tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239547392012-01-28T06:04:13.735-06:00Welcome to our blog. This site was originally titled Journey to Lindy and was created to allow our family and friends to follow our journey to China to bring Lindy home. It is now here to share little bits of her life. We hope you enjoy.Don and Lisa Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447300760785998746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23954739.post-5112385676158548642010-08-25T14:25:00.000-05:002010-08-25T14:25:02.241-05:00

Kindergarten, Here I Come! (sung to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star") Kindergarten, here I come! I know I'll have lots of fun. Lots of things to make and do, Reading, writing, counting, too. Kindergarten, here I come! I know I'll have lots of fun.--Author Unknown On Monday, August 23rd, Lindy started Kindergarten.  To celebrate her upcoming big day, we gave her two books at bedtime

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Lindy spent three great mornings with some of her sweet Chinese friends this past week for the second annual China Camp.  See here for highlights from last year's event.  Once again, my very sweet, organized, and crazy BRAVE friend, Shawna, put on another wonderful event for this great group of girls.  They sang, listened to stories, played games, learned about Chinese money, food, and

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Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.  Proverbs 31:30 Last Thursday Lindy attended the Sweetpea Beauty luncheon at church.  For her this was kind of a big deal because it was her first event with the "big girls."  As a Kindergartener-in-waiting, she is no longer lumped in with the toddlers and preschoolers.  Sniff... With her adorable friend

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Last week--after lots of practice--she did it! She finally did it! She learned how to tie her shoes. However, Lindy isn't just applying her newly acquired skill to her shoes. Nope. That's not how Lindy does things. She is tying up anything and everything that can be tied. Daddy's shoes--tied. Ribbon on my pajama top and bottoms--tied. Sash stolen from blouse in my closet, placed around

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I'm on the home stretch when it comes to catching up on the backlog for this blog! Woo hoo! When I looked to see what happened during those months, I discovered we were busy but I didn't have a lot of pictures to sift through, other than our trip to the beach. In June Lindy started dance class. It is half ballet and half tap. Guess which part she likes better? Apparently she likes to be

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Besides Lindy's birthday, there were a few other picture taking, memory making moments in May...The day after Lindy's birthday was Mother's Day. After church we had a yummy meal at Texas Land & Cattle. Oddly, Lindy's father didn't take any pictures of Lindy and her mommy together, nor did he take a generational picture of Lindy, her mommy, and her grandma. Sorry to throw you under the bus, hon

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On May 8th, our girl turned five. Can you believe it? I can't! Five seems like a milestone birthday to me. In honor of her big 5th birthday, we decided to take the plunge and have a birthday party with friends.The birthday girl! A great shot with Grandma & Grandpa.I had known for about three years that whenever I did brave a birthday party, I was going to have a pink party--her favorite color

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I'm interrupting the previously scheduled spring 2010 updates to write about our mommy/daughter date this morning.I surprised Lindy with a breakfast of champions at one of her favorite places in the world. I can't imagine why she didn't want to wear the complimentary hats they give to customers...See, I did TRY to add a little nutrition with some milk that wasn't the strawberry or chocolate

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April is always a special month for us as we lovingly remember meeting Lindy and bringing her home in 2006. This year we went for Chinese at a favorite restaurant followed by ice cream to celebrate our 4th Forever Family Day.Holding the outfit she was wearing when we met her.Historically, yellow is usually my "bad luck" color but on April 3, 2006 when my sweet Lindy was placed in my arms, it was

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I am making an effort to catch up on some backlogged blog posts. As I've mentioned before, the three blogs are kind of our scrapbook and memory book. It is amazing to me how memories begin to fade so quickly when you are my age. ;-) So, instead of attacking some of my seemingly more pressing tasks, I am choosing to work on catching up. Not only do I need some closure, I need it NOW!March was

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Four years ago today, a beautiful little baby named Fan Xiao Jia was placed in my arms in a small room in Changsha, Hunan. It is hard to say who was more frightened.On that day, God answered my prayers by allowing me to become a Mommy.He also answered my prayers by allowing an awesome man to become a Daddy.It didn't take long for him to steal her heart and for her to steal his.I could fill pages

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This really may be one of those "you had to be there" moments but I'll relay it anyway since this is kind of Lindy's "baby book."On Tuesday morning we were on our way to Ladies Bible Class. I had some extra time and some money left on a Starbucks gift card, so I decided to hit the drive thru for my non-fat, no-whip mocha...I was rockin' out to a song (ghastly image to picture, I know) and one of

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...a bed-headed little girl composing a song called, "I Love My Family."

