We Made It - VBS Is Over!!!

Yeah! Friday is finally here and we made it through any year of Vacation Bible School. We are all exhausted plain and simple. Last night everyone was asleep within 5 minutes of their heads hitting the pillows including myself. We had a fun time this week. All the kids had a little program yesterday for the finale where they sang the songs they learned this week - some new and some old ones. (I personally like the old: Deep And Wide, This Little Light Of Mine, B-I-B-L-E.)

Today will be low key, plain and simple.

Uninvited Guest

Talk about exciting morning....we'll at least that is what Lela and Lacey will tell you. We were getting ready to leave for VBS. I let the garage up right before we were going to get in the car. I came back inside to fix Lacey's milk. Lela had walked down the driveway to get the morning paper. When she came back in, she told me we had a little problem. I was like what are you talking about? "No, Mom just come out to the garage." I went into the garage, having no idea what the "little problem" was going to be when out of no where she said there's a turtle in the garage. I honestly thought Lela probably had no idea what she was saying....how wrong was I. I walked around my car and in the middle of my garage is a turtle crawling towards me. OK! Now what I'm I suppose to do, because I don't touch frogs, turtles, snakes, lizards....basically anything living that lives outdoors so to speak.

In my mind I was freaking out, but I didn't want the girls to see me acting this way. So, I went inside to get a broom to sweep the poor turtle outside. Well here's some advice, turtles don't sweep up very easily if at all. Next idea....didn't have any. So, I took a deep breath and proceed to pick the thing up, which I mind you I have never and I repeat never touched a turtle in all my 36 years until now!!! As I was picking the turtle up I had to convince myself it was a rock, so I kept telling myself it's just a rock, just a rock... a LIVING AND BREATHING ROCK!!!

I got the turtle out and placed him in the yard. Lela was so excited because she decided that she wanted to touch it since she had seen me do it. All the way home from Bible School, the girls talked about the turtle and how they hoped he was still in the yard, etc. Needless to say he left (smart guy.) Now I'm just praying that we have no more visitors to the garage, I just don't think I can handle anymore excitement.

Surfin' Through The Scriptures - VBS

Today, we started our first day of VBS. I've been anxious about my class even though I have done this before. I just didn't know what my class would be like this year. Last year I had a little boy that basically didn't want to participate, tried running from the group, etc. and I was afraid that might happen again this year. Well, boy I couldn't have dreamed my class would be what it is....11 little girls, not a single boy in the class. Obviously, the Lord has been listening to my prayers. It is so different just having girls. They are very much into their crafts and singing. I love it!!!! I'm definitely a girls' mom.

Lela is in my class (of course) with her friend Katharine - so she seems to be enjoying herself. You get those two together and you never know what is gonna happen next. They are a mess the two of them. They are so cute because they are so opposite of each other. Katharine has very curly long blonde hair and then there is Lela with her long straight dark brown hair. They both are in the same class at school, as well as dance together. They definitely had fun today.

Lacey on the other hand, who knows about her. She didn't seem real happy about going this morning. When we dropped her off at her class, she was crying and pitching a fit. (Hopefully, tomorrow will be better - let's cross our fingers.) Lacey hasn't done that in a long time. I'm hoping that she was just putting on a show for me. When I picked her up she was sitting in one of the girls laps watching a movie.....typical Lacey. (This fall will be interesting when school starts back up.)

All in all we had a good day. It's been a long one, but a fun one. And it doesn't help matters that I have teach Jazzercise this afternoon.....oh, well maybe we'll sleep really good tonight!

Lela's Dance Recital

Well, today we have been non-stop. Needless to say we are all tired and worn out, Lela's Dance Recital was this afternoon. She has been so excited. All she has talked about is how she is going to dance on the "big stage" in front of lots of people and wear red lipstick. (Personally, I think that is what she really enjoys is the makeup part.)

We're so proud of her, she really seems to enjoy it and her class did really good. So, for at least a few weeks we have no dance. She is attending dance camp for a week this summer, where she will be a rodeo cowgirl. Then when August rolls around, we will start back up. This year will be interesting because Lacey will be now dancing as well....I can't imagine what that will be like. She is such a loose cannon, you just never know with her.

I was not allowed to photograph or record the recital because the studio has it copyrighted,(you know more money for them) but I did make pictures before and after. The recital was entitled Four Seasons. Her class was Fourth of July, where they danced to Grand 'Ole Flag. And like all ballerinas she received flowers after her performance.

Child For Sale???

I went to take a shower and left Lela and Lacey to color. This is what Lacey found to color.....herself? Why me?

Recovering From Six Flags.....

Yes, we went to Six Flags yesterday and now today I'm suffering. I'm totally exhausted!!! (Maybe that's why for the short entry.) The girls had a blast. Lela rode just about everything she could for her height, which included the Mindbender, the Mine Train, and Splash Water Falls just to name a few. The lines were great. For the most part we walked up to every ride and just got on. It wasn't bad at all.

What Are The Odds????

Talk about a long and eventful day, well yesterday was it!!! We all got up and went to church and Sunday school. Our lesson in our Sunday school class was on perseverance (little did we know that would come in to play during the coarse of the day.) After church, Kevin and Lacey headed to a family reunion at Lake Acworth and Lela and I stayed down here since she had dress rehearsal for her dance recital.

Lela and I started our afternoon off by going and getting pedicures. It was Lela's first time. We had them paint flowers on our toes - that was really fun. Aunt Laura even went with us. Afterwards, we made a quick trip to Michael's and Target. Then we headed home to get ready for the dress rehearsal. As we were headed out the door around 3:00, I got a phone call from Kevin. He told me I wasn't gonna believe what had happened. A large tree had fallen on his truck. What? What did you say? Yes, a very large tree had fallen on his truck. Uh? He thought the truck might be totaled but wasn't sure. He then proceeded to tell me no one was hurt and everybody was OK. (Alright, now I can breath.) I asked him what I needed to do and he said just sit tight. How am I suppose to sit tight? I guess it was a good thing Lela had her rehearsal, because we had to be there. (Her recital is next Sunday.)

Lela's rehearsal time was from 3:30 - 4:30, with her class being last. Of course, by the time we got to her class it almost 5:00. They ran through their dance twice and we headed out the door. As soon as I hit the parking lot I called Kevin. He told me they were cutting the tree up and his mom was there helping with Lacey. He would call me later and give some type of game plan.

Lela then decided she was hungry. So, I talked her out of McDonald's and we headed to our favorite pizza place - Johnny's. It was really fun just hanging out with my five year old. I had forgotten how much fun she and I have together. Since Lacey has been born, there is really no "Lela and me time" because we usually have "sissy" with us. (I think Lela liked having all the attention as well.) After dinner, Lela wanted to walk next door and get some Italian ice. Tell me this child still isn't hungry? So, we walked next door to Rita's and Lela got a child size Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Italian ice. Yuck! I had a bite. Didn't care for it, but what ever floats your boat. She ate the whole thing....how? The child isn't that big.

Then around 6:45 or so, Kevin said the wrecker had the truck and it was on its way to Newnan. About 8:15 we finally hooked with Kevin, Lacey, Jan and Earl. My poor little baby, she had to have been just exhausted. She was so excited to see me and Lela. She kept telling us a big tree went boom and fell on daddy's car, we ran, I saw some ducks. Talk about the never ending day.

We finally got home around 9:30 and you talk about excitement, what are the odds???