School started today!

School started today.
It was a good day after many tears!
I couldn't believe the kids cried.

Punka was nervous, anxious and did not want to go to school. We talked alot about what she was afraid of and how God can take her fears away and turn them into joy and excitement. We prayed alot and this morning she went into class happy to see all of her friends. She has a great teacher at a great school. We are praying that 4th grade is a great year. Here are a few pictures we took yesterday before the halls were filled with students.


















Goldilocks cried for the 3 nights between orientation and school. He found out at orientation that he would not have Mrs. F for school again. It was really sad. He said, "But I love Mrs. F. I don't want to go to Kindergarten." We discussed how each year he gets to have a new teacher so she/he can teach him new things that maybe the other teachers don't know. I told him that God puts different people in our lives to teach us how to be more like Him. He seemed satisfied with that. He obviously didn't let the fact that he had a new teacher bother him. He spoke freely and frequently today resulting in getting moved to yellow on the discipline chart. I think it will be a long year with him. But isn't he cute!

















Hottie had a good first week. He will be studying alot this semester. He told me tonight that he was going to bed early and everyone in his lab today said the same thing. I know he will do well. We just have to hang in there and trust that God knows His plan and will provide for us while His plan is fulfilled.

Gigi can't wait to go to school. She will start at our church preschool in about 2 weeks. It is a great school. Her class will meet 3 days a week for half a day. They play alot, work on letters, colors, shapes and numbers daily along with a new unit study each week. Punka and Goldilocks went to the same preschool and loved it. I know she will too. If we could just get there! And I will probably cry.

Oh, well. Such is life, as my mother says.

I'm signing off. I'm over the edge looking forward to a few free mornings. Night.

When I am the President...

Hottie got home in time to go with us to the kids martial arts class today. Goldilocks has amazing focus during class. He knew the pledge after hearing it only 4 or 5 times. Just crazy for a kid that has to be told 9 times to put his shoes away! So, after class we went to Cracker Barrel (I know, you don't have to say anything) for dinner. This was our night out for the week so we ate extra biscuits.

Anyway, while we were eating, Goldilocks said, "When I am President, I am going to make some new rules."

"Oh, really? Like what?"

"Well, the first one is going to be that kids can slurp."
(Apparently, this is very important for a kid 'cause Punka announced that kids can do that in China.)

"Huh."

"And kids can take their shoes off in resturaunts."

"But your feet would get dirty."

"Not if they cleaned the floor."

No response.

"AND (lots of emphasis here)all the spankers would have to be DESTROYED! There would never be anymore spankers ever. Never, ever. And kids wouldn't have sore bottoms."

And Goldilocks would get his Guaps and Grams vote on that platform alone.

So, folks, I now have introduced to you your future President. Please forward this post to all the children you know under 10. Hopefully they will remember Goldilocks and his "rules to change the world" because these surely will.

Over the edge and loving my Goldilocks!

Hottie is another year older!

Hottie turned 37 yesterday! Happy Birthday, Hottie! I love you! You are a blessing to me and I thank God for you every day. You are the only person that can handle all the things I dish out. And you do it with such a great attitude, too! You make me feel like I am funny by laughing at my jokes that no one else gets. That makes me think - do you get my jokes and think they are funny or are you just laughing so I won't feel goofy? Don't answer that. I just love that you laugh. You are am amazing husband to me and daddy to our youngin's. We love you tons. In case you couldn't tell by the balloons on your truck, you rock! Hope you had a great day. Thanks for going over the edge and rescuing me when I need it. I always knew you were my knight in shining armor!

Oh, Gigi!

Sooo.
Gigi decided to potty train although it is an on again/off again interest.
In more ways than one.
The coolness is that she gets M&M's if she teetees or...you know.
She calls them MNE's.
Tonight she told me she didn't like MNE's. But she ate them anyway.
And asked for more.
Interesting.

She was very sick yesterday.
High fever. Wouldn't take any fluids or fever reducers.
We finally got a fudgecicle in her.
That's all we had.
Hottie had a stash in the back of the freezer.
He's sneaky.
Oh, back to Gigi.
She threw up twice.
Sleep till 8am.
She was definately feeling better this morning.
She ate everything in sight.

