her Why and she told me because mommy and daddy paint.  We have been painting the house.  OK Abby yes you are right but the treadmill looked fine the way it was :)

Christmas 2010

Papa reading "Twas the night before Christmas"- a tradition since I was little

Paige and Jack

Abby would not sit still for a picture

attempt #1 and the only one with all of them looking

D and her "magic beans"  the are chocolate covered coffee beans that she takes everywhere

Jack

So we did it.  We broke down and got Paige a dog for Christmas.  I was the only one holding out against a dog.  I had my rules in place.  He must be small- he is.  He must not shed- he does not ( I sound like tons of fun).  No puppy-- he is over one year old. Must be from the Humane Society- he is  Must be potty trained--he is.  Must make Paige more excited than I have seen her-- he did!! 

We went to "look" at the Humane Society in Lincoln.  Paige fell in love with him.  We got to take him to a room to play with him.  He fit in with our family and was great with the girls.  I looked at Rob and said "OK".  We said we had to think about it and then I took the girls home.  Rob had met me there.  He pretended to get in his car.  We left and then he went back in and got Jack.  Then he came home and surprised Paige.  Jack has been a great dog so far and I am starting to like him :)