Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Football & 'Dave'






Sam had a football game over the weekend & had such a great time. He caught the ball this week...ran like the wind...and crouched down like a 'professional'. These are the days.


Between football, 1st grade homework, Madeline & Sam's upcoming Halloween party events, this home-room-mother is a busy gal! A fellow preschool mom brought us a frog, she evidently has four. I told her we could keep him for a little while, but then we will return to her or set free to a pond before winter...so he could do whatever frogs do during the winter season. Noah has named him Dave. I have to wonder where my two-year-old came up with 'Dave'. Dave is cute. Dave is little. Dave (at this point) does not stink. Dave eats crickets & we usually catch crickets & feed them to the spider...Dave will work out just fine for the time being.


I worked last night at the nursing home & it was wonderful. I feel very lucky to be there for a few hours twice a week. I finally have the time to do what I wanted & so desperately needed to do while I was the activity director...but couldn't due to meetings, care plans, paper work etc...

I come in at 4pm, stay over in the Alzheimer's unit reading & visiting, then around 5:30 I come back out to the dinning room, get coffee, tea, etc...while the Residents are eating. Around 6-6:30 I start wheeling one @ a time outside (if they will come with me & they usually do) to visit & enjoy these great evenings. I do that until 8 & then go home. It is wonderful & I think I enjoy it as much as they do, it's a nice way to end a full day of busy busy busy @ my house.


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Bearcat frog/toads...






We went the the park this morning & had a great time finding toads.


We found little toads, BIG toads & had a great discussion regarding what the difference between frogs & toads actually are. Sam took a great picture of Rob & myself & Rob took a super picture of the Mommy & kids. We decided it was a Bearcat Sunday so we all wore our Bearcat green! Speaking of Bearcat green...I have to say that this is the first time I was able to wear Bearcat green in a 'non-extended' size :) Oh how good it feels to be "regular"!!!
Sam has a football game @ 3:30 & then it is off to the Ferguson's for noodles, roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, & more...yum-o! Have a fabulous week!

Growing...




Sam appears to be growing an inch a month. We passed the Kindergarten class & Rob turned to a teacher near-by and said to her, "There is no way Sam was ever that little". The SACC teachers said to Sam that they didn't even recognize him since he was so tall! Meanwhile Madeline ran around today with her tap shoes & a too-small 2T witch costume on. :) Life is great at the Ferguson's. We moved around furniture today. Kids are all three in what was our room & Rob/I are in what was Noah's room. Grandma M...there are still two unoccupied beds upstairs; just waiting for you!

Friday, September 26, 2008







As Sam is looking at the picture of Great-Grandma Caroline as a 1st grader and all he can say is, "wow...why is that little boy the only one without a hat?" First grade seems to be a bit trickier than Kindergarten for Sam. Sam who loves life & is always so eager to learn & leap from here to there.