Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

This past weekend Natalie carved a Jack-O-Lantern while she was away at girl scout camp...

Pretty spooky....

But this is why we don't do this, this early in October! It is 92 with 150% humidity!

Happy Halloween!

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Friday Playday

Our church has an awesome playground that the girls just about die to play on every Sunday. We finally got the chance to go hang out. We drove through Wendy's picked up some nuggets for a picnic and had a fun day.

This obsticle course was a little difficult for our little ones. This shot was taken quickly before I ran back over to her and helped her between rings. She just kept insisting that she do it again. It was easy for her, for me... not so much.

Caitlin slept through the picnic in the car, but woke up in time to still have some fun. She is a little monkey, immediatly she climbed to the top of this rope ladder and got stuck. Right after this she went down the big slide by herself.

The girls took turns spinning in the ring. The were full of giggles. Kay and I just sat and watched, it was so nice to hear them play together. Soon we packed up and headed to a local quilt show, more pics to come about that.

Get on the ball...

I would like to give a shout out to Mary Kay at High Heels and Golf Spikes for giving me this award. The rules state that I have to pass this on to one or more blogs. So I have chosen... (drum roll)...

Positive Thinking Teens

Flying Monkey Mother

I now feel the need to get back into the swing of this... so here we go!

I have now been back in school for 5 weeks and feel like I have written 4 paper (2 were rewrites) and done about, hmmm, a million algebra problems. I still don't understand math and I am looking forward to next summer when I am done with it all! I will NEVER take another math class! So that is what is going on with me.

Now my kiddos... Lilly has hit the terrific 3's and is a blessing. She reminds me about every 10 minutes that she is a good girl and Caitlin is not. She is in school two days a week and loves it. Right now she is learning about the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B.

Caitlin has entered the terrible 2's and has no care in the world. Her favorite phrase is, "leave me alone." When Dimples was putting her in the car Sunday after church she was screaming, "Leave me alone, Dad!" at the top of her lungs for everyone to hear. If you didn't know you would have thought she was being abused. She would love to be in school with her Huggie (Lilly) and pitches a royal fit every time we leave Huggie in her class and Caitlin has to go home. On a good note, she is learning to take a bribe very nicely. Natalie aka Wowie has started the 6th grade and is just as sassy as ever. She is a smart and beautiful girl that is learning to deal with real world problems, like time management. Something that will not be learned from example from her overwhelmed mother!

We are going to the park for the first time in 5 months, because the weather is PERFECT today! So there will pictures to come.... enjoy this beautiful day that God has blessed you with.

Apology Letter

To the old man at the bank...

I am sorry that my rowdy children were running around the bank lobby while I was trying to close one account and open another. I am sorry that my two year old screams... however it does not give you (someone who has been an adult for a LONG time) to glare at me and hold your hands over your ears. Seriously? She is 2 and is still learning what is acceptable and what is not. She was disciplined when we left, although that is none of your business. You on the other hand should know that covering your ears and glaring at an obviously overwhelmed mother is not socially acceptable! If you have a complaint about children running and screaming in the lobby feel free to write to that branch manager insisting that they put in a drive up teller, that way you can sit in your buick and listen to elevator music in peace.

Hope you have a quieter day (because I won't)

Becky

First day of School.

Um Hello is anyone there? I know I have been gone forever, but it has been summer and we have been non stop.... nevermind, I have just been lazy. The girls are growing like weeds. Yesterday was the first day of 6th grade for Natalie, she loved it. Her teacher speaks in sign language for most of the time so they will have the challenge of learning that. I love it! She has also decided to play the cello. Up until she came home yesterday she was going to play the violin, whoops change of plans and $1250.00 later (yes you can gasp, I did) she has the last 1/2 size cello from Fishburn.

Tonight is my first night back at school in 11 years. I am excited and scared at the same time. This semester I will go three nights a week. T/TH is Math and W is English. I hope I don't get lost! At the rate that finances and time allow Natalie and I should finish before me! 3 years part time and about 6 years full time for me to finish and 7 years for Natalie to graduate highschool. Granted when I am done it will be a doctorate. Who'd ever thought that I would want to be a doctor?!? This is going to be a long hard journey and I will need all the prayers I can get. Wish me luck!