Last day of August!

As the sun is quietly setting into a summer that is ending

A calming message unto my heart is transcending

Captured now by this cool breeze swaying o'er the bay

That drew me back to this place so many summer days

For with these final days a subtle change is on the way

In every sunny ray a cooler breeze sways every blade

In anticipation of autumns crisp air and vibrant shades

As summer gives way and graciously fades..............

It's hard to believe we are in the last day of August and its half over already. The summer is finally coming to an end, and the heat is starting to change to something less vicious. When the wind blows under the shade of a tree it cools the skin and makes you close your eyes and soak up the warmth, the crispness, and the smells of the world all around. The time in the pool is quickly coming to an end. I went last night and I was actually cold. We stayed for about 2 hours and an hour in I was ready to sit in a towel in the sun. I could feel the goosebumps all over me as I was trying to enjoy the last few grasps at the summer I wished by maybe too fast.

But...with the end of summer...comes the best time of the year for me...FALL! A time when we live outside practically, and weekend nights are spent playing into the late hours outside, coloring with chalk, riding bikes, and enjoying a fire pit and marshmellows. Ghost stories, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and more...fall is the best time of the whole year! And living in Georgia, summer, and her fury at times, will be back before we know it! So I will do all I can to enjoy every second of a world I can finally breath in and reacquaint myself with!

Today started off on a great note, kids went to school with no issue, I hit the gym for an hour and a half, I came home and got the dogs washed, myself washed, and I am now doing laundry. I am sore, but in a good way (well, except for my aching back), and feeling accomplished in what I have set out to do for myself health wise. I have almost 2 hours left before leaving to get the kids, and a ton of homework to get done with Christopher tonight. I am going to try and get a bit more cleaning done, and dinner started soon. Other than that, there isn't a whole lot to report on today, just enjoying knowing my favorite time of year is coming! I am looking forward to the 3 day weekend too! And...today we are in the teens! Yay!!! 19 days tile Daytona! Whoop whoop!

Have a happy Wednesday!

Count Von Count says....

TWENTY!

AH HA HA!

What a week! I have had so much going on I haven't stopped by my blog to really catch up! Mostly during the week its a whole lot of same old same old type stuff. School is going well for both kids now, and my days tend to fly by with piddling around the house and around town. I have been working out and trying to get some more weight off now that I have more time for myself, and thats going to intensify over the next week and through the rest of the year. Brian was off last Thursday and that was so nice. Me and him had a whole day together to go look at stuff and do stuff. We started the day dropping the kids off then heading to the pool, after that we went to Jasper to the Bargain Barn to check it out and I got some great ideas for Christmas too. Then we went out to lunch and poked around a few stores and pawn shops looking to see what was in them. Then we got the kids and the afternoon, as always, was a blur. Sadly he had to work on Saturday, but I took the kids to Lowe's to do the building shop and then we went to my moms house and then we went to a few garage sales. After that we went to Target and lunch at TacoBell, and then to my friends Doug and Amy's son's birthday party at Mountasia. It was super hot outside but my mom and the kids wanted to ride the bumper boats, so they did. Then we went inside and played some skiball and other games. Laci hit 100 tickets on a snake game that made us all squeal in amazement for her! It was like one of those impossible shots that she nailed by accident. It was funny as hell! After we got the tickets cashed in, we took my mom home and hit the thrift store. I was lucky and scored a dresser for 11.00 there that is perfect for what we needed. Then surprisingly, my mom met us in the store and helped us get the dresser in the car. After saying goodbye again, we came home, exhausted, and ready for bed!

Sunday we were all up and ready to go early. Even though money is tight this week, we went to our traditional pay week breakfast. We chose McDonalds so the kids could play in the big empty play area while me and Brian worked on a game plan for some things coming up, like our trip, and groceries, ect....

After breakfast we headed to home depot, and then home. We spent the whole day working in the yard and garage. And by the end of the day we were sweaty, filthy, and tired....but the fall garden is 90% finished now and the garage is gorgeous and the chalkboard wall finished (minus the border)!  Soon it was time for dinner and bathtime and bedtime.

