So.
Time flies, eh? The last two weeks have been busy, busy, busy. First of all, Alison came down with some sort of stomach bug last week which consisted of 4 a.m. VOMITING. Yeah, that was fun. That continued for the next, oh, TWENTY FOUR hours. And since she loves her brother oh so much, she gave him the bug too. She likes to share that one.
So poor Henry had to deal with the stomach yucks, but he managed to escape the fever and the ((whispers)) SUPPOSITORY. Whew on that one. But he did manage to barf up a lung. Or two. And lucky me! I got to witness it all. Geez, I gotta tell ya, washing sheets several times a day is *gads* of fun!!!
And then it was Hank's turn. He was out of commission on Friday and all day Sunday (for some reason Saturday was spared). By the time Monday rolled around, I was beat, beat, beat! No time for Mama to get sick, though, because this week was a thrill ride too.
Because you see, my little big girl is all grown up now! ALISON STARTED KINDER! Woo hoo! Hank and I are thrilled because we enrolled her in a dual-immersion program (she slipped in by the hair on her chinny, chin, chin!) So come Wednesday morning, Alison was thrust into the world of español -- that's 90% of the day dedicated to Spanish! The first day of school was a big celebration as all parents were invited to escort their kids to school, and we met Alison's maestra for the first time.
La maestra will never speak English in front of her students (the 10% of English is taught by a co-teacher). She even speaks Spanish to the parents, regardless if they know Spanish or not. At one point la maestra rambled over to Hank and rattled off a simple "¡Hola! ¿Cómo está?" (Hi! How are you?). I giggled as I watched Hank melt into a puddle of palabras as he uttered, "Bien. ¿Y tú?" This was followed by a big SIGH, and a "Great! I just used the 'informal you' with the teacher!!!" Did I ever tell you my husband cracks me up?! (Speaking of my husband, one of his latest posts was featured in Blogging Baby!)
Anyway, let me get down to business! If you're interested in seeing who won THE CONTEST be sure to visit my FLICKR CONTEST SET! Be sure to view the pics in sequence as it won't make sense unless you do. I was getting a bit wacky last night. So wacky I think my husband thinks I'm NUTSO! Perhaps I am. But congrats to the THREE WINNERS! (Go on now, Go SEE THE WINNERS!). FYI: Jes and JustJill are HUGE, HUGE, HUGE RED SOX fans. . .so their comments regarding the Yankees' (in the contest post) is what spurred this trip down wacky lane. All in good fun! (Of course none of this will make any sense until you view the pics!)
And what do they win, you ask?! Good question, my dear friend! The three winners get a SET OF THIRTY TWO BOOKPLATES from The Paper Princess (and some other secret assorted goodies!)! Woo hoo! I'm very excited about this new product addition as it's been getting positive reviews from friends and family. I've been gifting them for little one's birthdays and such, and the moms have been quite pleased. That makes me happy! The bookplates have been a big hit with our librarian and local bookclubs. Yes! They're for adults too!;)
And if you can, please remember Craft Revolution's Etsy Shop. Crafters have raised over $16,000, surpassing their intial $1,000 goal! That is so FABULOUS! I feel proud to be part of such a great community, and I truly believe that everyone benefits. The consumers get a terrific product, the sellers donate to a worthy cause, and the victims of Katrina receive monetary support. It can't get any better than that!
I hope you all have a grand weekend!
Oh yeah, one more thing! I used Random dot org to randomly choose the numbers for this contest! Pretty cool I must say!
You are so totally a Rock Star!! That was amazing - your contest winners reveal! So clever and with everything else you had going on?!! Wow! And luchy winners, congratulations. Nice prize! I'm glad everyone is feeling better. It's amazing how mommies can fend off those germs! Mommies rule!
Posted by: debbie | September 09, 2005 at 10:40 PM
I'm still laughing! I'm glad Jon is off fishing this morning or he would've wondered why I was SCREECHING and laughing so loud! I am so showing him this.
The winners are VERY lucky (uniform or no)......I love those book plates!
We are going to have SOOOO much fun in NYC!
