trophy time

Last night was Nick's last baseball game. Finally, we will get a small break. I was worried about letting him play, but he was very insistent. The team is having a pizza party next tues night at the ball field. He is looking forward to that. They don't give out trophies for fall ball so....John and I bought one last year and we did it again this year. I'm a sucker what can I say. So here is Nick with his new trophy.

I think we might be getting over all the sickness. We have been back in school for 2 days. This morning I couldn't wake the kids up. They were completely unresponsive. Totally freaked me out. The dr gave me medicine for their cough that would make them sleep. We took it Monday night and it didn't bother them. Well Tues night it totally knocked them out. I tried everything this morning to wake them and couldn't. After a call to the dr I had to just sit and wait for them to wake up. They told me there wasn't anything I could do. Needless to say we won't be taking that medicine anymore.

Tomorrow is Tiger Fun Fest at school (field day) so I will be taking my camera and hopefully getting some good pics of the kids. Today they met their 5th grade buddies and made cookies in their classroom for them. They thought that was totally cool. They went out to the playground and played with them. I'm not really sure what the purpose of the buddy is, but I'm sure I will figure it out soon.

Hope everyone is doing well. More to come tomorrow!

Quick update

Just wanted to update everyone on our sickness. I had Caroline back at the dr this morning bc she coughed until 5:00am. She now has a double ear infection and bronchitis. Whoo hoo! Needless to say they both stayed home from school today with Helen and are very grumpy. I went on to work since I have fri, mon, and tues off. Hopefully everyone will be better very soon!

More sickness!

Well after school on Friday Nick got sick. So to the dr on Sat morning we went. He has croup and an ear infection. He has to take an antibiotic and a round of steroids. He is so hoarse he doesn't have a voice, temp of 103, and has slept or laid around all weekend. so not like him. Helen and Dave are going to keep him tomorow. He can't go back to school until he quits running a fever. Caroline is not running a fever, but her cough is horrible and keeps her up at night. Hopefully we are almost done being sick around here. John and I are both ready for a break from the sickness.

I got the best goodie box from Aunt Mel on saturday. Stuffed with these and these. Also some chore cards she designed for me. I suggest you all check out her website and order teacher gifts, holiday gifts, and the notepads. I don't write on anything else. Thanks again Aunt Mel.

Hope you all have a good week. I will be heading back to work tomorrow to my job that I love! We are also off fri, mon, and Tues. For inservice and parent/teacher conference.

Oh yeah! the kids got their first report card friday. The both did great. Here are the comments (which I thought were great) Nick: Nicholas shows a great love for learning and is always anxious to share new knowledge. CAroline: Caroline is progressing well in all subject areas and is an enthusiastic student.

That is all from here. Have a great week.

Well here is your post!

SICKNESS! SICKNESS! SICKNESS!

John and I have been passing a virus back and forth that has kicked my butt this week. I finally went to the dr yesterday and she gave me an antibiotic and told me to rest. Caroline woke up with it in the middle of the night. Temp of 102.6 and nasty cough. I took her to the dr this morning and she can't go back to school until she is fever free for 24 hours. Which could be 3 to 4 days.

My first week of full time work was great, but tiring. I love the room I'm in, the teacher, and the kids. I'm across the hall from my kids which I love. Friday night we had our first family movie night. Not much fun for the adults, but the kids had a blast. We ended up on the playground with Dietrich, Logan, and Nicole. The boys played soccer and the girls played on the playground. I'll let you in on a little secret....I heard through the grapevine that Caroline has a boyfriend and it is either Dietrich or Logan. Logan's mom overheard them talking while they were in the salon getting her hair done. Isn't that funny. I am not ready for boyfriends I can tell you that for sure.

The weekend was very quiet bc I wasn't feeling good. The kids played outside and helped John in the yard. The rest is history. Sickness! That is all that is going on here.

We are alive!

It is 9:40 and I'm still sitting at the table trying to get blogs checked, girl scout forms organized, and figuring out what I'm going to wear to work tomorrow. I absolutely LOVE my job, but let me tell you it is a lot of work being a full time working mom. My days are non stop until late at night. It has been very good for me though. It makes me smile when my kids walk by my door and smile at me during the day. Especially when they are being so nice and quiet and behaving so nicely.

