Snow Day!

Well, the weathermen were right!! Every winter, we get a prediction of a chance of snow; the whole entire state makes a rush on milk and bread and the grocery store; the kids get all excited with the possibility of NO school. And if we get anything at all...it's usually a measly dusting mixed with ice...which is nasty and no fun!!

This time they were spot on! The said it was supposed to start snowing Sunday afternoon and that we were supposed to get 2 to 4 inches. It all started about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. It snowed from then until late into the night! We got 5 inches of snow!!! The schools called off classes for Monday by dinner time last night. It was kinda nice to hang out by the fire and watch a movie as a family!


So today....we had to go out and play!

Back to Blogging

Okay, so I admit I've taken an extended break from blogging (but who reads this anyway?), but this is one of my New Year's Resolutions...so here it goes!

A lot has happened since I last blogged...all three boys are growing quickly! Ethan is now in 6th grade, Evan is in 4th and Aaron is 3. We have moved into a different house. Much bigger and more space! It's 20 years old and needs lots of updating! I've been spending lots of spare time working on house projects and running the boys to all their activities!

As a matter of fact, I've just started another blog to chronicle all of my home decor projects and ideas! You can find it at www.homedecoronadime.blogspot.com. No posts yet, but I have lots running through my head! You'll be the first to know when one goes up!

That's all for now...must go make a grocery list!!

First Day of School 2008






Well today was the first day of school for the boys. Ethan started 4th grade and Evan started 2nd. They both had fabulous days and were both excited about their teachers and friends, old and new.

As for me, I was a little at a loss as to what to do today! After getting them to school, I came home, got caught up on some paperwork and then went to lunch with some friends. I ran a couple of errands and BOOM . . . it was time to pick them up again! It's amazing where the day goes!

It's all about getting back into our routines. . .

Back . . . AGAIN!

Whew! What a wild and crazy summer! School is starting tommorrow and it seems that everything is beginning to get back to a routine around here!

We had a crazy summer. . .We played baseball until the middle of July, then we squeezed in a week at the lake, Ethan's birthday party, Rion's 20 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (we can't be THAT old can we?????!!!!), and Aaron's FIRST birthday party. All this while trying to entertain crazy boys all summer! All in all it was a good one. Kinda sad it's coming to an end. Kinda glad to get back on track!

Buzz pics

As promised. . .a pic of Evan's buzz cut (see post below). Of course it has grown out some, but it's still really short!!

The day he got it buzzed. . .

Here's what he looks like now. . .

And what he looked like before. . .


Oh how I miss his locks! I think he enjoys it being short. We're letting it grow again. We'll see what he has to say about it.

Back on the blogging wagon!

Okay, so I guess I'm just not used to this blogging thing as I fell off the wagon and stopped posting. Well, I'm back on! Life just got really crazy i.e. baseball season started!!! I'll see if I can't catch up over the next few posts! And I'll try to do better with posting ...it should be better now since the kiddos are out of school and our schedule is a bit more relaxed. :)

Decluttering and the Buzz

Well, nothing like finding a new house you want to buy to get motivated to declutter! We have been toying with the idea of selling our house and moving to a bigger one for a few months now. (We've outgrown the one were in . . . too many kids and too much CRAP!) Well, we went to an Open House on Sunday afternoon, and found an AWESOME house! We've been to look at it again, and we think it's a great fit for our family. Now we just have to sell our house, AND we can't put it on the market until it's decluttered!! So, the spring cleaning has begun at our house! We've been busy this week cleaning out closets, the garage, flowerbeds, you name it! I've been working fast and furious. Hopefully we can get it finished after this weekend so we can get it on the market next week! I'll keep you posted!

Okay, now onto the buzz.

Evan's been at it again!!! I got a call from his teacher during the day on Monday and she proceeded to tell me that Evan had decided to give himself a haircut with his kid scissors. She told me that I would need to go get him a haircut, because he did a number! Aren't kid scissors supposed to be dull? Well evidently, these were sharp enough to cut about an inch width of his bangs all the way to his scalp!

I did take him to get his hair cut, and because it was in the front, the only thing they could do was shave his head! So now he has a buzz cut!! Just when his curls were starting to grow out again!! Oh well it's just hair right?!!! It's actually cute. I kinda like it. The girl that cuts his hair said he looked liked a mini David Beckham. . . not a bad thing!!

I'll post a pic as soon as I can get on my desktop again. It's giving me fits, and I haven't had the time to sit with it long enough to try and figure out what's wrong with it.