Yesterday was the official registration day for the 2nd Grade. When Tyler went to his class he found this on his desk. It had a bag attached with all of the items in it. I thought that was very sweet! I can tell she is already very organized.

Uniforms - I like the look but Tyler kept questioning me about having to wear it every day.

Not the best picture of us but it will have to do - for now. His official 1st day is Monday so we will see if we can get a better one.....

And one with our special visitor!

Tyler has had some tummy issues. I asked him tonight if his tummy hurts because he is nervous. Jackpot. I told him the story of my tummy issues. I had plenty and every morning I tried to use it to stay home from school. I said look at me know - I made it through 2nd and 3rd and 4th. He interrupted and said - yeah but your old.

Thanks.

He really is nervous about school and I can relate but it isn't going to keep him from going.

looking good!

I have a new look again! I tried to do it myself and I would be very happy to announce that I did. However after trying and trying I could never get it figured out. It sounds so easy I was told - you just clip this and download that then layer it on here and save it as this......I think they lost me at the so easy part. My sister and best friend don't seem to find it as difficult as I do. They both did amazing jobs at their own blogs. So I decided last night I was going to do it to. So I sat in front of the computer, loaded my blog and really tried. For about 2 seconds. Then I just decided since I have such great sister/friends that I didn't need to do it myself when they are willing to help me!
Thanks girls!

All By Himself!

I never thought these words would ever come out of my mouth

My husband fixed an electrical cord all by himself.

You heard right. All by himself!

Our dog is going through his chewing everything in site phase. If you leave it near him he will chew it to shreds. Unfortunately we forgot to let our special visitor in on this and she put him outside on his line and did not move EVERYTHING close to him away. So pool cord - chewed to shreds. She was completely devastated and called me crying. I told her it would be fine - I really didn't know how it was going to be but I just wanted her to feel better. I called Charlie and let him in on the news. He didn't have the same optimism.

So he started researching. After calling a friend he actually considered fixing it himself. I thought he was kidding and laughed out loud. I could tell by the hurt expression on his face he was serious. So Saturday afternoon we headed to the local Target and got the new plug. We got home and he told me what he was going to do like he actually knew what he was doing. I watched and encouraged - he needs a lot of that anyway but I figured while doing something this grand he actually deserved it!

He finished it. Plugged it in. It worked!

Miracles do happen. Now I have proof!

Chase Daniel

I had the most amazing day ever.

I got to witness this little guy make his grand entrance into the world.

It was awesome.

I didn't think I was going to be able to be there but was happily surprised to be able to.

(big shout out to the boss! Thanks!)

I have NEVER been in a delivery room. Honestly I don't even know all the baby birthin lingo.

Case in point - I called my friend around noon to see how she was doing and to let her know that if she gave me enough advance I was going to get to come.

She said she was 5 cm dilated and 70% effaced.

What exactly is dilated and what the heck is effaced.

Anyway - she said she would call me around 6 or 7.

TONIGHT?

She cracked up.

Honestly I had no idea.

She said no silly when I am 6 or 7 cm dilated.

OOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

Again - what does that mean!?!?!?

So she said just be here at 1 he should be born around 2. So sure enough she started pushing around 1:30 and at 1:45 this little blessing entered their lives.

I will never forget it. I just looked at him and thanked God.

Precious. Just Precious.

Little things you don't know

Because I am quiet and you will never find these things out about me in a normal conversation I decided to take Big Nanny's meme on....

What I was doing 10 years ago:
We lived here in TN but were feeling the tug to move back to Boston. We wanted to try to have a baby one more time and in Boston it was covered under my husbands health plan. We moved back to Boston in November of 1998. I got a job with Old Navy and worked my way up to management and stayed with the company until 2004 when I gladly turned in my retail cap for.ever. We did try to have a baby during that time and were unsuccessful. We were not privy to God's plan at this point.

