Kindergarten 101

We went to kindergarten 101 last night at Ty's school and it was awesome!!! There were 5 kindergarten teachers there and they went over things we could do with Ty to get him prepared for school this August. They also gave us a nice packet of things we could use with him, plus a really cute book! I really liked meeting all the teachers....and they were all SO nice! They also talked about the staggered start days for the kindergarten class.......the first week of school, Ty will go one day. The second week, he'll once again go one day. Both of those days he will go from 7:45-10. Then the third week would be his official start, which I think will end up being August 31st?!? They said they will mail out a letter the end of July telling us who his teacher will be, what days he will go the first two weeks, and what supplies he will need. They also went over dropping off and picking up the kids. Since kindergarten hours are different than the other grades, the only way they can ride a school bus home is if they go to an after school "daycare" until the other grades dismiss. I'd much rather take Ty to and from school anyway so he won't have to wait around to come home.

I really can't believe my big boy will be starting school soon!! :)

Busy day!!

Well, not only is today our anniversary, but it's going to be super busy!! We have a doctor appointment with the OB at 2:30, then we have to come home and have dinner, then be at Ty's school by 6pm for kindergarten 101. He is SO excited about going to his school again!! It's just basically a bunch of kindy teachers talking about how we can better prepare Ty for school this August, plus they are offering free refreshments and a free book for Ty! I still can't believe my "baby" will be starting school this year. I remember thinking when he was only 2 or 3 years old that we had tons of time before he started school, and now the time is already here. :( It's hard to think about letting him go to school, so I can only imagine how rough it will be when Chase starts school in 5 years!!!!

8 years ago today......

Z and I said "I do"! It's so hard to believe we've been married for 8 years. It hasn't been an easy 8 years, that's for sure! But for the most part I wouldn't trade him for anyone......

Happy Mothers Day!

I hope all you mama's out there have a great Mothers Day today! Tyler got me a super cute card and some beautiful carnations this morning....I cried when he handed them to me! I'll have to get a pic of them to share. I also got a text from my girlfriend in MD and from my niece wishing me a happy mothers day...SO SWEET!!!! I was seriously dreading this day since mom passed away. The day she passed, I immediately thought about all the holidays I wouldn't get to share with her anymore, and Mothers Day hurt the most. When Z and I bought mothers day cards last week, it felt so wrong not getting mom a card to mail. I'm hoping for mothers day next year we'll have the extra money to go to MD so I can visit moms grave. I miss her so much......


On a lighter note, Z is cooking boneless pork ribs with some texas toast for dinner......the ribs are marinating as I type this!! I made some iced tea to go with it.......nothing like JFG sweet tea to go with some super sloppy barbecue ribs!!!!!

YUM!!!!

A few weeks ago I found a recipe in the Kraft magazine for a lemon cake that I had been wanting to try, so this past weekend we got the thigns we needed and I made it today. Let me just say....YUM!!!! And it was so simple to make, too!! All it was was a lemon cake mix, lemon pudding and cool whip.........*drool* Tyler, Z and I loved it.....and so did Chase!! This dessert would be perfect on a warm summer day..........

Did spring end early this year?

It sure feels like summer snuck up on us!!! This weekend on the front porch, in the shade, the temp was reading in the mid to upper 90's! Thank goodness there was at least a nice breeze blowing....otherwise it would have been unbearable outside!! I've never been this pregnant during the warm weather, so this should prove interesting as actual summer approaches......i'm SO glad Chase will be here in early June before it gets too hot and icky outside!! LOL

One good thing about the nice weather, our azaleas are bloomed and SO beautiful!





It's hard to tell in the pics, but they are such a pretty dark pink color and there are two bushes that are like a dark purple. I also noticed a carnation plant that Z and Ty got me for Mother's day a few years ago is doing really well!! Plus everything is so pretty and green out....I love it!!! It won't be long and we'll have our tomato plants in the ground....YUM!!!!!!

Happy birthday, mom

Today is mom's birthday. She would have been 68 this year. It was so strange not buying her a birthday card this year or having Ty call her and sing her happy birthday. She's been gone for almost 7 months now, and it's still so hard to believe she is really gone.

Happy birthday, mom. You are so very loved and missed everyday............

#4

Yes, we caught mouse #4 this morning! After we caught #3 I wanted to be sure we caught all of them, so I kept the traps set in the three drawers. I checked them every day and yesterday I actually started to take them out and clean the drawers out but thought I better wait a little longer....i'm SO glad I did!! I replaced the sticky trap in the drawer and am hoping we have finally caught our last mouse........all I want is my kitchen back, darn it!!!!

Caught #3!!

