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March
2004 Journal
Well,
we are already getting a taste of Spring. We
even had a day in the 70's! No complaints here...just
wondering how long it will last?!
I've been pretty good at journaling everything so you will
want to check back often and see what we are
up to around here!
St. Patrick's Day is this month...be sure to wear green!
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Swimming
Lesson #8
March
2, 2004 |
Well,
today was my last swimming lesson from this session. I
decided to be a real show off this time. I totally
cooperated for everything! I even dove under the water,
with Mommy of course, to pick up the "fishy's".
I still won't go under on my own, but that is okay.
Plus, I really jumped from the side of the pool. Mommy
was shocked, she had been trying to get me to this the entire
time...well, today I did it lots.
"1..2..3...jump"...I was so excited at some times
that Mommy had to stop me. I can't jump in until Mommy
says it's okay.
I will be taking this class again. The next one that
advances is for four year olds and they go ALONE!!! Mr.
C and Ms. Joanne gave me a really cool certificate. It
has a crab on it and Mommy hung it on the fridge.
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More
Geocaching!
March
7, 2004 |
When
we get a nice day around here...we go out caching. I
really am enjoying it and so are Mommy and Daddy. We
searched for 4 today but only found 3 of them. We found
2 virtual caches that were along River Front Park and 1 that
was in the city. We tried to find a
"Traditional" one but we think it may have been
under water...we aren't sure. We will go back and look
for it again at a later date. Check out the pictures.
I had fun playing on the obstacle course in the park and on
the steps. I was running a singing my favorite songs.
We also went to The Spot...again. I sure do like their
French fries! Plus, there is this really huge crane
outside that I like looking at!
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Sitting
On The Potty!
March
7, 2004 |
I
finally did it! Sat on the potty...that was it, but that
is pretty huge for me! Before, there was no way I was
going to sit my bottom on that thing! I surprised Daddy
upstairs when we were getting ready for bed. I just told
him I wanted to sit on the potty. I think he did a
double take before saying..."okay". I sat on
the big seat first, but then Daddy remembered that Santa had
brought me my own little seat. Daddy called for Mommy
and we all sat in the bathroom. I was very excited and
sang a few songs. I didn't pee but wiped myself anyway
and flushed the potty! I like doing that! Not sure
what all of this means...but I am sure it's the beginning of
something!
**Of course, Mommy captured this moment on film...did you
really think she wouldn't?**
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Fun
With Scissors
March
10, 2004 |
I
stayed home sick today. I have a runny, stuffy nose and
a pretty good cough. Mommy and I did all kinds of fun
stuff. We painted, colored and used glue. Anyway,
Mommy was using scissors...so, I wanted to use scissors.
We dug out my own pair that Grammy had gotten me a long time
ago. Mommy showed me how to hold them and how to hold
the paper. Open...close....open...close. Now, I am
the master! I must have spent the better part of the day
cutting up paper. I made quite the mess but helped Mommy
sweep it up (I think most of what I did went under the
refrigerator...heehee!). Mommy kept telling me over and
over that scissors are ONLY for paper! Well...duh?
What else could you possibly cut with scissors.....?????
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Pooped
In The Potty!
March
13, 2004 |
I
surprised everyone, even myself tonight! Daddy caught me
making a certain face and hiding in a special spot, so he
asked me if I wanted to go sit on the potty. I, to much
surprise, said..."yes". Daddy took me upstairs
and I sat on the potty...made a funny sound, that made me
laugh...*plop*. "YAY!", said
Daddy. "YAY!", said me!
"YAY!", said Mommy! We were all excited.
Mommy and me did cheers for everyone who poops in the potty!
We cheered for Grandma, Pa-Pa, Grammy, Pap-Pap, Uncle JG,
Uncle Mark and Amanda!
I'm not completely ready for this whole potty training thing.
I am usually just too busy to bother with it. Mommy said
that we will go shopping some day so I can pick out my own
little potty to use.
Mommy said she isn't ready to push me into it yet...too much
stuff going on around home...
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Our
House Is For Sale!
March
14, 2004 |
Well,
today we put a For Sale sign in our front yard. Well,
Bonnie our realtor did. She is really nice. I drew
a picture for her. Anyway, Daddy and Mommy said that we
are going to buy a new house with a back yard for me to run
and play in. I will even be able to get a swing set or
some kind of playground thing! It will be exciting.
But right now, it's kind of nerve racking for the parents.
They have to keep the house cleaned up and reduce clutter!
That has been the tricky one and most difficult for me,
because it means a lot of my toys have to be put away or put
in the garage. We will be sure to keep you all posted on
how the house hunting is going.
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Happy
St. Patrick's Day!
March
17, 2004 |
Happy
St. Patrick's Day everybody! I had a fun day with Mommy.
We made green cupcakes and painted some shamrocks. I was
the only friend at school, in my class, that had all green on
too! Daddy met Mommy & me at FunCare and we went for
dinner at McDonald's! We had yummy "shamrock
shakes"! When we got home...our living room was a
mess! LEPRECHAUNS!!! I ran around to see if I
could catch one, but they must have already left. I
helped to clean up there mess and found some yummy lollipops
and M&M's they had left for me! Maybe I will catch
them next year!
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Geocaching
Fun...and More!
March
20, 2004 |
Today
is the First Day of Spring! Yea! The weather was
pretty good too, considering all the snow we got this week!
Weird! We had a bunch of people coming to see our house
today, so we needed to be gone. First, we went for
breakfast at Old Country Buffet. Mmmm...yummy French
toast for me and, of course, chocolate milk! Then I had
my Gymboree class. We got $50 in "gymbucks" to
use toward my next session! I have been going there for
six straight sessions...wow! I really like running
around and jumping all over the equipment! Next, we did
some Geocaching. We found a total of 3
"treasures" today. One called
"Bull's-eye" (guess what major department store it
was hidden near...heehee). That was a tricky one to
find, Daddy and me had to get real low and crawl around under
the steps! Next one was called, "Fuzzy Few"
and it was in a really cool park/playground in Hummelstown.
