Calla Lillys ...

Friday was "Adventure Day" ... and the adventure was a spa treatment to get a manicure ... her first one actually, so she was a little nervous ... however, she did fine ... and had the look of "that wasn't so bad" after we left ... she kept admiring her nails all afternoon ... just a girly girl thing ...

Today ... I was SO happy to see that my Calla Lilly that we planted last weekend had finally bloomed ... it is so beautiful ... Calla Lilly's are special to me ... it's the flower I carried and the girls carried in our wedding. I told LeAnna the story of my choosing this particular flower for my wedding and she seemed excited to talk about it ... isn't it every little girl's dream to have a fairy tale wedding? My one wish that I always had growing up ... was for my Daddy to walk me down the isle ... we were not sure he would be able to ... it was a slow walk, but we did it - together ... very cool.

I think I like my Calla Lilly's so much that I'm going to go back and buy some more!

This week has been crazy ... it seems as if things were "invading" from all angles at times ... and you know the feeling - you get to a point where you just don't think you can take anymore? But then you see or hear of someone else dealing with way more than you're dealing with and "your" blow softens a bit ... Thank God for these gentle reminders and waves of peace ... not that someone else is worse off, but that you are reminded of your inner strength and where it comes from!

Tomorrow evening at church the graduates are being honored ... LeAnna will have a table with her stuff on it ... she is excited ... she helped me pick things out today ... very simple ... but "something" we did together in her honor ... it was fun ...

Praying you find "inner strength" in "your" situation whatever it may be ...

happy day ... tammy

Who Ruled Your Day?

I know ... where have I been right?

well ...

busy ...

Saturday - we worked in the yard ALL day ... thanks to Thomas and Renee who came over and "helped" us finish up!

Sunday - busy day ... church twice and open house (another offer - waiting to hear) with lunch before open house and dinner after church Sunday night.

Monday - breakfast with family at Loveless Cafe ... hmmm ... good! Then worked around the house some more and relaxed that evening.

Tuesday - well ...

hmmm ... not much I can say ... other than ... a VERY deep blah day for me ... not sure what my deal was ... I accomplished some things around the house ... for work ... and for some clients ... however ... I was just in this "blahness" and couldn't get out ... still don't know ... hmmm ...

crazy ... but just one of those days ... and SURE didn't feel like bloggin' ... so I refrained ...

however ... I did make some chocolate chip cookies ... and the dough "pre-baked" and the smell alone starting making me feel better! Yes ... nothing like some chocolate to turn things around!

Whatever - right?!

sounded good anyway ...

oh well ... that was yesterday ... this is today ...

and my perspective is different today - thank goodness!

so ... today ... speaking of "perspective" and "perception" ... (VERY big on perception) ... and putting perspective in it's respective place ... (did that make sense?) ... anyhoo ...

left the house this morning with intentions to go pick up LeAnna from Granny and Papaw's ... on the way - called and she wasn't ready to come home ... today being Library Day ... thought she might want to "keep it up" ... however, she decided we would do Library Day next week ... oh well ... so ... I made a trip to the Pet store to get DUCK FOOD ... issues there ... NOT happy about the new critters ... however, Nate made me feel bad by saying that I should "deal with it" because it makes LeAnna happy and there would be MANY more "critters" coming into the house in the years to come ... oh well ... so ... feeling bad ... I decided to continue feeding them ... and went to the store to pick up food ... cracked corn was the choice available ... so I got in line with my cracked corn ... and an older gentleman was in front of me checking out ... the employee checking us out obviously had some issues ... not sure of what all of them were, but noticed "enough" to know that she was over compensating in one area to cover up an insecurity in another ... BEING ... in her "attempt" to converse with the gentleman with her insecurity handicap, she ended up saying a few things hurtful. The gentleman looked at me at an attempt to "be friendly" and said ... "with all my credit cards, papers and bills, pretty soon I'll have to carry a purse" ... I smiled at him and nodded in agreement ... then the employee said, "oh quit your whining" - (and this wasn't the first negative thing she said in the course of the conversation) the look on his face was "WELL, excuse me" ... I just smiled back at him as if I understood what just happened" and then he left ... obviously, she meant no harm, but in "trying" to be nice and sociable it came out in a not so nice way. She wanted to say "something" but her "something" came out wrong ... How many times have we ALL done this?! I know I have ... more than I care to recall ... I "try" to carefully consider everything I say before it comes out of my mouth ... but that's not always the case and sometimes I do as the insecure employee did and OPEN my mouth before thinking about how it might be received when spoken ... anyhoo ...

