tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31881389008408957152024-03-05T00:30:38.863-06:00Playing HouseBlog of the Himmer familyLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-60107915308314748162017-01-17T00:13:00.001-06:002017-01-17T00:13:34.846-06:00Penny's Burst Appendix: Part 3<span style="color: #666666; font-kerning: none;">(You can find Part 2: <a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2017/01/pennys-burst-appendix-part-2.html" target="_blank">Here</a>)</span>
I pulled up to emergency drop of curb and Andrew came out to meet us. He parked the car, while I carried Penny, wrapped up in a blanket into the ER. I kept expecting everything to feel dramatic and fast paced, but in reality, everything was slow and patient. Over the next 6-7 hours we waited as they put in an IV and ran tests, including an ultrasound, chest x-rays, and a full CT scan. With each new test, another specialist or DR would come and carefully explain what they had done and what this meant and what the next course of action would be. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture is still painful for me to look at. She looks so hollow.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The worst test was the ultrasound. It is the fastest way to diagnose an appendicitis, but to see her appendix they really needed to press hard. Penny wouldn't let anyone near her stomach. They gave her some morphine for all the pain she was in but she still didn't want anyone to touch her. </span>The tech worked slowly and gently and I silently and continually prayed over Penny that she wouldn't be in pain and that the ultrasound tech would be able to see what she needed to see. That prayer was answered and Penny calmed. I have never felt the presence of angels watching over us as I did in that moment.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The ultrasound was successful and as soon as it was over, Penny went back to complaining anytime her stomach was touched. </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">They later told me that it is remarkable that she was able to let them see that well with the ultrasound. She has a lot of gas and that required them to push even harder to see everything. </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">She also handled the CT like a champ, even though it made her nervous. Everyone kept remarking on how well she was behaving, saying that she was acting better than most 6 year-olds do in this situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Penny was a shadow of her former self. The only time she was a little bit happy, was when a nurse came and brought her a stuffed dog. She smiled and snuggled it.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">The tests confirmed that it was her appendix and that every one’s unvoiced suspicions were correct, it had burst. They immediately got her ready to transfer to surgery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Right before she went in, Andrew gave her a blessing. She was nervous about being taken away from us, and I hated it too. But we promised her that it would be alright. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last view as she entered the Op Theatre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting room - the status board (Penny is the green line)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">And then we waiting in the waiting area, surrounded by others with loved ones in surgery. Watching the board and willing it to give us more information that just “In Surgery”.</span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-89843038089682607442017-01-15T09:30:00.000-06:002017-01-17T00:34:44.474-06:00Penny's Burst Appendix: Part 2<span style="font-kerning: none;">(You can find Part 1 <a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2017/01/pennys-burst-appendix-part-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I called her pediatricians office and was able to get an appointment 30 mins later. We had all just gotten up, so I rushed and threw on the clothes I had been wearing the day before, quickly rinsed Penny off in the bath, and had the good sense to grab a spare dress for her in case she vomited again.</span><br />
<span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">I carried Penny into the doctors office and willed Eloise to be cooperative, which she wasn’t. The doctor immediately suspected something was very wrong. I think he knew within minutes that her appendix had burst, but all he told me is that he was concerned about her appendix and that we needed to do a blood test. </span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Penny needed me to hold her and comfort her as they pricked her and tried to urge blood out of her dehydrated veins. Eloise was distraught that she couldn't be with me and a kind nurse held her while she kicked and screamed. </span><br />
<span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">While we waited for the results, Penny was given pedialte to drink and Eloise was jealous, and made that known, so the nice nurses got both girls pedialte popsicles. They also tried to give Penny medicine to stop her from vomiting. But it made her vomit it up along with the contents of her first pedialight drink. Thank goodness I packed a spare outfit! </span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Meanwhile, Eloise enjoyed both popsicles and but got frustrated when they needed to be pushed up and shook them in her anger, covering the room in melted popsicle. </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Penny was still pretty unresponsive, except to request that I hold her. But Eloise was causing such a commotion that I had to keep putting Penny down to do some damage control. It looked a little something like this:</span><br />
