Another First Day of School

Rachael-Senior

Andrew-Junior

Zach-7th Grade

Clairissa-5th Grade

Abby-3rd Grade

Here we are on the first day of school once again. I seriously do not understand how 3 months can go by so fast! I am sad that we didn't get to do as many fun things as I wanted to do. All the health issues definitely put a damper on that. With that being said we did go down to St. George twice, went on a hike up Pleasant Grove Canyon, went to the zoo, I went on dates with Andrew and Abby, and we attended 2 soccer tournament where Andrew's team took 4th place and 2nd place respectively. Not too bad.

Mostly my kids played at friends houses and Rachael and I spent time on the couch watching Reba reruns. I can say with all honestly that I am sooooo televisioned out!

I did decide on a color for my house. It is a warm tan color with yellow/red undertones. I love it and will hopefully have my project completed by Abby's baptism which is September 5th. I did not however get my cabinets painted. Maybe by the end of the year for that project. Sigh.

Oh, and might I add as a side note...I shed 2.2 pounds this last week. Yahoo!!! That trumps the paint project by miles!

Comments

Dione said…

Rachael in braces? Andrew with buzzed hair? Clairissa all grown up? And to top it off, Abby is getting baptized???

How long have I been away?

8/20/2009 10:27 PM

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