Monthly archives for September, 2012

My Reading Champion

Sep25th
2012 5 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

Gabriel accomplished something pretty great today. And, I could not let the night get by without sharing. The second week of school, all of the 4th graders were given a challenge. Their teachers wanted them to each read 40 books, of various genres, by the end of the year. Books longer than 350 pages would count as 2 books. We knew that Gabriel could read that many books in the matter of months, so we gave him a different challenge. We told him that we would buy him a Kindle if he Continue…

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Happiness Is…

Sep21st
2012 2 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

Happiness is FRIDAY! After a week where we all battled with different allergy/cold issues, I can honestly, sincerely say, “TGIF!” Happiness is fall. It officially arrives tomorrow, and I am beyond excited. When I saw pumpkins at HEB, I was taking pictures and smiling like a crazy woman. And, as my dear husband so fondly pointed out, “Is that really any different than any other day.” I love you for loving my craziness, Sean! Happiness is TWO soccer games tomorrow. I am not so Continue…

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Ethan’s Progress Report

Sep19th
2012 2 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

I am so excited tonight that I am not sure if my words will even make perfect sense. Something happened tonight that was just incredible. It filled my heart with total and complete joy, and I will get to it all shortly. First of all, though, I want to start with my sweet boy’s birthday. Ethan is now eight, and I have a feeling that it is going to be his best year yet. Whenever I woke up, I realized that I had not planned a special birthday breakfast for him. And, well, that just Continue…