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1 days ago
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." This quote from Mother Teresa inspires me. I find that it is easy for me to act this way towards children, I need to work on applying it to my interactions with peers and elders. Love, Jen
2 days ago
...for the adorable-ness contained in this post! Today was the Thanksgiving Feast at Wesley's preschool. The children sang us several cute songs, then we went to the big room and had "Friendship Salad" and Pumpkin Bread. The 2s and 3s classes made us butter from scratch. The texture was different and it was very sweet, so of course I loved it! Colleen came with me because her school has half days all week to allow for teacher conferences and because of the Thanksgiving holiday. We sat with the family of Wesley's best friend and we all had a terrific time! Love, Jen Wesley is second from the right, bottom row, blue plaid shirt. He got a big kick out of his pilgrim hat. His best friend is the little girl sitting to the right of him, talking to the teacher. By this point in the day, Coco's "knee" socks had migrated into "shin" socks. LOL In this picture Colleen is showing off the space ...
7 days ago
I'm not sure what to write, the words aren't coming to me on this one, but it is too important an occasion not to mention it in a forum I use to chronical my life. Mrs. J has known me my whole life, and my dad for most of his. She lived next door to my dad's parents while he was growing up. After my grandfather passed away, we moved into the house and she saw my three sisters and I grow up as well. Every Halloween she had a little bag of candy made up for each of us, it always made me feel special to get it. She always bought something from our school fundraisers. Her house was always so clean and tidy. She had a special "rec room" in her basement with a sign over it that said the names of her and her husband. I grew up and moved away and kept in touch by writing letters. We became pen pals. I sent her pictures of my kids every time I had them taken, which was usually once a month in the beginning. She always wrote a nice long ...
10 days ago
This one's for mom, Hi Mom! A few weeks ago I got Colleen a new bed, in part because she was getting too tall for the toddler bed, in part because my sister is coming out soon to visit and I need a decent place for her to sleep. Since the crib is going in Colleen's room, it made sense. I knew I wanted an eyelet bedskirt but WHEW are they pricey. I found one on eBay that was listed at 99cents for a full sized bedskirt, two pillow shams and a pillow case. Shipping was just over $11, when it was all said and done I paid $12-something. I got it so cheap because it was ecru instead of white and the pictures didn't do it justice. Actually, when I got it, I was unimpressed. It looked dingy and old instead of "ecru". At first I thought "maybe I'll bleach it", but then I decided to dye it. I got the dye at Michael's yesterday and got myself good and intimidated by reading up on tips for doing a good job. This afternoon I told myself "now or ...
12 days ago
I checked Colleen's homework folder when she got home from school today and found this little gem. It is going in my "I'm keeping this forever" box. It requires translation and backstory. Backstory first: I volunteer in Colleen's classroom on Thursday afternoons while Wes is in preschool. I know almost all of the kids in her class and pretty much have a terrific time while I am there. Yesterday was no exception, a great time was had by all. :D So when it came time for Colleen to write a story today, this is what came to her mind: It says: I am sad at school because mine mom isn't at school. The picture is amazingly accurate, that is just what her classroom looks like, and those are decent liknesses of her teacher and classmates. The only thing that I am not understanding is the identity of the girl crying. Presumably, it is Colleen, because she is sad that I wasn't at school today, but typically when Colleen draws herself, she is dressed as a ...