We had a great weekend. We went on our first hike at Bernheim forest. The kids could not stop talking about how much fun it was. Caroline kept saying "this is the best day ever". I got some great pics. I will post more about Bernheim tomorrow bc it is a funny story.

Other than that we are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. But loving every minute of it. I will update more later. We miss you all and love you!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

is all I can say. I have never felt more at home in a job. Yesterday I was in a Kindergarten class and that was great. I loved it. I had several kids say "I like you Mrs. Potts." They are so excited and eager to learn.

I found out today where I will be everyday. With Mrs. Armstrong's 1st grade class. 1st grade is a lot different than kindergarten but still fun. I was only there a half a day today bc I had a dr apt this morning that took 3 hours. The dr said my leg is healed and I don't have to wear the cast anymore unless I run or play tennis.

Sorry for the short post tonight. It is very busy here and has been a major adjustment for all of us and it has only been 2 days. Hopefully next week will be calmer and more organized.

PS Nick played ball tonight so I think he is on the mend. His chest is still hurting a little, but he can swing a bat. What else is important?

Ready, Set...Oh my goodness!

(This is kind of dorky, but all the big scrapbookers tell you to take your picture like this. I think I need to lose the stripes behind me, but it is all I have right now. This was taken Monday when I worked at school in the morning. So I think this is what my morning and I will look like as a full time employee.) I know kind of cheesy.

Here I go! I start work Wednesday morning. I accepted a long term sub teaching assistant position last week. They told me to be prepared to start next week, but today at orientation they told me to be there tomorrow. I can't believe it took so long then all of a sudden I'm working the next day.

Ok if you haven't figured it out this post is mostly about me. Our "family" plan since the kids were born has been for me to go back to work when the kids started school. Well, that day came August 13. I started looking for a job back in the summer and thinking about what I wanted to do. I had come to a point in my life where I could do almost anything I wanted. Wow! Did I want to go back to insurance, be a photographer, or try to get a job at the school. I chose the school bc it would allow me to be on the same schedule as the kids and still give me my favorite season off SUMMER. The school has teaching assistants in all kindergarten and 1st grade classes. Other classes only have them if they are over ratio. I had to take a paraeducator test and I passed. That is all that is required to be an assistant. This type of job will enable me to be at school with the kids each day and be on the same schedule they are. If they are off I will be off. It is what we call around here a "dream job." If you know me you know 2 things: 1) I have always wanted to be a teacher and 2) I can't stand to be my myself. Well, #1 has worked out. I have obtained a teaching assistant position for this school year. #2 is something I need to work on and plan on working on it.

I have to admit I have spent the last 4weeks crying and being sad bc the kids weren't here instead of taking that time for myself or doing productive things around the house. So now as I sit here I could kick myself for not getting so many things done. Hind sight is always 20/20 isn't it?

Right now I am feeling so many different emotions. I am scared to death, very excited that I actually got my "dream job", and very intimidated. I have been out of the full time work force for 6 years now and I'm intimidated about being a full time working mom of twins. Very active twins too! I'm worried about getting it all done and still enjoying every moment. At this point in my life enjoying every moment with my kids and family is the most important part of life. If you know me you know I feel like I missed out when the kids were babies bc of depression, and the busyness of having 2 babies. Melanie will tell you I used to complain about things that I would give almost anything to do now. Like feeding bottles, baby food, changing diapers, rocking or just holding a baby, chasing a 1 year old, etc. Learn from me and enjoy every minute of it for every day you have bc it goes very very fast.

Hopefully this year will be great and next year will bring a permanent full time position with tuition reimbursement so I can achieve my dream.

So now that I have rambled on forever I will tell you Caroline started piano lessons today and she is very excited about it. She came skipping out of the room and asked when she could come back. Nick is still very sore from his fall. I was very proud of him when he decided on his own to not play ball tonight. (you know he is in pain to not play ball). I am very blessed to have 2 children that love school! I tried to keep Nick home yesterday and he wouldn't hear of it. I don't think I have ever seen kids that love school as much as mine do. They still have a couple of kids that are crying every morning when their parents drop them off. I am very thankful mine are not. They made the transition to school easier for me by loving it.