so then ... I passed a lady standing beside her car crying very hard with tissues in hand and another lady with her arm around her comforting her ... my first thought - man wonder what happened ... THEN noticed the parking lot she was standing in ... the funeral home ... well ... she just lost a loved one and is understandably upset ... that was a given ... however ... there are times when we wonder why people act the way they do, whether by a frown, smirk, not so nice remark, etc. and because we don't see the "funeral home sign" behind them (if you will) we automatically take what they said as major offence as if it were an attack from that person. When all the time, they were probably only reacting off of their "situation" at the time.

Isn't it funny how we perceive things?

Yep ... don't you wish EVERYONE wore a sign around their neck that listed all of their issues at the moment, so we would know how to perceive their actions?!

People don't wear signs though ... however, it would make life much easier!

Anyhoo ... just thoughts today ...

poor guy though ... after this I got to thinking how things that we say to strangers even, can "rule their day" ... you can make a comment to someone that can be taken as a compliment or just a negative comment ... and generally, it will rule their day ...

If someone said to me, "Man, I love that shirt" ... I would say, "thanks" and then walk away with a smile on my face because someone complimented me ... however, if someone said to me, "quit your whining" ... I would immediately assume a defense attitude and I would walk off with my mind wandering ... and thinking negative thoughts ...

-

and then ... got a phone call this afternoon that TOTALLY ruled the rest of my day (so far) ... Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!

.... all I'm saying about that!

So ... generally ... everything you say ... "rules" someones day ... to the good or bad.

So ... question #1 ... who ruled your day today, good or bad?

and question #2 ... how did you rule someone else's day - was it good or bad?

thoughts to ponder ...

happy day ... tammy

Quack, Quack, Quack ...

Today was our first Adventure Day!

And last Monday she drew from the box what we would do today ... which was Mystery Day ...

So we got up ... got dressed ... I planned it to where we would do lunch first ... that way I could do a few things this morning ...

... we pulled out of the driveway and she started telling me "left", "right", "straight" ... BUT ... she thought it would be more fun to use her dry/erase board and write/draw it ... a bit more time consuming ... however, was fun ...

Little did I know ... she had been "thinking" all week about what she was going to do ... and had it ALL PLANNED!!!!!!

Oh my ... so much for spur of the moment spontaneity choices!

I was perfectly fine with her lunch choice! It's my favorite Mexican restaurant too! So that was nice!

Then ... she led us to Judy's house! I was glad they were home ... they were NOT expecting us ... but were so nice to invite us in to chat! Then we ended up doing a little gardening in their neighbor's yard, who offered some flowers to me for FREE! VERY cool for me, seeing as how I was on my way to the nursery to purchase some this afternoon! Woo-Hoo!

LeAnna ended up staying at Aunt Judy's for a while ... I was ready to continue playing the 'game' ... but she said the game ended at Judy's house! Oh well ... she had fun and that was the whole point of the day!

I brought my flowers home, watered them and tomorrow they are getting planted! We're doing yard work tomorrow! We are TOTALLY rookies at it ... but hey, we're having fun!

This afternoon, LeAnna had a birthday party to attend for a friend at school ... it was at the Bellevue Dance Center where they do ballet ... she had a great time!

Then ... dinner with friends ... at two different restaurants! oh my ... dinner at one place and dessert at another ... almost like a "progressive dinner" if you will!

And in "other" breaking news ... LeAnna received THREE ducks from Sylvia for graduation ...

great ...

oh my ...

what else can I say ...

hmmm ...

thanks?

