The Grogan Quartet: Big Sis and the Trips: February 2009

Friday, February 13, 2009

They're too quite!!

I'm in the kitchen, doing breakfast dishes by hand bc our dishwasher is broken, AGAIN!! Then I realize that it is REALLY quiet in the living room, like too quiet. So I tiptoe into the living room and there they are. Joey looks up at me and says, "We're sleeping mama!" lol, ok, here's kids who fight me tooth and nail to take a nap, doing it on their own! What's next? Or maybe I shouldn't ask that!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

It can be done!

You CAN fit three boosters seats in the backseat of a Cavalier! Unfortunately, I had to do this because the truck was in an accident this morning. And of course it had to be the day when I had a million errands to run. So here we are, getting ready to take Daddy to work so I could use the car.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Saturday nite, we had some of the relatives over for cake and coffee. I LOVE the cake that Oliver's did! I told them to put a kitty of some sort on top and this is what they came up with - isn't it AWESOME!!

And here's Eva holding up a dress Grandma gave her. It has a matching doll dress too!

Eva's Birthday Party at the Y

Here's Eva with her cake. I was in such a hurry coming in from Winter Weekend, that I forgot the candles!! (but I remembered the ice cream!!) Her birthday party here was a blast and I would recommend it to EVERYONE!!

Winter Weekend (Feis (fesh) Prep)

In the morning, we went to irish dancing's Winter Weekend (Feis Prep) at the Grand Geneva in Lake Geneva, WI. They rotated to different rooms to work on different skills, like stage prescence or stretching/warming up.

TRIPLETS

"SO MANY GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES, LIKE MUSKETEERS AND ABC'S. BUT TRIPLETS ARE THE BEST OF ALL FROM LITTLE ONES TO THOSE QUITE TALL. AND FROM THE TIME SUCH LIFE BEGINS, IT'S EXTRA LAUGHTER, TRIPLE GRINS. WITH JOYS AND MISCHIEFS MULTIPLIED AND TWO DEFENDERS BY EACH SIDE. SO MUCH ALIKE, FOREVER LINKED, AND YET THEY'RE ALSO QUITE DISTINCT. THEY SHARE A BIRTHDAY AND A NAME, BUT MOODS AND TEMPERS AREN'T THE SAME. FROM DAYS OF YOUTH TILL LIFE IS DONE, IT'S ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE. GOD MADE US NOVEL AND PRECISE, BUT SPECIAL FOLKS~~~HE MADE THEM THRICE!!!

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN"T LOOKING

(Written by a former child) A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life. When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I needed to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up. When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."