Friends who love me even when I don't post for months.........
Grades.......so far almost all A's, even in the class that I started out strongly disliking!
Kids who grow up way too fast and say words like "associative properties" after a 2nd grade math lesson.
A husband who cooks for me, buys groceries (sometimes in excess ie: 25 lbs of whole wheat flour from C of O), loves me despite my flaws and encourages me always.
Family.......sisters who make me laugh and who make me cry
Pain because it is what draws me closer to Jesus
Joy because it draws me closer to Jesus
Music......especially Christmas....especially "One King" by Point of Grace
A warm house, that although is set at 68 degrees is still much warmer than what some people are experiencing tonight.
and much much more........want to add to my list?
Happy Thanksgiving!
~di~
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
So there!
I do know that this little corner of my world still exists..........even when left unattended for MONTHS on end. So here you go, my life in bullet points:
*School is going great. Hard to sit in a class with young 20 somethings who are usually there because they have to because their social worker told them they had to get an education. I've decided that I'm old because I actually know the importance of learning as much as I can. Tests are going great, my first paper I turned in to Intro to Human Services got an A, took a test in Marriage & Family tonight and got an A.........nothing less than a B on all my work so far into my first month of college life. Hooray!
*Bob's armed healed up nicely. He's back to work and getting along superbly. He's been the recipient of lots of my dad's woodworking tools, so thinks that his winter will be spent in the garage. Fun for him, difficult for me.
*Angie, as you probably know, ended up in CO for one month and ended her relationship with Kevin. She is enjoying her 2nd semester of school and has been working every weekend at the Keeter on banquets.
*Matt is too big for his britches........'nuf said.......
*Katey is too pretty for her own good. She ran crosscountry again this fall. Not the best runner on the team, but enjoys the sport.
*Lauren is just as cute as ever. Still chatters away about anything and everything.
That's about it in a nutshell. If you want details, you better ask via email :-)
Have a great one!
Diane
*School is going great. Hard to sit in a class with young 20 somethings who are usually there because they have to because their social worker told them they had to get an education. I've decided that I'm old because I actually know the importance of learning as much as I can. Tests are going great, my first paper I turned in to Intro to Human Services got an A, took a test in Marriage & Family tonight and got an A.........nothing less than a B on all my work so far into my first month of college life. Hooray!
*Bob's armed healed up nicely. He's back to work and getting along superbly. He's been the recipient of lots of my dad's woodworking tools, so thinks that his winter will be spent in the garage. Fun for him, difficult for me.
*Angie, as you probably know, ended up in CO for one month and ended her relationship with Kevin. She is enjoying her 2nd semester of school and has been working every weekend at the Keeter on banquets.
*Matt is too big for his britches........'nuf said.......
*Katey is too pretty for her own good. She ran crosscountry again this fall. Not the best runner on the team, but enjoys the sport.
*Lauren is just as cute as ever. Still chatters away about anything and everything.
That's about it in a nutshell. If you want details, you better ask via email :-)
Have a great one!
Diane
Friday, June 09, 2006
News from the land of the dutch
Big news from Diane! I enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College for the fall semester. I've decided to pursue a degree in Social Work. It's a long God story, but I do believe that this is what path God wants me to walk on. It's going to be a little hairy around the house with mom taking classes, but it looks like only 1 of them the first semester is on campus. The other 2 are online.
Bob's shoulder is still not functioning correctly, so he's off work until at least the 19th when he goes to see the doc again. At first he was bummed by that bit of news, but he's feeling well enough to do some odd jobs around the house that have been needing attention. Yesterday he started to stain/paint the grout in between the tiles on the kitchen floor.
It's nice from my point of view to have him home! He can take Lauren to VBS for me for one thing! And it relieves Katey of babysitting duty for a little while!
Angie is still trying to decide if she's coming to CO or coming home next month. Pray for her. She's learning a life lesson that really isn't that fun to learn......being broke because of poor $$ management. We'll see where she ends up. If she's in CO I'll be sure to have her look you CO people up.
Matt is busy babysitting for my sister's boy's this summer. It's a few days a week at $30 a day, plus a pool pass for the summer. It's a good deal for him. Beats the heck out of detassling corn!
That's all the news for now. Take care and drop me a line now and then!
Love ya all!
me
Bob's shoulder is still not functioning correctly, so he's off work until at least the 19th when he goes to see the doc again. At first he was bummed by that bit of news, but he's feeling well enough to do some odd jobs around the house that have been needing attention. Yesterday he started to stain/paint the grout in between the tiles on the kitchen floor.
