8.13.2010

Friday the 13th...

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I don't normally like to drive on Friday the 13th's...

It involves this chica...


12 years ago...


I was pregnant with her...


I decided I NEEDED McDonald's...
I was hungry...


So I left work at 8am -
and on my way to McDonald's...
I got into a car accident.
[my fault - indirectly of course]


After being strapped onto a board,
loaded into an ambulance...
sped to a hospital...
and
monitored for a while...
we were deemed fine.

[Little did they know... hahaha!]

That was Friday the 13th...
November 1998.

The pictures were obviously from today...
Friday the 13th...
August 2010.

We survived our first week of middle school.
Yay for us!

8.12.2010

So Tired...

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Last night was the second night in a row where I've had to stay up until 11pm helping Alex with homework.
If he had it his way, he'd be done with it - and in bed.
I [how dare i?] double check ALL of this work... and if it isn't right, I make him re-do it.

New Rule: All Math homework must be done on a separate piece of paper - and ONLY once have I checked it and he's corrected any mistakes can it then be transferred onto the Math worksheet.



[This was taken the 1st day of school in 2008. Alex dropped Isa off, before he made his way to his new Jr. High.]


We have some Science and Spanish flash cards to make tonight... and some studying to do.
First Spanish quiz is on Tuesday...
Not sure about the Science test...

In other news...
Work has been... tiring.
Nic has been...tiring.
Dealing with our lender has been...tiring.
The sty in my eye is... tiring.

Thank gosh tomorrow is Friday... Maybe I can sleep in on Saturday morning...
Maybe

8.11.2010

The Third Day wasn't a Charm for Us

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There was a lot to do today... so much so, I tried to get us prepared for it last night.
It didn't help much...

I got up early and made sure the kids had stuff for breakfast.
By stuff I mean bagels, or toast, or Frosted Flakes.

I ended up helping Isabel straighten her hair. Alex got dressed then helped to get Nic up and ready.

We all had somewhere to be by 8am.

Isabel had NO interest in posing for me today... =(


But Nic did...
He wasn't really posing...
Just standing there with his hand in his pockets.


And look at his new shoes.
Super cute.


We left the house...
Alex and Isa went to school...
Nic and drove to his Pre-School screening.

Look at this sky on the way to his school... 
This was at 7am.
It was a bit brighter out than the picture lets on,
but still so stunning to look at.


We drop off the older kids, and Nic and I make our way
to the Pre-School room.
We are having him checked out by a Speech Pathologist.
We think there might be some articulation issues.

There are about eight other kids there...
After we get the kids settled, the parents are
sent off to an adjoining room.
Fifteen minutes in, the loudspeaker comes on.
"Attention: The school is in a lock down...
Staff, we are in a lock down!"

Next thing we know, teachers come flying in,
turning off the lights, locking the doors,
and covering the windows with paper.

No explanation.

I texted a few peeps (mom and the husband) to see
if maybe they had heard something or if they could check the news.
Nothing.

No one knew what was going on.
In the next room, the kids kept playing... there was some light
by which to continue to evaluate the kids.

After about an hour, the lock down ended...
Eventually my mother found out that there was
an intrusion in the neighborhood...
they weren't taking a chance.

Worse part of it all?
I couldn't connect to Facebook via my BBerry.
Not sure why.

/sigh.

We are all okay!
Nic, however, wasn't really cooperating today - I don't think he feels well still.

We are going to take him for a 1:1 session.
They weren't concerned with his speech;
rather, they saw small issues in the Cognitive and Social areas.

After all of that craziness, mom called and said
"Let's do lunch!"
So I picked her up in my swagger wagon...
and off to Chick-fil-A we went.
Gosh, I love that place.

After a tasty meal...
We decided to head to Barnes and Noble.

Nic was tooo cute...


For all of 5 minutes...
Then he turned into a very energetic rascal.
I think between being tired and not feeling well,
it was all too much for him.
I had to leave the stuff I planned on purchasing
in a stack somewhere
(sorry B&N peeps... won't happen again)
and take Nic to the car while mom checked out.
He was behaving that badly.
Of course...
a mile from home, he fell asleep.
So, he's a cutie pie again - all curled up in his bed.

I think I am ready for a nap...
I cannot believe it's only Wednesday...
/sigh

8.10.2010

Jack Sparrow ain't got nuthin' on him.

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Day two went off without a hitch.
Nic is still not feeling well (neither is Isa for that matter)...
So, after a breakfast of Banana Nut Muffins
thanks to Marie Calendar
We left the house.

First a few pics of my so so so cute daughter.
Who is feeling awkward in front of the camera...
Get used to it, baby!
The camera and your momma are going nowhere.



Good. Got a few shots, and she was on her way!
 Her and Hannah declined a ride to school; they wanted to take the bus.

Because we haven't figured out Alex's bus situation yet
(he has the option of walking almost half a mile in either direction
to catch a TOO PACKED bus),
I think I will be driving for a bit...
 =) 
Gives me more time to tell him
how wonderful he is, and if he makes a decision that's going to disappoint me -
OFF WITH HIS HEAD! 


Look at this Pirate?! Ain't he something?
He's upset that he can't find his eye patch or his sword (made of foam, of course).
Instead, he's carrying around a black, plastic knife.
The kind you would get from a take out restaurant.
The kind where the
sharp is soft, mommy!

A Pirate in flip flops... Love it.
Down below, another pic of the Pirate.
Prolly wishing he could be on a Pirate Ship right about now.
I am sure he's also thinking about walking the plank;
if our Odyssey had one, that is.


One last shot of Alex.
Okay, there were about 10 of these...
he kept asking me to stop,
so I kept on going.

I'm mean like that.


Hopefully Isabel will get on a bus this afternoon...
After yesterday's episode, I don't care if it's the wrong one -
Just pick one and get on.
Any bus will be an improvement.
:)
I kid.
Kinda.

And hopefully, Football practice won't be cut short
considering they have a game less than a month away.
Yesterday, because half of the freshman team
hadn't been cleared to start...
they cut practice short...
Very short.
As in
 mom, come get us...

Argggh. It's a Pirate's Life for Me.

8.09.2010

First Day of School ~ 2010

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Well, it's here.
Today's the first day of school...

It was a busy morning:

  • I made some breakfast
  • Helped Isa get ready
  • Ironed Alex's jeans (the kid's didn't even KNOW we owned an iron... can you believe that? Mom, don't faint!)
  • Called Nic in sick @ daycare (yes, he's sick... = ( both him and Isa, actually, but she's not missing school), and
  • Took Alex and his cousin Amber to school
 ALL BEFORE 7AM.

I am going on 3 hours sleep. I've been working on Isabel's school's PTO website. I love doing that type of stuff, but I tend to forgo sleep to fit it in.

My children look wonderful today!

Here is Alex (and Nic!)...



And Isabel and her BFF Hannah...


Hope you have a fabulous Monday!