Not long now

I have the bags packed, the fridge and freezer are stocked full of popsicles, ice cream, yogurt and pudding, Mitch is off to Grandma and Grandpa's and Megan is trying to go to bed with visions of yucky tonsils in her head. Tomorrow is the day. We've waited just about 10 weeks for Megan's tonsillectomy(they are taking her adenoids too) and I can hardly believe it is here. I am trying ever so hard to be calm and relaxed about it so that Megan will be calm too. I had my big meltdown on Saturday, Sunday was much better, and I spent today with Megan doing things she wanted and packing bags. Tomorrow we leave at 5am for her 7:45am surgery. We will be spending the night at Children's, and depending on how she is swallowing and taking fluids we could be home midday on Wednesday. Please be praying for her, the doctors and me too(Frank and Mitch too). We all will need it, along with a big nap!!

First day of Preschool

Megan was off to 4 year old Preschool at Happy Valley this morning. She is going two days a week and is in the "Crackerjack" class. She posed for me like a pop star, and check out the hair!!

Adorable!

Megan got her very first "professional" haircut today by the woman who cuts my hair as well. She had a wonderful time being pampered and treated like a little princess. She even let her put her hair in 2 small braids! Very cute!

Ta Da!

First day of First Grade

And off to First Grade he went!

Last day of summer vacation

Mitch and Megan outside the Children's Museum

Today we celebrated Mitch's last day of summer vacation with a trip to the Children's Museum, but since school starts tomorrow, first we did our "drive by and breakfast" tradition. This means we get up and get ready for school, but we just drive by the school, and then head right on over to Village Inn for breakfast. The kids love this, and then they are happy for whatever the day may bring, and the fact that they had to get up at 6:30am on their last day of vacation. Mitch picked the Children's Museum as his last hurrah for the summer and it was lots of fun. They are at such great ages for that place. At bedtime we counted down 5-4-3-2-1 when we turned off the lights, and even I was sad summer vacation was over for the year. Oh, well, till next year. Tomorrow it's onto first grade!

Winding Down

As summer vacation starts to wind down, only 4 days left, I start to feel kind of blue. I love having both kids home, and even though I tend to complain about the fighting, I really do love how close they, and how well they do play together. We have had a lot of fun this summer and I love this season that we are in; I can let them go just a little bit further and watch them explore, but not too far yet because I am not ready and they still need me. They are so very precious to me and often remind me of how much I have been fully blessed with.


These are just a few of my favorite pictures from our summer...

Mitch's Kindergarten graduation
Megan at Lakeside in May

Fourth of July

Megan on the 4th

Mitch and Megan on the Morning of Megan's 4th birthday

The kids and Cora in the sandbox

Did you say I look like a First Grader?!

Look at Mitch's cheesy First Grader grin! There is no doubt what grade he is starting next week! He still has 3 really loose teeth so he could on a liquid diet by the time Labor Day rolls around!!

It's busy around here!

Really, who couldn't love this face?!

All of a sudden it got a little hectic around here, and there is this crazy manic dog that streaks through the house! As if having 2 kids wasn't enough activity we've added a 60lb puppy. It's been a full on whirlwhind! And now, suddenly, we are in the middle of August and Mitch starts first grade in a week. I am trying not to be too sad becuase the poor guy already has a case of the back to school blues, and this morning I was singing him a song to the tune of Spoon Full of Sugar that really made him cringe, but it's okay, my mom sang to us and we lived. We are trying to eek out every last bit of summer vacation before he goes back next week and Megan goes back the week after. It has been so much fun and adding Cora to the mix has just made it even more fun.

She's here!

Miss Cora arrived tonight!

The newest member of our family arrived tonight! We have adopted a 12 month old Rottweiler named Cora. She is a rowdy as a puppy and a long and lanky as a teenager. She is a rescue dog, just like our other dog Gordon, and the only background we have on her is that she spent most of her puppyhood in the shelter until she was 8 months old and picked up by the organization Rottie Aid that rescues and fosters rotties until they can find them good homes. This is where we come in about 2 weeks ago. For months now the kids have been asking for and talking about getting another rottweiler and Frank and I started thinking about it and decided to look into it. We found this local organization and decided to check into getting a dog that was 3-4 years old but all that came back was this spunky puppy named Cora. We thought about it, prayed about it, prayed some more and finally decided to give it a go. So, here she is.

What do the kids think of her? Megan calls her Princess Cora. Mitch and Cora had a rough start because she was so excited when she saw the kids that she jumped up and knocked him in the face and knocked one of his loose teeth even looser which I had to pull out. Everyone is calming down and we are getting ready for our first night together. Wish us luck!!

Shhhhhhhh.....

We have a BIG secret! No, it can't be a baby, but news and pics will be coming shortly!!

LOVE-ly weekend!

Frank and I have had a really great anniversary weekend. He really spoiled me, and we got to spend some really nice quality time together. We got to see South Pacific at the Beull Friday night(it was incredible) and Saturday we enjoyed a massage and pedicure(me) at the spa. He also surprised me with roses and a diamond anniversary band with 10 diamond for every year we have been married. He was so sneaky and sweet. It really reminded me of when he proposed. I was so thrilled and mad and crying at the same time, a real de ja vue moment. Frank isn't a real big gift giver but when he does they usually are great and he really nailed it this time.



It was a really fantastic weekend and everything I had been looking forward too plus a lot more. I am sad that it is over, but I can really tell it is and it is back to "being mommy" and real life because the dishwasher is running as well as the washer AND dryer!