"Denial" ain't just a river...

It is 12:19 am and I am trying to capture the last minutes of my summer. I know that as soon as I go to bed, my summer is officially over. The real world will start again for me tomorrow, which is really later today, when my alarm will go off at 6:30 am for our 1st day of school. So how have I spent these last few hours of my precious summer? Getting caught up on laundry to make life easier? Heck, no. Working on school stuff so that I am prepared for the little darlings on Wednesday? Nope. I have been playing online Gin and watching Wild Hogs on DVD.

Now I am off to bed to read and make my summer last a little longer. Tomorrow is going to be a long day...

Strange Bedfellows...

I went into wake up the girls this morning and this is what I saw...



Does is need further explanation?

Abby's new hair cut

Here is Abby's cute new hair cut. It will be really cute for school. Makes her look too grown up though!!!

SUPERMOM!!

No, I am no talking about me. I am talking about my cousin Shelley who is a proud new mom today. Now some of you may be wondering what Shelley could have done for me to label her a "Supermom" on her 1st day. Well, let me tell you. Shel delivered TWO healthy baby boys today. Bryce weighed in at a wonderful 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. His big brother Tyler weighed in at a whopping 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 22 inches long (do the math ladies). Now, some of you may be wondering what kind of wonder woman could carry these babies 38 weeks. She must be good sized girl like her cousin, Dee. Well, let me tell you, Shel is maybe a size 1 (that's right, o-n-e) and 5'10". I have NO IDEA where she was keeping these babies. It boggles my mind. But, she already showed what a great mom she is going to be. I wish so much that I could be there!!!

Well, since all my good kharma is being sent to Shel, my own children are falling apart. Each one in the last 24 hours has had some kind of issue.

Grace: Came down stairs after a day of swimming a threw up all over the kitchen floor (at least she missed the carpet!)
Abby: Almost lost an eye when her little sister got mad at her and threw a pair of scissors at her. They missed her eye by less than an inch. Abby has a cut.
Alex: Who I just returned from the emergency room with. 1st soccer practice, kicks the ball the wrong way and after 4 hours and 6 x-rays is told to have seriously sprained his ankle (there was a "popping" noise).

Tomorrow we are heading to the dentist. Say a little prayer...

I am such a GEEK!

And not just about one thing. OK, first, not only did I stay up until 2:00 am last night to see the Perseid Meteor Shower, but I let Alex stay up, too!! Now, we were all ready to watch last night, laying on the back of Chris' car, looking up at the night sky. I saw one in the 1st minute. The next thing that few across the sky was a small bat. Now, even though I am a hands on science teacher, this was WAY too much! So, I practically knocked Alex off the truck to get into the car. We drove around the neighborhood until we decided to park on the street and roll down the windows a little and watch the show. So yes, Alex and I sat in the car for an hour and watched it meteor shower.

If that wasn't enough, I just got back from seeing Hairspray for the 3rd time and let me tell you, I could see it again. I just LOVE this movie!!! The music is awesome! The energy is great. I promised the kids I would take them to see it again, so I get to see it again this week. The best part is, I was able to fuse my geekiness...

Alex and I were listening to the Hairspray soundtrack while watching the meteor shower.

Taking Pleasure in the Little Things

It is funny how the smallest things can just make your day. This being my 1st real week off this summer, we have had a few chances to go swimming this week. Today I took my kids and Kyler to the Y pool. Gracie has been practicing "putting her head under" by holding her nose and putting her mouth and part of her nose in. For a child that was terrified of the water at the beginning of the summer, this is a major step. Today at the pool we were actually putting our whole face in the water WITHOUT holding our nose! It was ridiculous how happy this made me. I know what a big deal this was to her! Way to go GRACIE!!!

Makin' the most out of 2 weeks off

Well, the kids and I are making the most of our time off this week. Even though it is surface of the sun HOT, we have enjoyed these days. We spent yesterday afternoon at a pool party. The kids have been attending vacation bible school. Tomorrow I think we are heading to Sunlight Pool at Old Coney. All of our school friends are coming over for lunch on Friday to do a little planning. We may even go see Hairspray again in the afternoon. Then on Monday we are heading to the Beach Waterpark with our friends. At some point I am going to have to get into my classroom to work. Maybe once the temperature in my room is under 100 degrees then I might make it in.