{ Hi Yah }

He did it!

{ Three Amigos }

They are quite a team!

{ New Attitude }

Lil' Miss Sassy Pants got a new haircut just in time for Kindergarten tomorrow.


She loves it short and begged for a while to cut it. I figure as long as she doesn't dye it blue and pierce her nose, she can do what she wants!

{ Overheard today }

Funny #1

Davis: "You know Paige, because I'm sick today, I'm a little bit more important than you."

Funny #2

Paige: "Davis, do you want to go play Barbies with me?"
Davis: "OK."----(what 7 year old plays Barbies with his kid sister???? I love that boy!)

Funny #3

The kids were eating lunch and KLOVE is playing on the kitchen radio. The song Come To Jesus, by Chris Rice is on and the lyrics say "Fly to Jesus". Here's the conversation around the table:
Paige: "That song just said 'fly to Jesus'."
Davis: Wildly flapping his arms "Jesus, I'm flying to you." --now yelling, still flapping--"Here I come Jesus!!"

It's just lunch time, there is no telling the comedy that is to come!

{ This Just In...}

Paige informed me this morning, "I am no longer a 'dress' person.".

Good grief, the child is 5 and already opinionated about her clothes. I'm in big trouble.

{ it's the little things }

It's the little things that show me how well The Biz is settling in. Like the way he plays peek-a-boo around the kitchen island or the way he prefers chicken nuggets to veggies.

Or the way he brings me books and stands on his tip toes until I pick him up and read to him.

Sweet boy is truly finding his place in our family.

While getting dressed in my closet today I heard the 'whoomp' of a drawer closing in the bathroom and the 'waaahhh' of a baby crying. As I turned the corner to inspect the damage I saw big brown eyes filled with tears and a tiny brown finger being held up in the air.

Already he understands that mommy's kiss makes boo-boo's go away. *swoon*

A quick kiss and he was off. More things to get into, more siblings to annoy.

More little things that compile into one big thing called, family.

{Mommy Guilt}

Summer. Such a small word that can evoke large emotions.

Ours is almost officially over. As of the 21st I will have a 2ND grader and a Kindergardner and only one left at home.

Summer use to be just a hot few months on the calendar, but now it's filled with memory making moments. Travel that you can't do when school is in, theme parks that are only open for a season, and staying up late riding bikes until the wishing star comes out.

So here we are in the last week and I am filled with a rush to cram in a few more memories, a few more summer only moments.

And yet, the excitement of a new school year is creeping in. Less sibling fighting, a bit more alone time in the evenings (due to early bed times!), and a break for an entertainment weary mom.

Am I a bad mom for looking forward to school? Ah, the mommy guilt fairy has struck again. I want to grab her little sparkly wand and beat her with it.

{ Some CVS deals }

Not a super great day at CVS, but still a day filled with free stuff. I did get all the sunscreen, toothpaste, Alavert, face stuff and mascara for free. Still have to work on the baby deal and add some to the candy deal.

The sunscreen was marked $1.99 with a CVS tag that said $2 off any CVS sunscreen. I took them all off the shelf and up to the register and asked what it meant for me. The cashier/manager said "It means you get all of them for free.". Wahoo! The mascara was marked down to $1.20 for a pk of 2. I had 2 $1/q's and 3 $2q's. So they were all free with some overage. I need to go see if I have any more coupons floating around for the mascara. I think the college girls will be happy with the new makeup I've stock piled for them this month.

Hope you all have a super week shopping!