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First Day of School

Today was the first day of the school year and this summer went by very quickly! The day started out a little stressfully but as I told the story to a couple of co-workers, I couldn't help but laugh. Brad almost got out the door without his backpack containing all his school supplies, Drew sent me a txt message about 10 minutes after he got to school that said, "I forgot my schedule. Can you txt it to me?" And I... accidentally set my toaster oven on fire! I popped an english muffin into the toaster and by the time it completed toasting, I walked over to the counter and saw flames coming out of the appliance!

My initial thought was, "Where's my phone?! I need to take a facebook picture of this." Then I thought, "I need to throw water on these flames!" But then I thought, "Wait. If I throw water on the flames, it'll ruin the toaster!" I ended up just letting it smolder itself out. Apparently something had fallen from a previous use and I didn't see it before I put the muffin in the toaster. Anyway, mess fixed, boys off to school and everyone had a wonderful day. Can't wait to see how this year unfolds!

Summer's Almost Over

And I have returned from my blog hiatus. It'ss been a ridiculously busy summer. I have worked non stop and spent a lot of time with the boys. We've gone to water parks, movies, grandma's house, great-grandma's house... it's been a wonderful summer and I've even enjoyed all 17+ days of triple digit heat! The boys go back to school on Monday so we've been working hard to get back onto a regular sleep schedule. Truthfully, I'm happy to be back into the swing of things. I have a lot to look forward to in the coming months and I especially love to see how the school year is going to unfold!

It's Summertime!

Well, Friday. The boys are out of school Friday and we're already on the go all the time. My parents are taking them to Iowa next week to visit our family and I'm a little upset that I don't get to go but c'est la vie. I have to work. I don't really have much of interest to say. I've done nothing but work. I am still alive and kickin, workin out a lot and just livin life. Thanks for your patience at my lack of blogging, readers. Soon I will post updated pictures (I'm going to Austin Friday).

I'm Still Here

Summer is on its way. I have been really busy. I've been working out quite a bit and have some amazing motivation for the first time in a long time! The boys are almost finished with school for another year; I will officially have an 8th grader and a 2nd grader. Where does the time go? Trying to plan a QUICK trip to Seattle for the wedding of one of my oldest friends (July 17). My parents and the boys are heading to Iowa next month to visit the fam and I'll have to miss out b/c I can't take the time off work. Not much else has been going on. I am working a lot. Still loving the job. Anyway, that's all I have for now. Sorry, boring post but I am still here.

Updates

I'm a little late in posting these pictures and this video but better late than never. Drew turned 13 at the end of March and... being the completely "wonderful" mother that I am, we took him to Hooters to celebrate. I know, I know. But hey, the girls aren't naked, he wasn't drinking beer and we had a really good time! I can't believe my oldest "baby" is 13. Time is going by way too quickly.






Also, Brad was baptized about a month ago. He accepted Christ as his Savior about a year ago after an extensive discussion about Heaven and love for Jesus. I will never forget the way he told me that he'd professed his love for our Savior. He'd been playing a video game and all of a sudden, came to me and said, "Mama, I quietly asked Jesus into my heart." Here's the youtube video of his baptism.