Archive for August, 2008
August 17, 2008
Yup that is right! 17 years ago today we made the biggest decision of our young lives and said “I do”. My dad told me we could leave the church and no one would ever hold it against me. I didn’t have to go through with the wedding. We did. We had our first “discussion” on our honeymoon because I am not that great with reading a map. Every year we laugh about it and no I am still no better,,,but at least now we have GPS 
Here we are on our big day. It was a very hot and humid August 17th. Our reception was at an old home that had no A/C which thankfully made for a short reception. We love our family, but neither of us have ever liked being the center of attention. So all the outpouring of well wishes, even though we appreciated them, was overwhelming. We were both more nervous about everyone watching us that then the commitment we were about to make.
About 1 month before we got married my spouse gave me a pretty grey kitty. Our Patches is still with us. We always tell folks she was my engagement ring. We had very little money so our rings were not spectacular. I knew my gem of a guy was serious when he brought the kitty to me for us to “raise together”
Here she is now,,still very healthy at the ripe old age of 17
Yesterday we went as a family to bring home a new addition. This time he is a 6 yr old Italian Greyhound named Gio. Short for Giovannie. He is a rescue pup from a breeder. He is very sweet and is hopefully going to continue to settle in nicely.
17 years has flown by for us. I am still happy I walked down that isle. I am still happy that we made this commitment to each other. We have been teasing each other this weekend about it being 17 “long hard years” but in truth they have been easy. In all the bad times as well as good the easiest thing in my adult hood has being married to my best friend. We moving forward for another 17 years. Hmm,,,I wonder if I will get another pet
August 5, 2008
We had a great first day back to school. The kids were excited and came home exhausted. Our little boy already has homework and so does our daughter.
Our son loves his teacher and made a new friend. Of course his favorite parts of the day were lunch and PE. He also told me that I don’t need to walk him in,,he can find his own class. So grown up already! Our daughter got to go the gym were apparently she did jumping jacks as that is what she demonstrated was her favorite part of the day. OH, and she liked lunch to, she told me she had a Chicken Hamburger
As for me it is strangely quite in the house. I am starting to work of some cleaning and de-cluttering projects. This should fill up my time nicely until the cooler weather gets here. Then it will be time to try and paint bedrooms. Both kids are tired of there “baby rooms” and ready for something different 
Our son in his classroom. He thought the desks were pretty cool to.
Ready to go to school!
August 4, 2008
A new hair style
I get a phone call at work yesterday from my DH.
“Something bad has happened”
My thoughts start spinning as to what it could be,,kids,mom,dad, sisters, family, pets etc
“Holly got Parker’s safety scissors and cut her hair!!!!”
I know I did this as a little girl,,,well my older sister and I played beauty shop. I wasn’t so beautiful in the end!
Luckily mother in law came to the rescue!
OH and today was the first day of school!
This is what she looked like after she cut it
Waiting to get her hair cut
Getting her hair styled
Finished bob
I didn’t see her yesterday as I worked a double shift so I got to see it this morning. I felt a little sad because she pointed to one of her pictures and said “hair, gone” So I made a big deal about how cute she looks and told her it would grow back. I then asked her if she liked her new look and she said “no”. She wouldn’t even let me put a haribow in it, even though I still can.
Oh, well she will get used to it and I do think it is cute on her. I am a bit thankful because the “damage” could have been so much worse!
August 1, 2008
It is so hard to believe the kids start back to school on Monday! Yup, summer break is over! We live in a county that follows a year round calender so we have more breaks throughout the year and a short summer. The idea of course is that the children will retain what they learned the year before with the shorter break time.
Yesterday was open house at the school. I got to meet the teachers and see the school. Though I have drove past our elementary school many times, I never realized just how big the building is. We have a rely nice gym, library and computer center. I met with the school nurse, which was important to me due to our son’s history of febrile seizures. I had already met the principal and our daughter’s teacher in the spring so I felt comfortable with them. However, I had not met our son’s teacher.
In my true style I walk into our son’s classroom and started crying. I am such an emotional person when it comes to my children. Luckily his teacher was very understanding and supportive of good old blubbering mom here. Our son loved his classroom and keeps saying he is really happy he is in her class. One of his friends from Kindergarten is also in his class and he is happy about that as well.
I have always been told that public school is just fine, and honestly I went through public system and I think I have done just fine. The biggest thing I have been told is that I need to be involved at the school so the teachers know me and I know what is going on. So, I may have filled my plate here, but what else am I going to do while the kids are at school! I have joined the PTO, signed up to volunteer and signed up to be the room mother in our son’s class :-) As long as I don’t end up like Erma Bombeck, you know leave the meeting and come back to find I have been voted chair or president of something, things should be ok. I am looking forward to being involved in the school and of course my kids are excited. Our son is so happy I am room mom for his class.
Another exciting peace of news for us is whom the speech therapist for our daughter would be. The therapist at that school had to leave due to her spouses re-location. At the end of last year they were not sure whom would be covering our school. Well…..it is going to be the same therapist our daughter has had for the last two years :-) When I found out I just couldn’t quite smiling! He even came by the room while we were visiting and my daughter was so happy to see him.
I am at ease now and even though I will miss them while they are at school all day, I am ready for this new adventure in there lives. Soo,, FIRST GRADE AND PRE-K, READY OR NOT HERE WE COME!!!!