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Ready, Set...WORLD HERE I COME!

Ok not a good day!

This weekend has been very low key. John and I have both still been feeling bad. Nick has had a little of it too. Caroline is her normal self like always. Which isn't good when you don't feel good.

Nick started the day off good by going to play golf with Daddy and Grandpa. I picked him up after about 10 holes and we came home. I was fixing lunch and we were all going to cuddle up together in the living room and watch Fox and the Hound when Nick fell in the bedroom. He proceeded to walk a few steps into the hallway and then fall in the floor. He fainted, peed in his pants and it took me what felt like forever to wake him up. Once he did wake up he wouldn't talk and wasn't crying like normal. What little noises he was getting out Caroline told me his throat was hurting and he couldn't breathe. I quess that is one of the great things about twins. Once he could talk he repeated what she said. Weird huh? Then I found the pee and I totally freaked out. I called the pediatrician who said I needed to take him to the closest er. So off we go in our lounge around the house clothes.

He had xrays of head, neck, and mouth and a ct of head. All came back ok. He is fine now, but this throat is still sore and we have to wake him every 4 hours tonight. I can officially say this is the most scared I have been. After going through all of this he told me he was trying to get something off the bed and fell and hit is throat on the nightstand. Ouch! Which the dr said probably knocked the wind out of him which caused him to faint. I never want to go through that again.

Here is the only picture I have taken all weekend. The er gives balloons and stuffed animals now. Hopefully things will get back to normal around here this week.

Ball pictures!

The Pitch

Theres not much to do out here!
This is what ball players do isn't it?
The slide!

Great pics from ball tonight. It makes for a long night for John and me, but he loves it. Enjoy!

Great news!

Just a quick post as we head out the door for ball. I will probably post again when we get home, but I couldn't wait to share the very good news I received today....I was offered a permanent sub position at the kids school. Whoo Hoo! I'm so excited I could bust. They have several classes that are over ratio which means those rooms need a teaching assistant. I will be in the same class everyday for the entire school year. I'm nervous about going back to work full-time, but excited too! It has not been easy being at home by myself. I will be on the same schedule as the kids which will be great.

Still some stomach bug stuff going on around here, but hopefully it is almost over. That is all for now. Hope you had a great day!

We made it!

Thru our first official day off school. John and I have been sick this weekend so not too much has gone on. I did take the kids to the pool today where it was extremely over-crowded. But we did have a good time meeting up with kids we hadn't seen in a while and playing with others we see often. I think the potts' clan as a whole is glad cooler weather is on the way. John and me are still not feeling 100%, but I am better than he is. That is a first I think. Hopefully tomorrow all will be normal around here.

Here are some great pictures I got today. Enjoy them.

I'm loving (very much) the new camera. Takes great pictures. Next time you visit the above pic will be hanging in my kitchen. It is one of my very favorite. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

OH...I have ordered some notepads and notecards from Here. They are the best. These are the only notepads I use. I"m thinking of teacher gifts to order from her if you have any ideas. It is always nice to have unique ideas. If you have any ideas let me know or you can share with Giggles & Co if you choose Here.

OH one more thing: If you knew me you would know I love chicken n dumplins from Cracker Barrell, but I only eat the small dumplins (not the large) and always tear the chicken apart before eating. Try to figure that one out!!!! Made you lol didn't I????

Have a great week!

Happy Labor day!

Well not so happy around here.... I have been sick since Friday. My mom was supposed to come visit this weekend, but didn't bc I wasn't feeling good. JOhn took the kids to the pool and came home sick himself. Yuck...Yuck..

We invested in a new camera finally. I think John got tired of listening to me complain about loosing mine in the creek. I'm totally lovin' it (what little time I've gotten to play with it). It is this. I can't wait to print pics to see how they look. Here is a pic of Nick I got with it.

HOpefully we will both be feeling better tomorrow and actually get to enjoy one day of our long weekend. I want to try out my new camera.

HOpe you are all having a good weekend.

Baseball begins!

with a 2 1/2 hour practice. Oh my I thought it would never end. Here is my gorgeous boy all ready to play ball!

