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And she hopefully will go to the contest. She’s been practicing daily and sporting a patriotic look! I love the LOVE of the flag and our country.

Here it is:

She’s been practicing…

And practicing…

We will see in a week! Go TOT!

He’s pretty special around here. Tatum wanted him to know how much.

She worked diligently before he got home.

And guess what? He had a card for her tonight too. How cool is that?
She has been holding it close all the next day and even named it “Hedgie.”

It’s a mutual love thing going on.

Hearts and smiles!

I love the quote inserted inside.

You have to play “I Spy” to find Tatum’s name. HEEHEE.

So proud of you, Bumby!

I want to do a dance to the B-52’s song, Rock Lobster at this very moment. Back in High School %^&$% years ago, I did a pom dance to this song at a football game. Ha!
Anyway, today, I was watching Ed watch Tatum’s belly bottoms, and BOOM! He walked away. Hmmmm…

Then, he looked at me and said, “She’s gettin’ a ribbon.”

WHAT!? She conquered that last skill and now, she is moving on to Lobster.

So proud of you, little fish.

Let’s go get your towel.

GO TOT!!!

It was time to share the real story. Yep. Tatum has to realize everything is not free, and as our elders would always say, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.”

I also wanted her to APPRECIATE Daddy! Much of this happens BECAUSE of not only his job but his generosity. We are blessed to have him. My PT job doesn’t provide much, and she needed to know also the sacrifices that are made for her.

So, I put in this tin little bits of paper with each item that we pay for.

As she picked, I would write on the white board.

WOW! That is a lot.

This is a great start in her learning responsibility and independence as she grows up. We will teach her money management and also gratitude for what we have. (She gets this part pretty well).

Thank you, honey, for all that you do for us.

Oh sweetness. Sunday, Doug worked on making the patio clean (thank you!). Cooper found a little hole on the patio and wormed his way out onto the grass. Little did he know that the sprinklers were going FULL BLAST. His innocent little face was shocked and surprised at his all of a sudden wet body. He looked at us with fear and trembling. Doug whisked him up and carried him in as I obtained a towel.

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He needed lots of cheering up after this, so later in the day, I spied Tatum reading to him on her bed.

He’s much happier now. Loving on this little guy is so fun, and it’s ALWAYS happening.

Tatum takes an AR test every morning. Usually, the books average 30 pages. She is supposed to read them three times before taking a test; this means THREE times in one day.

Today, her book size doubled.

And there was much rejoicing upon completion.

She is averaging 100% every single day, and she also receives a nickel each day. She’s going to be a millionaire before the year is up!

Coopy and I LOVE to listen to her read.

Right Cooper?

We love you, TOT! XO