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it's an all girls week here...and we are having a total blast.
we miss r sooo much, but we're making the best of it.

my parents...well, first, they are THE best in the world. if r is out of town, they "show up" to "see the girls"...i love that about them. they have been coming and giving me a break to do alone time with each girl...one a night this week. {jk's night is tonight...taco bell here we come!}

jk made these little ditty's for dad's day at school..and we're saving them for his arrival home

this is the "balloon" she made for a special present...isn't it cute???
{silly me, i thought it was a paper weight! ha!}

there has been lots and lots of coloring...we discovered new coloring pages online this week! hooray for free and easy!!

and for paige and i...competition...we are tied 2-2 now; i'm red by the way. red rocks!

another sign r is gone...newspapers left unread...i think he'll be reading for a week catching up!

the girls miss daddy though...when he calls, this is what sofie does while he's talking on speaker phone...waves and says, "da da da"

every single time jk talks to daddy, she asks if he can come home and put her to bed "in a few minutes"...i love that!

in spite of being a teen...paige loves chatting every night with r. she's making comments like "it's weird that when we eat dad isn't here making jokes" and stuff. i guess that's her way of saying she misses him. cute.

b on the phone is well, hysterical. she gives all the mishap updates and who was in time out for what...and of course, all the animal updates as well. she encourages and when he tries to talk, she says, 'i love you daddy...here's my sister. she misses you'...and off she goes!

we have gotten a little nuts...it may have been after eating way too many choc chip cookies that we made...who knows...
we are diong fine, but we arent quite complete without ALL of us. after all the whole is the sum of all the parts...and all the parts aren't here. boooo.
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national adoption awareness month

orphans...
we don't use that word here inthe states because it's not politically correct, but the reality is that children worldwide are orphaned.

according to UNICEF:
Over 130 million orphans and waiting children under the age of 18
have lost one or both parents. (data source)
Over 13 million double orphans under the age of 18 have lost both parents. (data source)

Comments

Nimue926 said…
I LOVED looking at your blog. What a beautiful family you have! I could only imagine a life with 4 girls. I have one girl but THREE boys!! I have tried to open my hubby's heart to adoption but I don't have him there YET!!
Robyn said…
I have a teenage girl and three boys under the age of 2. I wish that my parents would come visit for an hour each evening everytime my hubbie was gone. You are very blessed in many ways.
Lori said…
looks like you've been keeping busy! busy is always a good thing
Mandy said…
I empathize with you. My hubby goes away quite often for his job and we always miss him too. The pics were great! And love the story that went with each child.
Delena said…
Looks like you're surviving. I love sequence. I actually thought of bringing it out to teach my kids how to play this week. Of course, I'd teach them in a way that made it possible for me to win everytime!
Kacey said…
Girl's Week in fun! Woohoo! I have something for you over at my blog! :o)
April said…
What an awesome family...need I say more? ;)
brionyskerjance said…
hey girl! check out my blog...there is a fun award i'd like to pass on to you :)
Anonymous said…
My girls have been chatting on the phone since they could make sounds...the oldest is my talker and she'll chat FOREVER...the baby, yeah she likes the phone too (I guess her sister taught her well)
~K
Carrie said…
How lucky are you?? My Dad passed in '04 and my Mom lives exactly 1,745.5 miles away from me and my hubby is gone all the time. Usually M-F, but it varies.

I asked her to come live with us for a year or two and take care of the midget back when I was still working and told her I'd pay her mortgage payment (it was less than daycare cost, isn't that ridiculous?). She said she'd think about it and then called me back a few days later. She said, and I quote, "I love you Carrie, but I couldn't live with you."

Excuuuuuuse me? You couldn't live with me? Okay crazy lady! " )
Carrie said…
Oooh, and I forgot, I love the silly pic of you and jk!
Jenni said…
What a cute little family you have! I bet daddy can't wait to get home!
What a cute bunch of pictures!
Your kids are cute! Did they match on purpose?
Thanks for stopping by my blog ~ what a beautiful place you have here on the net! I enjoyed reading a little bit about you and your lovely family.
Karen said…
Look how much fun you guys have when he's out of town! Good thing he's missed or the kids might clamor for him to leave more often.
Rebekah said…
Lots of great pictures. Hey, what is the board game with the chips? I know I've played that game but cant think of the name.

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