First Week Being Kidless!

Week 1 of no kids for the 2011-2012 school year!  Yeah!!!

I have to say after our long hot summer with kids fighting and being bored "I'm SOOOO  BORED" I thought that I would spend the first week of school relaxing, sleeping, recouping...  

since my brian, memory, patience, and temperament has all gone down hill the last few summers (this one included)....

but no it has been a really busy, barely have any time to sit kinda week!

It Starts With...

Monday!

~After dropping off all 3 kids @ school I took the dog out for a good run/walk

~Took shower since I was all sweaty

~Did laundry 

~Made myself all pretty (even took my time on it)

~Picked up Hubby @ work 

~We did the grocery store (oh how sexy!) to get what was needed for dinner that night and the next, plus picked up their fresh sushi (that is made there) for lunch 

~We sat at picnic tables and enjoyed each others company in the fresh air (This was may FAVORITE part of my week!)

~Took him back to work!

~Then started the pick of Kids process: 

*Lila @ 12:30

*Jesse @ 2:15

*Cole @ 3:45

!!!!!

Tuesday!

~Dropped off Kids:

*Jesse @ 7:20

*Cole @ 8:45

*Lila @ 9:30

~Took Lily (dog) on walk/run, came home showered, make-up...

~Took stuff to dump

~Went to one bank to close account (they have a new fee and it was not an account I was using so there was not point in keeping it)

~Went to other bank to open new account (so I can still have one w/ just my name on it)

~Did grocery store for some fruit and chips for school lunches

~Got Chinese for Lunch!  I ordered to so I could use them in the school lunches for the next day or 2!  & since they over do the food it ended up making 8 lunches, 2 days for me, 2 for Jesse, 2 for Cole, and 2 Lila!  And it only costed about $10, thats $1.25 a lunch!  GO ME!!!! (oh do I need to add that it was not the only things in their lunches, they also had a fruit and chips)

~I even had time to take the groceries home and eat them b/f

~Picked up Kids!

Wednesday!

~Dropped of Children @ school (well 2 out of 3, one got a ride w/ a friend)

~Watched a friends 3 yr. old, took her to the park before we went to

~Cleaned my in laws' house

~Picked up Lila

~Picked up Jesse

~Went to a friends to order my new Lia Sophia Starter Kit (wish me luck, I now have a JOB!!!)

~Picked up Cole

Thursday!

~Dropped off Kids!  (had lots of trouble getting up and going)

~Went to $1 Store

~Then it was off to Walmart to do the BIG grocery trip!  (he wants me to come up w/ every thing we need and buy it for the 2 till he gets paid again!  I am getting better at it but it is still a challenge!  & it take for ever @ Walmart!)

~Went home put groceries away 

~Picked up Kids

~Lila's doc apt w/ 3 shots

Friday! (Today)

*Today was a super hard one and it went a little like this:

~Took Jesse to school 

~Got Cole up (Lila was already up)

~Could not find Cole's homework and a form

~Found Jesse's note book w/ all his HW in it!  (Grrr...)

~Thought that maybe cause Jesse's and Cole's back pack look the same that maybe he put it in his brother's back pack/ at the same time Jesse calls from school asking if I can bring his note book.  I asked him about his brother's HW and he did not have his book bag right there to look but said he would while we were on our way there!

~At Jesse's school with Cole & Lila to find out that everyone in the school is getting ready for a reading test, so we wait, once it start it takes only 3 minutes....  Sorry I have to take Cole to school TOOO, and they don't want him late ether!  

~On the way to taking Cole to school Jesse calls to say his brother's HW was not in his stuff but remembers seeing it .......  near the computer  .....  

~So turning around now...  Back to home...  run in, find HW... off to school again!

~He was about 3 or 4 minute late!  (but when I picked up he said there was no one stopping to get a tardy slip, so we are SAFE!)  

What a Morning!  Right!?!  

You have days like that right1?! 

Or are we all just CRAZY here!?!

*So the rest of my morning (Crazy me kept going) went like this: 

(Oh and Lila has Fridays off so it was the both of us)

~A.C. Moore

~Michaels

~Target

~World Market

~Jo Anns 

~Kohls

~Home to do Lunch

(And I only spent less than $15)

~Picked up Jesse 

~Picked up Cole

And these are just my mornings!!!  (Or what I can still remember of them)

There also my late afternoons and evenings...  My Hubby attempting to quite smoking...  The Dark Vader  lego head and dinosaur incident...  Magic card pack search...  Hubby's joint pain...  Fighting boys...  Dinner planning...  and so on!

How was your week?  And your first week w/ out the kiddos?  And what was your favorite part of the week?

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

First Day Of School! 2011-2012

They were so excited, it has been a long hot summer with (as they say) "Nothing to do!"

Lol!

August 25, 2011

Jesse going into 7th grade

He said he had a great day but was sad his best friend is on a different team, so year they don't share any class. Oh well probably better that way, they won't get into trouble together! Lol!

Can't wait to see how he does in Spanish (I wanted him to take Typing but he picked Spanish)

Cole going into the 4th grade! He is growing up so fast! He was very happy to see some of his old friends in his new class and is quickly making new ones!!! And the friends that are not in his class he still sees on the play ground so he is super happy! He is also starting a AG class, so he too is super smart! GO COLE!

August 29, 2011

Lila is going into her 2nd (and last) year of preschool with the 4 day 4s! She was so excited till the night before, she got sad that and wanted to stay with me! Lol! But I knew that her tune would change once she got there and saw all her friends and you know what!?! IT DID!!! She had an AWESOME DAY and she got to be the line leader!

So now that the kids are all in school what am I going to do in my short 2 1/2 hours being kidless!?! Right now it has been running around a lot catching up on somethings I did not want to do with them during the summer! But the first goal is cleaning up the house (again!)!!! Then maybe getting me time!!! (would love to get my nails done, have not done that in YEARS!)

But till then....

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

The Beach

August 19-21, 2011

We Love going to the Beach even if it is just for a short weekend! We had lots of fun playing in the waves and sand and even meet a new friend that joined us (see crab in the pictures)!

One Happy Little Girl! Lila already wants to go back!

My Little Character! I love the picture up top of Cole looking terrified which was about a wave coming to get his sand creation! Lol

Jesse did a lot of boggy boarding and being that he is just months away form being a teen he is not much of a picture person but I did steal a few!

We had a lot of fun going to one of the islands off our coast for a couple of days to just get away the weekend before school started! We did the beach and the aquarium, ate out, shopped for souvenirs, and all around had a great time! We had a crab crash our beach spot, lol! Unfortunately as we pack up around him he stood his ground and did not scurry to his hole so as we were headed up the board walk we saw a seagull come down and start picking at him. So sad =( for our new little friend! So everyone had a great time! (well except the crab) Wish we could have stayed longer!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~

Veterans' Day 2010

We had Great Weather, Great People, and a Great Ceremony!!!!

Boys Scouts and Cub Scouts working together on the Flag Ceremony

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts (Our Future) shaking hands w/ the Veterans Thanking Them for Their Service!!!

My boys!!!

(the two very handsome brunettes in blue!)

Happy Veterans' Day to all the Men and Women that keep our country safe past present and future!!!

~Love~Smile~Enjoy~Happiness~

~Ra~