Monday I got up and got everyone on their way. Then I hit the gym and pool with Tiffany. The rest of the day as usual was a blur that ended at the dentist with the kids. Christopher got 3 fillings done and he left not even knowing what happened! Score! They did great and so did he. He had laughing gas for the first time and had me cracking up on the way home. He said it felt like his legs were melting into his body, and then his head got busy and his body got dizzy and then the women back there started talking in Spanish...which they weren't, lol...and he said that he kept saying he can't understand them with their masks on....what a silly boy! When I told him I was the one who told them to give him the gas, (as he put it the freaky gas), he scolded me telling me it wasn't nice that I played that trick on him! LOL!!!

Oh well, today is another beautiful day, hot as hell in the afternoons, but quite nice in the shade and cooler and more breathable in the mornings and evenings. I am so glad that I can taste fall in the air now...it can't get here soon enough for me!

Today I have a doc appointment then a ton of cleaning to do. I also need to get an ankle brace so I can start walking the track on Tuesdays and Thursdays after the gym on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hope everyone has had a great week! I'm off!

Tuesday is shaping up to be a bit like Monday!

Somehow my alarm clock went off this morning at 4:00am....ok...I think it did...I remember hearing it, I think?, and then jumped up and out of bed. I went to the bathroom and went to wake Christopher up...who had a hell of a time waking up. Then I went and got him in the shower and went downstairs. Brian had started my coffee and I was feeling super tired! Then he asks....is this the right time? While looking at the microwave..and I say, no it can't be...well...it was....it was 4:05am!!!!!!! Ack!!! So he laughed and said he was going back to bed and I went upstairs and apologized to Christopher and made him wrap it up in the shower and get back in bed. They have all been in bed for a few more hours now and I am sitting here working on pot #2 of coffee feeling like a schmuck! Ugh! Christopher has testing in school today that determines where they place him class wise for the first part of the year and they stressed a good night's sleep and a good breakfast....since I messed on of them up, he has blueberry muffins waiting on him! I feel like such a dope! Needless to say, I will be uber tired by bedtime tonight I am sure, especially since I am supposed to go workout in the pool at 9am! I may end up taking a mid day nap! I have to work at the school this evening from 5 to 7:30, so needless to say I will be wiped out by tonight! Thankfully I think it should be a fairly easy night other than that. Not a lot else to report on at the moment, I got a busy day of organizing and cleaning and pool time ahead of me and I am watching hurricane Irene worried about my grandparents, but that's about all! Looking forward to Thursday, Brian has all day off as a comp day since he is working Saturday and I am stoked! It will be the first whole day together kid free in a long LONG time, and the first one of the school year! Yippee! 

Well, my alarm clock just went off...so I am guessing I had a dream that woke me up that it went off earlier! Oy! What a stupid start to the day. 

Oh well, at least I get to enjoy my muffins and coffee in peace and I will give Christopher until 6:45 before waking him up I think.

Happy Tuesday!

What a morning!

DAYS TIL DAYTONA!

The picture above is the most smile inducing part of my Monday morning! Wow, it started off good with me going to bed medicine free again, and getting up with the alarm clock on time, and making confetti pancakes for the kids...and then the testing came into play. First, I should have searched for Laci's black shorts last night, but instead went to bed thinking they would be an easy find. They weren't....as a matter of fact, they were a NO find! They were to go under a blue and black dress/tunic she has and when I finally found a pair of shorts that would look ok under it, it was way too short! Even though I knew there was shorts under it, there was no way I could send her to school like that. Then, I went in the closet to find a new outfit and her entire shelf of clothing ripped out of the wall and fell to the ground! I finally get her dressed and Christopher dressed and eating breakfast, and then we had shoes with knots, laci peed in her undies while getting her teeth brushed and we had to chase momma and clover around the neighbors yards for 10 minutes before we could leave. Then I was almost late dropping the kids off!! And now I just got home from my "workout" and the gym I have been waiting to use is really in poor condition. Seat not attached to the exercise bikes, treadmill out of order, the two elipticals are dangerous and falling apart and the pins are missing to all the weight machines! I would be SO mad!!! I did 10 minutes on the eliptical and feel like I could pass out, and now I am home. Finishing this up and then working on some laundry. Thinking of calling it a day already!