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Yesterday Lindy had her Valentine's Day party at school. Here are a few highlights of her sugar-laden fun time.She loved decorating her bag and making it fancy for all the Valentine cards she'd receive...I didn't capture the back of the bag but that's where ALL the bling was. She doesn't understand the concept of "less is more."She enjoyed playing games with her friends...Life got really good

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If you're a long-time reader of this blog, you may recall this post from May 2008. Not long after Lindy turned three, we tried to get her to give up her "rag." We thought we'd cured her in a matter of days but come to find out she had found replacements, instead. The rag gave way to a nice pillow which gave way to a blanket and so on and so on. We'd take something away and she'd find

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I love this girl like white on rice. January 22, 2007 20 1/2 monthsHappy Flashback Friday!

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I had a super fun Christmas and hope you did, too. If you want to read about it and see more pictures, please visit the family blog. Mommy is seriously rethinking maintaining three blogs. It is a lot to keep up with.Also, Mommy and Daddy have been kind of sad lately about my baby sister. You can read why on her blog. I know they sure could use some prayers. I really, really want to be a big

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Last Thursday Lindy had her school Christmas party. She had fun decorating a wreath, playing relay games, and eating the special Happy Meals they brought in for lunch. She did not "CHOOSE" to visit Santa Claus, despite the lure of chocolate. She was very emphatic that it was her choice and she was choosing NOT to see him.Her teacher, Miss Roberta, is the best! She is a dear friend of mine and

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Lindy has a tradition of going to our friend Denisa's house to put together and decorate a gingerbread house. She did this last Tuesday and it was a great time for me to get LOTS done without my little helper and for her to get a full-on sugar rush!Thanks, Denisa, for being so thoughtful to take time to do this.Here is my little pastry chef at work. As you can see, she tested the icing as she

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Here's the story and we're sticking with it... The day after Thanksgiving--while Lindy was taking a nap--a package mysteriously arrived at the door. It was The Elf on a Shelf. We read the book together and removed our elf from the shelf. In a matter of moments Lindy named him, "Elfie." For the past three weeks, Elfie has been moving around our house and keeping a watchful eye on Lindy.

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Late, late, late...That's what this post is! Lindy had a great time being thankful in November! Her last three thankful entries are as follows:Lindy is thankful for bowsLindy is thankful for fall and the leavesLindy is thankful for pink and purple things (and diamonds)Hopefully I can keep up her thankfulness all year long...

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! Although Thanksgiving is over, there are still a few more days of Lindy's Thirty Days of Thankfulness.Yesterday she was thankful for family. That might be a repeat but I'm not going to knock it...I'm thrilled she considers family a blessing!Today she said she's thankful for Declan's daddy. Declan is her sweet little friend whose father recently

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"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14Today Chatty Cathy said she's thankful for her mouth. I could say so much about her choice but I will hold my tongue and just be thankful right along with her for this child who talks non-stop and (usually) has the sweetest little voice.What are you

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Hello readers~Did you think Lindy had given up on the thankful thing? She didn't. We've had a very sick computer and a very smart Daddy doing his best to make it last a bit longer...She's still sharing what she's thankful for on a daily basis. I present the last five days.Day 20-NecklacesDay 21-Santa Claus (although, she still doesn't want to meet him)Day 22-Treasure chests with gold in

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This morning Lindy told me she is thankful for pilgrims. I guess she had her school Thanksgiving feast on her mind at an early hour. I know she doesn't completely comprehend what the pilgrims did and their importance to our country but she does know enough to include them in her thankful list, so that's a start. I'm thankful for my little pilgrim and would've traveled on the Mayflower over and

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I really am loving all the answers I'm getting from Lindy when I ask her what she's thankful for each morning. I don't say that to brag on Lindy. I say it because it is a part of her history and I don't want to forget the little conversations and things she says. I'll admit, after the first three days, she got a little "bored" of my project and didn't really want to share. However, after some

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Running kind of behind here, so we'll do another combined post. Lindy says she's thankful for her:1. Room2. Toysand, most importantly, today she's thankful for:3. Daddy and his birthdayLast night after Don tucked in Lindy and she had said her prayers, she stopped Don at the door and said, "Daddy, I hope your day goes really well tomorrow."Happy Birthday, Daddy!Love your~Lindy Li

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Yesterday on the way to school Lindy flooded me with about three dozen things she was thankful for and I'm including three I remember--unicorns, horses, and ponies.Today she is thankful for rainbows but she is a bit upset that she hasn't seen one in a while. (They've been studying Noah quite a bit lately.) Also, if you're following these posts, you might recall she was thankful for Max--her

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Lindy had many things she's thankful for today but when I explained it was a special day to remember the people in the military she told me she is thankful her daddy was a "soldier."What are you thankful for today?

