Another day down

It's Thursday and I am glad that the weekend is in sight. My boss is out of town this week so work has been pretty hectic. Brian and I are slammed with school as usual. Cassidy has declared that she wants to start ballet. I do NOT think she has the patience for ballet. She can't keep her hiney still for 5 minutes. We'll see how that turns out. Kaden is doing awesome in school. I am really amazed at all the things they learn in Kindergarten. Tonight I told him that he needed to feed his fish because they were going to starve to death (I always feed them, but he doesn't know). He told his fish "Don't panic! I am going to feed you a bunch since I don't often feed you." He says the funniest things.

The other day we were listening to a song on the radio. The words go something like: "I don't want to gain the whole world and lose my soul." Kaden asked me what a "soul" was? Now, anyone who deals with kids knows how hard it is to explain something that you can't hold, touch, and feel.....the intangible. But, I explained the best I could about a person and their body and what happens when one dies. He took it all in and his only question was "Do people in Heaven get sad?" So, I realized that maybe kids have a better concept of faith that a lot of adults.

Welcome to the Weekend

It's Friday night....about 10:30pm. When Brian and I got off work at 5pm we picked up the kids and headed to the mall. We had family portraits for our church directory at 6:45 and we needed dark colored shirts (per the pic people). So, we ran around like mad trying to find black shirts. We found what we needed and headed to the house to get dressed. We actually made it to the pictures on time. Not only did we make it on time, but all the pics they took actually came out really good.

So, we spent way too much on pictures and left there in search of food! We decided to try something new so we went to Sweet Basil Thai Restaurant. Once there, we were worried about finding something the kids would eat. There was no chicken or fries on the menu.......What kind of place was this??? We decided on a few menu items and soon we had our food. It was all really good! Kaden ate so much that I was worried he might get sick. He asked if they served breakfast......I guess he liked it so much that he wanted to go back in the morning. We just laughed!

We got home and Kaden appeared to be asleep. I picked him up and carried him into the house. On the way in we saw a butterfly (remember that it is about 9:30 PM) I have never seen butterflies out at night. I am to the point that I am almost dropping Kaden (he is like 55 lbs.) and Brian takes him to put him in bed. Cassidy and I stand outside and play with our new found butterfly friend. All of a sudden I hear a loud noise inside. Then Kaden comes dashing out of the door telling me that he was "faking asleep the whole time." I have to admit that he had me fooled! So, he thinks he is pretty funny that he tricked Brian and I. And, we just know that we are in for it from this point on. I am sure he will be doing a lot of "tricking" us.

All in all, we are off to a great weekend. Today Cassidy had school pictures and Kaden had a Jog-A-Thon at school. Tomorrow we have a soccer game and Brian is going to give blood. The State Fair is also in OKC, so we will probably try take the kiddos to that. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. XOXOXOXO

Almost the weekend

Friday can't come quick enough! It's Thursday night and I am tired.....or better yet, exhausted. I had a CE Class in OKC today, picked up the kids and Kaden had soccer practice, and I had a meeting at the school for The School Carnival. Let me mention that I somehow got voted into Homeroom Mom for Kaden's kindergarten class. I am not even sure what a "homeroom mom" does? But, I do like to be involved, so I guess this is it! Well, the school carnival is this big fundraiser for the school and PTA. Now I have to try to get other parents in the class to not only donate money for a themed basket that I have to create, but also get them to volunteer their time on the night of the carnival. I know what you're thinking.....GOOD LUCK, SUCKER! I am being optimistic that the other parents will at least feel sorry for me and help me with the carnival. We will see how that goes. And, to make the end of the week even better, I have a test that I have to take by Saturday in Acct II that I have not studied whatsoever for.

I guess this chaos will stick with me for a while. I do enjoy it......but it can be trying at times. I tell myself that more sleep would help. But, it does not work. I have tried getting 9 hrs and getting about 6 hrs. I feel the same when I wake up.....TIRED! Any suggestions????


XOXOXO,

Tracey

I'm Back....

Hey all! I know it's been a while. Life has been so crazy lately. Brian and I are both in school. I decided to go back and get my degree. For what you ask? I have no idea. I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. But, for now my degree will be in business management. Kaden just started Kindergarten in August. He loves it! The pic above is him and Daddy on his first day of school. But, he is already having issues with talking in class. He doesn't get that from me!! Kaden also just turned 6. I never thought that it would come so fast. It seems like just yesterday that he was running around in diapers. Time flies!

Cassidy is doing great. She is upset that Kaden is a different school. She told him on the second day when we were driving him to school that she "might cry for him." He said "Well, I won't cry for you, cause I won't miss you. I love my school!" I felt so bad for her. Today she picked out her Halloween costume. She is excited. I won't tell what it is. You'll have to check back with me after Halloween.

Well, maybe I can find the time to keep this updated. Hope everyone enjoys.

XO,
Tracey