It's nice from my point of view to have him home! He can take Lauren to VBS for me for one thing! And it relieves Katey of babysitting duty for a little while!
Angie is still trying to decide if she's coming to CO or coming home next month. Pray for her. She's learning a life lesson that really isn't that fun to learn......being broke because of poor $$ management. We'll see where she ends up. If she's in CO I'll be sure to have her look you CO people up.
Matt is busy babysitting for my sister's boy's this summer. It's a few days a week at $30 a day, plus a pool pass for the summer. It's a good deal for him. Beats the heck out of detassling corn!
That's all the news for now. Take care and drop me a line now and then!
Love ya all!
me
Monday, May 08, 2006
Tulip Time Pictures
When it's Tulip Time in Pella
"When it's Tulip Time in Pella, every dutch girl has a dutch fella, one who walks down the street in his wooden shoes, in a shirt of green or yella!" Dutchess song 1982
Well, you missed it! Tulip Time was last weekend and not one of you called to say that you were in town for the festival! :-) It was 3 beautiful days of fun, food, and frolicking around town in dutch costumes and wooden shoes....at least for part of the population! The temps were in the 60's all 3 days. Not too hot and not too cold. The girls and I rode our church's float on Saturday. Dutch costumes were required, so we went to my sister Bonnie's house and dug through her stash for costumes for Angie & Katey. Lauren had one from last year that still fit and I borrowed my mom's. It was so much fun to be in the parade. I never knew how many complete and total strangers would wave at us....just like we were good friends with them! Ha! Our church is 150 years old this year, so it was quite an honor for us to be float participants this year.
Matt stayed busy with the boy scout booth in the park near our house and the TSA (Technology Student Association) booth uptown and carrying the flag in the parade. He experienced the festivities more than all of us put together. He was gone almost all day all three days!
Bob on the other hand, completely missed TulipTime this year due to rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder on Thursday morning. He wasn't much in the mood for crowds all weekend and stayed put in the recliner for most of Thursday and Friday. Saturday he thought he might like to venture out to the grocery store. That was fun for a little bit, and then it was time to go home and stay put the rest of the day and all of Sunday! We had our post op visit today in DSM. Appears as though he'll be off work for at least 3 weeks. It's a workman's comp claim, which is a blessing actually. I would not have wanted to pay for that surgery and deal with 3 weeks without pay! We're praying that he'll be able to go back to work the first of June on light duty and be back to full duty by the end of the summer. Dr. Neff said that it could take up to 6 months for complete healing, or as complete as the healing will get. Time will tell how much use he'll end up with. We know that it won't be 100%, but hopefully it will be at least 80% back to normal. And as you know, Bob doesn't sit still very well, so being home with his arm in a sling for 3 weeks may be a testing of his patience. ;-) You can pray about that too!
Angie is home for this week and then returns to MO for 7 weeks of work. Then she's off to CO for a month and then be home fora few weeks in August before heading back to school. This Wednesday she's having her wisdom teeth removed.........guess she'll just have to study harder without them! :-)
That's about all that's new from Diane's Place.....I'm sorry I didn't get to hug you Jeanne............just go find somebody in OOP, I'm sure they'll share some of the one's I left there! hehehe
Love to you all!
Diane
Well, you missed it! Tulip Time was last weekend and not one of you called to say that you were in town for the festival! :-) It was 3 beautiful days of fun, food, and frolicking around town in dutch costumes and wooden shoes....at least for part of the population! The temps were in the 60's all 3 days. Not too hot and not too cold. The girls and I rode our church's float on Saturday. Dutch costumes were required, so we went to my sister Bonnie's house and dug through her stash for costumes for Angie & Katey. Lauren had one from last year that still fit and I borrowed my mom's. It was so much fun to be in the parade. I never knew how many complete and total strangers would wave at us....just like we were good friends with them! Ha! Our church is 150 years old this year, so it was quite an honor for us to be float participants this year.
Matt stayed busy with the boy scout booth in the park near our house and the TSA (Technology Student Association) booth uptown and carrying the flag in the parade. He experienced the festivities more than all of us put together. He was gone almost all day all three days!
