Monday, January 18, 2010

Corinneisms

Our 3 yr. old daughter says some of the craziest things. Like.....
"Mommy my leg is all skinny. The peanut butter toast made my leg skinny"
"My tummy is making me upset" "My tummy is making me nervous"
When she had a fever, "There are lady bugs in my head"
After a spat with her older brother, "Mommy, Jamie ruined my life"
A week later, after getting after her for something she did, "You ruined my life too Mommy"

The day after I told her I wouldn't play with her dolls because she wasn't being nice, she says "I'm nice, you can play with my dolls now."

When helping her get dressed, my daughter said "my ear is itching, me: it is? her: yeah they're making something in there. me: oh, they're making something? her: yeah, Jideeps. Me: Jideeps? what are Jideeps? her: they're makin hammer and breches" (not sure what that is supposed to be). No lacking of imagination with this kid.

Also she has picked up the phrases, Good Grief and Goodness Gracious. And, a granola bar is a roller bar.

Hmm...I am drawing a blank, more to come later I guess. Feel free to share if you know of any to add.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Update

Jim has officially graduated from GMU! Hooray!
Papers have been sent in to the state, and soon they should be granting him his official EIT (Engineer in training) status. As a graduation gift his boss purchased him a company truck to drive that is exclusively his. That was a very big surprise and took a big weight off our shoulders since we did not know how we were going to replace our aging Civic.
For our final phase of celebrating graduation, and our 7 yr. wedding anniversary, Jim and I will be sending the kids to grandma's while we spend a few days visiting our nation's capitol. Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian, and maybe the Spy Museum are all on the list of activities for our weekend escape/celebration.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Family Update

Hi! I figured it might be about time that I got around to updating this blog. So, since it has been so long, here is an update on each member of the family.

Jamie - Has been doing well in kindergarten. His teacher gave him glowing reviews at parent/teacher conference time. He had his PALS test in October, his teacher said he needed a 28 for the beginning of the year and an 83 at the end of the year and he was already at an 88. What a smart kid we have! His favorite part of the day seems to be riding the bus in the morning. His current goal for the future is to be a bus driver when he grows up. His skills have blossomed so much lately that the Mathew's Center feels there is not really anything more they can do with him for now. So, they will discontinue their services for him when we go to Christmas break. It is great for him to be doing so well, but, we will also miss the assistance they brought to our home. They will continue to check in on occasion, and if he ever reverts or faces new challenges, they will gladly return and to assist again.

Corinne - Loves going to her preschool and seems to wish it were more than 2 days a week. She also loves her baby brother and frequently points out to us that "him have eyes like people do" and "feel him soft, touch him head". She is big into the holidays this year she loved dressing up for Halloween and knocking on doors to trick-or-treat. And, she has a rather long Christmas list because she asks for every toy she sees on TV and most of the ones in the store.

Morgan - Is very a cute, good natured little guy. He has recently become interested in toys and we have been finding him turned different ways in his crib in the morning, so, there is a bit of mobility going on as well.

Jim - Has been been at work with various new projects. He is also over half way through his final semester a GMU. Midterms went well and by mid December he should be an official EIT(Engineering in Training). Yay! He needs 2 more years of work experience to take the PE Exam and then he will be a full fledged engineer.

Jenny - Mostly, I just run around taking care of everyone else. I pick up Jamie from school in the afternoons (until xmas break), I drive Corinne to and from school, and take care of all the usual (shopping, laundry, bills, etc...)