My Little Princess is Now 3

Where does the time go? Three years ago, Aug. 20,
our little princess came into our lives.



Now she's just enjoying life. Learning new
things every day.

She enjoyed her little party at the park.
It ended up being a beautiful day.

I love you "To the Moon and Back."
You will ALWAYS be my little princess.

We Had a Great Saturday

Believe it or not, I got much needed rest last night so I was able to get up this morning and clean my house. Then some friends from back home came up and spent most of the day with us. It was so wonderful having them come and visit with us. Madilyn Grace played good with their boys and we were actually able to talk and catch up on things. We cooked out, talked, and then went outside for some family pictures that I have been dying to get made. Kristi did a great job taking our pictures.

Later on in the evening, we had a birthday party to go to. Madilyn Grace had fun there, too. I just wish she wouldn't be so needy of her parents and just play with the other kids. If daddy wasn't with her, I had to be. I know, one day I will miss that so why am I wishing something like that. Other than the heat, we all had a great day.

Now she is sleeping, I am catching up on blogging and FB, and then I will head to bed for some more needed rest to start another busy day tomorrow.

What a Week

Whew! I am glad this week is over. It started off with me dropping my little girl off at the babysitters at 7:30 Monday morning. Needless to say, I cried most of the way to her house, while I kissed her goodbye, and all the way to work. I really missed my little princess. We have had a wonderful summer together and I just did not want to see it end. It is also the last summer with just "the two of us" so it made it a little harder on me.

I got in around 7:00 Monday night, 7:45 Tuesday night, so needless to say this 8 month pregnant woman was REALLY tired all day Wednesday. I came home around 4:00 and was in bed by 7:00. Talk about feeling old. Thursday was the first day that the kids came, so I was on my feet pretty much all day. I was hurting by 3:00 and came home to just lay around and then went to bed early, too. I am sooo glad that the weekend is here.

I hope to get plenty of rest, but I have too much to do. I have wonderful friends coming into town to visit us and cookout at lunch tomorrow, but before that happens I have to clean my house, which I've been too tired to do. I think it will just have to get done early in the morning. Then I have a birthday party to take Madilyn Grace to tomorrow evening. I plan on coming home after the party and start planning for my maternity leave, which will be 7 weeks worth of lesson plans. I feel that I have to get them done right now, just in case something happens and I go earlier than expected. I like to be prepared, I don't want to leave my sub hanging.

I have church Sunday morning and Sunday night, so maybe sometime during our busy weekend, I can find some time to get some rest so I can start back over again next week.

My Summer is Almost Over

Well, today is my last day of summer. School starts back tomorrow, which means no more spending all day with my little princes. Am I sad? Oh yes, just a little bit. This is my last summer with just her and I hope she's enjoyed it as much as I have. We've done a lot of things together, but I also wish I could have done a lot more. It's hard to do some things while you are pregnant, but I did what I could do.

Now we have to start back on our schedule where we get up and out the door by a certain time. That is going to be hard because Madilyn Grace and I both have a habit of sleeping in. Going to bed early is not a problem because I stay tired anyway, and she's ready for bed when I am, so bedtime hasn't changed much this summer at all.

I really am going to miss my little princess, but I know she is safe and happy at her babysitters house. She loves it there and I think she gets by with a little more over there than she does with me, so she won't be as sad as mommy. I will make it, I just have to keep my mind off of her by staying busy. I am sure that is NOT going to be a problem since I have to get ready for a 7 week maternity leave. So, summer was great, time with my family was wonderful, but now it's time to start back to the grind of things. I am thankful for the time off that I had this summer, the time I had with my family, and the fact that I have a job to go back to.

Thank you Jesus for all you have blessed me with. Thank you for always being there and listening to me through all of my prayers. Thank you for loving me and showing me your way.

Summer Tutoring is Over

I have been tutoring every Tuesday and Wednesday for 2 hours a day this summer. I am sad to say it is over with. I finished up my last session just today. The kids worked really hard. I am very proud of them. Hopefully they learned enough to get them ready for 6th grade. It will be a little different for them having 5 or 6 different teachers instead of just one all day long. At least they will be ready in math and writing.

Madilyn Grace did good while I was working with the kids. She would play or watch a movie while I was doing what I had to do. She did look forward to the breaks so she could play with some of the kids. But she did not bother us, not one bit. I am very thankful for that.

I am very excited that I had the opportunity to do this. It not only helped the kids, but it helped me to keep my mind fresh of material that I need to know to be a successful teacher.

My Classroom is Finished and Ready to Go

Friday was the first time that I even stepped foot in my classroom all summer. Bill had to come and move all of the big pieces of furniture for me because I definitely can't, or shouldn't. Over the weekend I called 4 of my "good workers" that I had last year to see if they could come this morning and help me. Thank goodness they were able to come. We worked hard all morning, unpacking, organizing, hanging up stuff, and cleaning. We got finished at 12:30. Now I don't have anything left to do and I can plan for my maternity leave when school starts on Monday. It should be a very productive day since that will be all I have to do. I am so thankful for there help. I could not have done it without them. Oh, thanks too, to my almost 3 year old, who played and even helped pull glue off of desks and walls. You are my princess and I love you so much!!

PSA 18:49 Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

What a Day

I haven't felt good all day. I usually clean house on Saturday's, but not this Saturday. I didn't feel good when I woke up, so I've just been sitting around watching TV, catching up with Facebook, and napping. I think I felt worse after a nap, but I had plans for this afternoon and I had to make myself get ready for it. It was very hard getting ready. I think I've been having Braxton Hicks on and off all day and just not feeling like normal. I don't like feeling like this, it makes for a wasted day.

Well, I did finally get ready and my little family packed up and went to my boss's subdivision where we had a pool party/barbecue. It was fun, but again I wasn't feeling my best. We ate and let MG play in the kiddy pool. She had fun until it started lightning and then we had to get her out. She didn't like that too well. Well, that's been my day, not very eventful, but thank God for another day.

EPH 5:20 Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.