Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!
Hello 2012! Time to try blogging again. Going to see how many days in a row I can do this! today is a beautiful day! Thank you Lord for my wild and crazy children. And my dear husband who puts up with all of us! ( and we put up with him!)
Monday, November 1, 2010
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
We had a great weekend, enjoying Halloween activities.Shelby was Supergirl, Jerzy was a cheerleader and Knox was Batman. Last night, we celebrated at Nana & Papa's house with all the Tokarz cousins. The kids had a lot of fun...decorating cookies, eating, playing games, running through the inflatable haunted house, and eating some more. Tonight, Grandaddy & Granny Trish came over for dinner before we went trick or treating. They came to the door in "costume"-- my dad was wearing an old man mask and Trish had on a wig & witch hat. The kids were a little scared....they didn't really like Grandad in a mask...but they still had fun.
This was the first year that all 3 kids had no fear of going up to the neighbors' doors and ringing the doorbell, or greeting the people on their doorstep. They had lots of fun with it and so did we.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Goodbye Summer
Summer has been pretty much over for us for a week. I didn't do as well as I hoped keeping up with this blog. Oh well. We had a wonderful summer. Even when I'm exhausted and crabby, I still remind myself that I am very blessed.
Tomorrow Shelby starts kindergarten in Mrs.N's class with 2 of her friends from Little Leopards and 2 new friends she made this summer at her day "camp" plus 12 other new faces and future friends. I still distinctly remember the day I learned I was pregnant with her and the day 7 months later that Dr. W told us we needed to go over to the hospital, the baby needed to come TODAY...the ride up the elevator to the 3rd floor, how I was received by the nurses, what was said , what was done, the song that was playing in the delivery room as they delivered her , seeing her for the first time....( then it gets pretty foggy) ...but then I start to remember again. It was a wonderful, amazing, joyful day.
Tomorrow will be another wonderful day , likely etched in my memory forever. I won't be able to sit and dwell on it as , of course, I have a responsibility to 80+ other students starting their first day of 9th/10th/11th/12th grade. But I will be thinking about her and I'm excited to hear what all she has to tell us at the end of the day !!
Tomorrow is also my first day in my new classroom. This is the first time I have a classroom all to myself!
It's great! I'm so thankful that my first 2 years of teaching are behind me. This year won't be EASY, but the stress of being a new teacher and being a travelling teacher is gone. I'm still anxious-- but I know it will all be ok.
Hope all the other first days of school go well tomorrow and everyone will have memories to treasure forever.....
Tomorrow Shelby starts kindergarten in Mrs.N's class with 2 of her friends from Little Leopards and 2 new friends she made this summer at her day "camp" plus 12 other new faces and future friends. I still distinctly remember the day I learned I was pregnant with her and the day 7 months later that Dr. W told us we needed to go over to the hospital, the baby needed to come TODAY...the ride up the elevator to the 3rd floor, how I was received by the nurses, what was said , what was done, the song that was playing in the delivery room as they delivered her , seeing her for the first time....( then it gets pretty foggy) ...but then I start to remember again. It was a wonderful, amazing, joyful day.
Tomorrow will be another wonderful day , likely etched in my memory forever. I won't be able to sit and dwell on it as , of course, I have a responsibility to 80+ other students starting their first day of 9th/10th/11th/12th grade. But I will be thinking about her and I'm excited to hear what all she has to tell us at the end of the day !!
Tomorrow is also my first day in my new classroom. This is the first time I have a classroom all to myself!
It's great! I'm so thankful that my first 2 years of teaching are behind me. This year won't be EASY, but the stress of being a new teacher and being a travelling teacher is gone. I'm still anxious-- but I know it will all be ok.
Hope all the other first days of school go well tomorrow and everyone will have memories to treasure forever.....
Monday, July 19, 2010
Week 7- Monday
Our day today.....
Kids= taking another week at "camp." Shelby is doing "Surf's Up" with water-theme activities. Jerzy & Knox are in "Safari Camp-Out". They were really excited to see some of their friends and their teachers again. They had fun , made some new friends and learned some things too.Jerzy learned that "girl lions have no hair." Afterwards they took a trip to Chick Fil A for playtime and ice cream with Ms. Vicki ( Thank you!!) Movie time/craft time before dinner. Shelby's favorite supper ( she ate 3 tacos!!) ...then girls to the pool ( Shelby did the diving board and slide this time!!) with Daddy. Knox playing ball in yard with Momma.Bath time. A new epsisode of Cake Boss ( paintball cake and cupcake day!) ...then another chapter in our summer reading of Little House on the Prairie. Then passed out , fast asleep.....
