tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99963702012-01-30T23:12:29.713-06:00Random thoughts of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from an infertile, late in life mom of identical micropreemie twins born 16 weeks premature.Minnesota Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311338536328015242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9996370.post-22095322824110015632011-01-20T09:14:00.009-06:002011-01-20T09:49:13.803-06:00

How quietly hetiptoed into our world.Softly, only a momenthe stayedbut what an imprinthis footprints have leftupon our hearts.~Unknown Remembering our precious son, ~Seth Allan~, who was born sleeping nine years ago today. You are always remembered and forever missed. ~Love your mommy

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A new year. I'm not going to promise that I'll be better at updating the blog, but let's just say that I have really good thoughts about doing just that.The girls are doing well. Really well. Second grade is flying along. Both love their teachers. Lindsey has had a some issues with anxiety, but so far, it hasn't been manageable. Little things; like she has this terrible fear of missing the bus

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I can't believe that the entire summer has gone by and I haven't posted ONE picture or ONE update. I'm so embarrassed! We are already in September and you know what that means...first day of school, to be more specific, first day of second grade. Can I really have 2nd graders already? Their first week is almost finished and they are loving being back in school, seeing their friends and their

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I know. It's been....well, forever, since I posted here. I promise an update very soon. A lot has happened, road-curving, roller coaster type stuff. Not with the girls but other life stuff.Anyhoo, I wanted to post about our upcoming walk with the March of Dimes. Our team is walking for the 7th year! It's hard to believe that it's been that long, but I guess so, since Lindsey & Sydney are 7

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...as FIRST GRADERS!We have had a few snafus in regards to bussing, which I sort of expected. In our town, they are replacing a bridge over a major 4 lane highway and of course, we live on the other side of the bridge. So, we received our bussing instructions with a pick up time for during "construction". On the first day of school, we were up early and pretty much ready to go. We had a good

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I'm hoping to have a bit more time to catch up as soon as the school year is done. Ha! I'm living in a fantasy world.I realized that I've never posted about Lindsey's first lost tooth, about our Florida vacation, about so many things.One thing in particular, we are now a dog family! Please welcome our new adopted family member, Brewster!The day we got him (back around April 1): Settling in...

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Our annual March for Babies is coming up in less than three weeks and so I am making a plea for help! Our family is committed to helping the March of Dimes. They provide much needed funds to many different organizations for research grants, pregnancy programs and education for medical personnel. Many programs are being cut due to lack of funds.I know the economy stinks, but please, give a few

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Don't her eyes look terrific? Hardly any red! She's been doing great and the surgery was a success!I'm sorry I've been so lame at posting. I haven't even posted anything about Christmas or New Year's or all our freezing cold weather up here! Soon. Very soon.

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In memory of our baby boy, Seth Allan, who received his angel wings seven years ago. Not with us, but with us. We'll always love you.A Mother to her ChildYou dwelt beneath my longing heart,cherished and soft and warm.And though you won't go home with meWhere you are, there'll be no harm.For such a very little whilewas my poor heart your home,and then you left me, precious one,in Heaven's fields

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The previous pics are before, after and one day post-surgery. I certainly can tell a big difference in her left eye! It's even been more noticible today and it really warmed my heart when Lindsey said, "I just love how my eyes look straight, mom!"As for the surgery itself yesterday, all ended up going as planned. We got there, the anesthesiologist listened to her lungs and said they sounded

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We knew the time would come and now it has. Lindsey will be going in for Strabismus surgery this Thursday. It has come up fairly quickly. We had originally planned to wait until the new year to do this, but then we found out that our health insurance is changing (not a bad thing, we decided to make a change). Now, though, we feel it's better to have Lindsey's surgery this year. So, I called last

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I just hate how time gets away from me. Now it's been over a month since I updated. Lots of updates to be had too. We are gearing up for eye surgery for Lindsey. More on that next time.Just to tide you over a bit, we have our first lost tooth! It went quickly. I barely knew it was even loose and then it was out! Here is the proud girl, Sydney.Apparently the bottom one next to it is pretty

