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   Feb 23

Fear.

By Mic

I have been thinking a lot about fear today. I started thinking about it because last night Cam woke up crying because he had had a bad dream. He told we that when he was sleeping a shadow came in his window and went across his wall. He told me this while trying to calm his tears and trying to relaxing and whisper so as not to wake Nate. As I listened to his story I sat waiting for the what I would call a scary part, but it never came. The shadow didn’t attack him or make the room totally dark or anything else. It just moved across his wall. He re-told the story 3 or 4 times but that was all he said. Then he decided he was tired asked for a hug and went to sleep. I thought it over and over. As an adult I don’t see his dream as scary at all, but to him that shadow was terrifying. It was enough to wake him from his sleep and make him cry out for help. I realize he’s only 4 and I am an adult so of course he is more easily scared…..in some ways. Not in all ways though.

I have come to realize and have been thinking that as an adult I have fears that I never had as a child. Some of those fears might be obvious. I fear for the well being of my family and for how everything is going to work out. Will there always be enough money, will everyone stay healthy. Now don’t worry I don’t obsess over these things but they are definitely a lingering fear somewhere in my brain. But I also have fears I never expected as an adult.

When I was young I was a bit of a daredevil. I would do stupid things and never fear the consequences. Risk of pain was a challenge not a warning of danger. I would rock climb, cliff dive in to a lake, all sorts of things if given the chance and never worry that I could get hurt. That was part of the thrill. Now as an adult I fear it. I NEVER thought I would fear a physical challenge but I do.I guess it isn’t really the challenge it’s self it is the consequence.

This is something my children aren’t afraid of (at least yet). They take risks head on. They jump from heights that compared to their size are huge and don’t think twice. So who am I to say that Cam’s dream wasn’t scary. Fear like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It isn’t what they are facing but what they perceive that is the real fear.

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   Feb 22

She’s on the move.

By Mic

It wasn’t much but it’s a start. For a few weeks now Aly has been able to crawl backwards and to turn in circles but she hasn’t been able to go forward. Today however she cracked that barrier. It was very uncoordinated and slow going but she went forward. It is the start of her becoming mobile. It goes to fast. In what I am sure will feel like the blink of an eye she will be running around chasing after her brothers.

It all goes way to fast.

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   Feb 21

Mmmm….Pancake Tuesday.

By Mic

Growing up as a kid I some how always found out when Shrove Tuesday was coming and was always excited. Mmmm… pancake Tuesday.

Well somethings never change. So this year for pancake Tuesday I decided to make flavored pancakes. I made some plain as well for Rob. I made Blueberry for Cameron and banana for Nate, Aly and I. I also tried apple pancakes. I based my recipe on an idea I found on pinterest. Basically it is apple cored and sliced into rings and then dipped into pancake batter and cooked. I used Royal Gala apples (because that’s what I had in the house). They were really interesting and the boys liked them but next time I need to use an apple with a stronger flavor.

Oh and Aly LOVED her banana pancake. At firs she didn’t know what to make of it, she just mushed it and looked it over. After the first bite she inhaled nearly an entire pancake on her own.

Apple Pancakes

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   Feb 20

My angel’s prayers.

By Mic

I know some of you have already seen this video. Rob stole it from me and posted it on his blog. But I took the video so I still wanted to post it. This is Aly age 8 months 4 days. Aly is learning how to say her prayers all by herself.

 

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   Feb 19

Share the love.

By Mic

 

 

 

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   Feb 18

Hidding from the winter world outside.

By Mic

My poor little ones. Nate is well… he’s doing okay but his bowels are still out of balance. Cam is complaining that it hurts when he pees so I think he might have a blader infection. Aly has been running a fever of about 101 all day. I am not sure what is causing the fever but she is feeling and acting off all day. I am not sure if she is just teething or coming down with something. I feel so bad for her she has been so aggitated all day. 

So since Aly was running a fever and it was snowing and icey outside we decided to spend the day hidding inside. We had a pretty good day with the kids. We didn’t really do much but it was nice. We even had a nice afternoon nap. All of the kids went for a lie down at the same time and so I was able to lie down too. We finished up our day with mango chicken salad sandwhiches for supper and an episode of Curious George with the kids.

I was a wonderful quiet day.

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   Feb 17

My P.D. day.

By Mic

What a great P.D. day. The boys didn’t want to go any where today so we just stayed home and played all day and watched movies. It was a nice break from the normally hectic weekdays. Hope everyone else had a good day too.

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   Feb 16

I couldn’t believe it. I was shocked.

By Mic

Today after I picked Cam up from school I took the kids and went to do some grocery shopping. When we arrived I parked and let the boys out of the van and sent them on to the sidewalk to wait while I got Aly out. As I came around the van with Aly I saw a bag on the ground. At first I didn’t know what it was. I thought maybe someone had thrown the garbage out of their car and just left it on the curb. I was a fairly big bag about half a garbage bag worth of stuff. I was going to ignore it when something in it caught my eye so I moved towards it for a closer look. That’s when I realized it was medical waste. The grocery store has a drug store in it that has a needle disposal program for diabetics and other injected medicines. Apparently someone had decided not to take their waste in and had left it outside on the ground. I am not sure what all was in the bag but there were some ace bandages and gauze pad boxes and syringes. I stood there for a moment just staring at it. I wasn’t sure what to do about it. Then Nate moved towards it asking what it was and I decided I couldn’t leave it there. I picked it up touching as little of it as possible and took it in to the pharmacy. The pharmacy team were great and took it to make sure it would be disposed of properly. I just couldn’t believe someone would leave something like that lying out like that. Kids or animals could have gotten into it and been hurt. I wish people would think more about how their actions can impact others around them.

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   Feb 15

Sleepy heads.

By Mic

For about the last two weeks Nate has been sleeping more then normal. Yesterday Nate had a 3+ hour nap and then he had a second nap for another hour. Cam has also been more tired then usual. Yesterday he got home from school and took a two and a half hour nap. Then today Nate, Aly and I got home from Preschool and Nate was exhausted so I gave him lunch and put him to bed. He slept for about 4 and half hours. Cam on the other hand was at school. After lunch the kids went outside to play. Cam went and curled up in a corner of the play area and went to sleep. Cam got home from school and was tired so I put him down for a nap. He slept for about 2 and half hours. I could understand if they were staying up all night or even up late, but they aren’t in fact they’ve been sleeping through the night.

I am not sure what is going on. At first I thought that Nate might be having a growth spurt but then Cam started sleeping a lot and I am wondering if maybe they are fighting something. Maybe a cold or an infection of some sort? They don’t have any other symptoms just exhaustion.

Oh well I guess I wait and see if they get sick or whether I need to go clothes shopping. How weird it would be if they are both going through a grow spurt at the same time?

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   Feb 14

I am a t.v. junkie!

By Mic

Tonight I stayed up way to late putting together Valentines Day cards for Cameron to take to school tomorrow. It’s my own fault for leaving it to the last minute. As I was working I had a t.v. show on (through Netflix) to keep me company. I told myself that as soon as I was done I would turn off the show and go to bed. I finished the cards at about 11:55 but I just couldn’t shut it off. I had to see the end. In fact it took all my strength not to press play on the next episode.

I AM A T.V. JUNKIE!!!

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