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This morning during our snuggle time I asked what Lindy is thankful for today. She said her pink kitchen from Grandma and Grandpa. I just love my little domestic engineer in training!What are you thankful for today?

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Oops...Mommy forgot to post Lindy's thankful thought yesterday...Yesterday Lindy was thankful for turning 4.5 (which her Mommy is NOT so thankful about...) and today it is for flowers--specifically, "pink roses, and red roses, and the purple ones..."What are you thankful for today?

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When I asked Lindy what she was thankful for today, she said her kitty. Lately, her toy of choice has been a black stuffed cat. You just never know what's going to float this girl's boat and make her feel thankful...

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Today Lindy told me she is thankful for her teachers. She specifically referenced Miss 'Berta because, "she is the best teacher in the whole wide world." I've seen her in action and she is wonderful and I echo Lindy's thankfulness...October 2008

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Today Lindy said she's thankful for her friends. I'm not sure Lindy has met anyone whom she doesn't like. She is very outgoing and loves young, old, and everyone in between. I'm glad she recognizes and values the blessings of friendship.What are you thankful for today?

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While we were snuggling this morning, I asked Lindy what she was thankful for and she said her cousins. I love that even though we don't live near family she still kind of understands who her extended family is.Have a blessed day!

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Today Lindy is thankful for Max. Max is her invisible three year old brother who really creates quite a mess, gets in trouble a lot, and often makes us late. Despite that, sometimes I am thankful for Max because she seems to display a lot of responsibility when he's around and he saves us a bundle on toys!What are you thankful for today?

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A couple of years ago, I did 30 Days of Thankfulness during the month of November on our family blog. This year, Lindy is going to do one on her blog to help remind her to be thankful and to get her in the spirit of Thanksgiving which can so easily be overlooked between Halloween and Christmas.First, just wanted to close out October with a couple of pictures from Halloween night. She

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Well, the sugar festivals have begun and are in full swing. Let the extra brushing of the teeth commence! Today was the Fall Fun Day party at Lindy's school. Instead of wearing costumes, they were supposed to wear orange. While not exactly a staple in her wardrobe, I was able to find something to fit the bill. Moms take turns planning the party events and it is always fun to see what clever

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This past weekend was the Trunk of Treats at our church. Back in July I had an epiphany and decided what she'd be for Halloween--a bee. I decided to be a crafty momma (ha ha if you know me) and make her a tutu, the antennae, and enlist the crafty daddy to do the wings. Little snag came up when since about August Lindy made it pretty clear that she wanted nothing to do with Halloween

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Nobody puts baby in a box...September 19, 2006

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Yesterday Lindy started back to preschool. She is now in Miss 'Berta's 4 year old class and this is her last year before she starts kindergarten next fall (yep, I'm already fretting about that).It was a rainy day (yea) and that seemed to make Miss Sleepyhead move even slower than normal in the morning. The princess does NOT like to be rushed.I snapped a couple of shots but she wasn't

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The other day I surprised Lindy by serving her lunch on these lovely princess paper plates I had gotten on clearance at a local craft store. Well, it is definitely the little things with that girl and she squealed with delight when she saw them. After she cleaned her plate, she was admiring their pictures and talking about them and, of course, missing Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle. Then she

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Periodically, I share a Thankful Thursday list on our family blog. Lindy and I talk a lot about a lot of things. Today I decided to ask her for some things for which she is thankful. Here is her list.1. Mommy2. Daddy3. My friends4. God5. Food Mommy & Daddy gave me6. Bugs--the rolly pollies...then butterflies, caterpillars, and ladybugs7. My room8. Pajamas9. Clothes10. The earth God

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One of my favorite artists to listen to these days is Taylor Sw*ift. I really, really like her songs. I don't know if I'm going through some desire to relive my youth or what but even at 41 (gasp, choke,--BREATHE) some of her lyrics hit home. On one of her albums there is a song that I just can't listen to enough and I just can't stop crying every time I hear it. It is simple, sweet, and

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Kind of makes me wonder what things will be like when she's a teenager.

