Time for new posts!

It's been a month... things are going well.. although there have been 2 murders in neighboring towns in the last week & 1/2. Some guy in Hollis decided to bind his wife and beat her to death. Then just yesterday morning, about 1-2 miles from here a womans body was found and her 10 year old daughter seriously injured. They are still trying to see if this was random or targeted. Not a very good thing to think about as my husband is traveling for the week (the Husband/Dad) was traveling also! I'm telling ya.. I better figure out how to use Jack's guns.. because MOFO... the second I hear someone "trying" to break in... YOU'RE DEAD.

In other NEWS... ADDY turned 2!!!! YAHOO! I hate to say it.. but the terrible two's have already been in place for quite a while.. so for the "BIG 3" I think we'll celebrate LARGE. Because, hopefully my sweet little princess will be MUCH better behaved!! So I participated in a BIG Mom's group yard sale. Jack had to take Keelyn for her soccer pictures, and while I was writing out the check, I REALIZED it was Addy's B-day. So after we wrapped everything up, we got some food to grill, then had to bring Keelyn to a b-day party. On the way home, Addy fell asleep in the car!!!! Needless to say, she slept through her "party" and the rest of us ate her cake and ice cream.. BAD BAD parents!! Here she is:

Lot's goin on!

Busy busy... schools started THANK GOD! Jack's been traveling the last 2 weeks - Addy's being treated for Lyme.... and WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY!!!! YAY!

Here's a few "back to school" pic's:
















Keelyn's started 4th grade, Ryley is in 2nd. It is great now they are at the same school! Delaney is in her 2nd year of preschool. Addy, wishes she could join Delaney! Maybe next year.

So, we went to Gregg lake in Antrim last week.. Delaney was sitting on the blanket after swimming for a while.. all of a sudden she starts SCREAMING.. she had a leech on her leg! blood dripping from it. I guess I'd be pretty freaked out if it was on me too... Not long after that, Addy and I are sitting on the couch and I notice this TINY spot on the back of her arm, almost near her armpit. I take a closer look and realize it is a tick!!! UGH.. DEER TICK.. LYME. I was too afraid to take it off since it was so small, so I took her in to the Dr. who took it off and recommended I put her on amoxicillan for 2 weeks. Which I easily did since a) it was a deer tick b) there was redness where it was attached c) it HAD to have been there for a few days since we weren't around bushes or tall grass for the last 4 days (when we went blueberry picking) and lastly if I didn't treat her.. have you heard the horror stories of Lyme going UNDETECTED??? Better to be safe than sorry, in my opinion!

Jack was in Ohio last week, this week Detroit... HE BETTER BE HOME for a while.. it is really affecting the girls. Poor Ryley was sobbing this morning asking "WHEN IS HE COMING HOME" :-( - although I think a trip to Israel is right around the corner!

Lastly, my cousin Patricia and I were talking about going to Fla. I mentioned since my girls NEED NOTHING for Christmas, it would be a great opportunity to go this year for Christmas. Well, as sweet as she is.. she booked her time share Dec. 12-19 for ALL OF US TO GO. YAHOO... built in babysitter :-)... just kidding! The girls are super super excited.

Well, I still need to take advantage of Addy sleeping, so I have to run!

Real Quick Post

Delaney kept asking me to "put her on video".. so once I got my camera all ready and started "shooting".. here's what I get... HYSTERICAL!!!




OH YES... she DID SAY BID-E-O ~HEE HEE!!!

Funny Stuff.. and NOT so FUNNY STUFF....

and ...

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lastly... #4




3 WEEKS OF THAT CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also........... the LAST day of school... Summer's coming???

You'd never know it with this AWFUL weather we've been having... here was a glimpse of my day.. (after the dress rehearsal.. *see blog entry below this one*)

YEAH! School's OVER!!!!





and... Yes.. the MACARENA...







Oh, and I HAVE to post these super cool cookies Keelyn and I made for her teacher...

In a matter of 4 YEARS

hmmmm.. my little Lanie Grace... nee nee, mee mee, scoobie doo, is GROWING UP!

Today she had her dress rehearsal for her dance recital next Sat.... talk about sweet sweet sweet THING. She was ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE.

A year in the life of Delaney Grace.. (or 4 years in the life.. of my little sweet pea)

APRIL 9, 2005 - 2 days after her birth day!




April 7, 2006 - her 1st birthday




April 1, 2007 - just before her 2nd birthday - 2 weeks before she was taken by ambulance to St. Joe's hospital for pneumonia!!!





April 5, 2008 - celebrating her 3rd birthday




April 4, 2009 - celebrating her 4th birthday



and........... TODAY...

Guess what we did this weekend???

Poor Delaney just got conjunctivitis so she was looking a little UNHAPPY... the chocolate cheered her up pretty quickly :-)



Two weeks ago Keelyn's school had an "unveiling" of this gorgeous Mandala all the 3rd graders contributed to making... look how awesome it is!!!




and here is the up close: (if you click on the picture it will enlarge, and you can see each one of the clothes pin dolls that represent each kid in the 3rd grade)