... okay ... so we've AGREED that we will have them "temporary" ... and then they will graduate to Centennial Park where we will go faithfully and feed them!

they are cute though ...

but ...

three ducks?

ok ...

so ... LeAnna has named them ...

Rosie, Faith, and Elly

yep ... naming them attaches you to them ... well ... her to them ... SHE is their Momma ... she says ...

oh my ...

help?

Anyhoo ... long day ... and sounds like a longer one tomorrow in the heat! Argh!

happy day ... tammy

Down On The Farm ...

Whew ... day 4 of summer break!

We've done pretty good at keeping LeAnna busy ... and NOT "bored" ... AAAHHHHHH!

I knew the first week would be a bit difficult, just getting her used to RELAXING and DOING NOTHING if she wanted too ... she just hasn't wanted to! - ha!

oh well ...

Yesterday she went with Allison, Jaden and Sopie to Victor and Suzanne's farm in Franklin ... SO nice of Allison to invite her to go! It was something else to put on the calendar of "things to do" this week! - woo-hoo!

They had a great time!

Before they left I had talked with LeAnna about being obedient and staying right with Allison, not leaving her side, do whatever she said to do, mind, have manners, do what's right ... you know the drill - right?!

So ... Allison said that LeAnna was right by her while all the kids were off playing ... LeAnna wouldn't leave her side ... finally Allison decided to ask her if she was okay ...

Allison: LeAnna are you okay?

LeAnna: yes

Allison: do you want to go play?

LeAnna: yes

Allison: well why don't you go play with the kids?

LeAnna: my Mom said to stay right beside you!

ha! Hallelujah! She remembered what I said! - ha!

Allison told her that she was sure that Mommy meant as long as Allison was "around" she was fine to go play with the other kids!

... so she did!

They seemed to have a had a really great time! She pet a sheep ... she met a "Ginny" - it's a type of bird ... and actually got on a horse! She's been talking about doing this forever and when we would take her to a horse, she would refuse to touch it or get on! So this was a milestone for her ... and she LOVES horses! So ... very cool for her!

What a happy day for LeAnna!

AND while she was gone, I actually got to do a few things I had been wanting to do around here! One project was - I went through her entire room - drawers, closet, etc. and bagged up all the clothes that no longer fit and refolded the ones that do and placed them in their respective place ... I'm sure that MY child is the ONLY one who can't decide what to wear and unfolds and tosses everything in the drawer around until she finds the "special one" of the day! ha! oh well ... all straight now!

Lovely!

Tomorrow is Adventure Day ... and she chose on Monday that it would be "Mystery Day"! So ... no telling where we'll end up! But the idea, is to find a place to eat and then find something to do ... we'll see ... should be very interesting!

"Mystery Day" is in the adventure box one more time ... but I'm thinking that when it's drawn next time ... that we're going to take a box with us with "left", "right", "straight", and "turn around" in the box and we draw from the box until we end up somewhere cool!

oh well

happy day ... tammy

Library Day ...

LONG day ...

today was our first day at the library ... however ... we had several stops before getting there!

First stop was to drop off Princess at the "beauty shop" ...

Second stop was to McDonalds for breakfast.

Third stop was to the gas station at Costco ... CRAZY prices!

Fourth stop was to Justice to purchase a new book bag.

Fifth stop to NCS to pick up prize won from the jog-a-thon. Cool prize, basket of "summer goodies" ... Ms. Green also had a card for Nathan and I ... I cried when I read it ... you could have offered me a million dollars at that moment and I would have turned it down for the card ... every parent wants to hear the words that were in our note. (Nate said I was crazy - he would definitely take the million) oh well whatever - the point was an "emotional one" at the moment!

Sixth stop the downtown library. Today started our "summer journey" to the library every Wednesday. We went to the downtown location and to the children's theatre for story time. The show was about 50 minutes long ... we had a great time!

Seventh stop, Proshop for pics.

Eighth stop - Hot Diggity Dog! LeAnna's first time ... she was so excited!

Ninth stop - pick up Princess from the beauty shop. BAD haircut day ... NOT happy. I could have done a better job ...oh well ... it will grow back out!

Tenth and final stop - home! with lots to do there for the rest of the afternoon.

