http://frickchen.auroralux.net Adventures in Parenting Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:27:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Elizabeth started pre-k in August. She loves her teacher, Miss Kim and is thrilled that her best friend Katie is in her class. She attends Open Door Preschool, a non-sectarian preschool that everyone raves about. It's a 25 minute drive from home, so Elena and I usually find things to ... http://frickchen.auroralux.net/2008/09/30/finally-a-pre-schooler/ Elizabeth started pre-k in August. She loves her teacher, Miss Kim and is thrilled that her best friend Katie is in her class. She attends Open Door Preschool, a non-sectarian preschool that everyone raves about. It's a 25 minute drive from home, so Elena and I usually find things to ... http://frickchen.auroralux.net/2008/09/30/finally-a-pre-schooler-2/ The McPherson Family is pleased to announce that Elizabeth McPherson has been promoted to official dishwasher's assistant. After several years serving as the official animal feeder, undertaking the responsibility of feeding two cats and a dog, her superiors feel she has shown the initiative necessary for the increased responsibility. Elizabeth ... http://frickchen.auroralux.net/2008/09/30/official-notice-of-promotion/ A month afterward, I'm not quite at the point where I can talk much about it, but my dad passed away on May 29. He was living with Multiple Sclerosis and had an accident with his wheelchair. So, despite his illness, it was quite a shock. We rushed up to ... http://frickchen.auroralux.net/2008/06/30/good-bye-grandpa/ After watching the musical Annie on the way home from St. Augustine, Elizabeth was inspired to "clean the whole house." If any of you aren't familiar with the story, Mrs. Hannigan has the orphans clean the entire orphanage on their hands and knees. Despite this daunting task, the orphans keep ... http://frickchen.auroralux.net/2008/06/30/must-have-movie/