Psalm 30:5
"Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning"

Radom Fact Friday

I can be very random at times. Sometimes I have a lot to say but really no context to say them in. So here we are, a bunch of random things that are going through my head today.

-I have a secret that I am dying to tell. Especially to my kids because I know they will be so happy and excited about my secret.
-No... I'm not pregnant!!
- I really think iPhones should have a lot more notification sound options. How many more times must we be in a room with other people when we hear an iPhone and everyone says "was that your phone or mine?"
-I still love the Dixie Chicks.
- I'm a Pinterest Flunky. I pin and pin and pin but that's really as far as it goes.
- I'm so ready for winter. Like a serious winter. I'm not messing around with mild temperatures and no precipitation. I want it cold and I want snow.
- Maybe I need to just move??
- When I was younger I was just sure that when I was a grown up I would move far away from home. I live 4 1/2 miles from where I grew up.
- My husband lives 0.7 miles from his childhood home. Wow, we've really gone far!
- I'm ready to have lasik done on my eyes. I'm over being freaked out by it and ready to just do it already.
- My bank account isn't quite as ready for it.
- My bank account also is not ready for new furniture, a new car for the hubby, or a swimming pool.
- Stupid bank account.
- It can however afford a small monthly fee for Abby to start gymnastics class. yay!
- I always say I'm going to write down all the funny things my kids say but then I forget and I don't and then I forget what they say that is so funny.
- But they are funny.
- oh.... here's one... The other night my husband was saying goodnight to Alex. They like to roughhouse before bed. I'm not a big fan of disrupting the quiet.. sleepy mood in the house (although I secretly love hearing the giggles and cries of out right laughter coming from his room). Well, once again, they were at it. Alex stops mid-laugh to tell his Daddy (in a super serious voice) "you know mommy can hear us, right? We are both going to get in trouble." My son. He knows me so well. ;)
- I woke up this morning to a little girl in the middle of the bed using my arm as a huggy pillow and I pretty much melted.

What kinds of random things are on your mind today?

A new school year

 My kids started school last week. They are at the same school this year. And they are both so happy about this! (So am I!!!) We were *lucky* enough to win a spot in the one and only all day kindergarten class at our school. Yes... we won a spot. Its craziness really. Our school system is required to "offer" all day kindergarten, but due to space and budget and politics... not all of the kindergarten classes are all day. For this year they did a lottery and drew names for the 20 spots. Our school has 4 half day classes and one all day. We we SO happy to get one of the all day spots because that meant we didn't have to pay to send Abby to a private school that offers all day and she would get the most awesome teacher ever! Seriously, her kindergarten teacher is so cool. I love her already.

 

My happy kids on the first day of school! Alex is in 3rd and Abby is in Kindergarten.

 

 

 

 

Walking to the school and talking.

 

Since Alex is the big kid who has had years and years of experience at this school thing, he happily explained to Abby all the details about school. He told her what is good in the cafeteria and what isn't, what the cool toys are on the playground, who the nice teachers are.... you know...all the important stuff. He really has been great with her. After two days she was a pro and happily talking about her school as if she'd been there a year already.

 

Alex is in 3rd grade this year. Apparently 3rd grade is the year they stop being babies. Its the big kid year. Funny... I thought that wasn't supposed to happen until Freshman year of college. Hmmm... I'm really not ready for this. Lets rewind time and we'll curl up on the couch while I feed you a bottle and play with your toes to make you laugh? No? Whatever.. Go to class and learn your multiplication tables and cursive and nevermind your dear ole mom. I'll be over here in the corner looking at your baby book and wondering how in the world 8 years has gone by so quickly.

 

And while I am sad that they are growing up a little too fast for my taste, I am also very excited for what this school year has to offer. This year I am serving on the PTA Executive Board. I absolutely love being so involved and I know they love it too. I look forward to all the school activites and even the homework (ask me about that again in a month or so!) and I look forward to seeing how they grow as they learn.

