Carlie lost her second tooth on Friday (9/25) while at school. She was so excited that she pulled it out herself and could not wait for the tooth fairy to flutter into the house to bring her a gift.
Anyway...Saturday morning, Carlie woke up to a crisp TWO dollar bill under her pillow. When she excitedly came out to show us all what the tooth fairy had brought her, she told us that she did not sleep too well because she was tossing around all night waiting for the little fairy to show up.
She then proceeded to tell us that SHE DID see the tooth fairy. So we asked her what she looked like..... She said that the tooth fairy looks like Tinkerbell. Pretty blonde hair and she wore a green dress and had cute little wings. She also said that the tooth fairy had a little star shaped wand that touched her cheek like a little kiss.
So.. there you have it and SOME kids think it is their parents! HA!! Carlie would surely beg to differ! : )
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
One step forward....
My little munchkin is far from little anymore. She is growing up so fast and while it is amazing to watch her transformation, it is also a bit sad. However, as the big sister, Carlie is kind of stuck in the middle. She does not know if she wants to be 6, 16 or 6 months. She insisted on going to the little farm at the fair and was determined to be like everyone else there. So, she got on the little John *Deere tractor, which as you can see....was just a tad too small for her. Later in the evening, she told James and I that the little play farm was just not as fun as it used to be.
Part of her wants so badly to grow up because as she puts it...She "doesn't like people telling her what to do all the time." and part of her wants to digress and be younger than her brother. She is so silly!
Luke just finished his second week of preschool. He is adjusting and doing just fantastic. He is excited to go and when he comes home, he always has the same routine...
Part of her wants so badly to grow up because as she puts it...She "doesn't like people telling her what to do all the time." and part of her wants to digress and be younger than her brother. She is so silly!Luke on the other hand...is coming out of his shell. He is exploring and talking back in good and bad ways. I can not explain to you what an absolute joy it is to watch him grow, learn, explore and express himself. It has been such a long time coming and is more amazing than I ever imagined. He is so smart and to finally hear him tell us what he is thinking is simply awesome.
Luke just finished his second week of preschool. He is adjusting and doing just fantastic. He is excited to go and when he comes home, he always has the same routine...He gets off the bus and tells me..."school fun!"
He walks to the front stoop and sits down and hands me his backpack and will not go in the house until I look at everything that he brings home. He brings something home every day that tells us what he did at school that day and he tries to tell me what he did. I can normally get "snack" and "outside" from him.
It is so cool!!! I am so happy with how he has progressed and grown in the past 6 months!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
This is my life...
...and I would not change it for a second.
Facebook has really cut into my blogging life. To be totally honest, I have not felt overly creative and when things are just moving smoothly..let's face it, blogging is not all that exciting.
We have some firsts here in the Richter home...
1. We went to the MN State Fair. Some of you may say...hmmm, they have gone to the fair before. Well, you would be correct, but this is the FIRST time I have been to the fair without a limp or debilitating pain. It was fabulous. We went with a group of friends and their children and had the time of our lives. Now Luke is a bit timid when it comes to some things. He is afraid of our neighbors 11lb dog BUT at the fair, that kid walked right into the pen of a 400lb pig and PET it! I have loads of pictures of the kids at the fair, but these were my favorite!
2. Carlie spent a couple weeks again this summer at my mom and dads. As always she had fun and did not want to leave. Here are a couple of pictures that she took while on her vacation! She always takes one of her with my dad and we usually get a few of the chickens. She is not a fan of the rooster as he liked to chase her - even while she was driving the tractor. Notice I said Liked -- the rooster is dead! We think a fox enjoyed him for breakfast... needless to say, Carlie was not upset.
3. Luke went on a Ferris Wheel! He loved it! While he and Ryan were on it, fighter planes flew by and he thought that was pretty cool.
4) Carlie had her annual follow up with her ortho and her hip is fabulous!! If she continues on this track, she won't need a hip replacement as early as I did! Yay! She also caught her first fish on Mille Lacs! Her dad was so proud!
There you have it....Summer in a nut shell!
Facebook has really cut into my blogging life. To be totally honest, I have not felt overly creative and when things are just moving smoothly..let's face it, blogging is not all that exciting.
We have some firsts here in the Richter home...
