and started a blog. I have really enjoyed reading my friend's blogs and decided it was time to start my own. What a great way to stay in touch and record my memories! I am by no means a computer wiz so this will definitely be a work in progress.
Life has been exciting around here lately. We got the news on February 6 that we were accepted into a great charter school: Renaissance Academy. I couldn't belive we got in. They use a lottery to fill available places and there were 53 applicants for 7 places in second grade. We got one! I have applied three years in a row for quite a few schools but this was one of my top two choices. I was quite discouraged that I couldn't somehow get us in. It all came down to luck and faith that if it was supposed to happen it would. Anna has been attending a private school (Kid's Village) for the last two years. It has been a good school for us, especially when Anna was diagnosed with diabetes December 2006. They have helped us during the adjustment time and have kept her challenged academically. However, we were really hopeful that at some point we would get into a good charter school. We went and toured her new school on Friday and it is amazing. We are so thankful. Now, the boys will automatically get in when they start kindergarten. Renaissance is a charter school which falls under the public school system. It is free. Yeah! They wear uniforms. The class sizes are limited to 25. They have a great curriculum including foreign language starting in Kindergarten. This school requires 40 hours of volunteer time per child a year by the parents. As a result there are always parents working to make it an excellent school. I could go on and on. I am just so thankful for this blessing!
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Silly Kid Stuff
- January 2009 Anna stands up and starts dancing by our table in the restaurant. I tell her it isn't the place for dancing and she replies: "Mom, its always the place for dancing!"
- November 2008 I instruct Tanielu to use his silverwear and not his hands while eating dinner and he casually replies: "Mom, I'm Samoan."
- August 2008 Anna tells me she thinks it would be fun to have Hannah Montana as her older sister because then she would have really cool hand me downs.
- Sunday July 6, 2008 Anna's teacher gave a lesson on the 10 lepers and taught the children about how only one came back to thank the Savior after they were healed. After class her teacher told me that Anna was the only one who thanked him for teaching class that day. What a special little girl!
- Wednesday July 2, 2008 Owen and I had a date night together because Anna and Tani were at the cousins for a sleepover and Rod was working late. I asked him what he would like to do and he chose to get donuts and eat them in Mom's bed while we watched "go diego go go". Later we were talking and I told him how I couldn't wait to see what he would grow up to be because he is such a neat boy. He told me he would like to grow up to be a Dad. Then he said "but I might grow up then get little again because I ate so much junk!"
- May 2008 Anna and Rod were having a long talk. Rod told Anna that picking me to be his wife was the most important and best decision he had ever made. Anna replied: "That's why I love you so much Dad!"
- Owen age 3 (May 2008) I look outside in time to see Owen's bare buns and a golden fountain as he pees off our second story deck.
- Tanielu age 4 (May 2008) while listening to the radio: "This is girl music Dad. It's not rock and roll!"
- May 2008 I send Owen and Tanielu outside to play after telling them to stay out of the mud. I look out a little later and see them both playing with the hose in an enormous mud puddle. They were completely covered head to toe in mud. Their smiles were priceless! I wish I had taken a picture but I was too frustrated at the disobedience to stop and enjoy the moment. Live and learn.
About Me
- Paula
- I am the girlfriend of a great man and the mother of four restless kids. Most of the time I feel like I am just trying to keep up!
3 comments:
Good Job Paula! You did it. Hopefully I will get mine up this week.
Hurray Paula! I am so glad you did it!
Welcome to the blogging world!
Can't wait to hear all about your life!
Jess
Horray. You did it and you already have stuff on your side bar. Very impressive. I'm so glad that you decided to do this. It's super easy and you'll love it.
I'm so excited to hear about this miracle in your life. Now, I just got to get a glimps of those braces!
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