 





College

I honestly don't remember a lot from college. And no, it wasn't because I partied the memories away. I was a good girl in college. I was a married woman for most of it. Living off campus, in a house that my husband and I paid for and working my way thru it. But for some reason, I just don't remember a whole lot of what I learned in college. Probably because I didn't give it the attention it deserved. It was not a priority. I wish I had made it a prority. I got by. I graduated and my degree is hanging on my wall in my office, but to me its just a piece of paper.

I found this picture while cleaning out a closet a few weeks ago:

Ah... the Conquest of New Spain. Good ole Bernal Diaz. This book brought back a lot of memories of a class that my best friend and I took one semester. I think that's the class I did the best in because she was the one who really made college a priority so she kind of forced me to make it a priority too. At least that class. I can't remember what it was called, History of the Aztecs or something similar. Why oh why did we chose that class??  It was a challenging class, but it was fun too. The professor lived and breathed Aztec History. He spoke about it with such passion that you would have thought he actually lived it. The whole class time was lecture. There was no textbook (that I recall) but rather it was just him telling us stories every class period. I rushed to write down every single thing he said when all I wanted to do was just sit back and listen. He taught us about the Mayan calander and the Aztec calendar. What a mess! We had to remember all the emporers. My friend and I made up a song using the first letter of each emporer.
Even though I don't remember all the details of the class and all the facts we had to learn I'm still glad I took that class.
What was your favorite college class and do you remember everything you learned??

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for:

- VBS and all that my kids are doing and learning
- All the amazing people that volunteer for VBS
- Losing weight when I'm not really doing anything to help the cause
- Tylenol Sever Sinus
- My boy that LOVES his new glasses
- he looks SO cute in them
- a newly re-arranged and re-organized home
- my kitty
- because he purrs
- and he's sweet
- my dog
- because she knows that she is mine
- its a weird unspoken (obviously) bond
- texting
- texting my boyfriend ;)
- sending silly pictures to each other
- it really does make me feel like boyfriend/girlfriend instead of husband/wife
- swimming
- swimming pools
- a great babysitter
- snow cones
- friends

Life in iPhone pics

What's been happening... according to my iPhone camera...

 This kid turned 8. Ouch.

 We swam in freezing cold water



The kids went fishing at the neighborhood pond 

We went to ball games 

And played with baby dolls 

And went to more ball games 

And won 1st place at a tournament!  

Had team pictures taken 

Worked on our cannonballs 

Found a book from college that brought back lots of memories 

Cleaned out the craft room (kitty supervised) 

Got glasses 

Suffered a nasty throat infection. The cure is a Braum's milkshake.

What have YOU been up to?? 

Thankful Thursday

Copying from a friend this morning and hopping on the Thankful Thursday bandwagon.

- spellcheck
- pigtails
- muffins with moms
- especially since they were serving donuts too!
- the ability to attend functions at my kids' schools
- a spot for Abby in ALL-DAY kindergarten for the next school year!!!!!!!
- no more paying a monthly tuition for school
- my job, even though I have been known to complain about it... but seriously its the best job ever in the sense that I get paid way too much to do way too little! ;)
- flip flops. all.summer.long.
- Summer Break!!!!!
- Being able to be home more this summer
- My parents
- (they have a pool!!)
- (and they're cool)
- My in-laws
- a cell phone with a built-in camera - where was this in the 90's?!
- a beautiful pond in my neighborhood
- where 2 laps equals one mile
- and walking it with my kiddos
- and getting to enjoy their company free of all other distractions
- seeing Alex run almost a half mile straight
- kid's a natural
- an upcoming visit with a friend... and her new BABY
- patio night
- visiting old friends in Tulsa who also have a new BABY
- watching a friend run her first 5K on Saturday!
- and seeing her beautiful family!
- forgiveness and grace
- oh and SUMMER BREAK!!!