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I felt like I was being pulled in two directions.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The dr came back to deliver the results. He began slowly describing what white blood cells do. Having studied health in college I had half </span>a mind to interrupt so he could get to the part about what the problem is. It seemed to unlikely that it could really be her appendix, I expected him to say, that her white blood cells are slightly elevated, but not enough to be concerned and that we were going to have to do more tests, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Normal counts are between 5000 and 10000. And Penny’s was in the 40000’s. And we needed to get her to the ER in the hour. He called ahead so they were expecting us.<br />
<span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">My sister-in-law was able to come pick up Eloise from the Dr’s office and Andrew left work to go meet us at the ER. I took off with Penny, still in shock, and not quite knowing how to process what what happening. I turned on the radio so Penny wouldn't hear me cry and we drove to the hospital to the tune of, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2017/01/pennys-burst-appendix-part-3.html" target="_blank">Click to read Part 3</a></span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-60878754729371747632017-01-14T15:48:00.000-06:002017-01-17T00:28:40.488-06:00Penny's Burst Appendix: Part 1I started writing this a year ago. Everything was still so fresh and painful that it hurt to write it all down. It was that kind of hurt that is painful, but healing at the same time, yet, I stopped part way through and never finished. I think it was also a big part of why I stopped blogging. It felt wrong to skip over this big, hard thing in our life just because it was painful to write about. With a little over a year behind us, it's time to finally finish. <br />
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The week leading up to Penny's hospital stay was Thanksgiving. I hosted, and my entire family came and stayed with us in our little house. It was crazy and loud at times, but Penny and Eloise loved all the attention and excitement. We cooked a huge dinner, explored Austin, and played lots of card games. It was a blast! They left the Monday after Thanksgiving and we still had a fridge full of leftovers and the Christmas holidays and parties to look forward to.<br />
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Penny went to preschool on Tuesday and her teacher told me afterwards that she hadn't been herself. Penny burst into tears when she saw me at pickup for no discernible reason but I didn't think too much of it at the time.<br />
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The next day (Wednesday), the throwing up started. Looking back, I am embarrassed to admit that my biggest concern at the time was that her sickness would prevent me from being able to attend a party with Andrew. It was one of the rare times we had planned ahead and gotten a babysitter and we were both really looking forward to it. I was determined not to miss out, and went without him, thinking Penny just had the stomach flu and praying that I did not have it too.<br />
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To be fair, the sickness started out very normal. Penny was really good about vomiting into her bowl and not all over the furniture and floor. She could still move around on her own, but she spent most of the day on the couch watching movies.<br />
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On Thursday, she was worse. Her vomit was yellow, which I now know is a red flag that something could be seriously wrong, but I didn't think much of it at the time. My biggest concern was dehydration. She was throwing up so much, that I was worried we would be going to the hospital to get her hooked up to an IV. I remember something similar happening to my littlest sister, Taylor, when she was around Penny's age. And I was partly right, she did end up in the hospital hooked up to on IV, but not for dehydration.<br />
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Penny was so thirsty that she would guzzle water and that would make the vomiting worse. This was also the day that she began to withdraw. She became very quiet. This is not a normal thing. Penny is the type of kid who talks to everyone--anyone she passes on the street or in the grocery store. She has been known to call out to people walking their dogs as she stand at the top of the playground to ask them how they are doing. So when I say Penny was very quiet, that is a very strange thing for her. And it was the first thing that really started making me nervous.<br />
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She also became very weak. She didn't move all day. I had to carry her around and help her sit up. All she wanted was my company. And so I sat by her almost all day, even falling asleep on me for a while, something she hadn't done for years.<br />
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By this point she hadn't eaten anything since Tuesday, which hadn't been much. The only time she talked was to complain and cry out that her stomach hurt her. Knowing how this story ends, this might seem a very obvious clue as to what was wrong, but I just assumed that the vomiting was hurting her. And in the days to come I would beat myself up for not knowing how serious the pain had been.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">That night as I carried her to bed she begged me not to leave her. “Stay with me Momma” And I couldn't refuse. So I sat by her bed and stroked her hair and held her hand as she drifted off to sleep. I stayed with her for a long time after she feel asleep feeling worried. Something was definitely off. </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Normally, when my kids are sick and I am getting panicky and jumping to crazy conclusions, there is a calm feeling in the back of my mind that helps me relax and assures me that everything is alright. </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">That night, I did not have that feeling. That absence of peace weighed heavily on my mind as I tried to sleep and I wrestled with it until morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">The next day (Friday), I got Penny out of bed and carried her to the couch. I sat her down and moments later I watched her vomit all over herself. She did not make it into the bowl, she didn't even try. And my little girl who can’t stand to wear a shirt with a drop of water on it, sat there covered in sick and remained unresponsive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">That’s when I knew something was very wrong.</span><br />
