Random Pictures

Here are some pictures of Naomi over the past year...
(Month is below picture)

July 2009

Febuary 2009

May 2009

August 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

January 2009

March 2009

October 2009

June 2009

July 2009

December 2009

November 2009

February 2009

Leah

No More Braces!!!!!!

Today at two twenty (a thing that I consider miraculous(mom says I shouldn't say that)) happened: I got my braces off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elizabeth saw what I was writing and started singing "wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles! Leah got her braces off today!" and so on. (We playfully tease each other a lot! ) Anyways, in two weeks I go back to get my retainer. I am so glad that I got to choose the first color of something that goes in my mouth today. (my retainer) My teeth feel so smooth. The only thing I miss about braces is you can always scratch your tongue on them. (So to all you with braces, enjoy scratching while you can.) Now to the process of getting the braces off...

1. You arrive at the orthodontist
2. You sit down in the chair
3. The orthodontist pulls the braces off without much pain
4. The orthodontist scrapes the majority of the glue off
5. The orthodontist drills the rest of the glue off (This does sound painful, but it is not.)
6. The orthodontist polishes your teeth
7. You get X-rays taken
8. They make a mold of your mouth so they can make a retainer
9. You get into the car and drive home
   

That summarizes how you get your braces off.


Leah

A fun weekend with Dad!

Once a year, Mom and her sisters and our grandma go to Manistee to scrapbook. Us girls (other than Hannah) are left home with Dad. :) Mom (and Hannah) left on Friday night at about 5:30. When they left, we played "Duck, Duck, Goose" (but you can hardly call what Naomi does that... she chases when she supposed to be trying to reach safety, and won't sit down, and thinks she has to keep ducking once she has already said goose.) but Naomi had a cough (in fact, she still has it...) so we stopped playing because she started coughing. After that we played "hide-and-go-seek", then we ate an unhealthy dinner of miniature pizzas. Naomi went to bed and we watched "Dawn of the Dinosaurs." After the movie, we went to bed (but Naomi kept us up until midnight, then I moved into the schoolroom.) and (eventually) got to sleep. On Saturday morning we ate a late breakfast of pancakes and bacon. Then Naomi had a nap while we played "Settlers of Catan". Later Saturday afternoon, we went to dance practice while dad and Naomi went shopping. Afterword, we went to one of our favorite restaurants downtown: Yesterdogs. We had dinner then went home and rested. On Sunday morning Naomi was not well enough to go to church, so we laid low the whole day and then Sunday evening Mom got home. Overall, we had a great time... I'm looking forward to next year!!!!


Leah

A Funny Poem: SICK

I like the exaggeration in this poem about being sick. I think the ending is very funny!!!



"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more-that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue-
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is...Saturday?
Goodbye, I'm going out to play!"

-Where the Sidewalk Ends
By Shel Silverstein

Leah