busy march

the snow is finally melting off and we have had a distinct warm up, actually its been a heat wave of about 45 degrees for the last week so it actually is starting to feel like spring.  in light of this amazing weather joey, gilli and i took harley out for a walk yesterday.  i know its been weeks since we've done this but apparently he has no long term memory.  we left our drive and he literally drug me down the road for over 5 mins before I was walking HIM.  however he did calm down after that and the exercise was good for all of us.  

aisy's cast came off friday, she said that her foot was still hurting her, but i think it is stiffness from the cast as she is walking better and better on it.  she has a recheck in two weeks and if there is no pain then off to dance we go. if however, there is still pain in her heel then its and MRI and possibly and orthopedic surgeon, so fingers crossed.  

joey is starting volleyball this week and softball next week so it should be a very busy april.  she is "way excited" to quote her and honestly with all that has gone on lately with her sister, she has been awesome and deserves to have a little attention and definitely some cheering.  

seems like everything else is good, but time is scarce so i will post when i can and try to keep you all up to date.  

Happy March!

more snow and other random stuff

do you believe it...more snow.  how is that even possible? but yes we managed to get another 15 inches overnight on thursday.













 also this week right before the storm we found out that aislinn doesnt have plantar fasciitis, her growth plate in her heel is pulling away from the bone and that is what is causing all the pain in her left foot.  they wanted
to put her in a boot to immobilize her foot but the youth xs was almost 3 inches to big so enter the newest member of our family, aisy's cast.







on a lighter note, my friend that was so ill with her pregnancy appears to be on the mend and doing so much better and our puppy, harley, is turning into the best dog even without any attempts at leash training, which is virtually impossible right now with 5 ft of snow on the ground.

fabulous friday!

i love friday!  i know everyone loves friday,  but i am not sure that they love friday for the same reasons.  it's not because its the end of the work week, as i don't work outside of my home.  it's not because i want to go out and party on friday nights, as i am no longer 20 or single.  the truth is i love friday because my girls love friday, they wake up happy, they have a great attitude in the morning while they get ready for school and they always hug me on their way out the door.  just the mere words, "it's friday" holds promise for them, no homework, no chores, friday is the gateway to the weekend and around here that means fun.  sleepovers, dinners with friends, playing outside, or just having a jammie day.  their enthusiasm for friday is downright contagious and apparently i've caught the bug.  friday is fabulous!

party planning

i am the mother of 4 so this is not my first rodeo when it comes to party planning, however i realized the other day that this is the last 7 year old birthday that i will plan.  my baby turns 7 at the end of this month and although her first birthday i had the realization that i would never have a 1 year old again, i brushed it aside and didnt think about it again. but for me 7 isnt a baby anymore.  this is when they truly start making some of their independent choices, like soccer vs dance, this friend vs this friend, chocolate vs vanilla, anyway you get my meaning.  the crux of all this rambling is that i feel like this birthday party should be special so i have been giving it a great deal of thought.  gilli would like a sledding party and so we discussed all the ways that we can make that great it will be a bust if we dont get some snow in the next 2 weeks. so we had to have an alternative and her idea was to have her little girl friends come over and we would have a baby doll party.  her friends can bring their favorite dolls and we will fabric paint some baby t shirts and they can have a fashion show and a tea party.  if by chance we get some snow we are thinking a snowman theme for the cake and we will do sledding, and have hot cocoa.  any ideas would be welcome for the tea party cake.

the rest of the zoo

quick update on our leash training.  'sigh'  harley totally has the heel and sit commands down.  but is not so good with the turning and only comes when there are treats involved.  of course, this means that i am constantly running around with milk bones in my pocket.

now on to something that was brought to my attention.  i need to introduce you to the human inhabitants of the zoo.
j, my husband of 12 years, we met in korea while serving in the army.  he is a big guy, and by that i don't mean fat, i mean big, big arms, big chest, big shoulders.  he makes friends everywhere he goes and truthfully it is just hard not to like him. at least the at home him, as he is a sergeant for the dept of corrections and i would imagine that jay is not so nice.


joey, is my 11 year old tween.  she is blond, beautiful and completely an out of the box thinker.  she is artistic and has the best imagination.  she paints, she sings, she writes stories.  she is also athletic, basketball and softball are her  sports. joey is friends with everyone, she is like her dad in that you cant help but like her.  she is one of the most compassionate children i have ever encountered.











aisy, is a dancer.  she has been dancing for 6 years and since she is only 9 that means more than half of her life.  she is a beautiful, brunette, quick witted and incredibly sensitive.  she can be shy, sometimes moody and she can be very driven.  she does amazing in school but she is the most concrete thinker, everything is black and white, there are no shades of gray is aisy's world

gilli, she is the baby of our family, soon to be 7 and in the 2nd grade.  quite frankly she is bright.  she started kindergarten a year early and has done very well in school.  but if i had to describe her in one word, gilli is a pistol.  she has a mouth on her and unfortunately she inherited my birth defect, her brain-to-mouth filter is non functioning.  kids think of her as honest, but grown-ups tend to think of her as a smart ass.  she also dances but she doesn't take it quite as seriously as her sister, for her its just fun. did i mention that she's a red head?








now you have met the all of the family that lives in our home.  i do have a grown daughter, b, and a granddaughter, a, that live elsewhere and you will undoubtedly hear about them from time to time. both are amazing, b, is a graduate of UT, a professional nanny that has worked for some very wealthy people in NYC, well traveled and a fabulous mom. a, is a 13 month old baby genius (she is starting to use a pottie chair already so that qualifies, right?).  also within a one mile radius of us, lives my folks (across the street) and my sister, her husband and their 4 children so they no doubt will enter into this at some point.

happy saturday!