A Group Of Stahrs

Ten On Tuesday

1.  St. Patrick’s Day was on Saturday.  And, while we aren’t Irish or drink green beer, it’s a fun day for the kids who like to wear green.

I mean, Jacob does love green and the girls get a kick out of four-leaf clovers and such.  So this is what we had for lunch.  Shamrock sandwiches (with or without tomato) and Granny Smith apple slices (not pictured)…

2.  I also made some mint chocolate chip cupcakes with vanilla mint buttercream.  They liked those too. 3.  Jeremiah was gone for most of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday due to recognition (remember that USAFA grads?).  So the Baby Bulls of Squadron 6 became Big Bulls.  He’s so proud.  It was not as rough as I was thinking it would be (being alone with the kids for that length of time) but I’m not really looking forward to the next time.

4.  Check out the business blog to see the “Green Things” I’ve made recently.  I made my first truffles (which were pretty yummy according to my critics…ie The Kids) and a green velvet cake.

5.  We are going to California on Saturday!  Someone has a pretty big birthday coming up.  He’s pretty happy we are celebrating it at Disneyland.  We are all excited!

6.  Mazie taught Jamie and I our kyroogi poomse (sparring form) for taekwondo this weekend.  We both knew the steps, just out of order.  She was a good teacher.  I am grateful she had the patience to teach me.

7.  Jacob is leader at school on Thursday.  He wants to take rainbow fruit kabobs and cheese sticks for snack.  I’m hoping I have enough time tomorrow to put them together.

8.  Mazie learned to do laundry yesterday.  From start to finish.  She put it into the washer with the detergent, switched it over to the dryer (pictured), and even folded it.  I was very proud.  She also knows that most of the laundry is done during the week…while she is at school…backfire. 

9.  And Jamie has been working on ixl (a math computer program through the school).  Spring break doesn’t mean no work around here! 

10.  Max (the resident pet) got into a little tiff with her neighbor today.  The neighbor’s dog is a male and a few years younger than Max but they’ve always kind of played together.  Today he was actually attacking her and trying to bite her.  I noticed the two of them running in our yard this afternoon but Max wasn’t running with him.  She was trying to get away from him.  So I called her inside but he just kept after her.  It was weird.  She had a spot on her back that was a bit sensitive after.   I’m not sure what happened but she was shaking after I finally got her into the house.

Happy Tuesday!

Ten on Wednesday

1.  Yeah, I know.  I’m a day late and a dollar short.  What’s new?

2.  Friday was Dr. Seuss’s 108th birthday.  Did anyone celebrate?  We did.  I made green eggs and ham for breakfast.The kids were excited about it but only took a few bites each and then went on to a “normal” breakfast.  Jacob and I read Seuss books and watched a couple of short movies in the afternoon.  We also went to see The Lorax on Saturday as a family.  We totally recommend the movie.  It was true to the book with added parts to make it a full movie.  It was great!

3.  I completed my first Pinterest project.  I am so excited about it.  What do you think?Jacob walks through the dining room to go to the bathroom and almost walks into the door because he is looking up!  I can’t wait for the girls to see it after school.

4.  And no rainbow is complete without a pot ‘o gold, right?This sits right under the rainbow on the table.

5.  Jacob scolded me for standing on a bar stool while attaching the rainbow to the wall/ceiling.  He said that I should be using the step-ladder.  I had to explain that I couldn’t reach while standing on the ladder.  He said, “Oh yeah, you are kind of short.”  Then he told me that if I fall it he was going to say, “I told you so” because he did.  I didn’t fall so we are good!

6.  Mazie started TCAP testing yesterday.  It’s the same as CSAP of last year.  The state just changed the name.  She was so nervous about the first test.  I thought this year would be different since her teacher was purposely playing down the test by calling it “TCRAP” and saying it wasn’t a huge deal.  I guess he just talked about it too much.  Oh and said “Do your best” which means extra pressure.

7.  Jamie has her second grade music program tomorrow evening.  She had to take an umbrella to school for it.  I can’t wait to see what that’s all about!  She’s so excited about it.

8.  Many of you know how Jacob feels about buttons on his shirts.  To put it mildly, he hates them.  He says they hurt him.  He doesn’t mind the buttons on his pants, just his shirts.  He picked out a Little Man suit for our big date at the end of the month.  Black dress pants, a light green button down shirt, a black pin striped vest, and a matching tie (and don’t forget the dress socks and shoes).  Seriously, he looks so big and handsome in it.  I can’t wait to have our big birthday date.

9.  Or maybe I can.  That means he will be 5 after all.  I’m not really ready to admit that I have big kids now.

10.  We are so excited about Spring Break in a few weeks!  The girls have two weeks off.  During their last week is Jacob’s and Jeremiah’s Spring Break.  That’s the week we are going to be in California!

Ten On Tuesday

1.  This was my valentine from my littlest sweetheart…

2.  I made brownies for dessert that night and decided to make them extra special by cutting them out with a heart cookie cutter…

3.  I also cut cheese with a small heart cookie cutter for Jacob’s party at school and served them along side some pretzel twists.  Jamie had a surprise heart-shaped cheese with her lunch and Mazie had heart-shaped red peppers in her lunch.  It was a heart-y day!