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I was disappointed when I opened my email this morning and saw a note from Penny and Eloise's preschool teacher reminding everyone that preschool was canceled this week. But the girls were all still sleeping, Maisie included, and I was more relieved to get a few more minutes of sleep to be upset about losing my quiet morning. And even more relieved that I didn't wake up three sleeping girls and drag them to preschool only to discover there wasn't one today. But that's pretty much where my good fortune for the day ends.<br />
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An hour later, Maisie began to stir, and I could hear the big girls waking up as well so up I got. Maisie got a clean diaper and we went and got the big girls up from their rooms. And that's when I smelt it. It was like a cross between vomit and diarrhea and the resulting smell punched me in the face as soon as I opened Eloise's bedroom door. I quickly discovered that her diaper had leaked poop all over her crib.<br />
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Poor Maisie had to go back to her bassinet and wait while I dealt with the stinky problem at hand. As I ran around starting a load of laundry and putting Eloise into the tub, Maisie cried from her crib. Penny was able to keep her calm with binkies and songs.<br />
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But apparently, that wasn't enough excitement for the day. There was also an entire book ripped to shreds coving the floor in Eloise's room. Penny's room, looked like a tornado blew through it--not just because books and toys covered the floor, but also because her mattress was half on the box strings, half on the floor like a slide. However, the worse mess came as I sat nursing Maisie when Penny came and announced that the hall was covered in snow.<br />
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I've been doing this mom thing long enough to know, that when your preschooler tells you the hall is covered in snow, it's probably not just in her imagination, but some terrible mess that she thinks cutely resembles snow but that I will see for what it really is--horrifying. And she did not disappoint. From what I can tell, she must have ripped open her pull up, either on purpose or on accident, and the result was diaper gel covering the entire length of the hall. She played in it for a while, then got a spoon and brought it to me to see and told me to smell it. An offer that I instantly declined.<br />
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I armed her with a pair of gloves and a grocery bag, and she was able to pick up the bigger piles but the hall remained littered with the stuff. A quick google search, suggested using baking soda to help dry it out so it could be vacuumed up. So now, there is a nice layer of baking soda all over the carpet as well. I'm praying google doesn't fail me and leave me with an even greater mess.<br />
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I wish that was the last of it. But it's not. Remember when I said Eloise took a bath? Well, she got out of the bath while I was nursing Maisie, and I wasn't able to get a diaper on her, but she kept assuring me that she didn't need to go to the bathroom. Later, as I finally put her diaper on, she sweetly informed me that she peed in Penny's room. I have yet to find out where.<br />
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I will leave you with a picture of my sweet Maisie girl. I am not one to have favorites, but if I did, my favorite child would probably be the one sleeping peacefully while the others covered the house in bodily fluids..Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-46658792616964372092016-01-06T08:00:00.000-06:002016-01-06T08:00:04.205-06:00Halloween Twenty Fifteen!The holidays keep getting better and better as our girls have gotten older and have started to really "get" it. Halloween with little kids is the absolute best! I picked Eloise's costume, she was a wind-up doll (<a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2013/10/little-wind-up-doll.html" target="_blank">like Penny was</a>). Penny said she wanted to be a <i>witch's shoe</i>, I hoped she would be goldilocks, we compromised and she was a witch.<br />
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Considering, I just threw away the very last halloween pumpkin, this post isn't quite as overdue as it seems, right? Ok, so Halloween was a few months ago, but these pictures are too cute to keep hidden on my computer!</div>
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I wanted to go to a big pumpkin patch and take a million pictures, Andrew wanted to grab a few pumpkins from the grocery store. We compromised and went to a small local pumpkin patch at a church. It ended up being perfect! Short and sweet. Just the right size for our young family.</div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-85677797765384583012016-01-04T13:32:00.000-06:002016-01-04T13:32:23.290-06:00First Day of Preschool Penny started going to preschool again in September. I desperately wanted a "first day of school" picture, but she would NOT have it and all I got was this:<br />
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I remember feeling really frustrated that I couldn't get a nice, smiling picture, but now that a few month have passed (and a scary hospital visit) I have a much better perspective. I love it! Attitude and all!</div>
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Despite her grumpiness about my constant picture taking, she was thrilled to be back! She was so happy when I picked her up, she let me take another picture of her, and she <i>almost</i> smiled! </div>
