Random thoughts for the day...

1 - Diva has decided to become vegetarian at lunch, while at school. This is fine with me, she eats school lunch. Yesterday for lunch she ate 2 French Dip sandwiches, and today 2 corn dogs. I think she is failing in her endeavor.

2 - Wondertwin A to Wondertwin C - we can pretend to be twins, which we will be really good at, because we really are twins!

3- If you go to Wal-Mart with 3 girls wearing Irish Dance costumes and wigs, you might just get asked for an impromptu show, which the girls loved to do.

4- Wondertwin C was rubbing my belly where Baby-Boy was pushing his foot, it must have tickled because he gave me the hardest kick I have ever experienced from an unborn child, it made me jump!

5 - It snowed today, whiteout conditions for the time it took to walk to the car and drive home from Wal-Mart. After that, perfectly sunny.

6- The house we own in Illinois is on the market, please pray for a quick sale!

7- Curly girl, who is no longer curly, is shaving her head for St. Baldrick's again this year. This time, her friend, also 9 years old, is joining her.

March Madness

Well March is almost here, which means 3 little girls doing jigs and reels around town with their Irish Dance school. It also means that I need find the lost leotard, re-learn how to put a wig on a 7 year old, make sure the tiaras are all in decent shape, ensure that all the girls poodle socks that fit, and on and on and on....

Here a few pics from yesterday, the girls recently received their hard shoes. They will not start lessons in hard shoe until May, but ordering early allows them to break the shoes in slowly and hopefully avoid all blisters.

Wondertwin A putting on her hard shoes.

She is so cute!

Can you help? Stamps!

I have  a couple of little girls that would love the collect stamps (cancelled are fine) from around the world. If you would be willing to mail a few stamps to them, please email me at angi1398@gmail.com

Thanks

on motherhood....

Sometimes teaching moments present themselves, and as a mom, you must watch your child fail. Diva knew a song to memorize linking verbs. She knew it 3 years ago. Yesterday she had a quiz where she had to list the linking verbs. She had all weekend to study. She chose not to, claiming that she still knew the song. I found the song paper, offered it to her to study. She glanced at it once. I chose not to nag her about it. Well, she only remembered 10 of the 18. Her teacher asked if she had studied. I chose to let the teacher know that Diva chose not to study because she "knew" it. 

I wonder if Diva will study for her helping verb quiz that she has next week, or if she thinks she still remembers form 3 years ago.

4iscrazy, but 5 is.....

I guess I should finally announce on here what has been known on Facebook for ages. I am expecting baby number 5!  Yes, the Wondertwins will be big sisters in a few months. I am due with  Sea Monkey (the name given to the baby by Wondertwin C).

This has been a fairly difficult (aka normal for me) pregnancy. I am 19 weeks along tomorrow, and the morning sickness, that lasted all day, seems to be gone. The "Irritable Uterus" contractions started on Christmas Eve. They are coming 2-5 mins apart for about 60-90 mins 3-4 times per day.

We find out if Sea Monkey is a he-baby or a she-baby on Jan 7th.

Please pray that the contractions do not cause progression, that they do not cause me to go nuts, and that I can remain patient with the 4 cuties I have with me now.

Adulthood

Sometimes being a responsible adult is not fun!

This is what I WANT to buy, 3 to be exact...


But this is what I NEED to buy, 3 to be exact (one will be a full size loft)

How do I love you?

Let me count the ways.....

Diva is the child most like me, therefore, she is the most difficult to deal with.  I love her with every ounce of my being, but sometimes I have to remind myself that I like her too.

1- I love your confidence.  You have more confidence in yourself that I have ever had.
2- The way you leave me little love notes.
3- The way you love to organize...
4- The way you love all things "office supplies" - seriously, no one else gets excited with me when buying new notebooks
5- The way you sleep under a cover, no matter how hot it is.
6- How excited you get for your sisters' successes.
7- How you cannot stand to be wrong :)
8- The excitement you show when you open a new ream of paper or box of oil pastels.
9- Your smile
10- The way you play violin, I cannot play anything and you are an inspiration to me
11- The way you share your secrets with me
12 - How you are stuck in that little girl, young lady limbo
13- Your generosity, giving your things to your sisters so you have a birthday or Christmas present for them
14- The way you love to mismatch
15- How proud you are of your own accomplishments
16- Your faith, you are so much more anchored in your faith that I am, thank you for your example.
17 - The way you are only interested in the dances and other social things when learning about your new school.
18 - Seeing you on stage in Cinderella in you adorable baggy pants and vest.
19 - I love listening to you play violin, and how you will work on a problem piece over and over.

That is all for today, I am teary enough for now.  I plan to add to this, and make one for each girl.