Bob on the other hand, completely missed TulipTime this year due to rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder on Thursday morning. He wasn't much in the mood for crowds all weekend and stayed put in the recliner for most of Thursday and Friday. Saturday he thought he might like to venture out to the grocery store. That was fun for a little bit, and then it was time to go home and stay put the rest of the day and all of Sunday! We had our post op visit today in DSM. Appears as though he'll be off work for at least 3 weeks. It's a workman's comp claim, which is a blessing actually. I would not have wanted to pay for that surgery and deal with 3 weeks without pay! We're praying that he'll be able to go back to work the first of June on light duty and be back to full duty by the end of the summer. Dr. Neff said that it could take up to 6 months for complete healing, or as complete as the healing will get. Time will tell how much use he'll end up with. We know that it won't be 100%, but hopefully it will be at least 80% back to normal. And as you know, Bob doesn't sit still very well, so being home with his arm in a sling for 3 weeks may be a testing of his patience. ;-) You can pray about that too!
Angie is home for this week and then returns to MO for 7 weeks of work. Then she's off to CO for a month and then be home fora few weeks in August before heading back to school. This Wednesday she's having her wisdom teeth removed.........guess she'll just have to study harder without them! :-)
That's about all that's new from Diane's Place.....I'm sorry I didn't get to hug you Jeanne............just go find somebody in OOP, I'm sure they'll share some of the one's I left there! hehehe
Love to you all!
Diane
Monday, April 10, 2006
Pictures?



Here's Angie & I the day we left her at college. Note who looks happier on this day! She loves college, and we are very thankful
for that! I just wish she were about 4 hours closer....it would make weekend visits much easier!

WHO IS THAT GUY????? That is my dear one with coffee grounds for a beard, his dark sunglasses, and a spiffy cowboy hat. It was his "costume" for a trick on Matt & his friends on Halloween night. He snuck around the back of the house and came up the front sidewalk, looking very shifty. It was a little suspicous to the boys since he didn't have any little kids with him, but you never know on Halloween night, who might be out and about. So, our character walks slowly to the porch where Matt is sitting (as a scarecrow, trying to scare older kids) holding the bowl of candy. Bob reaches into the bowl with one hand, and grabs the edge of the bowl with the other, and takes off running with it. Matt, ever the hero of saving our candy, dives off the porch to tackle him........comes withing 2 inches of hitting his head on the landscaping bricks around the tree! Knocks the air right out of him!!! And then when he realized it was his dad, he really wanted to tackle him! It was pretty darn funny......afterwards! :)
Friday, April 07, 2006
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
SPRING!!! HOORAY!!!
Ok, so it was brought to my attention that I'm not as good at this as some other people. So, I apologize. I'll try and cram 3 months of information into a little space. The house is quiet for the time being, so we'll see how much I can tell you!
February was very nice as far as Valentine's day goes. My sweet husband really outdid himself this year. It started with a shopping trip to Des Moines on Sunday, where he let me pick out any purse I wanted from Kohls. That may not sound alot to the common woman, but for me it's HUGE!! You see, I'm a basic black or brown purse kind of chick. It's sensible and goes with most things. I'm not a gal whose shoes have to match her purse, or her outfit for that matter. I'm comfortable with being me, and to have to think that hard in the morning is not up my alley. Anyway, I choose a bag that is striped and has sequins on it. Very stylin', everywhere I go people comment on my really cool purse! Then he tried to take me out to eat at a swanky restaurant, but they were closed. So then we tried Texas Roadhouse, at 3:00 they had an hour wait. So we ate semi-fast Mexican food. :) When we got home he asked if I wanted "the rest" of my present. Hmmmm....well, it's not truly Valentine's day, so let's wait until the day. I need to back up....he took me to Bath & Body Works too, and I got some yummy smelling shower stuff, and some stuff that heats up when you put it on your skin.........very cool. Ok, so back to getting home..........so he said, well, ok......if you want to wait............I should have known he was up to something. Turns out he couldn't wait to give me the 6(!) towel, handtowel, washcloth LAURA ASHLEY (!) set that he had bought a few weeks before. Oh my gosh, they are sooooo soft. I feel like a queen whenever I use them!
On Monday, the FedEx guy shows up with flowers from ProFlowers.com.......2 dozen long stem roses........GORGEOUS!!! I was the envy of every girl that came into my office! Yep, he really out did himself this year!!!!
March was pretty eventful. I ended up at the ER one morning because I wasn't sure if I was having a heart attack, or indigestion.......turns out my ulcers were flaring again. My bp was skyhigh........145/103..........so he sent me to my regular dr. Actually, I don't go to a regular doc.........Vermeer has a health clinic that is free to it's employees and their families that is run by Nurse Practitioners. They were a bit concerned about my numbers and so now I am on BP medicine. She also wanted me to take a stress test, can't wait to see that bill! Seems as though everything is just peachy, I just have inheirited the high blood pressure from my dad. All my sisters have it, so why shouldn't I, right?
