31 May, 2007
26 May, 2007
Clue
The two older kids spent the first two weekends in May working on a Clue movie with the junior high youth group. The characters were Mr. Body, Miss Maroon, Mrs. Jade, Mrs. Parrot, Mrs. Black, and Major Mayo, with some additional characters, like two door-to-door salesmen, and a butler. Rachel was Mrs. Parrot, and NB was the head sound technician.
Rachel underwent a transformation those two weeks. She was told to dress in blue for her costume, and so she wore this blouse that her grandmother had given her---bright blue with ruffles and sequins. Rachel thought she would never wear it. She also wore makeup for the first night, borrowed, mostly, from other people. But she liked the way she looked it in, and she asked if we could buy some makeup for her. I told her that since she was almost in high school, I was willing for her to start wearing makeup, but only if she promised to wash her face twice a day like she is supposed to. A few months ago, Rachel started really taking care of her hair, and it looks great. Now she is really taking care of her face, too, and it looks good, and the makeup looks good. She looks like a very different girl than that messy-haired kid that used to live here.
We also needed to do some shopping for white dresses for the Star and Friend ceremony in July. Three years ago, when M was an Honor Star, she wanted to sew her own dress, and she wanted something very simple. This time she wanted fancy, again, another sign she's growing up.
Last night was premier night for the Clue movie. Rachel and NB both had done a great job.
I've always tried to enjoy the kids at the age they are now instead of always looking back or always looking ahead. But with testing for high school, and the changes in the girls, it's hard not to think ahead to them leaving the house and how lonely I'll be. But enough of that for now. I'll think about it tomorrow.
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Rachel underwent a transformation those two weeks. She was told to dress in blue for her costume, and so she wore this blouse that her grandmother had given her---bright blue with ruffles and sequins. Rachel thought she would never wear it. She also wore makeup for the first night, borrowed, mostly, from other people. But she liked the way she looked it in, and she asked if we could buy some makeup for her. I told her that since she was almost in high school, I was willing for her to start wearing makeup, but only if she promised to wash her face twice a day like she is supposed to. A few months ago, Rachel started really taking care of her hair, and it looks great. Now she is really taking care of her face, too, and it looks good, and the makeup looks good. She looks like a very different girl than that messy-haired kid that used to live here.
We also needed to do some shopping for white dresses for the Star and Friend ceremony in July. Three years ago, when M was an Honor Star, she wanted to sew her own dress, and she wanted something very simple. This time she wanted fancy, again, another sign she's growing up.
Last night was premier night for the Clue movie. Rachel and NB both had done a great job.
I've always tried to enjoy the kids at the age they are now instead of always looking back or always looking ahead. But with testing for high school, and the changes in the girls, it's hard not to think ahead to them leaving the house and how lonely I'll be. But enough of that for now. I'll think about it tomorrow.
ttfn
24 May, 2007
Next to Last Day
Tomorrow is our last day for school for this school year. I've been grading papers like crazy, working on paperwork for M to start high school in the fall, working for clients, and trying to keep the house clean, too. The weather here has been warm and dry---perfect for me to get caught up on the laundry (since we don't have a dryer). But there is so much other stuff to get caught up on, too.
On Monday, I found a little bit of time for scrapbooking. I cleaned in my room some over the weekend, and unpacked some boxes, and I found a box of pictures I had been looking for. I just knew in my heart that the first picture in the box was a picture of my girls with my dad from December of 2004, and I really wanted to find that box. I did. And Monday I did about four pages in my family scrapbook. I worked really hard in Luxembourg to be only about one year behind in getting my pictures in books and documented. Now I'm two and a half years behind, but I'm not discouraged. I got caught up once, and I can do it again.
On Monday, I found a little bit of time for scrapbooking. I cleaned in my room some over the weekend, and unpacked some boxes, and I found a box of pictures I had been looking for. I just knew in my heart that the first picture in the box was a picture of my girls with my dad from December of 2004, and I really wanted to find that box. I did. And Monday I did about four pages in my family scrapbook. I worked really hard in Luxembourg to be only about one year behind in getting my pictures in books and documented. Now I'm two and a half years behind, but I'm not discouraged. I got caught up once, and I can do it again.
02 May, 2007
One Year Ago Today
A year ago today we closed on our house here in Tennessee. Sometimes when I see how much stuff I still have to unpack, I get discouraged. On the other hand, I'm really thankful that we have all our stuff, and that we have a house and land we love.
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