Peterson POSROIT #101

Amy and Bridgette dancing together
after watching Barbie's Nutcracker

The girls in their new Christmas dresses

Bob the Builder:

Joy spent an unexpectedly large percentage of his time off after Christmas building shelves in our garage. It was worth it, though. They look great, they're sturdy, and they will provide crucial storage space as we prepare to finish our basement.

Kara has officially started tormenting her big sister, intentionally doing things Amy doesn't like (e.g. copying everything she says, calling her names, etc).

Brenda and Amy have started school at home again, after a December-long hiatus. It turns out that both of them are a little rusty, so they'll have to backtrack a little. Amy did really well at recognizing final consonants in words today, though.


Interesting stuff:

-Another good reason to learn to spell correctly

-The amazing final play of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl


QOSROIT: Can you believe 2006 is gone? How did you celebrate the New Year?


Love,
The Petersons

Peterson POSROIT #100

Amy helping Aunt Jo unwrap a present

Kara getting into Christmas

Here comes Santa Claus:

Amy and Kara really cleaned up for Christmas. Too bad we don't mean that literally. Anyway, Santa brought them the Dora Talking House to share, and Mom and Dad gave them some furniture for it. Unfortunately that means that they have been fighting over it ever since.

Brenda got a serger! She already has some projects in mind. Mwah-hah-hah-hah-hah (evil laugh)!

Joy got a telescope from Brenda's family. He is looking forward to some clear nights for some good stargazing.

Interesting stuff:

-Man catches falling child

-7-legged deer

-A return to the medical dark ages

-Don't let this happen to you

-Real-life Buzz Lightyear


QOSROIT: What was the best thing that happened for you this holiday season?


With all the craziness Christmas preparations and projects (and fogetting to take our camera to just about everything), we didn't get a POSROIT out last week, so we wanted to wish you all a belated merry Christmas and hope you had a beautiful holiday season. We are so thankful for the opportunity to celebrate the birth of our Savior and the great gifts that He has given to all of us. We love you all.


Love,
The Petersons

Peterson POSROIT #99

The girls with Santa

This is what happens
when you allow your five-year-old
to watch home decorating shows
with you.

Mind your P's and Q's:

Kara and Amy were fighting at dinner the other night, and suddenly Kara shouted, "Don't tell me what to do...please."

Amy noticed that Aurora doesn't have her own Christmas stocking yet, so she suggested that we get some "fag brick" to make her one. Sadly, it took us a moment to figure out that she meant fabric.

Brenda is singing in the community choir/orchestra Christmas concert tonight. Wish us luck!

Joy has been working on putting together a Home Theater PC for us. After the initial investment in equipment, it will be cheaper and more flexible for us than the satellite/Tivo combination we have now. And he's having fun too.


Interesting stuff:

-Child arrested for opening Christmas gift

-Oldest person in the world dies at 116

-Reindeer hot dogs


QOSROIT: Are you doing any traveling for the holidays?


Love,
The Petersons

Peterson POSROIT #98

The girls helping to decorate our Christmas tree:

Amy, Amy, quite contrary:

Amy was very unhappy with something Daddy told her to do, so she told him, "I'm going to teach you a lesson."

At Kara's 2 year appointment in October, the doctor found a heart murmur, so he referred us to a pediatric cardiologist. We saw her last week. Kara had her blood pressure taken, had an ECG and was examined by the doctor, who told us that Kara has two innocent murmurs. One disappears when she lays down and the other when she stands up. The doctor said that she'll have them off and on until high school and after that should outgrow it. Nothing to worry about, no precautions to take.

Joy has been able to work from home for half the day for the last couple of weeks. People have been asking him questions and needing his help so much at the office that he was not getting any of his own work done. So he is officially sequestered in the afternoons.

Brenda has thwarted Kara's nighttime stripping practice with the miraculous parenting aid known as a large safety pin. Unfortunately, she didn't come up with this ingenious idea on her own. A friend suggested it. It's amazing how the simplest things can escape us.


Interesting stuff:

-A 201 point college basketball game

-Interesting new additions to census data

-Three year old calls 911


QOSROIT: What is your favorite holiday song?


Love,
The Petersons