I hate summer colds! The week after vaction bible school and the week I start school this year, I come down with a cold. I think I got too stressed out from dealing with both kids alone while teaching vbs. I even had to send Will home one day because he wouldn't listen to me. So here it is the first week of the school year and I can't breath through my nose. I hate it!
I bought the kids a water sprinkler to play with at Mema's house. Here they are today having a ball!
Our staycation continues with a trip to Bowling Green and Beech Bend Park. I had checked out the prices, and if we went at 4:00 pm, it was half price. So with thwo kids who wear themselves out fast, that sounded like the best deal for us. Three hours in an amusement/water park was all we needed with our two kids. So we left the house at 2 thinking that Will would take a nap on the way there... no deal! We stopped to eat at SteaknShake. I wish we could have spent more time in BG, it was Corvette Homecoming weekend. I bet the kids would have loved to see all the vettes there. (I know the biggest kids would have LOL)
We finally get into the park and it is not crowded at all. The longest we had to wait for a ride was maybe 5 minutes because it started right as we got to it. Kaitlyn wanted to ride lots of rides but we had to remind her that Will wanted to ride them also. We went to the petting farm there also and fed the goats. I think they scared Kaitlyn some because they kept chasing her for more food.
The water park was a blast! They had this wonderful kids area and the kids played there the entire time. I did get Kaitlyn to go down the water slide with me twice. The first time, she loved it. The second time we had a mishap at the end and she went under the water unprepared. She got a little choked on it.
I was not prepared for our staycation because once again I forgot the camera. So no pictures of Will's first fish, no pictures of the kids feeding the goats, and no pictures of the kids playing in the water.
We took the kids fishing this evening. It was so much fun to watch Will trying to fish... he actually caught the only fish... or I should say I caught it with his pole because he was running away from me. The pond we were at was a house down from where I grew up... the road is highly traveled which means we had to keep a close eye on Will. Will's fish was about 3 inches long... and the hook was barely in it, which means I was lucky. Don and I bought a day fishing license so we could fish with the kids. What is amazing is my brother use to fish at this pond before we were required to have fishing licenses.
Kaitlyn was upset that she didn't catch a fish, but we reminded her that the last time we went fishing, she caught the only fish and it was larger than Will's 3 inch fish.
Here are the before and after pics of my hair cut. Now please understand that I had to take the pics all by myself.
It is time to get rid of this long hair. So in just over an hour I am getting my hair cut.... about 3 inches of it will be coming off. I will post pics once I get back.
We are going on a staycation! Meaning we are staying home and taking the kids to an amusement park about an hour away. It's neat amusement park.... Beech Bend Park. It has rides, mini golf, petting zoo, and a water park! I hope the kids enjoy it, right now it will only be the four of us going. Kaitlyn has been before... Will, well I was pg with him the last time we went. I didn't get to enjoy the park when we went the last time, but I was pg, suffering from morning sickness, and was hot!
I made cake mix cookies today and let me tell you there were delicious!
Take 1 cake mix, add 2 eggs and 1 stick of margarine (softened). Mix well, and then add chips. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
YUM! I think I only ate cookies today.. but I did make a trip to Sonic for onion rings... LOL!
Needs some work! I need a new background and some other things added to it, but I know nothing about blogging... other than posting my thoughts.
So anyone out there have any ideas?
starts in just over two weeks... I am so not ready for the summer to be over! I am not ready for the school year to be here, I have too much still to do for school. I am normally finished with the schedules by this time, but I haven't finished them.
I am not ready to be back in work clothes instead of shorts. I am not ready to get up at 5:15 every morning instead of 7:00. I am not ready to going back to cleaning on weekends because I am so tired from working.
Kaitlyn wants to be in the Fair pagaent in August. So while she was gone, I checked out the dress store in town. I found several dresses for her to try. So yesterday we took her to the dress store and she tried on lots of dresses. We had it narrowed down to two dresses. We liked the blue one and she liked the orange one. I called my mom to come helo with the decision. In the end, I put a beautiful orange chiffon dress with rhinestones along with shoes and a necklace on layaway. I promised her that we would pick it up next week. Now we need to work on her walking in her shoes and turning and smiling. The last time she was in the fair pagaent, she was more interested in watching the carnival rides instead of smiling at the judges.
Kaitlyn got home last night! She looks like she grew a inch while she was gone. When she saw us at the airport last night, she ran to us. Will ran to her and got the first hug. He missed her alot, and would cry some nights while she was gone.
Will also slept in his bed all night last night! I was so proud of him! Of course we still had someone in our bed... Kaitlyn slept at our feet. I told Don that we could move her to her bed, but he didn't want to... seems like Will and I weren't the only one who missed her.
I have three weeks before school starts and they are full! This week, I have to work on schedules, have a manicure, an inservice, pick up Kaitlyn at the airport, and dh has to work at the races all weekend. Then next week dh has a conference to go to Monday through Wednesday. I will be home with both kids since I have missed Kaitlyn so much as has Will. The week after that I have vacation bible school all week. Dh has another conference where he will be gone Sunday through Thursday. Thursday of that week is the Fire Dept swim party. Friday is the closing for VBS. The only time we will have free time in next Friday and Saturday (I think). We haven't been able to go on a family vacation with Kaitlyn going to her dad's and we have promised to take her to Beach Bend. I just hope we get to.
That is what Will is saying right now! He is looking out the window saying I see daddy! He can be so adorable... and yet be a little terror at the same time. He is also standing ona box of hotwheels saying 2, 4, 5, 6 go... he is trying to count before he jumps on the floor. When did my baby grow up?
I have been bitten! There is no other way to describe it. I have been bitten by the baby bug! I went to visit with my granddad and family today and got to hold a 2 week old baby boy. My goodness, he was so tiny. I had forgotten how small a newborn is... and it wasn't that long ago that Will was a baby. William Mason was so cute. His mom (my cousin) needed to go to walmart with my aunt, so my mom and I volunteered to stay there with the baby and his 3 year old sister. I got to hold that sweet baby boy and cuddle with him.
I want one now!
I have too much going on. I still need to finish my work for the next school year. I have to finish sorting out my crafts for vacation bible school. I have a new girl scout troop to get things ready for. And I have two kids... three if you count my dh.
At least my house is clean... I have spent the past several weeks working with my SCC girls cleaning my house. I still need to finish a room or two, but my house looks so good.
On the flip side of things, Kaitlyn comes home in 8 days! YIPEE!!! She is on her way to California with her dad and family. But she will be home soon! I wanted to have her room painted and the border up but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe soon.
I grew up here... I was so ready to leave this town when I grew up, but now here I am years later raising my two kids about 5 minutes from where I grew up. I love it now... but there are downfalls for living in a small town. It's summer and the only thing to do is the public pool, the small library, and the two city parks. We do have a stocked pond to fish in, if you had your fishing license. But in order to be able to do anything fun with the kids, we have to drive out of town. We already have plans to take the kids to Bowling Green to Beach Bend Park when Kaitlyn gets home, but have to fit it in between vacation bible school and getting ready for the school year.
