Busy Day

Busy day.....exercised, field trip with M, work party, baseball game. I am exhausted. But looking at this picture makes me smile. That is what I get exhuasted for! : )

Love

Today I am thankful for love. The kind of love that looks at you blindly. (meaning you look good no matter what!) The kind of love that loves you unconditionally (even when you mess up!) The kind that puts you first over anything else. And the kind that holds your hand and tells you you're loved just for no reason other then....you are loved.

Fall

I am thankful for Fall finally! And the things I have to look forward doing with my kids this fall! Crisp air, pretty leaves to jump in, pumpkin patches, etc....

My Sunday

Today I am thankful for my church.
I am thankful for Laura who makes me walk. And what a beautful day it was to walk on the Greenway today!
I am thankful for my father in law taking the kids for a while today so I could sit on the couch which is always a treat!
I am thankful for my husband for painting around the garage door and mowing the lawn.

Homerun

Michael got his 2nd homerun today. It was another one of those "oops, they threw it over the base " ones but we will take it! He was booking it around the bases.

Thankful

Tonight I am thankful for:
campfires,
marshmellows,
cameras,
glowy things,
Jets pizza,
and memories.....

Trouble

"Mom, tomorrow I am going to put 'school' in the big part of my brain and move 'Pokemon' to the little part of my brain so I can concentrate on not getting in trouble at school (for not listening). "Then when I get home from school I will put the 'Pokemon' back in the big part of my brain and school in the 'little' part of my brain again. This from a 6yr old....

Song

I am thinking happy thoughts about my sis being a mommy. She will be such a good mommy and Dempsey will be such a good Daddy.....I sound like I am writing a song.....hehe!

FALL

Bring on Fall! I am ready! I love to take the kids to pumpkin patches, playing in the fall leaves, making pumpkin spice cake with them, etc.....90's need to GO AWAY! I am ready!

Homework

"Excuse me just a second, I have to go find my Pokemon cards," Michael just said to his friend on the phone that is in his class. We were sitting down to do his homework and he had written that he was supposed to do a worksheet and it wasn't in the folder so he was calling his friend in his class to see if the teacher had changed the assignment while he was in the bathroom. (this is what he is telling me) So i give him my friends cell phone number so he can call her son (who is in his class) to get directions on his homework. I am telling him, "Dont forget your manners when talking to his mom when she answers the phone." Because the first time he called them in the past, he just assumed she knew who he was when he called. (and she had no idea what he was talking about or who he was calling for etc.) So now 15min later he is still using his manners on the phone with his friend while they discuss all of their Pokemon cards. We may get to the homework sometime tonight! LOL!

My job

I have said this before but am saying it again, "I lived my whole life to be a MOM to my kids." I feel like that is my greatest accomplishment, job I was put on this earth to do, greatest joy, greatest test, greatest honor. I always thank God for my family. The fact that I ended up with the husband I have and the kids I have. The fact that my family is all healthy. I am thankful for my relationships as daughter, friend, sister, wife, mom, daughter in law, aunt, etc.....I look at the joy in this child's face when I am at his school and I KNOW that what I am doing is right. I know that the sacrifices we make are what we are supposed to do. Our relationships are what lasts. Not the cars, not the clothes, etc. And as my kids ask me from the living room where they just finished Uno with their Dad, "Mom PLEASE come play Uno with us", I HAVE to say yes! : )

cute

Blake tells me alot lately, "Mom, I love you" so I reply with ,"I love you too sweetie" and then he will say , "I love YOU too!" He's so darn cute!

Lucky

Michael told me , "Today was the BEST day, mom". I went to his class today and read a couple of books. The kids sat at my feet so attentively! Then I had lunch with M and got to meet his new friends. Some of the kids fought over who would sit by me, meanwhile M hung on to me. Hugs all around from the kids I knew from last year. Such sweet kids! Then I helped in his class till they went to Spanish. I went with them so I could get a pic of them in their spanish class. Afterwards I went back and picked up the class to take them to the gym where their teacher suprised them and the whole school by dressing up in costumes and dancing around. Michael leaned his head against me the whole show. Then off to the end of the day of school and on to the carnival . What a fun day! I felt so lucky to be able to share this with M.

