Gustav

Okay so we made it through gustav with no problems. we took the kids to the beach to see the big waves and took some pics. We called Pennie and Mom and they both thought we were crazy to take the kids out but it really wasn't horrible outside (mom even called me an idiot!) but all in all we are fine.
Thank you everyone who called to make sure we were okay.

Ike
Now this one has got Brent a little worried (although he won't admit worried, but for lack of a better word worried) the path looks like it could come right up here. So we will know by Monday if we will be getting some boards out of the attic. I think if they make us evacuate, brent will get his workers settled then I will make him leave with me and the kids up to KY but if not we will stay holed up here. I have to say I am a bit concerned with this storm so we will let you know what we decide.

Fay, Gustav and School and church...wow what a week!

Okay so my family is wondering what is going on down here and I really should have updated a bit quicker but still better late than never right?

Okay so about a week ago we had Fay roll in and spit on us (litterally) it had disipated enough by the time it got around to us that it really wasn't anything to ride home about. We had some friends over for a tropical storm party and we all laughed at the mist outside. We did play some fun games and got to know each other a bit better too. Rock band is Brent's new favorite game!

School.

So I get ready on Monday for school, get all dolled up with the hair, makeup get the kids on the bus and head off to school. I get there and the Cosmetology building is all but deserted. I think "what the crap" go inside and talk to the one lady who I have actually ever talked to the entire enrollment process all to find out that school starts on Thursday! Can you believe that?! I had it written as the 28th I knew it was the 28th, but for some reason I thought that the 28th was a Monday. The rest of the college started on Monday and I go to school Mon-Fri so why wouldn't it be Monday? well it sucked and I looked really stupid and hopefully I never see that lady ever again.

Let's try again. Okay so I go to school on Thursday (yes I know are you sure?) and I had a great day! We got our kits and went through the inventory and played with all the stuff in my bag. I crashed at home by 8:30. I am so old now that I couldn't even hold my head up.
Friday we learned how to do old lady roller sets on our manakins and I loved it! The theory class stinks and it is totally busy high school work. (write out the glossary terms in the back) but the clinic is fabulous.

Gustav.

Well this looks like it will be a little bit more severe than Fay. We already are seeing some rain and hopefully it will stay west of here. We are in a tropical storm warning but nothing we have to put up the boards for. We have food, water, and a generator with gas already to go if we lose power. Yes the babies will be taken care of and we will be in touch after it is over.

First Day of School

So today was the first day of school and what a day it turned out to be.

We got up early got the kids all dressed for school did the girls' hair and Brent even made a hot breakfast for the kiddos (Rosie says kids need a good breakfast before school). So we said goodbye to dad and we went to wait for the bus outside.

The kids saw the bus coming down the street and were so excited. I had the camera all ready to snap some quick shots but low and behold the bus turned, yeah thats right turned. It was our bus and drove right passed us. I was so livid that I called transportation and got that little mess all cleaned up.(not a happy mommy, especially because I thought everything was taken care of last week) So I drove them to school and dropped them off.

Bus home.

The kids were on the bus home for an hour and fifteen minutes home. On the good side, the bus is air conditioned and Abbey got her reading homework done on the bus. They were dropped off really late and I had the "opportunity" to speak with the bus driver. Now she did apologize for not picking them up and promised that the bus kinks are being worked out.

Now I understand the first day of school stuff and I consider myself to be really nice. But do not mess with my babies if I am trusting you to take care of them in my absence. Hopefully tomorrow will go better.

Now as far as the kids go, they all had great days. Everyone came home with high marks for behavior today! They all got lunch and ate yummy good stuff. They were all tired as soon as they got home. So we will see how the rest of the year plays out.

The Craig Band Concert

Okay so the kids were in Ab's room yesterday with the door closed for a very long time. When Dad got home we were led into the "concert hall" and a Diet Coke, bag of chips, raisins, crunch and munch were waiting for us.

The kids introduced themselves and we were invited to watch our kids put on a "concert" for us. They were so freaking cute and the kids loved watching us rock out with them.



Abbey was complete with Mic, Hunter with a guitar, and Caroline with a make shift drum. It was great to watch our emerging talent in the family.

Back to school chaos!!!!

Okay so I consider myself a pretty easy going mommy (for the most part) but straight out incompetance is just not acceptable!

So I take the kids to back to school today. (They get to find their class and meet their new teachers)

First stop. the Cafeteria

So I go into the cafeteria and the bus people are there. Great I need to make sure they know where to pick up my kids and drop them off. But low and behold you have to have a magic form filled out. Okay but the form is in the office! The line behind me was nothing short of rediculous so I say we will be back.

Second grade

So Abbey's teacher and I are probably going to butt heads a bit this year. Plain and simple she is way to professional to teach 2nd grade. She only talked to me and not Ab's and she was not organized at all. Hopefully that was just a first day kind of thing but I was a little put off by her whole presence to be honest.

First grade

Hunters teacher was so polar opposite of Abbey's that is was scary! She was animated, excited, talked to all the kids, and did a short presentation of what she expects of the kids and parents! Now that is what I needed! She was great! If her school days are anything like today Hunter will always have a great day.

Kindergarten

So Liney's teacher is perfect for K. She talks so kindly to the kids, has their every attention and just loves her job ( you can just tell) she had a project for the kids going while she talked to us parents and they all loved her. I had to talk to her about allergies and speech and all that jazz but she was fantastic and took amazing notes. Thank goodness.

To the office I go

I waited in the office line for the magic form for 30 min (with 3 kids who were just done waiting) and headed back to the cafeteria.

Cafeteria 2

The line was around every lunch table and out the door to talk to the bus people! Hello no organization. We waited another hour just to talk to the same man I did the first time. He said "Oh this is the form we need" and I just could have gone postal on him! But I calmly asked which bus we were, what time are we picked up, and made sure they knew they were to be dropped off at a different location. I met their bus driver and she is very nice. She said because we have a Kinderperson we will be picked up right at the house and dropped off right at Trena's Yeah!

Then we got to go back to all the teachers and tell them our bus #'s and now we are good to go to school on Monday.

All in all a productive day but totally unnessasary if a little bit of organization would have taken place.

High note: At this school you can pay your lunch money online! how cool is that?

Slides of Utah

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