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But when her teacher takes her picture, she's all smiles! </div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-66264795708937673222015-10-31T11:21:00.000-05:002015-10-31T11:21:30.630-05:00Scott's Wedding Trip in WashingtonIn August we flew to Washington to celebrate Scott's wedding. We hadn't visited for several years (since 2011). I thoroughly documented our trip on Instagram, but not on the blog! Here are some highlights:<br />
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<b>Kinza Teriyaki</b><br />
A trip to Washington isn't complete without a trip to the Himmer family's favorite: Kinza. We got take-out four separate occasions before we returned home. Penny and Eloise had no complaints with the cuisine.<br />
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The months leading up to our visit, Penny would talk with Grandma on FaceTime about all the things they were going to do and see. None were more important than tending to the chickens and collecting eggs. Within minutes of arriving at Grandma's Penny found herself to the coop. Penny gladly collected eggs throughout the trip in her basket.<br />
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Penny and Eloise love animals as most kids do. Penny will often times feel timid with animals larger than herself. Eloise is quite the opposite. Eloise had no problem taming Astrid a large Great Dane. Astrid seemed to feel overwhelmed by this tiny kid and tried to avoid her the rest of the week. The only exception was when Eloise had left over dinner on her hands (licked from a safe distance).<br />
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Andrew and I had one ambitious bucket-list item on this trip. We both wanted an opportunity to spend some time in the water kayaking. Fitting this into the trip's schedule was tricky and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to do it since it required someone else watching our kids for a few hours. It rained for the first 20 minutes, but the harbor was gorgeous!<br />
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Thanks <i>Scott </i>and<i> Elyssa</i> for the opportunity to visit the PNW.</div>
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For that last three years, this blog has revolved around my beautiful girls. I have in some ways, been hiding behind them both online and in person because I was ashamed of some of the changes physically and emotionally, that have happened as a result of becoming a mother. I lost a bit of myself for a while and put aside my own needs for the good of my girls. However, in neglecting myself, I was not adding more to them, but less, because I was not taking care of myself.<div>
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About a year ago I joined a CrossFit gym. This seemingly insignificant choice was the catalyst for much greater changes in my life. As I began to take time each day to work on Lindsay, I felt myself returning and I had a greater desire to change other areas of my life. </div>
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Because I was gone for an hour or two in the evenings attending CrossFit, Andrew had more time alone with the girls. At first, this was rough on him, but he has grown immensely and is a much more confident dad. And I was able to return home a better, more patient mom.</div>
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Instead of being drained by the workouts, I was energized by them. I soon took on the <a href="http://whole30.com/" target="_blank">Whole30</a> and went through Dave Ramsey's <a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/" target="_blank">Financial Peace University.</a> A lot of good came out of those and interestingly, even my marriage became much stronger. Finally we had a firm control over our finances and I wanted to take control in other areas of our lives. </div>
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I have always enjoyed food. But I came to realize that it had started to control me and I was using it like a drug to help make myself feel better when the stresses of my life and being a parent weighed me down. For the last four months, I have been actively fighting my emotional eating by applying the twelve steps of recovery and attending <a href="https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/" target="_blank">Addiction Recovery Meetings</a>. This is such an immensely personal thing, that I am a bit shocked that I am opening up about it on my public family blog, but I feel like it is something I need to share. </div>
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I had an awakening today. For months I have been a bit discouraged that my weight loss goals have not been happening how I would like them to. In fact, the actual number on the scale has hardly budged. I realized that I was still trying to measure my self worth according to a number on a scale and it was clouding my ability to notice more significant changes happening in my life.</div>
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First, food does not have the hold on my that it once did. I still enjoy good food, but it no longer controls me. I attribute this entirely to daily scripture study and working through the steps of recovery. On the few days I have neglect my scripture study, the temptations return and my ability to fight them vanishes. </div>
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Second, I feel much better about myself. I enjoy getting dressed and feel comfortable in my clothes. I no longer dread looking into the mirror. I finally had the courage to cut my hair short, something I have been avoiding because I knew Andrew preferred it long. I thought that by keeping it long, I would also feel better about myself, but that is not the way it works. I cannot rely on how Andrew feels about my looks to help me feel better about them. Just as with a testimony, I cannot "borrow" his version of me to add to my own self-esteem. I have to feel beautiful independently of how anyone else feels about me.</div>
