Monthly Archives: August 2011

First homework assignment

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Emily had her first official homework assignment tonight and was thrilled to have homework like her brothers. It was a spelling assignment which is Emily’s best subject. I sure do hope she can remain enthusiastic about school for the next … Continue reading

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Lazy afternoon

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Sydney came over to play with Emily for a while. My favorite thing about apartment living is having so many children to play with. Sydney is Emily’s new best friend and is also in Emily’s class! After Sydney went home, … Continue reading

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Indoor tent camping

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One of my favorite activities as a kid was making sheet tents. I was happy to see that tradition passed on to my kids. Collin, Andrew and Emily decided to pull out a bunch of sheets and turn our living … Continue reading

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Winner winner chicken dinner

WE WON!!!! I was contacted today by Orlando Orthopaedics that we won the photo contest!!!!! I was pretty confident that we had a winning photo but you never know. The boys have been itching for new airsoft guns and this … Continue reading

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Photo contest

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CW went to the Workers’ Compensation convention today and Orlando Orthopaedics had a booth and were advertising a photo contest to win $100. The rules were simple – take a photo wearing one of their t-shirts, upload the photo to … Continue reading

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Andrew starts 5th grade & Emily starts 1st grade

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I knew that Andrew and Emily would wake up excitedly this morning but I didn’t realize just how excited they would be. I went into Emily’s room and sat on her bed. I gently touched her arm and she shot … Continue reading

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Meet & Greet

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Andrew and Emily had their meet and greet at school today. Emily has Ms. Johnson and Andrew has Ms. Sanders. We went to Andrew’s class first and his classroom is in the new section of the school and it gorgeous. … Continue reading

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Emily’s fashion show

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Emily was eager to try on her new school clothes and asked to put on a fashion show.  How could I resist?  She put on quite a show!

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My new neck

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I had my follow-up with the surgeon and despite my terrible pain, I’m doing well. He believes the pain is residual swelling and gave me a Medrol Pak to reduce swelling. I talked about the brace causing pain and he … Continue reading

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Carter and Nathan start 7th grade!

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Every year I talk about how amazed I am at what grade the children are in and this year is no exception.  Can Carter and Nathan really be starting 7th grade?  I can remember vividly being in 7th grade – … Continue reading

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Gearing up for the new school year

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Our city celebrated the new school year by having a tax-free weekend.  We saved a TON of money on back to school supplies and clothes.  As you can see, we are all geared up and ready for the new school … Continue reading

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Open house at the middle school

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We had middle school open house today.  I felt horrible for the principal – everything was a mess.  We went to get the schedules and they had Nathan’s schedule but not Carter’s.  John and Nathan went on to visit his … Continue reading

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Carter & Nathan get haircuts

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We are gearing up for the new school year which of course includes new haircuts!  Don’t they look handsome?!?!?!

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We say goodbye to Andy Trattner

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The father of one of Carter and Nathan’s former classmates passed away in his sleep last Wednesday and the funeral was today.  I didn’t know Andy very well but I was close with his wife Joanne and their son Jonathan. … Continue reading

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Andrew looses another tooth!

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The tooth fairy is going broke in our house!  Andrew lost another tooth.  At this rate, someone is going to think I’m smacking my kids around!  LOL The other pictures are Emily goofing off in my PJ bottoms and one … Continue reading

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Emily looses another tooth!

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I got home from the hospital and learned that Emily lost another tooth.  Now she has the priceless missing two front teeth (I love that look).  She was on top of the world.  I also received a beautiful bouquet of … Continue reading

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Surgery #30 – neck surgery

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I honestly don’t know how someone as “healthy” as myself could end up having so many surgeries.  This time I needed a discectomy at C5/6 with bone graft and fusion with hardware implementation (plate and screws).  Believe it or not, … Continue reading

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Emily lost her third tooth

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We had another wonderful day with Poppy & Nana.  We all met up at Firehouse subs (yum) and then ran a couple of errands.  Later we had dinner at Bahama Breeze and then the kids asked that we go back … Continue reading

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