A little of this and that

So, while the blog has been silent for the last few months, our house hasn't been. Life has marched on in a series of dishes, guests, appointments and vomiting. We went to Ontario twice and Michigan once in December and this means January has been full of 'getting back to normal'. Poor Jessie is rather disappointed with life, and since we had such a crazy December and I've been vomiting a lot, we haven't had guests over on Sundays for the last few weeks.

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Apparently the children have been missing it, because Emma invited over two people from the grocery store, and the neighbors over for dinner three times. We had a couple over on Sunday night, and Emma was profoundly disappointed there were only two people :) So, brunch with some ladies yesterday, youth group over tomorrow and a group over Sunday should satisfy this social butterfly!

Jessie celebrated a birthday while in Michigan, and celebrated once we got back here (another post:) She has enjoyed me being confined to the bathroom, and has chased her sisters with scissors (laughing while they screeched), climbed on the counter to eat her birthday cake by the fistful, and has been doing summersaults off the couch. Since she is hazardous to their health, I've started taking meds, and am starting to feel better. She has been begging to potty train, so I reluctantly started this week, and she's doing great. Unfortunately she's also teething, so there have been lots of tears and fits, so we're looking forward to her feeling better.

After successfully walking to the grocery store, Sammi said, "Well, that went rather well! Let's try to walk to Michigan next!" :) That little girl mentions Michigan 6-7 times every day. I'm wondering when that will stop?

Anyhow, gotta run. Samantha and Emma start gymnastics tomorrow... somehow, I'm fearing more for Jessie and the ideas she will get out of it! This fearless little girl was standing on the counter, toes to the edge, knees bent saying "Whee!" about to jump :) Can't wait until summer!