LeAnna said today - she was SO happy to be on summer break and was glad she didn't have to get up early in the morning! (I woke her up this morning to get out early).

Tomorrow, she has a date with Jaden and Sophie ... she is excited! So far, the week has been pretty full and she's been occupied "for the most part" ... she is REALLY looking forward to Friday - I'm excited to see where we'll end up!

happy day ... tammy

What A Prince Knows About A Princess ...

We got an email today ... LeAnna won a prize from the Jog-A-Thon ...

She was SO excited!

We found out at graduation on Sunday that she had brought in the most money out of the whole elementary and middle school for the Jog-A-Thon ... AND she did make 3 laps during the event. For every $5 turned in, you get a ticket ... and for every lap you run you get a ticket ... all the tickets went in the pot for a drawing ... and one lucky winner was getting a wii ... so we knew she had a greater chance of getting the wii ...

We are going "back to school" tomorrow to pick up her prize ... she was hoping for the wii ... but ... she didn't win that ... she was a little disappointed ( I think Daddy was more disappointed - ha!) ...oh well ... no biggie ... I'm sure her prize will be fine whatever it is ... =0)

A "funny moment" today ...

LeAnna had received a gift in the mail from family in Atlanta ... she was playing with it and I walked by ... she said, "come here Mommy" ... "look what I made" ...

I said ... "what is it?"

she said ... "I made a book" ... "it's called ...what a prince knows about a princess" ... then she proceeded to flip a blank book from the beginning to the end ... and then said, "NOTHING!" ...

hahahahahaha ....

what is SO funny about this ... is ... I received a little book from John and Denise as one of my gifts for my birthday ... it said, "what men know about women" ... and when you open it up and flip through it, the pages are all blank! LeAnna saw me open this at the party on Friday ...

so today ... when she did this - I was laughing SO hard ... she actually "got it" and came up with her "own version"!

ha!

too cute ...

happy day ... tammy

20 Years, 81 Moments, and 11 Adventures ...

Today ... Monday ... first day of summer break ...

LeAnna and I made this deal yesterday ... we even agreed with a high five slap .... that we would sleep in this morning!

She was up by 7:45 - ready to go!

I was just so exhausted from the weekend and last week that I was hoping for at LEAST 8:30!

Oh well ...

As soon as she got up ... BEFORE breakfast ... we made the "Adventure Box"!

A few weeks ago ... I started planning our summer ... I knew it HAD to be somewhat structured due to the "structure" she had just had for 9 months in Kindergarten!

And with my job(s) ... I don't get "summer break" ... SO ... I planned!

And ... here's the plan ...

Every Wednesday is Library Day ... we will go and get books to read for the week ... she has a "library chart" hanging up and as she "reads", she gets a sticker on the chart for every book read. Once she reaches 20 books, she will get a small prize. The chart has spaces for 200 books ... we'll see if she can fill it up! The "good thing" is ... when explaining it all to her this morning, she asked what would happen when all the spaces had stickers ... very cool question ... my answer ... we start a new chart! I'll be happy if she reads 200 books this summer! We will take turns going to the Bellevue library and the downtown library as well.

We will also have "Adventure Day" every Friday. Thus the reason for creating the "Adventure Box". This box contains "adventures" for every Friday of her summer break. Each Monday she will draw an "adventure" out of the box and we will prepare and look forward to that adventure on the following Friday.

She drew her first one out this morning ... she was SO excited ... that before she drew she begged for us to do the adventure today and then all the other adventures she would wait until their respective "Friday" ... I said no, of course ... so she drew ... and ... this Friday ... is a "mystery day" ... when we pull out of the driveway ... she will determine if I turn left or right and we will continue doing this until we've had lunch, some cool sight seeing and find "something" to do ... wherever we end up! Sounds mysteriously interesting!

Then ... she has her "new" chore chart ... this has been posted and a new one will be posted weekly ... Daddy will check her "check-offs" at the end of every week which will determine her allowance for that week ... if there are spaces "un-checked", deductions will be made ... and NO puppy dog eyes allowed at Daddy if spaces are unchecked each week!