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I've been trying to compose this entry for awhile. I've been somewhat emotional leading up to their birthday this year. They just seem so grown up. Has it really been six years? Maybe it's because they are in Kindergarten now and that is such a big step. Elementary school.I look at their pictures back when they were first born, through the NICU, through their first year, second year and as hard

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Well, three weeks have passed since my last update. School is going well. The first few days that they were separated were a little rough. Lindsey & Sydney would see each other at lunch and burst into tears. As Sydney tells it, "Mom, I was just so happy that I saw my sister!" Their favorite part about school is lunch, recess and gym, all times when they are together. By the end of the second full

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Yes. Yes, I did.Honestly, I really didn't think I would. People have been asking me for weeks how I'm feeling, if I'm sad, and I really haven't been. I've just been so darn excited for them! I absolutely LOVED school as a child and I'm hopeful that my girls will love school too! I think my enthusiasm came through too, because there were no tears from them this morning, just pure excitement, over

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I've definitely been more absent these summer months! I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I know this always happens though. Today was the most perfect summer day ever! I enjoyed it a bit by sitting on the deck and reading book, just enjoying the warm summer sun, bright blue sky and the best part...low humidity! Thankfully, we only get bursts of humidity here in the summer. It would

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Possible Surgery. The "S" Word.Lindsey had a follow up eye appointment today with the pediatric ophthamologist. Just a little background: just about two years ago, I noticed her left eye turning in once in awhile and thought we should get it checked out since she had (well, both girls had) ROP or Retinopathy of Prematurity while in the NICU. They had weekly eye exams by the retinal specialist

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I've wanted to get a post up for awhile now, but life just seemed to get away from me. That, and I have a hard time posting without posting pictures and I hadn't downloaded my pics off my camera for awhile. I know. Sad excuse. It's been over a month now! Sorry!Well, let's see. What's been happening with us?Since the girls finished school, we've just been enjoying the summer. It took awhile

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First, let me apologize for the long delay between blog posts. I really have no excuse, other than day to day life getting in the way. That, and I have so many pictures and updates and I think I was just getting overwhelmed all of the things that I wanted to post about. Just getting the pics off the camera is a chore! LOL!Onward and upward though.I am so proud of my girls. They graduated

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We were worried about the weather on Sunday, but it turned out to be a beautiful day...sunny, a little on the cool side (about 50*F), but great for walking! No jackets needed!After church, I headed down to the walk site to help get ready. I am a committee member so I needed to be there early. DH and the girls came later, along with the rest of the team. And can I just say a HUGE THANK YOU to

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This Sunday our family is walking in the annual March of Dimes March for Babies (formerly WalkAmerica), rain or shine, and it's looking like it's not going to be shining either.You all know the story of my girls, born at 24 weeks, 114 days in the NICU. If you've just come across my blog, you can check out their Caring Bridge page listed in my sidebar by their pictures to read more of Lindsey and

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I LOVE seeing what comes home in their backpacks each day! It makes for some great conversations.I thought I would also share this cute picture of Lindsey. They take spring pics at school. I don't usually get them (although I should, because they usually turn out better than the fall ones). I probably would've gotten these, but we had a little problem. I only got ones of Lindsey, because

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Funny...every year I usually can get someone to fall for the ol', "WOW! It's really snowing outside!" on April Fool's Day. Not this year. I woke up to my cell phone text message beeping at 5:30 a.m. telling me that school was going to be two hours late! Yes, indeedy, we got another, oh, I don't know...4-5 inches I guess. It had just all melted. I'm not surprised though. I know this is April

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Saw this over on my friend Tanya's blog.What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."The Midland The Northeast Philadelphia 

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This is my first time participating with Tackle It Tuesday, and I thought it was a good opportunity to get something done last week! My little desk/laptop area was about to drive me crazy with all the crap all over! This is "MY" little corner, my area where I write in my little blog and download my pictures and surf the net and connect with all sort of wonderful people! BUT...I was getting to

