Guess what I'm doing next week?

Go on over to Just A Girl and click on the title for a little clue...
Frank even said yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll have before and after pics too!
Oh, I can't wait for a day off!

Kindergarten AND First Grade????

Yep, both my boys are in school full time and it was very strange being home alone today. They went right to it with a full day on the first day. It was weird as Ant was asking a LOT of questions last night that we knew were insignificant, like "what if I forget my lunch at home and what if I forget which bus I'm one"...so on and so on. We eased his emotions as his big brother is now a big 1st grader who is now the big helper! I didn't know if Ant was actually going to get on the bus this morning...he just kept staring back at me, then stared at the bus driver, then me. All I kept hearing was Jack saying was "Ant, back here!" I felt a tear coming up, but I kept it back under my HUGE black shades. The last pic in this is the one that got me. Ant and I made eye contact and he said "Mom I love you." He's definitely my baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They both had a great day and really like their teachers and that's all that matters!











Can you tell we're White Sox Fans?

Back to nights and it's not so bad?

I got up at 5:30 this morning and went for a run. Just out of the blue. I've had a lot on my mind lately and it felt phenomenal to let it go with a good run. The house is still quite. I've had my coffee, paid the bills, and now I've got my list of things to do in the next four hours before I go to sleep for the day....weird, huh?
But I can tell you this, Ant is going to have the best day ever, because in those next four hours he is getting his first brand new bike, not one of Jack's hand me downs and I can't believe he's not up yet begging me to go buy it. We found one the other day, but it's a 20" as he already has a 18" that's broke, but he's a little hesitate about the 20" bike, but he doesn't want another "baby" bike (the 18"). My boys give me a run for my money and we have had the best summer and there's only 26 more days until they are both in school full time and I intend to make the most out of it. So I'm up and awake and waiting for all three of them to get UP!

Here's another one of my boys from Michigan climbing the dunes.
Have a great weekend!

A week goes by so fast when you're enjoying this view

We just spent a week in Michigan and the weather was perfect!
We spent everyday at a different beach and it was just what we needed...

Fun in the sun

Ant had his last day of school today and Jack isn't far behind, so when they both got home we played in the sun..




Sure feels like summer around here!

In need of a few extra prayers

I normally think that God does a good job of taking care of those who need it, but in this case, I feel like some have been dealt a bad hand. Life has been a lot of ups and downs lately for a lot of good people I know. So, do me a favor, just say a little extra prayer for all the good people in my life. They need it now, more than ever!

It works! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't even tell you how excited I am! My PSE 7 FINALLY will let me edit my RAW pictures again....IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE IT CRASHED................

Jack participated in St. Baldrick's
Ant turned 5
Jack had his first play at school
my life is on my camera and I couldn't show it!

One quick one taken by Meg for Ant's bday (thanks Meg!)