Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Maegan's Birthday

Mom and the girls had a "date" at the American Girl store in Natick this weekend. Maegan got her first AG doll; Ivy. As she browsed the store, she came up with some additional items to add to her wish list.

The girls got their dolls ears pierced and hair done; it was quite an interesting outing & they had a blast. Check out the salon for dolls:

Maegan's wish list has been updated and moved to the bottom of the website. We will be adding Christmas wish lists for all the kids once they write them up.

Thank you to all of you who helped make Maegan's birthday surprise party a success. Maegan is a very lucky girl. I know she felt special and loved. A special thanks to all of my sisters for helping make the house a princess dreamland. I couldn't have gotten the house decorated that quickly without you. Also, to Paul for dragging Maegan all around town distracting her and to Mom and Dad for attempting to get Hannah to her soccer game, (even though it was cancelled you were still ready, willing and on your way to stand out in the rain and support her :).

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

11 Rules for life by Bill Gates:

1. Life is not fair - get used to it (I say this constantly to my children and my Mom said it to me:)
2. The world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
3. You will not make $60,000 a year right out of school. You won't be a vp with a car phone until you earn both, (except that nearly every child seems to have the cell phone already and I doubt they've earned it or even pay for it...)
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for flipping burgers; they called it opportunity.
6. If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
7. Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you think you are. So, before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
8. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT....
9. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
10. Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop to go to jobs. (Am I sensing a reference to "Friends" which probably means this was meant for people my age when first spoken at a HS graduation - I didn't have a cell phone :)
11. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Wonder how the president would break this one down. Life isn't fair President Obama and America was built on capitalism not socialism...

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kid Quote of the Week

In church, while Grayson is misbehaving, Paul; in an attempt to distract Grayson says, "gotta get get."

Grayson promptly responds, "Daddy, no boom boom pow in church!"

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Maegan's Fall Soccer Schedule

Come watch Paul coach and Maegan play soccer at the Rice complex on the below dates and fields! Check the website at http://www.wys.org/ for cancellations or changes. Paul and Maegan are team 4...

10/10 10:30 am Field D2 - Maegan scored 4 goals!! However, though no official score was kept, I think "Tootsies," (that recruited "granola" all the way from Ohio :) was the unofficial victor...
10/17 9am Field D2 According to coach Flaherty Maegan scored 10 goals this week, including a beautiful left footed goal. Of course there was another "ringer" on the other team; leaving a pretty even playing field all around :)
10/24 9am Field D2 - six goals today for miss Maegan and Coach Flaherty says he's most impressed that she dribbles the ball up the field using both feet. Coach Flaherty is also impressed by what a nice group of girls he has on his team!
10/31 10:30am Field D2 - Coach Flaherty says the girls just "weren't into soccer" today. Maegan scored 1 goal. Although the girls were outplayed, Coach feels that his team continually out classes their opponents with sportsmanship, manners and good listening skills. Go Pizza!
11/7 10:30am Field D1 - Hat trick for miss Maegan today but the opposing team played some awesome soccer! Go Pizza!!
11/14 10:30am Field D1

See you at the fields :)

Friday, September 4, 2009

First Day of School


This year was a special first day of school as Maegan started kindergarten. She already made a special new friend, Gina Brown; and had a play date with her set up by the end of the orientation! Maegan loved going on the bus and had a wonderful first week. Hannah and Tommy arrived home happy and excited every day. Good luck to all the teachers and children starting a new school year! Enjoy the ride...