Favorite Snack:
Twix Candy Bars
Cherry Garcia Ice-cream

To Do List:
PTA meeting tonight
E-mail people to sign up for Team Kid - yes you reading this right now -sign up already!
Get Team Kid Curriculum's ready
Call Tabitha
Cook Dinner

Jobs I have had:
Waitress at The Triple "D"
Cracker Barrel cashier
Teacher's Assistant
Vocational Instructor for Special Needs Adults
Old Navy Manager
Preschool Teacher
Office Assistant

Places I have lived:
Tennessee
Texas
Maine
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Tennessee

Bad Habits:
Twirling my hair
Saying "since when?" to Tyler - just ask him
Throwing things away - if it isn't where it is supposed to be I chuck it.
Spending money on Tyler
Not telling Charlie what I spend

5 Random Things People May Not Know:
1. When I was 16 my sister ran over me with our tractor. We were too lazy to walk to the field behind our house so we took the tractor. I sat on the top and she drove - it got stuck in 3rd gear and when she went around a corner I fell off and she ran over me.
2. I hate it when people sneeze. All I can think about it how much stuff just came flying out of their mouths into the air I am breathing. I hold my breath until I feel it is safe to breath again.
3. When I was a toddler and I didn't want to eat I would hold my breath until I passed out. This made my mother panic until she realized that when I passed out I would breathe again.
4. I like to hold my breath.
5. To stop crying I count. It takes my mind off of whatever I am crying about - sometimes I have to count to 1 gillion but eventually I stop.

CD's I would want if I were stranded on an island:
All of Rascall Flatts - that covers it.

What I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Give to my church.
2. Pay off debt. Ours and our parents.
3. Buy my mother in law a house - she has never owned her own house.
4. Build our dream home.
5. Start an adoption agency

It's really over

Tyler's relationship with Spiderman is officially over. He took down ALL of his stickers, posters, pictures from his bedroom walls last night. He is really "done with Spiderman". I asked him what he was going to put on his walls now? He quickly responded with "the Hulk".

Not gonna happen.

Ever.

He will never sleep in his room again if I hang Hulk on his wall.

Why am I so blue?

I have been in a slump! Can't really explain what I am feeling just that I am feeling out of sorts.
A few things have been on my mind.
My son is about to enter 2nd grade and I just can't believe that is possible. Then I start to panic - is he ready, does he know what he needs to, what do I need to cram in his little brain the two weeks before school starts so he is ready? He isn't at all ready for this. Last year was his first year at public school. We LOVED the school he was in before but circumstances happened and I had to get a job. We needed the job to help pay for this school and had everything worked out and then our "ride" decided to home school. Good for her but bad for us. The school is about a 30 minute drive in the opposite direction of my new job. The timing was never going to work for me to get him to or from school. I was devastated. I think I still am because it is about the same time last year that this all went down. We had to withdraw him from the old school and enroll him in the new school within a 2 day period. We tried to explain it to Tyler the best we could but his first question was what about my friends.....that did it. I think I cried for 3 days. Even the secretary in the new school could tell how upset I was over this whole thing and tried to give me a pep talk. Sweet but she had no idea. We always want to do the best for him and I felt like we were letting him down. I still go on the website for the old school and sit and hope that someday he can go back there.
Another thing that has been consuming me is the new dress code for our school. I am not opposed to a dress code - I think it is a great idea especially as kids get older. The problem I have is finding pants/shorts that fit. We have had a growth spurt lets just say and now need to shop in the husky section. Problem is there is no husky section in ANY store. I have had to do all of my back to school shopping online. It has all been by trial and error that we finally found the brand and size that fits the best - 3 tries later. So thank you Gap, thank you.
I also am trying to figure out how I can be more active with school and work full time. I am feeling really guilty at not spending enough time at school. I should know more of the faculty there. I want to know who is getting my son out of my car in the line. I want to know what goes on during the day. I want to be an involved parent! How do you do that and work? My dilema.
I also am getting ready for the fall to start back with our Wednesday night programming at church. Organizing people, getting curriculum's in order, making phone calls, printing pictures. All in my spare time of course. I love the little preschoolers and really have a heart to be around them. I just get sad that none of them are mine. We are working on that though.....that is for another day.
Mimi B has been here and has been very sick so far the entire visit. She usually gets a cough just from the change from Boston weather to here but this visit it has been really bad. She feels bad she is sick but can't do anything about it. The nights are the worst for her so pray for healing so she can enjoy some of her time with us. We don't get to see her very often so we feel a little robbed of our time with her.
So maybe all of this combined is just getting to me.
Prayers needed.