I officially have a "tween"

As I was walking the kids to school today, Alycia was reading a book and walking ahead of Joseph and I. I called her to come and talk to us. She turned around and asked what we wanted. I told her that she looked nice today and that she was very color coordinated. Even her shoes matched! She grumbled a "thanks" and continued walking.

What happened to my sweet little girl that would wrap her arms around me and tell me that she loved me and would miss me while she was at school. She used to ask me if certain things matched or if an outfit looked good. Now she has her own sense of style.

I am seriously not ready for her to grow up. I can't believe she starts junior high next year. Am I old enough to have a kid in junior high? Yes, I'm a bit vain! Some of the things she is doing reminds me of myself as a tween and I'm not prepared for this.

I hear boys are easier...Wish me luck!

What is your integrity worth?

While I was walking home yesterday morning from dropping off the kids, I noticed a $5 bill on my next door neighbor's front yard. At first I thought..."woohoo finder's keepers!" My second thought was to go next door and return the money. I felt that if I went over to my neighbor's house, she would think I was crazy. The whole rest of the day, I had a sinking feeling. This may not be a big deal to some of you, but it really bothered me. Later that day I decided to call my wonderful hubby Brent and get his opinion. When I told him my dilemma, he said "Is your integrity worth $5?" Hmmm....I knew exactly what I needed to do. When I went next door and told my neighbor about the money, she smiled and said that she didn't lose it and said "finder's keepers." In all, I'm glad I made the right decision.

i wanted to cry....

Well, this Friday was my first day of my all day Biology class. I was so lost. This professor was speaking a foreign language. I few things clicked in my little brain during the lecture, but I was not ready for this. I'm actually debating on switching to an easier biology class to ease my way into this field. Hmm..we'll just have to see how this next week goes. 5 students dropped out within an hour and a half of the class, so it's not just me that thought it was tough. It's been almost 14 years since I've been back to school, so this was a huge shocker to me. I think I just need to suck it up and actually WORK at doing well in school.

Just after my class finished up, I wanted to run to my car and cry cry cry. Fortunately, one of my classmates walked up to me and reassured me that it was not just me that thought the class was tough. Okay.....I'm done whining and complaining.

As for my math class, I'm liking it. It's not a hard class, but some of my fellow classmates are interesting to people watch. There's a guy I've named pinhead (due to the amount of piercings), she-man (a very tall muscular man dressed as a woman), and the hippie(she sits at my table and smells like a certain illegal plant). Things have definitely changed since I've been back to school.

Well that's pretty much all that's going on with little old me. So if you see me at the college parking lot on Friday balling my head off, you'll know things did not go well. .....I seriously need to think positive thoughts.....

happy birthday alycia

happy birthday joseph

What not to do while reading a map....

Ah...I remember the day vividly. The kids and I were driving home from the library on December 15, 2007. Alycia had to do some research for her school science fair project. I had the feeling that I should take a different road back home, but ignored the prompting. As I slowing down to a light that had just changed. BAMM! What the heck! I hit the brakes so I didn't hit the person in front of me. Then BAMM again! I checked to see if my kids were okay. Alycia complained that her neck hurt. Joseph was fine...he had on his puffy coat and was playing his gameboy. I got out to see what caused this car accident. A 17 year old girl driving a Suburban decided to read a map while driving. She totaled the pickup that hit my van (twice) and almost totaled the van. I'm thankful the damage wasn't worse... Alycia and I had to go to plenty Physical Therapy sessions and we weren't able to do much for quite a while and see several specialists for the discomfort. So when you think of reading a map while driving...remember ...this young lady totaled a truck, caused over $11,000 damage to my vehicle, paid additional $ for componsation and most likely will be uninsurable.

Alycia in the Wizard of Oz play