(UPDATED 09/23/08) Yep, we're still here...
We've been occupied with several other things...but now I'll try to bring us 'current.
Mo has a NEW favorite! Now, don't get crazy thinking TURTLE is out of the picture...nope, Turtle will be by her side until the shreds of fabric can no longer be sewn back together. However, her new buddy who tags right along with Turtle is Bedtime Bear, as in one of the Care Bears. Morgan is completely taken with ALL THINGS CARE BEAR. Blows Dora and Elmo right outta the water. Caillou, second rate Canadian. No one comes close to this enamor.
CARE BEARS.
So as she has requested, we will be having a Care Bear birthday in January...Mama is gathering up as much an array of these pastel, helium-squeaked monsters as I can, in whatever form I may find them.
Pink is still the color, but she'll be quick to add that she loves blue and green and lately yellow is good, too.
Her hair continues to lengthen and she delights in brushing it herself (Hello Kitty brush, have not found a Care Bears brush yet...) and pull it in to all manner of accesories...yes, did find some Care Bear hair clips in eBay. ;)
Mo is over 41 inches tall and 32.5 pounds...iSh...more or less depending on how much I can encourage her to eat. Last check-up just a week ago had her over 34 pounds, but that was fully dressed.
;) Now wears 4t proper, rarely the 5 she almost is. :)
Favorite 'real' foods: Mac and Cheese, cheesy noodles, hot dogs/corn dogs, deli meat, smoked sausage, deviled ham, almost any Progresso or Chunky soup, any kind of pasta - loves pesto and Alfredo sauces best, rice, beans, fish, Diego drinkable yogurt, milk, apple juice, V8, some fruit...green beans (some times), peas, corn on the cob, potatoes (some times), slivered carrots. No longer what I'd call a meat eater...chicken is difficult to make palatable for her, beef even more so. She'll take a crack at a meatball but has no interest in hamburgers...chicken has to be either prepared to remain juicy but not overly sauced or dark meat...she likes plain chicken wings. Any cheese is good cheese.
Sweets:
We had discovered back in Florida that chocolate was just a really BAD idea and cut that out of her diet completely. She literally turned in to Cornolio, foaming at the mouth. Bad things, man!
She has never complained. Instead she relishes the treat of vanilla (cookies, pudding, blondies) or peanut butter flavored goodies, but the real bonus is maple candy...she loves maple candy. And peanut butter fudge. Peppermint sticks - Mo is nuts about anything minty. White 'chocolate' Kit Kats.
We plan to enroll her in a Pre-K program here that has qualities similar to that of Montessori. Met with the administration and were quite taken with the class and instructors - it is an actual learning experience with the day split between Science, Math, Languages, PE, multi-cultural education and practical knowledge (life skills). Mo LOVED the school and especially the tot sized toilets in the adjacent restroom. There are already several Asian children enrolled and a few of them fellow adoptees.
We're looking at getting her in to start in December as she still needs her medical updates before being allowed in...and we still need a doctor. Narrowing all that down, but it looks like the cost of private school will eliminate, at least for now, the possibility of dance class or kid gym. I have a feeling the benefit of Pre-K will make up for any other recreational loss. She needs friends and enjoys learning = win/win.
In other news:
The house is getting a face lift. We had planned to start other repairs first, but Spring showed us just how badly our home exterior needed remedy. Lots of rotten siding, which we'd been told was Hardiplank...is not Hardiplank. Some other generic composit...contractor called it "cardboard".
Well, since finances do not currently allow for the complete removal and replacement, we will fix what needs it. We both quite dislike vinyl siding, so will have to keep this house well painted and continuously check for new problem areas. I think the previous owners did not ever bother with that, instead attempting to mask an issue instead of addressing it. This girl has many, but we are determined to make her right, all still in love with the house.
We've had a fox or two visit from time to time, which I welcome. However, a month or so ago Mo saw something run across the back yard that she could not identify as something she knew and we suspect it might have been a coyote. She is never outside unattended and only allowed on the deck during warmer climes because we have a slight CHIGGER problem...don't even get me started. Let's just say that Alabama grass is not my friend. :I
I'm in the process of moving plants around as I see what isn't going to survive otherwise...the woodlands are proving difficult to manage so I'm bringing most of that over to the front butterfly gardens or Mo's garden under one of the Dogwoods. I have some Hosta, Caladium and various lilies in the woods...but it's so dry that even the ferns I had planted withered. Pulled them and replanted. Should come back. Am also clearing the 'extra' lot, not so much cutting but cleaning out scrubby underbrush (invasive "Honeysuckle" shrubs and P.I) and have found that area to be a good place for some of my concrete stuff. The neighbors like me.
I'll post a huge assortment of images and try to come back in the next day or two to explain what I haven't already...if Chaz doesn't step in for me.
I did not tweak these so they might be a bit fuzzy from the load. Certainly could benefit from cropping, but...
FOURTH OF JULY
CORNBREAD FESTIVAL: Mo does not like clowns.
RUBY FALLS:
THOMAS: (cold and raining)
BECAUSE SOMETIMES YA GOTTA BE A PIRATE!
No, Mommy, I don't need a nap....Zzzzzzzz.
Playroom antics:
New additions:
FIGMENTS FELT BIRD
MY COPY
Summer fun!
BUSTED! (Will explain later...)
GOOFY FAMILY (can't wait to get these braces off):
Sweet Mo and Daddy:
A homemade cookie for Mo (someone's wife at ______ is starting her own business).
OK!
I will be posting more later...have other images of what I'm doing in Mo's room to dress that up. Time to start her bathroom redo. And the house as it nears exterior completion.