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Finally, my inward changes are showing outwardly, even if not on the scale. I have never received so many complements on my appearance as I have the last few months. Many of them tell me it looks as though I have lost weight. I think that my inward changes are translating to others as beauty. And I have stopped spending so much effort thinking and worrying about how I look.</div>
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Ultimately, I feel really comfortable in my body. In fact, I don't think I have ever felt this good about myself. Definitely not in High School, when I had what I now consider to be my perfect body, but which, I loathed and saw nothing but flaws. Now, the number on the scale <b>does not matter</b>. I feel good! I feel pretty! And I can leave the house and forget about how I look and enjoy my life without obsessing over it.</div>
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Over the last year, Penny has grown increasingly chatty and imaginative. I think three is going to be a good age. She likes to chat with us before bed and recount her day and spent one playdate arguing endlessly with her cousin over who got to be the "daddy" in their little imaginary game. (I guess they mistakenly think that being a dad is more fun than being a mom!) Frozen is still the best movie ever made with endless renditions of "Let it Go" at all hours of the day and night. Penny also likes to make new friends where ever we go, often yelling things like, "Good MORNING!" from the top of the playground to complete strangers as they pass by on an evening stroll.</div>
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We had Penny's birthday party this weekend. It was a casual party with a playdate feel, with the exception of the giant chocolate sprinkle cake that Penny as been dreaming about for weeks on end. All discussion of her birthday centered around having a big cake with sprinkles. A few days before her party, the doorbell rang--which usually indicates a package has arrived--and Penny perked up and excitedly exclaimed, "My Cake!", mistakenly thinking that the mailman was finally bringing her long overdue birthday cake. I am happy to report, that the cake I made lived up to her expectations! </div>
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(The inspiration for Penny's cake came from <a href="http://sweetapolita.com/" target="_blank">Sweetapolita</a> and I used <a href="http://www.siftingfocus.com/2014/03/wellesley-fudge-cake-baking-recipe/" target="_blank">this recipe</a>)</div>
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Our little Penny, who would have been happy with just the donuts and balloons, was spoiled with presents today. We got her a little play kitchen and dishes and Grandma and Baba Himmer got her a cute wooden mixer to go with it. Also, her Auntie Stephanie picked out a darling Minnie Mouse jeep that she knew Penny would go nuts for and convinced the rest of my siblings and parents to go in on it with her.<br />
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Andrew and I set up the kitchen the night before and let Penny come out and discover it this morning. She was so thrilled! So much so, that she didn't even notice the big plate of donuts waiting for her on the kitchen table.<br />
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Penny didn't end up taking much of a nap today, as she was too busy cooking playing with her new kitchen to stop for something as trivial as a nap!</div>
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In other exciting news, we had a tornado watch turned tornado warning that resulted in me throwing some water and food storage in our walk in closet and getting the girls up from their naps to hunker down during the storm. Andrew thoroughly mocked me for taking the warning so seriously. Thankfully, the storm passed and left us untouched.<br />
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All in all, it was a birthday to remember! And the celebrations aren't over just yet, we still have Penny's party to look forward to! And the much awaited sprinkle cake!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-15392743708813329612015-05-17T22:16:00.000-05:002015-05-17T22:16:00.810-05:00Schools Out! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Preschool has been such a good thing for our social little girl. Penny has thrived! I never planned to start her in preschool so early, but this small, once a week preschool in the teacher's home was the prefect fit. It fills the gaps of my abilities, like having music and craft time. Her teacher, Miss Natalie, would always comment on how intently Penny would work on the craft that particular day. Her little art projects have covered our fridge all year long.</div>
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Penny adores Miss Natalie. As do I! She is so sweet and patient with all the kids. She made an adorable little scrapbook with pictures from the year and had the preschoolers give them to their parents after the end of school performance. I nearly started bawling on the spot as I flipped through the book.</div>
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And just for fun, here is how Penny has changed over the last year:</div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-41575685466860022082015-04-13T23:00:00.000-05:002015-04-13T23:00:05.317-05:00Bluebonnets 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In my experience, beautiful staged family pictures tell more lies than truths. Sure, we love one another, that's not a lie, but no husband or toddlers have any interest in having their picture taken. The whole process is stressful and painful. And there is no bag of marshmallows big enough to tempt Penny and Eloise to sit next to each other long enough to get a good shot.</div>
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I left this photoshoot feeling dejected, convinced I wouldn't have a single shot worth using, but thankfully, that wasn't true. It might not have turned out the way I envisioned, but I love the shots we got.</div>
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Sigh. Somethings are beyond hope. (Like getting a decent picture of these two next to each other)</div>
