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For one of the pickiest eaters I've ever met, Josie surely tickles me to death. She loves broccoli. I mean, the girl can put it away! Tonight I made Tilapia and steamed broccoli, and Josie ignored the fish and her piece of butter bread and went straight for the broccoli! She had THREE helpings, and then just fished pieces out of the bowl when she wanted more! I wish Lexi would eat like that!

Now I'm off, to make either strawberry cheesecake cupcakes or pistachio cupcakes... not sure which yet...

I slept for almost 10 hours last night. I'm beginning to wonder if something is wrong with me - ever since I hit my teens, I have been somewhat of an insomniac. I never, ever go to bed before 1 a.m., most of the time later than that. I don't nap, either. Yet somehow, for the last 3-4 days, I've been averaging 8-10 hours of sleep per night. You'd think it'd make me feel better and more rested, but all it's doing is making me feel achey (from lying still so long is my guess) and edgy. Rawr.

Tonight I want to take Gracie to the dollar theatre to see Prince Caspian, but both her dad and I have told her several times that if her room isn't clean by 3 p.m. (movie starts at 4), she isn't going. Seriously, their room looks like a hurricane hit it - clothes and toys everywhere - and I may be brave, but I'm not brave enough to step into that room to clean it myself.

Last night we had a funny moment. After dinner, I asked the girls to vote: cupcakes or cookies for dessert. They voted cookies (probably because I've been on a cupcake kick, baking them like crazy), so I whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies. They were cleaning their toys up at the time, so I said if they didn't clean up, they would get no cookies. Josie went around with her hands on her hips saying, "CLEAN! No cookies!!!" It was hilarious - the older two girls and I cracked up every time she said it - especially when she started stomping her foot to emphasize her point!

The girls go back to school in 8 days, and they're uber excited. Gracie is wondering if she'll get the teacher she wants, and Lexi just wants to know who she's getting, period. They have all of their school supplies (if I can just remember what belongs to who). Josie and I will miss them when they're gone, though. It's been nice having them home, and being able to go places and play games and whatnot. :(

Our church has been going through the Bible in a year, and last week we finished the Old Testament. This weekend, they're going to do something like a play to review the Old Testament, and said it'd be great, so I'm inviting you all to come and watch with me! Shoot me an email and let me know if you want to come with me - I am so excited!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Huzzah!

Today is going to be an excellent day. We're going to go school supply shopping (SO MUCH FUN!), then we're going to have a decaf soy iced mocha at Perkfection, and then Grace and I are heading over to the Summit to B & N, where we will stand in line for our ticket to buy Breaking Dawn at midnight. Then we'll have dinner at Max & Erma's, go back to B & N, and enjoy the midnight release party! YAY for good days!!!

Gracie's CT Scan

Hey all. Just wanted to update you on Gracie's CT Scan that she had done at Kosair this morning. The pediatrician just called me and said that everything looks normal! Great news! So thanks to all who called, emailed, or sent cards - she really appreciates all of the love, and I do, too!

Thanks again,
Michelle

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So Taylor left Sunday, everyone is depressed, and I think I am coming down with something. I got up early yesterday to take the girls to storytime at the library, got home around 1, and told Jason I was lying down for a nap. I didn't wake up until 7 p.m., at which time I got a drink, went to the bathroom, and went back to sleep until 9 o'clock this morning! Insane! Today I feel dizzy and out of sorts. Don't know if it has to do with yesterday's sleep-a-thon or not. I was not hungry yesterday when I woke up, and I am not hungry today, either. I've had two cups of coffee with my new sweet italian creme creamer in it, but other than that, I haven't felt like anything else. The kids had spaghetti-o's and chicken noodle soup for lunch, and now I'm trying to get Fifi down for her nap, and the older two are cleaning their room. Hopefully she'll nap, and they'll come lay down with me, cause I feel like having another nap too.

Oh yeah, and the pediatrican rescheduled Gracie's CT Scan to July 29th @ 7 a.m.

Update on us

It's been a busy week. Taylor leaves us on Sunday, so naturally we're trying to jam lots more stuff in before she goes. We've been to story time at the library (they read Beauty & the Beast and got their pix taken with Belle from the Derby Dinner show), we've redeemed all of our summer reading points (there are lots of compass rings and bendy kings and queens floating around here, y'all), we've been on picnics, we've played dress-up, we've had manicures and pedicures, we've been swimming at the Aquatic Center, we've made fruit pizza, we've had homemade coffee frappuccinos, we've watched countless DVDs - and that's only the tip of the iceberg, for this week so far. It's only Wednesday, folks. Four days to fill up! Yikes!

I got a call today from Kosair. They want to pre-register Gracie for her CT scan, but they didn't tell me the date - guess I may have to call back and ask. For those not in the know, she's been having some pretty bad headaches, and her pediatrician is thinking she might have migraine disorder. Pray that that's not what it is, please.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Happy 2nd of July!!

So yeah, I'm two days early, but I don't plan on blogging over the holiday weekend. Tomorrow we're having the annual "grandkid portraits" done at Portrait Innovation. This usually consists of the summer birthday kids each getting their own birthday pic (this year Nat will have her 4th, Lexi has her 6th, and Tater has her 13th), then there will be a big group one with all 5 girls, and then one of my 4 girls. So much fun! Then tomorrow night, we're hosting our own "vampire prom." (Taylor's into the book Twilight and won't be here on Aug. 1st when B&N is hosting an "undead prom" book release party.) Then the 4th, which we will cook out for, and possibly all go see "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" or whatever it's called. Then on Saturday we're thinking of heading over to Nashville, Indiana.

We are busy bees, indeed!

So stay safe, have fun, and we love y'all!