The last and most challenging one of the day was in a park in
Union Deposit. It was a very remote park that we didn't
even know existed. Daddy and Mommy were quite impressed
with the "porta-potty"...said, it was the cleanest
one they have ever seen! Anyway, we all put on our
"hiking" shoes before we set out since this one was
actually in the "woods". Good thing we did
that...it was a swampy, muddy but fun mess! It was hard
for me to walk and I kept falling down in the mud. I got
upset the first couple of times and then it just was fun!
We really looked a long time for this one...and finally Mommy
found it! It was in a "holey" tree. I
picked out a cool alien eraser and we left some silly putty.
Mommy comes prepared for our geocaching adventures and I was
able to completely have my clothes changed before we jumped
back in the car! This one was a traditional cache, while
the first two we did are called "micro-caches",
which means they are only big enough for a log sheet for you
to sign...usually tucked away and hidden in magnetic
find-a-key holders. I took a nice little nap in
the car while Mommy & Daddy went to Rita's Italian Ice
Shop and got free icees that they always give out on the first
day of Spring! Finally, we were able to go home...only
to get ready to go out. We had a game night party
planned at the Hartley's at 6 o'clock! Amanda, The
Fisher's, The Hartley's and Janelle & Brian (they are
getting married this summer) were there! I had a fun
time playing with Jen! She is pretty funny! I even
helped her out and swept her kitchen floor! It was soon
midnight and time to go home! I was sooo sleepy but had
such a fun time!
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SOLD!!
March
21, 2004 |
WOW...five
people came to see our house yesterday and we had 2 offers
today. Bonnie, our realtor called last night to set up
the meetings. They came at 11 o'clock (I got to go to
Amanda's house and spend the day with Kobe & Hailey, their
dogs that I absolutely LOVE! I love Amanda too...she
gives me chocolate, whenever I want!). Only one of the
people making the offer showed up, so we aren't sure what
happened to the other...but IT DIDN'T MATTER!! We got an
offer we couldn't refuse....full asking price and no
stipulations, plus flexibility on our getting out of the
house! We do have to have a termite inspector come and
the house needs to "appraise" at the price we
listed...then we will be good to go! I will be sad to
leave here but excited to get a new bedroom and a yard to play
in!! The house is going to a young man, veteran that
just got back from Kosovo, and right now is living with his
parents. I hope he loves our house and enjoys my wall
mural...heehee!
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Our
New House
March
28, 2004 |
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Soon to be "Home Sweet Home"
Wow!
Our new house...newly constructed. Things sure did go
fast around here. It was just 3 weeks ago when Mommy
& Daddy said they were going to talk with a realtor too
see what we would need to do to sell and buy a new house.
We put our townhouse on the market on the 14th...showed it on
the 20th...sold it by the 21st! Found our new house
(after looking at it numerous times)...ran the numbers and
signed the contract on the 23rd!
The
house is in Palmyra, east of Hershey, PA. It is about 15
minutes from where we live now. It's a very nice little
rural town. Our friends, the Ciesielka's just moved to
Annville, which is about 5 minutes from our development!
That happened by accident, but will be nice for us to continue
our playdates! It is a 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom, family
room, kitchen with eating area, formal dining and living room
and an unfinished basement (that Daddy has already taken all
the measurements for to start building his "home
theater"). The outside is a pale yellow, with blue
shutters and mountain stone. We will be the official
owners on the 30th of April and moving on May 1st. I
love coming to visit this house...I love running in all the
empty rooms and closing all the doors. The walk-in
closets are my favorites!
The name of the development is Springbrook Farms. It is
a fairly new development and still has a lot of room for
building more houses. There is a house to the right of
ours and room for probably 2 more on the left, there isn't one
there as of yet. In the back, we have a nice size yard,
that we are hoping someday to put in a deck and pool. At
the back of yard will be landscaping, a bike path, a
road and then a playground. They are eventually building
$200,000 town homes to the back right of our house.
We are hoping that guarantees "decent"
neighbors...heehee! What I think is really cool, is the
single engine airplane airfield that we can see from our
backyard. I really enjoyed watching them takeoff and fly
around!! I guess they will have to replace my trains
that I could watch everyday from here!
We took some pictures of the "empty" inside of the
house...so, be sure to visit the gallery!
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Uncle
Mark Visits!
March
31, 2004 |
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Uncle
Mark has been up in Pennsylvania visiting friends and family
for a few days. He actually came to our place on Friday
night (26th) and stayed until Saturday afternoon. I took
him to Gymboree with me, to see our new house and for a little
Geocaching on the Greenbelt! We drove him down to York
to visit some friends and to play in a poker tournament, which
he came in 2nd place! I didn't ask him how much he
won! Then he went to Atlantic City with some other
friends, then back home to visit his parents for his Mom's birthday...THEN
his Daddy brought him back up to our house on Wednesday!
Whew! He sure is a busy guy. I sure did miss him
and we had fun playing "pile on Mommy, Daddy or
whoever!"...and my other favorite game,
"run!". His other friend, Mark, picked him up
on Thursday morning and they were going to Myrtle Beach to
play some golf! Boy, I can't wait to be a big boy like
him and do all that fun stuff. He told me that we will
be going to see him soon, in a few weeks actually, in
Florida! I am going to get to fly in an airplane!
We are going to go to the beach, the zoo and Sea World!
Just to name a few! I can't wait!!
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