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If you've met Lindy, she's probably told you her favorite colors are, "Pink, purple, and red." She may have also told you her favorite animals are, "Horses, ponies, and unicorns." You also probably know she's all about the sparkle and shine.Well, the other day we were making an "in and out" trip into a particular store to make a return. I was not going to stop and look at anything. Alas, the

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One of the highlights of Lindy's summer was to attend China Camp during the last week of July. Over the past 18 months or so, I've been fortunate to meet a really cool group of women in the area who have been blessed by adoption and who all have Chinese daughters--most about six months younger than Lindy. Early in the summer, Shawna, one of those mommies, said she wanted to put on a China Camp

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Wow! Why did I let myself get so behind on this? I'm really paying for it now.One of the things we were excited about this summer was putting Lindy into swim lessons and the prospect of her learning how to swim or at least learn some basics. I am not a swimmer and Don is not a strong swimmer, so having Lindy learn how to swim is super important to both of us. She usually really enjoys being

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View from top of Don's parents' drivewayI'm trying to catch up with blogging on all my blogs as it has been a long time. Stop by Osborn Odds 'N Ends and Make Room For Mei Mei for more family information...I'll be doing lots of updates over the next few days. On July 5th, Lindy and I traveled to Estes Park, Colorado to escape the horrid heat and spend time visiting Lindy's Grandma & Grandpa

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Our little American beauty wishes you an absolutely blessed holiday! We are going to Colorado for a few days but will have lots to post when we return.

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Last week/weekend was a very fun and busy one around here. On Tuesday, Lindy started off her morning by going up to our church to practice her flower girl duties. Because of some behaviors Lindy has been displaying recently, we felt like a little practice before the rehearsal would do her some good. I really think she needed that time to see Matt & Ashley and get used to the concept of what

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Has wuck would have it, our wittle Windy Wi has a wittle trouble pronouncing her "Ls." I think that's fairly common for kids, so I'm not too worried about it. We try to practice "L" words so she can get the hang of it...One of her favorite things starts with an "L." Here she is tackling a monster-sized one she received for her birthday. It may last until she turns five.

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...for summer! Sadly, Lindy was sick and unable to attend her end-of-year program on May 18th. However, she did recover for her Fun in the Sun day on May 21st. I can't believe my girl already has one year of preschool under her belt. I have absolutely no regrets about putting her into school this past year and can't wait to see what awaits her in Miss 'Berta's class next year. Here are a few

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On May 8th, our sweet girl turned four! I am still in denial that I have a four year old. All week long Lindy asked, "Is today my birthday?" She was just a little excited. At the beginning of her birthday week we told her Daddy was going to take the day off work and we were going to surprise her with a special treat. When the morning of her birthday arrived, she was a bit confused when I put

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Patience Give me patience when little hands Tug at me with small demands, Give me gentle words and smiling eyesAnd keep my lips from sharp replies, So in years to come when my house is still Beautiful memories its rooms may fill. ~Author unknownDear Lindy,I LOVE being YOUR Mommy!!!Thank you for giving me another reason to celebrate today!xoxo~Mommy

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Dear Lindy~As you've been napping this afternoon, I've been thinking about how blessed I am to be your mommy. I am sad that there is only one more sleep until you turn four, yet I know you couldn't be more excited.That's you my sweet girl. Pure excitement and joy. Your infectious belly laugh keeps me in stitches and sometimes it makes it hard to correct and discipline you because you are so

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Our girl is almost four (sob, sob) and completely independently Don and I have been trying to teach her some important life lessons just in case...Last night Don fired up the grill and Lindy was outside with him while he was cooking. During dinner, Don asked Lindy to tell me what to do in case of a fire. Lindy's response was a definitive, "Stop, drop, and eat."Now that's my girl but I'm not

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One of my biggest concerns about sending Lindy to preschool was lunch. She's a pretty good eater but S-L-O-W and easily distracted. As presumed, our little social butterfly spends too much time chatting and not enough time chowing. As a result, she often comes home from school hungry or with a lot of her lunch left in her box. I've tried various approaches to get her to eat at school but I

