Time Flies . . . when you're having fun!

Salutations, my friends!

I thought that I would mention a few things.
Did you know that when you become a mother you find yourself having to be a "jack of all trades"? Grandparents’ day just passed at Hanna's school and not only was I the teacher for her class that day, but she was also wearing a homemade costume. The class has been studying insects lately and so each student was told to make a costume to go with their insect. Hanna was supposed to be a cricket. So as usual I wanted to endeavor to make something because everyone knows that it is so much more fun that way :)! Besides, where would I even find a pre made Cricket costume other than in my dream. Yes, I was so worried about the costume that I even dreamed that I was walking in the streets and stumbled across the most gorgeous cricket costume. But then I woke up and realized that time was passing and I needed to come up with something. . . . so after much thought Hanna became Little Miss Cricket! And I didn't even have to sew anything (yea!).
However, there is one problem: Time flies by so fast that it seemed like yesterday that Hanna was sooooo little. Now it looks ridiculous if I pick her up because her legs hang almost to the ground. She has less than 30 days left of 2nd grade and turns 8 years old this summer. Yikes! What happened? It seems like everyone around me is having babies so it's hard to believe that I have an almost 3rd grader who will be learning Latin, who plays soccer, trots on horses, sings in Spanish and talks faster than any human should possibly be able to talk!
I enjoyed every stage so far of her life. Each year is my new favorite year with her; however, I miss the littleness of when she was a baby. It's like the charm of wanting a baby puppy to stay little forever. I guess that I want the "Best of Both Worlds" :) (Hanna's favorite Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus song)
I guess the next member of our family will have to be a baby . . . . . . Puppy!
Then Hanna and I can dress it up and push it around in the baby carriage (poor puppy).
Now, I just have to convince Ash (smile).






























This was last year's homemade 80's costume that I put together for Hanna :) Gotta love the blue eyeshadow, scrunchy, crimped hair and did you notice the jelly shoes that Hanna was wearing with her cricket costume?? She thinks jelly shoes are "Awesome!". What is the world coming to? (haha)

It's weird to see how young she looked just last year. I realized recently that I think that I will always remember what she looked like or sounded like, but then a year later I look at a old picture and can't imagine that she has changed so much. Keep taking pictures everyone. . . little ones change faster then we parents realize.










This was a doll that Hanna and I made together called "Daisy".














A portion of the homemade set this mother did for a play called "Snoodle Tales"!

Why boycott items made in China?

China free presents

Chinese Child Laborers

Child Labor information






I have heard people talk about boycotting products made in China. And I have heard Hanna ask, "Why does everything say 'Made in China'?". Then I was listenting to 107.9 the Link this morning. They were talking about sites that had China free presents. And for some reason I was moved. I began to think about the poor children at my school. And I began to think about how their lives do not even compare to some of the lives of those children that were "lucky" even to be born in China. I already bought Hanna's Christmas presents this year, but I want to make buying China free items a part of my life. Yes, I am only one person, but it feels good to know that it might make a difference. We are also doing a present free Christmas this year with my family. However, Hanna and I have been working on the project Christmas Child through her school, giving to our Compassion child and finding little things to give some children that we know will not have much this christmas.
Hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas Season!

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