Life and times of our family..

I realize everyone grows up, but please not my kids... Austin went to the dentist Thursday and they.....PULLED HIS LAST BABY TOOTH!! DO you realize that means he is not a baby any more?? Oh, the pain....

Heidi is working all the time.. Making her own money, spending her own money.

Logan is a big third grader with " real school work" and " real home work", as he puts it.

Alyssa is in second grade. That means real grades. That also means I now have no children getting just "S" on their grade cards. That means all of them are in the real school world. Oh, the humanity.. Give me back my babies. My how fast they do grow up..
With the kids growing up, that means I am getting older too. I guess more health problems goes along with that. I am on day 12 of the worst head ache in a long time. I have had CT scans, which showed I do have a brain. Nothing else though.. I just had a bunch of blood drawn for more tests. MRI coming up.. I just dont want it to hurt any more...

First day blues..

Today was the first day of school. Heidi is 10th,Austin is 7th, Logan is 3rd and Alyssa is 2nd. All dressed up in the their "cool" new clothes. Carrying backpacks with school supplies. Sleepy little faces..This is one of my favorite parts of being a parent. Even though it makes me feel old, I just love see them going off to learn something new.
On the other hand, it was back to work for me. Don't get me wrong I love my job. This was just a crazier day than usual. I am completely drained. I actually think the real reason I am drained is because I feel a cold coming on. The day was crazy, but no more than I am use to. Maybe if I actually slept at night, I would not be so darn tired...

Austin IS 13

OK so my first natural born child,Austin, is 13 today.Yes I know I have Heidi who is 16, but I didn't feel old when she turned 16. I think it has something to do with the fact I gave birth to him. I can keep telling myself I am really not old enough to have had a 16 year old. Well, I cant tell myself I am not old enough to have had a 13 year old, because I did. He has become taller than me, I know that is not hard to do. He has a deep voice now. He has become a man right before my eyes. I feel so old!! I can't believe I have 2 teenagers. How can that be? Seems like just last week I was 20 years old having my first child on this very day..Where did the time go? It is true when people say before you know it your kids are all grown up..

Friends.

So, this week during my very busy life I have been reflecting on the summer. I realize how blessed I am to have the friends I have. There are two of my friends that have really become super close to. I think that they are so amazing because I also LOVE their families. It is not to often you find a friend that you can do stuff with them or their families. Now I have 2. I feel really blessed to have these two WONDERFULL women and their families in my life. I hope they feel the same way about myself and my family.

The time is fast approaching..

Packs of new pencils, paper, folder, crayons and back packs. We have been shopping for school supplies and new "cool" clothes. The two little ones now know who their teachers will be. The older two find out this week. I have been getting my room ready,along with some other rooms at the school. Am I ready? I don't think so. Am I looking forward to this year? You bet. I think this is going to be the best year yet. I don't think I could ask for a better group of people to work with. This group we have this year is going to be great.
So, we covered getting ready for school. Now I also have 2 of my kiddos birthdays to get ready for. Austin's is the 8th and Logans is the 17th. So, new school things to buy on top of birthday stuff...Oh, what budgeting I am doing. The older they get the more expensive their "toys" become.
The next couple of weeks are going to be so busy. School,birthdays,football and somewhere in there I am suppose to have Bunko here. So little time.......