Rotten.....

You're right...I'm rotten for not keeping this thing updated...but you CAN find me on Facebook!


So where to begin.... the kids had a fantstic school year. This year Courtney will be in 2nd grade, Liann in 1st grade and Jackson will be in Prek. Jackson started school on 9/3 and the girls begin on 9/8.



Jackson's first day of school.



NOw that I have mornings to myself I HOPE I can keep this thing update....cross your fingers!

a little more catching up

starting with a few of my new fave pics

(Liann's big dinosaur puzzle)



Jackson and Marley sharing a snooze

It's been very cold and snowed a few times, but nothing major.....as a matter of fact hours later you wouldn't even have known it snowed.
Liann had a nasty virus but has recovered....as a matter of fact just minutes after puking her brains out she asked me for a slice of pizza. Poor kid threw up for 2 days. Aside from that and the usual junky cough and sinus stuff everyone has been healthy (knock on wood).

Courtney Turned 7

I don't know where the time has gone. She had a party at the movie theatre with some girlfriends from school. They got to watch "Hotel for Dogs" (very cute) and had cake and ice cream in the "party room". As it turned out they were having a Hotel For Dogs fun day with lots of games and activities. Some people actually thought it was for Courtney, of course I didn't say a word LOL.



COurtney went to a sleepover at a friends after the party and had a great time. My little social butterfly. She really is turning into a great girl.She works very hard in school, makes friends pretty easily, tries to be kind to everyone and makes us proud.
Happy Birthday Courty!

2009 is here!

The Friday before Christmas was an exciting one....here is what happens when a Town & Country collides with a deer at 45 mile an hour And a bit of the fur left...... Needless to say...I did NOT see it coming and it scared the you-know-what out of us. Courtney was ok about it but Liann was very angry for a few days. After I told her it was a deer we hit she said "Great! There goes more nature!". If that wasn't bad enough, she listed all the things I have killed from turtles I did not see in the road until it was too late to the gecko (who knew you couldn't put a toad in the cage with a gecko?!?!?!) So now the car is in the shop while I drive a rental. Of course....no rental coverage was a real bummer this close to Christmas. Then it was Christmas! Liann was an angel in her class Christmas program. Her class also "sang" "Silent Night" in sign language...I hope the video publishes ok...it was beautiful We survived Christmas. Poor Jackson was completely overwhelmed and it took him all day to open his gifts. I think the girls tore through theirs in a matter of minutes! So.....Courtney's big exciting gift was a microscope (a pink one!) and Liann's was........ KODA the Triceratops. SO now....in addition to a BIG horse in my house (that freaks me out with his snorts and movements) we have a HUGE adorable triceratops. It's my favorite time of year and it didn't dissapoint this year.... the kids really do make it fun.