New iPhone!

Hooray for the new iPhone!A blue iPhone with a yellow case!Today,the second day with the new iPhone,I went downstairs to open the window blinds for Paige.But just when I was starting to open the blinds,I saw something pink out of the corner of my eye.I could not believe what I saw.A few weeks ago,some of our neighbors had been "flocked".There's this fundraiser in town where they put flamingos in your yard overnight.There were flamingos in our yard and our neighbor's yard.Near our house lives the Sedgwick family.They gave us the flamingos.One good iPhone!

Finally! Early Dinner!

Tomorrow,Daylight Savings time begins.That means early dinner!I love that!Today,I am going to a birthday party.A hunting for Bigfoot party.A toy gun party.A getting dirty party!This is the first time I ever predicted the future :We are going to have macaroni & cheese at the party!

(Another guest post by Darcy. Stay tuned to see if her prediction comes true!)

Sleeping Paige

Paige,Paige,Paige.One of the cutest cats ever,but sometimes she can be 
a little rotten.She escaped earlier today,but after a few minutes,she
came back inside.She escaped when I was checking if my softball
glove was there,because I play on a softball team,and my
dad just ordered a glove for me.But Max,one of our many
neighborhood cats,a least favorite cat of Paige, was 
outside.Paige came back.While she is not active,she is
sleeping,like in the picture.

(Another guest post by Darcy Jo.)

Guest Post: Salad Bar for KRECR

Today's blog post is written by Darcy Jo. It is her choice of topic and her words. I am writing only this introduction:

My name is Darcy Jo.At school, we made puzzle pieces that showed what KRECR needs.My puzzle piece said the school needs a salad bar.I think it had one last year,but
no one got salad, and they sold it.But I remember that when I was in kindergarten,
I went to Pine Grove, and they had a salad bar.They used to have early out on
Friday, but they now have it on Wednesday.My school still has it on Friday.
On early out days you do not have lunch.We could borrow the salad bar on
Wednesday and make it Salad Bar Day.

Darcy Donates Her Hair (A Photo Essay)

A month or so ago, Darcy's music teacher donated her hair to Locks of Love and came to school freshly-shorn. Darcy decided she wanted to do that, too. She persisted in the desire, so we made an appointment and today was the day.

Before:

During:

After:

Way after:

Ah, Christmas On The North Coast

Four years ago, when we moved to Crescent City in the fall (for the first time), we stayed here for Christmas and spent Christmas day on the beach. Darcy still had curls (I miss them!!) and she played with a stick on the beach:



So today we made it into a tradition: Every time we move to Crescent City in the fall, we're going to spend Christmas day on the beach and take a picture of Darcy with a driftwood stick:

Yes, it was warm enough to be barefoot on the beach. I didn't even bother to bring shoes at all. She's taller, her hair is straighter, but she is still our beach-loving girl. With an afternoon visit with friends, she got her feet in both the Pacific AND the Smith River for Christmas. Life is pretty darn good.

Merry Christmas to all, and I hope you are making great family traditions, too.

Second Grade Photo!

Our girl is in second grade and I love that our KRECR community includes a parent who gets conned into taking great school pictures: