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Dinner and Shows in In the Meadow
There is a huge blizzard a few miles from here, which is kind of weird, because it hasn’t snowed here at all today and there is bare grass outside. I saw on the news that it has to do with a typ...
Half-Birthday in In the Meadow
Kayla and Timmy are twelve and a half years old today. In six months, they will be teenagers. The kids had today off from school for Veterans Day. We went to a town we had never been to befor...
Park and Movies in In the Meadow
We are having a good weekend. Yesterday we went to a diner for lunch. Then we watched college football. We also did quite a bit of reading. The kids are in a reading club at school. Today we...
Trick-or-Treating in In the Meadow
On Friday we started trick-or-treating around five-thirty. Kayla went as a mermaid, Timmy was Harry Potter, and Aaron was Batman. It was chilly with a slight drizzle toward the end. Not the be...
Happy Halloween! in In the Meadow
I wanted to wish everybody a happy Halloween. The kids had a half day of school today. We are going out trick or treating soon. Earlier this week, Kayla read a story to a group of younger kids ...
Halloween Party in In the Meadow
On Saturday we went to we went to an outlet mall that recently had an addition put on to it. There were so many people there. It’s usually busy before the holidays, but even more so with the ad...
Falls and Park in In the Meadow
Life in the new school year has become mostly routine. The kids have adjusted fairly well. They go to a smaller school so they know most of the kids now. They are usually very willing to talk ...
Corn Maze in In the Meadow
This weekend we went to a corn maze. The maze was on a farm between Buffalo and Rochester. We first went through the small maze. Then we decided we were ready for the large maze. There were s...
Recital and Test in In the Meadow
This has been a fairly busy week. Kayla had her first dance recital of the year. She was in the tap dancing part this time. She had been practicing a lot at home. Tap dancing is one of her fa...
Half-Days and Trip in In the Meadow
The kids had a half-day of school on Monday and they have another half-day today. Kind of a strange week. They go to a religious school and they have a school mass during the morning of the hal...
Open House Part 2 in In the Meadow
The fourth graders had their open house this week. We met with Aaron’s teacher and saw his classroom. The open house for the younger students was more informal than for the middle schoolers. W...
Open House in In the Meadow
There was an open house at school this week for Kayla and Timmy. It was set up so that the parents followed their child’s schedule. I did Kayla’s schedule and my husband did Timmy’s. The teach...
First Full Week in In the Meadow
The kids are on their last day of the first full week of school. The twins seem to be doing okay in middle school. Open house is next Tuesday at the middle school. I will be able to meet each ...
First Week and Weekend of School in In the Meadow
The first week of school is over. The kids just went back to school on Wednesday, so it was short. We are starting to get into a routine. I get up at 6:35 and we go out to the bus stop at 7:40...
First Full Day of School in In the Meadow
The kids had their first full day of school today. Timmy and Kayla are in seventh grade and Aaron is in fourth grade. It was the twins’ first full day of middle school. They seemed to have had...
First Day of Seventh and Fourth Grades in In the Meadow
Today was the first day of school. It was a half day. Timmy and Kayla had an orientation for the seventh-graders. Aaron started fourth grade. We woke up this morning and had Honey Nut Cheerio...
Almost the First Day in In the Meadow
Tomorrow Kayla and Timmy start seventh grade and Aaron starts fourth grade. The twins will have six classes. This is their first time changing classes in school. We have been doing some practi...
Out-of-Town Visit in In the Meadow
We have had a quiet week. The kids have told me they are happy to be going back to school. I guess most kids are by the end of summer. We have all their school supplies. The twins received th...
Camp in In the Meadow
This past week Kayla and Timmy went to a summer camp at the middle school they will attend this year. They already know some of the kids, and this was a chance for them to get to know some more ...
Carnival in In the Meadow
This week we went to a carnival at a nearby church. We got to the carnival and walked around to see everything. The kids decided right away they wanted to go in the funhouse. It looked like an...
Camp and Soccer in In the Meadow
The kids have just finished two weeks of day camp. They are playing soccer and have games and practice four days a week. The first day of school is September 3rd. They had a good time at camp. ...
Park, Restaurant, and Vacation Pictures in In the Meadow
Last night after summer camp we sat on the porch and read. I love sitting on the porch in the summer. I feel like I am watching the world go by. Tonight we went to the park. This is a very po...
Camp and Sunset Pictures in In the Meadow
The kids are going to day camp this week. The camp starts at eight in the morning and ends at five in the evening, so it is a long day. They do lots of activities. There is an indoor pool and ...
Vacation Wrap-Up in In the Meadow
We are back home from our trip to Maine. My husband's family rents a cabin on a lake there in the summer, and we were invited to stay. It was awesome. It is on a lake, and the kids spent a lot...
Pool Party in In the Meadow
The first two weeks of summer vacation have gone well. The kids have mostly just been relaxing. We are going to Maine for a vacation in a few days. After that, the kids will be going to summer...
