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Week 5 in “The Cast”

Week 5 in "The Cast" - June 5-11, 2014
Week 5 in "The Cast" (click to see album)

Amelie had Dance Camp this week and she was so excited! We didn’t want to let the cast control everything about our life especially since Dani wasn’t so miserable now. It was good to get out of the house and for the big girls to be back in some activities. One of my friends told me they wished they could stay home more often and I told her I was glad we had something to do every single day of this week. It’s all your perspective.

Amelie at dance

Miss Tish and Amelie at the end of Dance Camp.
Miss Tish and Amelie at the end of Dance Camp.

June 5-11, 2014

Nadia and Amelie started swim school again and now they are over at the Wesleyan pool which they thought was neat.

June 5-11, 2014
One day while Amelie was at Dance Camp, the other girls and I went to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.

Amelie and Dani having fun.

Amelie and Dani having fun.
Amelie and Dani having fun.
"Mummies"
When they came down the stairs they told us they were "Mummies"
Dani in her TARDIS chair
Dani has been playing with these letter tiles for hours on end in her TARDIS chair.

We were happy to make it through this week because we were more than half way through this adventure.

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Amelie’s 5th Birthday!

Amelie's 5th Birthday

Amelie’s birthday coincided with National Donut Day this year and so I suggested we have donuts for breakfast. She loved this idea much better than going out to dinner. She chose a donut with pink icing and sprinkles and they gave her a regular donut for her birthday. Amelie was so excited to get to have two! She followed that up with a sausage roll and donut holes. Needless to say, she was a happy girl by the time we left.

Amelie's 5th Birthday

Amelie's 5th Birthday

Sticker book excitement.

Amelie's 5th Birthday

This tent from Aunt Tahni is AWESOME! It has a sparkly light inside that rotates around and it looks so cool in the dark. Amelie has slept in it every night since her birthday!

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Week 4 in “The Cast”

Week 4 in "The Cast" (5/29 - 6/04)
Having fun with my cell phone (click to see album)

The exciting thing about week 4 with Dani’s cast was that we were in a better routine. She was back to sleeping in her room and SLEEPING ALL NIGHT!!! She went 4 nights in a row without crying out and I felt like a new person. We had several things planned to get us out of the house and most days Dani was content playing in her chair and watching TV.  Nadia and Amelie were also enjoying how much TV they got to watch as a result.

Grammie came over to play, which all the girls enjoy!
Grammie came over to play, which all the girls enjoy!
As close to a bath as Dani will get until the cast is off.
As close to a bath as Dani will get until the cast is off.

May 29 - June 4th, 2014

Some good friends came over to play one day!
Some good friends came over to play one day!
Nadia and Amelie went to a swim birthday party.
Nadia and Amelie went to a swim birthday party.
Using the noisy Cast Cooler with ear protection.
Using the noisy Cast Cooler with ear protection.
Yummy pasta!
Yummy pasta!

All in all we had a great week! Nadia and Amelie did a great job trying to help entertain Dani and play with her while she is in the chair. Amelie can make her laugh out loud which is super cute. I was glad we were nearing the half way point with many things planned for the rest of June hoping it would help us pass the time.

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Thankful Thursday

  • My Grandpa Petlow in California is gravely ill and I am very thankful I could make an emergency trip out there to see him this week. It was a whirlwind of me leaving at 6 am on Monday and returning at 11pm on Tuesday.
  • I am thankful that I also saw my brother on this trip since I hadn’t seen him for over 4 years.
  • I am thankful that Dani did great while I was gone. I was very worried, but we had a lot of people praying and she did well.
  • I am thankful that none of my family was hurt this week when our garage door went haywire and broke.
  • I am thankful that the big girls are having such a great time at VBS this week.