tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55368227705980443922024-03-13T22:42:51.832-07:00The Mean Mommy ClubdsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2852125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-10049728727928577452013-01-01T09:21:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.469-08:00Girls on Ice, Girls on Waterslides, Girls on Horns, etc.I love the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. The days just seem a little less hectic. I did end up taking the Christmas tree down a bit sooner than I planned. The reason? Our foster puppy was swinging from it by his teeth. So, down it went. I'm still finding pine needles everywhere. I found one in my hair when I took a shower last night.Hightlights of the week:I took myself to a movie ondsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-62704084965112536232012-12-31T10:22:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:28.989-08:00So long 2012.As I reflect on this past year, I can't believe it is has gone by so fast. When we were waiting for Kerri, it seemed time stood still. And ever since she joined our family, it seems time is now on fast forward constantly, sometimes at warp speed.This year, Kerri graduated from occupational therapy and started gymnastics. She became a Brownie circle leader in her third year of dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-51428099623830489732012-12-30T17:51:00.000-08:002013-01-02T04:56:00.011-08:00White ChristmasYes, we had one! It was a doozy- so much snow fell on Christmas Eve and Christmas morn that we had to cancel our morning church service and worship at home. After our Christmas celebrations and exchanges of gifts we all dressed up and headed out for a walk in the winter wonderland.We stopped at the neighbors for a bit of "Joy to the World" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas!"Then we trampeddsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-81047352118516700982012-12-30T14:55:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:14:58.553-08:00Way to go club!!Because of your generosity, the children at Sunshine Acres have $230 in gift certificates to Burger King, AMC, and Harkins Theaters! They also have around $200.00 worth of toiletry items (such as vitamins, cold medications, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc.) Thanks ladies! dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-12080008639954478902012-12-30T14:53:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:14:58.563-08:00December Business MeetingAt this months meeting we went over the upcoming calendar, made aprons with the kids, and organized all the items for our charity, Sunshine Acres. We then put the items together, wrapped some of them, and made gift card trees. It was a lot of fun! Some of the items for Sunshine AcresWorking on one of the gift card trees!Little Helper30 $5.00 gift cards to Burger King and then dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-21419530052477703812012-12-28T08:55:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:28.998-08:00What to do with a shovel. Hubby's car buried under all that snow. Hubby, trudging through the snow.Kerri, building a fort with the shovel Daddy went to the car to get for her.Life with Kerri is putting our shovels to good use!dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-14956046953913757992012-12-27T10:24:00.000-08:002013-01-02T04:56:00.018-08:00The Best GiftsMy dad always said that the best gifts are homemade. He lived by that too. Every Christmas the family would look forward to the hand crafted surprises made with love by him. His last career (of many) was working as a cabinet maker and kitchen remodeler. On Christmas Eve there would often be some new pieces of furniture or cabinetry with a big red bow, everything from footstools, sewing cabinets, dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-33299589589295396102012-12-26T19:35:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.475-08:00Falalalala!Christmas has come and gone, leaving boxes and cookies and tiny little bottles of alcohol* in its wake. I suspect that 2012 is the last year my daughter will believe in Santa, so I wanted to preserve the magic as much as possible. After we got home from church on Christmas Eve, she set out cookies and almond milk for the big guy and even opened the little fireplace doors, just to make sure Santa dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-41515672360369038882012-12-26T08:49:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.006-08:00Christmas morning. Kerri reading the note Santa left her, thanking her for the milk and cookies. Pookie yawning, because Kerri woke us up way too early! Kerri excited to see the gifts under the tree. The girls, in their jammies.Part of the aftermath....you should have seen the floor!Life with Kerri hopes your Christmas holiday was as wonderful as ours.dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-69059071701446038242012-12-25T09:42:00.000-08:002013-01-02T04:56:00.023-08:00Merry Christmas!This night a wondrous revelationMakes known to me God's love and grace;The Child that merits adorationBrings light to our benighted race;And though a thousand suns did shine,Still brighter were that Light divine.The Sun of Grace for thee is beaming;Rejoice, my soul, in Jesus' birth!The light from yonder manger streamingSends forth its rays o'er all the earth.It drives the night of sin awayAnd dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-87477958126685177222012-12-23T18:23:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:19:21.112-08:0012 Weeks and a Partridge in a Pear TreeHello readers,Well, we did it. We made it to the 12 week mark! This is a huge deal to me. I've felt sick (meaning, wanted to puke for 2 months), tired (meaning, exhausted), anxious (meaning, petrified). But for some reason, that 12 week doctor's visit really felt like a weight came off of my shoulders. I did it. I held onto this baby for 12 weeks. The dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-78130313230662247792012-12-23T09:32:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.014-08:00Some Chanukah pictures.Life with Kerri did a lot of unwrapping!dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-50481643431572001612012-12-22T17:44:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.022-08:00Vacation started early.The last day of school turned out to be a snow day! It has been snowing non stop since Thursday night, and we had to dig the car out today. So our vacation started a day early.So far, we have made a