1. We went to the MN State Fair. Some of you may say...hmmm, they have gone to the fair before. Well, you would be correct, but this is the FIRST time I have been to the fair without a limp or debilitating pain. It was fabulous. We went with a group of friends and their children and had the time of our lives. Now Luke is a bit timid when it comes to some things. He is afraid of our neighbors 11lb dog BUT at the fair, that kid walked right into the pen of a 400lb pig and PET it! I have loads of pictures of the kids at the fair, but these were my favorite!
2. Carlie spent a couple weeks again this summer at my mom and dads. As always she had fun and did not want to leave. Here are a couple of pictures that she took while on her vacation! She always takes one of her with my dad and we usually get a few of the chickens. She is not a fan of the rooster as he liked to chase her - even while she was driving the tractor. Notice I said Liked -- the rooster is dead! We think a fox enjoyed him for breakfast... needless to say, Carlie was not upset.
3. Luke went on a Ferris Wheel! He loved it! While he and Ryan were on it, fighter planes flew by and he thought that was pretty cool.
4) Carlie had her annual follow up with her ortho and her hip is fabulous!! If she continues on this track, she won't need a hip replacement as early as I did! Yay! She also caught her first fish on Mille Lacs! Her dad was so proud!
5) We have a first grader and a preschooler -- It is hard to imagine my kids are old enough! Luke had his second day today and did great! His teacher told me that he is an absolute joy! Carlie is doing really well in school and I notice an improvement in her handwriting and she just seems to be growing up! Bittersweet! That's for sure! 
There you have it....Summer in a nut shell!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Seriously.........
Let's get real for ONE second...I know that it is an impossible task for some, but really can't we try just for a moment? Humor me?
I am a realist living in an unrealistic world.
There are a few things that this country needs...Let me point them out just to get them off my chest!!!
1) We need honesty from our leaders. ALL leaders!!!! I don't care if you follow the donkey or the elephant. I don't care if you want to leave the union and be your own country. I think if everyone would just be honest, boy, would we be SO much better off!
2) We need funding to our schools! In this country, all children have the given right to have the same education! Our children are our future, people!! They need to be educated and in order to do that we need more funding to our public schools. I live in a district where we are in the top ten for enrollment and the bottom ten for funding! WHY the short fall!??! I could go on and on and on, but it doesn't need to be right now. Our children's education is suffering because are districts are losing money -- This is JUST wrong!!!
3) We need and must have Healthcare/Insurance Reform. Insurance prices are ridiculous in this country. I work for an insurance company and pay over $400 per month out of my paycheck for my family's healthcare. I also have a $2500 per person deductible, that does not include my co-insurance and other fees that are not covered, like my son's potential life saving Epipen or his much needed nebulizer. I have a max $5,000 out of pocket. That is ridiculous!!! I have a congenital hip condition for which I had a total hip replacement this year and a history of HBP. Carlie has a congenital hip condition for which she has had 2 surgeries and requires annual follow up appointments with the possibility of surgery in the future. Luke has a multitude of allergies, asthma and now a foot/ankle condition. For ME to switch to my husband's insurance, NONE of these conditions would be covered as they are pre-existing (don't argue with me on this point as I have checked and double checked it to make the switch as my husband's cost is ALOT less than mine). Unless I kept both coverages and paid over $700 per month out of our paychecks, my children and I would have to go without coverage for these conditions for at least ONE year before we would be covered under James' insurance!
The issue of health/insurance reform is easy...Every AMERICAN has the RIGHT to have health insurance. It is not a privilege. I would love to see the cost of insurance to decrease because there were more options. I would also love for my pre-existing conditions, some which I was born with to be covered under other insurance when I lose my job, which for those of you that don't know IS going to happen eventually as my company is going out of business.
If money would stop exchanging hands and these idiot politicians would think with their brain and NOT their wallet, perhaps...just perhaps we could get an insurance reform bill that EVERYONE could live with.
Insurance should not be a billion dollar industry at the expense of all of us. Perhaps we should all have the insurance coverage that Congress and other government officials have at the cost they have to pay and there would be NO debate!
4) IT IS OK for the President to speak to the students of this country and stress the importance of staying in school and reaching for their dreams. If I recall, President George H.W. Bush spoke to students when he was President and was HE A SOCIALIST??? Give me a break! Whether you are an Obama fan or not, he IS our president and it is OK for him to give students a "Pep" talk! Encourage attendance and working to achieve your goals. WHY is that bad?
