My Birthday, in July?????
This year I had my 27th birthday twice! It was fun being able to celebrate with friends in Texas! Thanks for the great memories!!
posted by Lori N. at 4:27 PM
Monday, July 23, 2007
About Me
- Name: Lori N.
- Location: Tirana, Albania
I am originally from Chesterfield, Missouri (outside St. Louis), where my parents still live. I have an identical twin sister, Stephanie, who lives in Chicago. I earned a BS in Journalism from the University of Kansas in 2002- go Jayhawks!! A year after graduating I moved to Denton, Texas to do a women's discipleship program at Denton Bible Church, and lived there until the summer of 2006. I got my alternative certification at the University of North Texas, and am certified to teach Special Ed and Math. I am also about 4 classes away from finshing my masters in Special Education! I taught for teach years at Blalack Middle School and loved it. I have learned a lot from the great staff and enjoyed the students, and my experience is a help to me in Albania. Last year I taught 7th and 8th grade at GDQ School in Tirana, Albania. This coming year I am teaching English to grades 5-8.
Previous Posts
- On the Road Again...
- Pictures of Albania
- 4th of July
- Adventures in Alaska
- President Bush
- Funny Pictures
- New Haircut!
- Vlora and Rome
- May Already!
- Birthday in Albania
5 Comments:
You turned 27 this year? I though you were older than that!
Where are you now?
10:30 AM
Yup, I'm a youngin' I suppose!
I am in Denton at the moment, but will be in Chicago the 27-31st, here again until the 4th, then back again in Denton on the 12th - 17th. I leave to go back to Albania on the 17th.
10:38 AM
Lori,
Hi, I came upon your blog & saw you are an identical twin. I have identical twin girls that are 28 months. Do you have any other siblings besides your twin? What advice would you give a twin mom?
Thanks.
8:32 PM
Well, I'm not the best person to ask, so I asked my mom. This is what she said:
Make sure they have their own identity. Don't think of them as "twins" as 1 unit, rather as 2 individuals who were born on the same day. Don't keep referring to or calling them the "twins", actually say their names. Try to resist not dressing them exactly alike (different colors are okay)
Try to have special time with each one. If you are lucky, they will be best friends! Enjoy them because they grow up so fast.
Another friend said:
I never minded being called "the twins." For me it did and still does strengthen the bond we have. I love being a twin and enjoy when people recognize our twin-ness.
My advice, have them share a bedroom as long as they can. I think it teaches good lessons such as sharing, co-habitating, compromise and teamwork, as well as builds a strong foundation for bonding.
Separate classrooms so they are forced to make friends with others.
Definitely agree with the individuality . . . different hairstyles, clothes, activities, likes.
3:54 PM
It's time for a new blog Lori
4:33 PM
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