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Well, yes, it really is. The robins are here, probably already making their nests and hanging out in our front yard trees. But again, today, we woke up to this:and a view of our back yard...You'd think it was the first snow of the season! It's the heavy wet stuff that makes great snow balls and snowmen! Oh well...it will be in the 40's again in a few days and it will all melt!And you will see in

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WE are having company! Tee-hee! The thing is, Thursday is usually the day we stay home, hang out in our pajamas for a long time and just kick back. It's a free day with nothing going on. But today, we have some friends coming over...our old neighbors and we are ALL excited! I really had no attachment to the place we moved from, not to the house, or to the area, but my next door neighbors...well,

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You saw my post yesterday. Snow. They closed school, for what reason, I have no idea. The roads were fine. It got up to 40*F and the snow all melted. Now I hear rumblings of some more of the heavy wet stuff on Friday. We'll see.I'm getting a bit anxious for spring. I love every season here in Minnesota (and yes, that includes winter), but part of that is the anticipation of the next season

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You can always count on one last snowfall in March in Minnesota. Here's hoping this is it and that it doesn't amount to much! Every now and then, you might even get one in April! It's definitely spring though, and it's supposed to be in the 40's again in a few days. The girls and I were watching the robins in our crabapple trees there in the picture yesterday. And we could hear the birds

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Okay...I'm jumping in. I'm joining. I'm finished with my procrastinating.I hang out over at 5 Minutes for Mom and there is a whole lot of par-tay-ing going on! I thought, what the heck, may as well join in on the fun.So, let me introduce myself. My name is Kim and I'm the mom. I'm also a wife, daughter, sister, friend, co-worker, volunteer, Sunday school teacher, and know-it-all (LOL- thought I'd

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You can see more here and here.

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View more here.

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Sunny, yes. Warm? No. It's the time for crazy spring weather here in Minnesota. Below zero temps the past few days, which is unusual for March. But then in a blink of an eye, it will be in the 40's! I hear that's the word for later in the weekend.I'm just sitting here in my comfy chair, fresh coffee, sun beating in my big front window, listening to the sounds of a Saturday morning. The

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The 3B's - bath, book, bed!After bath, reading a book, ready for bed...of course, the best part...with daddy!Oh, and of course today, I just have to add...I'm sad. The word out yesterday is that our beloved quarterback is retiring. Yes, we will not be seeing that #4 running out onto the field anymore, laughing, playing jokes, and throwing TD's. What an awesome career! Here's to you, Brett!

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I received a letter last week. Well, I should say that Lindsey and Sydney received a letter. It was from one of their Primary nurses when they were in the NICU. This letter made me cry. I know that it will mean a great deal to Lindsey and Sydney someday.Our nurse, L, is very special to us; to me. We became close during our time in the NICU. I really can't tell you how much she meant and still

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Wow! I'm almost right on time with our vacation pics. It really was a nice vacation, even with the sick kids and driving through a snowstorm!We left on Wednesday around 6 a.m. Just took the girls right out of bed and into the car in their pajamas. We know the drill, having made this drive three times now. As we were backing out of the driveway, Sydney said she felt like puking. I asked her if I

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For more pics, go HERE or HERE.

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I have to tell you... I have been having so much fun with this. I am a Gold Canyon® candle independent demonstrator. I enrolled last August. I have used these candles for a couple years, buying them from a good friend. I had told her that if they ever have a special on the kit, I may be interested in enrolling too. As luck would have it, shortly after I said that, they offered a special, $50

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I didn't forget. I saw that I had been tagged while I was on vacation. I don't really know Angi, but I came across her blog awhile back when checking out Wordless Wednesday participants and bookmarked her blog. I enjoy her writing and what she writes about and her scrapping talent, so I try to visit somewhat regularly and get to know her better!Here's the scoop.Go back through your archives and

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It's nice to be back after a long break!For more participants, please visit www.wordlesswednesday.com.

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My view...We are definitely enjoying being away from the subzero temps that were going on at home! But alas, we'll be back home on Sunday! Hope it warms up a bit by then. Til then...Enjoy!