Ball

Michael got the game ball tonight. The look on his face when they gave it to him was priceless. He looked shocked and he was finally caught without words! He plays on a very good team and is the youngest on the team. They even have travel team players on there. But tonight he had a single, double, triple, 3RBI's and 2 balls hit to him that he fielded and threw in. So the coach's (and we) were proud of how he played tonight!

MP3

Michael has me listening to the song "Boondocks" by Little Big Town. His Grandma J gave him and B a MP3 player that she doesn't use anymore. They love it! They are cracking me up with it. Michael keeps wanting to tell me how to use it, etc...Now B just came over and is teaching me how to use his too. I wish you could see the proud look on his face.

M's Funny story

At school today, M's Spanish teacher was telling the class how she has a hole in her heart and how she was going to the doctor tomorrow. So apparently she asked the class to raise their hand if they had ever had something sad happen. M says to the class, "When I was born I was all bruised up because I was hard to get out of mommy's tummy. The doctor said I almost died." So his teacher and his classmates all told him that he was "one of the lucky ones" and he keeps telling me that now! LOL!

Cuties

Aren't they the cutest thing? This picture makes me smile so I am posting it. My thought for the day is about M. When we got home and he was doing his homework I always have to check it to make sure it is right. I had to laugh at the end of his work where it says : She had 4 roses and she gave 2 away , how many did she have left? Of course he put there were 2 left but the last question made me laugh when it asked him how he came to that answer. He put "I counted them". Short and simple and to the point.

Water

This picture cracks me up! B was playing in the water inside at the Center and got SOAKED! Luckily it was a hot day and he dried pretty quick but Christie and I got a kick out of him. There is not usually this much water that comes out of it but he managed , to his amusement, to figure out how to get the water out!

LOVE

One of my sweet boys! What will I do when he won't sit in my lap anymore? What will I do when he won't cuddle with me anymore?

friends

B was so cute tonight with Ava. He wanted her to sleep in M's bed since he is out of town with Dad. They played so good tonight. She wanted to sleep in M's bed too but got nervous and ended up in her moms bed. So B ended up in mine too. 3 and 4yrs old is such a cute age. He was so excited for her and her mom to come stay the weekend with us! We sure are lucky for them to be in our lives!

Baseball again

1st game of the 7-8yr old league. Wow, is it different! These kids can throw from third to first without batting an eye. And most can hit out to the outfield. M fielded every ball hit to him in right center which was a few. Threw them in. He told me when we got home that he liked playing outfield. I was glad to hear that since he has always played infield. Beautiful night and B was good too. He loves an icee and popcorn!

Grading

Michael was having a hard time with his homework tonight (nonaction verbs which I had to google the definition of since I was in 1st grade a long time ago!), so he was not wanting to do it. So I told him if he didn't do it, that his teacher would give him an F and he says, "Is that the worst grade you can get or is Z?"

Piano

1st piano lesson! He did good. He sat for 30min while M and I did homework.

Sleepy

I am thankful tonight that the kids went straight to sleep. They were worn out from their fun filled weekend at Mom's. Today they played on the swingset most of the day and we played baseball.

Top 10 list

Things I am thankful for today ....(not in any specific order)
1. Mexican food
2. Friends and family
3. Late night calls
4. Hugs and kisses
5. I love you's....
6. Affection showed
7. Memories
8. Soft beds
9. Computers
10. Texting

Thanks Friends!

Today I am thankful for friends. Because without them to talk to , how would you know you go thru the same things they do?

Takeover

My bed....you wouldn't know it would you?

Homework

B had his first night of homework. Brian said he was smiling and acted very proud telling his Daddy he had homework for the first time. This is great too because he has been telling me he doesn't want to go to kindergarten since they have so much homework!