Mo has a NEW favorite! Now, don't get crazy thinking TURTLE is out of the picture...nope, Turtle will be by her side until the shreds of fabric can no longer be sewn back together. However, her new buddy who tags right along with Turtle is Bedtime Bear, as in one of the Care Bears. Morgan is completely taken with ALL THINGS CARE BEAR. Blows Dora and Elmo right outta the water. Caillou, second rate Canadian. No one comes close to this enamor.
CARE BEARS.
So as she has requested, we will be having a Care Bear birthday in January...Mama is gathering up as much an array of these pastel, helium-squeaked monsters as I can, in whatever form I may find them.
Pink is still the color, but she'll be quick to add that she loves blue and green and lately yellow is good, too.
Her hair continues to lengthen and she delights in brushing it herself (Hello Kitty brush, have not found a Care Bears brush yet...) and pull it in to all manner of accesories...yes, did find some Care Bear hair clips in eBay. ;)
Mo is over 41 inches tall and 32.5 pounds...iSh...more or less depending on how much I can encourage her to eat. Last check-up just a week ago had her over 34 pounds, but that was fully dressed.
;) Now wears 4t proper, rarely the 5 she almost is. :)
Favorite 'real' foods: Mac and Cheese, cheesy noodles, hot dogs/corn dogs, deli meat, smoked sausage, deviled ham, almost any Progresso or Chunky soup, any kind of pasta - loves pesto and Alfredo sauces best, rice, beans, fish, Diego drinkable yogurt, milk, apple juice, V8, some fruit...green beans (some times), peas, corn on the cob, potatoes (some times), slivered carrots. No longer what I'd call a meat eater...chicken is difficult to make palatable for her, beef even more so. She'll take a crack at a meatball but has no interest in hamburgers...chicken has to be either prepared to remain juicy but not overly sauced or dark meat...she likes plain chicken wings. Any cheese is good cheese.
Sweets:
We had discovered back in Florida that chocolate was just a really BAD idea and cut that out of her diet completely. She literally turned in to Cornolio, foaming at the mouth. Bad things, man!
She has never complained. Instead she relishes the treat of vanilla (cookies, pudding, blondies) or peanut butter flavored goodies, but the real bonus is maple candy...she loves maple candy. And peanut butter fudge. Peppermint sticks - Mo is nuts about anything minty. White 'chocolate' Kit Kats.
We plan to enroll her in a Pre-K program here that has qualities similar to that of Montessori. Met with the administration and were quite taken with the class and instructors - it is an actual learning experience with the day split between Science, Math, Languages, PE, multi-cultural education and practical knowledge (life skills). Mo LOVED the school and especially the tot sized toilets in the adjacent restroom. There are already several Asian children enrolled and a few of them fellow adoptees.
We're looking at getting her in to start in December as she still needs her medical updates before being allowed in...and we still need a doctor. Narrowing all that down, but it looks like the cost of private school will eliminate, at least for now, the possibility of dance class or kid gym. I have a feeling the benefit of Pre-K will make up for any other recreational loss. She needs friends and enjoys learning = win/win.
In other news:
The house is getting a face lift. We had planned to start other repairs first, but Spring showed us just how badly our home exterior needed remedy. Lots of rotten siding, which we'd been told was Hardiplank...is not Hardiplank. Some other generic composit...contractor called it "cardboard".
Well, since finances do not currently allow for the complete removal and replacement, we will fix what needs it. We both quite dislike vinyl siding, so will have to keep this house well painted and continuously check for new problem areas. I think the previous owners did not ever bother with that, instead attempting to mask an issue instead of addressing it. This girl has many, but we are determined to make her right, all still in love with the house.
We've had a fox or two visit from time to time, which I welcome. However, a month or so ago Mo saw something run across the back yard that she could not identify as something she knew and we suspect it might have been a coyote. She is never outside unattended and only allowed on the deck during warmer climes because we have a slight CHIGGER problem...don't even get me started. Let's just say that Alabama grass is not my friend. :I
I'm in the process of moving plants around as I see what isn't going to survive otherwise...the woodlands are proving difficult to manage so I'm bringing most of that over to the front butterfly gardens or Mo's garden under one of the Dogwoods. I have some Hosta, Caladium and various lilies in the woods...but it's so dry that even the ferns I had planted withered. Pulled them and replanted. Should come back. Am also clearing the 'extra' lot, not so much cutting but cleaning out scrubby underbrush (invasive "Honeysuckle" shrubs and P.I) and have found that area to be a good place for some of my concrete stuff. The neighbors like me.
I'll post a huge assortment of images and try to come back in the next day or two to explain what I haven't already...if Chaz doesn't step in for me.
I did not tweak these so they might be a bit fuzzy from the load. Certainly could benefit from cropping, but...
FOURTH OF JULY
CORNBREAD FESTIVAL: Mo does not like clowns.
RUBY FALLS:
THOMAS: (cold and raining)
BECAUSE SOMETIMES YA GOTTA BE A PIRATE!
No, Mommy, I don't need a nap....Zzzzzzzz.
Playroom antics:
New additions:
FIGMENTS FELT BIRD
MY COPY
Summer fun!
BUSTED! (Will explain later...)
GOOFY FAMILY (can't wait to get these braces off):
Sweet Mo and Daddy:
A homemade cookie for Mo (someone's wife at ______ is starting her own business).
OK!
I will be posting more later...have other images of what I'm doing in Mo's room to dress that up. Time to start her bathroom redo. And the house as it nears exterior completion.
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