Sarah on Fine Dining

Sarah in the line to get lunch at Costco:  "Mom, are hot dogs made of dog?"
Me:  "Only weiner dogs honey....No!!! Hot dogs are NOT made of dog Sarah."
Older gentleman in line in front of us:  "Hahahaha!  Kids are funny!"
Me:  "Yes they are!!"

Toothless Grins

Sarah lost her first tooth about a week ago.  She was so tickled.  Grace lost her 5th tooth a couple days ago.  I have a feeling she'll be singing, "All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth" very soon.  Her most recent loss wins the prize for the most interesting way to lose a tooth.  She lost it on the trampoline when it got caught in the net on the way down from a high bounce.  It was a pretty bloody event, but she didn't even cry...amazing since she can cry for 20 minutes if her sister looks at her wrong.  Anyway, they are both so cute in an okie sort of way. 

Saturday Morning Art - The Mayflower

Hannah got some grown up art supplies for her birthday. She has had fun experimenting with them. This is a watercolor of the Mayflower she did this morning. We found the picture in the upper right hand corner online and printed it for her to copy. I think she did a great job.

Food, Fun and Fellowship with Friends - Girl's Weekend 2009

From Drop Box

Last weekend was my annual Girl's Getaway weekend with my longtime girlfriends Kim and Kristen.  We stayed in Calistoga, went wine tasting, ate some great food and gabbed late in to the night.  Over the many years, we have always able to pick up right where we left off.  They are such a blessing to me.

Sweet Sarah is Sick...so we did Some Sewing

Sarah and I have been sick with some sort of nasty infection for the past several days.  The Dr. assured us it wasn't Swin Flu and nothing some antibiotics, grape juice and a few days in our pajamas watching movies wouldn't fix. 

In the meantime though, I think we have set a few records around here.  For instance, we have washed Sarah's sheets not once, not twice, not three times, but four times in the last week.  And as fate would have it, she sleeps on the top bunk.  Those of you with kids in bunk beds know how fun it is to change sheets on the top bunk. 

Anyway, she wet the bed two nights in a row (I think she was too tired to wake up).  The next night I got smart and put her in a Pull Up.  That was the night she gagged on her medicine at 2:00am and threw up in her bed.  A couple days later, I put her down for a nap when a coughing fit started.  It ended with her thowing up all over her bed, her dresser and the floor.  Now that's talent!   

The up-side is that Sarah is not usually the snuggly one of the bunch, but when she is sick, she loves to snuggle.  I have been getting lots of lovin' from her the past few days.  Thanks to a good friend who loaned us some movies from her collection, I think we set a movie marathon record too.  It was nice to have some new to us movies to enjoy in our pjs.

Enough was enough though.  Our brains were starting to liquefy.  So, today, I got out the sewing machine.  This is such a rare occurance in our house.  I really don't enjoy sewing, but I had these cute, super easy (for most people) to make dolls that a lady from Bible Study gave me before she moved.  I thought the girls would get a kick out of seeing the sewing machine in action and stuffing their own dolls...way cheaper and a lot more work for Mom than Build-a-Bear.  I only had the patience and time to make one small one for Hannah and one big Strawberry Shortcake for Sarah.

I think Strawberry Shortcake was a hit.  Sarah hasn't put her down all day.  Get well sweet Sarah!

Tea Time for a Beautiful 7 Year Old!

We celebrated Hannah's 7th Birthday with a Tea Party, (it was actually hot chocolate), with a few of her friends. I think everyone had a great time.

Boo!