AND finally ... I've started a "summer blog" ... it's so I can create a book about her Summer Break 2008. You can follow it with us if you would like ... it's a "picture a day" type blog ... however, there may be more than one pic and info ... I think it will make a nice book for her to treasure.

You can follow the link ... it's called 81 Moments ... basically ... there are 81 summer break days "moments" for her to enjoy ... and I want to capture each one with a picture. Check it out here.

LeAnna entertained herself today with a few of her graduation gifts ... and while outside today, I noticed that my Peonies had bloomed! Very cool ... "thanks" previous homeowner ...

Something else ... today ... 20 years ago ... this evening ... I graduated from High School ... "shout out" to my fellow grads who read this blog ... LOTS of memories!!!! AND, it was also the first night that Nate and I ever went out ... so this evening ... he took me to dinner and a night out ... it was so nice ... we ate at a new place ... called Wildwood Oak-Fired Kitchen ... neighborhood Bistro with a Chef-driven menu focused on approachable creativity, utilizing local products coupled with global influences. (how's that for a review - ha) ... VERY good food ... our Oak Grilled Filet was oh so good ... with Maple Tarragon Glazed Carrots, Bacon Wrapped Fingerling Potatoes, Champagne Veal Reduction, and for dessert ... rum molten chocolate cake with raspberry sauce - Woo-Hoo ... yummmmeeeeeeee!

Twenty years ... come and gone ... WOW!!!! hard to believe ... we had a great evening of "reminiscing" about our "beginning" so many years ago ... it was a nice evening.

happy day ... tammy

Kindergarten Graduation ...

Today ... my baby ... who is no longer a baby ... proved that - when she accepted her "certificate" of Kindergarten completion at her graduation today at 2:00pm.

I shockingly surprised myself ... by keeping my composure for most of the program ... there were several "hold backs" at different moments in the program ...

I was proud ...

Another milestone in our lives ...

To some it may seem "trivial" and as if a "big deal made" over something so "not that big of a deal" ...

oh well ... to "some" maybe ...

but not to me ...

These sweet moments are savored and not taken for granted.

We went back to the room to get her report card and to say our final good-byes ...

I gulped hard as a picture was taken of Ms. Green, LeAnna and myself ... in appreciation of this sweet lady taking the time to educate my child and make sweet memories that I'm sure LeAnna will always cherish. I remember my Kindergarten teacher and special things about her ... some things you just don't forget.

As we were about to leave ... LeAnna ran up to Ms. Green from behind and gave her one last hug ... I smiled and gulped back a tear, knowing that LeAnna was really going to miss her. Ms. Green became one of her friends ... she felt safe with her ... and I heard Ms. Green tell LeAnna that she would see her in the hall next year and that she could even come visit her at her house this summer. She didn't cry today ... I'm glad.

here are some pics from the graduation ...

We had a great support system in the crowd ... thanks to our family and friends who came out to share in this special moment for LeAnna.

Today was also my birthday ... Nate and LeAnna woke me up by singing Happy Birthday and with cards ... however, Nate didn't set an alarm and woke me up LATE! With all I had to do, not a good morning to be late ... and that I was ... LATE to church! Yikes!

All in all ... it was a good day.

Tomorrow starts our summer break ... and we have lots in store ... I'll post more info about it later ...

happy day ... tammy

End of the Alpha ...

Field Day - 2008

what can I say?!

a bunch of hyper kids ... playing games ... ALL day long ... NON-stop activity ... VERY structured ... with a VERY organized coach ... almost too organized ... WAIT ... there's no such thing right?! ... ha! ... Love me some organization!

LeAnna won 2nd place running ... she was SO excited!

this is her "I'm so excited and I just can't hide it cheesy pose"

they had a great time!

BUT ... 2:45 came ...

and it was time to say Good-bye! not to the kids, she will see them all on Sunday at graduation ...

but, to the classroom ... the kindergarten class room ... a room of "beginning" ... of MANY school rooms to come ... however ... this one is special ... it's the first one ... the "alpha" so to speak ...

a room that she grew to actually love!