Now for the kids update. Christopher is doing a lot better "facing his fears" (his words, not mine) and is learning to take it and put it away when he has moments of worry during the day. He is doing great with his school work and making good grades so far and is still loving school...and he is trying to make friends, although this is the first year he has struggled with it. I do feel bad for him over that. Laci made my heart overflow with pride last week when she started turning around to wave bye to me when I let her into the classroom, and then this morning, for the first time, she actually did a BIG smile and waved goodbye and said she loved me. She actually seems to like when we drop her off first, so I may start changing my morning around and doing her drop off first. She seems to be making good friends and enjoying school, and when her folder came home Friday it was full of pictures....and each one was of me! (and some with her too)...seems I am on her mind a lot, which is good, since she pretty much is on mine constantly. I look at the clock more times than I can even count during the day! Her calling card of interest in school is her hairbows, its so fun to finally have something we can get into collecting with her as a girly girl thing, I have a ton of fun ordering and finding and winning free hairbows for her and its funny to see people start looking for what it will be each day!

We are holding steady on our Mcdonald's for ice cream every friday, although I will be looking forward to parks when the cooler weather comes since it gets awfully smelly in there now! 

Life has been fun, quick, and at times crazy the last few weeks, but its been a wonderful journey all the same. We have been grilling out on the charcoal grill a lot and it is SO yummy, and we have been spending a little more time outside in the evenings when its not too bad humidity wise. I am getting ready to start my fall garden this weekend, and I am still pulling tomatoes and peppers out of my summer one. I am excited to start it! Brussel Sprouts, cabbage, peas, beans, peanuts, peppers maybe again and more! I am stoked! Although making home made salsa this weekend I did learn a very valuable lesson about veggies....jalepenos HURT! I got the oil on my hands not knowing about it and after bleach, rubbing alcohol, germ-x, greased lightning, dawn, baby soap, dog soap, orange body shop scrubbing lotion, aloe, and more...my hands still burned for 2 days! I bought some gloves at wal-mart using brians gift card he won at work and will not be making THAT mistake again! Wowza!!

Anyhow, not a whole lot to report on otherwise, just getting on day by day. Gonna buckle down and try to lose another 10 pounds by our vacation, but honestly that may not happen since its only 28 days away...but who knows! I am getting so excited for the vacation and cannot wait to get there! I am so happy!!! I can't wait to see my grandparents and go fishing and see my kids play by the ocean! What a wonderful year this has been! Wow!

Well, I guess I should go for now, trying to find a cheap used dresser to start getting laci's clothes off my closet floor now thanks to the craziness this morning brought me! Happy Monday!

The following picture pretty much is my life currently....

Started the week off on a terrible foot with Christopher. Having more issues with him and these crazy fears he has about everything under the sun and back. He is scared of the trailers, he is scared of school, he is afraid he wont make friends, there are bullies at recess, he is afraid something bad will happen to me while he is at school, he is sad.....I finally had a blowup yesterday morning and was over heard by the neighbors thanks to Laci holding the door open and got the hands on hips, head shaking look like I was the douche bag mom. Wow...lived my whole life for my kids since becoming a parent and they live like kings while I live like a pauper, yet somehow, someway, I got the "look". I sent him with Brian instead to school bc at that point I was going to be late and couldn't handle it anymore. I took Laci to school (blissfully easy) and then get the call from Brian that he was keeping him home from school bc the way he was acting there was no way he could go to school. I was HOT boy! But, I didn't go over him and let him make the call. He drove around with him all day and they had a day long conversation...which still wasn't good enough for me. I sent an email to his counselor at school bc I was just at a loss, I have never dealt with this before or even heard of it. She actually called me after school which was awesome. She gave me some great tips and pointers and we are going to try a timed session every day to express and squash all the crazy thoughts and he will NOT miss any more school and he will also work on standing up for himself to the kids giving him a hard time at school. Today they two counsellors are going to have a meeting with him and see if they can't work with him and see if there is something else that they can work through with him and help him with. She will call me this afternoon and let me know how it went and see what's going on.

