New on The Spence Family--What Dirt?, and another one...

Jack has come home from school every day pretty well covered in dirt. Dusty dirt that smears around when he wipes his sweaty face. I couldn't imagine what he was doing during recess to get so dirty. I was left to wonder because Jack is not the most informative of people. Last night we went to the school playground.

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Turquoise

Would someone please explain to me just what is wrong with turquoise jewelry? It seems like every sitcom makes fun of it. (Or is it just Will and Grace, on multiple occasions--but I swear I remember Seinfeld doing it too. That's every sitcom I ever watch). I like turquoise! I wear it all the time in little doses. I'm not like the woman on Will and Grace that they were mocking. She had on a turquoise brooch, rings, earrings; all at the same time. I wouldn't take it so far as the Easterners who come out West and suddenly are sporting turquoise studded jackets, jeans, bracelets, and purses. But I would probably wear a turquoise brooch if I had one. Why not?

New on The Spence Family--Butterflies

I know my mom must have been an integral part of these tasks, but I draw a blank. On the back of this photo, though, in her handwriting, it says "Monarch Mama."

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Sack it?

We survived the first day of school yesterday. It didn't phase J one bit, just me and T. He said they had a 2 hour and 5 year long recess--said it was like the teacher had left the school! (Hope it gets a little more promising!) He told me the tale of his first time in the lunchroom, how a sixth grader was nice enough to open his snack pack, and that other kids get to order their lunch and they could choose chocolate milk!! Please oh please can I order my lunch instead of bringing my lunchbox (brandnew, awesome starwars one, by the way)? I said I would think about it. It would be easier for me, but I did just buy a bunch of fun lunch stuff...

This morning, I had to wake J up and get him going. Breakfast, check. Bathroom, check. Dressed, check. Socks and shoes on, check. Hairbrushed, check. T accounted for, check. T poopy diaper, check. "Ok, we're on time! Let's go!"

"Mom, did you make me a lunch?"

Sigh... "No. Forgot." Finally: lunch, check. "Let's go."

What should I do? Pack a sack lunch? Or go cafeteria style? It always seemed glamorous to me too, but that's cause I was sackin' it. The grass is always greener. What about you? What lunch did you do?

New on the Spence Family--The First Day

It's the first day of school today. The first of many days where Jack will be missing from our house for hours at a time. Kindergarten was only 2 and a half hours. But this? This first grade business? This is going to be long! My little boy is not so little anymore. But, I know he will do well. I know he will try his best, make new friends, learn to love his new teacher.

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Giveaway

Well, I guess that was a flop for a drawing. I can hardly choose from 3 of you... so Kayla, Rachel, and Sandy...you all can have a bag. Only one gets the pink and green. That's all I have of that fabric. I will email you with your other choices. Thanks for being interested! I appreciate it.

New on the Spence Family--One Last Hoorah Before School

I can't believe school starts Wednesday. I can't believe Jack starts first grade. But for now, we enjoyed one last summer weekend up in Wyoming.

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New on The Spence Family--Childhood Revisited

While we were in Baker last month, I saw a woman at the wedding. She was wheelchair bound, being pushed through the maze of tables and chairs by her husband. When they wound by me and the chair Tyler was playing on, I leaned over to pick him up out of their way. I couldn't help but stare at her feet. They were my mother's feet. I looked away and smiled as they passed, then set Tyler back down. I've had no memories of my mother's looks. I once thought I recalled her hands, but that recollection went away as fast as it came. But there, in a woman passing, I saw her again. The similarity wasn't astonishing, one wheelchair bound woman with MS to another, their feet nearly purple and swollen. But it was a wake up call to me, that maybe, just maybe I have more memories of my childhood, and maybe my mother, tucked away in my mind. . .

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A Welcome to the New Blog Giveaway

I think Giveaways are fun, so you know, I thought I would do one as a welcome to my new blog. I am just finishing up another bag like the middle one pictured in my header (pink/green), a drawstring purse from Amy Butler. It doesn't have a home. I had originally intended to make a bunch of these in different fabrics (which I have done), and use them as gift bags when needed. But they have all been given away already, or promised to someone, except this one. I figure I don't need to save just one as a gift bag.

These bags turned out really cute, and are fun to take out shopping or whatever when you don't need a huge bagful of stuff--like when you leave your kids at home, or even if you have to wander through somewhere like Ikea and don't want to be weighted down with more than keys and a credit card.

So...who wants it?

Leave a comment (with your email address if I don't have it) if you are interested, and on Monday, August 16th, I will draw a name at random, and it is yours. If you already have one, you can still enter and give it away as a gift bag yourself.

A New Blog for an Old One

Hi all. After reading this scary story, (which I got from here), I just couldn't in good conscience keep my Spence Family blog public. So, with the sad knowledge that I will lose most of my few readers by doing so, I decided to make make fourspences.blogspot.com a private blog. I know, private blogs are not my favorite either. But, I would rather ask you to make one extra click of your mouse (if you are already logged into Google), or type in your account name and password just one more time, than have any innocent pictures of my sweet little boys on some creapy child-porn site. I am sure you understand. I realize the risk of somebody targeting my photos is minimal, and I never have posted any questionable bum-shots or anything, but if it is happening at all--to normal family-type bloggers--then it is worth protecting the kids from being exposed before it is too late.

So, I have created "M e g, and stuff" instead. From here, I will post a notice when I have a new post available on The Spence Family, and I will post non-familyish related posts here. The main complaint I have about private blogs is not being able to follow them in Google Reader, and therefore not knowing when there is a new post. So you end up trying to remember the website address, typing it in finally, and realizing that there still haven't been any new posts for a month. Then the next time, there are ten new posts you have missed! This method, via a feed from Meg and stuff (I know, lame name, but I gave up trying out available addresses), should take care of that problem. And, most of you are google account holders, so if you are already signed in, it should redirect you when you click on the link I will provide in each post here.

I apologize for any inconvenience (especially to those kind friends who have put me on their sidebars), and ask that you still keep reading or checking my blog. I love reconnecting and making new connections through blogging! Please keep in touch with me!

If I fail to send you an invitation for The Spence Family, please email me at meganspence@gmail.com and I will send you one. Thanks for understanding! (ok, all done with the exclamation marks.)

P.S. I will work on the side bar soon