Update

Well, this will be fast because my battery is going on me. So, we got a virus about two weeks ago on our computer and are still waiting for some stuff from Dell. We are probably going to lose everything on our hard drive. Lesson: back up your pictures. That is also why I have not updated in a while. We are currently borrowing a friend's laptop. Thanks guys. Anyway, on to other things.
Some of you know that Kaylee doesn't talk. She will be two in May. I thought it was kinda strange that she didn't even make an attempt, for the most part, to talk. So, after some testing, we discovered that she has childhood speech apraxia. Which means, her brain cannot make her mouth say the things she wants it to. She is in speech therapy and is really starting to progress. She babbles alot now and says some words. They are also teaching her and encouraging sign language. We are all learning that now. But she's got probably 20 words with sign language and she picks at least one up a day. So, at least she can communicate now. The speech therapist hopes that by the time she is in kindergarten, she will be on par with her peers. Things are looking good. Let me tell you about this amazing program though. She attends the speech and language clinic through the Scottish Rite. The Scottish Rite is a fraternity organization much like the Shriner's or the Free Masons. So, what it comes down to is, this is a totally free service. (Well, free to us.) Which is amazing because a therapy session here runs around $150/half hour session and is not covered by most insurance policies. (p.s. It's probably pricier where you live because everything is cheaper here.) Kaylee gets to have a session a week. We are so grateful for people who donate money to fund programs like this. I know that a lot of people have been benefited by the Shriner's. These are just amazing programs and people who are trying to be like the Savior. The speech clinic here has a fundraiser once a year, coming up at the end of April. They sell tickets for dinner and then there is a live and a silent auction. (If anyone will be in town on the 30th and wants dinner, let me know!) Anyway, we sell tickets to friends and family and I have decided to make a quilt to put in the auction. Yeah! I'm really excited about this quilt deal. I have never made a quilt before but I have a friend who is helping me. I hope that it turns out really cute and makes some money. Mostly, I want for there to be a cat fight over it right in the middle of the auction. Or, at least a bidding war.
Anyway, that's our news for now.
If anyone is interested in the Scottish Rite, look them up online (I don't have an address, but google them). If you're interested in helping out programs like it or similar, they are really worthy causes. They don't even require monetary donations, they love volunteers, or new or used toys or office equipment. (That was my plug, I will not bring it up again, unless to tell you about the thousands that my quilt raises.)

Cookies & Closets

So tonight, Timothy and Emma made a fort. After playing for a while, Emma told me that they were going to make chocolate cookies while they were in the fort. I pointed out that their fort didn't have an oven. So, out they came to make a giant chocolate cookie. They're so cute!
The fort. (They did not pose this picture. They're just a lot alike)

The cookie.


Inside the fort, after Emma decided that they would be spending the night in it.

On another note, we have almost finished another project. We have almost finished so many projects now. It's really nice. I just hope we don't have to move anytime soon. Doesn't it seem like projects don't get really done until you move? Sad. Anyway, I don't have before's so let me explain. In our main floor bathroom there was a closet that we used as Timothy's. (It was a nice, large closet. Not a linen closet. That would have been weird.) Then, in our bedroom, there was a closet of about the same size. There was a wall dividing them. Well, Timothy knocked the wall out and now we have a nice large closet and we can walk through from bathroom to bedroom. It's as close to a master bath as I think we'll get in this house. I really love it. Anyway, here's some shots. We haven't patched or painted and, of course, the floor needs to be done. But it's fully functional!

From the bedroom.

A slightly overlapping shot, showing the other corner.

From the bathroom.

Timothy's ode to ties. The door to the bathroom is just to the right.

Well, that's that.

An Ode to Melissa

This is just a little note about a cousin of mine whom I love. She has started an awesome website with helpful info for all. If you are interested in being a little bit healthier in your life, check it out. I've started stalking it regularly. Thanks Meliss for takin' the time! You're awesome! Enjoy all!
p.s. It's under my links as the diabetic diet.