The Merry (?) Go Round

I have been debating, internally mind you, about homeschooling the kids next year. Richard teaches and cannot take the kids to school or pick them up because of his hours at work. I want to get a job teaching, but if I do, how will we get the kids to school? I can keep the job I have now, which is part-time, but it is in Real Estate. That means anything can happen in this economy. If I keep this job, I can take the kids to school, but can't really afford the gas on the part-time salary. So, here we go around again! Keep the job, worry about making ends meet and drive the kids to school daily...or...phase out the job, stay home, volunteer and homeschool the kids...or...find a job teaching and let the kids find their own way to school!?! (not really, I would try to find a way to get them to school).

"I love this floor"

You know how it is when you are sick, like so sick you wish you could just go to the hospital and let them do with you what they will....even when you know that might entail them putting things in places that may be uncomfortable. Well, I was that sick this holiday weekend. I had a long time to think about blogging, ideas drifted in and out of my brain. I was just too sick to even type. My fingers would not cooperate, even now they act like they belong to someone else. Like the instructions from my brain are going through a secondary system before they get to my fingers. It has been two days since I was really sick, but I still feel like a newborn calf trying to get up.

Of course, being a mom you are not allowed to stay sick. Once there is no outward sign of illness (like laying on the floor of the bathroom and thinking, "I love this floor. I am so glad we picked this floor. It feels so cool and smooth.") then you are not sick anymore. Life goes on, work happens, kids need you to fix a bath, make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and then you forget all those great ideas you have for a post on your blog and you end up with a post about being sick, and it did not even involve overindulging............. How sad is that?

The funny things kids say

This morning Jack said, "Mama, I love you mucher than you love me." How funny is that?

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy is in the works...

As you can tell from the look of torture on her face...her worst nightmares were realized when the pain from the loss of the tooth became debilitating and she succumbed to the pain by....oh, wait a minute, she is SMILING, how could that be. Oh, yeah, that's right. We told her it wouldn't hurt. Now she believes us.

Mom,
This is to make up for the half a photo I put up for Mother's Day! I love you.
Sandy

Wayne's Graduation Celebration

We are so proud of Wayne. This has been a very difficult journey for him since he moved from England. He could have chosen not to go to high school, but he did and now he plans on going to college.

Tooth Fairy???

What is it with children and their failure to understand the English language when it comes to pulling teeth? You can tell them over and over that it will not hurt when it comes time to pull the tooth, but they scream, cry, yell and hide. We have a 5 year old who is about to lose her first tooth and she has become irrational. She was already a drama queen, but she has exceeded my vocabulary about this tooth. The tooth in question is very loose, not quite ready to pull, but we have been encouraging her to wiggle it and get it ready.........The photo is an example of her showing us how far it wiggles now. This is the most pitiful face ever. I am beginning to wonder if the Tooth Fairy will ever get to visit......

Mom Post

My loving mother and her mother in this photo with Jack. It seems that Moma was so busy helping with everything, that I haven't gotten a good photo of her lately.......

My wonderful mother-in-law with Josie.

This is me with my crew in Atlanta. I sure do love, love, love being a MOM!

Kids on Parade!

The Billy Lane King Cotton Charity
Horse Show Parade

May 9, 2009


Parker and his ball team - Edison Eagles!


Josie and Jack in back of Church
Float



We had a big time at the parade and then went to the Horse show later that evening. It is a good place to visit with folks you don't see often and catch up. The kids love watching the horses and playing with other kids from the area.

More later on Mother's Day!

YEAH!!!!

We made it! and the amazing thing is we did it at the same time!

By the way.....I am still looking for a job!