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Well, once again it has been ages since I've posted to our blogs or ventured to blogland. Before I get too much more behind, I'm going to attempt to catch up and write about some of what our girl was up to in March and so far this April... The last couple of posts showed Lindy's goofy side and we continue to marvel at all her crazy antics, her ever-growing vocabulary, and zest for life.Here's

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I got tagged once or twice with this on Facebook and finally got around to interviewing Miss Lindy Li. It was very entertaining to hear her answers and surprising, too (14 and 15 especially). Here's what you are supposed to do: Ask your child(ren) the questions and type in their answers as they say them. Tag other folks with older kids who might have fun with this. :) Lindy-age 3Interviewed

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The other day Lindy walked into the bathroom (you can't see the princess shoes) looking like this and said, "Mommy, some cowboys look like this."I'm concerned and a little mortified, too, on so many levels...

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For a short month, February seemed VERY full...Since it seems like I keep falling REALLY behind on blog entries, I'm going to do a recap of some more of the February highlights rather than individual blog posts.Lindy attended two birthday parties...She helped Bethany celebrate turning three.We were also privileged to celebrate sweet baby Elleanna's first birthday at a local tea room.Elleanna's

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A little over a week ago Lindy had the privilege to meet children's author and illustrator, Grace Lin, thanks to our friends Shannon and Bethany. If you aren't familiar with her work, she has written and illustrated many books. Most are about Chinese customs and culture and they are very colorful and fun!Ms. Lin was speaking at a local elementary school and we caught the tale end of her

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One thing I really love about being blessed to stay at home with Lindy is that I can participate in her school functions. Yesterday she had her Valentine's Day party at school.Beforehand, she had homework--to decorate her treat bag.So on Wednesday morning she spent time blinging her bag. She was thrilled to use glue, stickers, and glitter glue. Have I mentioned I'm a bit of a control freak

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...how this happened at preschool.BTW, anyone have any tips on removing Play-Doh from clothing?

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Last Saturday while Mommy was away, Daddy took me to the San Antonio Asian Festival downtown. We met up with my little friend, Lily, and her mommy and daddy. I got to wear my pretty Chinese dress and Daddy even put a matching red and gold bow in my hair. I liked hanging out with Lily. I'm quite the helper when it comes to Lily and Miss Elissa is very patient with me when I help.Our first stop

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How can it be that three months from today, my baby will be four years old? That sounds REALLY old to me. Okay, okay, it might not be really old but it sounds less like a baby and more like a kid. I haven't been blogging as much recently because we've been busy with life and sometimes it doesn't seem like there are as many milestones to record as when she was a baby and toddler. Neither my

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Although we try not to be excessive with gifts, it would be impossible to cart them to where ever we are for Christmas. So, while Santa had located Lindy in Colorado, we celebrated our Christmas at home on New Year's Eve. Santa, Mommy and Daddy, and some of Lindy's other gift givers were all on the same page when it came to Christmas 2008. The theme was definitely princesses, princesses,

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Better late than never, I am finally documenting our Christmas in Colorado. We spent close to a week in Estes Park visiting Don's family. Twelve guests and one puppy converged on what I imagine is normally a quiet household in a very peaceful location with deer, elk, and an occasional bobcat in the yard... Lindy was very excited to play with her five cousins. No offense boys, but she

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Dear Family and friends~I hope all of you will have a very merry Christmas and that Santa will be good to you. I will be back in a few days to tell you about my Christmas and to catch you up on some things I did before Christmas.Thanks for reading my blog!Love~Lindy Li-Xiao

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Lindy really wants nothing to do with the big guy with the beard and red suit. She says, "Sometimes I'm a little shy." If you've met Lindy, you know that's typically not the case but I'm okay if she's shy about Santa and am not going to force Santa Claus on her if she's not ready. We had been asking her what she would like for Santa to bring her and she hadn't really expressed a desire in

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This post is completely out of order. I got so busy that I didn't post a lot of stuff from November and now I'm playing catch up a month later...The week before Thanksgiving, Lindy helped celebrate two special birthdays. One was for her friend, Beck, who turned four.The next day, we celebrated Daddy's birthday. We went to Outback and then later that evening had Mississippi Mud cake. YUM! It