Momma= Target, Tom Thumb, Hair cut...keep the peace, entertain and feed everyone, throw batting practice and answer questions like "Baseball players get to play forever, why can't I play forever?" and
" Who put the moon there?"
Daddy= Work, make chex mix , replace the computer keyboard ( little hands did something to the Y key and Control key) do the dishes, take girls swimming ,supervise pajamas and teeth brushing after bath, remember whose turn it is for piggy back ride, give piggy back ride down the stairs, work on dirt bikes, spend time with dirt bike buddies shooting the bull in the garage ( it's soooo hot out there- yuck!)
Gus= sleep, bark at the birds and rabbits, sleep, bark at the doorbell, eat whatever falls on the floor during supper, and sleep some more....
It was a good day. For that we are grateful.
Kids= taking another week at "camp." Shelby is doing "Surf's Up" with water-theme activities. Jerzy & Knox are in "Safari Camp-Out". They were really excited to see some of their friends and their teachers again. They had fun , made some new friends and learned some things too.Jerzy learned that "girl lions have no hair." Afterwards they took a trip to Chick Fil A for playtime and ice cream with Ms. Vicki ( Thank you!!) Movie time/craft time before dinner. Shelby's favorite supper ( she ate 3 tacos!!) ...then girls to the pool ( Shelby did the diving board and slide this time!!) with Daddy. Knox playing ball in yard with Momma.Bath time. A new epsisode of Cake Boss ( paintball cake and cupcake day!) ...then another chapter in our summer reading of Little House on the Prairie. Then passed out , fast asleep.....
Momma= Target, Tom Thumb, Hair cut...keep the peace, entertain and feed everyone, throw batting practice and answer questions like "Baseball players get to play forever, why can't I play forever?" and
" Who put the moon there?"
Daddy= Work, make chex mix , replace the computer keyboard ( little hands did something to the Y key and Control key) do the dishes, take girls swimming ,supervise pajamas and teeth brushing after bath, remember whose turn it is for piggy back ride, give piggy back ride down the stairs, work on dirt bikes, spend time with dirt bike buddies shooting the bull in the garage ( it's soooo hot out there- yuck!)
Gus= sleep, bark at the birds and rabbits, sleep, bark at the doorbell, eat whatever falls on the floor during supper, and sleep some more....
It was a good day. For that we are grateful.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Week 5 Begins...
Dylan..............................................Knox
Silly girls Kailey & Shelby
Today ( Tuesday) was a fun one! Jerzy spent the day with Nana, shopping, swimming, reading and just enjoying the one-on-one time. Momma, Shelby and Knox were invited to swim with Aunt Angie, Kailey and Dylan. We had a wild and crazy time. Thank you to Angie's mom for taking us to their neighborhood pool. The kids loved playing in a pool just their size.
Monday, July 5, 2010
July 4th Weekend
Happy Independence Day! We had a fun weekend hanging out..relaxing at home ...and gathering with family.
Saturday evening we spent at Nana & Papa's. The kids played outside with their cousins in the kiddie pool until the rain came in. We had a hot dog supper. Then the kids played some more before we headed to set up camp for the Wylie fireworks show. We all really enjoyed that. The kids only covered their ears for a little while and no one cried. We had bubbles and glow neckalces and bracelets plus snacks to keep them entertained until the show started.
On Sunday we relaxed at home and then spent the evening at Grandaddy's and Granny Trish's. We had a great visit with Gran, Brennan, Jim & Becky, Jay & Judy, Joel & Lisa, Kemp & Kelly ( and Heidi & Crash) and had a great cookout thanks to the great hosting efforts of Dad & Trish. The kids love the attention they get.We all had fun catching up and playing with the kids outside.
The girls stayed the night ...having a fun "slumber party" with Aunt BB. The next morning, Knox and Momma went back to join them for breakfast. Shelby and Jerzy helped make delicious pancakes, bacon and fruit.
Shelby was a little irritable for awhile..she was preoccupied with her VERY loose tooth. It FINALLY came out-- and then she was a happy gal!
We are thankful for the opportunity we had to spend some much time with family over the weekend. It was a true blessing...later this week we get to spend time with lots of Tokarz extended family!
Saturday evening we spent at Nana & Papa's. The kids played outside with their cousins in the kiddie pool until the rain came in. We had a hot dog supper. Then the kids played some more before we headed to set up camp for the Wylie fireworks show. We all really enjoyed that. The kids only covered their ears for a little while and no one cried. We had bubbles and glow neckalces and bracelets plus snacks to keep them entertained until the show started.
