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Girl Scout cookies

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I can’t believe I haven’t posted yet that Eve joined Girl Scouts. She has been doing it for a few months and absolutely loves it. She’s earned some badges and ironed them onto her sash all by herself. Apparently they don’t sew them any more. She’s done some experiments and made some new friends. She loves it. She also is eagerly selling Girl Scout cookies right now! She has set herself a lofty goal and is working hard to achieve it. If only the weather would be a little more cooperative for door-to-door canvasing! Let me know if you are interested in ordering any cookies. I can ship them anywhere! This year they have:

  • Savannah Smiles (lemony)
  • Trefoils (shortbread)
  • Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwiches)
  • Samoas (coconut/caramel)
  • Tagalongs (peanut butter patties)
  • Thin mints (of course)
  • and Rah-Rah-Raisins (oatmeal raisin cookies, new this year!).

Each are $4/box. They also have gluten-free Toffee-tastic for those with allergies. Let me know if you’d like any. Eve says thank you.

Swim team

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For years now I have wanted Eve to join the swim team. She would be sooo good at it.  She is a strong swimmer, athletic, and competitive.  Perfect for swim team.  However, it is a big expense and time commitment, and she has had no interest so it hasn’t happened.  Until yesterday.

She came home last week and said she wanted to join the team.  I don’t know what changed in her mind, but suddenly she was interested.  I spent a few days researching when she could start (immediately), what the cost is (a lot) and when they practice (exact same times as karate, of course).  Yesterday we decided to go for a trial swim.  I really hoped she would like it.  Her best friend is on the team and Eve really needs more big muscle activity.  She has soooo much energy and nothing to do with it.

She was thrilled to be back in the pool.  We don’t have an aquatic center membership anymore and it has been a long time since she last swam.  Probably last summer, in a lake.  So she swam in the splash park with her friends for awhile, then headed over to the competition pool to join the team.

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When they were done they joined the next level team in the bleachers, with parents and others, for an announcement on the upcoming fundraiser swim-a-thon.  When that was over and she made it back to me she broke down into baby Eve.  She snuggled in tight and told me it was too hard.  She said she didn’t know what she was doing and it was so hard and she just wants to swim her way and not be told what to do, which has always been her main reason for not wanting to join.  I’m bummed, but not surprised.  She said she wants to swim more then maybe try again another time.   I wish it wasn’t so expensive.  I should probably get a membership again.  Swimming is so good for both of them and they love it.

Spaghetti dinner

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Eve requested spaghetti for dinner recently. In fact, she decided she remembered it is her favorite dinner and really, really wants it for her birthday.  I decided maybe we should have it again and tonight was the night!  Eve cooked the pasta and helped prepare the salad.  It came out soooo good!

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This makes me really happy.

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My tofu balls came out perfect!!!

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The obligatory dinner shot.

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Eve practicing her slurping.

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Doubles!

I don’t normally enjoy cooking dinner, but with Eve by my side it is much more fun.  And when she eats the meal too it makes it all worth the effort!

Monopoly beat down!

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We decided the final day of Christmas vacation called for an epic game of Monopoly.  Eve decided at the last minute to join us, and boy did we pay for that!!!  She royal kicked our butts!!  By the end she owned every hotel (literally, there were no more hotels available for her to buy!) and was cutting deals with us right and left.  She was quite benevolent, but the game still ended with her owning everything and Lex and I feeling the pain!

“This is the world, Mom,” says Eve, waving her hand over the Monopoly board, “and I have most of it!!”

“Your eyes are gonna be huge. Your mouth is gonna hang open. I’m gonna make you mad, guys!”

I was proud of Lex for sticking with it and of Eve for practicing good sportsmanship… most of the time!

“I’m probably never going to jail because I’m so ri-Ich!” (with a sing song tune on “rich”)

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I wish we had a few more weeks of vacation.  :-)

Fun with pipe cleaners

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I’m totally behind on blogging. I just took pictures off the camera and there are so many! We have been busy lately! Last week we got pipe cleaners to make gifts for teachers… and to just have fun with. And boy have they been having fun with them! :)

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Lex made a cat toy that Daisy loved!

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He wore Daisy right out!

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Eve made a toy too. Everyone had fun with cats and pipe cleaners.

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Once Daisy was all worn out the kids moved on to other things… like halos! :)

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And costumes.

Today Eve made herself a pipe cleaner costume. She called herself “Fang Girl” though there were no fangs. Sometimes she seemed like a super hero, but other times she seemed more villainous. You just never know with that girl. We had to run errands and it was Sunday, so the kids went out in PJs. PJs and pipe cleaners. Life with kids.

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Super hero / villian / Fang Girl!

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Even heros need to run errands sometimes.

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Fang Girl battles King Arthur… while waiting for a snack.

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Break time for Fang Girl

That hair!

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I was combing Eve’s hair tonight, but we got a late start and it was drier than usual. I couldn’t believe how different the combed side looked from the tight-curl non-combed side. I commented to Eve and she wanted to see, so we busted out the camera. :)

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This is mostly combed, but you can see the non-combed on the left.

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Half and half. The combed side is twice as long! She has beautiful hair!

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She’s a beautiful girl, cat scratched face and all.

I love everything about this child. I feel so blessed to have her in my life.

Quotes from Eve

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While snuggling in bed last night she says, “I’m going to be an explorer when I grow up.” Silence for a few minutes, then “I guess an old fashioned explorer, one who uses maps instead of Google instructions.”

Just now as we’re heading into the big city of Manchester she says, “What are those big things up there?!  The things ahead with lights on them?”  Ummm… building, country girl, those are tall buildings. 

Love my country girl.

Revenge

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“I’ll get revenge on you someday!” yelled Eve to Lex, after he apparently unmade her bed and failed to remake it properly.  Moments later they were laughing together again.  Ahh..  6am fun.  TGIF!

Notice anything missing?

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imageEve lost her first tooth today!  Top, front, left.  She had four pulled, of course, but this is the first one that fell out on it’s own.  It has been wiggly for a long time and she recently started working it hard to get it out.  Today it came out in her bagel and cream cheese.  She licked it clean with her tongue.  She’s so weird.  She’s also SUPER excited for the tooth fairy.  And she’s excited because the one next to it is is also wiggly, so she has already started on her next project. :)