First Day of School!

OK so it took me a while to get this posted! I know most of you blogger's had this up within minutes of kids being at school but my life just seems so busy right now that I rarely even have time to sit down! I was having trouble getting the kids to let me take pics so they are not great. The first on is Hunter not wanting any part of this and the two others trying to get him to be good! He just kept saying "Why are you doing this?" Acting like I was nuts for wanting his picture.

Alyssa looking her best of course! She had take a shower

and curl her hair to be perfect for 6th grade!

Christopher looks so Good! I just can't believe he is already in the 8th grade!

He is just growing up way to fast!

I finally got him to not make a funny face in one picture! He was just walking into the school with the class as I snapped this one! He really was pretty good about leaving me! I was a mess. I actually cried! I was a bit shocked at how emotional I was it's not like this is my first kid or something it's not even my 2nd or 3rd. Oh well I guess it does not get any easier for some of us!

Oh my gosh this one is a great picture! On the first day of school he actually learned how to pump a swing for the first time without my help! He kept calling me to push him and I was not getting to him fast enough and before I could get to him I realized he was doing it himself! I really do not think he even noticed he was doing it until I said" Hunter look your doing it by yourself"!

I am so glad school is back in but a bit bummed that my kids have to continue to grow up! I love them being little. I get so frustrated at times and think Oh I just wish they would be in school and now that they are I am missing them so much! Just think what I am going to be like when they actually grow up and move out!

NOT SO FUN TIMES!

OK so I have to say "WHY DID I SIGN UP TO BE ON PTA"? So here we are it's Friday and I have been at the school everyday this week. Tomorrow we are at the school- yes on Saturday too- and we are cleaning out a closet! Lots of work put in in just the first five days in this position! I have had great help from my friend, the PTA President, which makes this so much easier to do since we are really good friends! As Julie would say "Fun Times" however I say "NOT so fun times". For many years I had to work while my kids were in school so now I have this opportunity so really felt it was a good thing. I will feel that way again after this week is over and we are not having anything to do for awhile. Its funny though it is a complete double edge sword. On one hand you try to be involved and be doing things at school for your kids and making it a better environment for them to be at while in school. But on the other hand in the long run it takes time away from the kids and you are leaving them home with sitters and having less time to really spend with them. I really do not know the solution but for now I am learning where the balance is. Lets just hope they remember how much we did for them while the were growing up.

A Few Of My Favorite Things

In one of my earlier posts I was very lovingly making fun and made some comment about a dear friend of mine reading Harry Potter. Actually she read all 6 over again then read 7. Do not post anything about #7 I have not read it k'. Any who so I thought about how much she was reading and realized I am just as bad! I have read three out of the 5 books pictured here plus 3 others all since July 10Th! That's 24 days! WOW! That is exactly how I feel about reading. It is one of the greatest past times I love love love. (That does not include children) I am a crazy reader if I do not have book I am reading (even if slowly) than I do not feel right. Funny story growing up---- My parents bought me a small black and white T.V. for my 10Th birthday in hopes maybe I might get my head out of a book for a moment. HA HA! To this day I am in 2 almost 3 book clubs and can not even tell you how much not only the reading but the friendships have enriched my life. The only negative to the book clubs are the book ideas you get from friends and they are not one picked for book club so me has to go get them too. Oh wait there is another negative well maybe just be cause we can not be our happy chipper selves the next day is the fact we sometimes are out til the very wee hours of the night. Sometimes getting a few husbands call that awoke in the night to find no wife in bed next to them. (Never Mine Though)!
Funny joke some of has is that we have to remain in a good mood around our hubby's the next day despite our complete exhaustion, so they do not have a reason to keep us home next month.
Yeah right like that's gonna happen.


