Kalli Cleaning!

What A Mes!!

Okay, now that we have survived another busy week and weekend, I look around my house and think what a mess! I am not sure when it happened, but somewhere between the beginning of April and today, a tornado must have passed through my house. It is amazing that the outside remained unscathed, but the inside is almost destroyed! I am thinking that the Red Cross is not going to come in and help me with this disaster, so I guess I should get busy! Hope to survive to post again tonight!

Have a great day!

Hooray!!

Hooray!! Today is the last day of coop clases before the summer. I really enjoy getting to participate in the coop, but it is a lot of work and I am looking forward to a break. The girls have had a great time doing it this year also. They should get their yearbooks today, which they are very excited about!

Monday's tend to be hectic because after coop, Tori has gymnastics. Tonight after her regular gymnastics class she has a two hour break and then another lesson to try and help her get her back handspring. He told her on Friday that she was doing about 1 out of 3 on her own and on the floor. He said he thought that she should be able to get it this week. I worry that now she is going to stress so much now about trying to get it this week that she won't! Oh well, I guess we will see. They have moved her up a level in her tumbling so she can go ahead and start working on the back tuck. I have been nervous enough watching the handspring, I am not sure I can handle more!!

I am so glad that I listened to William and did not plant all of my veggies before this weekend! My lettuce likes the cold, but I am thankful my tomatoes did not have to try it out. I am enjoying the cool snap though. I know that a few months from now we will be melting.

I have been so worried about Emaleigh not having friends her age at church. I talked to her Bible class teacher this weekend at LTC and found out that this particular class just has a different makeup and it is not just Emaleigh! That makes me feel better. I just need to help her find someone to hang out with.

Oops, just saw the time and I need to skat and get ready for coop!!

Have an awesome day!!

KRisti

Happy Easter!

We have survived the girls LTC convention this weekend and are drawing to a close of Easter, 2007! Brianna and Tori had a great time this weekend. They both did good at Bible Bowl. Brianna is pumped for next year and has already started studying. They were both in drama and that went well also. My chorus group sounded outstanding (just my humble opinion!!). We really all had a great time. I got to visit with some people that I do not normally get to talk with. All four kids had fun.

Kalli had her 2year old well check. She is still quite small for her age tipping the scales at 22 pounds! Everything else looked great. She got 4 shots so Friday night at the hotel, she was a bit fussy and did not sleep good. Saturday she felt much better.

Easter has been quite relaxing around here. We grabbed breakfast out and then all watched "Facing the Giants" together. It was a pretty good show. What it lacked in the acting department was made up for in the message!

We are getting ready for tomorrow which will be our last coop day for this school year!! I am really excited to be done for the summer. The girls only have six more weeks of regular school and then we are going to have a totally awesome summer!!

Have a wonderful Easter!!

More Party Pictures

Good Day!

Yesterday was Kalli's 2nd birthday. I still can't believe that she is 2. I am going to post some more pictures of her party.

Boy were we busy yesterday. Brianna had to finish getting a powerpoint presentation ready for a class she is taking. I was just amazed at what a great job that she did putting it together. She decided to do it over God's plan for our lives. She is such an outstanding servant of God. She inspires me often! Her name means "of great faith" and boy has she lived up to that. God has very special plans for her one day!

Tori had several gymnastics practices. She is doing better on her back-handspring so was in a much better mood! That was good for all of us :) She has another practice today and then is off for the weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, we have a leadership training convention to go to for the girls. They are really excited! They will participate in a Bible quiz competition, drama and chorus. It is something that they have done the past few years and have really enjoyed it.

Kalli has a doctor's appointment today for a check-up and shots. I am not looking forward to that.

My girls are such a blessing to me! There are days that I think I must be crazy, and then we have sweet days like yesterday and I see the light! I never imagined that being a mom would be so hard, yet so worth it!!

Later!

Pseudo Pain

I must admit that pseudo pain is something I never thought about before becoming a mom! I thought my days of stressing before try-outs and the frustration of trying to master new skills was far behind me. I find myself today on the verge of tears. Tori has taken up gymnastics for the last 10 or so months. She has found something that she really loves. Her coaches are working with her to advance through a couple of levels over the next year. She is really excited about this and is trying really hard. They all say she is a very hard worker and a joy to coach. Of course, this makes a mom feel really proud. You gotta love it when people love your kids. Anyway, there is a skill that she is trying to master and they have told her for about a month that she is on the verge of mastering it. She has worked very hard for hours trying to get this skill. She really wants to get this down. But is seems that every time she fixes one problem, another one creeps up. She was very discouraged after practice tonight and started crying. My body is aching for her! I see her doing what she is supposed to be doing and still struggling and it hurts my heart for her. I know that she will eventually get it and this is a good lesson in patience and perseverance for her, but man it is hard for the ol' mom!!

Time to get ready to watch LOST!!!

Kristi