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Despite the pain, I love the Texas tradition of bluebonnet pictures! You can find last year's pictures <a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter-in-texas.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-91629548292047872822015-04-05T21:20:00.003-05:002015-04-05T21:20:55.549-05:00Egg Hunts and Easter BasketsA few days ago I posted this picture to Instagram:<br />
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It was captioned, "Training to win." I had decided Penny needed the training when I picked her up from preschool after they had an easter egg hunt. Her teacher told me that at the end of the hunt Penny didn't have a single egg. The intention was for each kid to fill an egg carton so the other kids gave up some eggs so Penny wouldn't go without.</div>
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Since Penny didn't seem to have a grasp on Easter egg hunts, we practiced a few times in the backyard one afternoon. Penny was happy, and it made for an enjoyable afternoon and a cute Instagram picture.</div>
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Fastforward to the day of the big hunt. It was Saturday morning and my sleepy little family was running late. The girls were finally dressed and eating breakfast when I realized the shorts they were wearing were inadequate for the cool weather that arrived during the night. After redressing everyone and herding them out the door we were running a bit late. The hunt was would begin at 10 am sharp and we needed to be there a little before to hid our contributed eggs.</div>
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The whole car ride I became more and more stressed about an event that was supposed to be fun. I nearly bit off all my nails when we got stuck waiting for a long slow train to pass. We pulled up just as the kids were lining up. I sent Andrew running ahead with the eggs with I tried to get the girls out of the car as quickly as possible. Unable to stop myself, I keep urging Penny to, "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" and she drew from my stress and began to cry. I paused to help her calm down, and she took her place with the other kids.</div>
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The nursery kids went first and at their mark I urgently yelled, "GO!!" The pressure was too much, and Penny dissolved into tears once again. I immediately regretted the stress I was putting on her and tried to help her relax. With Andrew's help, she calmed down enough to participate.</div>
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Poor Penny. I was so worried and stressed about getting to the hunt in time that I almost ruined it for her by passing on my stress. I am happy to report, however, that the Easter basket portion of the holiday was 100% stress free!</div>
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My little Penny, I am sorry. It was unfair for me to dump all of my anxiety onto you. Mommas are not perfect and sometimes we make mistakes. Next year, let's keep the fun and ditch the stress!</div>
Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-48155591209673816382015-04-04T14:28:00.000-05:002015-04-04T14:46:38.658-05:00Dying Easter EggsAn alternative title for this post could be: <u>The One In Which Eloise Dunked Hard-Boiled Eggs In Dye And Had Green Hands For Two Days</u>. Because that happened.<br />
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Eloise was so determined to get in on the action, that Andrew let her sit on his lap, and before I could do anything to stop them, allowed her to dunk eggs into the dye cups, happily slashing the dye all over the table and my favorite dish towel.<br />
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This was all in stark contrast to Penny's careful and deliberate efforts to dye her own eggs without spilling a drop.<br />
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And yes, that is a half eaten egg in the bottom row. Sometimes I have to loosen up and let my kids be kids. Good thing my girls have Andrew, he is much better at this then I am!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-59414973756671885842015-04-01T16:13:00.000-05:002015-04-01T16:13:36.607-05:00A Perfect Seventy Degrees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The heat and humidity are fast approaching, but for now, it's beautiful 70 degree weather here in Austin! Last year, we learned that we better take advantage now, because once the heat comes the only enjoyable thing to do outside is swim. </div>
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A crazy and confused Penny, still wants to wear her fleece pjs. It makes me a little nauseous to think about it!</div>
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It is a perfect time for playing at the park. Most evenings Andrew walks the girls to the park to play while I go to CrossFit. Penny has taken about a year to get brave enough for the slide and climbing walls, not so for Eloise, that girl is a little daredevil. She will climb up to the big slide and send herself down backwards, on her stomach, squealing with delight the whole way down. </div>
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Penny's strength in life is her friendliness. Old or young, she wants to get to know you. She is thrilled when she finds new buddies to befriend at the park. She follows them around and asks them, "What's your name?" and "How old are you?" Some people ignore her, others can't understand her, but a precious few take the time to chat with her. Last week it a cute 13 year old boy and his friend who happily answered some of her questions. </div>
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This week two teenage girls were taking selfies at the park and I assumed they would be the type to ignore our sweet Penny, but much to my surprise these girls were so kind to the little two-year old girl following them around the park. They lifted her up and helped her swing on the monkey bars and chatted with her about her sunglasses.</div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-28186921578648904732015-03-25T21:11:00.000-05:002015-03-25T21:13:17.739-05:00Car Wash There is no sight more precious to me than watching my husband with my girls. Both girls want to be where ever their daddy is, especially if it means helping him work on a project. I stumbled on these pictures of Penny and Andrew washing the car from last October and I had to share them. Penny is just too darn cute in her little swimsuit!<br />
