Ruby's exciting news....

"I can do anything!" -Ruby Sophia Arnold
That's right, girl! Today, Ruby asked me to share with those of us who know and love her, that she has added another skill to her repertoire...
so, now, she's a reader, writer, kung-fu master (according to her, not her teacher yet), artist, scientist, treasure hunter, interpretive dancer, budding storyteller, almost doctor (she'll be one when she is 6),etc....and NOW (drum roll please): Shoelace tie-er!!!!!
Congrats Ruby!
P.S. Note to self and others-BEWARE! Try not to take a phone call when one of your children has found a vial of glitter. Bad idea. Glitter does not clean up easily, especially when your children (yes both got into it) use it on paper (without glue) and run laps around the living room holding the open vial- My guess, if unicorns threw up, it would like a spew of glitter-that's what my house looks like-unicorn vomit everywhere!

Clean those sickies away.....

I don't want to go too long...so I'm back too...

I have been held up in a den of sickness for the past 12 days and I am close to insane.....(wasn't far away prior to the "worst summer cold" I have ever witnessed. Ruby has been dog-sick for going on two weeks. Her cough is atrocious and just when you think she might be kickin' it, she gets hit with a eye infection yesterday and an ear infection today. Poor girl....that's the hard part, watching her feel like crud....and not to mention of course I caught the sickness as well-so double crud. She is such a trooper though and although I sound like a broken record about blowing her nose, she only snaps back every once in awhile-poor girl. Other than watching brain-breaking amounts of movies and reading and working on prizes for auntie Amy, we have been trying to rest.
Miles got the sickness for a "normal" period of cold time. Now he just attacks Ruby (and attacks and attacks), making her cry and the snot flow.....What's with the aggression Miles? YOU are a LOVER not a FIGHTER, please remember that....
I'm going to attempt to put a picture on this thing, to beautify my words....here goes.

Almost Summer 2009

June 3, 2009
I can choose to try to recap the last 8 months, but I don't think I could do it justice..so I instead will choose to release the guilty bad feeling and move forward-start in the NOW!
Miles is now almost 20 months old. He is a bright, energetic light....so funny, so expressive...so much fun. He is incredibly interested in basketball (has been for months; anything basketball related-he points, grunts, and excitedly yells, "Woah!, Wow!") He loves clouds, trees, and things that roll. He loves Ruby, so much it sometimes hurt (or looks as though it must since he chooses to wail on her...) He is also quite musical. He loves to dance, (hippy style if you ask me) and sing. He can always find a beat, whether it's in some middle eastern music playing softly in the background of an Indian restaurant or muzac at a grocery store.

Ruby, what can I say, I'm a bit bias, but Brilliant!!!! Ruby is a curious explorer. She is a creative thinker and doer. She is self reliant, bold and brave and I admire her greatly. We both know we are both teachers and learners, and it's been so much fun being at home with her this year! I am so blessed for the opportunity and I am honored to spend my time with such wonderfully amazing individuals! Ruby enjoys kung fu lessons presently, going to the park, reading, playing with Miles, etc...