Finally - 10 on T

1. Our house is SLOWLY getting back to some semblance of order. Life changes will do that to you. We are still trying to find places for everything though.
2. Sarah tried her first hot lunch at school this week. She loved it. It comes with a salad bar and sandwiches. I think she tried everything but the cottage cheese which she said wouldn't fit on her plate.
3. My crazy brother broke his arm on Sunday running in the dark. Let that be a lesson to all you after dark runners!! His wife is not thrilled considering that they have a 1 month old and a kindergartener. He has surgery to fix it later this week.
4. I feel like I should have so much more for this list but all that's been happening lately is nitty gritty boring stuff or life stuff that doesn't need to be on a list like this.
5. I'm ready for a vacation. Just me and Andy. My girls weekend was so much fun but didn't provide a true break from everything or maybe just not a long enough break from everything.
6. I got Andy hooked on FlashForward, after he fell asleep 15 minutes in, by watching the last few minutes of the premier with the guy in the stadium. I know what gets him! Hehehehe. I'm evil.
7. I'm really, really ready for fall - not calendar fall but temperature fall. Our little jaunt to DC will be nice simply for the cooler temps.
8. I had a flash back this morning dropping Will off at school There were several moms there with babies on the hip dropping off their oldest children. That was me 2 years ago, complaining that my crazy little boy wasn't crawling and was a pain to carry to drop off Sarah. My! How things change!
9. I love Trader Joe's. Dropped by this morning to pick up a couple things that cost too much at the grocery store or that I couldn't find and sure enough TJ's had them for a decent price. YAY!
10. Is it bad that I'm having a cup of coffee right now and it's almost 100 out? I can dream that it's chilly out and enjoy it just the same!

Halloween

Yes, I know it's been forever since I wrote anything. We've been a bit busy with life changes.

and... Yes I know it's still over a month until Halloween but in honor of picking the main Halloween theme for this year and in honor of Sarah making a decision, I am changing the look of the blog and trying out some Halloween backgrounds.

More to come soon.....

10 on Tuesday ( a tiny bit late)

1 X 10

Love to my dear friend and mother -in-law Pam Klemmer. She will soon be joining some wonderful angels and her pain will be gone. A blessing and a terrible loss all together.

The new blog colors are in her honor - pink and lime green (or at least as close as I could get) - a combination that will forever make me think happy thoughts of her.

10 + 1 = 11 on Tuesday - The School Edition

1. Sarah is finally used to the uniform and actually likes it. She even loves the navy Chucks I got her to go with it! Her newest adjustment is having to pick things for her hair that are not pink.
2. The walk to Sarah's classroom is horrendous. When it is the middle of the day and 106 and I'm dragging a 2 1/2 year old who is cranky and tired and then walking back with the slowest 2 kids EVER (or who seem to be the slowest when it is that hot)....ummm where was I going with that thought.... yeah that's what that walk does to my brain.
3. We have a new lunch system at our house. 2 days in and it's going OK. The bottom shelf of the pantry and the bottom shelf of the fridge are lunch/snack central. Sarah knows to the pick 1 thing from each basket and each sandwich is labeled with what it is and who it's for (Will's are in there too) and then she grabs 1 thing from the pantry and gets her ice pack. She LOVES it. I have to oversee a bit but I think she'll get the hang of it in a week or so.
4. Sarah has more jobs at home now that school has started- mostly getting her own stuff out of the car and putting it away. She's in charge of her lunchbox and her swim bag on swim day. YAY! Let's just hope we keep all this up. That seems to be our downfall.
5. Sarah has a new best buddy and is becoming closer friends with another little girl as well. The interesting part is that she has a very hard time telling the 2 apart. They are both Asian. Her teacher said that's very common at this age. I find that fascinating for some reason. Side note: How much do I love that her little friend waits for Sarah every morning to get her stuff put away and for me to leave. She stands patiently right by us and it is so sweet and polite at the same time.
6. Sarah's favorite part of her 1st full day of school - Art Class. Yup - they go somewhere else to do art. They get to color and do things in class but they go somewhere else to do art specifically. Cool.
7. Sarah's least favorite part of her 1st full day of school - leaving school. She had to think about that. How cute is that! I love that she likes school. That will disappear soon enough I'm sure but for now I will enjoy it.
8. Not to be outdone, Will makes this list as well but with only a few hours under his belt. I haven't even picked him up yet. We spent the drive to Sarah's school, the drive to breakfast with Grandpa and the drive to school talking all about the most important rule of school - NO POOP IN THE UNDIES.... oh and your teachers are in charge and how to aim your pee and who to tell when you have to go potty and remember to share and no eating sand and no throwing sand. It was like cramming for a test with him. He took it all in stride and put up with it gracefully.
9. Dropping Will off - umm or rather Will telling me not to let the door hit me on the way out!!! Play-Doh trumps Mommy I guess - unless there's a boo-boo or food is needed or potty or a big storm. When we arrived at school, I had to convince him to go in the door. He was too busy playing outside because that's what he usually does when we take Sarah. I finally got him in the door and he ran for the Play-Doh and then I had to get him to wash his hands. He found another toy and refused to look up when I took a picture (See Below!) and then refused to take his eyes off the toys as he kissed my cheek goodbye. I didn't cry. I was so proud of him and amused by his lack of interest in Mommy. Way to go Will!
10. So, school is in session in this house and while I spend my first morning wondering if/when the teachers will call me to come get my poopy child, I'm still so excited for both of them and excited to have a bit more time for me. I still get my time with the little man but he's going to have a blast with the wonderful ladies that are his teachers.
11. And.... since I was interrupted just as I was going to post this.... a bonus #11. Just picked Will up because he pooped! Yuck and how disappointing. According to the teachers, he didn't say anything, they only noticed the smell. They said other than that he was being very good and having a wonderful time. We left and he screamed because he didn't want to leave school. Let's hope that helps to convince him to poop in the potty. Ugh!!!!

Will's 1st Day:

Will telling me Cheeeeeese without ever looking at the camera.