Cutie's Preschool

Well, I made it through Cutie's first day of preschool. She is attending the cutest preschool named Happy Apple, with a name like that who wouldn't like it! She is still a little unsure about this preschool thing. Her idea, and possibly mine, is to never go to school and always stay with mom. In all honesty, I would be fine with that plan. I have already started training her as my real estate apprentice. She has a keen eye for property evaluation and has learned to used the lock box quit well. So if she fails at preschool, she has a job with me! :) I asked her if she had fun, she said no. I asked if she liked going to preschool, she said no. She obviously is picking up on her sister's school negativity. It was only Sweetie's second day of school and she woke up complaining that her throat hurts bad and needed to stay home! Gosh, they must think I'm an incredible mom since they would rather stay home or maybe they just want to watch TV!
All in all, it was a good morning. I went to Paradise Bakery with my Suicide Prevention Specialist friend E and couped each other through the 2 1/2 hours. I'm ALIVE!

Slumber PARTY!

What I will do for my children!

Sweetie is turning 7 and wanted to have a slumber party.  I said, okay but only 3 friends plus her sister.  So we made pizzas, did make-overs, played Wii, watched a move, did face masks and went swimming.  Wow, was I exhausted!!!  I put the girls down at 11pm and they were asleep by 1pm!!!!  YIKES, I didn't realize that would happen!  The next day, my girls and I took a long nap!

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!!

7 is like heaven! Happy Birthday Sweetie!

AHHHH, back into the swing of things! When the alarm went off early this morning, it was actually refreshing (check back with me in a week or so and I'll tell you if I'm still refreshed!). A plan, a schedule, normalcy is really what we all need.

This summer has been a blast, lots of trips, play days, sleeping in and movies but it's over! I'm very grateful that I have all those memories and photos to remember Summer of 2008.

Seven years ago today, I gave birth to Sweetie. She was all we had hoped and dreamed of. As I look back at the years, they have gone by so quickly and today of all days I am dropping her off at the first day of 2nd grade! We are so proud of her growth spiritually, physically and mentally. She, like all children, is a masterpiece in progress. I know that God uses her each day and is preparing her to be a special warrior princess for Him! Happy Birthday Princess!

Wedding Bells

A few weeks ago, one of our dear friend's daughter and another friend's son got married and they asked Andy to sing and MC the reception. The wedding was beautiful and done with such class. Knowing the amazing couple made the wedding even more special. We stayed on the East side of town and enjoyed seeing many great friends.

Sweetie was so excited to see her long lost friend E, so they hung out the entire night. E is 2 years younger than Sweetie but they have the same identical personality, so they got along great - 2 Miss Independents! Sweetie's favorite part was being able to roam around during the reception and eat all the desserts she and E wanted and she loved being apart of the bouquet toss.

My favorite part was seeing God's hand over this couple and knowing that He has great plans for them. I also loved being surrounded by friends that felt like family, it was nice to be at home on the East side of town. Plus, I also got to see my long lost friend, E's mommy! :) It was a fabulous night!

Cabin Fever!

Lake Pleasant-Not so pleasant!

We were invited out to the lake with some friends Friday night and we had a blast.  I haven't been to the lake very often so I didn't realize how much fun we could have on the lake!  At first I was a little timid about the girls falling off or something but once we all started swimming around in the lake I realized how much the life jackets kept you afloat!  I did have to keep reminding myself not to think about what I was swimming in, if you think about it, it is pretty gross!  I came home and took a shower and bath to cleanse myself from the fish poop water.  The most amazing part was riding the inner tube with Andy, I haven't screamed and laughed like that in a LONG time!  What a blast!!  Then C and I went and the guys were trying to fling us off the inner tube, like warriors we stayed on! :)  When it was the guys turn, C was driving and flipped her husband off the tube, it was hilarious!  

Towards the north there was a pretty dark storm forming.   K said we better start heading in, but we were having too much fun!  The kids wanted another ride on the tube and we kept playing.  Finally, as the storm got closer we headed in.  As we approached the dock, the wind was really bad.  Now we see almost everyone getting off the lake, so it started getting crowded at the boat ramp and the water was terribly choppy.  I felt like we were in the movie, A Perfect Storm.  I was dropped off at the dock with the 4 kids, at this point I started praying because it was a bit scary!  The kids were a little freaked and we all wanted to get the boat loaded and get out of there.  Obviously, they did but from now on we'll trust K when he says it's time to get off the lake!  Another lesson, Lake Pleasant can be not so pleasant!

Cat Abuse

I have to first start by saying that we have the best cat in the entire world! She is fun and active but also docile and sweet. Back in January, we somehow went into Petsmart for a goldfish and came out with a cat named Miley (yes for Miley Cyrus!) The truth is, you never know what you're getting when you adopt a cat from a window at the pet store but we bought a winner! I'll admit, we did have some major problems with Miley (jealousy, hunger issues, disobedience, keeping us up at night meowing) when we purchased a hamster for Sweetie's amazing report card but after they had a cat fight and Hammy ran away with only one eye, we got rid of him! After that, all has been well!

The girls adore Miley. Each morning they wake-up and dash to find her. Poor kitty! She seems to enjoy their pulling, yanking, and touching. She even puts up with combing, dressing and pretending that she is a real baby. Recently, I found Cutie locked in a room (which is Cutie's only way to keep the cat contained, she's a smart kid!) with the cat swinging in a baby swing! I though for sure she would be meowing but she was actually enjoying the ride. I've also seen her in the doll's high chair, being pushed around in the doll's stroller, and held upside down.

The most amazing thing about the cat is that she seems grateful that someone just loves her. So I guess Cat Abuse is better than no abuse!