monday

I think we have a case of the Monday's in our house. I've just spent 45 minutes trying to find and print a copy of our insurance cards. we have an appt for midget's eye exam tomorrow, and i realized we will get the shakedown for the card, that i don't have when we get there. They are also kind enough to request you not bring other kids under 12 with you. Since no one is knocking down our doors to watch monkey, they will have to deal with it. They are worried about the flu, i suppose trying to stop what happened last year. Which is good i suppose..
Both the little ones are grumpy, which i suppose is contagious. I think we need to get out and have some fun, or ww3 is going to break out, and we aren't allowed to lock them in closets. Yesterday was fun though. They swam and swam, and i grilled chicken. It's a little black on one side... but i see why people like to grill so much. I can sit on my hammock while it cooks, and they swim. Life is good like that :)
p.s. Hubby that water is blue....

Summertime

Summer is definately here. So is the humidity, the ants, the flies, and the wasps. But, it's all good still :) The kids have been spending every day in the pool, and so have I :) It's so hot, how can we not? We've had chalk drawing, some friends over to swim alot too. So it's off to a good start.
We've gotten all the report cards in, and they both did so great. I could not be any prouder of them. So we now have, sniff sniff... a second grader, and a, i can't even say it- a sixth grader. This is hard for me to believe! I mean, 6th grade. I remember life in the 6th grade. Scary!
We went to see the new Karate Kid movie. I can't remember who, but someone was saying it wasn't going to be good, that Will Smith paid to get his kid into it, and that's why they made it. I was of the midset, it had to be good, or they wouldn't have put the kid in it. I was right, such a great movie!! I cried, i laughed, and at times the whole audience actually was clapping. Now that, is a good movie for that response. I dare say, it might have been better than the first one. I love Jackie Chan though. He was great, and that little Jaden Smith, he is going to be big i think. He was great. The kids both loved it.
We are gearing up for more activities. Horse camp is coming up. Midget is beside herself. Daddy sent her a book, and me a book on how to deal with a horse loving kid. In my mind, i can deal with it, but really honey, it's a matter of can your wallet deal with it :) We have been reading her book. Mine was actually helpful in knowing why she needed all the gear. So we found a website that had a summer horse camp special. It had the helmet, pants - called jodpers? , boots, and gloves. They were a great price. So between now and when they get here, the ups man is going to be stalked by one little red headed girl. Skatecamp is coming up for monkey, he has all the stuff and then some. It's just going to be my little guy, acting like a super-cool skater guy. He's going to be in heaven also. I am so excited for him, the guys at the skate park are so nice to the younger kids. They all offer to help and teach when he goes. I love that, as i don't always see that kindness in other sports. I still get queasy over the mean spirited baseball parents.....

rainy day

I guess my little man has officialy crossed into tweendom. He slept until 11 a.m. Granted i think he stayed up playing chess on his ipod. It was awfully cute watching midget creeping around trying not to wake him up. He was in a great mood when he got up though. So maybe he was cathching up from lack of sleep at the hotel.
He got upset with me because i told him the all black he had one wasn't going to fly. I told him he looked like some goth child, and he ran upstairs to change. I was glad he wasn't doing it on purpose. He did point out his purple vans :) I see these long haired, goth kids, and i don't want that. Luckily we talked and said he wasn't going that way, he liked the skater look. I can deal with that. :) So we are on the same page, he showed me the hairstyle he is going for in a magazine. It's not too bad, shaggy i guess would be the word. Shaggy is better than greasy :)
Crisis averted. The princess is still the princess. She loves her clothes and her hairbows. She cracks me up with her clothes ideas. She's taken to making her barbies their own designs now. So we've gotten out the sewing machine and the ribbons. It's fun actually. So that was our rainy day fun. Trying to explain why they can't get in the pool, and why just because it's raining we don't have to go shopping to fill the time. Never thought it would happen, and i would have to say it... but kids, money doesn't grow on trees. Daddy would be shocked :)

Wedding

We've had a buy few days. We went and stayed overnight at a hotel and went to a family wedding. It was nice. Very formal, and it was killing the kids to sit so long. Midget was adorable and danced with the groom for a dollar dance. She was so cute. Monkey skipped out on the dance part :)
We spent the night and came home early. Some members did not sleep well :) We swam all day yesterday, and they had lots of fun. Today was ballet class, and we are glad that is almost done! On to horse camp, and skate camp and daddy!!