The highlight of my March was going to Colorado Springs. Actually, the going part, clear across Nebraska in one day wasn't a great highlight........but being back in the Springs was great! I was able to see lots of friends at FOF and SCC and spend time with just a few of them, quality time if not in great quantity. During the day I was busy attending a seminar at New Life church for small group leadership training. So, I snuck in lunch dates 2 days, and supper dates 2 nights, and a quick visit at NL before I left town with some former S&L ministry leaders. It was a sweet time of reunions and affirmations that friends are friends forever if you are friends in the Lord. It was like I hadn't even been gone. We picked up conversations like we had just talked the day before! I love my CO friends. I wish they would all move to Iowa.......then I could have the best of both worlds!
Angie was home for a week in March too. It was fun to have her around. She declared it felt "weird" to be here after having been gone for 3 months. She's going to work at school for part of this summer, spend a few weeks in the Springs, and then be home for the month of August. She is absolutely loving school and of course, has made lots of friends. And as far as I know, she's doing pretty good in her classes.
So here it is April, we've made it through the first week without strangling any of our dear, sweet children. It was close a few days, but instead, there are dishes to be washed and events to be missed as consequences of deceit and late homework assignments. I wonder if they will ever get it, that if you just turn it in life is so much nicer? :-)
Tonight Bob & Lauren are at the Daddy Daughter Dance. I put her hair up in a fancy do, Daddy bought her a corsage, and they went out for supper... Lauren's choice, I'm guessing it was McDonalds.....and then off to the dance. Maybe Daddy will spring for ice cream on the way home!
That's about all that's new..........for now. I'll try and do a bit better in the future.........Have a lovely spring day! April is my favorite month for many reasons.......but mostly because I am so durn tired of winter, that the first little flowers just send my heart to singing! I LOVE IT!
Happy Spring!
Di
Ok, so it was brought to my attention that I'm not as good at this as some other people. So, I apologize. I'll try and cram 3 months of information into a little space. The house is quiet for the time being, so we'll see how much I can tell you!
February was very nice as far as Valentine's day goes. My sweet husband really outdid himself this year. It started with a shopping trip to Des Moines on Sunday, where he let me pick out any purse I wanted from Kohls. That may not sound alot to the common woman, but for me it's HUGE!! You see, I'm a basic black or brown purse kind of chick. It's sensible and goes with most things. I'm not a gal whose shoes have to match her purse, or her outfit for that matter. I'm comfortable with being me, and to have to think that hard in the morning is not up my alley. Anyway, I choose a bag that is striped and has sequins on it. Very stylin', everywhere I go people comment on my really cool purse! Then he tried to take me out to eat at a swanky restaurant, but they were closed. So then we tried Texas Roadhouse, at 3:00 they had an hour wait. So we ate semi-fast Mexican food. :) When we got home he asked if I wanted "the rest" of my present. Hmmmm....well, it's not truly Valentine's day, so let's wait until the day. I need to back up....he took me to Bath & Body Works too, and I got some yummy smelling shower stuff, and some stuff that heats up when you put it on your skin.........very cool. Ok, so back to getting home..........so he said, well, ok......if you want to wait............I should have known he was up to something. Turns out he couldn't wait to give me the 6(!) towel, handtowel, washcloth LAURA ASHLEY (!) set that he had bought a few weeks before. Oh my gosh, they are sooooo soft. I feel like a queen whenever I use them!
On Monday, the FedEx guy shows up with flowers from ProFlowers.com.......2 dozen long stem roses........GORGEOUS!!! I was the envy of every girl that came into my office! Yep, he really out did himself this year!!!!
March was pretty eventful. I ended up at the ER one morning because I wasn't sure if I was having a heart attack, or indigestion.......turns out my ulcers were flaring again. My bp was skyhigh........145/103..........so he sent me to my regular dr. Actually, I don't go to a regular doc.........Vermeer has a health clinic that is free to it's employees and their families that is run by Nurse Practitioners. They were a bit concerned about my numbers and so now I am on BP medicine. She also wanted me to take a stress test, can't wait to see that bill! Seems as though everything is just peachy, I just have inheirited the high blood pressure from my dad. All my sisters have it, so why shouldn't I, right?