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Last Thursday, Lindy's preschool had their Thanksgiving Feast. The 2s were the Turkeys, the 3s were the Indians, and the 4s were the Pilgrims. Lindy was given the name, "Fluttering Butterfly" and she decorated her vest with pink butterflies. That's a pretty appropriate name for her because that girl does know how to flit and flutter.The children dined on turkey, grapes, apples, corn muffins

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Today was a big day for our big girl. Lindy started preschool this morning. "What?" you ask. "Who starts their kid in preschool on a Thursday in the middle of November?" We did... On Tuesday night I got a call from my friend letting me know an opening had come up in the three year old class where she teaches and that she could begin on Thursday if we wanted.To be honest, I've felt very

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This past Sunday, Lindy attended a triple birthday party for her friends Maliah, Ava Claire, and Olivia who all just turned three. I'm not sure what was going on in China during February 2005 (maybe Chinese New Year) but almost all of Lindy's local friends were born nine months later (including Karleigh Mei who'll be coming home VERY soon). We've met all these girls this year and that has been

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Lindy had a fun Halloween. Instead of trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, we went to Trunk-o-Treats in the church parking lot. It was a beautiful evening and she had lots of fun visiting people she knew and seeing how cleverly people had decorated their car trunks. She refused to stop playing the cake walk until she won a cake. My thighs thank you for the chocolate cake you chose, my dear.

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~~~Happy Fall~~~This is a potpourri post of some stuff we've been up to the last few days... On Saturday, we went to Don's company picnic. Actually, it was only a portion of his company but it was a big to-do at a fun local ranch. So Texas, I know. There was food galore (mainly BBQ), carnival rides, petting zoos, a rodeo, and arts and crafts. Lindy loved taking a pony ride, going on her

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We just got back from a magnificent trip to Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Each time we travel we are reminded how blessed we are to have such an easy-going, adaptable, flexible child. I truly don't like to brag about Lindy but she is a total trooper. She was an absolute dream and I'm so thankful things went as smoothly as they did.I've asked Lindy what her favorite things about the trip

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So I've previously told you about Lindy's obsession with looking for money, right? This week she found 27 cents and for some reason two women in the store yesterday felt the need to give her change as we were waiting in line. Maybe we looked a bit scruffy? With those very benevolent contributions, that brought her total for the week to 34 cents. That's probably more than most people made this

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“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”-- Dr. SeussYesterday afternoon we had a fun little outing as a family. First, we went downtown to the Riverwalk and had lunch--Mexican food of course-- right on the river at Casa Rio. It was a really pretty day for people watching and Lindy loved watching all the ducks and river barges. It would've been nice to stay longer but we were

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These pictures have nothing to do with the story. They are just quick ones I snapped yesterday afternoon while messing around...This morning, as we were getting ready to tackle several errands in a very short window of time, Lindy and I had the following conversation:Lindy: What's this, Mommy??? Mommy: Eye liner. Please don't touch.Lindy: Oh. It looks like a pencil. Mommy: Yes, it does.

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Lately, Lindy has been very caught up in being a big girl. Many times during the day she'll proclaim she's big enough to do something. I'll admit there are things I say no to her about because in my mind she's still too little and she's out to prove that's not the case. Instead of fighting, she'll often say in a reassuring voice, "It's okay, Mommy. I'm big for that." Lately I've been struck

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One of Lindy's favorite things to do when we are out and about is look for pennies (or any other denomination) on the ground. Hardly a time goes by that she doesn't find something to put in her piggy bank. Just a couple weeks ago she found two $1.00 coins that we almost dismissed as play money. Today she found a quarter. She is definitely capitalizing on all the people who literally throw

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I don't scrapbook. I didn't do a good job writing in Lindy's baby book. (BAD MOMMY!) I rely on memory and find that memories fade. I have found this blog is a great way to capture some of the funny moments that keep me laughing...This is real life, completely unscripted...Here are some of our recent conversations.Mommy & Lindy singing: "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine."

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Just like me, my girl's a dunker...Yep, I couldn't be prouder. I just feel like I'm teaching her so many valuable life skills, y'know?What, I don't have to get it all in my mouth at once?Almost got it all in there...All through...Can I have another?So, Lindy wants to know--how do YOU eat an OREO?PS. I know two posts ago Lindy was eating cheesecake but please don't think I only give her sweets.

