First Day of School!

Where did the summer go? (see blog posting about who stole my summer) LOL

Today was back to school! Both girls were so excited to be going back! A went with her dad and I dropped K off on my way to my first of the school meeting. My stomach did a little... ahhh sniff sniff moment when I dropped K off at the school. She kissed me goodbye and as I drove away I was thinking... there goes my 4th grader! When did she get to be old enough to be a 4th grader!!! It only lasted about 3 blocks, but it was a brief melancholy moment!! I think because I teach too, I feel that the first day of school is a new year, a new beginning and it makes me sad in a way to see my girls growing up.

Okay enough blabbering... here are the girls posing for first day pics!





Fair is next weekend so we'll be there most of it! A is singin on Thursday and Sunday :) Stop by the Girl Scout booth and say Hi! I'm sure I'll be there way too much! LOL

FOBTY 8/22 :)

Playing in the Sweet Shoppe Designs From Our Blog to Yours challenge :) This is the quiz this week :) What were you in high school!

You Were the All American Kid

Popular but not plastic. Athletic but not a jock. Smart but not a brain. You were well rounded and well liked in high school.

Who Were You In High School?

well except for the athlete part.... it was close LOL Me= clutz!

EEEKKKK... who stole my summer???

I had all this big plans this summer.... lose weight, get in shape, take a trip to Colombia to teach, and so on and so on. I didn't make one goal LOL *shrug* the Colombia one was out of my control...but she PROMISED next year same week in Bogota (Colombia again). It better happen!!

Here I thought I'd have a calm week before having to go back to work and really work. Today turned out to be a none working day. Dropped of K at quilting class, went to store for milk, bread and meat and some stuff for dinner tonight (no girls for 10 days..so we had no milk or kids bread in the house). From the store, Ana and I went to pick up Buster from Uncle Earl's kennel (cottonwood). Home with him, make K's lunch and then I had an appt. at the docs. office for a silly rash. That took forever. My appt. was @ 11 I was in the room by 11:05 but didn't see the doctor until noon. sheesh. Over to the pharmacy to pick up my stuff and then finally time to head to school. (planned on working while K was quilting to not waste gas back and forth). Did lots of talking and planning with the 2 new teachers. Are you tired yet??? I am! and it's not even 1 pm yet! LOL

so tomorrow is working in the morning after dropping off K for quilting. work in room in the AM and then go to Mentor class in the afternoon. Wednesday is more of the same.. except more mentoring stuff (minus the hair cut appt and running A to the Ortho) Thursday and Friday are full days of Science training. So who's coming over to help put my room back together?? anyone anyone?

The girls had a total blast at camp. It was tag team talking from camp to Spokane! :) I'm so glad they got the chance to grow and become such great girls :)

okay.. so carry on! Everyone enjoy our last couple days of freedom my teaching friends!

Scenes from a rearview mirror....

That would be my life recently... I thought I should take a picture today when I was sitting at a construction stop light looking in my rearview mirror. I've been doing a lot of that lately...looking in my rearview mirror!

First I got the pleasure of going along with A's Girl Scout troop on their trip to Wenatchee. At first I thought I was going to have to drive, but in the end we only had 7 girls go so we all squished into Amy's van and Laurie's car. A two hour drive to Leavenworth where we played mini golf (2 holes in one for me!!!), walked around downtown Leavenworth, and the girls had fun making trucks honk.. Thanks Amy for the video!



After a fun afternoon there.. we drove to Wenatchee and went shopping!! Stayed the night @ a hotel, more shopping on day 2 and then driving home. All the girls choose to go together in Amy's van, so Laurie and I had peace and quiet on the way home!

Home for one night, wash, reload the suitcase and then off the girls and I went to meet up with my 2nd brother, Dave. He recently got married in Hawaii and was bring his lovely wife Terri and her two cute kids, Kasey and Kolbie to meet up with my two girls. The "cousins" as they like to call each other. We meet up in the Tri-cities where my folks live and had lots of fun! (almost 4 hour drive). Got to see my mom and dad. Dad is back at home and mom is in her new home. She is doing good.. lots of good moments with her this weekend! :) Brett didn't go with us as he was playing in a golf tourney... he came in... 2nd again... for the 9th year.

So on Monday we hit the road again to come home. We were home long enough to wash clothes, and spent the good part of Tuesday getting stuff and packing stuff for the girls to go to Girl Scout Camp. It was a huge task.. they'll be gone for 11 days.

So once again up early this morning and off we go with an additional GS friend Emilee today. It was almost 3 hours to Spokane, we ate @ Sonic. Sonic is okay, they have yet to make my bacon cheeseburger correctly for me in the 4 times I've eaten @ a sonic. LOL From there we drove the approx. 36 miles to the Camp. We got there a bit after 2 when drop off was scheduled only to find a back up. The bad part... I had to go potty REAALLY bad... so they took pity on the old lady and let me hike in the camp a bit and use the bathroom! :) All girls were delivered to camp and left with a hug and see ya mom. I hurried back to Spokane so I could get the oil changed in the car.. you see we've put on 2500 miles on new baby Gus since we got her at the end of June. Got that done..love Gus Johnson Ford...they even wash the car how cool! I hit the road to come home. Arrived home a little after 8.. 11 hours after I first set out this morning!

so there are my scenes from my rearview mirror... I plan on sitting at home as much as possible over the next few days.... :)

oh one tidbit from today... we drove the river road to spokane today and we happened to see a little coyote pup on the road.. I had to swerve to miss the little one... He looked so cute.. big head, little body.