Project 365: Week 15

Day 99: Today is the big day...Claire is 5 today!!! She awoke to presents before breakfast! What a great way to start your special day!

Day 100: A quick trip to Monkey Joe's for the birthday girl! We figured, why not make it a whole birthday weekend? And a visit to the "new" bounce place in town seemed like a good idea. After all, when you are 5 years and 1 day old, you've got to celebrate with something special!

Day 101: Colors, colors, colors!!! I'm deciding what colors to paint the new office. And since Sherwin Williams is having a 40% off sale this weekend, I need to decide, and I need to decide NOW. I also have to guesstimate how MUCH paint of each color I'll need. Needless to say, I was sitting here quite a while...Claire must have thought we needed to commemorate this moment with a quick picture....

Day 102: Otherwise known as: "The Great Lunch Mix-Up" day. So, here's what happened...I packed both kids lunches, then put the wrong lunch in each backpack. When Emma got to school and discovered the mix-up, she put her teacher on the job of switching them back. This would be easy if the kids were in the same building, but they're not. Emma is in the Elementary building, while Joey is across the parking lot in the Primary building. As it turns out, Emma's teacher contacted the principal who was heading that direction, so he made the swap for us. I'm glad the administrators at our school go above and beyond the call of duty! Get it right next time, Mom!!!!

Day 103: Here we are...another shot of the office. Insulation is up...next step, drywall...

Day 104: Double head-lock! Daddy has been putting in massive hours at the new office, so we're thrilled when he's home in time for a little playing around!

Day 105: Look who's getting ready to play the piano! Claire isn't quite ready for lessons yet, but she will be soon! She gets a lot of creative practice in for now.

Project 365: Week 14

Day 92: Let's go to the movies! We went to see "Hop" today. And we sat in the first row. The very first row. According to the kids, we had the best seat in the house! It was a cute flick & a great way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon! Day 93: We spent this Sunday afternoon baking cookies. Not for any reason. Just because. Because icing cookies is FUN...and it's even more fun when mom stands back and lets the kids have at it! And look at how great they turned out! Unfortunately, they were so delicious they didn't last long...

Day 94: I just had to take a picture of our back door. Can you tell that some very talented artists live here? I smile every time I come home and see these masterpieces!

Day 95: Can it be? Is my baby REALLY going to kindergarten?!? Well, it appears that way since we spent today at kindergarten registration. She did great! She seems very ready for school...we'll just see if mom is ready when the time really comes!

Day 96: Joey belt tested today...he's now an orange belt! He did a great job with his kata. We were all there to see him show his stuff. We're VERY proud of our karate kid!

Day 97: Claire had to bring in her birthday treat to school today, so we decided to make these cute little nests. We used white chocolate chips mixed with peanut butter to coat Chinese noodles and voila-nests! Cadbury eggs complete the look. I wonder if the pre-schoolers will actually eat them.....

Day 98: Getting ready for the BIG day...Claire turns 5 tomorrow, so we need to decorate her cake! Rainbow M&M's and marshmallow clouds...the Paci girls have designed a good one!

Project 365: Week 13

Day 85: Brrrr....1st soccer game of the season! The "Icebreaker" tournament lived up to it's name! Emma's team did great, though, winning all three of their games and going home with the championship trophy! Great way to start the season!

Day 86: The sun will come out....tomorrow! We went to see the high school's production of "Annie" today. They did an awesome job, and left us singing the songs for the rest of the day!

Day 87: The cutest puppeteer of all! Claire made these bear puppets at story time today, and insisted we set up the puppet theater when we got home. She's got a future in theater!

Day 88: Let's plan a party! Claire is turning 5 soon, and what better way to celebrate than a tumbling party at the dance studio! We need to get these invitations in the mail!

Day 89: Block city...our favorite thing to do at the library. While Emma and Joey are off searching for books, Claire makes herself busy building a city. The fun never ends....

Day 90: More "before" pictures of the office. The building is still underway...looking better and better each day!

Day 91: Headbandz! We love this silly game. You have to try to figure out what your card says by asking "yes" or "no" questions. Hmmm.....this vaguely reminds me of a game I played in college...

Project 365: Week 12

Day 78: Move over Tony Hawk, there's a new skater in town! Joey used some of his birthday money to buy himself a "real" skateboard. He's been practicing his skills, and seems determined to go to a skate park in the near future...we'll have to see about that! Day 79: Check out the fashionista! Claire had fun getting dressed-up during one of Emma's playdates. Her look is complete with make-up and hair. This little sister loves the attention of the big girls! Day 80: I went "Easter Dress" shopping! Oh, it was so fun! Look at the hats! Adorable. I'm trying to enjoy this time when I can pick out my kids clothes and they don't mind! I can also dress them alike and they love it! I'm sure my days of doing this are numbered...but for now I'll enjoy it. I'm sure Joey is glad that he has two sisters that I can dress alike-and leave him out of it! I remember when he was a baby I'd find matching boy/girl outfits for he and Emma and I thought it was SO cute...I doubt he'd find that cute now!

Day 81: Piano practice! It's great that Emma can help when Joey gets stuck on a song...Lord knows I would have NO idea what to tell him! I love to see them working together like this. (Sigh)

Day 82: Another day at our second-home. The office is coming along...we have the start of some walls! By next week, it will be all framed out and ready for the dry-waller. Things are moving along!