On the much needed upturn this morning, its Picture Day at Laci's school. I got her up and dressed her cute in pink and brown with braids, and we went to school. On the way she told me about some girl who was crying yesterday, and on her own she said "this is getting old!" and I said "yes it is! Old like Santa Claus!" and boy did that make her mad! She snapped back "Santa isn't OLD he is NICE!!!"....ummm ok, when did old become the opposite of nice? LMAO!!! Then we got to her school and I walked her in and did the whole bowling move....but before I could turn to the door she spun around and my heart dropped....here it goes I thought....and then she smiled and threw her hand up and said "bye mommy!" and spun back around to play! Wow!!! Here came the tears again....the hardest hurdle of growing up so far and it seems we have jumped it finally! I was filled with sadness, pride, joy, and just an overwhelming mix of emotion at that little wave and smile. What a crazy feeling!

And more good news? This weather!!! Two mornings in a row of mid 60s and low humidity!! I actually still have my windows open at almost 10am! Woot!!! Could it be that fall may actually be on its way?? Or if that is too much wishful thinking, maybe just that the 80% humidity and 105* temps may be gone for a while now? Oh please please please let that be the case!! I so badly want to be out walking at the park right now, but I feel like my sickness is getting into my lungs, and I have been coughing into being lightheaded for days now and having that icky cold sweating thing...so as wonderful as it feels, looks like I am waiting a bit longer before walking again...sigh!

Today consists of cleaning, and then errand running. So far this stay at home mom while kids are in school hasn't exactly equalled mom relaxing and watching netflix or window shopping! So far its consisted of laundry, cleaning, cooking, and errands! Bleh!

Anyhow, praying today ends as wonderfully as it began....I need the mental break! This has been the 2 weeks from hell I tell you!

Happy Tuesday!

Hmmm....that week went by a bit fast....

"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana"

Well, the first week of pre-k is in the books, the second week of second grade has come and gone, and I am starting to get a feel for the fact that I may not have quite as much time on my hands as I thought...or...I have just filled this week with too many things to do so I forget how lonely it is all day long. 

I worked til almost 11pm on Wednesday night for the consignment sale, and by the time I got home I was hurting everywhere! Whew! I forgot what 4 hours on my feet felt like! There was so much stuff being delivered it was crazy! I met a lot of nice people though and had fun even if it was mind and body draining. Then I went back in and worked 8-12 on Thursday and by then I was wiped....I was injured and just done. I came home and laid on the couch and watched a movie and ate a delicious stuffed baked potato and enjoyed just resting for a few before getting the kids....then I got to go back and shop Thursday night at 5:30! I was excited as always and got a ton of stuff for the kids for winter/fall and I am actually almost done with both now, minus some heavy jackets, and some long john type shirts for Christopher that he wears under his short sleeve ones. We lucked out because Brian had found what he thought was a dollar in a parking lot earlier in the day and stuck it in his pocket....when he got home and gave it to me it was 100.00!!!!! That pretty much covered all the stuff for the kids at the sale and was a huge break for us and I couldn't have been more thankful for the good luck we had in finding it. (and no, it wasn't the kind of place you could find the owner of it so we kept it)

Then I was back to work at the sale on Friday from 8 to 11 even though I didn't really want to be since I was sick and sore already....but I worked my day shift, bought a cute bow for Laci, and headed home. I stopped at a few yard sales on the way home and picked up an awesome little gadget for 3 bucks and that was that. 

