Feb 27 2009
No, Olivia hasn’t quite learned to fetch yet (actually she’ll get the ball, but we’re still working on the whole bringing it back thing), but her mama has been hard at work on her knitting project called Fetching! I have almost finished the first fingerless glove and I have started on the second. I love this yarn (Calm Wool) and I am having a lot of fun with this project. I am seeing many more fingerless gloves in my future!
Feb 25 2009
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I cannot believe how big this baby girl is getting! I weighed her today and she now weighs 10 lbs (7 lbs more than when we got her). She got a new toy coon over the weekend and she loves it! We go for walks every day and she also likes to play with her ball. One of her favorite places is our balcony. She is still working on enjoying baths. We have quite a ways to go. On Monday night Olivia put herself to bed at 8:00. She takes after her mama. Right now she is walking around the living room with her water bowl in her mouth. Do you think she’s trying to tell me something? |
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Feb 21 2009
If you need something to help you have another excuse to not work on your to-do list, this is it! It’s a lot of fun!
Come back and tell me how much money you earned!
Feb 20 2009
Okay, so the title may be somewhat of an exaggeration, but we’re hopeful that it will be true someday soon.
Feb 18 2009
On Monday I read a book about the solar system to my students. We are learning how to using non-fiction books to find answers to specific questions. After we read the book some of the students were sharing things they learned. During that time, one of my students asked me if I believe in aliens. I think my response was, “Some people do.” Her question got a lively discussion going amongst my 6-7 year olds about aliens. One of my little girls told this story:
I saw a UFO one time. It was coming down out of the sky and was swirling all around. Then the green dust started falling all over the place and then all of the aliens came out!
First grade is a fun place to be!
Feb 13 2009
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We had a great party today! The kids Happy Valentine’s Day! |
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P.S. Apparently all valentines come |
Feb 11 2009
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Today my students made bags for |
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This is what happens when a 7 year |
Feb 09 2009
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Olivia has been really busy lately! I gave her some packing paper to play with. I am not really sure what I thought she was going to do with it, but I certainly didn’t envision this! She had a good time. No harm done. |
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A flowerpot got overturned (Olivia didn’t do it) and Olivia loved playing in the dirt! She even ate just a little bit of it. Maybe that’s why she’s growing so fast…. she’s eating dirt with Miracle Grow in it. |
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Well, I learned something new. Crayons aren’t toxic. |
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I cannot count how many times I threw the ball for Olivia tonight. She even brings it back to me. Check out those ears. Don’t be alarmed. She’ll grow into them, I promise. She has been chewing on the same raw-hide bone for at least 2 hours now. Things are a lot calmer around here than they were 2 weeks ago. She’s growing up! |
Feb 09 2009
When I interned in a kindergarten classroom, the kids were really into “surveying” the class at random: “Raise your hand if…” So, I am going to play that game today: Raise your hand if you’re ready for spring! It feels way too early for this, but I already have spring fever! Winter seems pointless when I live somewhere where we don’t get snow. It’s as if I am enduring the cold with no reward and sometimes it’s not even cold and then I’m in the predicament of how to dress seasonally appropriate without being hot. It’s really a vicious, vicious cycle here in Central Arkansas. The groundhog said that we’ll have 6 more weeks of winter, but I don’t know if I believe it considering the temperatures we’ve been experiencing lately. It’s time to refresh the polish on my toenails (it’s been 2 wks!) and I am really torn between a winter color or a spring color. I know considering it’s February there really should be no question–I should polish my toenails a winter color. However, the spring fever is really getting to me and I am OH SO tempted to break out (or go buy some new!) spring polish! Really it makes no difference whether I go for a season-appropriate shade or not because I am the only person who sees my toes! The most difficult part of this whole toenail polishing process may not be choosing a shade, but finding a time to polish my nails when Olivia isn’t in full-force!
