Sick Child...

Well... three weeks into school and I'm taking my first sick day. Jon woke up in the middle of the night with a headache and he was warm everywhere... temp only read 99 but he sure felt warmer than that. You could tell by his demeaner that he just didn't feel well. So I called in for a substitute at school. We drove down and dropped off Matt at school and Chris at daycare and then headed back home. He has been on the couch all day so far. He even fell asleep for a bit. I'm trying to get him to drink and eat something.

He just keeps complaining of a headache. Maybe his body is really trying to fight off this cold... not sure...

Weird Week...

Okay... I am so glad today is almost over. We did not have any A/C in school today - not good for a 100+ day here in Phoenix - plus with 30 sweaty sixth grade bodies in the room, it got quite warm.

Well, the week started off great with my 13th wedding anniversary to my wonderful husband, Chad. Check out his latest post which was a poem he wrote me as a present.

Hope tomorrow is better than today. We have plans to paint our master bedroom and master bath. I'll post pics of the family Chad did while we were on vacation.

Back to school...

Well, we have survived the first couple days of school... boys are now officially kindergarteners. They are so excited each and every day - tomorrow they are choosing to eat the school's lunch - pizza!

I'm making a new school year resolution - post more often - I want to get my readers back... I seemed to have lost most of you.

TT4N... (ta ta for now)

Juls

Vacation Pics...

Vacation pics as promised...

1st one as from my mother's camp... Jim took the boys fishing for the first time... and the twins were successful. Chris, however, has his first story of the fish that got away... lol

This one is of my father and stepmom down at the beach on a very windy day...

My stepdad knows the deputy chief of the fire department in Erie. Therefore, he set up a private tour of the fire station downtown... it was awesome.

My brother has been working the last couple of years on a garden railroad... the boys absolutely love spending time out there...

My best friends, Heather who now lives in New York City, and Beth, who lives north of Philadelhia, both happened to be in Erie the same time I was. We spent one of the mornings together at the zoo and then out to lunch. This is a picture of the three of us with our kids...

Then the best for last... we had a very good time at my brother's wedding.

VACATION OVER...

Well, I arrived back in Phoenix late last night. I don't have any pictures yet since they are loaded on Chad's computer and he's still in Erie. He will be leaving tonight via the train.

It is so good to be home... three weeks is a long time to be away but it was so worth it. We did so many things while in Pennsylvania. And the wedding was just beautiful. My brother didn't look nervous at all. Plus the twins were super great as ring bearers...they did a super job.

Well, now that you know I'm okay and back online, check back for pictures!

July Update

OMG... summer is half over already... where has the time gone? I have been able to tackle so many projects so far this summer:

1. sanded and repainted the outdoor furniture

2. cleaned out and organized Matt & Jon's room

3. cleaned out and organized Chris's room

4. shampooed the family room carpets

5. kept up with daily chores

6. even started painting the family room (Chad will finish this project this weekend)

Well, I leave tomorrow for Pennsylvania. Chad won't be traveling with us - he can't get three weeks off from work at one time. Here are a couple pictures from the past couple of weeks.

The last picture is taken from the 4th of July picnic we had at our house. My twin boys are holding one year old twin girls.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...

Ok... so my birthday was yesterday... I was awoken by three little bundles of joy waiting to give me homemade cards (my husband helped the boys and they had an arts n crafts time together). Shortly after breakfast, we headed to the gym and I treated myself to water aerobics. Then we ate lunch at the cafe at the gym. After naptime, we had to run to Sam's Club for some things... on the way home, we pass by a Starbucks. I asked the monkeys behind me, "Anyone want to stop at Starbucks?" OMG... you should have heard how loud they said YES!

So I treated myself and the boys to some Starbucks drinks. We were the only customer there so we had 100% of the attention of the three employees... or I should say the boys had their attention.

Here is pic of just how cute the boys have become...

Chad bought me a digital video camera for my birthday. So here is my first attempt at posting a video...