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Anyone else need help washing their car? Penny accepts candy, shoes, or horsey rides as payment :)</div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-90046972789746106702015-01-17T17:07:00.000-06:002015-01-17T22:36:18.564-06:00Marta<a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2014/01/eloises-birth.html" target="_blank">Eloise's birth</a> started a year of change. After doubling the kids in the family, we moved across the country, Andrew started a new job, Penny started preschool, Eloise become a toddler and I struggled to find my new normal.<br />
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Before I had Eloise, I thought I was an expert on babies. It turns out, I was only an expert on Penny, and she was an easy baby to figure out! Going from one kid to two was really difficult. In hindsight, I think I tried to force Eloise to be the same kind of baby as her older sister. Not only was that an unfair expectation, but Eloise's strong personality would not allow that to happen.</div>
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I made some observations about Eloise in <a href="http://andrewandlinz.blogspot.com/2014/03/eloise-2-months.html" target="_blank">this post</a> when she just two months old that hold just as true now as they did then. I described Eloise in 4 words, particular, determined, strong, and happy. If something is not to her standards, Eloise will let us know. Once things are in order, she is all smiles and giggles. </div>
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Eloise's middle name is Marta. This is a name she shares with my Swiss great grandmother. Although I have no memories of my great grandmother, her memory lives on in her posterity. Through their stories and memories of her, I feel as if I know her. She was a strong-willed woman who became a widow when my grandma was a toddler, shortly after she immigrated to the America. </div>
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I cannot think of a better middle name for Eloise than, Marta. </div>
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Eloise, I wouldn't change a thing about you! You are so very, very, loved!</div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-9808025630190074532015-01-02T08:30:00.000-06:002015-01-02T08:30:00.165-06:00It's A Christmas Miracle! I don't miss living somewhere where it snows. But living with snow and visiting snow, are two different things entirely. This Christmas, I welcomed the snow, but there wasn't a bit of snow when we arrived in Utah and in the days leading up to Christmas the forecasted snow fell instead as rain or lasted only a few hours. But not so on Christmas! Late Christmas Eve it began to steadily snow and by morning we were covered in fresh power. The snow continued to fall all day, like a scene out of White Christmas. I am not exaggerating when I say, it was magical!<br />
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During the short-lived snowfall before Christmas, Stephanie and Penny made a mini snowman.</div>
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Penny insisted on bringing her little snowman inside the house. She eventually left him resting on a towel in the hall but she didn't forget about him. A while later, after the tiny snowman was nothing more than a puddle, she went looking for him. Penny was a little upset to find her snowman missing, and didn't understand what we meant when we told her he had melted.</div>
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Christmas Eve came and I hadn't had a chance to take the girls to visit Santa. We assumed the mall would be crazy the day before Christmas, but we decided to brave it. Turns out, it was perfect timing. There was no line to see Santa, and he was able to take his time with the girls. Eloise was enthralled by him while Penny was classically unsure.<br />
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The girls also rode on the Merry-Go-Round. Penny was too nervous to ride the horse by herself so Stephanie rode with her. </div>
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The little moving cars were a big hit too, with everyone!</div>
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But the highlight, was the animal riders, which are big mechanical animals that you can rent and drive around the mall. Penny could power the little dog by herself, but did not understand the concept of steering. </div>
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We let both girls ride together and Eloise squealed with delight the entire time.</div>
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If Eloise could talk, I am pretty sure she would confirm that our mall trip was the highlight of our time in Utah. It was one of those experiences couldn't have come together more perfectly if we had planned it.</div>
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If you haven't figured it out by now, Penny is my little Nervous Nelly. Her idea of a good time is quietly playing with toys. She can do without heights, loud noises, crowds, and surprises--anything that is outside of her control. She was happiest when we found Taylor's old toy kitchen stuff to play with. </div>
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Decorating gingerbread houses was another favorite for nervous Pen.</div>