The highlight of my March was going to Colorado Springs. Actually, the going part, clear across Nebraska in one day wasn't a great highlight........but being back in the Springs was great! I was able to see lots of friends at FOF and SCC and spend time with just a few of them, quality time if not in great quantity. During the day I was busy attending a seminar at New Life church for small group leadership training. So, I snuck in lunch dates 2 days, and supper dates 2 nights, and a quick visit at NL before I left town with some former S&L ministry leaders. It was a sweet time of reunions and affirmations that friends are friends forever if you are friends in the Lord. It was like I hadn't even been gone. We picked up conversations like we had just talked the day before! I love my CO friends. I wish they would all move to Iowa.......then I could have the best of both worlds!
Angie was home for a week in March too. It was fun to have her around. She declared it felt "weird" to be here after having been gone for 3 months. She's going to work at school for part of this summer, spend a few weeks in the Springs, and then be home for the month of August. She is absolutely loving school and of course, has made lots of friends. And as far as I know, she's doing pretty good in her classes.
So here it is April, we've made it through the first week without strangling any of our dear, sweet children. It was close a few days, but instead, there are dishes to be washed and events to be missed as consequences of deceit and late homework assignments. I wonder if they will ever get it, that if you just turn it in life is so much nicer? :-)
Tonight Bob & Lauren are at the Daddy Daughter Dance. I put her hair up in a fancy do, Daddy bought her a corsage, and they went out for supper... Lauren's choice, I'm guessing it was McDonalds.....and then off to the dance. Maybe Daddy will spring for ice cream on the way home!
That's about all that's new..........for now. I'll try and do a bit better in the future.........Have a lovely spring day! April is my favorite month for many reasons.......but mostly because I am so durn tired of winter, that the first little flowers just send my heart to singing! I LOVE IT!
Happy Spring!
Di
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Can it be the end of January already?
Oh my goodness! I can't believe the month has flown by so quickly! Since it's been awhile, I'll give you some quick updates:
Christmas was wonderful in Iowa. I don't think I will ever take having my family close for granted again. It was so nice to spend Christmas Eve with mom, my sisters and their families. Norma didn't come home b/c she had just been here in August. Otherwise, everyone and everyone's kids were at moms house. What a crowd we were. The funny thing for me to observe was how much the cousins are starting to look alike as they become adults! Angie & Abby look like they could have been sisters instead of daughters of sisters who are 10 years apart in age! Christmas day was spent with Bob's family at his brother Jim's house. Again, it was a fun time with all the kinfolk, except for Dan :-(, sitting around and enjoying each other's company.
New Year's Eve we left for Branson with our van packed from stem to stern with as much of Angie's earthly belongings she thought she might need in the next few months. Yes, it was time to take our little girl off to college. The hardest part was realizing that this chapter of our life with her is complete, and she's off writing her own life story as she starts her adult life. I'm glad she waited until she was 20 to go, any earlier and I don't think she would have done as well. I'm also glad she waited on College of the Ozarks to get her name to the top of the list. We truly believe this is the very best place in the world for her to get an education. She is LOVING every minute of it. She works at the Keeter Center in the "pantry" making desserts and salads for the restaurant. It's mostly evenings, and every other weekend. She will be coming home the end of March for spring break. And then we will go see her over Easter. She's counting down the weeks until break. She was gone almost a whole month before she got a bad case of homesickness. Not bad, eh? She is definitely ready to spread her wings and fly!
Matt has been wrestling this winter. He's not the best wrestler on the team, but I have to give it to him for at least trying and sticking out the season. He goes back and forth as to whether or not he'll go out again next year. The biggest news from Matt is his semester report card. Not one F and not one D. Mostly B's (yes, I said B as in beautiful!) and a few C's. Yes, the move has been worth it!
Katey just keeps growing. She is very interested in boy's, much to her parent's chagrin. It's always amazing to me how the same 2 people can produce 4 completely different offspring! Although she is not much like Angie was at this age, she is a joy to have around, as long as she stays away from the boys. I whisper in her ear on a regular basis "Boys are bad until you are 16......" She just sighs and shakes her head. Somehow I don't think she believes me! It doesn't help that she gets more and more beautiful as the days go by. She is still struggling with some of her math classes, but I think that she is improving in her education overall. Her ITBS tests show that she is at 7th grade 4th month, which is exactly where she was when she took them! And she's at the 55 percentile, which means she's pretty average overall. I'll take average any day, wouldn't you?