When I put her to bed...3 hours ago...she had a diaper on.
Because she insisted on having milk before bed.
I wasn't in the mood to argue.
She didn't want the diaper on.
She wanted to teetee in the potty.
About 10 times.
It only happened twice.
I sent her to bed in a diaper.
Oh, Gigi.

Potty training sometimes makes me want to go over the edge.
Night.

While you were gone...

Just wanted to share a moment of my life with you in moving color pictures. And that is moving as in "action" pictures, not emotional pictures. Well, it is emotional for one of us. Enjoy.

And, just so you know. Under all of the Bare Minerals Warmth was artwork made from black nail polish. Amazingly enough, it all came off with out and elbow grease added to the Tough & Tender from Melaleuca. That company was formed because someone had a Gigi, I'm sure!

Over the edge with Melaleuca. And Gigi, of course!

(Note: The video wouldn't upload after several tries. I'll try again later. Love to all!)

Hottie is home!

Hottie and Goldilocks went to Florida this weekend to help Hottie's uncle work on his property. Grandpa P went too! What a treat! So, it was just us girls at home. Punka's best friend (Abelle) spent the night Friday night and the Punka spent the night at A-belle's on Saturday. I taught this weekend for High Voltage @ church. Gigi has been conjested all weekend. Looking forward to my Monday of errands. Just random places to go. Make a few returns and pick up a few things. I'm on the lookout for so Twinkle Toe's shoes for Punka. She needs new tennis shoes and since she wears them soooo much and needs a new pair, I need a great price. That is my challenge tomorrow. I also need a new phone. Mine is driving me crazy. This is not my typical blogging, is it? I'm tired and I'm rambling. I have work to do. Just thought I'd catch you up.

Over the edge with my to do list!

Photographer for Hire

Well.

I have decided to start a photography business.

I take great shots of life.

I have an eye for a great shot.

I am creative.

I love to capture moments to be relived forever through one simple photograph.

Photographs stir emotions, memories, new ideas, new moments.

Photographs are stories to be told.

Photographs make you laugh and cry.

Photographs are past, present and future.

I want to capture your past, present and future.

I want to help you tell your story.

Please stay posted for more info!

New design?

I need a blog makeover.

This thing needs to get her fancy clothes on.

Hmmm.

Gimme some ideas.

I'm going to start looking around.

We need to get a little more colorful.

I'm taking it over the edge.

Stay tuned.

Helloooo Stranger

Ok.

So it's me that has been a stranger.

Sorry 'bout that.

I've been busy keeping up with all the lil youngins the good Lord has blessed me with. Summer is always so weird for us. We are very routine people. We like things in order and scheduled although we can work with spontaneity. Really. We can.

Monday's are my day to run errands and meet up with Hottie for a date. Sometimes lunch. Sometimes dinner. See. Spontaneity.

Tuesday is library day. We return what we are done with and get new books. Duh. Sometimes we go to the library near the house. Sometimes we go to the new one by the mall. Oh! Spontaneity.

Wednesday. This one is tricky and I know you will fall right out of your seat when I tell you. Free movie at the theater OR (this is spontaneity!) bowling. Can you believe it?

Thursday is the day we do whichever we didn't do on Wednesday or we spend time with friends. Catch it?

Friday is a great day usually. Nothing spontaneous about it either! We go to a friends pool and swim till we start to grow gills and fins. How fun! And it is TOTALLY routine!!!

Weekends are usually up in the air. Hottie is home and everyone has their own idea of what needs to be done. Clean the house? Plant peach seeds from all the peaches we used for the jam? How about read 2 books at the same time while dancing to random children's music? it's a "whatever floats your boat" kind of day.

Sundays we go for a swim. We usually take lunch and hang out for a little while. It is time we have come to look forward to through the week.

So, see there. Summer is tough on us. We like to know how it is all gonna work out. What to expect. What we are gonna wear. Ok. So that is really only one of us. PUNKA. What we will eat and see. It is all very important.

And now I have planned a very special event. Sleep. It was a tough summer. Over and out on the edge!