Where to Go update

M i c......k e y.....M o u s e!! Yay!! Disney World here we come!!

This must be Jack's fault.

It's got to be Jack's fault somehow. The children never want to pretend to be good people.

Where to go...where to go

We're trying to decide where to go on vacation this summer. The kids and I are pulling for Disney (yes, I know...heat, crowds, and Brazilians) and Jack wants to go up to Virginia/Kentucky to visit his relatives and then head back through Tennessee stopping in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg and maybe Chattanooga. Hmmmm, a loooooong time spent in the car with the children while I contemplate the various ways I can painfully torture Jack as he sucks annoyingly on his millionth sunflower seed (and don't forget the spitting of the seeds, the SPITTING) verses heat, crowds and Brazilians. I'm thinking the Brazilians look pretty good right now.

Poor Little Broken Arm Boy, Part 2

Zachary fractured his arm the Monday before Easter. The cast above stayed on for 4 weeks and when his arm still wasn't healed, we went to a waterproof cast for the second 4 weeks. Let me tell you, waterproof casts are a gift from God. He could swim in the pool and I could dunk his arm right into the bathtub. It didn't even get as stinky as the regular cast. After 8 weeks, the cast is finally off and he's in a removable splint for another 4 weeks. Atleast we can take the splint totally off and he can swim, bath, and sleep without it.

Off to work I go

The countdown has begun. I'm officially going back into the classroom. I found out last week that I'm going to have a position in First Grade at the kids' school next school year. I'm pretty excited about it. There are two teachers in each grade level so I'll be working with one other First Grade teacher and I just happen to love her to death so I'm very happy about being her partner. She was Holly's First Grade teacher. I'm really trying to enjoy these last months of "me" time now since I know I'll be spending many days getting things ready over the summer. It's been almost 7 years since I taught last. I'm sure you can guess that Jack is thrilled about this turn of events. Poor thing has lost his favorite saying though. :-) What a shame.

It's a Jeep thing

Mama's got a brand new ride! Oh yeah!!

GI Jack's Appalling Lack of Social Graces

Video Sharing at DropShots.com Thought I'd give video clips a try. Took this with my digital camera which I love, love, love. :-) Also, I accept no responsibility for the actor's behavior. ;-)

Finally!!!!!

On February 25, 2006, I became the proud recipient of a Sister-in-Law! It was such a beautiful ceremony and everything went off without a hitch. Walt even sang a song for Aimee before she came down the aisle. It wasn't a surprise but I didn't know he was going to do it so it was a nice surprise for me. He wasn't nervous at all about singing and he did a wonderful job. Holly and Zachary were the Flower Girl and Ring Bearer and although we were a bit nervous about what Zachary might do during the ceremony, he managed to keep it down to some minor fidgeting. It was such a happy weekend for everyone and I'm so thankful that Aimee and Walt found each other.

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Holly and Aunt Aimee

Holly and Aimee posing together before the ceremony. Aimee looked incredibly beautiful.

Holly the Flower Girl

Here's Holly and Aunt Aimee watching the beginning of the ceremony from the hall. Holly's dress was gorgeous and she looked so pretty in it.

Zachary the Ring Bearer

Zachary did a good job walking down the aisle and seemed to enjoy his moment of glory. I wish I had focused on him instead of the pews when I took the picture but atleast it turned out good enough.

Ring Bearer

As you can see, after enjoying his walk down the aisle he quickly becomes bored. I do not have pictures of him during the rest of the ceremony but there was lots of fidgeting, making of faces, and closely examining those shiney black shoes involved. He spent a bit of time putting his shoe in his mouth during the rehersal so when he grabbed hold of his shoe during the wedding, we were furiously making "put it down" signs at him. Thankfully, he just wanted to examine the bottom of it. He does look mighty handsome in that tux though.

Sike

And on the first day Bellsouth said "Let us giveth you more features for less than you are paying now" and Jack was skeptical but said "Yea verily let it be" and Susan and Holly rejoiced for now we had Caller ID

And for several days following there was much rejoicing as unwanted calls were left to the answering machine for Susan loath to speak on the phone unnecessarily.

Then on the last day, Jack receiveth the phone bill and it was bad for it was not less as the silver-tongued sales call devil had proclaimed but $20 more and Jack was not pleased.

And lo he raised his mighty phone and smote Bellsouth with words of anger and disappointment and removal of new features and Susan and Holly wailed in anguish for now we would not know who was calling before we answered.

And Jack proclaimed "If thou want Caller ID…gettest thou a job" and Susan was not pleased.

More cute art work

Smoke

While burning a log at Poppie's house....

Poppie - "Watch out for the smoke Zachary"

Zachary - "Poppie, my middle name is Smoke"

Merry Christmas from Zachary

Zachary's gingerbread man......it makes me smile everytime I look at it. :-)