My Tiny Miracle!

Today my Tiny is two! I call him my two year miracle. Every single day of the last two years of his life has been a miracle. The fact that he lives is a miracle in itself, but that he walks, talks, laughs, breaths, destroys, stains, stinks, spills, hugs, blows kisses, strips, and wrestles are the everyday miracles. We brought him home not knowing if he would ever walk, talk, or eat on his own. This kid is a survivor, and I am so glad he's mine. Happy Birthday, Strider Zane!

Job?

Many of you don't know this, but I am employed. I work with The Yuma Reading Council. I have so much fun with these ladies and three gentlemen. It's almost too much fun. Most people work forty hours a week. I work around forty hours a year, and I do most of it from home. Love it! I should pay them sometimes just to put up with me! Here are some pictures of them at our Christmas luncheon.

Kibbee Two Boots!

Does anything look strange to you in these pictures? Mallory went to school the other day like this. She didn't notice the difference in the two shoes until she sat down in class. This means she walked to the bus, rode the bus, played on the playground, lined up for class, and then sat down and finally noticed the one boot was her sister's when it fell off of her foot! This kid wore a size three boot on her size thirteen foot all day! Nutball!

Happy New Year!

I've talked with a couple of friends about resolutions for the year. I typically don't buy into the resolution thing, but this year I thought of a few. I tried to think of things I could actually accomplish if I put forth a tiny effort.


1. Work more, sit less.

2. Write more, call less.

3. Read more, watch less.

4. Drink more, eat less.

5. Think more, speak less.

6. Live more, worry less.

7. Complement more, complain less.

8. Wear socks more so my feet won't crack or turn black.


How about those resolutions for 2009?!

Christmas '08!

Seems I have to post pictures of our Christmas just for posterity's sake, but there really isn't much to report. We had a lovely Christmas. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Where else in the world can you ride the bike Santa brought you in shorts and a t-shirt on Christmas morning?!


Santa brought Buddy this new bike. He has a bike, but he always wants to ride Mallory's bike because it's taller (too tall for him).


This is Buddy punching Tiny because Tiny won't give him his little $3.00 airplane. Nevermind Buddy received a Leapster, a new bike, and several other great toys!


Syd has decided she is collecting Barbies. Santa brought her the Holiday Barbie from the year she was born and her favorite Holiday Barbie from 2007.

Daily Voting!

It seems you can vote every day for the week, so you must keep voting! I have fallen out of first position. Come on, friends! Just click the cute, little Tip Junkie widget next to this post and place your daily vote!

Rock The Vote!

I have been selected as a finalist in the tree decorating contest on Tip Junkie! I need your vote to make me a winner. There were just about fifty contestants, so it's nice to be named a finalist. Go vote, please!

Just click on the little Tip Junkie widget next to this post to get there! See, I make it easy for you even! Vote every day if you can!

Milestones!

I had a little laugh to myself today and thought I would share. It may seem silly to some, but others will appreciate it.

With some of my babies I have looked forward to each milestone. With the first and the last I haven't been as eager. I'm pretty certain Strider is our last, so I try to enjoy each stage (some days not so much). Some milestones I have enjoyed reaching would be sitting up, holding their own bottle, crawling, walking, etc. Typical milestones. Well, today a new milestone was reached here in our Lemmon home, and I smiled inside. My nieces and daughters opened their own ketchup packets! Yeah for me! Two down and two to go!

Gymnastics!

One day Mallory was doing some floor type exercises at home. I told her if she could do a back walkover I would put her in gymnastics. She asked what it was. I described it. She did it! Needless to say, she's in gymnastics now. She started in mid August and just loves it. She moved up to level two fairly quickly and enjoys every minute of it! I am so impressed with her and her abilities. I have no flexibility whatsoever. Never have.