Did you know it is only Tuesday????

As I was driving home from school today I was feeling a little rundown and tired. Then the thought popped into my head, "Holy Cow, it is only Tuesday!" I feel like it should be Thursday, but unfortunately IT IS NOT!! I guess I need to buck up and start taking vitamins or something. My mom was a little shocked when I called her while driving and when she answered I immediately said, "mom, did you know it is only Tuesday?" She then told me I needed to go home and take a nap, but who has time for that :) Anyway enough complaining. Hope the week is going by fast for someone else.

UNO

This post is just more for me to remember. I started at UNO today. Metro Community College is now in the past. My first class started at 9 so I thought I would leave right when the kids left for school so I would have plenty of time. Little did I know that parking was going to be such a nightmare!! And I stress the word nightmare. I paid for a parking pass and couldn't even find a parking space on campus. I ended up having to park over at a park. So as I am walking the mile to school and sweating profusely, I am cursing the administration of the college and the fact that I had to pay for the stinking parking pass in the first place. By the time I made it to my class I had five minutes to spare (mind you I parked the car at 8:25. So while I sat there I was hoping I didn't smell to bad seeming as seating in the classroom was very close quarters. Just as I had cooled off the class ended and I realized I had ten minutes to get all the way to the other side of the campus for my next class. Holy Moly!! Bring on more sweat!! Anyway, that is what I will always remember about my first day at UNO. Good times!!

Mischevious Brynna

This should be the last picture. She finally fell asleep after all her mischief.

Brynna was just out to get into places she knew she wasn't supposed to be. I followed the trail of scooby snacks and found her in the shower.

Not quite sure what this is about. I was folding laundry and looked over and this is what I saw.

Laundry Palooza

So this is what happens when you neglect your laundry for a couple of days (okay like 5). I usually try to do it right out of the dryer but things have been so hectic lately I have let it go.

There are no words. This took me and hour and a half!!

First Day of School 2010-2011

The day has arrived. I can't believe it. This morning I sent ALL THREE of my kids to school. As I am blogging this it is quiet in my house and I have already gotten some cleaning and laundry done. I can't wait to see what the school year brings!

Gabe is all ready for 6th grade. I can't believe it. Gabe is always so helpful. When we got to the school he told me, "don't worry mom, I will walk Sam to his classroom before I go to mine." What a great kid.

Sam I am is in kindergarten. This morning he was very proud of himself for getting up on time (even though I had to wake him up). He just kept saying, "mom I woked up on time so that is good right?" Way too funny, you had to be here. I really don't think the school is ready for Sam, but we will see. He got Mrs. White who is Gabe's tutor so at least I know her and gave her fair warning.

Miss Sierra is all ready for 3rd grade. She is such a sweet girl. She explained to Sam over breakfast all about having to change your card at school if you are bad. She told him if you have to turn it to yellow it's okay because it means you just made a mistake. But, if you have to turn it to orange that means trouble :)

Kids Weekend

I have not blogged in a while. This summer has been crazy for Greg and I. I am very grateful that he will be done with his master's after this next semester and maybe I won't be so crabby. We have both spent a lot of time on school and our kids have been so supportive. We decided to take this last weekend before school and just hang out and do whatever they wanted. Greg took a couple of days off work and we let them plan.
So sorry about being a bit of a loser when it comes to blogging. With all my kids starting school on Tuesday (oh yes, all three) I will try to make more time for it.

Kids Weekend Day One

Our first day of kid weekend was FunPlex which is a water park/fun park. We went there with Ginger and her kids and Trish and Savannah and of course Paul. What's a trip without Paul :) It was a great day and the kids did not want to leave. With the water slide and the all time favorite motion ocean (wave pool) the kids were in heaven. We had to pull Sierra and Sam out of the water by the end.

So I know Gabe is becoming a young man and getting older on me. He and Zack roamed around the park by themselves all day and checked in when they were hungy, typical. They had a great time and I was surprised that Gabe rode the roller coaster multiple times. Gabe has a fear of heights and between that and the very tall water slide I am proud that he doesn't let his fear prevent him from having fun. He and Zack had a great time.

Sierra on the bumper boats. She is a little adventurer. She loved everything about the park

Our fear with Sam is that he has no fear. The wave pool would get pretty scary when they turned the waves on and he just plowed through. We had to stay right next to him because he would just dive right in the wave not considering how deep they get and that it takes a lot of energy to stay on top of them. He loves the water. Every day this summer he would ask me how he was going to get wet that day, whether it was going to the pool or running in the sprinkler he doesn't care as long as he is wet.

Day 2

So on day two it was a little more relaxing. The kids chose to go see a movie which I don't have a picture of and then they wanted to have pizza at pizza hut. We took them to see Sorcerer's Apprentice and to have pizza then just hung around the house and went to Borders bookstore that night so the kids could pick out a book.

Day 3

This does seem like a weird picture for our third day of kid weekend. But let me tell you what this was about. Our kids love the movie Princess and the Frog done by Disney. Ever since that movie they have been fascinated by beignets which are a fried dough with powdered sugar on them. They are commonly found in the south. Well we found a restaurant in the old market downtown called Jazz that serves foods originated from New Orleans. So we took the kids there this last weekend and let me tell you the food was amazing and the beignets were wonderful (heaven really). This picture I am posting just because it will make Tori mad :) This is her eating her beignet and loving it. YUM!!

Sierra is loving her beignets also. She is a little baker in our family and has been wanting to make these, and now that we have tried them I will definitely be letting her :)

All three of the kids with our little desert. Sam had powdered sugar all over him. It was quite funny.

We ended up at the slides downtown and the kids were loving it. Shawn and Tori came down to join us and the picture above is when I took Brynna down (even though Tori didn't want me to). Both her and I look terrified but she was laughing by the end.

Gabe at the end of the slide

Sam is a little lightweight and so he kind of flew off at the end of them.

Sierra was a little shocked her first time around

Sierra has been wanting to walk across the footbridge that goes from Nebraska into Iowa. Greg and I did it last year as part of our anniversary and ever since she has wanted to go. So here they are in both states.

13 Years

Yesterday Greg and I celebrated our 13th Anniversary. It has been a pretty grueling summer with both Greg and my classes for school we have been taking. I am grateful we got to spend a few hours yesterday remembering that very special day that started a long journey of memories.