snowman, had snowball fights, baked cookies and handed them out to a few neighbors, and watched lots of TV. Daddy and daughter are having lots of fun together! Our home is dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-57117271555132486532012-12-22T07:36:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.482-08:00Step into ChristmasAfter my last post, I felt like I was out of words for a few days there. Friday morning I received a pre-recorded message from the principal of my daughter's school. The school was scheduled to hold a lock-down drill yesterday and the message served as notification to the parents. Apparently, they've had a lock-down drill previously, because my daughter told me about it. I asked her what they dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-72019448691919799752012-12-21T17:46:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.028-08:00Winter has arrived.Life with Kerri is shoveling snow.dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-68176112743941842172012-12-21T06:39:00.000-08:002013-01-02T04:56:00.029-08:00DecemberYou may have wondered where I've been. I've been doing what I've been doing all year-- standing at the sink washing dishes.It's cookie gift box month in the Fleur Cakes kitchen and this year I estimate that I made 900-1000 cookies. Boy, are my beaters tired! I delivered the last client gift box yesterday and I don't care if I never see another cookie again.Fleur Cakes does have three more dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-4676233239953547492012-12-19T07:08:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.035-08:00Protecting her innocence.The past few days have just been heartbreaking. If you haven't heard, a young man forced his way into an elementary school in the U.S. and murdered 20 beautiful young children (all younger than Kerri) and 7 adults. I cannot watch the news or read the stories without bursting into tears.Then we heard a man wielding a knife stabbed an elderly woman and then 22 children outside an dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-10705185034901868032012-12-18T12:57:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.042-08:00Just another accomplishment.Last year in grade two, Kerri started Occupational Therapy for the following:to develop gross motor coordination skills including body awareness and balance skills: complete 10 jumping jacks in a row, and able to catch a tennis ball with both hands 3/5 trials.develop fine motor, in-hand manipulation and pencil grasp skills: be able to translate 4 pennies from her palm to fingertips, rotate a dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-15104931000467309482012-12-17T17:13:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.490-08:00What to sayLike many parents, I could not decide what to tell my daughter about the shootings in Newtown. I didn't want to tell her at all. The tragedy at Sandy Hook also made me realize that I'd never really talked to her about security at school. I guess it just never occurred to me to say, "Hey, if a crazy person with a gun comes into your school and starts shooting everyone, this is what you should do."dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-4537459964697485382012-12-17T16:33:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:19:21.122-08:00Guns, God and BabiesI did not intend to use this blog as a sounding post for my views and opinions on the world. This blog is pretty specifically dedicated to my baby, pregnancy and the parenthood journey. However, with the recent massacre in Newtown, I can't help but feel the need to say something to commemorate what happened to those kids.When I first heard the news last Friday, my very first thought dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-48461003720334915122012-12-17T08:18:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.048-08:00Short catch up.On the sixth, seventh and eighth day of Chanukah, Kerri received a set of pajamas, pearl earrings, and a "One Direction" CD. Chanukah was a complete success!Today is a snow day - which means there were no school buses today. Since I am not one to try and drive her to school in freezing rain (the streets are very dangerous, ice everywhere), Kerri is home and it is a fun play day. dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-36292633344616273812012-12-15T04:39:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.496-08:00You kinda suspected I was crazyAnd now you have solid proof. I am currently fostering this eight-week-old puppy for an all-breed rescue. Augie (we call him Augie Doggie, naturally) is part hound (the rescue has his mom) and part "handsome stranger."Yeah, I didn't think Christmas was hectic enough all on its own. I decided that what we REALLY needed, when it came right down to it, was a small guest who might be inclined to dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-15576936471296654132012-12-13T15:59:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.502-08:00BeautyThis amazing blog post by Amanda King went viral recently. I've read it a couple of times. She's a great writer.I've been thinking about Amanda King's words a lot in recent weeks. She writes of her struggle to find beauty in herself and to set a self-confident example for her children. This is my struggle, too. My daughter is the most beautiful creature I have ever known. Her green eyes dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-18142784027273162062012-12-13T06:12:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:24:29.101-08:00Balanced - sort of.On the fourth day of Chanukah, Kerri received 3 wonderful books, that she is already devouring. On the fifth day of Chanukah, Kerri got a German set of fine markers - which she really wanted and promptly put to use. She has been lighting the candles every day, and proudly wears her new Star of David necklace that her godfamily sent her.Yesterday, Kerri had her second gymnastics class.dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536822770598044392.post-3299315106285692132012-12-12T16:37:00.000-08:002013-01-02T05:29:01.507-08:002012 MusicHere it is, the annual post that no one likes but which I insist on writing anyway. I get really excited about new music. I particularly like the Pitchfork app on Spotify, which really helps me weed through the gazillion albums that are released each month. I also subscribe to several music podcasts. At this point I've let all of my magazine subscriptions lapse - except Rolling Stone.dsasRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847793743135066022noreply@blogger.com