Day 83: I'm trying out my upholstery skills by recovering some of Tio's office chairs. These chairs sit in each treatment room, and they were a very "blah" mint green color, so I decided to spruce them up. I think they'll look great in the NEW office!

Day 84: I keep forgetting to record the awesome job Tio did on the garage door steps! Where we used to step out onto a bucket, we now have a lovely platform and stairs! Although this is still a work in progress, I have big plans for this area. The platform stretches all the way to the opposite wall, and I have visions of coat hooks and shoe cubbies in our future...just because this house didn't come with a mud room, doesn't mean we can't create one!

Project 365: Week 11

Day 71: This week started out GREAT with a visit from Granny & Pappy! The kids loved this surprise little visit, and Tio and I did, too! Granny & Pappy kept the kids busy while we worked at the office...and we REALLY appreciate the help! Below I captured them playing a game of Left-Right-Center...good times!!!


Day 72: We've got sprouts! The kids are growing MAMMOTH sunflowers for the garden this year, and the seeds are doing great! The package says that these babies can grow to be 12 feet tall....hmmmm....

Day 73: Today was a day for crafting. Emma loves to make these sun catchers, and she's gotten quite good at it, too! There is a bit of skill involved in this craft...it involves tweezers and a lot of patience. She's got quite a collection, now, one that I'm sure will continue to grow!

Day 74: GOOD-BYE CR-V!!! We sold our car today...and we were both a little sad to see it go. We bought this car brand new in 2002, just after Emma was born. It was our first "family" car. At one point (before we broke down and bought the mini-van) we had all three kids packed in the back seat of this car like little sardines. Oh, the memories...

Day 75: This boy takes his Jenga SERIOUSLY! Look at that concentration...the intensity...searching for the perfect piece to move without toppling the entire tower. It's a skill, I tell ya!

Day 76: Happy St. Patrick's Day! We were thrilled to see that a leprechaun stopped by our house and left us a box of Lucky Charms for breakfast...he even turned our milk GREEN!!!! What a prankster! We hope he liked all of the "leprechaun art" we've been making for the past week!

Day 77: The "Spring Fling" event for the library was a BIG hit! We had so much fun & we helped a great cause! I'm anxious to hear how much money we've raised for the library fund! What a fun night!

Project 365: Week 10

Day 64: The ninja and the dancer are whooping it up in the new office...they'd better enjoy this space while they can...demo day is coming soon!

Day 65: The kids have been SOOOOO patient with us as we've spend days & days & days at the new office, I decided to reward them with a trip to Chuck E Cheese. Look at this face...do you think she likes it here?!?

Day 66: It's a sad, sad day for the little ones at the Besore Library...today was Miss Rose's last story time :( She has been such a wonderful children's librarian for the last few years, I don't know what we'll do without her! Maybe, if we're lucky, we'll see her again as she searches for a job in her field of elementary ed...hopefully Greencastle will snatch her up! Miss Rose will always have a special place in the Paci family's heart!

Day 67: It's "Fat Tuesday"...so we had to celebrate with donuts! We also had gumbo for dinner in honor of Mardi Gras!

Day 68: The lego maniac is at it again. He designed this "ninja vehicle" to enter yet another lego contest. He even snapped this picture himself. We'll be sending it off to the magazine to be judged, you never know, we might have a winner :)

Day 69: Look at these scary little vampires! This is what you get after a weekend trip to Chuck E Cheese (you've got to spend those tickets on something, right!). These teeth glow in the dark, no less. Very spooky!

Day 70: Here is another peek at the "new" office. We're at the point where "it's going to get worse before it gets better"... Hopefully it will start getting better SOON!

Project 365: Week 9

Day 57: Here it is...the future home of Paci Chiropractic!!!! We closed the deal today and the building is ours!!! Now the hard work begins...more pictures to come :)

Day 58: Let the demolition begin! Now that we have the keys, Tio is ready to get to work. We have lots of work ahead of us, so we might as well dig in! It's going to get worse before it gets better!!!

Day 59: We won! This is the super fun "game" basket that we bid on at the PTO silent auction. It was jam packed full of fun games...there will be a lot of game nights at the Paci house in the near future!

Day 60: It's a special Brownie meeting today...we get to visit our sister Daisy troop! The Brownies get to help the Daisy's complete their first "try-it". We set up 4 stations and the Daisies spent 10 minutes at each one. The Brownies did ALL the work...I didn't need to help at all! They have really grown up over the past 3 years!

Day 61: It's Dr. Seuss day..which of course means "green eggs and ham" for breakfast! Emma is dressing as "Thing 1" and Joey will be sporting the Dr. Seuss hat for the day. I get to visit Joey's class and make a Dr. Seuss snack. What a fun day to celebrate!

Day 62: Claire was the photographer for this picture of the day. This is the view she's been having lately, since we've been running LOTS of errands every day for the new office. She's a great little travel buddy, though, always a trooper and full of smiles.

Day 63: It's COSTUME DAY!!! The costumes have arrived at the dance studio so Claire had her first fitting...it's a little too small, so we're going for one size up. This little girl is going to steal the show!!!