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It's one of my favorites too, Penny!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcCKTz5LfKVYA4G9jf0QJzjZ71BG8s9MKaMHISYv9VApOSlexdeFy3bB627Mh8P_PQw5kr6cR5C7metMrVm8ZfFPIw8cVayXoY8Bh05o2kfVu22iIctMaTGkCXZw5LnHN-xbEYSThpw2w/s1600/dsc_0426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcCKTz5LfKVYA4G9jf0QJzjZ71BG8s9MKaMHISYv9VApOSlexdeFy3bB627Mh8P_PQw5kr6cR5C7metMrVm8ZfFPIw8cVayXoY8Bh05o2kfVu22iIctMaTGkCXZw5LnHN-xbEYSThpw2w/s1600/dsc_0426.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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We awoke Christmas morning to a fresh blanket of snow. Penny would have been content staring out the window, but the rest of us were anxious to open presents.</div>
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This year, I made all the gifts. I made my mom an apron, Taylor got a <a href="http://www.radicalpossibility.com/2013/09/easy-diy-lip-balm-locket.html" target="_blank">locket with lipgloss inside</a>, the girls got<a href="http://www.weewonderfuls.com/store/put-together-5.html" target="_blank"> handmade dolls</a>, Penny got a <a href="http://www.sewbossi.com/2012/10/baby-doll-carrier-tutorial.html" target="_blank">baby carrier</a>, and I painted my Dad a picture of the town we lived in when we spent a summer in Italy. Our Handmade Christmas stretched my creative abilities to their limit. I have a lot of room for improvement, but I rediscovered how much I enjoy creating things. As I sewed, crafted, and painted I thought about the recipient which made the gifts feel a lot more meaningful than they would otherwise. </div>
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Penny named her doll, Lucy, which seems to be her favorite name. A few days prior, she told me her name was Lucy and insisted I call her by her new name. Now the name belongs to her new doll.</div>
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It wouldn't be Christmas without our traditional breakfast of grease gravy and biscuits (trust me, weird name, but it tastes delicious!) This year, Aunt Debbie brought some fancy hot chocolate to add the meal--fingers crossed that it become a new tradition!</div>
Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-6981767574071307522014-12-31T13:04:00.000-06:002014-12-31T13:04:20.129-06:00Christmas Eve 2014My family always celebrates Christmas Eve at my mom's parents. We always eat sauerkraut, sausage, and zopf (swiss holiday bread). And we always act out the Nativity. This year, both of my girls got to be in the nativity.<br />
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Last year, Andrew took Penny home for bed before the Nativity, so this was her first time too. Andrew, who really dislikes dressing up, was a good sport and accepted a role as one of the wise men. Penny was a little angel, while Eloise, played baby Jesus.<br />
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Now, Eloise, on a good day, isn't very cooperative, and our visit to Utah made that even worse (She might have gotten the nickname "Little Horrible" while we were there..) so I warned Mary (played by my cousin, Jane) that she would probably be naughty, but she was so enthusiastic about Eloise playing baby Jesus that I let her. She did a remarkable job keeping her happy.<br />
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I was excited that my cousin Amy was able to come for part of the evening. Her daughter Ellie is a few months older than Penny and they played so well together. I wish we lived closer to each other. The girls got to be angels together and gave each other hugs and kisses.<br />
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One of my older cousins had the job of holding up the star. Penny begged to have a turn playing the star. It was quite humorous to see how seriously she took her new job.<br />
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Her little arm started to get tired, but Penny didn't let it stop her.<br />
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After the nativity ended, Penny kept carrying around the star. Someone began playing a quiet Christmas song on the piano and Penny took that as her cue to go be a star again. She tripped over herself in her haste to return to her spot and stick up the star once more.<br />
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We ended the evening opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa. They always give the perfect present! Penny got a new stuffed kitty that has hardly left her side.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-87610719249408314472014-12-30T12:03:00.000-06:002014-12-30T12:03:29.686-06:00Christmas DressesI love using Christmas (and Easter) as an excuse for new dresses! This year, our Christmas budget was very tiny so I found Penny a cute inexpensive dress at Ross that went well with a new (to us) hand-me-down dress for Eloise.<br />
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It's near impossible to get a picture of my girls together!</div>
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Stay tuned for more posts about our trip to Utah for Christmas!</div>
Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764148918106543921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188138900840895715.post-4640090937474729622014-12-16T17:02:00.000-06:002014-12-16T21:42:57.688-06:00Penny's Playful PreschoolPenny started going to preschool this year. For the first two months, she cried every time I picked her up because she <i>didn't</i> want to leave! On more than one occasion, she actually tried to jump in another mother's arms so I couldn't take her home. I shudder to think what Penny's teacher must have thought about her home life! Thankfully, now that the "newness" has worn off a bit, I get a nice big hug when I pick her up.<br>
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Playful Preschool is once a week, with only a handful of toddlers and it's been a perfect fit for my little Penny. Her teacher, Natalie, is so sweet and cute with all the kids and Penny just adores her!<br>
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Today, they put on a little Christmas program for all the parents. They sang and danced to a few songs and it was equal parts adorable and humorous. Penny loves singing and learning actions to songs. <br>
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Penny is loving, thoughtful, and bright. </div>
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