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Emily's at it Again...

This kid!!! She's amazing and growing so fast! Not only are her pants quickly becoming capris, she is SMART!

Yesterday she read the story "Zac the Rat". I had shown it to her a few days ago and had her read it then, working out the sounds and stuff. This time I helped her with the "sight words" like "the" and "to" and she sounded out the rest. She is doing AWESOME!!! (And I was worried that I'd never be able to teach her how to read).

While she was using that website, Chase said, "Oh! I've done that! I love that! We did that in public school!" So now I know. In public school they use some of the same tools I get in my own home. It's not magic. Fwew! I thought I was in for it. Now I can see the sun. Yay!

Go Emily!!! I wonder if she can tie shoelaces...

Girls Rule!!! (And we LOVE boys).

Last Friday "Twilight" came to the dollar ($3) theater. So I called up my friend, Liz and asked if she wanted to go. (Eric did not want to see it). She wanted to see it but said she had plans to go to the Gap Clearance Center with Anna.

Then we got to scheming.

She said she didn't think the Anna would mind if I went shopping with them and then we could go to "Twilight" afterward. Lucky us. Anna didn't mind AND even wanted to see "Twilight" with us!!!

So Liz picked me up. Then I hopped in the back seat when we picked Anna up. Then it was shopping time. With NO kids!!! (That is near heavenly). I actually was able to find five shirts and a pair of jeans (for myself) and spent a whopping $20.10 with tax!

Then it was off to the 9:40pm showing of "Twilight" where we got a pretty good spot to sit and shared popcorn while laughing and wondering at the movie.

We didn't get home til after midnight.

It felt SO good.

Girlfriends ROCK!!!

I don't think I'd been to a movie with girlfriends since before I was married! It was EXTREMELY refreshing to my soul to get to do that.

Thank you to my hottie/hubby for encouraging me to go, and to my great friends (and their families) for giving me a great "girls' night out".

Aww NUTS!!!

On the way to Kroger with Emily I told her we were going to "Krogret" and she corrected me!!!

"KrogER," she said.

"KrogRET," I stubbornly replied.

"KrogER," she stated again.

And again I told her what I wanted to hear but she wouldn't give it to me. Instead she told me how Chase "learned" her to say it and how she doesn't like Chase "learning" her things.

To which I said, "teaching. Teaching you...". And so it goes...and so she grows...

Why do they do that to us??? Couldn't she just have stayed 3 forever? Potty-trained, able to speak, small enough to pick up and carry on occasion, cheap to feed, not a lot of attitude, lots of WONDERFUL hugs (with arms AND legs wrapped around), sweet chubby cheeks to kiss, cute clothes to dress her in, little treats that make everything better...and so much more...why couldn't it be like that forever?...

I wish my memories would do me justice in this department. I forget far too quickly how absolutely precious and adorable my children were when they were little. (Perhaps to help me keep from comparing their younger days to their present ones. There could be wisdom in that). Still. I don't want to forget how cute, sweet, and fun the young days were/are.

The precious days of toddlerhood are disappearing fast and most of the sweetness with it. She is developing some pretty rotten attitudes about chores and anything else she doesn't "want to" do.

I'm not ready for her to change. Not yet. Not yet!

Say WHAT!!!!

Someone in our ward got up today in fast and testimony meeting and publicly removed himself from the church. It was so out of nowhere I couldn't believe it. This person was one that nearly every month bore testimony, and a strong one at that.
Shocked? Uh-huh. I still don't believe it. Surely it's some sick joke.