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I know.I've been such a blog slacker lately. I'm not sure why. It's not like I don't have stuff to talk about. I could update on Lindsey's amblyopia, our trip to Green Bay to watch the Packers, Christmas, New Year's, our upcoming vacation...I could go on and on.But for now...I'll just share a few pictures.Here's the beautiful card that Lindsey made me at school: And their beautifully wrapped

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Overheard by my grandmother over the Christmas break, as she was watching the girls for me one day.Scene:Lindsey and Sydney are going to play Ants in Your Pants. Sydney is getting the game set up and trying to put the suspenders on the pants. She starts saying, "I CAN'T do this. It's too ha- ".Then, totally cutting off her sister, Lindsey says, "SYDNEY! I don't want to hear you saying, I CAN'T!

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Last week was our church Christmas program. Lindsey & Sydney participated again, more involved, and this year, they had friends! It really is their first year in Sunday School and there are two other little girls in their class. They were very excited for their part in the program.Before we left the house, I had to get a couple pictures of my beauties. At first Sydney was not happy about the

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Lindsey & Sydney participated in their holiday dance show last night. They are part of Just for Kix program here in our town. It's a great show from the Tiny Kix class (Lindsey & Sydney's class) all the way up through 8th grade, and then special performances by the Junior Varsity and Varsity High Kick Dance teams. Our Varsity Dance Team has won the State Championship for three years in a row,

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I know. It's been too long. I don't know what my problem is and why I can't seem to put a few words down now and then. But, instead, I wait and wait and then I have entirely too many things to say and then it just seems harder and harder to write about everything.So, trying to get back in the swing of things...because I miss writing and updating and sharing about what's going on in our lives.I

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I love Thanksgiving.It's my favorite holiday. Oh, I love Christmas too, but there is something about Thanksgiving. I just enjoy the day spent with family and friends, making memories and remembering days gone by, just being. This holiday always seems less hurried, quieter, more relaxed. Oh, I'm still busy, don't get me wrong!We are hosting my extended family for dinner tomorrow. I will be up

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Yes, today is the day...a nice day to pop back on my blog after a long hiatus. I'm another year older and closer to 50! I was woken this morning by two little girl's yelling, "SURPRISE!", like I didn't know it was my birthday. Very cute. I had cards and candy awaiting me, as well as, lots of hugs and kisses! We headed to the pediatrician the morning for the girl's Well-Child check now that

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Tomorrow I am off the the Jersey shore to hang with some girlfriends. We are friends from all over, brought together by a common bond, having twins. We've made this an annual trip and this is our fifth year. It's something that I look forward to each October. I'll have lots to report when I get back (as well as some secrets!).Tonight was hard. As the girls get older, it's actually been

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A view cool shots from our summer vacation. Do you all know what bridge this is?Another hint...the view from "Arch Rock".Check out more Wordless Wednesday

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Happy, happy birthday to my precious daughters, Lindsey Faith and Sydney Paige! You two girls are the light and joy of my life. I love waking each morning to your smiling faces and "Good Morning Momma!". You are both my 'I Love You', as one of our favorite book's says.My Lindsey Girl: You are still my girl of extremes! From the first days in the NICU, 'boring' was not the word for you! You were

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On one, hopefully short.Be back soon.

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I know that "Wordless Wednesday" is supposed to be...well, wordless, and I usually try to keep it that way. Today, though is my grandmother's birthday. She is 81. I know that most people are probably partial to their grandma's, but I really have the best grandmother EVER! She has always been there for me, always supported and encouraged me, and quite frankly, I don't think she has ever said, let

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Or maybe I should ask, where do I need to go?create your own visited states mapor check out these Google Hacks.Very cool map! Gives me a great visual on where I've traveled. It's nice to see at a glance that I've actually gotten around quite a bit. I love traveling; would do it professionally if I could.Soon, I'll be able to add two more states to my list, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I'll be

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Some after bath fun!They are silly...and so fun. They are such a blessing to me and fill my heart with joy every single day!For more participants...go HERE or HERE.

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A favorite shot at Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, UtahBest viewed LARGE.Visit the Wordless Wednesday HQ or 5 Minutes for Mom for more participants.

