Category: General

has changed! There are actually 4 houses being built, the 4th house we can’t. I’m so very sad to see the mountain view go…

March 15th: the work actually started on the 12th of March @ 7 a.m. and has continued every day since (except for Sundays). The noise has been driving me crazy!

March 18th: the roofs are on and hopefully the noise level will start to diminish.

March 22nd: the windows went in today; tomorrow they start siding the 3rd house over from view.

Yesterday before Isabel got her hair cut, I stopped by the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store, that I’ve been meaning to stop and shop at for the past 3 years now. Wasn’t looking for anything in particular just looking. I’m a bargain book hunter and that’s where I headed to first. While I spent time looking through the books, Isabel dug through the toys. Afterward, Isabel showed me the toys she was interested in, when I spotted something sitting on the floor. My first thought was it’s terribly dirty/gross and second it’s going to cost big bucks because it’s Fisher Price. However, it was something we had been talking about getting Isabel and I decided to see how much it was going to be; all it needed was to be scrubbed and scrubbed some more! Enjoy!

The front.

The back…

which swings open.

Close-up. Dirt/grim was everywhere!

Close-up of the dirty porch; so gross but I think I can get it sparkly clean.

I took 2 days to clean it (about 2 1/2 hours of actual clean up time), even got out Q-tips to get all the nooks and crevices.

While I was cleaning, I realized that it plays sounds as well. A basket of kittens meows, the telephone plays a busy signal and rings, and the baby bed plays several songs and messages. Also, all the stickers are in tack not a single one missing or peeled away, so it’s almost brand new! Woohoo!

Close-up of cleaned up porch.

Oh, I forgot to mention how much I spent on this fabulous place! It was only cost .99 cents! I’m so excited and Isabel is thrilled to have a doll house.

Today we got Isabel’s hair cut and what do you think?!?

Before.

After and…

there she is!

For Christmas in 2008, we got Isabel a Hooked on Phonics program on learning the alphabet and getting ready to read. Since we don’t work on it everyday, we are still in the first book of the three book set. Enjoy!

Learning letters and the sounds they make; “o” and “p”.

Isabel had a wonderful birthday a few weeks ago and she’s gotten a few gifts from some very important people. So I thought I would send out a huge “THANK YOU” to everyone who gave her a gift/love. Enjoy!

From Gmpa; a warm outfit to keep her warm in the winter and flower seeds because her flowers didn’t make it last year that we planted. We’ll try again this year…

From Gma; a love shirt and skort outfit. Gma said it reminded her of all the love she has for Isabel…

From the Kinne’s; she got this cool tie-dyed jacket and a “My Little Pony”.
(which btw…is a 5T!)

The front and back of the jacket have the same design; a heart.

A close up of her My Little Pony; Star Song.
(Isabel wanted me to add this photo – “So they can see it close, Momma.” she said)

From Uncle Ron, Aunt Sarah, Aunt Crystal, and cousins; $20.00 which she’ll be saving in the bank.

And last but not least…

From the Ware’s; a very adorable “Hello Kitty” backpack, which she wore all morning long and refused to get dressed because she didn’t want to take the backpack off.

Thank you, everyone! She’s showered with so much love…

Fortunately, we have been sick free for almost a year minus a few sniffles here and there. So the other day, when Isabel and I were playing, I noticed her digging/pulling on her ears. Come to find out her ears were really bothering her. So the following morning, after I took Gabbi to the train, Isabel and I headed over to the doctor to find out if it’s an ear infection. After being admitted, we head back and got the normal questions done and then the doctor arrived…I’m always so nervous, just because of the past experiences with doctor’s and Isabel. No need to worry, this doctor is amazing! I’m going to have to request her again!

Anyway, upon arriving, the doctor enters and begins to ask Isabel her name, how old she is, who I am, and why she’s here today. Isabel goes along answering all the questions, except for two! She did an amazing job! She got a special treat for doing so well! Isabel only got “nervous” when the doctor looked in her ears.

Thankfully, Isabel had a simple diagnosis and didn’t have an ear infection. Hurray! One ear had a bit of fluid and we were given a prescription for ear drops and the other ear…her ear drum was pressed up against the back bone in her ear (like when you change elevation and your ears “pop”) and we were given a prescription…for GUM! My mouth dropped open for that one! Just your regular chewing gum nothing special there. (We are believers that children shouldn’t have chewing gum…at least until their 30.)

So after stopping at Wal-mart and getting the ear drop prescription, we head home and after giving some ground rules about chewing gum. I give Isabel her first piece of gum. She did very well and chewed and chewed and chewed for about an hour. This continued throughout the day (and the following), as was directed by the doctor. The following day, after I gave Isabel her ear drops and gave her some gum to chew. She went off to play. When all of a sudden she bursts out screaming/crying! She comes running in to me crying and upset, that it took me a moment to figure out what she was trying to tell me.

“Momma, it was my throat!” she says crying.

“What did your throat do?” I ask.

“It was my throat that swallowed it, Momma!” she says again crying.

“What do mean?” I ask a bit confused by all the fuss and tears.

“Momma, it was my throat that swallowed the gum. It wasn’t me!” she says crying.

Gino and I just looked at each other and tried not to laugh! She was so upset over her throat swallowing her gum that it took me 10 min. to calm her down! Silly girl…

On Saturday is our friends little boys birthday , he is just 5 days older then Isabel. So this morning right after breakfast, I had her decorate his birthday card so I could get it in the mail on time. Enjoy!

It’s a choo-choo train card and on the back she drew the conductor of the train, saying “hi” to Jimmy and put some stickers. Then she wrote her name.

Happy 4th Birthday, Jimmy!

Today is my parents 37th Anniversary.

This was actually a year before they got married; December 1971.
My Dad was 23 and my Mother was 20.

“When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize.” Proverbs 31:10-11

This was from this summer when they came for a 2-week visit for my birthday.

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!
We Love You!