Monthly Archives: July 2009

Sarah suffers from the same fate as I.  Her birthday is in the middle of summer vacation, making it difficult to have a party with all your friends, because they are all on vacation.  Our solution is to celebrate with … Continue reading →

Okay, I will start off this post by apologizing if I offend anyone.  But here is my honest to goodness opinion of the recently popular practice of "graduating" Kindergartners.  Absolutely ridiculous, unnecessary, and it cheapens graduations that actually have meaning, … Continue reading →

The second to last Thursday of the school year, Sophie got to do something super exciting and fun; sleep over at Kindergarten!  Nicholas and Sarah had done it previous years, and she has been looking forward to her turn for … Continue reading →

So, I actually have a couple entries that I need to post before I get to my birthday in chronological order.  But I just had to skip ahead and quickly show off my birthday present from Chris.  It just came … Continue reading →

Since there are so many Americans living in the area now, we celebrated the Fourth with a group barbecue at a nearby park.  Sadly, there are no pictures, which makes me want to kick myself.  I dressed us all up … Continue reading →

The Monday before I went into the hospital, Noah had what they call "Schnuppertag" at his new Kindergarten.  All the kids who will be starting kindergarten after summer vacation is over, are invited to come for the afternoon.  They get … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago,Sunday night, I experienced the worst, most unrelenting pain I have ever felt in my life.  Since all my children were hatched, not born, I have no reference point to say whether it was worse or less intense … Continue reading →