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!