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Lindsey had another follow-up appointment with the pediatric ophthamologist on Tuesday. Things were looking good. Her right eye tested 20/20 and her left (the amblyopic one) tested 20/25 for the second time in a row. Her doctor said it's time to start weaning her off the patch, so we are going down to three hours/day now and we will go back in 12 weeks for another follow-up. She'll continue to

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Ahhhhhhhhhh...................Wordless Wednesday HQ or 5 Minutes for MomI was going to use a couple of our first day of school pics, but changed my mind. If you're interested, see below!

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Yep, today was the start of the new school year. Since Lindsey have an October birthday, they miss the cut-off by five weeks, and thus, they have another year of preschool. Fine by me! This year, however, they are going three full days, 8:30-3 p.m. (last year they went three half days).The public schools here don't start until after Labor day (it's the law!), but we go to a very small private

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No lie! My back went out. Or I should say that I'm in some major back pain right now mostly due to a combination of things: genetics, six hours in the car on Monday and carrying my notebook around in its backpack while slung over my right shoulder. You would think I would learn since this has happened several times in the past. I can always tell. If it just wasn't for that darn hereditary stuff.

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One of my favorite's...after a surprise shower...Or view it Large.For more Wordless Wednesday photos, go HERE and HERE.

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It's been a banner day here! Today is B's 48th birthday! The girls have been so excited all week for daddy's birthday. Happy Birthday Dad was the first thing they said when they woke him up this morning.B was supposed to be golfing today, but it was cancelled yesterday, due to the rain coming. And it is...a rainy day. So, the girls asked him if he could go "run some errands". It was so cute. We

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After the storm...For more Wordless Wednesday participants, click here or here.

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...and everything is fine!Last Friday, Sydney and I ventured into Minneapolis for her annual heart follow-up appointment. As a refresher, Sydney, at one time, had a VSD (ventricular septal defect) and an ASD (atrial septal defect). After she was discharged from the NICU, we had follow ups with her pediatric cardiologist. At her one year appointment, her echocardiogram showed that the VSD had

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During some emails that came through on my PreemieBlogMoms Yahoo Group recently, someone posed the question, "Won't they always be a preemie or do they out grow that term when they are all caught up or what?" She was asked if her daughter was still a preemie or when would she no longer be considered a preemie. How do YOU answer that?For me, my girls will always be considered preemies. I know some

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Check out Wordless Wednesday HQ for more!

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The weekend is over. It was a typical summer weekend with lots going on. I can't believe it's August and there is only three weeks before the girls are heading back to school. Seems like we have lots to cram in before then.The girls attended Vacation Bible School all last week and really had a good time! They came home each day with their crafts, spouting bible verses and singing the cutest songs

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I just love this one from last Christmas...4:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve...Sleeping at the church program when they were supposed to be singing...PRICELESS!Please visit Wordless Wednesday HQ to view more priceless photos.

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We left Minnesota on Sat. 7/7, headed to the cities to pick up my friend, Sue and her kids, then we were off. We only drove half way that day. We stopped in a little town, Merrill, WI to have lunch and bopped around town, looking in shops, and antiquing for about 1.5 hours. Then back on the road to Eagle River, WI, where it was Watermelon Days. We hung in town there for the afternoon, shopping,

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This past weekeend we attended B's 30th high school class reunion. The invite came late (giving us only a seven-week notice) and we already had plans for the weekend, but we cancelled them. They didn't have a 25th, which we found out this past weekend why; apparently someone dropped the ball. So, we figured since another reunion may not happen for 10 more years, we should probably attend.I'll

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A new thing...Wordless Wednesday. Please visit the Wordless Wednesday HQ to find out more and see more photos.Pure JOY!

