Fall Trip-Peak of Color

We had a great trip to Blowing Rock this past weekend. It was a fun trip and we celebrated Michael's fourth birthday. We really enjoyed ourselves and Jenileigh drove her car with me riding shotgun and all the guys riding with Tim in the Avalanche. We traded the Yukon for an RX-8. Fun trade, huh? We went to Tweetsie Railroad. The younger kids loved it, the older ones tolerated it. LOL! It was fun to see Michael's reaction to everything. He had a blast. Check out the pics.I finished another scarf this weekend, working on another. There is so much to do, and so little time!

Gotta go clean some bathrooms....my favorite chore. Yeah, right!

What a weekend, and it ain't over yet!

Yesterday, September 11th of course, I got a speeding ticket! My first one ever. I think I cried all day long, off and on. What a humilitating experience. The patrol man wasn't very nice in that he said I was just being polite because of the circumstances. That really offended me! I am not a rude person, and I knew I was wrong so why be rude? So weird! Icing on the cake of humiliation. Oh well, guess I'll slow down. I really was not aware of how fast I was going as I was deep in thought about events in our lives right now. Like I said, what a weekend. Hopefully, today will be better.

Thought I'd share some pics of our dogs. Cute huh?

Days of our Existence

Closing in on the end of week number 2 with Mrs. Wax visiting and it has been very nice. I finished a scarf for her and she loved it. Tim took her picture with it on along with Precious on her lap and you can see the color is perfect for her.

Today we went out shopping and so forth after she had her bloodwork done at the hospital to see if she needed the Procrit shot. Happily, she did not need it. To celebrate she and I went to Ruby Tuesdays for the salad bar and then to Belk, Christopher & Banks and then the Gap. After the mall, we then went to the Black-Eyed Susan for a few minutes. They were having their sidewalk sale with most things b/w 50 and 75% off. I got a whole sack of goodies for a mere 12 bucks. It was so cool. Also, at the Gap I bought Tim about 4 nice dress shirts for work. He wears mediums now since he is sooo buff. LOL! It was a very good day.

Jen and Dave brought home progess reports yesterday and they both had all A's. This is so awesome. I am so proud of my teenagers. It is a struggle but they are doing very well. Hard to balance honors classes and swimming and football. I am not sure I could have done it at their age. When I think about it, I had a very boring schedule and still didn't manage all A's. They are awesome kids!

Michaels' First Day of Pre-School!

Today was Michael's first day of pre-school and then he went to gymnastics afterwards. He had a great time! What a fun day he had. I think it will be a great year for him. He is such sweet boy.

First Fancy Scarf!

I'm so proud! I just finished my first scarf that I plan to give as a gift. It is soooo pretty! It started out to be for my dear daughter but then decided a college age friend whose birthday is next week might really enjoy it...so....I will make dear daughter another one! I am having a hard time giving it away as it is so pretty, even if I do say so myslef! LOL! It measures 5 1/2 " W by 5 1/2' L. I've named it Chelsea after the friend I'm giving it to! :)

First Day of School

Well, today was the first day of school for Jen, Dave and John. Michael and I had a quiet day at home, with me just trying to organize and get paperwork done. I ran a virus scan on the computer and got scrapbooking stuff in order (somewhat). Here are a few pics of the kid's first day. I sure did miss them. And to beat it all, Tim went back to work after being off all week. I've been mighty lonesome. Did a bit of knitting also. Tried to keep busy so I wouldn't think about how much I miss the kiddos. Davis is still at football practice. Jen starts swimming in September so for now our schedule will be a bit slower. We booked Chetola for October 9-12. Can't wait for that trip. We'll celebrate Michael's Birthday. Yippee!

Trip to the Mountains...

Got back today from Chimney Rock with the whole crew. Had a great time. Lots of LOUD motorcycles and loud people but the actual Chimney Rock was nice. It was so nice and cool and we slept all night with the windows open. It was a last hurrah before school starts tomorrow for the oldest three...they all dread it. Hope it goes well. I will miss them terribly.