Catching Up

I would like to help my 3 readers catch up on what has been going on here at the Madge...and a Half home for the last couple of weeks. So, pardon the change in subjects as we have had several big events going on in the last few bits.

The American Girl Debacle

The first big event was going to Momma Pug's house to pick up Madgette's birthday/christmas/rest of her life present. It was the long begged for and awaited American Girl Doll named Mia. Momma Pug in a stroke of creative genius decided to leave clues for our little girl to follow in order for her to find her doll. The only issue with that is that Momma Pug writes like a normal adult- not like an elementary school teacher or a computer. Seeing as Madgette is just learning to read, those are the types of writing she understands best. She had to sound out a lot of words and think pretty hard (which was the point I am sure!). She finally got to the box and you could feel the excitement flowing through that room like a cut electricity wire waving in the breeze. With the help of her Uncle and Aunt she was finally able to get to the coveted box that was located inside the shipping box. They frantically opened the doll's box and Madgette pulled the doll out, laid it down, and exclaimed "A new American Girl Catalog!" with full enthusiasm. We all here amazed--the child had completely ignored the doll she had begged us for!

As you can imagine, I was thoroughly embarassed. I wondered how I had raised a child that was that unappreciative-- I was getting upset with her, but I reminded her to tell everyone thank you. She went over to hug her aunt and uncle and her Aunt Momma pug says "I heard your momma tell you to say thank you. You guys aren't very smooth!" Madgette was beginning to realize that she had somehow messed up and came to sit beside me again. I looked at her and asked her (in a serious momma face) "You are being very rude right now. What do you think you are supposed to be doing?" to which her frank response was "be more smooth..."

That was pretty much the end of it all. Momma Pug and The Mark Up both burst into laughter and I was caught so off guard I started laughing even though I knew I shouldn't. Madgette became extremely embarassed so I composed myself moementarily to tell her the correct answer. Soon after that we left the Momma Pug National Headquarters to head home we looked in the back seat to discover that even though we had only been in the car about 2 minutes she was snuggled up to her doll sound asleep.

Thanksgiving Lunch @ School

Madgette had her Thanksgiving lunch at school on Monday, and all the family was able to attend. Thanks to my boss and team of workers, I was even able to go! Madgette was super excited to see everyone as her class came down the hall with each child dressed as an indian.

Her cousin was happy to see another school and was quite amazed by how big the school was. As soon as lunch was over we let her checkout to spend the afternoon with Mimi, Poppa, and her cousin. They had a great afternoon.




Family Picture Time!

The day before Thanksgiving I decided that since the cousins were together and had beautiful coordinating dresses that we should go have pictures taken of the girls, and have some family pictures done while we were there. So I scheduled the appointment and with the help of my mom-in-law got 2 little girls all dressed and ready. The Razorback begrudgingly accepted that he was not getting out of this duty, and Julie got herself ready in record time.


The girls looked like little princesses and we think we got one good picture where both girls weren't giving the camera completely fake smiles. This is not the picture, but I thought it was cute how they were both sharing and looked so beautiful.


You can check out ALL the pictures here at the Sears online gallery.



Julie and I got up early this morning and went to do Christmas shopping and got a couple of good deals. Nothing to really brag about this year. My in-laws had already hit the road to travel home before we got back. The definite highlight of our day today was the Arkansas-LSU game this afternoon. Need I say it again? (Of course I do!!!)

GO HOGS!!!

If it Weren't for Bad Luck...

You all know the old saying, if it weren't for bad luck we wouldn't have any luck at all. This must be the motto that is following me above my head like in the cartoons. Today the battery in the Yukon died while the Razorback was waiting in the car rider line to pick up Madgette. Needless to say, I did not get to stay and help our music teacher get decorations done for the 4th grade musical. We had to go purchase another battery with $100 we do not have.
Not to long ago, our other car drowned. Razorback traded the Benz he bought for an old, ugly truck that he is not fully confident in driving back and forth to his classes. So we are all still riding together.
There are many other issues that I will not be posting on the internet. Just know that the Madge...and a Half family would appreciate any and all prayers at this time. Specifically, strength for the Razorback to make it through school, less financial problems, and the ability to provide Christmas for 2 girls.

Geocaching

I have decided that geocaching will be a great thing for our family to do. Our group of technology specialists learned about this in a meeting this afternoon, and were able to go hunt for 2 caches. It was SO much fun!!!
Being the dork that I am, I have come home and set up my own geocaching account. I have also mapped several of the caches between the softball fields and one of our friends home. We will be stopping and hunting for several along the way. The Razorback cannot fathom why I am into this- there is no prize, it is just about the hunt. I am looking forward to tomorrow and our geocaching that I am not sure I will be able to sleep tonight!
I will update everyone later about how the rest of the family likes it.

Have a great weekend!

Renaissance Festival '08

This weekend we experienced the Texas Renaissance Festival in the big town of Plantersville, TX. Momma pug, The Mark Up, the Razorback, Madgette, Julie, and I all went together and we had a blast. Momma Pug and I completed the girls costumes in the car on the way to the festival and I thought both girls looked beautiful. (Especially since we waited until the last possible moment to complete them) Upon our arrival at the festival, we had to park on aisle 12 which had to have been 12 miles from the entrance. We trekked to the front of the park and entered the world of the renaissance. We were immediately greeted by lots and lots of boobs. I was unsure how some ladies were able to keep them from popping out the top of their dresses!
Madgette and Jiseung took no notice of this type of thing (thank goodness) but stood in awe just looking around at all the people in costumes, vendors in boothes, and all the people wandering around. We had a wonderful day, saw lots of neat things, had to sheild Madgette's eyes a few times, and had several good laughs. The one thing that sticks out in my mind about the whole event was the conversation and laughter that was had in the car during the trip to and from the festival. For another view of the festival check out Momma Pug.

Tooth Fairy

Madgette has lost her first tooth!!!
She was very scared, and cried a little, but she wanted to pull it herself rather than allow any of us to put our fingers in her mouth. I am a little concerned that her grown up tooth is already poking through and it seems like it is set back about 1/8 an inch further back than her other one.
I need some info from those of you who have already raised kids. Do the new teeth come in under the old ones, or are the supposed to come in behind them?

Anyway, the tooth fairy will be making her first stop at the Madge...and a Half home tonight!

Birthday Party

Let's just say Madgette had her best party ever. The thing that gets me is that we probably spent a lot less money on this birthday than we ever have on a party. I think she is just getting to the age where she wants to hang out with other little girls. They did American Idol on the PS2, ate cake and ice cream, opened presents, watched the new TinkerBell movie, had a pillow fight, attempted to play Rock Band, and attempted to go to sleep while watching a movie in the sunroom. They were all asleep by 10:40 p.m., but were up again by 5:15 this morning. We are just exhausted, and this is a day to try and recover.
Check out the slideshow link to see all the pictures we took.

Happy November

Cinderella lived again in the heart of one little girl this Halloween. Wednesday she attended a Halloween party at the gym where she takes Taekwondo, Thursday we had a softball game, Friday we went trick-or-treating. Saturday was an adventure all in itself. It was Madgette's birthday and she had a softball game first thing in the morning, and her team coming over for a sleepover in the p.m. Plus one of her oldest, bestest friends Sofia. The activities of the evening are a whole other blog to come later today. I just wanted to put up the pics of Cinderella during our recovery day!