I remember the very first day of kindergarten ... she fought back the tears so hard ... she tried to be strong ... she sure didn't want Mommy to leave the classroom ... even though I hung around for about 30 minutes ... just making sure she was okay ... AND ... making sure I was okay ... entrusting my baby with a stranger ... a nice one, but none the less, a stranger. WAITING until I got out of the classroom, down the hall, out the door, into the car BEFORE the tears poured. Thanks Allison, for sensing what I was feeling ... making me laugh and walking me to the car ...

I remember the day very well.

I also remember the bond she made with Ms. Green, her teacher.

I also remember 1/2 way through Christmas Break ... she was SO ready to go back to school. Wow! What a change!

I remember Nathan calling me several times throughout the year after he had dropped her off ... reassuring me that she was fine and was happy ...

THEN ... the last day of school happened ... Friday ... she was fine until we got to the van ... she got in, sat her stuff down (our arms were full of her things) ... she sat down in her seat and immediately began crying ... not just crying ... sobbing ... like an "I can't stop cry" ... and in between sobs I heard, "I don't want to leave kindergarten ... I miss it ... I don't want to leave" ...

I thought "fast food" might help ... (always helps me! ha!) however, she cried all the way to Krystal ... all the way home ... we even called Daddy and she turned it on for him too ... wow! she's broken!

However ... I am happy ... not that she was sad and crying ... but that ... God answered my prayers ...

at the beginning of school, I prayed for a good teacher ... one that would help LeAnna, calm her fears, help her learn to detach herself from "home" and "Mommy and Daddy" for 7 hours a day ... and one she could learn from ... and .... He did just that!

Yep ... very happy ... because it was very hard for me to let her go ...

I'm glad she did well ...

I'm happy that she loved her teacher and her class and made very good friends ...

Ms. Green told me she was the only student in her class whose "banana" remained yellow the whole year ... meaning the behavior system she chose was yellow bananas (due to the theme being Monkey's)... and if you were good and never called down they remained yellow... if you were called down, they changed to green, then blue, then red ... red meaning you went to the principals office and then your parent was called and you were sent home ... this happened to a student or two in the class at some point during the year ... NO one wanted a red banana after that incident! All of the students knew this about LeAnna and on Friday played a trick on her ... someone moved her banana to green just for fun - she got a big kick out of that!

Everyday, the behavior sheet came home and a parent had to sign it and send it back the next day ... and the "color" of banana was circled for the day ... there were days I would trick her and say, "LeAnna Batson - you got a green banana today!" ... she would just laugh and laugh ... knowing that was not true.

LeAnna made Mommy and Daddy very proud because of this and we were very happy to let her know how happy and proud we were.

Tomorrow is graduation ... going to be a great day ... I, for one, will be fighting back the tears I'm sure ... only because as I've said before ... tomorrow is one of those "things" that I waited so long to be able to experience for myself ...

Once again, "Thanks God ... I don't take my miracle lightly and never for granted"

Tomorrow is also my birthday ... ugh! Not excited about turning a year older ... but, you know ... maybe I am ... it's better than the alternative! ha!

Nate had a party for me Friday evening at Tequilas .. my favorite Mexican restaurant ... 30 of my closest family and friends were there and I was so happy to be able to share with them ... and the cake ... it's all about the cake at this age! ha! was so good ... STRAWBERRY my favorite! We had a great time!

I will post pics later of that event ... Renee has them on her camera ... =0)

And ... I'm sure there will be pictures tomorrow ...

happy day ... tammy

Always Have A "Plan B" ...

today was beach day/favorite book day ...

there were several activities planned ... and since "outside activities" were canceled ... it was all inside! AND the natives were restless!

their outfit today was "summer wear" ... they were to bring a beach towel, sunglasses and a favorite book!

the teacher had so many cool things planned for outside today ... oh well ... thank goodness for a "Plan B"!

we had "centers" set up at different tables with several "Plan B" activities ...

they had a lot of fun anyway ... as much fun as "Plan B" activities will allow ... =0)

here are a few pics ...

getting her "graduation poodle" signed by all her classmates ...

today was the last official "in the classroom" day ... tomorrow is Field Day and they will either be outside or in the gym all day long!