Posted by: jes | September 10, 2005 at 04:54 AM
You just made my whole DAY!! That is "freak'n" HILLARIOUS!!! But "stings" just a bit after last nights Game! "Ouch" is all I kept saying last night over and over... Okay, I can admit, Jeter, he's "okay." But that Rodriguez... He's just got to go! And don't even get me started on that Giambi kid. Oh Lord.
Great contest, great production and even better prizes... Darn,I knew I'd be jinxed! Congrats to the winners!!
Thanx for visiting my way and look for a box from me soon!!
Ps.... I am SOOOO jealous of you ladies going to NYC!! But can't wait to hear all about it and see PHOTOS of course!!
Posted by: jill | September 10, 2005 at 06:39 AM
VERY clever reveal...so cute and funny! As for Alison's immersion program, I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even KNOW about immersion programs until I started my current job at a junior high...and learned we had one there. I don't have kids, so it's not like I'm hanging out at schools, but still. How's she liking school so far??
Posted by: Marilyn | September 10, 2005 at 07:53 AM
Too funny about Hank and the teacher..haha. That had to be hilarious. Sorry everyone got sick, hopefully this coming week will be alot better for you all. (((hugs)) Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Amanda | September 10, 2005 at 08:26 AM
My boys go to a Welsh school : same principle. Teachers speak to the kids in Welsh but they do speak to non-Welsh speaking "dumbos" like me in English. Phew!
Posted by: Samantha | September 10, 2005 at 10:46 AM
NO WAY!
I was having so much fun watching the slideshow and all of a sudden MY name popped up!
:)
(Glad everyone is back to good in your house)
Posted by: Eve | September 10, 2005 at 12:52 PM
YOU ARE TOO FUNNY (and talented)!!!!
That was sooo cute :) Great job on the photos!
Posted by: shiz | September 10, 2005 at 02:28 PM
hehehehe...=)
Posted by: Ky | September 10, 2005 at 11:31 PM
That reveal was too funny, great prizes too! I love your library inspired packaging on the bookplates.
& big congrats to shotgun daddy on his blogging fame!! :)
Posted by: Kathleen | September 11, 2005 at 09:30 AM
You truly are silly!!!
Posted by: hope | September 11, 2005 at 09:45 AM
That was a hilarious reveal! I love the silly. And the bookplates are so sweet. I love mine. You are such a superstar. And so is Hank. His stories had me laughing out loud!
Posted by: Giao | September 11, 2005 at 05:09 PM
Loved the reveal!! So clever! Sorry to hear about everyone coming down with the same bug. Glad to hear everyone's feeling better!
Posted by: myra | September 11, 2005 at 10:40 PM
Gotta say I'm sorry I didn't win! :) May just have to buy some stuff from the Paper Princess.
Congrats on your baby starting Kindergarten. That must be so exciting/scary! Hope she loves it. That program sounds amazing. I'm tucking it away in my head for when we have kids. I always regret not having learned Spanish, especially since I work in the construction industry ... I always feel so guilty that I can't converse with a lot of our field people.
Glad you're all well again. Being sick always seems like such a waste of time!!
Posted by: Jesser | September 12, 2005 at 10:16 AM
Congrats to Hank - I'll be bookmarking that entire site, actually!
I hope I can find a K just like that for Madeline - if not spanish, then french.
Posted by: laura | September 12, 2005 at 10:26 AM
Girrrrl, you CRAZY!!
Posted by: MIM | September 12, 2005 at 07:46 PM
i am so excited for your little, uh, i mean big girl! that school sounds so cool!! cant wait to hear more updates! does hank have a latino background? i was wondering why your kids were so gorgeous... and i loved the flickr sillies, too much leslie! i think i just might have to order myself some of those lovely bookplates!
Posted by: hannah | September 13, 2005 at 08:01 AM
school! awww....:) congratulations! i had a breakdown with my daughter starting two mornings a week of PLAYGROUP. i'm such a wimp.
hope this week is starting out well and healthy!
love, love, love the flickr set!
Posted by: mrspilkington | September 13, 2005 at 04:39 PM
I love your flickr slide show - so clever!
Posted by: shokufeh | September 15, 2005 at 03:14 PM