OK so I do not only have one addiction but two. This one is not so beneficial to intellectual side of me but let me tell ya it helps my mood and mental state in more ways than I will even go into. It definitely isn't helping the 10-15 lbs I have put on and can not seem to get rid of. HMMM I wonder why? This is another thing from my childhood. There is not a day not one single day that I can remember ever going without some sort of sweets. Not potato chips, bread, cheese or any other fat food you can think of I mean real SUGAR! All of the pictured things here are currently stashed somewhere in my house. SHHH do not tell the kiddos. I have tried over the years to quit but it is a no go. i even have had blood sugar issues but no that never stopped me. I received most of this from friends for my birthday last week. The four candy bars in front are from my son. He bought these on the way home at a circle k because he missed my day. The huge thing of licorice is form A friend. The Symphony bar is from my friend Shelley. I almost want to kill her. I had never tried one before and now I am addicted. I got the green bar from my daughter on my day too. The round Ghiradelli chocolate is actually my gift to my friends that I bought in San Fransisco and never gave it to them because I accidentally broke into it one day! Then I have the stashed misc. UM can you say ADDICT?

Who's your daddy?

For fathers day this year I asked My husband's family to send me pics of him as a baby. When I received this one in the mail I instantly thought WOW that is Abbey! When I picked these up yesterday I immediately thought see I was right. So we asked Hunter who this picture was of and his response was ABBEY! I guess he can not deny this one huh? What do you think?

My absolutely adorable little girl.

This is my favorite one. I can not even believe how cute these came out. I was really impressed as they are from Target. I have not got her pictures taken since she was 1 so I was was not on the ball like some are. I know there are lots of poses sorry but they were all soooo cute. This first one is when she was a bit shy and not wanting to do anything for the photographer.


Loved this one too until I saw the bottom of her sandals in the pic.
Do not know why this cropped like this but I am not about to try it again!

Just trying to get ahead

I am feeling soooo ahead of the game for August. I have been trying to get as much done as I can knowing that in less than a week my PTA work starts for the kids school and they start school the next week and add to that I start school on the 20th. So that being said anything I can do to get a good start on the year is going to help. So last night I was wanting to scrapbook a bit but really had no ideas worked out. My scrappin' friend Julie was to busy reading Harry Potter (and still is!)to come scrap and my hubby was out with his friends so this is what I worked on.
This is a page kit I got at the scrap store and it just happened to be the perfect color for Madyson's 1st day of preschool.
These are all the birthday cards for people in August! Sorry if yours is here and I am spoiling it for you but you do not know which one is for you! I had a lot of fun making these while chatting with my favorite mother-in-law. I called her to make sure I had the right birthdays and was not forgetting anyone 2 hours later close to midnight we hung up. I told her I was making them and she was a bit surprised as it does take a lot of my time. It does take a lot of time however I love doing it and it is so much fun.

CAMP GERONIMO

Christopher is home from camp! It seems like this was a longer time for me. I really missed him this time and felt like it was to long. I know it was because he had been gone for 18 days at my mother in law's and went to a canoe trip before that. Camp was an experience for him this year. He was hiking up on the rim about 6 miles during the night and on the way down one of the leaders fell. When he fell he was knocked out and was paralyzed on one side of his body. There was another leader there however he was trying to get reception on his cell phone to call for help. The boys all jumped into action and helped out. Some of the boys were so frightened and emotional it was hard for them to handle. All the boys took off their shirts and covered him up and when it started to rain they even took out a poncho and covered him so he would stay dry. Christopher sat by his side the entire time which was about two or three hours. He kept talking to him so he would stay awake. The boys all prayed a few times up on the mountain and felt strongly that this helped. I know Christopher played a great part in getting help and getting him off the mountain safe. He was life flighted to Scottsdale and was treated and released within 12 hours. It was a very emotional thing for them to go through but I know they all walked away better and stronger because of it. I am so proud of Christopher and feel he really stepped up to the plate and acted very mature about the entire thing. After the helicopter got there and he knew there were professionals there to take care of he finally let his emotions play out but he was able to really keep it together until it was appropriate. You really never know how your child will react in an emergency until it happens and I can say I have no reason to worry I only have reason to be very proud of my son!