This is not an opportunity for him to push his agenda or liberal ways on the young and impressionable. Holy cow, we as parents have a better chance of that with our children. However, if he encourages just one kid to stay in school or study harder....who did it hurt???
Those parents who keep their kids home and districts that do not air it is simply wrong. If he gets on TV and preaches to the kids that it is OK to have protected sex and Abortion is OK and Health Care reform should pass, I will apologize and remove this post.
5) Listen...I am a Christian. I am a God fearing, bible reading mother of two impressionable kids. I believe that you share the Word of God through your life experiences and lead them to the water. I do not believe that you shove your religion down peoples throat. There is a difference between shoving and sharing.
Perhaps we are a Christian nation...founded on Christian beliefs. However, in the 21st century -we live in a nation of many different religions and beliefs. Is it really realistic to "shove" our Christian beliefs down the other religious communities?
I am a realist living in an unrealistic world.
There are a few things that this country needs...Let me point them out just to get them off my chest!!!
1) We need honesty from our leaders. ALL leaders!!!! I don't care if you follow the donkey or the elephant. I don't care if you want to leave the union and be your own country. I think if everyone would just be honest, boy, would we be SO much better off!
2) We need funding to our schools! In this country, all children have the given right to have the same education! Our children are our future, people!! They need to be educated and in order to do that we need more funding to our public schools. I live in a district where we are in the top ten for enrollment and the bottom ten for funding! WHY the short fall!??! I could go on and on and on, but it doesn't need to be right now. Our children's education is suffering because are districts are losing money -- This is JUST wrong!!!
3) We need and must have Healthcare/Insurance Reform. Insurance prices are ridiculous in this country. I work for an insurance company and pay over $400 per month out of my paycheck for my family's healthcare. I also have a $2500 per person deductible, that does not include my co-insurance and other fees that are not covered, like my son's potential life saving Epipen or his much needed nebulizer. I have a max $5,000 out of pocket. That is ridiculous!!! I have a congenital hip condition for which I had a total hip replacement this year and a history of HBP. Carlie has a congenital hip condition for which she has had 2 surgeries and requires annual follow up appointments with the possibility of surgery in the future. Luke has a multitude of allergies, asthma and now a foot/ankle condition. For ME to switch to my husband's insurance, NONE of these conditions would be covered as they are pre-existing (don't argue with me on this point as I have checked and double checked it to make the switch as my husband's cost is ALOT less than mine). Unless I kept both coverages and paid over $700 per month out of our paychecks, my children and I would have to go without coverage for these conditions for at least ONE year before we would be covered under James' insurance!
The issue of health/insurance reform is easy...Every AMERICAN has the RIGHT to have health insurance. It is not a privilege. I would love to see the cost of insurance to decrease because there were more options. I would also love for my pre-existing conditions, some which I was born with to be covered under other insurance when I lose my job, which for those of you that don't know IS going to happen eventually as my company is going out of business.
If money would stop exchanging hands and these idiot politicians would think with their brain and NOT their wallet, perhaps...just perhaps we could get an insurance reform bill that EVERYONE could live with.
Insurance should not be a billion dollar industry at the expense of all of us. Perhaps we should all have the insurance coverage that Congress and other government officials have at the cost they have to pay and there would be NO debate!
4) IT IS OK for the President to speak to the students of this country and stress the importance of staying in school and reaching for their dreams. If I recall, President George H.W. Bush spoke to students when he was President and was HE A SOCIALIST??? Give me a break! Whether you are an Obama fan or not, he IS our president and it is OK for him to give students a "Pep" talk! Encourage attendance and working to achieve your goals. WHY is that bad?
This is not an opportunity for him to push his agenda or liberal ways on the young and impressionable. Holy cow, we as parents have a better chance of that with our children. However, if he encourages just one kid to stay in school or study harder....who did it hurt???
Those parents who keep their kids home and districts that do not air it is simply wrong. If he gets on TV and preaches to the kids that it is OK to have protected sex and Abortion is OK and Health Care reform should pass, I will apologize and remove this post.
5) Listen...I am a Christian. I am a God fearing, bible reading mother of two impressionable kids. I believe that you share the Word of God through your life experiences and lead them to the water. I do not believe that you shove your religion down peoples throat. There is a difference between shoving and sharing.
Perhaps we are a Christian nation...founded on Christian beliefs. However, in the 21st century -we live in a nation of many different religions and beliefs. Is it really realistic to "shove" our Christian beliefs down the other religious communities?
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