Good day here! Kids had a great day at school. Caroline had dance and did great she has made another friend there and Lily(girl she made friends with 1st day of school that sits at her table) continues to be an ongoing conversation at home. The next 5weeks are going to be busy with ball, but Nick is very excited. He also did a great job hitting with the machine. That is all from here.

Have a great day!

Happy Sunday!

Well we are getting ready to start a new school week. Nick is starting ball tomorrow night Whew. The next month will be busy playing twice a week.

We have had a great weekend. Friday night we went to dinner and rented a movie and watched it with Doug. Saturday morning we had breakfast in bed while watching handy manny. JOhn fixed pancakes and the kids thought it was wonderful. Nick got a hair cut (a little shorter than momma wanted). Isn't it big boy looking? then we headed off to the pool where we played with the Hoaglands. Church last night and then out to eat with the Hoaglands. Sunday morning the kids and I went for doughnuts, cleaned the basement, laundry, ironed uniforms, and started dinner all by noon. If you know me that is impressive. We swam today with Mollie and Morgan (twins from the pool) and tonight we are having dinner with Grandpa and Grandma. Tomorrow we start a busy week.

Here are the kids cleaned from Friday. They are now earning an allowance for keeping their rooms clean and overall obedience. It is working so far.

You will have to use your imagination on this one, but this is Caroline reading (notice the book is upside down) at the pool.

We made it!

Well we have made it through 10 days of school. The kids have learned so much. Caroline's name was chosen today so she got the morning message. This is a note (message) that she writes to the students every day. The kids have learned that Good morning is the greeting, Love Ms. Hunt is the closing and the middle is the body. Isn't that amazing.

We went to open house on thurs night and I am feeling much better about school. She told me my kids were a hoot and so funny. They are very comfortable and doing great. I can't explain to you how very excited they are every day when they get in the van. They immediately start telling me about their day. Also, we still haven't had crying or not wanting to go to school. They hop right out of the car and off they go. I'm so thankful they love it. I'm sure it makes my life much easier.

I cleaned the kids rooms (gross, yuck, nasty, dirty, etc,). 2 bags of trash and 3 loads of laundry and 3 hours later they are spotless. Dusted, swept, mopped, clean under the bed, organized, closets arranged, the whole thing. I dare anyone to think about messing it up. We incorporated some new rules tonight I'll let you know how that goes. I also cleaned the rest of the house too. Always feels nice to have a clean house.

this weekend we are planning on playing, swimming, and going to the batting cage. Nick got his official call tonight for fall ball. He is playing for the yankees again and is very excited. Practice monday night. Game Tuesday night. Wow that is fast. It is only a month though. After telling Nick about it he insisted on practice at the batting cage bc he will be playing machine pitch. Uncle Jason don't freak out. I've already done it for you. At least this team is 5yr olds. I think it will be ok.

FYI I'm lovin' these right now.
I'll take pics this weekend.

That is about all from here I think. Have a great weekend.

Dara hugged Ali Edwards

Oh my goodness!!!!! Dara is at CHA in Nashville as I type this at a crop where Ali Edwards is. She got to meet and hug Ali. For those of you that don't know Ali is my very very favorite Scrapbooker/artist. I would love to meet her and pick her brain and just learn the creative things she knows. Oh my goodness! I can't believe it. Of course she called me immediately to let me know. You can check Ali out on her blog here.

On to our day. I did much better today. No tears. No going back to bed. I ran errands, cleaned around the house, worked on some layouts and picked up the kids. Tonight we went bowling with the twins from the pool Mollie and Morgan. We had a blast. We met at 5:30 and I looked at my watch for the first time at 7:45. Bedtime is 8:00. The kids, the moms, and the dads all get along great. We will see each other again on Sat at the pool.

The kids had a good day at school except for a couple of discipline things I am upset about, but not the kids. Tomorrow night is open house. We'll see.

That is all for tonight. The pictures from the bowling alley didn't come out. Hope you enjoyed the pictures of Caroline in her wig.

The blonde bombshell!

Here is the blonde bombshell you have been awaiting. Itsn't it hillariously? The kids had another great day at school. A drama group put on a show today that Caroline loved. It was about making good decisions. Homework tonight was a writing sheet. A's. and 15minutes of reading.

