Blayne and his Buddy Xavier

Blayne had a great time having a playdate with his buddy Xavier. We picked Xavier up from school and went to their beloved McDonald's for lunch. The Happy Meal toys are Star Wars right now, so the boys were thrilled. They followed up the trip to McDonald's with some playtime at our house that included lots of pretend light saber fights. These boys get along so well. It is so much fun to get them together.

Room Time TODAY

So, after yesterday's Room Time fiasco, I was thrilled when Blayne told me that he wanted to join Reagan for Room Time today. I figured that he could report any mishaps...well, about half-way through room time, he called "Reagan has stuff on her face..." Oh great I bet I know what "stuff" it is!!!!! (Boy am I glad that I was wrong)

She is so Darn Cute, but.....

Eating bananas for a snack. Notice that she has taken off her shoes and lined them up with her pacifier on the table...funny girl!

This picture depicts her a little better for yesterday!

Well, yesterday was such a different day without "my girls" (that is what Blayne calls them) being here. After taking Whitney to school and visiting with other parents there and taking my PTA pictures for my scrapbook that I have to make as the Historian, we headed home. Oh, and while we were there, I thought that I had broken Reagan's arm...as we were walking down the hallway, she decided to put her arm out of the stroller as we passed a pole. It bent her arm backward...lovely...so while I was getting Whitney into her classroom, taking the first day of school picture, Reagan was screaming like an abused child in the hallway...Whitney's teacher is probably dreading having me around this year assuming that I will have "that kid" with me! Anyway, we headed home. We weren't home 5 minutes before Reagan had climbed in the pantry and gotten herself a box of cereal which she accidentally dropped UPSIDE down (of course) and spilled in a huge pile on the kitchen floor. I had gone to change clothes and was greeted by her saying "oh-no-mess". I went to inquire, and Blayne met me there and said "mom, Reagan spilled the cereal and made a mess". He saw her do it, and did not come to get me, did not try to help her, nothing....just watched! So after Reagan and I cleaned up Mt. Cereal, I decided that I am going to be more structured with her days now that school is in session. I took her to her room, started her favorite CD, got out some fun toys, closed the gate that is in her doorway of her room and smiled and told her "you are now going to have some roomtime!" She frowned at me and said "don't like it", I very happily said "oh you will for 20 minutes" and I walked away, I set the timer, and raced about doing dishes, laundry and making beds. About 5 minutes into it, she started screaming. I thought "Nope, I'm not listening, she can handle this for 20 minutes..." I turned off the monitor and went about my business. About 10 minutes of screaming later, I hear her say something about "mess", so I wen to investigate. There, I found my almost two year old, crying VERY loudly, sweat and tears all over her face, and snot too!, she was standing at the gate with her shirt on, no pants no DIAPER, poop on her legs and feet, and she was trying to pull up a shirt like pants, her legs were in the armholes. The smell was awful. I picked her up and took a quick survey of the room. Yep, multiple poop sightings! I took her and rinsed her off then gave her a complete bath. I dressed her in fresh clothes and put her in her bed to watch as I started the 2 1/2 hour clean-up process. Apparently she had climbed up on the double bed that is in her room and peed....I had to strip the bed down the mattress, two of her babies had poop on their faces, don't know how that happened! She got it on two decorative pillows, a towel, a puzzle and there were three PILES on the carpet! It was like a puppy mill in there or something in that short 10-15 minutes of her ROOM TIME!!!!! I had to use the carpet cleaner and lots of stain remover and of course air freshener!!!! It was awful. I should have taken pictures. I didn't because the last time I took poop pictures John was very grossed out, so I thought that other people not be able to handle my poop shoots! Oh, and later she got on the bunkbeds, took the DS and unloaded a bookshelf....needless to say, I missed having my 2 extra sets of eyes today on her! Not that I have my girls babysit, but I guess that I didn't realize how attentive they are to Reagan and they always let me know when she is getting into something. It was also funny to me how oblivious to it all that Blayne was. If she wasn't in his way, he didn't care what she was doing! Oh, the re-adjustment to school! Which by the way, BOTH girls game home giddy with excitement from their first day of School. Savannah talked a lot about her day and all of the exciting things that will happen in 5th grade. Whitney told me what she did at recess and how much she liked getting to have a snack at school!

First Day of School

Well, it was dark when we got up this morning. The girls were so sweet and excited this morning about it being the first day of school. Savannah had packed her backpack, snack and part of her lunch last night. I guess she was concerned that I might not get it all done this morning. We had a yummy breakfast and I did their hair the way that they wanted it done. They got their gifts ready for their teachers and John and I wrote notes to put in their lunch boxes this morning. John is going to take Savannah to school every day since her school starts earlier and it is in the opposite direction. I will be running carpool again this year with the Packwoods. Whitney was so cute at school. She told me to wait for her while she went to "hang out" with her friends in the auditorium before the bell rang. The auditorium is a right of passage for 2nd graders. Prior to that, you have to wait in the cafeteria at assigned tables. She looked all grown up and was so happy to be starting school. John said that things went well at the Intermediate school and that Savannah got her locker opened on the FIRST try this morning. I was excited to hear a "hey!" as I walked through the parking lot. There, standing with our PE teacher, was a sweet, sweet, girl from church who is going to be student teaching this semester! She will be a great addition these next 8 weeks. Here are some pictures from our morning.

Teachers....

We went to Meet the Teacher the other night. The girls were excited/nervous to meet their new teachers and see who would be in their class. At Intermediate level is so different as they do not post the names of the students in each class. You just get their schedule and their "pod" assignment. Savannah didn't recognize any of the other students who were there meeting the teachers. I was impressed with all three of her teachers. They are well seasoned and seemed to be excited about the school year. I only took a picture of one of her teachers because she was embarrassed for me to take her picture . Whitney has a teacher that we know from being at the school for a few years now. I think that she will be a great fit for Whit. She is very excited to see that there are some sweet girls in her class. She was placed right next to a sweet boy that has been in her class since kindergarten. She was thrilled about that! I am happy about both of the girls teachers. Savannah has a locker and has to open the combination lock each day and she changes classes which is a huge change for her. Savannah is nervous about tomorrow and Whitney can't wait for tomorrow to get here....another fine example of how different our children are!









After meeting the teachers, we went to a LATE dinner with the Packwood families. The kids were so good, but so tired!

Teacher Luncheon

I am on PTA Board this year as the Historian. We had our teacher luncheon this week. The food was so yummy and the teachers were very grateful. It made me thankful to be at the school where we are. The teachers are really good, and the atmosphere is such a positive place to be! School starts tomorrow...where did summer go?

My Memaw

Things have been crazy busy here, but I wanted to post the latest about my Memaw. She is still in the hospital and she is not doing well. She has been a little "loopy"
and has said some weird things. She imagines things like that her desk is in room and that there is stuff that she needs from it. She thinks she can't breathe and says "I can't get my air, help me!", but when examined, her O2 levels are fine and she is not in any kind of distress. She has lost a lot more hair and she looks so tiny because she has lost a lot of weight. I am surprised at how much she looks like her mother, My Maw. Thanks for asking about her. Y'all are funny about e-mailing and not posting here....(you know who you are!!!!) These pictures are from last Thursday. I went to the hospital after a teacher luncheon and before "Meet the Teacher"...whew...it was a busy day!