Lauren just keeps getting smarter and smarter. She is a little sponge that soaks up every single thing that is said and done around her. Very little gets past her. She's reading chapter books, loves Junie B. Jones and her adventures! She's excellent at describing her days, with interesting words. Many nights I just love to listen to her go on and on about what has happened that day. And then, some days I just say "LAUREN!! Are you talking to say something, or are you talking just to hear yourself talk??" She's also really great at entertaining herself for a couple of hours at a time. Her imagination is endless. For all of you who said that she would bring me joy, you were right! ;-)
That's about enough for tonight. I'll attempt to be more faithful in posting now that January is almost past......2006 is well on it's way and I feel like I'm chasing after it already! :-)
Take care and drop me a line!
di
Christmas was wonderful in Iowa. I don't think I will ever take having my family close for granted again. It was so nice to spend Christmas Eve with mom, my sisters and their families. Norma didn't come home b/c she had just been here in August. Otherwise, everyone and everyone's kids were at moms house. What a crowd we were. The funny thing for me to observe was how much the cousins are starting to look alike as they become adults! Angie & Abby look like they could have been sisters instead of daughters of sisters who are 10 years apart in age! Christmas day was spent with Bob's family at his brother Jim's house. Again, it was a fun time with all the kinfolk, except for Dan :-(, sitting around and enjoying each other's company.
New Year's Eve we left for Branson with our van packed from stem to stern with as much of Angie's earthly belongings she thought she might need in the next few months. Yes, it was time to take our little girl off to college. The hardest part was realizing that this chapter of our life with her is complete, and she's off writing her own life story as she starts her adult life. I'm glad she waited until she was 20 to go, any earlier and I don't think she would have done as well. I'm also glad she waited on College of the Ozarks to get her name to the top of the list. We truly believe this is the very best place in the world for her to get an education. She is LOVING every minute of it. She works at the Keeter Center in the "pantry" making desserts and salads for the restaurant. It's mostly evenings, and every other weekend. She will be coming home the end of March for spring break. And then we will go see her over Easter. She's counting down the weeks until break. She was gone almost a whole month before she got a bad case of homesickness. Not bad, eh? She is definitely ready to spread her wings and fly!
Matt has been wrestling this winter. He's not the best wrestler on the team, but I have to give it to him for at least trying and sticking out the season. He goes back and forth as to whether or not he'll go out again next year. The biggest news from Matt is his semester report card. Not one F and not one D. Mostly B's (yes, I said B as in beautiful!) and a few C's. Yes, the move has been worth it!
Katey just keeps growing. She is very interested in boy's, much to her parent's chagrin. It's always amazing to me how the same 2 people can produce 4 completely different offspring! Although she is not much like Angie was at this age, she is a joy to have around, as long as she stays away from the boys. I whisper in her ear on a regular basis "Boys are bad until you are 16......" She just sighs and shakes her head. Somehow I don't think she believes me! It doesn't help that she gets more and more beautiful as the days go by. She is still struggling with some of her math classes, but I think that she is improving in her education overall. Her ITBS tests show that she is at 7th grade 4th month, which is exactly where she was when she took them! And she's at the 55 percentile, which means she's pretty average overall. I'll take average any day, wouldn't you?
Lauren just keeps getting smarter and smarter. She is a little sponge that soaks up every single thing that is said and done around her. Very little gets past her. She's reading chapter books, loves Junie B. Jones and her adventures! She's excellent at describing her days, with interesting words. Many nights I just love to listen to her go on and on about what has happened that day. And then, some days I just say "LAUREN!! Are you talking to say something, or are you talking just to hear yourself talk??" She's also really great at entertaining herself for a couple of hours at a time. Her imagination is endless. For all of you who said that she would bring me joy, you were right! ;-)
That's about enough for tonight. I'll attempt to be more faithful in posting now that January is almost past......2006 is well on it's way and I feel like I'm chasing after it already! :-)
Take care and drop me a line!
di
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Darling Butterfly
Welcome to my corner of the Universe
This is really just a personal journal of things in my life. I don't update often, just when I need to vent or do some therapeutic journaling. I'm glad you stopped by. If you feel like leaving some encouragement, please do so...we all need a kind word every now and again! Have a blessed day!
About Me
- iowegian
- I'm a 45 year old mother of 4 biological children and currently 2 other little ones who are living with us temporarily. I've been in love with the same man since 1981 and appreciate him more and more the longer we are together. I delayed going to college until I was in my 40's, a decision I don't regret as it has been a wonderful experience for me. I have learned so much and having several years of life experience has given me great perspective.