what's going on

we are back into the swing of school days. it's coming pretty easy & so far i'm pretty excited about it. the girls both seem to be enjoying school, making new friends. it's an exciting time.

 

the bus is still going good. each morning we play "i spy" & walk on the balance beam while waiting for the bus to come.

 

 

i have been writing little notes on their sandwich bags each day. they haven't asked me to stop. and they always laugh about what i write.

we spent some time at grandma's this weekend. and we soaked up this devilishly handsome little boy. i can't believe he will be 3 months old tomorrow. seems crazy. he's still so little but it seems like he has always been here. can't remember life without that little guy.

 

here is grandma's gang. lucky #7.

 

all of a sudden fall is upon us. and with that is harvest. busy time for my farmer/grain hauler. the girls & i were anxiously awaiting his arrival home from work monday night.

 

 

weight watchers is going really good for me. i'm feeling motivated & happy. i started a blog to journal my weight loss. as of now, it is private because there are some #s on there i am not quite ready to share with the world. maybe one of these days i will share it. but for now, just typing it all out is a bit therapeutic and makes me accountable.

one day

 

one day was sunday, september 1st.

i am ready for a change. 

i have already changed {some}.

i'm ready to change my life.

 

back to the chub-club i went, with my mom & sister. i do better in a team type setting. i need someone to push me. i need someone to tell me that i am going to do this. i need the system to hold me accountable. meetings are thursday nights. nights. not really sure how i feel about that yet. but i am doing it. and i am doing it right.

 

i'm ready to change.

 

only a week into it, and i already feel better.

 

i'm doing this for my girls.

i'm doing this for jarrett.

i'm doing this because i need to do this.

but most of all, i'm doing this for me.



back to school 2013

another school year is upon us. my olivia is in 4th grade now. my rachel started kindergarten.

 

time flies...

day before school started. Olivia said "I'm smiling because today, I have freedom"

 

I said "Rachey, tomorrow you start kindergarten!" & this is the face she made.

 

 

first day of school

 

walking into school.

 

day #2 = first bus ride. the bus comes at 6:50 am. that's before 7:00. It's exhausting. But as the time is progressing, it's coming closer to 7:00 each day. If I could get like 7:05, I would be happy.

 

Rachel was so excited to ride the bus.

 

Olivia, not so much. She said "you took my picture yesterday".

 

and Friday on the 1st week of school. They are smiling because the week is just about over.

 

The 2nd week of school was SWELTERING!!! Olivia's school doesn't have air conditioning. And temps were in the 90's close to 100 a couple days. They got out at 1:15 all week. This week starts regular hours - til 3:15. And I believe this is wearing my Rachey girl out. She slept on the way home last night when I picked her up.

 

Only 161 more days of school.