Tue, Aug 29, 2006 7:41 PM
I deserve a badge that says.."I survived BACK to SCHOOL Shopping with an Eleven Year Old Girl!" We survived the shopping frenzy and the last minute "OMIGOSH, I only have 500 pencils" freak out.. New sneakers, jeans and about $100 worth of school supplies (SUGGESTED by the school) have all been purchased. Nicole starts school tomorrow. That's "JUNIOR HIGH", ya know. School starts an hour earlier, so wake up is going to be nice an early. That will take some adjusting, Cole's not exactly a morning person.. Emily has a new catch phrase that she says under her breath while laughing at you, even when your not trying to be funny. If I tell her it's time to eat breakfast,she starts laughing and says "Cut it out,Mommy" But I'm really not joking.. It's really time for breakfast... It cracks her up. Casey,Randy and I are headed to the Hopkinton Fair to sell BBQ. If Casey and I don't BBQ Randy, then we will be home on Tuesday!

Mon, Aug 21, 2006 7:30 PM
9 Days till School Starts.. Wonder how many minutes that is.. I love summer. I love the weather, the excuse to go for ice cream every night, the sandals, the no fighting kids into jackets or sneakers, But.. Our whole schedule goes out the window during the summer. Small children don't get the naps they (desperately) need, Big Kids (Nicole) crash at the house with the least noise, & it always seems that we are going somewhere or doing something.. It's MAYHEM! Cole starts Junior High next week. We are embarking on the BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING expedition this week. That should be a rocking good time. Maybe Danielle's not busy and will take her.. (Danielle Feel free to call and let me know the time.. I'll clear Cole's schedule for you.) Emily starts Pre-school in Sept. so she also will have to be outfitted with the latest and greatest in Dora' Wear.. She goes to school (on the other side of town) 2 days a week but will receive speech therapy 3 days a week. Sunday was a milestone here at the Weldon Abode.. Little B got all hims hairs cut! Had me a little Mama-meltdown.. It wasn't really that long. Just a little trim around the ears and the wispy parts in the back. It was time for him to join the Big Boy crowd as he is no longer the infant I sometimes pretend he is.. He also had himself his first real Big Boy Time-Out to go with his new haircut. But in 9 Days it will all come to a screeching halt. Bedtimes will be strictly observed, mealtimes will be planned again and we will all be back on track.. By June we will have it down to a science. Then it will start all over again..

Sun, Aug 6, 2006 8:02 PM
This entry is dedicated to AIDEN.. He is the loudest and most demanding member of my family this week.. Aiden knows how to sign please.. But chooses not too. Aiden knows how to sign yes.. But chooses not too.. Interestingly enough Aiden always does the sign for COOKIE! He finds it just as effective to display the range and depth of his vocal cords than to sign or ask nicely.. He's been saying Mama, Da and Kitty. He can also count to three.. ?? He doesn't know he's counting,(I don't think) he just knows that something happens when you get to three. We had started the counting when he was first learning to "Jump". As part of his cheering section, our job was to count and hope that when we got to three his feet would actually leave the ground. He has managed to jump, IN THE AIR! He has not however been able to stick the landing and continues to land on his behind.. He has quite the "personality" (temper) but at the same time has developed a sense of humor that he finds hysterical and this adorable affection to a stuffed lamb that we all call Lammy. He's such a big kid now...

Sat, Jul 1, 2006 2:00 PM
I began this website because I wanted to remember how silly my kids are.. But it doesn't work if you DON'T WRITE IT DOWN.. Duh.. June went by so fast.. Here's a quick recap.. NIcole.. Leaves next Saturday for Camp Foss to spend 2 wonderful weeks swimming, horseback riding, hiking and hopefully not getting herself in trouble! Last day of school was last week so if you ask her she'll tell you she's a 6TH Grader. 6th grade is Junior High, so she can't wait for school to start, they get lockers ya know.. Emily.. We had her meeting to determine speech/pre-school therapy. She is able to attend the summer program starting in a few weeks. In the fall she'll go to preschool 2 days a week and receive speech therapy 3 day's a week. She does so well with signing, she's teaching Aiden. Aiden.. Emily still calls him "B".. So we all call him B. It has the potential for some BAD nicknames though.. Bumble B & Bee's Wax to name a few. He's so freaking cute & so knows what's going on.. He pushed the Barney chair up to the end table, climbed up so he could flip the switch for the ceiling fan. I saw him from across the room and told him to get down, he laughed at me and dove off the table face first into the couch cushions.. I swear he's trying to give me a heart attack.

Sat, Jul 22, 2006 7:30 PM
On 7/7/2003 Miss Emily Danielle Weldon was born.. On 7/7/2006 we celebrated her third birthday at CHUCK E. CHEESE.. I have to be honest with you, since she turned 3 she's kinda freaking me out.. The day after her birthday she decided that she had enough with diapers and now only wears underwear. In 2 weeks she's had only one accident. Apparently she got the memo that she's 3, and diapers are for babies.. Then she shows me that she can sign her name, Mom and Dad. I don't mean she can sign Mom and Dad, I mean she can FINGERSPELL IT! She has been signing her ABC's and goes pretty fast till maybe Q.. but really, who taught her that? Her other new trick is the 2 part joke.. Emily and my sister Casey have a running joke where Casey will intentionally do the sign for Bread but say the word "Sorry", Emily knows that Casey's doing it wrong, and just cracks up.. It's a knee slapper! So the new joke is to call me by my first name, from the back seat of the car I'll hear "O Chell?" and when I glare at her for not calling me Mommy, she intentionally does the sign for bread and says "Sorry".. That gives her a good 5 minute chuckle. Who is this freaky new Big Kid? Where is my Baby Girl?