when i'm a 100 years old...

look at what lela wrote and the self portrait she drew of herself. isn't she just beautiful?

just have to share

i absolutely love being creative! i thrive on it when at all possible. if someone asks me to do something, it's usually all or nothing with me. a friend of mine asked me to help paint one of the signs for the spring book fair. i didn't realize how much i had missed doing stuff like this until i did it. (this yearbook has just consumed me in so many ways, so i'm not really getting to stretch my creative wings like i like.) but here is the sign did for our upcoming book fair. i so can't wait to see everything put together!

snow pictures

since i'm a little behind the eight ball these days, i didn't get a chance to post pictures from our snow day last friday. the girls were giddy with excitement as the prospect of snow in the forecast was predicated. no school and snow on friday makes for a very exciting day when your six and four. i on the other hand was a little disappointed because we would be missing valentine's parties not to mention pictures i could be making at school for my never ending yearbook project. (yeah, i'm a little selfish these days, but who can blame me.)

we are in the full throngs of winter break

and i'm so ready for the girls to return to school. they are driving each other crazy not mention myself. help!!! it can only get better, right? it seems like we have so much going on but then at the same time it seems as if nothing is happening.

today, is ash wednesday and marks the beginning of the advent season. i'm still trying to figure out what i'm giving up for the next 40 days...any suggestions? i have all these ideas floating in my head but they all seem silly and so ineffective. i have searched a few websites and they haven't been much help - tv? cursing? meat? alcohol? yeah....not a sacrifice here. this evening we will be attending the ash wednesday service at church as a family. i'm really looking forward to it because last year it definitely had an impact on me. i've been explaining to the girls that they will have a cross of ashes placed on their foreheads. i wish you could see the look on their faces trying to explain that one....

this afternoon, we are taking the girls on a field trip. lol, if you can imagine that? we are going to the food pantry here in newnan to do some volunteer work. kevin has actually been a few times in the past but it will be a first for me and the girls. there is no telling if this will be good experience for them or one that involves them complaining because they are having to work. i will definitely keep you posted.

for valentine's the girls got some money that somehow was burning a hole in their pocket. imagine that? well, they somehow seemed to find something to spend it on despite all the "junk" they already have. zhu zhu pets? bascially, they are interactive hamsters that come with all these accessories just like the real thing. despite the annoying sounds they make i definitely like them because there is no mess to clean up...yeah! talk about the perfect pet!

i'm making way back...

slowly to the blogging world. i so miss it! the yearbook somehow is coming to together slowly but surely. i feel as if many prayers have been answered with this project. i'm happy to say that my deadline is quickly approaching and i will definitely be happy to see it off my plate. hopefully then i can return to my normal life...again.

right now, the girls are "practicing" gymnastics. it is going to be a long day i'm afraid. school has been cancelled due to the impending snow that is expected this morning. i'm so disappointed because i was planning on taking some pictures this morning at school and making a little more progress before the winter break, which is next week. oh well.....what can you do.

laura celebrated her 36th birthday this past tuesday. we all went out to eat and had a lot of fun. here is the sweetest picture of the kids with their gigi from the evening. i absolutely love it! isn't it sweet? there is so much love that you can see in the picture as well as personalities.


talk about personalities...i had a parent/teacher conference with lacey's teacher, miss mary. it went just as i suspected. lacey i was told is easily distracted and likes to talk. well, there is a surprise. we laughed because mary said that when they did the evaluation she wasn't sure if lacey really didn't know her ABCs or just didn't want to participate. knowing lacey i have to suspect that she had other things she wanted to do and just did as much as she had to to finish. last night for instant she sat down and wrote the word "owl" on a piece of paper. i was so surprised and excited! i swear that child is smarted than she wants us to know.

lela was suppose to have a father/daugher dance at school this evening but it has been cancelled due to the weather. i hate that but completely understand. kevin kept harassing her by telling her they were going on a date. she would get so mad at him everytime he said that to her. it was cute! typical at this age, i suspect. i had even ordered her a corsage through the school for tonight, which she had no idea about it. oh well...

i am starting to make some changes toward my responsibilites next year with school and all. as far as preschool goes, lacey is going to remain there for kindergarten. i actually had a hard time deciding what to do with her and even toyed with the idea of moving her over to welch. it was more for me than anything. i kept thinking how easy life would be to have both children at one school, but after much deliberating i realized that staying at fumc would be best for her. she is not ready for "big school" and neither am i.

can't wait till...

i have this yearbook project behind me. i have so much i want to share and talk about but this yearbook is really taking a big precedent above anything else these days. here is just a peek at what else is happening...i'm doing two, yes two different bible studies at the moment - 90 minutes in heaven and then beth moore's fruit of the spirit. after about five years, i have finally decided to step down from the consignment sale committee at preschool. this will be my very last sale. i'm a little bittersweet but i've decided that i need to make some major changes in life and well that involves reprioritizing everything i have going on. it's crazy when i think about everything i'm doing but i realize a new season of my life is waiting and well it's time to move in that direction. i'm really excited even though i'm not quite sure what lies ahead, but hey that's what life's about, right?

wild welch west

a couple of weeks ago lela had her very first school program at welch entitled the, "wild welch west." it was so cute, involving all the first grade classes. they dressed like cowboys and cowgirls and sang songs about the wild west. lela somehow ended up on the front row, so that was a plus. when you are looking at about hundred or so kids having your child on the front row makes finding her sooo much easier. lol.