Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
To Remember...Because You Never Know
Since my hair will fall out with my chemotherapy, we are having it cut off except for an inch or so next Tuesday prior to my first chemo treatment on Wednesday.
And even though you don't hear about people having curly hair grow back straight, just straight growing back curly, I've been told it could grow back in a different color or texture. There are just a lot of things we don't really know. Only God knows.
And since we haven't had a family picture taken for a few years, and so we have a picture before it's gone, we had a friend take some family (and couple) shots outside last night with our new camera we got a couple of months ago. I thought I'd share a few with you.
Something was funny. I don't know what, but at least I was laughing and not crying. I've done my fair share of that over the last month!
Hubby did this once spontaneously while we were taking the pictures, so Rebekah had him do it again for a picture.
There is always the requisite goofy shot. How ironic that without any planning all three girls would have their tongues stuck out!
This was one of my favorites.
Well, that one and maybe this one.
The kids will be thrilled I didn't show you the one where Rebekah had us kiss. ;)
And even though you don't hear about people having curly hair grow back straight, just straight growing back curly, I've been told it could grow back in a different color or texture. There are just a lot of things we don't really know. Only God knows.
And since we haven't had a family picture taken for a few years, and so we have a picture before it's gone, we had a friend take some family (and couple) shots outside last night with our new camera we got a couple of months ago. I thought I'd share a few with you.
Something was funny. I don't know what, but at least I was laughing and not crying. I've done my fair share of that over the last month!Hubby did this once spontaneously while we were taking the pictures, so Rebekah had him do it again for a picture.There is always the requisite goofy shot. How ironic that without any planning all three girls would have their tongues stuck out!This was one of my favorites.Well, that one and maybe this one. The kids will be thrilled I didn't show you the one where Rebekah had us kiss. ;)Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter
We colored eggs again with our Spin an Egg. I can't tell you enough how much we love them.
We got our first one from a specialty toy store in New Jersey when the oldest three kids were under five and Caboose wasn't born. We would pass it around and everyone would take a turn.
A few years ago I got a second one somewhere. It made things go faster so that two kids could each share one.
Now they sell them at Wal-Mart and places like that for $5 each. We bought two more last year so each child could have their own. I boil four dozen eggs and give each child a dozen to color the way they like.
I purchase the tie-dye coloring kits in the box each year (four of them, of course) because they have the right kind of egg color to use in the spinner. They come in little white packets like you see on our table in five different colors.
Each one of the kids comes up with their own favorite and unique way of coloring their eggs.
Chatty:
Sparky:
Buddy:
Caboose:
After church today we had our annual Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for the kids to find their baskets. This is where the egg was hidden with the first clue (we used to hand them the egg but started doing this last year).
Each of the kids picked an egg to start, but nobody found the clue the first time around.
Caboose finally found the first clue!
For the last clue, they had to find the golden egg in an egg hunt with about 30 other eggs in the rec room.
Success!
We got our first one from a specialty toy store in New Jersey when the oldest three kids were under five and Caboose wasn't born. We would pass it around and everyone would take a turn.
A few years ago I got a second one somewhere. It made things go faster so that two kids could each share one.
Now they sell them at Wal-Mart and places like that for $5 each. We bought two more last year so each child could have their own. I boil four dozen eggs and give each child a dozen to color the way they like.
I purchase the tie-dye coloring kits in the box each year (four of them, of course) because they have the right kind of egg color to use in the spinner. They come in little white packets like you see on our table in five different colors.
Each one of the kids comes up with their own favorite and unique way of coloring their eggs.Chatty:
Sparky:
Buddy:
Caboose:
After church today we had our annual Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for the kids to find their baskets. This is where the egg was hidden with the first clue (we used to hand them the egg but started doing this last year).Each of the kids picked an egg to start, but nobody found the clue the first time around.
Caboose finally found the first clue! For the last clue, they had to find the golden egg in an egg hunt with about 30 other eggs in the rec room.Success!Thursday, February 3, 2011
How Do You Feel About Your Dentist?
I'm sure that question could garner a whole host of answers!
I first talked about our new Michigan dentist in October, 2009. I mentioned loving him, and his office. They have a monthly drawing for patient appreciation, and I'd won the adult drawing of two $50 restaurant gift cards. Very nice for our family that does not eat out so inexpensively anymore.
That same month, Buddy won the drawing for the kids, which was a $50 gift card to an entertainment chain store and was able to get a video game he'd been wanting for the wii. Nice, indeed. (Here's the link if you wanted to read the original post.)
Then last April Caboose won the kids' drawing. I had a theory on that one though.
While Hubby was recuperating from his surgery, one of the cards he received in the mail was from our dentist. Hubby had his teeth cleaned a few weeks before surgery and the office knew about it. They included a small gift card to Wendy's with the greeting card with a note to "give Kayren a break from waiting on you hand and foot."
Our orthodontist office is in the same building as our dentist, and Hubby went with me when we took Buddy for his visit on MLK day. He popped in to see the dentist office staff and say thanks in person and that he was recovering well.
Today we received an unexpected package on our front porch.
It's 24" long.
It's 13 1/2" wide.
It's 14 1/2" deep. It's a big box.
I opened it to reveal this:
It's called "Something for Everyone."
The card says, "Glad you're feeling better. Make sure you're brushing and flossing!" Then it has the names of all the dental office staff.
Unexpected kindness. That's just one of the reasons we love our dentist.
I first talked about our new Michigan dentist in October, 2009. I mentioned loving him, and his office. They have a monthly drawing for patient appreciation, and I'd won the adult drawing of two $50 restaurant gift cards. Very nice for our family that does not eat out so inexpensively anymore.
That same month, Buddy won the drawing for the kids, which was a $50 gift card to an entertainment chain store and was able to get a video game he'd been wanting for the wii. Nice, indeed. (Here's the link if you wanted to read the original post.)
Then last April Caboose won the kids' drawing. I had a theory on that one though.
While Hubby was recuperating from his surgery, one of the cards he received in the mail was from our dentist. Hubby had his teeth cleaned a few weeks before surgery and the office knew about it. They included a small gift card to Wendy's with the greeting card with a note to "give Kayren a break from waiting on you hand and foot."
Our orthodontist office is in the same building as our dentist, and Hubby went with me when we took Buddy for his visit on MLK day. He popped in to see the dentist office staff and say thanks in person and that he was recovering well.
Today we received an unexpected package on our front porch.
It's 24" long.It's 13 1/2" wide.It's 14 1/2" deep. It's a big box.I opened it to reveal this:
It's called "Something for Everyone."The card says, "Glad you're feeling better. Make sure you're brushing and flossing!" Then it has the names of all the dental office staff.
Unexpected kindness. That's just one of the reasons we love our dentist.
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