2 weeks into school and I am sick though....yep...already. Me, and both kids. Sniffing, sneezing, coughing, hacking, sore throats, achy bones and joints and just feel nasty. I am really honestly surprised we got sick this soon into the school year, but oh well. We will somehow work though it and be done and hopefully catch a sickness break now for a while. 

The school week itself has gone a lot better than expected as of Monday though! I did the "kid bowling" in the morning with laci, imagine the whole stance you take when you throw a bowling ball....yep...that whole step forward and with one arm kinda push the object forward and turn around afraid to look...yep...that was me...and it WORKED!! The last 3 days of the week have been a breeze dropping her off! Now I know I am jinxing myself saying all this, but I was really floored how quickly she seemed to adjust after the horrific screeching fit she pulled on Tuesday! LOL! Lets hope come Monday its back to easy bowling moves and one happy mama!  Christopher has been doing great and even though he isn't switching classes yet, he is still doing wonderful and seems excited for the year. He is making friends good and seems to have a good grasp on everything. He had a ridiculous amount of homework this week and somehow managed to get it all done and as far as I know he did pretty good on a spelling test we studied all week for. (although I am almost sure he missed "lettuce" and "engine") He seems to really be doing great already and as always I am more than proud of him! We have started going to McDonald's on Friday after school and having an ice cream while the kids run through the playground thing for an hour and a half. The kids both seem to really like the tradition already so I am sure we will continue it...even if we change it up a little as the cooler weather comes and switch to an ice cream to go and a trip to a big park instead. God I can't even believe I give myself the opportunity to think of cooler weather! Gah!

This week in all has left me searching for where my "free time" went. I haven't had my phone on me hardly at all, and when I do its dead by 9am. I have been trying to charge it all day to get to all my missed calls and messages and I feel terrible I missed so much in the world while trying to learn what normal is now and work all my volunteer time! I am hoping that this next week will give me the time for myself I so desperately want now. I need to start working out on Monday and I am hoping to lose another 10 pounds by our vacation next month to Daytona! Fingers crossed in my head! 

Today has been a day of errand running and has left me very worn out. I am thinking its another early bedtime for me and the family. My throat hurts pretty bad at this point and my head is following it. Thinking I may have more to type, but will wait til tomorrow morning and coffee to get there! Have a happy night!

Mommy P

*Sigh*

Although this morning these lyrics are in my head too:

Four years later ‘bout 4:30

She's crawling in their bed

And when he drops her off at preschool

She's clinging to his leg

The teacher peels her off of him

He says what can I do

She says now don't you worry

This’ll only last a week or two

It won’t be like this for long

One day soon you'll drop her off

And she won’t even know you're gone

This phase is gonna fly by

If you can just hold on

It won’t be like this for long

Its been a rough week emotionally for me. Wishing the happy fairies would come and make me feel like a better mom. The week started off on a disastrous foot Sunday night when my days as a foster came to an ugly end. I know everyone thinks I am going to sit here and post the whole big song and dance to fill everyone in, but I am not. I know I have been hurt for a long time now, and did all I could to be liked, accepted, and make friends....and almost a year later I find out I have been judged before anyone even knew me and those who I thought were my friends forgot what friendship means and shut the door in my face...and that's a bed they can sleep in alone. Unexpectedly though, I had to make a split moment choice on either dumping Athena off Monday at a vet to be boarded alone until someone, if anyone, would step up and love her like I do....or adopt. Brian made that choice for me and we officially adopted Athena into our family about 10:30pm Sunday night. And that's ok....Athena is the special sauce to our family burger. She is that little kick of spice that keeps me and the kids and even the dogs on our toes...and she forces me to be a better house cleaner! So now, we are the proud family of 3 large dogs...we go through 40 pounds of food every 2-3 weeks, and I have a canine over active garbage disposal...but...she is mine...and that makes me happy.