All of their belongings in their little cubbies came home today ... I enjoyed looking through her little basket that she brought home ... picking up each item, remembering the first day of school when some of those items were placed in the basket. It's been a good year.

I spoke with the teacher today ... she said LeAnna was definitely ready for 1st grade.

a lot has happened this school year ...

- learning to read

- introduction to math

- introduction to spanish

- learning to make new friends and "introduce" ourself to others

- piano

.... so many little things that prepare you to start the first grade!

One year down ... 12 more to go! - AAHHHHHHH

She graduates Kindergarten this Sunday at 2pm ... we are excited! I'm emotional - of course! - and - PRAYING I don't make a fool of myself Sunday ...

some know ... some don't know ... what I went through to get to this point ... and you know what? for those who "don't understand" my emotional'ness' and my making "big" of what others may make "light of" ... that's okay ...

I take NO special moments for granted ... period. And to me ... this is a special moment!

okay ... I'm back now ... whew ... sometimes I drift out there ... anyhoo

Tomorrow is Field Day ... I'm sure there will be tons of excitement tomorrow!

happy day ... tammy

Pancakes In My PJ's ...

I think this was one of LeAnna's favorite days of the year ... not only did she get to wear her PJ's to school ... she got to eat pancakes!!!!

For those who know her well ... you know that she LIVES for pancakes ... "try's" to eat them every morning ... she is so crazy about some pancakes ... she wouldn't even eat breakfast this morning before school ... she had some peanut butter and cracker sticks on the way! She wanted to be hungry for pancakes at 9am!

Anyhoo ... the kids were SO hyped about today ... however, I don't think it was "all" about today ... it's the last week of school and they are almost out of control ... Ms. Green said that the last chapel today was CRAZY ... every class, every grade, there were issues today ...

I think EVERYONE is ready for Summer Vacation!

LeAnna is happy about "no more uniforms" ... "no more naps" ... "not much work left" ... AND she decided that Friday would be her last day of Kindergarten ... the school is open and not officially over until next Wednesday ... however, the Kindergartners got the option of Friday being their last day with graduation on Sunday. And ... we have to let them know by Thursday if she's attending next week or not ... and she's not ... So ... Summer Vacation officially begins this coming Monday -the 19th ... AND ... I have the Summer already planned for her ... she is excited and at least has something to look forward to. I will be telling more about our "happenings" soon ... next Monday will start a "my summer vacation" blog ... I will post the link on Monday.

Here are some pics of today ...

Can you tell she was excited about pancakes?!

Tomorrow is a "beach adventure and book day" ... AND looks like the beach is going to be inside! due to the rain predicted ... Ugh! More pics tomorrow ...

happy day ... tammy

hotdog and cheese ...

Monday ...

went to the doctor with Mom ... her 3 month check-up ... went well ... he was pleased ... however, he is limiting her "work" ... when she does work, it is to only be for four hours at a time for at least another month. she was okay with that ... =0)

busy rest of the day ... working.

This week is a VERY full week ... it's the last week of school and there are things happening everyday. The teacher asked me to come in and take pictures everyday of the "happenings" ... and then upload the pics to Costco, where they print in an hour ... she will then go pick them up each evening and TRY to complete her special scrapbooks she's making for each student in her class BEFORE graduation on Sunday!

crazy busy ...

So ... today ... Tuesday ... they went to Purity Dairy this morning ... parents were not allowed to go ... so I met them at Edwin Warner Park for lunch and playtime ... they had so much fun! It was a perfect day ... not too hot and thanks to the overcast, I guess it could have "seemed" hotter. So it was nice ... for us "old" parents anyway! ha!

here are some pics from the day ...

LeAnna and her best friend at school, Jordan ... came up with nick names for each other ... they affectionately call each other ... Hotdog and Cheese ... LeAnna is Hotdog and Jordan is Cheese ... too cute!

tomorrow is Pajama Day ... they are to wear pajamas, bring a favorite stuffed animal and at 9am we're making pancakes!

fun ...

happy day ... tammy