In the Meadow
by Flower Meadow
Entries 208
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Vacation
The kids are on vacation from school this week. They didn’t have school on Friday and school doesn’t start again until this coming Monday. On Thursday night the fifth through eight graders at t...
Open House and Activities
Everything in our world is going fairly well. The musical that Kayla is rehearsing for will be at the beginning of March. She will be in the Hot Box Girls and Mission Band for the play Guys and...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. It was positively balmy here in Upstate New York today. Not a snowy Christmas, that’s for sure. It has been over a month since I have written here. Ther...
Activities and Aaron's Six Months
The kids had a lot of activities this week. Kayla had a gymnastics meet this past weekend. She takes gymnastics and dance. Timmy and Aaron are getting ready to start hockey. We are getting th...
Halfway Through Thirteen
As of today Kayla and Timmy have officially been teenagers for six months. They had today off from school for Veteran’s Day. They each had sleepovers last night. Sleepovers are a big thing in ...
Halloween and Election Day
Halloween was a busy time. Timmy went as a pirate, Kayla went as a Rubik’s Cube, and Aaron went as a lion. Timmy carried a fake sword and had a pirate hat. When Kayla said she wanted to be a R...
Campout and Ceremony
It has been a long time since I have written. We have been busy the past few weeks. Aaron is on a Cub Scout campout this weekend. They are sleeping in heated cabins, which is good because it h...
Mass
Kayla and Timmy were lucky to get tickets to Madison Square Garden for the mass with Pope Francis this past Friday. They go to a Catholic school and the eighth graders at their school received t...
First Two Weeks
Today marks the end of the first two weeks of school. Kayla and Timmy are in eighth grade. They are in two of the same classes. There is a big emphasis on organization this year. This will he...
First Day of School
The kids had their first day of school yesterday. Kayla and Timmy are in eighth grade and Aaron is in fifth grade. My babies are growing up. Their school is kindergarten through eighth grade, ...
Final Week
The kids are down to their last week and a half of summer vacation. School starts September 9th. We are not doing too much during this last week. We have been to the beach a few times. The ki...
Camp and Mom Update
The kids have been at soccer camp this week. It is a day camp. At the end of the week they go to an amusement park. They also have trips to lasertron and the zoo. The kids go back to school o...
Update and Beach
My mom is in a short-term rehabilitation unit. I like this place because the therapy she has been getting is great. She gets physical therapy twice a day as well as speech therapy. The bad par...
Beach and Park
My mom is feeling better. She has been in the short term rehab facility for a little more than a week. She is recovering from a urinary tract infection. In the past couple days she has been sa...
Vacation
We returned home yesterday from a vacation to Maine. We were invited to spend time at a cabin my husband’s family rents by a lake in Central Maine. It was very nice there. We spent a lot of ti...
Beach and Movie
The kids have been on summer vacation since last Wednesday. They are not doing too much right now. They will be going to camp later in the summer. On Friday we went to the beach. It is a beac...
Last Night
Tomorrow is the last day of school. There is an assembly and the kids are dismissed at 10:00 a.m. Timmy and Kayla will be finished with seventh grade and Aaron will be finished with fourth grad...
One Month and Soccer
The school year is winding down. The last day is June 23rd. The last three days are early dismissal days. So there is not much school year left. Kayla and Timmy have been teenagers for one mo...
Aaron's Birthday Party
On Saturday we had Aaron’s birthday party. It was at a place with bounce houses and games. We ordered a birthday package with pizza and drinks. I brought a birthday cake. The kids each got to...
Happy Birthday Aaron!
Today is Aaron’s tenth birthday. My baby boy is growing up. I made him an omelet with pickles this morning (he has unusual tastes.) We went out for ice cream right after school. Tonight he wi...
Growing Up
My baby boy is growing up. Tomorrow is Aaron’s birthday. He will be ten years old. Double digits and two whole hands. I remember holding him when he was a newborn. His birthday party will be...
Happy 13th Birthday Kayla and Timmy!
Today is a big day. Timmy and Kayla are thirteen years old today. My babies are teenagers. We had their birthday party on Saturday. The weather was great. It was unusually warm for early May...
Birthday Party Plans
We are having a party on Saturday for Timmy and Kayla’s thirteenth birthday. The party is mostly for our families. The twins are having get-togethers with their friends next weekend. My child...
Park and Spring Days
The weather has been fairly warm, and I am definitely getting spring fever. I went outside on my lunch break today and did not want to go back inside. I did though. The kids have been going to th...
Testing and Vacation
I meant to write about our vacation before today, but ended up being very busy this week. I guess it’s true about needing a vacation from your vacation, ha ha. The kids are taking the state sta...