http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/ The comings and goings and reflections from McKinney --- our little part of the World. en-us 2017-06-25T18:52:36-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001655.html Look Below for New Entries...this will always stay at the top!... Mullen 2017-06-25T18:52:36-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/002001.html Thanksgiving Lunch at Eddins today. We know how much Dad wanted to be there, and we ate in his honor! (Of course, only the stuff we liked which for the most part wasn't the ACTUAL thanksgiving feast provided.) In addition... Mullen 2009-11-19T18:02:38-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/002000.html CJ came home from school and worked on reading. He is getting really good at comprehension and figuring out new words. He already is on a 1.6 reading level! Alyssa really likes the "earrings" that Grandma found for her. She... Mullen 2009-11-18T17:17:08-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001999.html Another day closer to Daddy being home. We had an uneventful and thus wonderful day. Alyssa had lots of fun at preschool. She used the potty twice during her preschool day, learned rules like "Don't touch other people's food", "Wash... Mullen 2009-11-17T21:17:46-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001998.html Tonight was the PTA reflection awards at Eddins. We went to the cafeteria and browsed the entries. Kyle got an honorable mention for his photo of Alyssa. CJ got a participation ribbon for his picture of Belle but he was... Mullen 2009-11-16T20:03:53-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001997.html It did rain quite a lot actually --- made the whole day drearier but we had fun playing pirates. We also worked on our verses for Awana --- both boys are reviewing their books for the review patch, read books... Mullen 2009-11-15T20:59:51-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001996.html The Gift Sunday at Cottonwood Creek. Kyle fervently opposed me taking pictures in church --- he didn't think we were allowed so I had to catch what I could (look at him scowling at me for taking the picture AT... Mullen 2009-11-15T11:30:28-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001995.html We had a wonderful Saturday. We started with a videocam phone call with Daddy at 7:30 in the morning. (after all you can't sleep your weekend away). We were very happy to get to talk to him especially since his... Mullen 2009-11-14T19:09:55-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001994.html Aunt Emmie came this morning and got everyone donuts. In anticipation of such a great wake up the boys were up and dressed at six o'clock in the morning. Mom even got to get up early. Of course for some... Mullen 2009-11-13T19:34:43-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001993.html A patriotic princess on Veterans Day.... Mullen 2009-11-11T17:21:35-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001992.html Another day closer to Daddy being home. Luckily, today was uneventful on our end. Alyssa had fun making a cornucopia in school and playing on the playground. CJ learned about floating and sinking in science. Kyle is pretty sure he... Mullen 2009-11-10T21:15:43-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001991.html CJ woke up this morning to find a note and a gold coin from the tooth fairy. Kyle helped him read the note. The tooth fairy is making a plane out of CJ's tooth for her son! Eating pancakes and... Mullen 2009-11-09T20:47:30-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001990.html CJ lost his first tooth! He was not happy at first. He said that it hurt and the little speck of blood worried him. He was brushing his teeth and I was afraid he'd brush it out or swallow it... Mullen 2009-11-08T19:11:18-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001989.html Today was a day of low excitement. We spent the day vacuuming, dusting, cleaning and doing laundry. Mom did three loads of laundry and three cycles to clean the washing machine. She cleaned the counters, sinks, toliets and tubs. Still... Mullen 2009-11-07T16:57:45-06:00 http://WWW.POTTERFAM.COM/JohnLaura/archives/001988.html The Carnival at Eddins! Tonight was the carnival at Eddins. We had a blast! First, we ate pizza and drank cokes in the cafeteria --- reserving slushies for the trip home (blue for CJ and red for Kyle). Then we... Mullen 2009-11-06T20:27:25-06:00