Welcome
to our family newsletter. I can't believe it's been well over
a year and a half since I've updated this page! Between Yahoo
not letting me login to my account and causing all kinds of
havoc, and my busy life, I'm FINALLY getting this done. So...on
with the updates!
~JUSTIN~
Justin will be 8 yrs. old in October, and will be
starting 3rd grade in the fall. I can't believe
my baby is getting SO big! He is now 50-1/2 inches
tall. I'm not sure how much he weighs. Right now
he is wearing size 8 clothing, but it won't be long
until he's in the next size up. He is wearing a
size 1 shoe now.
He enjoys watching Nascar
racing. Matt Kenseth is his favorite driver, but he also
likes Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Kurt Bush, and Dale Jarret.
He also really likes to watch Robot Wars and Battlebots.
Actually, both the boys love these shows. I must admit that
I enjoy watching with them. LOL!
Justin enjoys reading,
playing outside and playstation games.
He is very good in math
and continues to amaze us with his math skills.
His favorite color is
still blue, but he also likes green.
~NICHOLAS~
Nicholas turned 4 yrs. old in March. He is
still FULL of energy! He is still his brothers shadow.
He loves playing with his brother and really looks
up to him.
Nicholas has DEFINITE opinions about what he wants or
doesn't want. You never have to worry about wether or not
he wants something or doesn't want it! LOL!
He no longer needs speech therapy or occupational therapy.
He's worked very hard to overcome his setbacks. We are SO
proud of him!! He is still attending 2 half-days of preschool,
and will continue to attend until next summer. Then he will
start kindergarten!! Unbelieveable!!
His preschool teacher and teachers aide always tell
me that he does good in class. The only trouble they have
with him is when his schedule is not the way he's used to
it being. But for the most part, he follows the class rules
and is very polite. They all say he is a joy to work with.
Nicholas is now 40-3/4 inches tall. Again, I'm not sure
of his weight. But he's somewhere around 40lbs. He is wearing
size 4 clothes, but will soon be in a size 5. In some cases
he's already wearing size 5. He wears size 11 shoes now....extra
wide of course! OH! And he's been potty trained since I
last updated, so no more diapers!!! YIPEE!!!
Nicholas still loves Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. He
also still loves cars, trucks and Balls. He is actually
pretty good at hitting a baseball with a bat. He also likes
boats and airplanes. His favorite animal is a lion, although,
he really likes Tigers too. His favorite color has been
yellow, but he sometimes will say it's green or blue.
~CHRIS~
Chris still works at Home Depot in Carpet Sales. He's
not crazy about it there, however, and comes home pretty
stressed out. The pay he is getting is good though, so,
unless another job with the same or better pay comes along,
he'll have to stay.
He just got new glasses and I think they look GREAT
on him. I helped him choose the frames. :) There's not really
too much new with Chris, so not much to say there.
~DIANA~
There have been a few changes with me. I am now working
as a substitute Instructional Assistant for our local school
district. I only work 2 days a week, when I'm called in
to work. That way Nicholas doesn't have to go into daycare.
I LOVE my job! I get to work in Justin's school alot as
well as Nicks preschool. It's great! There are perks to
working at your kids schools. You get to know the teachers
and other school figures MUCH better, and they you. It makes
it easier to have a good repoire with them. Not to mention
you always have a finger on the pulse of the school, so
you always know what's going on there. I recently have enjoyed
a WONDERFUL parent/teacher relationship with Justin's 2nd
grade teacher. It was so great working with her, and keeping
tabs on Justin and how he's doing. She would always give
me a heads up WAY before anything became a major problem
with him. It made parenting SOO much easier! We will miss
working with her, but look forward to working with his next
teacher.
I am still selling Scrap
in a Snap Although not really to earn money, but to
get scrapbooking supplies at a discounted price. This is
the only "business" I'm involved in now. You are
welcome to email
me about it.
~CONCLUSION~
Well, that's about it here. Other big news is that we bought
a house in Feb. 2001, and have really enjoyed owning our
own home. I finally got to plant some tomatoes this year
and have TONS of little tomatoes on the plants.
Our only other major purchase was another minivan. This
time we bought a blue Mercury Villager. We really like having
2 sliding doors. It really helps with getting the kids in
and out of the van.
We are hoping and praying that we can make another trip
out to California next summer. Right now, it doesn't look
possible.....but, you never know, alot can change in a year.
Well, again, that's what's been happening here in our
little household. Maybe next time I won't wait so long to
update this page! LOL!
Thanks for stopping by!
Last updated: 07-12-02
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