About Me
My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (8), Camden (6) and Emma (4). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures. What I’m Reading
Mother’s Tea 2011
My mommy’s name is Tami. She is older than one…oh yeah, she is 6! She has brown hair and blue eyes…no they are brown. She stays at our house and works there. She has to clean the things in our house. She does the laundry and she makes us dinner and breakfast. She cooks really good Honey Nut Cheerios and Cinnamon Burst. She makes good bread and eggs and bacon and sausage. She likes to watch boys and girls shows. She likes to take a nap…cause she gets up early. I like to do mommy’s hair. I brush it and dry it, then I spray it. I like it when she plays with me! I love her because she give me hugs and kisses! Emma, age 3
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Mother’s Tea 2010
My mom’s name is Tami. She is 40 years old. She has long hair, it is brown. Her eyes are maybe blue. Her favorite thing to eat is spaghetti and broccoli. She likes to go to Chili’s. I like to play tic-tac-toe at restaurants with my mom. At home we play games and go to the park. I like the swings and slides. My favorite thing to do with my mom is plant flowers. I love my mom because she gives me kisses! Camden, age 5
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Mother’s Tea 2009
Last week, I got to attend the boys Mother’s Tea events at preschool.
During the tea, the kids sing a couple of songs and then we get to have cake and punch…the boys favorite part. The boys each took in a picture of me for their show and tell in April. They then “wrote” a story about me (the teacher asks them questions).
I also got some sweet gifts from my boys. Camden made a cut tote bag with his handprints and Caleb made vanilla bath salts.
Caleb’s picture and story:
My mom’s name is Tami. She is 40 years old. Her favorite food is probably “pasgetti”, like mine! We like to play Lego’s…like in Chicago. Lego’s are fun. I have three of them. At the park mom likes to slide with me. At home she scrubs the floors. I love my mom because she plays Lego’s with me. Caleb, age 5
Camden’s picture and story:
My mommy’s name is Tami. I call her mommy and daddy calls her Tami. She is younger than daddy…but I don’t know the number. She stays home with me. At home she cleans the potty in the bathroom. She is really good at cooking bread and chicken noodle soup. Her favorite food is cereal…the regular kind. Mommy likes to go to her favorite restaurant…Buffalo Wild Wings…and McDonald’s. She likes to wear her cowboy shirt and blue pants. She plays hopscotch with me and we play duck duck goose. I love my mommy because she gets toys for me and she hugs me! Camden, age 4
This is my favorite event during the school year. I love reading the stories and what great things they come up with to say. It is a little sad to think that this was my last Mother’s Tea with Caleb…since he will be entering kindergarten this fall.
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My Hearts at Home
Last Friday, I got the chance to head to the Hearts at Home national conference for the third year in a row. My hubby stayed home with the kids, so that I could get some mommy time and rejuvinate. I got to go to some incredible workshops, hear some awesome speakers and musical acts. Go Fish is the 3 man group that entertained us this year. They were incredible and my kids are enjoying the CD’s that I bought for them.
My favorite workshop this year was, Setting a Paradigm for Purity. The founder of Generations of Virtue, Julie Hiramine, was the speaker. It was an excellent workshop and I came away with so much information on how to teach our children about purity. I also bought several books at the resource center that I am eager to start reading.
I had a great time and am already looking forward to next year. My friend, Kara, has a good post about her experience that day (including pictures).
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Hearts at Home
I will be at the National Hearts at Home Conference tomorrow. I can hardly wait for a day of rest, relaxation and learning how to be a better mommy and wife. I am going with a friend that I went with last year and we had a great time together. I am sure this year will be just as great.
The best part is that the conference is only 5 minutes from my house. It doesn’t get much better than that.
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Ice Cream With Eyes
Our oldest son, Caleb, has been acting out a little more than usual lately. He has been needing some of the attention that has been shifted to his new baby sister.
So, Caleb and I went to Carl’s Ice Cream last night for a mommy and son date and he had his favorite, a chocolate ice cream cone with eyes. It was a great time for us to spend some quality time without his siblings around.
His daddy is planning on taking him to Qdoba for lunch on Saturday.
I have been trying to do some special things with him while his brother and sister are napping each day. We have been playing games, painting and reading his Bible Story activity and sticker books.
We are hoping this phase passes soon. It is beginning to wearing us out.
ice cream
childrenThe Mom Song
I got this in an e-mail from my sister-in-law and every mom can relate to this song. Anita Renfroe has written her own lyrics to the William Tell Overture.
Anita Renfroe
William Tell OvertureMiscellaneous
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