Dentist apts were good today. Due to the Potts' bite we have been referred to an orthodontist. I was warned about this, I had just forgotten.

(I couldn't get this one to flip)

Wednesday we are going bowling with the twins (Molly and Morgan) from pool. We are all very excited. Thursday we have open house at school. The teacher will explain what is expected of the kids and volunteer opportunities in the classroom.

Here are the pics from the batting cage on Saturday.

That is all from here. We love you all!

Ok here I am. My computer is still in repair world at Best buy somewhere so I am using John's work computer. We hadn't been able to get it to connect to our wireless so that is why I haven't updated the blog in a couple of days. So here goes:

Friday Caroline had her ear tubes removed. Yes it was surgery and it went well until the anesthsia started to wear off. she was so mean and nasty. She screamed at the top of her lungs for 1 1/2 hours after we got in the car. She couldn't walk and got mad because I wouldn't let her try. It was kind of scary for a while. After a nap she was back to her old self and doesn't remember any of it.

Nick went to school by himself on Fri. and did fine with it. We were worried that he would throw a fit but he didn't. We had a great weekend playing, at the pool, the batting cage, watching High School Musical 2, and visiting Grandma and grandpa. They were ready to go back to school today. Seems like they are learning a lot and are always excited to tell you about their day.

I'm hanging in there. It is very quiet and lonely around the house, but I'm trying to keep myself busy. I have a couple of pictures of Nick at the batting cage, and Caroline in her new long blonde hair which she is sleeping in right now, but my batteries died again so I will try to post them tomorrow.

Hope you are all doing good.

sorry for the absence in posting, but my beloved computer is broke again. So let me get you caught up. The kids absolutely love school. Their teachers name is Mrs. Hunt. They get to sit beside each other at a round table for 4. They are sharing a locker with one other person and not each other. They are starting to ask when they get a day off and today when they got home Nick immediately put his pj's on. The last couple of days they have been 100miles a minute, but not today.



I'm very lonely around here during the day. The house is very quiet and i can't seem to get motivated to do anything. I did some cleaning today and plan to work tomorrow. Dee's got in some cool little mailboxes that you can decorate. Awhile back the kids wanted mailboxes and made some out of boxes and left each other notes. So I think it will be cute to have real ones they can leave notes in. I will take a picture when I get them finished.



Caroline is having outpatient surgery on Friday morning to have her ear tubes removed. Not really a big deal, but they have to put her to sleep so it has to be done at hospital. The dr said it would only take 3-4 minutes. It will take longer to put her under. This will be Nick's first day at school without her. He is not very excited, but i hope he will be fine after he gets there.



Here are a couple of pics. We hung our family pic in the dinning room. Let me know what you think. I made this spot for the kids to hang their backpacks and it is working out pretty good. it is easy for them to reach. That catches you up on what is going on here. I'm just trying to deal with the changes around here.

The 1st day!

WEll we have survived the first day. Nick was up before I woke him. He came in and said "Mom I say the light and new it was time to get up and get ready for school." I laughed so hard. When we got to school they got right out, looked back and at the same time said " bye mom, bye dad". It made me feel so much better to know they were comfortable and school was where they wanted to be. SO NO TEARS!

When they got home they were 100 miles a minute telling us what they did and how much fun they had. It took us 45 min to do homework. Yes homework on the first day. They are excited and can't wait to go back tomorrow. Enjoy the pics.

Our weekend!

WE had a great weekend with the family in l'burg. Friday was a hay ride and 400 degree fire for hotdogs. Nick enjoyed everything but the story about indians. We had a sleep over at Kim's with Joe, Sara, Alex, Kim, Mike, Skylar, and Jaryn. Aunt Carol stayed at Granny's. Saturday Aunt Carol rudely woke us up at 8:30 and we headed down to Granny's for breakfast. Caroline and I went for pedicures and Nick stayed and played with Grandaddy. After our pedicures we swam until time for the party. The party was for Alex and he turned 1. He is gorgeous. The party was a hit, but after the party the Blair kids (my dad, Sis, and Aunt Carol) got crazy. All of them went down the blow up water slide. We went back on Sunday and played in the pool all day. It was great to spend time with family and have so much fun. It won't let me add pic of Alex I will try again tomorrow.

