In Not Of: 1st Day of School

Sunday, September 10, 2006

1st Day of School

Praise the Lord! School is back in! Four hours a week of mommy time. Well mostly. Clara is still with me, but she still isn't any trouble. She's very portable in her carrier... just a little heavy. Anyway, here are the required 1st day shots. He wouldn't look at me, so I got quite a few of him running away.

It's very strange... I find myself fearing change for Connor, although he barely even seems to notice it. He has a new teacher and new kids to get to know. He had such a great year last year, it's hard to think of it going any better with different people. I'm also having trouble with worry about his Sunday School class. His class promoted, but because he was moved up early last year, he is in the same room again with all the "little" kids. I hope he finds a friend. He buddied with a few in his previous class and I don't want him to miss that. This is, of course, all my own fears and such. I remember having a hard time making friends and I just want it to be easier for him. I also wanted as little change as possible for him before our move. It's so funny how far I am being pushed out of my comfort zone... I guess I'm being pruned for greatness!

This week has also been a rough one for my kidos physically. Connor keeps running into the corner of walls. He just won't look where he's going. He always turns around just as he's about to hit, thus the left side of his face is one big bruise. I'm waiting for someone to call family services on me. He got bit at school. Today he was stung a few times on the finger by a wasp. Poor kid. Clara fell off my bed yesterday. She was sitting in the boppy on my bed while I was ironing. I heard a thud and she wasn't on the bed anymore. My poor baby. Mommy learned her lesson about her wiggly baby who is not like her brother was. Clara needs a double wall of pillows, I guess. She went over the side of the boppy and pushed herself about a foot off the edge. When she quit screaming (quickly) she started chatting to me like nothing had happened. I had done the full body broken bone check and checked her pupil reaction and everything (my dad laughed as I was telling this part of the story). I think I'm more traumatized than she was. If I make it through kids, I can survive anything!

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Catherine said...: I can empathize with the falling incident, as Caleb had one last week. I think it definitely affects us more than the babies!; 8:19 AM

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The 101 Things

Begin May 15, 2008
End February 10, 2011

Completed tasks

Personal
1) Reach size 12 and maintain it.
2) Go off line while at home for a week.
3) Complete 1 week at home with no TV.
4) Complete the Couch to 5K program at coolrunning.com.
5) Run a half marathon.
6) Throw a 30th birthday party for myself and HAVE FUN!
7) Wear makeup everyday for a week. (0/7)
8) Read the Bible.
9) Complete a Bible study/devotion book.
10) Splurge on a fabulous pair of shoes.
11) Register to vote.
12) Make a will.
13) Learn 3 yoga vinyasa (Sun Salutation, Triangle/Warrior II, Great Salutation).
14) Make 5 new friends. (0/5)
15) Be physical/workout twice a week. (0/286)

Family
16) Throw the kids totally cool birthday parties.
17) Get passports for the kids.
18) Have a date night every month. (0/31)
19) Go to a theme park with Michael.
20) Take each kid out alone for a "date" every 6 months.
21) Start holding "Family Night" themed dinners twice a month. (0/64)
22) Establish a daily homework time for Connor.
23) Sponsor a child through Compassion.
24) Make Gavin a gift.
25) Make decisions about adoption.

Household
26) Keep a shiny sink for 31 days. (2/31)
27) Plant a container garden (tomatoes!).
28) Eat at home for 2 weeks straight. (0/14)
29) Dispose of the old computer properly.
30) Make recipe cards for easy menu construction.
31) Clear off desk (meaning everything filed, shredded, and put away).
32) Get Clara's portrait framed and hung.
33) In the spring, put down broad leaf weed killer and fertilize the lawn.
34) Pack away extra linens in space bags.
35) Clean off the top of the fridge.
36) Weed out DVDs.
37) Weed out CDs.
38) Weed out the kids toys.
39) Add 10 recipes/meals to my cooking. (0/10)
40) Send out Christmas cards in time each year. (0/3)
41) Pair all of the socks and throw away the spares.

Professional
42) Earn the SU! incentive trip.
43) Get my artwork published in a book or magazine.
44) Retake my registry exam.
45) Run a successful fundraiser for charity.
46) Make back room able to function as a classroom.
47) Research teaching classes at the senior center.
48) Complete a Rosetta Stone language course.
49) Send 101 cards. (0/101)
50) Go 3 months without purchasing any SU! product except for items for specific classes twice.
51) Get started with Getting Things Done.
52) Enter for the SU! Artisan Award.

Adventures
53) Find 5 Geo caches. (0/5)
54) Visit Acadia National Park in Maine.
55) Watch the sunrise at Acadia National Park.
56) Touch the Pacific Ocean.
57) Go sailing/learn to sail.
58) Learn to rock climb.
59) Take the kids to visit natural caverns.
60) See the Grand Canyon.
61) Go to a NASCAR race with Michael.
62) Visit Disney again.
63) Go to a wine tasting.
64) Visit NYC with the kids.
65) Go to the opera.

Creativity/Art
66) Audition for a musical.
67) Take a dance class.
68) Outline a novel.
69) Write a song (don't be afraid to let it suck!).
70) Make an album of my important people.
71) Make a scrapbook of this process.
72) Take a picture for each goal.
73) Learn 5 songs on the piano.
74) Save for and purchase Vocal Coach Singer.

For Fun
75) Read 20 of Madeline L'Engle's books. (0/20)
76) Read The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis.
77) Read Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.
78) Reread the Mark of the Lion trilogy. (3/3)
79) Register at bookcrossing.com and release at least 10 books. (0/10)
80) Make mix CD of "adult" praise and worship music that is good for the kids.
81) Make non-annoying playlist of children's songs.

82) Join the Company Girls at Home Sanctuary.
83) Complete 90 days of Small Things challenges at Home Sanctuary.
84) Have my song reviewed by people who know about music.

85) To be determined
86) To be determined
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88) To be determined
89) To be determined
90) To be determined
91) To be determined
92) To be determined
93) To be determined
94) To be determined
95) To be determined
96) To be determined
97) To be determined
98) To be determined

99) Create list for next 1001 days.
100) Save $10 for every item completed on this list.
101) Donate $10 for every item not completed on this list.

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Sunday, September 10, 2006

1st Day of School

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