Busted...

The face of the guilty party has been "smeared" for her own protection. Notice the empty armoir in the back ground...it wasn't empty this morning...it wasn't empty at noon... EVERYTHING was emptied from it at 3:30. (That's exactly 1/2 an hour after pre-school ends.)

Happy 35th to me!

Yes- the next "Big One" is 40.
We went to a great cafe with Jamie & Tonya...Believe it or not, it's in Emory, Texas!

"Us 4 and no more."

"Wook at ME!"

Green Popsicle

The Eye of the Beholder

New Glasses

"The Study"...in progress.

these are all sideways...i tried my best and obviously i do not know how to "crop and rotate"!

9:30 is finally here...

I am keenly aware of just how long it has been since i have posted. i will say that tonight when the last two children were in bed, i sat the KIT, American Girl doll book down, prayed with them, did nose kisses with one and butterfly kisses with the other, i walked out of the room, praying that no one would say "Mommy!". As the door was closing I said, "Man, I thought today would never end."

The past two nights we have been up with Zoe. There is a virus going around so I am not sure if she is running a fever due to that or if she is sick because her "dracula" teeth (as Greg affectionatly refers to them) are coming in. So...we've been up between 1 & 3 the past two mornings doing everything we can to get her to go back to sleep!

I have definitely noticed that my kids are overly-hyper this summer. I blame all of the activities for this. We are definitely VBS "circut" attenders. The kids are loving the interaction, songs, crafts & snacks! They have been to 3 this summer...go ahead and talk about me -I do not care. They have been to swimming lessons and will go to Level 2 lessons this next week. They have watched 567 movies, eaten 72 bags of popcorn, swam in the now deceased "new" summer swimming pool, ran through the sprinklers and been in a parade. They have stayed up past their bed time, refused after numerous attempts to clean their room, gone on a vacation to the beach and gotten a dog!

I am so ready for school to start!

Getting Ready

This past week I walked into our Study...which, by the way, should not be called "The Study"...it should be called The TV room. We do not have cable, however, we have alot of movies and we keep Blockbuster Online in business. So...I walked into the Study and noticed that all of the new school curriculum was stacked against the wall, laying on the floor, turned sideways in one of the two small bookcases that are in there. We also have 3 Rubbermaid containers stacked full of DVDs and videos. So, Greg and I decided to start checking on bookcases. I looked at iKea first and then checked some other places that usually have reasonable prices. After looking for what we need with 4 kids, all of my husband's books and all the stuff on the floor, we decided to have a builder friend of ours come over and give us a bid on "built-ins", floor to ceiling. It came out to be a better deal! So, on Friday night we were up until 2 a.m. painting the TV room...which will soon be an actual Study. It will be finished in a couple of weeks...brought over in pieces, and attached to the wall. i am SUPER excited to say the least. I have got to be organized this year with 2 kiddos being homeschooled. I am nervous about this. The idea of teaching Ellie to read scares me...and trying to keep everyone's study schedule organized is going to be a challenge.
Lucy Grace had to get glasses this week. The Dr. said that she is far-sighted in one eye. She is really cute with her "new eyes"...i'll try to post pics of her, the Study & other interesting occurances around The Fields' House.