The Gals

Last Wednesday, my mom was on her lunch and called me and said that they had called her from the school and that Brooklyn had fallen on the playground and hit her face. Gracie had been running a fever all week and her I were just hanging out so I told my mom to check things out when she got back to school. When she got back she called me and said she was bringing Brooklyn home. So at that point I knew it probably wasn't good. At recess Brooklyn and some others were chasing a boy when one of the 4th grade girls ran smack into Brooklyn. She fell down and her face bounced off the blacktop. She was pretty banged up, but was fine. She healed better than I thought she would and has just a little bruising left around her eye.

This picture was taken shortly after she got home

This picture was taken yesterday it doesn't show the full extent of the bruising

And this little cutie (or stinker) has gone from being the best sleeper to not wanting to sleep at all! I guess it is getting me used to getting woken up multiple times a night. I don't know if she senses the changes coming or what. With that smile and those dimples how can I not melt when she smiles at me?

I Looked Out the Window and what did I See...

A HUGE mess!! We have had sewer problems since we bought this house 6 years ago. We have had to call Roto-Rooter out 5 or 6 times. Last year we replaced the sewer line from our sidewalk to our house hoping that would take care of the problem. Last Friday we realized we were having the same problem- Roto-Rooter came and couldn't get their camera in. So we called the guys that did the job last year to come and see what they thought. After digging into things they decided that we should replace the line from the sidewalk to the mailbox. We have had a few delays in the process because the Blue Stake people didn't stake a spot where some fiber optic telephone wire were- so Qwest had to come out and fix them. When they got the old pipes out they found that in part of one of them was a huge tree root! We are cautiously optimistic that this will solve the problem and we won't have to deal with this mess again. However, the gals have quite enjoyed the process and talking to Perry and Tom- the 2 taking care of the problem.

What do You do in the Wintertime?

The gals were so excited last Saturday when they woke up to a Winter Wonderland and about 12 inches of snow. We had to put snow clothes on and get outside- fast! They had a blast! I knew we weren't done with winter and we were just being teased with Springlike weather. But we made the best of it and had fun in the snow.

The snow day was also my mom's birthday. We had a fun party on Sunday- the gals LOVE to blow out candles. And they sure adore their grandma!

Yesterday was Dr. Suess's birthday. Brooklyn's school was having a weird dress-up day. She chose to dress up as one of her favorite storybook characters, Fancy Nancy. She sure looked fancy and played the part well!