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We are really trying to keep the grass green, but it's brown in spots. It has been HOT the past week. Today and the next week is supposed to be gorgeous though; 80*F and sunny! No rain in sight until next week!The girls dug out their rain boots the other day and I thought, HEY! Maybe that will do the trick. If they wear their rain boots, maybe it will rain! We were all goofing around outside,

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here are some highlights of our day. We just got back from vacation yesterday (and I will have some trip pics of that up soon), so I didn't get a chance to share our 4th of July pics.Our town has an annual fair that runs July 1-4. It actually started a day early this year. Too much stuff to fit in, I guess. B and I took them on Saturday to the midway and hit a few rides.The girls loved the ferris

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No, not the girls, but me. I had an appointment with the podiatrist today. I've been dealing with plantar fasciitis for too long now. It's always bothered me a little, but usually with a quick stretch in the morning, I'm fine. Then, back in March, when I was down at Mayo for some tests on a couple different days, something happened to my right foot. I mean, I FELT it, and I could hardly step

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Beautiful. Powerful. Speechless.Turn up your volume.

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Last Sunday was the annual Strawberry & Ice Cream Social at our church. I wish I knew exactly how many our church has had. I need to find out. My mom and I were talking about it and she remembers them when she was a kid. I told my mom that they went back to when my grandma and grandpa were young too, because I remember my grandmother telling me that the Strawberry Social was her and grandpa's

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I've been doing a little thrifting here and there. I came across this lovely afghan. The colors are beautiful and pictures just don't do it justice. It gives me sort of a...whimsical feeling.I also found some children's books that the girls love. My favorite is "There are Rocks in my Socks!" Very cute! We were out at the garden last weekend and things are happening! The peas. Oh my! They are

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A day of heat, sun and sprinklers... ...watching the bees and butterflies...(btw, anyone know what kind of tree this is? It is FILLED with butterflies!)...even dad liked the sprinkler!...and Ring around the Rosie is still fun, even at 4.5! ...and finally...wiped out after a busy and fun day. (found them like this again...can you even see them?)

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We signed the girls up for soccer this summer; just a short 6-week program. Both seemed to be excited at first, but I'm never sure if they will actually particpate once we get there. But...they surprised me, especially Sydney. She wouldn't go out there without someone or with her "buddy", but as long as that happened, she was out there most of the game. Lindsey, now is another story. Tonight, she

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They just amaze me every day! When they were born, I wasn't sure how things were going to turn out, what kind of long term problems would they have, if they'd ever be like other kids.Now they are 4.5 and they are...just like other kids.My conductor and my singers!You can view previous videos at www.dropshots.com/justkima. I don't have any early ones on here, but they do go back a couple

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I know. I'm behind. Again. Only a couple weeks late on the farm field trip and the last day of school was only LAST Thursday. And now, as the girls tell me, "It's summer vacation!" I volunteer at the school on Thursday's serving the hot lunches with my SIL. She was gone on vacation so I was just there by myself last week. It's always fun hanging out with the kids. It rained that day, so recess

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This is what Dad heard the other morning when he was getting ready for work."Dad...there's a big grey squirrel with stripes on its tail in our front yard!"Yep...it's dead. A dead raccoon in our front yard. DH went outside with his gloves and a shovel. It was stiff as a board and he picked it up and disposed of it. L & S thought it was quite interesting and they do know now that it's a

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So, I've been having a few preschool questions running through my mind and I'm trying to figure out what to do. I think I need some other opinions. I am leaning one way, but I keep thinking that I'm probably just putting too much thought into all this. I mean, really, it's preschool. I guarantee you that my mother never thought about any of this. You turned five and you went to school. End

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Seems I have a little bit of catching up to do. The girls and I have mostly been hanging out. Last week, we spent a little time planting some seeds that we acquired. I'm not sure where, but thought, hey-we'll try these out and see how it goes. It was fun just letting the girls do their thing. We planted three things, Zinnia, Helicrysum and Gypsophila. I don't know how they'll fare as it has

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Can I just say how proud I am to be my mother's daughter? And my grandmother's granddaughter? I am just so very blessed and thankful to have two such wonderful, strong and inspirational women in my life. They have always supported me in anything I chose to do, whether they agreed with me or not; always with encouraging words that lifted me up, not bringing me down. They taught me to be

