~First Day of school~

Well, here are a few snapshots of the first day of school. A proud first grader and one in preschool. These two kiddos were so excited today and bursting with energy and anticipation. Today proved to be a great day for the four of us in the school system! With a bit of achy feet and a full belly I am off to bed before midnight tonight. Maybe an hour before!! Thanks for looking at my typical mom blog pics, yet I STILL have some crafts to get to! Thank you all for your prayers and uplifts from my last post. It means so much to me.

A bittersweet night

Wow!!! It has almost been 10 days since my last post. I bet I lost all of my readers!!! I have been in the twilight zone!!! I went from cool, calm and collective to the fast and furious. I started back to work this week and school begins on Monday. This is always a very exciting time and yet also very overwhelming. You wouldn't think going back to school after being spoiled with a summer break would be so bad. But it is like any diet or excercize routine....your off for a bit and getting back on is so much harder!!! I am looking forward to a fantastic year of teaching and the Lord has blessed me beyond anything I could imagine with precious co-workers, a school a mile away, healthy family, husband now working in the same district, I could go on and on. At the same time that I feel joy, I also feel in over my little head. After the first two weeks its pretty much a super feeling of relief....an I can do this sorta feeling!!! I ask for prayer for me and my many friends as we venture into a scary world to be a light to so many children. Please pray that we will have an open mind, a warm smile, a loving touch and a wise word to so many precious babies. I also pray for and ask for a prayer for all of the students going back to school. Change is always a little scary for all of us. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read my ramblings. I know this is quite the boring blog. But I really hope to be back in action of decorating and painting very quickly! Dont give up on me yet!I pray that you are well this day also. As silly as it may sound....I feel that the Lord has laid it on my heart right now this night to pray for each of you. If you would like an extra prayer or have something on your heart please let me know...I would love to lift your name or request to the Lord. I believe in prayer in a mighty way and feel that the least I can do is return the favor as I ask for your prayers. God Bless you this night.

YO..!%!#^&!#!*^$#!* Yo what???

Yo Gabba Gabba!!!!

You are either saying huh or oh ya! Yo Gabba Gabba ..... wheww......not so sure what I think about Gabba Gabba. This is a show on Nick and if you have children above age ..I dont know 10 you'll never have to experience this chaos! This show has a very odd way of grabbing my 4 and 6 years old attention. The music and dancing is ...well....... interesting to say the least. The crazy characters teach dance steps such as jump and step....jump and step! Sharing chants that you cant get out of your head........like No. dont. take. it . away. dont. just. take. it. away. (Repeat 40 thousand times!!!) Counting and manners are involved.....but I feel a bit nervous when this crazy biz is on tv. I just cant seem to to tell them this is insanely crazy and I cant get the beats out of my head. Just wanted to see if I was crazy or what your opinion was. Good thing there is a little help from zoloft because I will probably be incorporating some of these catchy color songs in my pre-kindergarten this year. Can't you just see me wrapping to my kids and saying, "Now boys and girls LETS BREAK IT DOWN.....No. No. Dont. Take. it. away. No. No. Take. it. away. ????

I may need Calgon to take me away or else men in white coats from the crazy hospital.

Maybe Gabba Gabba and friends will cure the 20 crying sweeties missing their mommies next week when they first experience life at school!!!!!!!

Yesterday I.............

Yesterday I ......stood in my yard with my 4 year old in amazement of a trash truck!!!

Oh, there goes another trash truck! Amazing!! Smell, not so amazing!!!!

Good Bye ever so loved trash truck!!

Yesterday, I also had a sweet girl spend the night and she and Madeline wanted to dress alike!
How fun to be 6 again!

Yesterday, I got to spend time with my college BF! We ate good, laughed and it wasnt long enough! Do you notice something missing in this picture?????

Were you not just dying to know what I did yesterday???

Happy Birthday Grampa!!

My Grampa is NINTY THREE -93 Today!!!! Wow! My grandfather has taught me so much and is one amazing man! I truly know the meaning of an intelligent man who loves with all of his heart, makes everyone laugh so hard, and knows every song written!!

We love you Grampa. God Bless you!!!

Colton and Cayleigh

Here is my adorable nephew Colton and neice Cayleigh! They were in for a visit from New Mexico. We had so much fun visiting. My camera batteries were dead so I did not get many pics, but loved playing with my brother and his kiddos.

Here is part of the fam eating delish food at Pappadeux!!!

Then my battery went dead....but I am sure you would rather see crafty stuff! I do have some yard sale finds coming soon!!! Have a great Saturday and stay cool!