Fall, you got me at hello!

Fall is approaching at rapid speed and either I will try to ward it off or jump on and ride with it. The warding I guess is not practical because I would lose and I don't like to lose. I just feel a little cheated this summer. We had such an unseasonable amount of rain earily summer and then a cold snap late summer. My pool did not get the use I was hoping for from my family. Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the summer a ton, I just wish I had a little more of it! So I guess I will do the hopping on of fall and embrace it! Which won't be to hard because it is one of my favorite time of year. I am a fall gal in so many ways. First off, who doesn't like to get a warm comfy sweater on and go on a walk, crunching through the leaves! And those colors, my colors! Not only are they beautiful to look at in nature they look beautiful on me! Well the last part is a little bit of a stretch but I like to wear fall colors, browns, greens, oranges. If you know me, that makes up my wardrobe. This time of year makes me think of family and togetherness, I don't know what it is, but I look forward to it. Okay, no warding off fall, I am ready for you. And summer, I will see you next year and please remember to bring plenty of sunshine!

Oh baby!

Today my girl asked me if I bought her and Ike when I became a mommy! Oh, I see a sex talk in my near future, kiddie version of course!

M4K

I have been working on my M4K (my moms group) back to school kick off party for the past two days. We still meet some in the summer but things get in full swing once school has started. This is the flyer I did and today I posted it up around town. My kids hated getting in and out of the car about 50 times for me to hang flyers!

Now I am working on the goodie bags that each mom will get. So far each bag has a :
-notebook
-box of crayons
-stickers
-small bag of animal crackers
-an 8 pack of Dayspring note cards

I need a couple more items but they need to be very inexpensive cause I am working on a small budget, any ideas? I thought about hand lotion or something like that but I need to get it for around .50 each. Know of anywhere, friends?

Things I still need to do:
-Contact local pizza places and see what deals they can give me
-Get a craft idea and activities together for the event
-Make a M4K September Calendar of Events
-Brainstorm on field trip and guest speaker possibilities for upcoming months
-I am waiting on a call to see if a local business will cut me a deal on a moon bounce, hope so!

I am excited for this new year of M4K. I'll give updates!

The Blues!

Yuck! It is a Friday night and I am home with Strep!! The kids are at V.B.S., and actually that is where I am suppose to be too cause I was a leader. I don't think many parents would be too happy if I was leading their kids around when I have Strep so I stayed home. My hubby is on his way to a week long backpacking trip in Wyoming so no help from him! Not to mention I am going to miss him terribly. Love you baby, have a blast while your sickly wife tries to take care of your two children. No really, I do hope he has fun and doesn't end up getting this while he is gone.

One good thing is the 3 Ibuprofens have kicked in and my throat and ears don't hurt so bad. I started my antibiotics today also so I want this bug to leave me ASAP!!!



New subject. In less than 3 weeks my life is about to get flipped upside down. Da Da Dom! My little baby girl is going into Kindergarten. Ahhhhhh. Ok, I know moms have to go through this (the ones that don't home school) but it doesn't make it any easier on me. I know O is going to love it but I am not sure how Ike is going to take it. He will be losing his partner in crime. I have to admit I am looking forward to seeing how he interacts with me, and how his personality grows without his big sister beside him. I have my little worries about O in school. I sometimes see how she is babied because she has some speech issues and she is so little and cute. I just want her to thrive and love to learn and not struggle academically like I did. Pray that God will give me a peace with this area! It seem like just yesterday that I was holding her in my arms!

My beautiful girl a few months old!

My beautiful girl a few months ago!

(My boy isn't too bad looking either)

I will make it, just needed to vent! Okay, now I have to go pick up my kiddos from V.B.S.!