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I got "When You Are Happy" from our local library, read it twice, & each time was filled with warm fuzzies; it's so great to share it with the girls, see their smiling faces, & funny that it's a childrens' book but probably my favorite ever.

Sarah didn't actually hit the ball over the fence; she just thought she did but she is still good at hitting it. Sarah lost one of her bottom teeth which reminds me I need to slip a dollar under the pillow. She asked for $10 from the tooth fairy & I told her there is a recession going on so the tooth fairy can only afford a dollar. Then Julia shouted; "The Tooth Fairy isn't real!". I just love those crazy kids! They love their after school art classes. Monday it's crafts and today they made really pretty wind socks and then played for 3 hours after school while 4 kids showed up that we knew. 2 kids from their old schools and 2 twins from their new school; 1 for each of their classes. So that was cool but we didn't get home until about 7pm. We ate real fast and then read stories. So I'll have to wake them up early for baths.
Thursdays is drawing & painting and last time they did it they painted water colors which are my favorite. They really enjoy those classes. I'm thinking I should take them to the playground everyday; they love it so much and it's a lot easier on the poor house.

The girls got their class photos yesterday and ID cards. All the kids were very excited to have their own id cards. They liked pretending they were credit cards. If only they new what trouble credit cards can get people into. It's better that they think of them as some amazing magical thing at this point, there is plenty of time to realize the harsh truth haha. I got two packs with lots of pictures so I will be sure to send them out when they are ready.
Sarahs' friend William is having a birthday party today and the girls are very excited to go. We got him a cement truck that comes with a little action figure. It's a pool party and very rainy right now but hopefully it will be clear by the time the party rolls around. The nice thing about rain is I don't have to go out to water plants.
I finally got my package that I'd ordered in the mail for my birthday. I got all this really great bath stuff from Bodycake on Etsy. I was really having a rough time getting the girls to take a bath. They tried out their first bath cupcake last night and they loved it! It's really cool because it looks just like a cupcake. I put it in a stocking so it wouldn't clump in the tub. It made lots of great bubbles and tinted the water blue. Sarah said she wants to take a bath every night! So the purchase proved to be a success!
I had also gotten the girls a fighting fish that they had been asking for a week. Sadly he didn't last long so I got a replacement while they were in school yesterday. Luckily they can't tell the difference, success again!
Unrelated but Sarah is really in to golf. She likes to practice every day because she wants to be a famous golfer. Yesterday she hit the ball over the wall. We are all very impressed especially grandpa!

School Stuff and Sarahs' Big Fall

We have been very late to school every day. The teachers say it's more important for the kids to adjust to the day naturally but it's so hard for all of us to just get out the door. I told the girls that this coming week we will start the rooster alarm in their room again. They think it's a good idea, it's actually very cute because it crows! Hopefully that will help get things started in the morning. Besides being late things have been going great for them. Sarah has been very excited about making a sword at school this week. We were told about it during the last meeting that the kids will sand and wax their own swords. As soon as Sarah got to school today she asked her teacher about it because she had done most of it except for the sheath, so she finished everything today and was very happy about it. Julia has a class bunny they named Fluffy, their teacher got him from the humane society and he's allowed to hop around the classroom and outside with the kids once they put a fence up. The girls and I have also started gardening; we bought flowers, tomato, mint, rosemary, and a pink leafy bush. Each of us have our own side and Sarah tried to build a wall to separate her garden so we wouldn't walk on her side. She was very upset that I made her stop but Ponyo makes it all better.
Dann and I have been trying very hard to comply with Waldorf methods of no t.v. within reason. We've been letting them watch calm nature shows and only on weekends. A few days ago Dann put Ponyo on because Sarah had fallen on her face and hurt herself pretty badly. Which was a good idea because she felt better right away. It was pretty sad because she kept crying "I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!". It's healing up pretty well but she basically has a scab starting from above her lip to below her nose and little ones below her lip. She cut her knee and hand too. We were having a lot of fun running up the hill with the dogs and cheering Asia on to run who will rarely walk at a normal pace. So we kept laughing at how cute Asia was. Then it was time to go home and the girls started to run down hill and I told them to not run down hill because they could break their faces. Of course they didn't listen and they ran all the way home down hill. I had Asia and she was done running so I couldn't do much although now that I think about it I should have picked her up and ran after them. I figured they would be ok and they were until Sarah got home and noticed I wasn't there so she ran up hill after me and almost immediately tripped on her face. I didn't know what had happened I just heard her screaming and saw her running. I thought something horrible had happened to Julia or Troy because I didn't see them. Until Sarah got closer and I saw the blood. All I can say is poor Sarah! She was much better by bed time and it should heal within a week or so. I started getting a little skittish when she started lugging around bricks today, was not ready for another trauma so we went back in so she could finish Ponyo. After it's over we will get back to sticking with the program though.
I almost forgot to add that the girls have been enrolled in some extra-curricular activities. Just an hour after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Arts & Crafts and Drawing & Painting. I think it's great because they get to sit next to each other while they do something constructive. Sarah said she really liked it and Julia made a Stegosaurus. They have only started Drawing & Painting. This tuesday they start Arts & Crafts and their friend from up the ridge will be taking it too. Should be fun stuff!

Golf Buddies

Dad had been talking about getting the girls golf clubs and he got them today! Dad was ready to show the girls when we got home from my Grandmas' house. They were so excited but swinging away from the house and making sure that no one is around them before they swing may be a challenge. Sarah is ready to try it when she gets home from school. Dad will probably take them to the driving range once they get the hang of it. Let the games begin!