Our sweet little Sheridan misplaced her pacifier the other night. I looked, but not that hard. I told her that I could not find it. I asked her if she thought that she could sleep without it for the night. She said, "I think so". She did. I thought that maybe naps would no longer happen without a pluggo. Guess what? She did that too! So here we are on night #3 and have also had 2 successful naps without the pluggos. Yeah! Could it really be this easy? It was so hard with the other girls. I will post pictures later. Love to all of you and goodnight!
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Serene & Kyle proud parents of Baby Brigham
Friday, October 3, 2008
Sheridan and the Potty
Sheridan has the 'pee in the potty' mastered. We cannot however, say the same about the 'poop in the potty'. Frustration for her and mommy. We ran up and down the stairs 5 times in 30 minutes yesterday (she needs to use the right potty). Prayers would be greatly appreciated. Good thing we didn't enroll her in preschool this year. :-)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Newest Little Cousin Leah Kaye Sardakowski
Rufus now
He is so funny! He loves to pose for his picture.
Rufus sees the camera pointing at him and he sits down and waits patiently. He weighs about 15 pounds now and has slowed down in his growth. He is very loved. I feel bad because Joe & Colby don't get to come inside often, but Rufus is more or less an inside dog. He chills and shivers badly when it hits 45 degrees.
Chaos and the New School Year!
August 18th & 19th school began. On the 19th, the first day that Sheridan and Mommy had alone together, Amber stepped into a hole that Colby (the medium sized dog), dug for her. Thought it was a sprain, turned out to be a mild break. Tough luck. Week later she had her final wisdom tooth removed.
Ken continues to work his tail off to provide for his girls. He feels like his life is work, workout and fix things. He is amazed at how he can use less gas than Amber does, even when he drives to appointments throughout the week. He is in great health and nothing ever seems to affect him. His is still working the body of the Suburban. He did complete the 5 year long, project with the '67 Mustang. Yeah!
Everyday, we run the girls to early morning Seminary, then Season & Sariah to separate schools. On Wednesdays, Season has late start, so this works out to be an extra trip. Run errands between start and end of school. At 2:30pm, the running begins again. Since Lauren has a stress fracture in her foot, she gets picked up too. Pick up Sariah, come home for a few, pickup Season & Lauren. Mondays; Lee to and from soccer & Lauren to and from Marching band. Tuesdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder, stay with her for 1 1/2 hours. Wednesdays; Lauren to and from Marching Band, Season & Lee to YW. Thursdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder (another 1 1/2 hours hanging out). Fridays; my day off. Ha! Run girls to friends or Football games, Lauren plays with the band in these. Saturdays; soccer games all over the Denver area, then any other activities through the day (includes youth dances once a month). ALWAYS RUNNING!
Lee was recognized for making Honor Roll last spring with a 3.5 GPA. Great job Lee! Lauren was put into the position of Drum Major in Marching Band, this is because she cannot march with a cast. Season turned 12 and got her own cell phone. Sariah is thrilled to be in 1st grade. The homework has been surprisingly abundant. Sheridan enjoys time with Mommy but is always asking to go to her friends' house. She's so grown up.
We have had our bouts of illness. We are waiting for results on a Mono test for Lee. She's been a mess. Exhaustion is killing her. She has changed her schedule to accomodate release time Seminary in stead of early morning, hoping that the extra hour will help (this was before we suspected Mono). Season had strep a couple of weeks ago. She is much better now.
UPDATE: Lee's bloodwork came back positive for Mono. Yuck! She hopes to feel better soon!
Overall, we plug away everyday. This is the life of our 'larger' family by today's standards. We are truly blessed to have these sweet spirits.
Overall, we plug away everyday. This is the life of our 'larger' family by today's standards. We are truly blessed to have these sweet spirits.
Monday, April 7, 2008
"Our Pug Rufus"
This is going to be our new puppy. Rufus will be the newest member of the Toone clan. He is 6 weeks old and we will be getting him on the 18th when he turns 8 weeks. Everyone is very excited. A new baby in the house will be fun and hard work too! We hope to train him right from the start and teach him to be a good puppy. Doesn't he look so cute?!?!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Happy April Fool's Day or the Atheist Holiday!
This is probably one of the best emails this year! Have you heard about this case?
Great answer from the judge! In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays.
He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.
The case was brought before a judge.
After listening to the long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel and declared, 'Case dismissed!'
The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said, 'Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case?
The Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah..yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!'
The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said, 'Obviously your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate, his own atheists' holiday!'
The lawyer pompously said, 'Your Honor, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. Just when might that holiday be, your Honor?'
The judge said, 'Well it comes every year on exactly the same date---April 1st!
Since our calendar sets April 1st as 'April Fools Day,' consider that Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now, have a good day and get out of my courtroom.
Great answer from the judge! In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation of Easter and Passover holidays.
He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while atheists had no holiday to celebrate.
The case was brought before a judge.
After listening to the long passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel and declared, 'Case dismissed!'
The lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and said, 'Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case?
The Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah..yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!'
The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said, 'Obviously your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate, his own atheists' holiday!'
The lawyer pompously said, 'Your Honor, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. Just when might that holiday be, your Honor?'
The judge said, 'Well it comes every year on exactly the same date---April 1st!
Since our calendar sets April 1st as 'April Fools Day,' consider that Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now, have a good day and get out of my courtroom.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Favorite links listed below
I wanted to list my favorite website for free items and awesome internet deals. Just ask me about it and how to find the deals. We are not involved in business with this website, I just love it and find free things and deals on many things we need to buy. I will try to figure out how to post in a specific area for my best websites to visit. The address is http://www.dealtaker.com/ You'll love it too!
My next would have to be http://www.craigslist.com/ . Be careful when entering the address yourself not to put "craiglist.com" as we have discovered it is a porn site and very hard to exit when it has been opened. Just use my link above then enter it into your favorites. You will need to click on your metro area city.
Finally everyone knows how much I love to buy and sell on http://www.ebay.com/ ! Enjoy and check out these sites. Love to you all!
My next would have to be http://www.craigslist.com/ . Be careful when entering the address yourself not to put "craiglist.com" as we have discovered it is a porn site and very hard to exit when it has been opened. Just use my link above then enter it into your favorites. You will need to click on your metro area city.
Finally everyone knows how much I love to buy and sell on http://www.ebay.com/ ! Enjoy and check out these sites. Love to you all!
Todd, Tamara, Ellie and Kira after becoming a Forever Family
Family Picture to come...
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