I am going to try and post more.... again... whatever... I think its going to be Random stories of the girls mostly.   So they are recorded in posterity to haunt them when they are older.   So begin with a story on Maddy.

So we are in the car on Wednesday night going to dance.   Maddy and I are alone, I have just picked her up from school.  As we get buckled she says
Maddy: I am getting married.(She was all serious and matter of fact)
Me: you are?  to who?
Maddy:  Preston.
Me:  Really, and how are you going to do this?
Maddy:  He is going to come to our house and pick me up?
Me: How?
Maddy:  He is going to drive.
Me:  I don't think he is old enough to drive.
Maddy: Then i will walk to his house?
Me:  Do you know where  it is?
Maddy:  Yes, and I am going to go there after dance today.
Me:  OK,  so where are you and Preston going to Live?
Maddy:  Heaven
Me:  How are you planning to get there?
Maddy:   We are going to hold hands, walk into the street, get hit by a car, die and go to heaven.
Me:  Oh that makes me very sad
Maddy:  why?
Me: I will miss you
Maddy:  I will come back
Me:  No Maddy, you can't come back from Heaven, once you die you are dead,  you can't come back to life.
Maddy:  I guess I won't get married then.

Out of the mouth's of babes.

Mandisa

I am just writing so I can post the picture of Mandisa and I at Women of Faith.   I made a promise to myself.   Next time,  i won't be this fat.......... it was soo exciting.  They only let 40 people in line.   I was #12.   What a blessing.   The whole weekend was.  I wish I could have shared it with a few other people.

Halloween

Nothing too exciting.  We went to see Great Grandma Betty, and then the two Grandma's.   then off to the church carnival.  No door to door.  But they were happy.    Last icture is Morgan and her friend Katie from school.  Funny they both ended up being the same thing :).

Swimming Lessons

Have started as of this morning for the girls.   i am really excited about it.  Morgan loves to swim, and I think this will be super good for her. As a lucky child of mine that gets overheated easily AND is going to struggle with her weight.  I am hoping she really excels at this and it can be her form of exercise.   Praying..... till praying for that.

Megan just likes to do..... do anything that is.   So she had a blast too.

It had been a while since I had checked Maddy into the kidz zone (she was in a car seat carrier last time) so she was unsure of it,  but was happy five minutes later.

I sat and watched with Amelia and Olivia (who were perfect little girls) while lessons went on.  The plan is in the future to be able to go work out while they do it.

Sooooo why do you ask did i have Amelia and Olivia... well.  Nathan is out back redoing our tiered flower beds..... FINALLY.... and brought the girls along with him today.   Nice surprise.... but kind of threw a kink in my plans.   So the girls skipped their first gymnastics class and will make it next week.   The big girls don't get to play with their cousins that often, so its nice.  but they match up nicely, and that leaves Maddy to me.

Back to School & Other Fall things

Morgan and Megan started school this week on Monday.  Megan started Kindgergarten... it was something special to see her in her uniform.   Not because you could fit two of her in it,  but because of how grown up she looked.   My babies aren't babies any more.    I need to wave a wand and made them all small again.  Morgan looks just ooooohhhhh so much like a lady..... I just can't almost can't stand it. 

The girls will start swimming and gymnastics next weekend at the Y.... we will see how it works.  swimming from 10-10:45 then gymnastics from 11 to 12.

Apples of Gold for this year is starting, I have the notebooks done.... Just need to get the final names on the fronts.   I am soooo excited for these girls.   I know 3 of them this year.   So many blessings for them.    They will be spoiled rotten by the mentors and the behind the scenes former girls.   I just can't wait. :)

Last post didn't save......

Well, It looks like my last post didn't save.    Mom and dad are in the house.  They got in the weekend before he 4th of July.  They were just 6 days shy of it.    I was surprised at home much the girls noticed the noises and the booms from the fireworks around us.   Morgan was particularly upset by them, being the oldest I understood.  She just kept worrying our house would burn down.  And part of me couldn't blame her as i saw the remnants falling in our yard fromt he people behind us.   The surprise was Maddy.  She went ballistic... of the charts TERRIFIED.    Of all things, my tuff little girl melted on.  And thus, my rule "no kids in my bed" went out the window.... and after the 4 day weekend of her in the bed because she was scared it took until now to get her in her own bed.... and she doesn't like it much.... :(

So much that I am seriously thinking of doing bunk beds and a trundle in the girls room and putting all 3 of them in one room...   that's right... all 3 in one room   3 chests of drawers and 3 beds... then making the little bedroom a guest/study room... toying with it... Phil doesn't know yet..... well.... not how serious I am anyways.

Life just seems to be getting away from us.  My birthday came and went... another year closer to forty.... blink and that will be here before i know it.

Megan is going to get Mrs. Hollinger for Kindergarten.   I couldn't be happier.   I am so excited or her to start school in a few weeks..... 4 weeks...... that's it... and she will be in school.   sooooo hard to believe.

Morgan is going into Mrs. Morrison's class... and so far we don't know anyone who is going to be in her class. That is OK....   the ones I know of for sure aside from one... i could give or take.  There are a few I love I hope hope hope are in her class.... a couple we didn't have last year.  That would be soooo wonderful for her.   I hope this year is a good one for her.  I pray for her    I pray all the time.....  I want her to have friends... and not be the one the laugh at... but i can't seem to get across to her that not all attention is good attention.. that sometimes they are laughing AT you......  I will just keep praying, it have faith that it is as it should be.  It is what it is.......

I also promise to be more faithful to the blog.  I really want to get it down here and saved for the girls.

Light at the end of the tunnel?????

It just might be peaking through.  The house looked ready.  Just a few odds and ends, and needed to be cleaned today.    Oh please say it is done today and they get the occupancy approved.    Mom and Dad sooooo need to be in there today.   t looked like all that needed to be done today are a shower head,  a few cable/phone outlet covers, and like i said cleaning.  

Well at least on the inside.   but the outside can wait.   and its just landscape and drive stuff that is left.  THANK GOD!   Its almost been a year.  

Soon.   we shall see what the steamatic team as able to save and what they were not.   Should be interesting.