tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371782752024-03-19T08:11:00.664-05:00Journey of my heartJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-23482878057727383412010-01-30T09:28:00.002-06:002010-01-30T10:01:41.856-06:00Dear Thief who stole my laptop in the Las Vegas Airport:To the thief who stole my laptop computer in the Las Vegas Airport:
I know you can read this, because you have already hacked in to everything else that is personal on my computer. I just want you to know that there is a mechanism that tracks this computer, we know where you are, we know what you are doing and in another couple of days, if you do not return it, a bacterium will spew from my Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-45082940319647978822009-12-31T10:35:00.002-06:002009-12-31T10:39:45.779-06:00Christmas 2009The kids had a great Christmas despite a lot of medical drama going on in our family right now. We got some unexpected visitors for Christmas eve and Christmas day and the kids had so much fun. They are having cousin withdrawal right now. Here's some pics of our Christmas:
Chase and his cousin Jack in Chase's new sleeping bag. (who knew a sleeping bag and flashlight could bring so much joyJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-91716424144284537602009-12-24T08:35:00.000-06:002009-12-24T08:35:48.686-06:00Merry Christmas from Caroline and ChaseSome pictures of our date with Santa. Most of these were taken at the Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas. They have this very cool interactive display in their storefront windows and the kids were able to be part of the display. Caroline had her list ready to go, Chase just froze when Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he ended up asking him for pants and shoes!&Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-51211198701466064752009-12-01T20:53:00.000-06:002009-12-01T20:53:11.059-06:00Finally...
Finally we will have a visit from the Tooth Fairy! Caroline has been waiting for what seemed like forever for her first tooth to fall out and it finally happened today at school. Only for her to lose it before I picked her up! Oh well, she ended up writing the Tooth Fairy a letter letting her know that indeed her tooth did fall out, but she lost it and could not find it. What's the going rate Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-24314487246381561122009-11-26T14:41:00.003-06:002009-11-26T14:52:06.753-06:00Three Years Ago Today...I met these two little turkeys!
Lots to be thankful for!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you...
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-30621521240877996592009-11-09T13:27:00.007-06:002009-11-09T15:18:44.155-06:00Where in the world is...Well, clearly a lot of these places are more exciting than others, but since I'm working, usually all I get to see is the airport, the hospital and the hotel.Wow, has it really been since July? I have been buuussssyyyy! Since last I left you, we have moved back to Dallas, the kids are back in their old school, Chase started Kindergarten, Caroline is in the first grade, I think they have both Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-23502004359218200902009-07-27T20:19:00.005-05:002009-07-27T20:38:42.289-05:00Missing my KiddieKatsIt's been one week since my sister whisked my kids away to Chicago and I miss them terribly. I should be rejoicing in all the time I have to myself, instead I'm pining away for them. I started my new job last Monday and so far, I am loving it! Just learning and absorbing lots and ready to take on the new challenges. I have a beautiful view out the window of my office, I am on the 53rd floor of Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-27906563939763838472009-07-16T13:25:00.012-05:002009-07-16T15:55:30.917-05:00Hola, Como Esta? Muy Bien, Gracias.After spending a week in the Dominican Republic, my children now think they are trilingual; English, Russian and now Spanish. Although they look at me like I have two heads when I speak any Russian to them and they know about 10 words of Spanish, they have both pretty much become proficient in English.We had a great time in Punta Cana, despite getting there one day later than planned; the Punta Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-47853534422013587812009-06-23T11:27:00.006-05:002009-06-23T12:29:32.437-05:00ChChChanges!Lots of exciting and fantastic changes happening in our household! Not quite ready to share them until everything is signed, sealed and delivered. But these are all for the good and I have been waiting a long, long time for them to happen. In the meantime, we are getting so excited about our trip to Punta Cana; we leave two weeks from today! It's all I can do to work, what I really want to doJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-52256660052115874032009-06-08T18:48:00.003-05:002010-12-08T23:06:31.891-06:00A very sad loss for our familyOn May 30th, my beloved brother in law Larry passed away. Although he had been ill for some time, we are all so very sad about his passing. He was so much more than just a BIL to me, I had known him for over thirty years and he was so much fun, he was one of the kindest people I know and had the most loving spirit. I am so disappointed that my children did not get to know him as the Larry that weJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-54714947236231695252009-05-26T13:06:00.002-05:002009-05-26T13:12:19.121-05:00Child LaborI promise you, they beg me to do this:Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-51625772217796983222009-05-06T07:54:00.003-05:002009-05-06T08:27:26.700-05:00No more whining allowedOkay, at least for a while!I finally pulled it together and got some things done so I don't have so much to whine about.I booked a trip for the summer, yeah! We are going to the Dominican Republic for a week in July! I had a ton of airline points that are about to expire so I took advantage of that and we are staying at a beautiful resort in Punta Cana. We stopped there on a cruise a few years Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-15966640908604853062009-05-01T16:39:00.007-05:002009-05-01T18:09:19.868-05:00A Proud Mama MomentToday, this little kindergarten girl:who just one and a half years ago hardly smiled and didn't speak a word of English: And slept and lived on the other side of the world: Stood in front of the entire student body of over 1000 kids in her elementary school and recited the Pledge of Allegiance! I was so proud I thought I was going to cry! Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-44418708572258411612009-04-23T08:55:00.011-05:002009-04-23T13:23:29.190-05:00Just a whiney postI have been is such a funk lately and just can't seem to find anything worthy of a blog post, so I am just going to vent about all the trials and tribulations of what's going on:. This economy sucks! Yes, I know we're in a recession and all, but I just feel paralyzed to do anything, I want to plan a summer vacation, but feel so uncertain of my job situation that I just can't do it. We are so due Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-91357153712635309722009-04-17T08:08:00.012-05:002010-12-08T23:03:41.214-06:00The Easter Bunny found us in ChicagoNothing like waiting until the last minute to finalize our Easter plans. At the last moment, I decided to take Caroline and Chase up to Chicago to visit their Aunt and Uncle and their cousins Steve and CeCe. My BIL's health makes it impossible for him to travel and given the depressive situation that's going on in their house, I decided to liven things up with 2 kids and 3 dogs! Just what the Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-5331724456657042962009-04-04T13:44:00.004-05:002009-04-04T14:16:08.943-05:00Bragging on my little Care BearCaroline and Chase have started playing soccer this season, this is the first time either of them have played in any kind of team sport. Now Caroline, God bless her, is not the most athletic of kids, whereas Chase seems to have much more coordination and speed, but Caroline gets an "A" for effort and getting out there and trying. This morning was their second game of the season; there are aboutJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-32161876713917726002009-03-25T18:07:00.004-05:002009-03-25T18:17:00.187-05:00The weather forecast according to ChaseChase: "Mama, we had to go into the hallway and curl up in a ball and put our hands on our heads today." Me: "You had to do what????"Chase: Repeats himself, then adds: "We had a Potato Drill"Me: Laughing, "You mean you had a Tornado Drill" Chase: "Oh yeah, that's what I meant" I had visions of swirling potatoes in the air! Maybe that's what they do in Idaho! p.s. If you looked out my Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-84724470446340512182009-03-25T14:57:00.006-05:002009-03-25T16:03:09.412-05:00Where in the world is...Caroline has a really neat project going on at school. They are learning about geography and where places are. Back in mid February the kids sent out letters/valentines to a few select family members in different parts of the country and asked them to send back small tokens to pass out to their classmates representing where they live. When the packages come in, they put a little flag on their Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-70381635921271282602009-03-21T20:48:00.017-05:002009-03-21T21:58:25.250-05:00Spring BreakI feel like we have been on the Texas tour of Theme Parks for the past few weeks. It started out with our birthday trip to San Antonio to see Shamu which included a great surprise when Caroline and Chase's Toycha Gail flew in to help us celebrate! We had so much fun and the kids had a blast too. We got to sip margarita's by the pool while the kids played, ate great Mexican food and just kicked Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-493803781848089732009-03-04T13:19:00.006-06:002009-03-04T14:18:39.151-06:00The Birthday GirlYesterday, Caroline turned seven years old. As soon as she got out of bed, she instructed Chase and I to only refer to her as "the birthday girl". And she in turn only referred to herself as "the birthday girl". The entire day we got to hear her say "the birthday girl would like to eat sausage and eggs for breakfast", "the birthday girl has decided she does not have to make her bed on her Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-49737555845094660432009-03-02T12:23:00.005-06:002009-03-02T13:11:42.240-06:00"My Last Day of Being 6 Years Old" by: CarolineMe: "Caroline, this is the last day of your 6th year."Caroline: "Mommy, this has been the best year ever!" Me: "Well, why do you say that?"Caroline: "I never had a birthday at the Detsky Dom, and now I have a BIG family who loves me and I love them. I have 3 doggies who love me and I get to eat a lot of sausage; oh and I know I will get lots of presents!"This girl just oozes sweetness. She Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-81069962659102523172009-02-20T09:32:00.004-06:002009-02-20T09:42:44.428-06:00Cooker ManI realized I have had too many picture-less posts, so here is one of my little man doing what he loves, being "Cooker Man"! Chase came running out of school yesterday with both thumbs up yelling "Mama, I had an awesome day!" Yeah! He gets lots of rewards when he has a great day and one of them was he got to cook spaghetti with me for dinner. Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-16275757607842802302009-02-19T16:12:00.001-06:002009-02-19T16:12:57.050-06:00Preschool UpdateHe is being moved to a different classroom! WhoooooHoooooooJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-48537254959523889112009-02-18T16:47:00.003-06:002009-02-18T19:29:01.553-06:00The wheels of preschool justice turn slowlyI had my meeting with Cruella, aka: Chase's teacher and the principal of the school and we still have not come to a resolution as far as placing Chase into another classroom with another teacher. The principal acted as a mediator between Cruella and myself and I really felt like I came up on top. I think the principal was very unimpressed with Cruella's behavior during the meeting. Cruella Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37178275.post-49879579376421383642009-02-13T08:00:00.003-06:002009-02-13T08:17:49.364-06:00Cruella Update:This woman took 4 days to get back with me to set up a meeting with her and the principal. We are meeting next Wednesday morning with her, the principal and myself. I just don't think she gets it. She seems to think this is a meeting to discuss Chase; when in actuality we are meeting to discuss her! I just want her out of our lives, she sends me an e-mail this week chastising me for sending Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637067299139309251noreply@blogger.com3