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I can't believe it's already been a month since we snuck off for a long weekend in the Wisconsin Dells and I'm just now getting my pictures uploaded. I guess that happens though. After we got back, I was so busy with WalkAmerica coming up. Being on the planning committee and the Ambassador family took a lot of extra time, but was worth it and so fun!We headed down to the Dells on Thursday night

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I took Lindsey to the ped opthamologist yesterday where it was decided that we need to treat the Amblyopia with more than glasses. It was totally up to me as to whether to go with the patch or the drops and if one doesn't work, we can always switch to the other. I really wasn't sure which one to do, but after thinking about it for a bit, I decided on the patch. She doesn't like eye drops, so I

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Thank you all for your generous donations and support! We were, once again, Top Team for our walk location. We raised over $3,500 and I was able to exceed my personal goal as well! It was a beautiful day! 85*F and sunny to start. I will not complain about the weather, as the previous two years were rainy and snow flurries! But I will say that I was glad it clouded over a bit for most of the

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The fundraising is going well and we are having a blast being the Ambassador Family this year for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. We've given a couple newspaper interviews and also a radio interview. THAT was a lot of fun! Here is a picture of one of the newspaper articles, a full page spread. Very cool!We are still trying to reach our goal. $2, $5, $10 - it all really goes a long way to

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On Sunday, April 29, 2007, our family will be participating in the March of Dimes WalkAmerica event to help save babies from premature birth, the #1 cause of newborn death. This is our fourth year walking as The Niehaus Twins Team and this year we were selected to be the Ambassador Family for our walk location. We are very excited to share our story and have been busy giving radio and newspaper

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Oh what a difference a few years makes!Easter 2003...Easter 2007...Easter 2003 - Lindsey and the girls this year, 2007: Sydney was sick with a bad cough so just Lindsey and I went to church. Then later, we had brunch at great-grandma's house, but we didn't stay too long. Lindsey started getting sick too. They did enjoy their baskets this year!Thanks for looking!

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The girls had an appointment with the NICU Follow-Up Clinic on Tuesday. They GRADUATED! It was our last one and a LONG one. They both met with Child Psychologists who administered IQ tests. Lindsey was done in about an hour, but apparently Sydney was just getting a lot right, so kept having to answer more questions. She ended up taking a couple breaks in the TWO hours and then we left to go

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I saw this on a friend's blog. I love doing things like this, so I tagged myself! Feel free to do the same.Your Five Factor Personality ProfileExtroversion:You have medium extroversion.You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."Conscientiousness:

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You probably thought I dropped off the face of the earth. Sorry. I'm not sure who is following this anyway. After we got back from vacation, Lindsey proceeded to come down with some bug that resulted in coughing, fevers, more coughing, sleeping, whining, but luckily, no puking! The fever lasted six days and on Day 5, Sydney came down with it. It lasted about the same for her. Needless to

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Our 11 day Florida roadtrip is in the books! We decided to drive straight through and made it home in 21.5 hours, getting in at 3:50 a.m. this morning. Just wanted to let you all know where we've been and that we're BACK! More details to come...Just a snapshot... Lindsey & Sydney on Grandpa's birthday! Just silliness!

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Well, we picked up Lindsey's new glasses last week and it's been going really well! She's been keeping them on with no problems. She does have a tendency to touch the lenses a lot, so we do need to work on that. I haven't noticed any problems with her eye turning in anymore. She says that she can see good too, so I'm sure that's why she likes having them on. Of course, everyone is telling her

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You Belong in DublinFriendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions.You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.What European City Do You Belong In?

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My girl in CARNATION PINK I missed last week, but I found a good picture for this week. Carnation Pink. This is Lindsey watching fish in the pond. We were on vacation in Chattanooga, TN.You can check out other pictures

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…an angel, a dream lost, a precious gift. Although gone too soon, he taught me so many things about myself, my husband, my friends, about love and loss, about caring and compassion…about life.Seth Allan, born still, January 20, 2002, at 5:35 p.m. He weighed 8 oz. and was 9 inches long. He was a beautiful baby. I could see our features in him. He had my nose and Brian’s mouth. I couldn't believe

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