Summer is coming!

I wish it were summer!  I wish the cooler weather would go away and school was out!  We have two and a half days of school left!  I hope the sunshine will get here fast!  I've been helping kids with homework and study help for tests!  I hope they both pass!  I know my elementary child will!  It's kind of bittersweet.  All my kids will be in school next year!  First time ever!  I've had 3 kids at three different schools, but come September I will have two in high school and two in elementary.  I'm not sure I am ready for two in high school let alone have my youngest in school.  When my 14 year old went to kindergarten I remember standing at the bus stop talking with another mom, trying not to sob.  She was sending her first one off to school and she had a baby just under one.  I told her you think it would get easier, but it doesn't.  I'll admit that I've gotten teary eyed thinking about it. I will say once the kids have their first day off or week I will be thanking the district that they get to go back!

I have a few things we are going to do this summer that the kids don't know about yet.  The older ones are going to learn to cook!  Might I add in there more than just mac n cheese, top ramen, and microwave leftovers or a hot dog.  My oldest does like to help when BBQING. They are going to work on some merit badges for scouts and hopefully we will get to visit the beach and make a few awesome crafts!  My daughter is dying to go to the zoo!

What are your summer plans?

Flowers Blooming

I'm so excited!  My Rhodies are blooming!!  Yay!  They finally have color peeking thru their buds. I've been wondering since we moved into this house what color they are and I finally know!

Being in the South it's too warm for these flowers. One of the perks for being back in the Pacific Northwest! Rhododendrons grow really well here.  We sure have been spoiled by some awesome sunny weather the last few days.  I wish it would stick around! I love the spring sunshine!  I'll post more pictures soon!

We have about 25 school days left.  This doesn't include weekends!  I can't wait for summer vacation!  I look forward to sleeping in!

How many more days of school left where you live?  What are you looking forward to this summer?

Teenagers!

Hi everyone!  Ever get one of those phone calls?  Sometimes I know my oldest just wants to hang out with his friends instead of coming home and doing the tremendous amount of homework his teachers have been assigning.  I got one of those calls.  I wasn't going to answer when the caller id showed the high school number. I just had one of those feelings. I picked it up. Talk about mother heart failure.  The school called 911 for my oldest.  One of the EMT's tried to get my buddy to take a sticker from him.  Absolutely no he would not!

As soon as they left he snagged the sticker from his hands.  He had an allergic reaction.  No biggie. No it wasn't peanuts, but I think he learned his lesson not to eat or drink from his friends.  Good thing it isn't the sunshine he's allergic to!  Okay on to other stuff.

I worked on a quilt this weekend. Here's a sneak peak!

It's going to be awesome!!  I got all the strips sewn. I just have to add a WOW factor to it and then sew all the strips and the wow together!

It might be Monday, but let's make the most of it!  After all here in my neck of the woods it's sunny!

Thanks for stopping by and reading! I need to get working!

What are your plans for the week?

Back In School!

The kids are back in school!  Hooray!!! I am so excited to have the house back to myself.  Okay, well almost!  My five year old is feeling left out that he still doesn't get to go to school.  I told him next year when Spring Break is almost over he will get to get up early in the morning like the rest of the kids and get on the school bus to give mom a break!  I told him they have Spring Break to give the teachers a break!  The husband is home sleeping or should I say snoring away!

We didn't go anywhere or do anything.  The weather was sunny and nice the first few days and then turned rainy on us.  The kids got out and rode bikes in the neighborhood.  The oldest got the lawn mower out and made some money on the sunny days. My husband still worked and me, well I had some good days and bad days!  My "bug bites" aren't bug bites.  I'm having an allergic reaction to something and the doctors can't figure out what it is.  When I have to take a lot of meds for it, well I have no energy and don't sleep.  You get the idea.  Hopefully we can figure out soon what the issues are.

On a side note.  I picked up a small part time job working at home for my fabulous brother in law again. (I did this last year for a few months on and off.)  Some of it is really easy and some of it is not so easy and challenges me.  I think I will use the money to go back to school since my hubby says I can't use any money from his paycheck or I might use it to buy some crafting toys. I don't know yet. Save it? Vacation? Okay now we are talking!

This past weekend we BBQ'd!  I'll post pictures in the coming days! Yum, yum!  I love it when my husband isn't working overtime on the weekends!

I hope your Monday is FABULOUS whatever you are doing!

Spring

It's supposed to be the first day of Spring, but it should be Winter still. Here in Washington state it's been a rainy blustery day.  I almost convinced the kids to go out to the garage to start building an ark!  Why not; Noah did?!  Tomorrow is a chance of snow for us!  Please Winter, go away I want and am ready for sunshine and warm weather.  I need the soggy and cold to go away!  BRRRR!!

On another note our school district denied our waiver forms to go to the same high school we are going to now.  I guess next step is get the oldest enrolled into running start so he doesn't have to attend the high school at all.  The other child finishing up middle school will be okay with attending the other high school.  New boundaries were formed for this next school year 2013-2014.  It's going to be drama with the oldest teenager till he feels better.

Catch ya tomorrow!