You can't tell this group is all related, can you!? : )
On Sunday we relaxed at home and then spent the evening at Grandaddy's and Granny Trish's. We had a great visit with Gran, Brennan, Jim & Becky, Jay & Judy, Joel & Lisa, Kemp & Kelly ( and Heidi & Crash) and had a great cookout thanks to the great hosting efforts of Dad & Trish. The kids love the attention they get.We all had fun catching up and playing with the kids outside.
The girls stayed the night ...having a fun "slumber party" with Aunt BB. The next morning, Knox and Momma went back to join them for breakfast. Shelby and Jerzy helped make delicious pancakes, bacon and fruit.
Shelby was a little irritable for awhile..she was preoccupied with her VERY loose tooth. It FINALLY came out-- and then she was a happy gal!
We are thankful for the opportunity we had to spend some much time with family over the weekend. It was a true blessing...later this week we get to spend time with lots of Tokarz extended family!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Week 4
This week was a good one. We had a few things planned here and there, but for the most part we enjoyed our time at home and I stayed on my toes keeping the kids from killing one another. I did a little bit of work for school .
We went swimming with Ms Vicki. We enjoyed the rain and cooler weather. Shelby spent a day shopping and doing girl stuff with Nana.
Jerzy went back for an extra week of swim lessons where she was challenged by Ms Sandy. Jerzy loves to swim-- each day she swam further and earned more turns off the diving board and/or blocks. One day Shelby tagged along and went swimming with Daddy while Jerzy had her lesson.
On Thursday we picked Aunt BB up and the airport in the morning and she then spent the afternoon with us. Our friend Erin came to visit as well. Momma, Shelby and BB took Jerzy to her swim lesson. Afterwards, BB stayed with the kids while Momma and Daddy went out to dinner on the Square. It was a simple date-- but still very nice and enjoyable.
Friday was a lovely day at home. We passed the morning trying to behave while the carpet sales guy was here. We are planning to replace the carpet downstairs for sure this summer and upstairs either now or later this year. That was such a fun experience dealing with that. As soon as he was gone, we made a batch of chocolate cupcakes and after naptime we made a batch of red velvet cupcakes. That was messy fun!
Daddy and Jerzy went to the last swim lesson...and then we all went to Mike and Vicki's for dinner. It was a wild and crazy time at their house. Uncle Kemp and Kelly are in town also so they were there with BB , Grandaddy and Granny Trish. We caught up with Ryan and Haley as well. So much fun! Such an exciting evening , we wrapped it up by sitting on the patio being entertained by some fireworks and the kids' excitement and amazement at Mr. Mike's motion detector spotlight in the yard. Yee haw.
We have more fun planned this wknd with both sides of the family...more cookouts and fireworks.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!
We went swimming with Ms Vicki. We enjoyed the rain and cooler weather. Shelby spent a day shopping and doing girl stuff with Nana.
Jerzy went back for an extra week of swim lessons where she was challenged by Ms Sandy. Jerzy loves to swim-- each day she swam further and earned more turns off the diving board and/or blocks. One day Shelby tagged along and went swimming with Daddy while Jerzy had her lesson.
On Thursday we picked Aunt BB up and the airport in the morning and she then spent the afternoon with us. Our friend Erin came to visit as well. Momma, Shelby and BB took Jerzy to her swim lesson. Afterwards, BB stayed with the kids while Momma and Daddy went out to dinner on the Square. It was a simple date-- but still very nice and enjoyable.
Friday was a lovely day at home. We passed the morning trying to behave while the carpet sales guy was here. We are planning to replace the carpet downstairs for sure this summer and upstairs either now or later this year. That was such a fun experience dealing with that. As soon as he was gone, we made a batch of chocolate cupcakes and after naptime we made a batch of red velvet cupcakes. That was messy fun!
Daddy and Jerzy went to the last swim lesson...and then we all went to Mike and Vicki's for dinner. It was a wild and crazy time at their house. Uncle Kemp and Kelly are in town also so they were there with BB , Grandaddy and Granny Trish. We caught up with Ryan and Haley as well. So much fun! Such an exciting evening , we wrapped it up by sitting on the patio being entertained by some fireworks and the kids' excitement and amazement at Mr. Mike's motion detector spotlight in the yard. Yee haw.
We have more fun planned this wknd with both sides of the family...more cookouts and fireworks.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!
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