The finished product

Mirror, mirror on the wall......

who's the fairest of them all?!!! Tonight the girls all had their hair done and then off we went to have photos taken. RaeAnne really didn't like the whole idea of dressing up along with her sisters. I knew that is why these photos had to be taken soon and using the excuse of Halloween was all I could think of! RaeAnne was stoney faced and kept saying that she wanted to go home and dress up in her last year's witch costume. But after the photos were taken, she actually decided that it was fun and she wants her hair done like this again!

Kendalan really was excited about getting her hair curled. First she told the hairdresser that she didn't want the sides curly, then she changed her mind and also wanted her bangs curled! Her crown was just a little too big and kept slipping.




ZoraLin was so thrilled with her hair. She has been bugging me to curl it for a couple of months now. She was so quiet in the salon that I thought we had a different child with us.



I think that the smile in the mirror says it all!! The photos turned out quite nicely too. We think they ARE the fairest in all the land!!

The Flu Bug

Has hit our house! Yesterday morning Jordis was complaining that her stomach hurt. As I was asking her to explain to me where it hurt and I went to touch her belly, I could feel the heat radiating off her. Her fever was 102.6. Mark quickly emailed her teacher and the school secretary that she would not be coming to school. When Jordis doesn't feel good it is very apparent. She spent the whole day in bed watching cartoons and sleeping. She did finally report about 1:30pm yesterday that she was hungry, but she didn't have much of an appetite. Last night at bedtime she started crying and crying. It was obvious that she didn't feel good, but she wasn't able to quit crying to tell us where or what hurt. She wasn't running a fever, but I did finally get her to tell me her stomach still hurt. She slept in bed with Daddy and I last night. That is the first time she has ever done that!!

This morning Jordis was feeling better, but our school has a policy that they must be fever free for 24 hours. However, RaeAnne was coughing, hacking and saying her throat hurt. She had a fever of 102.9! RaeAnne had a dose of acetaminophen, both had some Sunny D and back off to bed they went. So now they are both laying in bed watching cartoons. Jordis is still fever free and I think she will go to school this afternoon when we pick Kendalan up from preschool. RaeAnne on the other hand still had a fever of 102.0 at 10AM this morning so she had a dose of Ibuprofen.

Santa Fe Trail

Saturday we drove the short distance to Overbrook for the Santa Fe Trail Days. They had Cowboys, Indians, covered wagons, a stagecoach, food, crafts, a petting zoo etc. The girls all had a chance to see some of these things Friday as the school took the classes down to the park. The weather was pretty nice, so we decided to go have a look see.




They were cooking ham and beans in a very large, old kettle over a fire. They were very tasty! The girls enjoyed the petting zoo and tried to convince Dad and I that we needed another kitten. We wandered around looking at old photography equipment that was used way back when. I had the chance to visit with a physician who has quite the collection of instruments that were used. Many things they used many years ago have been revamped and look much like the original items...just refined!

The girls took a ride on the stagecoach and looked for outlaws or wild Indians. Thankfully they returned with their scalps intact!

There goes the neighborhood.....

Was it something we did? Something we said? Maybe it was our dog? Okay...hate to admit it, maybe our girls are too wild? Anyway, the neighbors on each side of us are selling their houses. Mike and Crystal to the east of us have two boys. Darrin is 6 and Jaylyn is 3. They are hoping to sell their house so they can move closer to where Mike teaches school. Their house has 5 bedrooms, three upstairs and two down. They just finished out their basement last year. They have a two car garage and a small storage shed. They are asking $216,000.

Amos and Julie have two little girls and live to the west of us. Their house has an unfinished basement with two bedrooms and two baths upstairs. He is in the military and has taken a new job. I have not seen inside of the "green" house like the girls call it, but they are asking $196,000 for their house.



We don't want to see either family move. But I thought I might put this out there for the chance that someone we know may want to live near us??!!!

~M~I~A~

Yes, I have been Missing in Action lately. Between getting the girls off to school each morning, doing laundry, cleaning house, working full-time, getting ready to have a farm auction and daily life in general....I have just not had time to blog.

The girls are really enjoying school. They are doing great with their routine of getting up, eating breakfast, brushing their teeth and hair, putting clothes on and climbing on the bus before 7AM each day. Sometimes...okay, many days....Mom and Dad crawl back in bed for a quick nap after they leave for school!


We have always had the tradition that when it is your birthday you get to pick the place we will go eat to celebrate. Jordis picked Red Robin for hers. The staff came over and sang Happy Birthday to her when they brought her ice cream. I think she had a good time!





Everyone else also had a great time. It is always loud at our house looking at this photo, I realize why now. I really didn't know that Kendalan had such a big mouth!



ZoraLin had a great big mouthful of ice cream too!



We are having Dad's farm auction on October 31st in Lenora. I have mixed feelings about selling all the machinery. Dad had asked me many years ago if I was interested in farming the land. I was getting ready to start nursing school and I asked him if he received a regular paycheck from farming. His answer was no and I still feel that I made the right decision. However, there are times that I will miss having the opportunity to go help with harvest. I am really sad that my girls will not have the chance to experience working the land, riding in a truck, on a tractor, playing in the back of the truck filled with wheat.

~Happy 7th Birthday~

to Jordis Li Meng! Happy Birthday to you!! It is very hard to believe that this little girl has only been in our family for less than two years. It seems like she has been with us forever. She crawled in my lap last night to give me a hug and kiss goodnight and she whispered to me, "Mama, you know it's my birthday tomorrow?" Of course we remembered! We surprised her at school this afternoon with cupcakes, fruit punch and all the utensils! (BTW, I cropped this photo as one of the little boys in the background had his finger up his nose!)



She is still tiny but mighty. She seems to blossom before our eyes! We love you Jordis Li!! XOXO



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