Yep, we caught our third mouse last night!!! I knew we had to have at least one more in the kitchen, since we set new traps in the same drawer where we caught the other two and you could tell something got onto one of the sticky traps but worked it's way off. Before we go to bed each night I always check the drawers to see if we had caught anything and when I opened up one of the drawers I saw we got #3!!! We still have traps set, as i'm not going to rule out the thought of more being somewhere in the kitchen.......I can't wait to get my kitchen organized again!!!!

Easter!!

I hope everyone had a great Easter!! It was a quiet day here. Ty woke up around 7:30 and I heard him say "Hapy Easter, Licky!" then heard him jump up out of his bed and run into the kitchen......he didn't even say anything to me or daddy! LOL He came running back in a said "Mommy! The easter bunny was here!!" He then started to tell us all the things he brought for Ty. He jumped off of our bed and said he wanted to go hunt for eggs, but we didn't get a chance to hide any! :( Z got up super early and got Ty's basket set up, but he said it was still dark out and didn't want to hide the eggs and have something get into them. So he told Ty it was just too cold out still and the eggs were invisible until it warmed up. He took Ty to the store while I started breakfast, so while they were gone I got the eggs hide....when they were pulling up the driveway, the look on Ty's face was just priceless!!! He was pointing at the eggs he could now see and smiling.....Z said he kept telling him "look daddy, the eggs are out now!!!" He jumped out of the truck and went to finding all the eggs. I am SO mad at myself for not getting any pics......my preggo brain has gotten the best of me the past 3-4 days, plus it's been super stressful around the house and I just didn't think to get my camera out.......and anyone that knows me knows how rare that is of me to forget to take pics. :( But, Ty still had a great Easter, and that just made my day.

Kindergarten round-up...........

Was a success!!! I swear, I was much more nervous than Tyler was! LOL Throughout the day on Tuesday he kept saying he really didn't want to go, but then would say he was ready and wanted to. Then he would ask us how long we had to stay and if I was going to leave him. We got to the school a little early and had to wait for them to get things set up. Once they opened up they handed me a huge packet of paperwork to fill out and called Ty to sit with someone to answer some questions. He happily went over while I sat at a table to get started. Once he got done he went and played with some other kids and had such a great time!!! He sat on the floor and colored some papers for me and brought them to me, then would run off to play with the other kids again. Z and I sat there for awhile and let him play and it really set my mind at ease. He really is ready to be a kindergartner........

1 year blogging!!!

Yesterday was my one year blogoversary!! It's hard to believe it's been a year already.....well, with using blogger at least. I used another site for my blog, but blogger is my favorite by far!!!

Crazy!!

This weekend was so beautiful outside! The tree's are starting to bloom, along with a few of the azalea bushes in the front yard..........yesterday was so warm I ended up wearing shorts while sitting on the front porch! And today?!?! It's in the low 40's, windy as hell with a wind chill in the 30's. I actually had to light the woodstove!!!! Ugh....gotta love spring time in east Tennesee!!

So tomorrow we take Tyler to register for kindergarten. I am SO not ready to let my baby go!!! But, I know it's something I have to do. I keep thinking about how horrible school was for me and my stomach starts to knot up when I think about sending Ty, but I know deep down he will do just fine. He will finally have other children to play with and he'll have a blast learning new things! *sigh* I guess all of the anxiety is just from my past. I need to just let it go and enjoy this next chapter in Ty's life!! Ohhh, and I can start to think about all the pics i'll have to scrapbook......

This weekend went by SO fast!! I hate when we have lots of running to do on Saturdays. Although, we did get some amazingly great deals this weekend. We hit Bog Lots and found a hot and cold water cooler for only $60!! I had been wanting one for some time now, but they were always SO expensive!! I loved when we were at my parents house when Ty was a baby and we made bottles with the water from the cooler....I always hated heating up baby bottles in the microwave! So now we'll be all set for when Chase is born. We also went to Walmart and got a 5 gallon container, filled, for only $1.87!! We were expecting to have to pay for the new jug, which was $9.97! We didn't do self check out, so the cashier must have assumed we had a refill and didn't ask us. Z and I were busy talking with Ty and didn't even pay attention when she was ringing up our stuff. When we go in the truck Z handed me the receipt and I was going over everything when I noticed it said: Water......$1.87. I asked him why he bought extra water along with the 5 gallon container and he said he only got the container.......love it!!!! Another good deal we got was a 9 oz. box of Rice Krispies for $.67 cents! They were on sale 3 for $5 and they had a coupon thingie on the shelf for $1 off of one box. I just picked up one box, since we really don't eat much cereal. But for $.67 cents I guess I should have gotten more! LOL

Well, I guess I should get off of here and try and get more vacuuming done....it's a never ending job here!! Tonight for dinner I think i'm going to make some boneless pork chops with some rice and maybe some corn on the cob or green beans....or both, since i've been craving them both!!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!!!!