As far as the kids go, its been a stressful week so far and its only Tuesday! Christopher spent the week last week stressed out for some reason thinking I would forget to get him from school this week when I started getting Laci. Now, I have dropped Christopher off and picked him up every single day of his life in school so far. 3 years now! I have picked him up with migraines, stomach bugs, strep throat.....I have picked him up holding a wet rag to my eye that I had cut, I have picked him up in pouring rain, sleet and snow, and blazing heat....but for some reason he has it in his head I will forget...gee thanks....so yesterday I am in the car to come get Laci (and then him) and my phone rings...and its his teacher! you know, the one I haven't even gotten to meet yet...anyhow she is calling me to tell me that Christopher cannot even concentrate in school today because he is worried and anxious I will forget him at school....WHAT??? After a small uneasy laugh and asking "I'm sorry what???", she again tells me that my son wanted her to call and REMIND me to come get him today....ummm...<<>> I explain to her that Christopher has clearly lost his mind and that I am a SAHM who has never ever ever forgotten anything to do with him ever, and that I spent a year working on nabbing a spot for his sister at a pre-k close to the school so his routine wouldn't change...my ears were burning on the phone I was so red with embarrassment. I assure her that I will be there at the same time I am there every day and hang up to get Laci....after picking him up I gently but firmly explain how embarrassed I was with the phone call and explained that clearly while driving home at the same time as every other day of his life that I can do my job and pick them both up and clear up that no matter what I will *always* arrange him to be gotten from school, and that no matter what he will never sit on the curb alone and hungry waiting for morning to start school again....that that's not how it works. Sigh!

Laci had a rough time as expected....I dropped her off and she was all excited until we got into the class and a little boy was screaming and gagging and shrieking at the door clinging and begging his mom not to leave....Laci looked up at me and Brian and I knew we were screwed. 10 minutes of promising I wouldn't get "losed" (gee thanks kid, whats up with my kids???) and that I would go to jail if she didn't go to school, and crying for her and then for me in the car I left....what a sucky time. Turns out 10 mins later she was laughing and playing and did great all day until the afternoon when after a nap and before the last story of the day another girl started crying for her mom, and then Laci started in too. They met me outside the class to explain that Laci had *not* been crying all day even though that's how I left her and that's how I picked her up. This morning was even worse...super excited all night, even squealed out "oooh dats tute

I spent my first day home yesterday cleaning and laundry folding and made 2 banana breads and froze some veggies from the garden and feeling mighty June Cleaver....today I have about as a glamorous day planned. Its only 9:45 and I have already looked at the clock 100 times. I have cried listening to music and I have worked on this...soon I will wash the floors and I considered painting all the baseboards in the house white again. I have little money and less gas, and honestly I just want to see my kids again.....come on 2pm.....

Hope everyone else has been having a less worrisome embarrassing week than me so far! Lots of love, Mommy P.

Ok kids, please, if you dont mind....

