A Look Back - 1976

Can you guess which one is me?

Snapshot of our Saturday - #155-159

Today there was time to skate at the local ice rink.  Most times that Angelica has the opportunity to skate I am watching the little girls so I took this chance to go with her and watch her skate.  I really enjoyed seeing her skate because her love of skating makes her glow and because it's nice to see how she has improved. (#155) Since Doc enjoys skating so much, I knocked on her door and invited her to come with.  Miracle really wanted to go but wisely chose to stay home and work on her fine arts projects. (#156) There will be other opportunities and I was able to share the pictures and video with her when we returned home.  Then I napped, courtesy of the autoimmune disease and pain pills.  Both girls prepared dinner. (#157) They are getting along so well. (#158) Then they practiced their duet for next weekend.  Since M took voice lessons, she sounds so much better and with A's natural ability to sing harmony, they truly compliment each other.  (#159) 

Lent: a pair of pants and a shirt

A Look Back - June 2013

Goodness!  This little man is almost 3!  They grow and change so fast at this age! He's the one in the middle  with his back to the camera in this picture.  

Lent:  2 pair of pants and 2 pair of shorts to a young mom

A Look Back - This Past Week ;)

Since I have been too tired, sick, stressed and achy at the end of the day to give a proper update here, I thought I would post pictures from Wednesday.  Angelica had to work all week at the ice rink.  Since there was free ice skating Wednesday through Friday, I decided to take the girls to the rink and let them have some fun.  Angelica's job on Wednesday and Thursday was skate guard meaning that she had to be on the ice, making sure everyone was following the rules, putting away unused walkers, and assisting anyone who fell.  Friday she was at the skate counter distributing skates and disinfecting returned skates.  Busy Bee used a walker and could get around pretty good on the ice by the end of the week.  Doc was already a pro on the ice because the school here offers skating lessons to the second grade children.  Miracle mostly helped Busy Bee on Wednesday but had a few minutes to skate around the rink on her own when Busy Bee wanted to get off of the ice.  On Thursday, Miracle chose to spend time at the library and on Friday she was elsewhere in the Y except for a few minutes. Thursday and Friday, Busy Bee wasn't very interested in skating.  She much preferred running and climbing in the bleachers!   Doc on the other hand has the skating bug and can't get enough time on the ice.  

I know I need to post what I am thankful for but I'm struggling to do so.  There are so many things that I can't write about and my heart is heavy.  That is precisely when I need to post.  Could you please pray for me?  If you're struggling and leave a comment, I'll pray for you, too.  If you are doing well, maybe reading a comment of what you are thankful for will be the boost I need.  

A Look Back - October 2013

The girls went to a costume party in late October.  Angelica was dressed as Periwinkle, Tinkerbell's ice skating sister.  Miracle went as a shadow.

A Look Back - November 1996

Angelica at 2 months old.  

A Look Back - March 17, 2013

March 17, 2013 was a very important day in our family.  The girls names were legally changed to reflect what I had called them their whole lives.  It took a lot of paperwork, a monetary gift that consequently was the last gift Jackie gave to our family, and a change in laws so that I could proceed without the cooperation of the girls' father.  

The judge jokingly told the girls that he didn't want to see them back in his courtroom for anything less happy, especially not wearing orange... my innocents asked what wearing orange had to do with anything after he left the room so I explained that is the color of jumpsuits that people wear in jail.  lol

A Look Back - Spring 2008

Miracle doing the long jump at a track meet.  

A Look Back - June 2013

In June, shortly after her 18th birthday, Miracle signed up to be a Mary Kay consultant.  She was quite excited.  She is working hard and building a customer base right now.  

A Look Back - Prom April 26, 2013

A Look Back - January 2013

This time last year, my girls were in full swing preparing for fine arts festival.  I snapped a picture of Angelica as she was making a tape sculpture - her first attempt at 3-D art.