One Little Indian

Daniel's preschool had their Thanksgiving Feast yesterday. The parents and family members of the 4-year-old and kindergarten classes all brought food for a good old-fashioned potluck dinner. I made a corn casserole. I arrived 5 minutes before the start of the lunch and there was hardly any food on the table. I didn't think that there would be enough. But soon enough all the parents arrived with their food and the Thanksgiving Feast table was loaded!! We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn casserole (of course!), green beans, rolls, fruit salad and pumpkin pie.

All the kids dressed up like Indians, except for one 4-year-old class that dressed up like Pilgrims. The kids sang a few songs and then they all put their hands together and said the cutest little prayer.

The table top decorations were all made by the kids--a totem pole, homemade Indian corn (made with beads) and a placemat with a Thanksgiving poem and turkey made with finger paint.

We all ate really good, an easy thing to do since there was so much food readily available. Daniel surprised me by eating really well. What else is a hungry little Indian boy supposed to do, right? :)

Farley the Frog

Daniel is in charge of taking care of Farley the Frog, his preschool class's mascot. Each child takes turns caring for Farley over the weekend.

That includes putting on his pajamas and tucking him in to bed at night, getting him dressed in the morning, and taking him around town. Daniel did a really good job getting Farley dressed this morning. Farley wore a black leather "motorcycle" style jacket and black leather shoes to match. The shoes are the kind you might see a dog wearing, but they fit Farley's feet really well!

We took Farley to Daniel's Primary activity this morning. The Primary was practicing for their program in church tomorrow, so Farley got to hear all the songs as well as Daniel's speaking part. We also took Farley to the movies today to see Madagascar 2. Unfortunately, Farley had to stay in the car. I don't think he minded one little bit. I have to double-check Daniel's homework file. I think we're supposed to print pictures of Farley and record what he got to do this weekend and Daniel has to take the report to preschool on Monday.

Yes, We Are Alive

My friends, I have some advice for you. Yes, my friends, that advice is this: do not move to North Carolina! At least, don't move to Wayne County, North Carolina. There is definitely an awful, awful bug going around, and Joshua and I have both picked it up. For me, it started out as bronchitis and eventually turned into pneumonia. I am on my 2nd round of antibiotics. For Joshua, he just got pneumonia. He is on his 3rd round of antibiotics. At one point, I had severe chest pains that lasted two days and were very sharp whenever I took a breath (so about every second or two, at least). That's when the doctor put me on the 2nd round of antibiotics. Thankfully, the chest pains are completely gone and I am not running a fever any longer. Joshua has not slept in our bed in about three weeks. He can't sleep laying down flat without having terrible coughing fits, so he has to sleep sitting up in the recliner, not the most comfortable of positions. It seems as though everyone I know has gone through the same illness and the general consensis is that it took about 3 months for everything to go away. Yikes! At that rate, it'll be Spring by the time I start to feel better! Joshua and I are very thankful that the kids have not gotten sick. If we're both not feeling well, then the last thing we want is for the kids to suffer as well. So, remember my friends, do not move to North Carolina! Don't even visit. Treat it like the plague. That is, at least until the pneumonia bug is gone. :-)

Raelee turns 2!!

We are so proud of our little girl. It's hard to believe that she is now 2 years old!! She had a really great birthday, and we celebrated with a little party. Her cousins, grandparents, aunt and uncles came. Raelee got lots of presents and became glued to a new baby doll that makes "sucking" noises when you feed it a bottle.


Raelee didn't want to eat any cake until her cousin Meagan offered to feed her some. Then she was quite content eating cake. She had a lot of fun opening presents, with the help of her brother and cousins, of course.

Raelee is growing up before our eyes. She loves singing songs, talks nonstop, counts 1-10, and copies nearly everything Daniel does (which sometimes frustrates him and we hear, "Mommy, Raelee's copying me!"). Our lovely daughter had her 2-year checkup Friday, Oct. 31. Everything checked out and show is growing at a steady rate following her growth curve almost perfectly. She got two shots -- the 2nd & last of the Hep A series as well as a flu shot. Her finger got pricked so her hermoglobin, cholesterol & lead levels could be checked. Her bottom lip got very droopy but she didn't cry with the finger prick, but boy did she holler with the two vaccines!

I'm sorry that there aren't more pictures on this post. I'm having problems posting them ever since I upgraded to Internet Explorer 7--arggh! So much for technology. I have some pictures posted on my Facebook account, so feel free to look at my album.

Lazy O Farm -- Field Trip

Daniel's preschool had a field trip to the Lazy O Farm in Smithfield, NC, today. I decided that, not only would I chaperone the trip, I'd take the whole day off from work and then Raelee could go with us, too. The kids had such a blast!

House of Pain

Welcome to the house of pain, where every member of the family suffers from an illness. Raelee has allergies and a constant, clear liquid dripping from her nose. At least she's happy and a good helper. Daniel coughs in his sleep, coughs watching TV, coughs while getting dressed, did I mention he coughs? At least he's a morning child and loves to get up and get ready for preschool. Joshua has a cough, left arm pain, hives, and no one knows what's causing any of it. After a round of blood work, x-rays, an EKG, etc., the doctors' have both responded, "We don't know what's wrong with you." He gets to take antibiotics "in case there's a small infection somewhere", allergy medicine, cough syrup, and whatever else makes him feel better. At least he got a check from the General Contractor so his electrical company can still afford payroll! DeAna is now post-bronchitis with a cough that won't go away. At least she can still work and the fever that lasted 4 days hasn't resurfaced. Did I miss something? Did we move our house to the Bermuda Triangle?

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