My babies are growing up way too fast all of a sudden. What seemed like eternity to get to, has suddenly sprang to our feet in a blink of an eye. I have had more than a few heavy sobbing can't breathe, head pounding cries already and I have a feeling tomorrow will suck. Brian has to work but has permission to go in late to be able to see Laci off into her first day of school. Christopher begins class changing and homework for the year and just like that, the new year has started rolling...and will likely roll quickly into the next month, season, and eventual year. Its dawning on me that life somehow got by while we were wishing for the next thing. It's funny how that happens. I swear I was just telling my mom on the back patio that I was pregnant with Christopher, and I was just registering for a baby shower with Laci, and I was just coming home with her from the hospital. And wasn't I just making cupcakes for Christopher's pre-k graduation? And going to his first open house? Didn't laci just take her first steps and we realized all hell was about to break loose? What happened? Where are my tiny babies? My boy is 7! Seven! He loves star wars, plays a DS, laughs at all the right jokes on MadTv, and can stay up til 11pm on Saturday night....he is in second grade...and can read whole books to me, and do double digit math addition. My baby, my little girl, she pairs color matching jewelry to her outfits, she wants a pink rifle, she loves shopping at the mall, and plays barbies. She can sing, and dance, and is starting Pre-K in the morning. I am confused. When did I end up standing on the side of this road, waving goodbye as I packed lunches and fixed booboos? Suddenly my life is in a different place...and for a change its me scared to open my door and wanting a light on. It's scary in this new place, this place where my kids grow up and I am left wanting to watch Sesame Street one more time and rock someone to sleep. But ready or not, here it comes....and starting tomorrow I enter the next phase of my life. The phase where I am the stay at home mom of two school aged children, where I cook and clean all inside the quiet place in my head, the phase where I watch the clock waiting to see my babies again all day, and where the house stays clean for more than 15 minutes at a time, and I long for a mess, or a spilled cup of juice, or someone needing me for something. Tomorrow begins a change in my life, and I don't like change anymore. Tomorrow I watch my baby boy jump out of my car and wave as he walks into school wearing his size 2 shoes, and big bookbag, hair spiked up and some shirt that screams silly young boy instead of Thomas or Power Rangers, then I take my baby girl, in my head still wrapped in her lady bug blanket, smiling and cooing on her pink cupcake boppy, and open my door and take my 4 year old silly, spunky, diva by the hand and walk her into class, where she will run to her friend and want to play and wave goodbye....and I will surely cry again. Tomorrow my whole world shifts again....and ready or not, here it comes.....too bad I'm not ready.

Happy Sunday....enjoy every second, because in a second, it will be Monday.

Neuters and Puppies and Open house....

But First....

Thank you Kellogg's, for making the ever so delicious Raisin Bran Crunch. This is my favorite "adult" cereal and make me happy just eating it, LOL, and since I just finished off a heaping bowl of it, I wanted to give props where props are deserved!

Anyhow, yesterday ended up becoming a MUCH more busy day than I had anticipated! After getting Clover dropped off we went to look for hangers (fail) and then we came home and pretty much relaxed for a few hours, but then I found out I was getting 2 foster puppies and suddenly my afternoon got crazy! We left to go get Christopher at 2, then picked him up and drove to the feed store for some high quality puppy kibble since these guys have some catching up to do, and then to the vet to pick them up where I learned just how behind they are. Little Brae has to have shots every 2 weeks to get his lungs built up so he can breathe good, and both are pretty tiny and need to learn to eat solid food. So after getting all of that taken care of it was a mad dash back to the house so Brian could take Christopher to swim class, then after that I got the pups settled in some and went back up to Ballground to pick up Clover who was a whiny dramatic mess as expected. We got him home and settled in, got the pups cleaned and in the half bath, got the girls out to play, and then had laundry and dinner to do. Me and Brian decided we would share a pizza instead after the kids went to bed so we ordered dominoes and had a little late quiet dinner.

After making puppy much, bottle feeding, and cleaning everything and feeding everyone it was finally bedtime.

This morning, my alarm clock went off, but after a very restless night of storms, whining, and Christopher up 3 times for various reasons, I turned my alarm off and accidentally fell back asleep!!! I woke up in a stressed out frantic panic this morning when I rolled over and it was 7:27!!! Luckily Brian had gotten up with Christopher and got him off to school, but I feel horrible since today he is meeting his official teacher and I am sad I missed getting him excited for that this morning. That will NOT happen again!!

This morning I was going to go check out a consignment sale but I am not sure I feel like dealing with the heat and sun again right yet, so I may end up sitting home....still not sure yet.

I got puppy grooming to take care of today and then tonight we have Laci's pre-k open house!!! Yay! I am so excited for her and I know she is going to love it!!! We are heading up at 5:30 and I hope its awesome! I will report back on that tomorrow!

For now, its going to be about 112* with the heat index today, so be careful! Lots of love!

Snip Snip!

