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6.15.09

First Day of School

Last Day of School. He looks older, but the shorts and shoes obviously still fit him. And, the last day of school was a lot happier for him. Lots of tears on the first day of school.

School is over. Friday was both Evan’s and Ashlyn’s last days. Bittersweet really. Can’t believe that Ashlyn will be in kindergarten next year. Can’t believe Evan will be in 2nd grade. 2nd grade! Crazy. And, now, it’s summertime. I’m happy to give up the morning routine of rush, rush, rush out the door to make it to school on time. That is never fun. But, at the same time, the routine kept things pretty comfortable around here. So, now, lazy mornings and lack of routine…which makes me a bit anxious really. Of course, the fact that I’m on a mega dose of steroids for my vocal cords which are still not healing doesn’t help me one bit.

First Day of School for Ashlyn


Last Day of School for Ashlyn. Wow, her hair has grown this year.


We celebrated the end of school with a very busy weekend–a church family night at the Wagners (see here for some pics). We took a trip down to the Franklin Institute on Saturday. They have the Star Trek exhibit there right now which is pretty funny really. There were some adults there who looked like they were enjoying it way more than I thought was within normal. Our kids enjoyed it. And, it was fun to be together. We headed back to the Wagners Saturday night for some food, games, and laughs. We had our church annual meeting on Sunday where Mark was voted in as an elder for the first time. Then, Sunday night went to an outdoor worship service across the street from us at the park and enjoyed dessert at they Hytha’s afterwards. Busy, busy, busy!

The first day of summer for us today was actually pretty good. Ashlyn started swimming lessons for the first time. While she was learning to doggy paddle, I swam with the boys. When we were finished, I turned around to find Drew totally buck. I threw a towel at him and said, “Drew! Wrap this around you!” He proceeded to wrap it around his shoulders and walk away towards the locker room–front and back just hanging out for all to see. Good gracious. Pools are a breeding ground for embarrassing moments. (note, no pics)

And, I finished off the night tonight with a Beth Moore study at my house–A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place. The intro session has me all pumped up for some serious study of God’s word. No spiritual vacation for me this summer. No way.


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legs AND arms!

6.12.09

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wordless wednesday

6.10.09


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Begging for Wishes

6.7.09




To welcome new life, a tradition exists in the northern part of China to make a Bai Jia Bei (100 good wishes quilt). Family and friends are invited to contribute a square of cloth along with a good wish for the baby. The squares of cloth are all sewn together into a quilt, and the good wishes are put into a scrapbook for the child. The quilt symbolizes wrapping the child in the good wishes of family and friends.

We are making our own version of this quilt by making a yo-yo blanket for her and a yo-yo doll for her big sister Ashlyn. Would you please contribute to it?

Here’s what you need to do:
1. Choose a 100% cotton fabric that you like. It can come from a quilting or fabric store, fabric you already have, or something that is special to you like an old piece of significant clothing, etc.

2. Wash the material if it is new to let it shrink before it is cut.

3. Cut a square measuring about 12″ by 12″

4. Write your wish for Lydia. The wish can be your own words or thoughts, a favorite poem or quote, a blessing, a prayer, or a favorite scripture—whatever keepsake words you would like Lydia to have from you. You can e-mail a message to me (mkraudy@verizon.net) or send a hard copy. If you are sending a hard copy, please do not make these larger than letter sized. From these, I will compile a scrapbook for her. Please also include a picture of you or your family—you can e-mail a digital picture to me (mkraudy@verizon.net) or send me a hard copy. We would love for you to write a few words separately for Ashlyn as well so that she can have a scrapbook that goes along with her yo-yo doll. So, if you could do something similar for Ash, that would be great.

Thanks for contributing to these keepsakes for both of our daughters. I’m excited about putting it all together and telling Lydia all about each one of you and how we all anticipated her arrival into our family as well as encouraging Ashlyn in her role as big sister.

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