The Grogan Quartet: Big Sis and the Trips: January 2010

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

I Hate Doing Laundry!!

So I've been behind in my laundry, so I decided to step it up and get it all done as fast as possible. Well, two days later, I've finally caught up!! Used the timer on the microwave so I could go downstairs, take the laundry out of the dryer and put the stuff from the washer in right away. Then put a new load in the washer, then restart the timer all over again. While the laundry was doing it's thing, I just piled the laundry up in the living room to fold after the kids went to bed (which is the ONLY way it was going to stay folded!! lol) Well, no matter where the piles of laundry were or how hard it was to get to them, the cat was able to make herself a nice little nest to sleep in. She said she was "helping", but not surprisingly, the laundry didn't get folded!!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Yeah! Packers made it into the playoffs!!

And the triplets were sooooo excited! lol

First Eddie, then Joey, then Ella. Remember, these kids DON'T nap!!! Oh, and those cute Packer outfits were Christmas gifts from Uncle John & Aunt Lori!!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Cookie Kick Off!!

Eva and I went to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee today. It was the Girl Scout's Cookie Kick Off and after all the Girl Scout activities, we got to watch the hockey game. We had lots of fun and were very tired when we got home!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Wearing Grandma's Christmas gift

Here's my pretty Ella, wearing the outfit that Grandma got her for Christmas. But could not get her to look at the camera!! lol, oh well, maybe next time!!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Today the boys received a special package in the mail

Today the boys got a special package from Roman and Jacob. I had been complaining at how expensive toddler sheet sets were and what a racket it was. Well Auntie Eve had no more use for hers and shipped them off to us. Eddie and Joey were sooo excited!! Here they are, in their room:

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."