Doing my part by removing some of Clover's this morning. Today I dropped my baby boy off to get the big snip! He dragged me half across a parkinglot wanting to play with another small dog in the car next to us and as he is dragging me along, I see the look of horror on the other owners face and all I can say is "he's friendly! he's friendly! I promise! He wants to play!" and do everything I can to stop i flip flops on gravel! Ugh! He is such a bad boy!! I have got to get him working better on a leash and get some manners and for God's sake NEVER forget to put his prong on him again in public!

After we got him weighed (a surprising only 85 pounds) we got him crated and did the paperwork and left. Laci rolled over in her carseat and I asked what was wrong and she lost it! She started crying big heavy sobbing alligator tears and said she was sad we left Clover and that she didn't want them to hurt him or keep him....awwww....silly thing, he wont feel a thing, and when they see how destructive he is they won't want to keep him either! LOL! So I finally calmed her down and we were on our way...wishing all along I had a bandaid for my burning swollen torn open finger thanks to trying to maintain Clover on the leash....

Today is another semi quiet day. The weather man urges us all to stay in unless necessary thanks to the intense heat and humidity and I am all too happy to do as I am asked. I am still trying to figure out the wire hanger mess, but at least I finally got my tags printed for next week's consignment sale!

Well have a happy day! I will update after we get Clover later this afternoon!

Brrr....it's so cold out!....yeah JUST KIDDING!

Yup...that about covers it. Somehow we are under an advisory that it is about to get even HOTTER here in the Southeast before we start cooling down temporarily during rains possibly expected by TS Emily....now...I don't know about you, but this news SUCKS! I have been dying and now its going to get *hotter*???? Ugh!!! Well, they say sweating burns calories...yet somehow I haven't dropped 20 pounds...hmmmm....

Anyhow, morning two of school went even smoother than morning one, making me feel like either A.) I finally have this school morning stuff figured out and under control or B.) I am getting set up for a major chaotic event next Monday when both kids start school....but, I will take it while I got it easy peasy!

Today will be a fairly productive day, having me at the movies with Laci this morning watching Despicable Me (again) for a buck. Then I am going to swing by the dollar store and try to get some metal hangers and safety pins, and then I need to go pick up some crates, and then get home and do some cleaning and start dinner. I am hoping to have dinner done by the time Brian gets in this afternoon. I need to find the hangers and stuff and get the stuff washed again and hung up in time for the consignment sale next weekend! 

Tomorrow Clover is getting neutered. I am a little nervous for him, but I know this is for the best and hopefully will curb some of his grosser habits when it comes to the females he lives with, and maybe have him stop cramming his nose in Brian's crotch all the time and my boobs! Blah!

Christopher had a good first day of school. Pretty slow moving and not a lot of work being the first day, but I am sure that will change quickly....now if they could just get him a solid teacher that would be great!

Off for my day! Stay cool!

2nd Grade!

HAPPY AUGUST!

Well today is the day! I was up early again, thankfully not as early as yesterday, but still early enough to enjoy a quiet cup of coffee before the day got going. Christopher woke up in a great mood and was bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to go right off the bat. After a breakfast of strawberry waffles and orange juice and some tooth scrubbing and hair gelling, we were ready! The line to get into the school was brutal and I had totally let that fact slip my mind, so after the 20 minute wait we finally parked and headed in. Christopher did pretty good getting to his class for the first time after he wanted to make the original turn towards kindergarten and 1st grade hall. Brian was able to have today off so he got to go too and see where the class was since he had to miss open house last week. We got him in class and all settled in and got a quick pic and a kiss goodbye and he is all set for his first day!

Today will be a pretty low key day, I am thinking me, Brian and Laci will head to the pool for a quiet swim for a few hours and then spend the rest of the day cleaning and organizing as usual! Seems like the more I do of that, the less my house seems clean and organized! Ha!

Anyhow not a whole lot more to report on at the moment, same stuff with heat/humidity, messy house, crazy dogs, and busy afternoon planned that will probably end still a mess and with me watching netflix, LOL!

Lots of happiness on this first Monday of August!!