Gotta get the kids to bed. School again tomorrow. I'm so glad they had a good day. Still no tears.

3 days and counting!

Today I went to the dr and I'm "officially" allowed to drive. Whoo Hoo! My leg is healing, but has not healed all the way. This means I have to wear the air cast for 4 more weeks. I also have to continue to take the aspirin just in case. He did not interrogate me and never questioned if I was being "good" or not. You could still see through the bone on the xray where it was broken.

We also dealt with the kids rooms today. I'm almost embarrassed to show a picture of them, but here they are. Nobody judge me bc they were clean 3 days ago. I have no idea how my kids can make such a mess that quick.

Went to the pool this afternoon and it was so hot I stayed in the pool the whole time we were there. That is very unusual. The kids love it when I get in with them.

Tomorrow we have a lot on our plate. Aunt Carol and Uncle Danny get here at 9:30. Caroline goes to the ENT at 2:00, then to school for "meet the teacher", then home to get ready for family pictures at 5:30, and finally to l'burg for a hay ride and cook out. We are spending the night and will be there for Alex's bday on Saturday. Whew I'm tired already.

Here is what I did last night after the kids went to bed....ironed all Caroline's uniforms. Yes I ironed.

HOpe you have a good weekend.

4 days and counting!

Well I have made it through another day. I ironed Caroline's uniform shirts and am washing jumpers and shorts. I still have to iron his shorts and her jumpers. I didn't realize school was going to cause so much extra work for me. I spent an hour on the phone making dr apt for kids and taking care of business. Then we headed to the pool around 4:00 to meet John after work. The kids and I swam for a couple of hours and John never made it bc he had a flat tire. Now we are watching Everyone's Hero and taking it easy tonight. It is even hot in the house.

I am a pathetic mother. We are on our school schedule, but this morning we got up at 7:30 and by 9:30 we couldn't hold our eyes open....so we went back to bed. My kids that never sleep were back asleep within a minute of laying down. I'm praying they are going to be ok next week. I'm hoping they will be so busy that they won't get tired.



Joe, Sara, and Alex arrived safely at Granny's today. She was oohing and aahing over him when I last talked to her. I can't wait to see him. Aunt Carol will be here on Friday and we have big plans in the burg. Then home to start school on Monday. Still no tears.



Here is a pic of the kids laying on the couch with John watching the movie.

5 days and counting!

We spent the day at home this morning doing things around the house then went to Dee's to turn in a sample. They are redecorating and getting crocs. I'm so excited. They are adding a gift shop in the middle of the store. They are getting rid of fabric I think. Scrapbooking is staying.

I took the kids to the pool this afternoon around 3:30 and John and Doug met us after work. The guys and kids played basketball in the pool which the kids really enjoyed. It wasn't very crowded and that was nice. The water felt like bath water, but after sitting in the sun it felt great. I think it is only the 3rd time I've been in.

After swimming I fixed burgers for dinner. I got about 15 items listed on ebay today. I wish I had gotten it done, but it takes so long to do. If anyone has any pointers let me know.

Tomorrow hold more of the same. Trying to get ready for school. I'm trying to get house straightened up before so I don't have to spend my first couple of day without kids home cleaning. We'll see.

Joe and Sarah will be at Granny's tomorrow and Aunt Carol and Uncle Danny will be here on Friday. I think we are heading to l'burg for a haw ride on Frid. and back on Sat for Alex's 1st bday.

No pics today. Hope everyone had a good day. I'll update tomorrow.

6 days and counting

Good evening! It has been a very crazy day here. We headed out about 10:30 to run errands and didn't make it back home until 3:00. That included the grocery, the school, 1 target, 2 target, office depot, and the post office. It took 4 trips to find crayola 8 pack crayons. Can you believe that? I couldn't either. We did get the basement cleaned up tonight and the kids rooms started. I also managed to cook dinner and if you know me that was a feat.

