School's out for Summer!!!

Well, they go Monday & Tuesday, then it's out. OMG! I am going to go nuts!!!! LOL! I always get alittle sentimental at the end of school. Another year in their lives gone. Today is awards day at school. I am not sure if Zach will be getting an award, but I am going anyway. Mackenzie brought home a certificate yesterday for outstanding attendance.

YAY!!!!!ZACH PASSED THE LEAP TEST!!!! I cried, I was so proud of him. He is now going to the 5th grade. Then I will really cry, he will be in Jr High after next year. My baby is growing up. I have decided to let him do more things for himself. I still do for him, not bc he doesn't want to, but I still think of him as a little boy. He's not anymore. I just wish David was around to see how much he has grown. I know he sees him.....

Now I am just waiting on the letter telling me when Kenzie starts her ESYP (Extended School Year Program). She goes 8 weeks during the summer, to keep up her routine.

Here are some pics from the other day....

Michael & Katelyn......

Michael had to cut his hair. Michael has always been proud of his hair, ong, dirty blonde, and he says the girls love it! But his job started a new policy that the guys hair cannot be below the collar. He tried to fight it, but gave in...I think he looks cute.
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Oh!!! And today is Katelyn's 16th Birthday! My babygirl is growing up!!!!!

Avery Island 5/6/09

Yesterday, we went to Avery island, Louisiana for Zach's field trip. A 3 hr bus ride there. We visited the Jungle Gardens & The Tabasco Factory. It was beautiful there. But, this horrible Louisiana heat, had me ready to come home early. Here's pics from the trip....

Oh boy!

I turned 40 on April 14th. Me & my sis went out to eat (her treat), she baked me an Italian Cream Cake for my bday, and on Sat the 18th my friend Heather came in and we went out. I haven't been out in 4 yrs. It was fun!

Then, this week, the problems started. My friend I babysit for, lost her uncle & father this week. Michael has been having stomach problems and he started passing blood on Monday. He finally went to the ER on Wednesday. He has a major stomach ulcer. He is only 19! They put him on anti bacterial med, med to slowdown his bowel movements, and pain med. he says it feels like Chuck Norris punched him in the stomach. He has an appt. with a gastroentoligist on Mon.

Zach & Kenzie are doing good. Zach has a field trip to Avery Island on May 6th to visit the Tabasco factory. I was hoping they would have been going to the zoo! But, they have been studying about Louisiana this year, so....Mackenzie will be going to summer school for 8 weeks. She does this every year, to keep up her routine.

Katelyn turns 16 on May 11th. OMG! My kids are making me old.

Countdown to the BIG 4-0!

A week from today is my 40th birthday and I have acquired a new motto for my life...."Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!" That about says it all for me, considering, I do not feel my age.
Today is Zach's last day of LEAP testing, I am hoping for the best. His class has an Easter party on Thursday, then they are out all next week for Spring Break! Within the next few weeks, Zach's class will be taking a field trip to Avery Island, to the Tabasco factory. I will be going along, b/c last year, I couldn't b/c of work.
Last week, we had a beautiful day. Sunny, temp just right, a breeze blowing. I opened the livingroom window to let some of the fresh air in. I took the kids outside to play and took a few pics. Enjoy.

Mixed up week!

I have been waiting, with baited breath, for my copy of the Twilight dvd to come in the mail. I got it yesterday...YAY! It is an early birthday present from the kiddos. Michael ordered it for me.

I have the kids Spring portraits from school. They are great! Zach is cheesin' in his and Mackenzie is just beautiful. My sister is going to scan her copies so I can email them out to everyone. I hope you enjoy them!

I wish the weather would make up it's mind. Bad storm last night, warm & humid today and by Saturday, it will be 62 with a low of 40. Now we are under tornado watch til 7pm! UGH! I am predicting that I will be sick next week. I hope I am wrong though. Zach missed school yesterday because of a stomach bug. Poor thing. Mackenzie never gets sick! (Knock on wood). I had to go to the dr last Thursday because I turned the wrong way and had muscle spasms in my back for 3 days. Feeling better now. It's amazing...I will be 40 in a few weeks. Mentally, I feel 21, physically, I have aches & pains. I wish someone would have warned me!

Hope all is well with everyone. Huggz!!!!

P.S. Isn't he a cutie....Robert Pattinson from Twilight..

This week has been horrible!

I have sunk into a deep depression this past week. I hate it when I feel this way. All I do is cry & sleep. I have been going back to bed after the kids go to school, and sleeping til 10 am. I rarely ever do that. I know something is wrong. I think it's because of my birthday coming up next month. 40 yrs old...UGH!

Zach has been going to tutoring 3 days a week now b/c that stupid LEAP test is the beginning of next month. I hope he passes it this time around.

Mackenzie has been having a bad weekend. Outbursts, whining, constantly under my feet. Maybe she senses that I am not 'myself' and she is trying to get me to 'straighten up'. Who knows, but she is driving me a little crazy! LOL!

We(me, Zach & Kenzie) have been having nightly 'dance parties'. I play some music on the computer and we all dance around in my bedroom. They love it! And I have to admit, I have fun too. Kenzie has her own little dance that she does, kinda like the Hokey Pokey. I think they do that at school. She is too funny when she does it. I have taught Zach how to do the jitterbug. Comes in handy when I play Glenn Miller tunes. Kenzie prefers Pat Benetar's Heartbreaker...LOL!

Well, time to wash the dishes...