4.  We took the kids bowling for the first time last weekend.  I’m not sure what we were thinking but it turned out to be quite fun.  Plus there was no shame in our (the adults) using the bumpers.  This deserves its own post so pictures will come soon.

5.  The girls had off from school since Friday.  Friday was a “professional development day”, Monday was the holiday, and today was just a day off.  There is no one month during the year where they go every single school day.

6.  Jacob did enjoy his day off with the girls yesterday though.  And he was super excited that they were along to pick him up from school today.  It was as if he had forgotten they had off.  He couldn’t wait to tell them all about his day.  This is funny since I usually only get the run down of what was for snack and if they went outside to play.

7.  I was invited to Ring Dance.  Since I haven’t been there since, um, 1998, I’m assuming I need a nice dress.  Any suggestions on where to get something formal without having to sell the car to pay for it?  I haven’t shopped for a formal dress since I shopped for my wedding gown.   Yeah, we kind of were “busy” when an air force formal thing came up before.  Jeremiah can’t really get out of this one, can he?

8.  I’ve been trying to get Jacob to read for a few months now.  He’s been pretty hesitant since he knows he can’t read like the girls.  I keep trying to explain that the only way he will read like the girls is if he practices but he won’t have anything to do with it.  Today Jamie was looking at his BOB books.  He decided to pick on and sat down with it.  He actually read the words.  He’s been holding out on me, the little stinker.  I have a video but have no idea how to put it on the blog…Anyone?

9.   I can’t wait for The Lorax to come out next weekend.  We are all going to see it on next Saturday.  Anyone else going?

10.  I’m ready for Spring.  Not that we’ve had much snow but I’m ready for the flowers and green grass and afternoons playing outside.

Happy Tuesday!

Ten On Tuesday

1.  Hello?  My name is Megan and it’s been two weeks since I’ve blogged.  There I said it.  Let get on with blogging, shall we?

2.  Every January, Jacob’s preschool has a “Dinner with Dads”.  It’s a spaghetti dinner that the church and teachers put together to celebrate dads since they aren’t in school over Father’s Day.  I have to say that I’m not really sure who was more excited about it…Dad or Jacob.  And, in this house, we have to get the silly one out of the way first…

Aren’t they handsome?  Jacob even wore a shirt with buttons!  Anyone who knows Jacob knows that this is huge for him.  He hates buttons.  So he dressed nicely and even picked out a button shirt for dad to wear.  They went to dinner.  One of Jacob’s teachers took this one…As you can see, the kids had crafts made.  Jacob made a tent and set up a camping area.  The teachers helped him glue his head to figures (pop sticks) and he was fishing and sleeping in the tent!  It sits in Jeremiah’s office at the Academy today.

3.  The girls had a crazy hair day last week.  Jamie opted for 8 pony tails!  Mazie decided to use almost every clip they own and one pony.When they turned around for me to take the picture Mazie giggled at herself and said, “I have no idea why I’m smiling when the camera is behind me.”  When it was bath time, Mazie counted 16 clips and found one when she was washing her hair.  So she used 17!

4.  We’ve adopted Pizza Friday from our good friends in Minnesota.  It’s just easier always knowing what is for supper at least one day a week.  The kids got a little creative the last time I made the dough and opted for shaped pizzas…

There is a small oval cheese pizza, a small diamond cheese pizza without sauce, and a small heart pizza with black olives.  I’ll let you figure out which one when to which kid.

5.  The kids were supposed to have a half day on Friday and it was cancelled due to snow! It was a fun snow day and a three-day weekend.  They even got to play in snow for a little.  It’s mostly gone now though.

6.  The kids had dental appointments last week as well.  They all had great check ups.  No cavities which means they were each able to bang the gong…I was only able to get Jacob doing it and he did take a running start to hit the gong really loud! (which is why he’s blurry)

7.  I am currently reading The 5 Love Languages by Gary D. Chapman.  It’s fascinating and I think it should be read by more people before they get married.  Maybe our country’s divorce rate wouldn’t be so high if they did!  Just sayin’.

8.  I am addicted to Pinterest.  There are so many cute crafty things I want to do but just don’t have the time.  I need an extra day a week just set aside for the things I would love to try.

9.  Does anyone know about the “Cake Bill” here in Colorado?  There are a few representatives that have put together a bill to allow people to sell cakes and cookies out of their home instead of owning a store front.  (Yep, that means I’ve been doing it illegally)  It was passed by the Colorado House of Representatives last week!  It moves onto the Colorado Senate (tentatively) on Friday.  It would be nice to be legitimate for the first time since November 2009!  I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

10.  Jeremiah and I made homemade fortune cookies on Sunday.  His firsties (seniors at the Academy) are getting their bases tomorrow at a dinner.  Jeremiah thought of the idea to put the base coordinates on a strip of paper and put it into the cookie.  I know that he is a dork ;-).  I found a recipe that seemed tasty.  It took almost the whole afternoon since we could do only two at a time but they turned out pretty cool.  The kids had the three that were left over and said they were tasty.

Happy Tuesday!