You will be proud of me though I haven't cried yet. I do say yet bc I know it will happen. They are in seriously big trouble for the way they have been acting so next week might end up being a relief (for a little while---maybe and hour or two) My plan was to go to the pool, sit in the big people section and read until school was out, but John is taking off and spending the day with me. He has something planned but I don't know what. I'll let you know.

Some very exciting stuff going on with me on the creative front. I was asked to be quest designer for a local kit company and my work is up on their website. Here is the link: http://www.scrapbookloversdream.com/store/information.php?info_id=72 I am very honored they asked. They are a great group of girls I enjoy getting together with to scrap once a month.

In other news I'm just trying to find a job. I applied at the school, but I haven't heard back. Sometimes it takes awhile so it could be after school starts. I can also be a substitute which might not be bad. I'm also looking into photography at a couple of the local studios. Photography is such a big deal to me. I love to take pictures and try to capture that moment. I also love pictures. You will never come to my house and see a picture covering another picture. I don't believe in it. K I guess I'm rambling.

Let me tell you about the pictures.

Caroline's feet under the lemonade stand! Aren't they adorable. She has gorgeous feet.
Nick picking out folders for school...I finally talked him out of the lebron James basketball one and the nascar one. He settled for puppies and general sports ones.

This is caroline showing me the book she found in a cart is really a composition book. How does she know what that is? I have no idea John and I just looked at each other thinking she is right!
Here is the family at the lemonade stand. Pretty sophisticated huh? Caroline was the boss and Nick was the contractor that way he could leave when he wanted. How she came up with that I have no idea either. She had her cash drawer and pen and paper to keep track of how many customers she had. She gets it from John.

This is her writing down a customer. I think it was Uncle Steve who I called and asked to come down. He was a good sport and that was great. He even paid extra for his lemonade.
That is it. We are going to try to go to the pool in the morning before it gets to hot. If that is possible. It is 77 degrees in my house right now and my ac is on 67. I don't think it will ever cool off.

Oh well day 7 was crazy in our countdown, but I did get to mark a few things off my list. Maybe day 6 will be better.

PS: Please keep DeeDee Barfield and her family in your prayers. Steve is deploying on Wednesday to Iraq. If you don't know that is Melanie's sister and she has 4 young girls. He will be gone for about 6 months. She will need all the prayer we can give her over the next 6 months. We love you dd and think about you everyday. You are in our prayers and hopefully everyone else that reads this. You are strong and can do it. Keep the faith.

7 days and counting!

Can you believe there are only 7 days until school starts????? Neither can I. We spent the day getting new uniform shorts for Nick and returning socks and getting the right ones. Nick also needed underwear and pj's.

The kids started the day off with a Lemonade stand. Caroline was so cute counting her money and pouring lemonade. We had 4 customers and I think they made $2.50 or $3. I love the pictures I got(wish I had new camera back). After the above mentioned mall trip we headed to the pool. It is sooooo hot outside. I was even in the water most of the time. I think we will spend most of our week there since it is going to be 100 degrees.

Tonight after dinner we went school supply shopping at Target. That was an adventure. They are out of most stuff and it was so crowded. For those of you that are keeping track I made it through all of that without a tear. I think I might be saving them for Monday. The kids have been such a handful the last couple of weeks I think it is God's way of making school a little easier for me. I could use a vacation about right now.

I'm working on my 35 item to do list. It is a little overwhelming to have so much to do in one week. It might have been better to not have a list except I would forget half of it.

I will update as the week goes. Hope everyone is good. Not letting me post pic. I'll do it tmorrow.

Ok I tried several times from Nashville to post and they didn't save for some reason. Have no idea why.

Just a quick post to let everyone know we are home safe after a very long 5 hour trip. We got stuck in Bowling Green in stand still traffic for over an hour. After lunch at Mcdonalds right next to the News Inn (where the Uhls, Barfields, and Deans swim) the kids were not happy about getting back in the car.

We are glad to be home and out of the car. We have a busy week ahead getting ready for school. We found out today which teacher the kids got (not one I wanted but not the least favorite) so Monday we have to go pick up a supply list. Can you believe I am one week (9 days) away from my babies going to kindergarten?????? Neither can I. Oh well.

I will post pictures tomorrow. Now I have to get kids to bed and get myself to bed. I'm exhausted after the week!!!!