The Cast

PURPLE!
That was the color of choice for Natalie’s cast!
We went to the Orthopaedics here in Orlando, yesterday. I tell you, that was a long experience. Just even getting an appointment was long. One nurse said that every kid in Central Florida must have broken a bone over the [...]

The Fall…The Break

We are in Georgia for this Thanksgiving week. Yesterday, Jason, Natalie and Nicholas went to Jason’s brother’s house to ride their horses. Well, Natalie fell off a big horse and broke her arm. Apparently while she was riding the horse wiggled (as Natalie calls it while she shakes her body to demonstrate) and she fell [...]

Funny Things Natalie Says

Natalie counting the other day (by the way she is 3 1/2 years old), “1,2,3,4,…….25,26,27,28,29,20-10, 20-11, 20-12.”
“Mommy, when I grow up I am going to marry Daddy and be a Mommy just like you.”
After watching the movie, Ice Princess she said, “I want to learn how to ice-skate like those girls. And [...]

Watch Them Grow

This one is for Uncle Josh!
He said he wants to watch them grow.
Here they are in front of their Growth Chart.
Natalie is 3 ft. 3 inches.
Nicholas is 2 ft. 10 1/2 inches.
And to keep up with their age, you can always refer back to their Birthday Tickers.
Hee Hee! [...]

Nobody’s Better Than Me

“Nobody’s better than me. I’m special as special can be.”
Madeline spoke to me the other day. While the kids were watching Madeline, I was singing the song in my head and realized there was really truth for me in that little song.
In the cartoon, Madeline struggles with feeling inferior to this [...]

Jigsaw

“Might as well eat what you want, we are all going to die some day.” This is literally what I said most of my life.
I remember thinking that health, nutrition, and alternative therapies were so weird and quacky!
Well, I have lots of sinus problems, hypothyroid, hormone imbalance, stomach issues, and IgA deficiency (an immune deficiency). [...]

Halloween

Halloween was fun! The kids thought it was the greatest thing ever to get dressed up and go ask for candy!
Natalie dressed up as, in her words, “A Beautiful Princess” and Nicholas was a “Georgia Bulldog Football Player”.
Here is a slide show that I made of our time this year. [...]