Jarman Jabber: August 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008

A Model in the Making

I couldn't resist posting this picture... Brianna has been my little model for a lot of my store products and I've had lots of fun dressing her up. Here she is modeling a crochet headband with a bow. I think she's having as much fun playing dress up as I am! Countdown to grand opening... 5 days!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Cool Stuff...

I found an awesome website... You can watch full-length movies and TV shows; from new ones like Heros, to old ones that aren't shown anywhere on cable! It's great! Be careful to monitor kids on the website, not all the content is good!
www.hulu.com

Oh, and I'm sure that everyone but me has already had their kids on the computer doing the Disney website stuff... I thought William was too young, but he caught on FAST and he's learning a lot on http://atv.disney.go.com/playhouse/allshows/index.html . There's lots of fun stuff there!

While I'm talking about cool sites... With 6 kids it seems that we often find ourselves trying to find specialized paper for homework (grapher paper, speical lined paper, music paper, penmanship paper, etc.). It always seems to be 9pm when they figure out they need it for homework the next day. Instead of running to the store, check out http://www.printablepaper.net/

One more... if you're looking for something in particular you might find it for FREE on http://www.freecycle.org/ . My friend Kim told me about this one and it's fun, people post things they're giving away!

That's it... enjoy!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

William goes to Preschool!

WILLIAM'S FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL

William is going to Happy Apple Preschool here in Tempe and he loves it! He's the youngest in his class at 3 1/2, all the other kids are at least 4, because the younger class was full and he's turning 4 in a few months so they let him in. He's doing great and keeping up, he just has an occasional stubborn moment but I was prepared for that... he has stubborn moments all the time at home. I can't believe my little baby is in preschool, how does it happen so fast?

I'm getting ready to launch my new webstore: Rosie Posie Treasures, and the kids helped me to sort through some of the inventory (jewelry, baby stuff, bridal stuff, tiaras, etc.). Ultimately, I don't think Kelly appreciated me playing dress up with the boys... but to my defense, they did it themselves, they were goofing around!

Joanne

I'm 30'ish and I share many of the qualities that Kelly has, except that I'm not stubborn (don't laugh)... okay, I am stubborn, but in a good way. After being a stepmom for 8 years and a "Mommy" for 3+ years I'm finally getting the hang of the whole Mom thing... most of the time! I love the children and I can't imagine life any other way. I enjoy building my own business, creating wedding flowers satisfys my artistic side. Besides, all those school days comments like "does not play well with others", and "tries to be the boss/teacher" leads me to believe that self-employment is the path for me.

Ashley

Ashley (16), is now a well-established, full-fledged teenager. She seems to be missing many of the negative teen characteristics as she is becoming increasingly pleasant to be around the older she gets. Her stubborness (hmmm... where did she get that... DAD!) seems to fly under the radar lately. She's cute, smart, boy-crazy (sorry Ashley, it's just true), and talented. I would list all her activities, but since she turned 16 I think the one that takes priority is BOYS! Oh, and she's learning to drive... you've all been warned...

Tyler

Tyler is 15 and he seems to have turned from boy to young man overnight. He's into Scouts, friends, and his church calling. Girls have discovered how cute he is and we think he's really beginning to enjoy that. We're just hoping he can stay as humble as his Dad did over the years (HA!). Tyler is a good kid, and I'd like to say more... but while writing this I've realized that I haven't gotten to know him since his boy to man transition... so I will have to surgically remove his IPod from his ears so that I can talk to him more.

Niels

Niels has finally reached teen status. He's part "middle child" and part "youngest child" because he's the youngest of the first 3 siblings, yet he has another younger brother, Zack, at his Mom's house, and of course the 2 baby brothers here at our house. He's in limbo between "boy" and "young man". He is our compassionate soul and always has been (this excludes his experiments with bugs, hairspray, and lighters... because he is, after all, a boy). He's great with the babies and they adore him. He likes Scouts, camping, and boy stuff...

William

At 4, we can already tell that William is going to be a handful. He's smart, and oh so stubborn! I have my work cut out for me here! He reminds me of a younger Ashley when he sits with a bite of food in his mouth for an hour because he won't eat it. It's been speculated that perhaps his character is my doing because I spoiled my first baby... but I promise he was born this way. I adore him and the two of us are going to have quite a time over the next years, because I'm determined that I'm more stubborn than he is! He's so very cute, and active... part monkey just like his older brothers, he can climb anything. He loves to help around the house and takes care of his baby sister Brianna when he & Lynden aren't causing havoc!

Lynden

Sweet little Lynden is almost 3 now! He's a happy little guy unless he's throwing a fit. He's a comedian and we can't figure out where he learns his antics, he's always making faces and loves it when he gets a laugh. I didn't have to baby-proof the house much... until he came along... he breaks everything! He leaves a path of destruction in his wake that rivals Sherman! When he's upset, everyone knows it because he can scream louder than all of us put togethor, and I'm really not exaggerating...