Something I don't actually talk about on here a lot about Madison is her ear for music. Now, Bill's grandpa, he was a piano tuner. Blind for most of his life, he would tune pianos and also compose. We lived with him for a bot a year before we got married, so I got to see him work first hand.We didn't realize that Madison had an ear for music till she ...continue reading
15 Aug | 2011
Headboards and Physicals and More
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Yeah, it's been one of those days. It is about 85 degrees in my house and the kids had doctors appointments today. No worries though, it was just school physical time. Madison weighed in at 60.6 pounds and she is 49 1/2 inches tall. (We are going to Great America in a couple of weeks, so I am going to have to check out what rides this will allow her ...continue reading
24 Sep | 2009
The Right Decision
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I often second guess my decisions (really, who doesn't?). I usually hem and haw, and don't ever want to decide in case I guess wrong. You can ask my husband -- it drives him bananas. However, that being said, I know we made the right decision in sending Madison to private school.As many of you may remember, this is a decision we really did struggle ...continue reading
19 Sep | 2008
Public vs Private School
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If you follow me on twitter, you will know what this post is going to be about. If you don't, I'll do a quick explanation of what's going on.I live in the Ridgeland School District 122. We have had a school referendum fail twice. After the last time it failed, my school district cut all of the music and art programs and supposedly the after school ...continue reading
