Catching Up, Yet Again!!!!

My plan of keeping up on blogging obviously is not working so I will try to get everyone caught up with what transpired since the 4th of July!!

Allysa- Started 7th grade at Memorial Middle School and already has experienced her 1st life lesson when she tried out for cheering and did not make but her BFF did!! It was rough couple of days but she came around. She has since decided to try again when they hold tryouts for BB cheering. Yes, we are dealing with Boys and I think we have a new boyfriend- UGH!!

Last nights conversation:

Allysa- "Mom can I ask you something".

Me- My usual answer when a she poses a question like this is "NO"!

Allysa -" Come on Mom"!! Then for the question " When was your first kiss"?

Me- In my head I am saying I am NOT ready for this. My response " I do not really remember, probably around your age"(although it might have been younger but no way was I saying that).

Then I ask "why"

Allysa- " I just wondered".

Me-"Ok, did you have your 1st kiss?" My

Allysa- " No my braces will be a problem( in my head I am saying THANK goodnes), but others girls have and more"!!!

Me- " What is more"?

Allysa -" You know"!

Me- You mean more than kissing, you realize that is not something girls your age should be doing and what it leads to"?

Allysa " Yes, Mom I am not stupid but some girls are"!!

Me- " That is nice to know"! In my head, I am still screaming- I am NOT ready for this and she is my Little girl!!!

Enough said - it should be an interesting year!!!

Ashlee- Started 4th grade and this year is not going to afternoon latch key. This is big deal for her especially when she wants to be so independent. Abbi, Alli and Ashlee all walk home together an then hang here. So far, it is working out wonderfully. She is cheering again and ironically this year it is for the Steelers!!

Me- Well I started off the end of July having to have my gallbladder out unexpectedly. This was not in my plans and ruined alot of end of summer plans!!! I am finally getting back to normal but still have to be careful with some foods. The biggest issue, I never know what food is going to send my system in a tailspin. The good news, it is good for the waistline!!!

Kevin- Kevin is Kevin. He is just trying to deal with all the girl drama and fact we had to get a new washer and dryer at the same time all my medical bills are coming in. I pretty sure he is looking forward to our trips to the burgh to see the Steelers!!

I would also like to take this opportunity to THANK all my family and friends who helped out by sending dinners or sending wonderful cards/gifts/FB messages during and after my surgery. I am BLESSED and LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Last- a slide show to catch you up with pics since July 4th!!!

Oh, Where, Oh Where did SUMMER go???

Oh, where, Oh where did summer go??? It is really hard for me to to believe summer is OVER, we were soooo busy I do not feel like we got to enjoy as much as possible. The weather was BETTER this summer and I think we spent only a little more time at James's swimming and the lack of pictures is proof! Since, HH what have we been doing? Answer- trying to enjoy the rest of summer and getting ready for school!!!! Kevin took all of us to Zoombezi Bay for Cardinal Health Day. The girls seem to really enjoy themselves.
We spent a lot of time shopping to get school supplies and clothes and ALOT of time getting oriented to 6th grade since this is a transition year for Allysa. All in All I think it has gone well, just getting a routine back has been a challenge especially as all the fall activities start! The girls are cheering again so hopefully since it is Football season you will see more posts!
Allysa completed her babysitting class and had her 1st official job watching Cameron. The plan is to start her out slowly and in year or so she should have a good business going. We have lots of friends and neighbors with young kids.
If fall must be here, let FOOTBALL begin!!!

The last hoorah and First Day of School......

Last weekend was the last hoorah of summer!!! The girls had to cheer at scrimmage on Sat. and it felt like mid Oct. instead of late Aug. This year they are the Raiders so getting them to stop saying Dolphins or Phins has been fun! Then we went to the Langs for a movie and to hang out for awhile. After the movie, we let them have a sleep over. The big girls were here and the little ones stayed at the Langs. I think they had a good time. Sunday, we went to the James' for the LAST HOORAH and as you can see the cooler weather did not stop the kids from getting in the pool- at least they had fun.
Today was the first day school! Allysa is going into 5th grade and she has the same teacher so not much a transition for her. This will be her last at DCE, then she goes to the BIG 6th grade building. Ashlee had a bigger transition, she has a new teacher however she came home today and said she was AWESOME!!! I hope that is sign that this is going to be a GREAT school year!
The only bummer of the week is the girls football/cheer schedule got changed and we now have 9pm game the same night as the 8pm OSU/USC game :(

First Day of School!!

The first day of school came and went!!! It was a good morning for the girls and they seemed to have a great day at school and liked their teachers. As many of you know the day went downhill for me after this but at least this is a good memory for all.

The breakfast of champions- Fruit Loops and Pop Tarts!

Allysa and her new backpack.


Ashlee and her new backpack.

The girls right before we left.

Off to school they go....