May 2007
~Ladybugs in Our Pockets~
Standing in the kitchen after church on Sunday, I asked Ian what
he had spilled down the front of his white shirt. He looked down
to find a little ladybug crawling along his pocket! Pictures
were definitely in order! The next day after coming home from
work, he again walked in the kitchen and looked down to find
another little ladybug crawling up his arm! We laughed and, of
course, I accused him of “planting” these little critters on
himself. Why does Big Pop Daddy-o (as our kids call him) get to
have all the fun? After all, he was the one with the great
fortune in his fortune cookie this month! It said, “You will
enjoy your trip to Asia”. I ran upstairs certain that my fortune
would be just as exciting…only to find out that the kids had
eaten the last cookie! And not to push the whole ladybug thing
and all, but Christian came running in the house tonight
shouting, “ladybug sighting”! He said that while he was walking
the dog, he noticed a little ladybug crawling along his arm.
Hmmmm…I do believe we still have a very long wait…
I have had a lot of fun this month sending and receiving wishes
and fabric for Sophie’s One Hundred Good Wishes Quilt. We have
received 25 wishes and some beautiful Asian print fabric this
month! I can hardly wait to see how beautifully her quilt comes
together. I would love to swap fabric/wishes with anyone who is
also making a quilt for their son or daughter. If you would like
to swap, please e-mail me at
ladybug.lucky@hotmail.com.
We have almost filled our first mason jar with pennies, nickels,
dimes and quarters. The kids have enthusiastically dropped
various coins in our jar knowing that the money we save will
help buy a special gift for Sophie’s orphanage. It has been a
great way to help them feel involved. I can see how happy it
makes them to know that what they are doing will help little
ones who need it so much! With the wait the way it is right now,
we should be able to fill our jar many times before we go to
China.
This past month, I was able to listen to a woman speak of her
time in China as a little girl and her story of how she came to
live in America. It was wonderful and very inspiring. She said
that the word “faith” is translated into Chinese by combining
two different symbols…one for “believing” and the other for
“heart”. We will continue to have faith and “believing hearts”
that Sophie will join our family in His perfect timing. In the
meantime, we will try to be patient knowing how precious this
sweet gift will be…
What’s Up With the Kids?
Michael’s question for the month of May was, “how many more days
until our 90 day break?” I’d have to admit that I’d been keeping
a mental note of this countdown myself. Summer is, of course, my
favorite time of year and is greatly anticipated by the little
people at our house. May was incredibly busy with programs,
performances, recitals, try-outs, carnivals, history fairs,
science fairs, book reports and everything else that comes at
the end of each school year. You could feel the excitement
growing as we inched closer to summer break!
Jessica was thrilled to get a letter from the director of
a local ballroom program inviting her to be a member of their
youth team next year! Her hard work, determination and MANY
insane hours of practicing have paid off! She is so excited! She
is looking forward to the 9th Grade Social Leadership Ball…a
formal evening to practice your best etiquette. I can’t believe
she is almost old enough to go to high school!
Nathan was once again able to pull off a great
performance at his piano recital!
He won a $20 dollar gift certificate to a music store (didn’t he
win last year, too?). Some people have all the luck. He is
proudly and diligently practicing all the country songs he was
able to buy with his gift card. “Bless the Broken Road” by
Rascal Flatts has been the song of choice the past few weeks.
It’s amazing how many hours a kid will practice a song he likes.
He has taken great pride in his new lawn mowing
responsibilities! Jr. High!?! Oh my…
Christian began the month with a broken wrist which
didn’t slow him down a bit. He built a birdhouse with his scout
troop which is now hanging in our backyard. We enjoyed watching
a busy mama bird build her nest in his birdhouse and loved
hearing the little chirps of new, baby birds! Christian took a
first place ribbon at the Pinewood Derby with his flashy blue
racer and just earned his Wolf rank in cub scouts. He is looking
forward to his 9th birthday and his first “pack-in-with-horses”
fishing trip with his Uncle Scott and cousins!
Michael continues to busy himself with as many artistic
mediums as possible. He is anxiously anticipating a visit to a
newly opened art store. He worked hard to memorize his lines for
the 1st Grade “Walk through History” night and was part of the
Boston Tea Party re-enactment. He looked darling in his period
style clothing and proudly exclaimed, “wow…I look just like
Captain Jack Sparrow”. Not quite the look we were going for, but
he thought it was great! Michael is looking forward to lots of
pool time, bike rides, hiking and camping.
Ahhhh…the lazy days of summer! |
Look closely...it's a little ladybug!
"Squishes" for Sophie
Congratulations Jessie!
Nathan proud of his new summer job
Christian belly laughing with Uncle Rico
Michael ready for his 1st grade program
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