Awards

Big days for the little ones. Monkey got an award for most improvement. He had a rough start to the year. His teachers nominated him, and he got it. He was surprised, as he didn't know he was getting one. That was cute. There wasn't the bevvy of awards like elementary school, where you get awards for sneezing. So that meant more to him, that he earned it. His party is tomorrow, and then he's done!
Midget got a star student award and an integrity award. That cracked me up, because it was the one she chose to get awarded in front of all the parents today. As soon as the teacher said it, i thought she has no idea what that means. In the car later, she asked :) Future reference teachers : tell the kids what the awards mean!
We had adopted a soldier from anysoldier.com You pick the ones you like, and send some of their wishes to them. We of course, had to get a marine, that turned into boys and girls. So we are sending them some supplies. Hubby thought it would be nice, and it does feel nice to help out. It's good for the kids i think. There are the pics of monkey bracelet for his teacher, and the pie necklace for his math teacher. He thought it was funny, and she is quirky like that.
He also did the sweetest thing. This goes along with my picking of his name, as i thought it sounded like the first honest senator, or a succesful writer. He started a petition to get his substitute a job. The man is amazing, and he's taken over at the end of the year, with no trouble. He's patient, and kind. So he got the whole class to sign, and turned it into the principal. I am so proud of him for that. IT's thoughtful, and so much a go get em attitude!

Busy times

These last few weeks of school are just going crazy. We've got all the teacher gifts but one taken care of. Monkey loves, loves, loves his science teacher. She is worthy too, an amazing teacher. She works part-time as a cop on top of being a teacher. So she knows how to deal with a stubborn smart kid. She has made a huge difference for him this year, and he has total respect and adoration for her :) So he picked the most beautiful bracelet for her. An odd gift for a normal teacher, but this one is priceless. Plus this is the sweetest, it's a bracelet with a big leaf, and beads. They are the colors of the rain forest, he got it because she teaches science and about the rain forest... So Sweet. I could just gush about this kid right now. Yesterday i could have pulled his hair out, but today i am gushing. :) We got his super amazing grades, and all A's. Plus a little birdie told me he might get a big award tomorrow at the assembly. I was told to make sure i am there. I will be, with bells on! we've gotten all our fans put in thanks to our favorite handyman/friend Paulie. Loves the fans! He brought the baby, and now he hates me... Thank you Paulie for making my favorite baby hate me.. It's going to take some serious bribery to win this little man back. MAking me hold him away from his daddy while he was screaming his little head off. ACK, i can't take that. He was having fun for a while with monkey on the skateboard, but the tide turned. We had field day, and midget's was super fun for her. They ran obstacle courses, and she got so tired she fell asleep on the floor at lunch! Monkey's was lame, very lame. inflatables and some ladies spraying their hair blue. Not so much, sorry monkey, i'm heading over to the fun one! He wasn't too devastated, he wanted to hang with the cool kids, not his mom. I'm ok with that :) Memorial weekend, we FINALLY got our EZ set pool. After much whining to the big man, he caved. I knew he would.. kidding, wink wink. Midget says she was the one who convinced him. Anyway, after our neighbor baling on us we called our favorite Uncle Bob. He came in exchange for brownies and burgers. He worked so hard, and it was so hot!! But we got it up, and it is so much better than the old one. The metal sides make it seem so much bigger. IT is going to bring lots of fun this summer!!! So Happy Memorial day!! We can't wait to hug our favorite veteran!!

crazy days

These past couple weeks have been just crazy. The end of school seems to involve all kinds of activities. Midget has had birthday parties, and monkey has been begging to spend every waking moment skating.
Her friends party was so adorable. Fancy Nancy, whom we love. She is a adorable fancy redheaded character in a story book series. She loves these books. They had tea, and wore fancy pink hats, had a fashion show, it was adorable.
Today was crazy. Field day at both schools. She was adimant that i be there for her obstacle course, and it was of course smack in the middle of his. Somehow i made it back to her school. We also have gifts for all the teachers. There is this nice lady who is a grandma, and volunteers every day at the parent drop off. Where do you get devoted amazing grandparents like those? Anyway, we made her a nice thank you, and gave her a bouquet of flowers, i mean to give up every morning, that is nice. She was surprised and thrilled. It was nice.
We are now all exhausted and going to crash. I will put all the pics up tomorrow. :)