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Lindy LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Cinderella. I have an old VHS copy of the movie (yes, we still have a VCR in the house, too) that I purchased many years ago to have on hand in case I was watching kids. Toward the beginning of the year I pulled the movie out for her to watch and she immediately fell in love with it. This was so fun for me because Cinderella is my fave! Lindy loves to quote lines

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First, the picture is completely unrelated to this story...It's just Lindy delighting herself in a piece of cheesecake.When it is time for Lindy to give kisses at bedtime, she takes it very seriously. The girl can really plant the most wonderful kisses. Ever since she saw Lady & The Tramp a few months ago, she has loved "sharing spaghetti" as she calls it. I literally have to pull her off of

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We had the privilege to host our friend, Mr. Moore, earlier this week. Lindy called him "Mr. Snore" and had GREAT fun with him.Within moments of his arrival--and learning that he is an accomplished musician--she had him playing tunes on the piano for her. She also decided it would be fun to accompany him for a duet.A grandpa of four (three of them girls), Lindy targeted "Mr. Snore" right away as

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Feeding your child an ample bowl of this... ...and a container of this for breakfast... ...leads to one VERY big tummy ache come dinnertime.Oops.Sorry Lindy Li.This was TRULY an oversight on my part.P.S. This happened a few days ago...She's fine. I was grasping for things to post and didn't want to forget this blunder.

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My dearest Lindy~Yesterday you received a pink encouragement card from one of your Bible Class teachers and I am still overcome with joy and beaming with a mother's pride as I read it again this morning.I want to tell you how sweet it was for you to help Belle in class. She was new to Bible Class and didn't have a friend. She was sad and crying. While all the children were busy during play time,

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"Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone." UnknownLast Thursday through Monday we had the opportunity to go to the beach with my brother and his family while they were visiting from California. We CRAMMED ourselves into a minivan rental (which unfortunately brokedown) and headed south for some fun in the surf, sand, and sun.We truly had a wonderful

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It was a fairly quiet fourth of July around the house. No company, no barbeques, no homemade ice cream--just the three of us doing "weekend" stuff.We were thrilled to get a MUCH-needed rain shower. Lindy was so excited, she asked if she could go play in the rain. My first instinct was, "uh NO." However, since it was such a welcomed sight I let her go stand in it. She was overjoyed to be out in

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Lindy loves a birthday party!!! Happy Birthday, America...

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This morning we met some friends at a local theatre to see their stage production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I've been wanting to take Lindy to a play for a long time but just hadn't had (made) the opportunity yet. The past few months she's really shown her flair for drama and imagination by memorizing lines to movies (primarily Cinderella) and acting out various scenes. I tried

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"To her the name of father was another name for love." Fanny FernTo say I love you and adore you is not enough, Daddy. You are simply the best. Thank you for being such a wonderful Daddy.Happy Father's Day!Love,Lindy Li-Xiao

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Lindy and I had the opportunity to take a very last minute trip to Kansas to visit my parents. Our main motivation was to see my grandparents and Uncle Rickey who were visiting from California. Originally, my grandparents were planning on coming to San Antonio as part of their RV trip. However, due to various circumstances, that changed. While we were there we took a couple of historical trips

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Lindy experienced two exciting--but altogether different--"firsts" this week.On Saturday we took Lindy to her first movie in a movie theater on Saturday. We went to see Horton Hears a Who. She had no idea what we were doing or where we were. She did ask if we were at church which was kind of funny to me. When we walked into the lobby she said, "I smell something yummy." Then she spied the popcorn

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Much to Lindy's dismay, it was the season finale of Dancing With the Stars last night and her beloved pick did not win the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. Over the past couple of weeks when I asked her who she wanted to win, she kept on saying, "Jason Taylor." Usually, if you ask her a question like "Do you like oranges or strawberries?" she answers whatever she heard last. However, it didn't

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It all started very innocently. It was just a simple burp cloth to use just in case our new doll was one of those babies who spit up everywhere. It was never meant to turn into a vice but somehow it did, from day one in China. Somehow the burp cloth made it off my shoulders and into her hands. Then it made it into her mouth...It has been there ever since--UNTIL NOW. This is about two hours after

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I had a great 3rd birthday!We had pizza and there was even a piece of cake "on the house." Daddy & Mommy chose Italian Cream Cake for me. I shared.There were so many fun presents and lots of beautiful princess cards! My very special friends, Cliff & 'Sisa came over. They got to see me ride my Princess Big Wheel.There was a pink and brown cake with my name on it. It was yummy, especially with

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