No school tomorrow, I will be stopping at the library early to pick up my stack of books. I even found one that is about a ballerina fairy! Kudos to the very helpful staff at Baraboo Public Library! We have a pretty good stack, a few of which are part of a series so there are more where they came from.

Naptime today was quite the adventure. I first tucked D in at 12, his usual time. He FOUGHT this one. 2 diaper changes, and 5 tuck ins later he was too tired to fight it anymore. It was also 230. At some point he located a cup and was banging it on the rails of his bed....like a prisoner. There was about 15 min of "let me out here" then the "let me out here,please" Yeah the please is not gonna help ya this time pal....even if I can hear the sticky sweet smile that comes with it. My boy...has dimples and knows how to use 'em.

She told me the story from "The Firebird" as portrayed in Fantasia while Daddy read to D tonight. Yeah, the comprehension portion of her reading test will not be an issue. She was pretty upset about the girl who almost got burned up, but it turned out good, she made the whole world alive again.

Did not get any sewing done today, too busy tucking in D. Hopefully I will have more success tomorrow.

The pic is 1/28/08.

My sister M rocks! Thanks for the postcards. She is so excited when they come and she gets to find the state on her map. You the best!

postcards?

So is it that hard to send a postcard to a 4 yr old? I ask because it seems that way for my family. I have 4 siblings - one sent a postcard, of my 12 Aunts and Uncles -zero, nada, zilch. My in-laws have been way better, even a postcard from a cousin I never met. It stared as a fun way to learn the States, she became interested when we traveled to see family. I thought it would be fun --just think how many friends and family in different places I have, her collection would be huge. Getting the postcards has also helped her when she has a hard time with the whole move thing. She sees the ones on her wall and sees that her friends do remember her, "even far away in Baraboo"

On the crafting front I finished a quilt from the UFO bin, finally got the christening gown in the mail, and made a few doll outfits.

B's parent teacher conference went well. She adds "spice" to the classroom. Her teachers are impressed with her vocabulary. How many people really expect a 4 yr old to tell them "I have a dilemma "We are hoping to get an "official" reading level for her sometime in March. Her teacher is guessing at about 2nd grade at this point. I gave her a book tonight and she disappeared into her room until she had read the whole thing. 4 Harold and the Purple Crayon stories in the book, so much for a new book. On the upside she accepted it this time. Last time she refused to take a new book because she thought she had to give up her old books, like her house and friends.

D is getting so big. Such an explorer. Today he got busted on the counter, and yesterday we are assuming it was him who ran the dishwasher. A very good friend sent a gift that causes him to have a "million dollar smile" A puppy that sings and talks to him, it teaches a few things but mostly he likes it because it is his. He is learning his letters and numbers already, and loves books as much as sissy does. Got busted with 6 books in his bed at nap time the other day.