Good Intentions...

I always have good intentions for keeping up this blog, but alas those intentions come and go! So forgive me for my inconsistency.

Since July, I have a senior, a fourth grader and a kindergartener! So let's start with my senior...Craig and I made the decision to transfer Kayleigh from PC North to Bethany High School. These high school years have been very tough on her and Craig and I, for that matter. North has about 1900 students Bethany has 450- 500 students. We're hoping a smaller school with different kids will help motivate Kayleigh, you know peer pressure, but GOOD peer pressure! She seems to be enjoying it and she's making new friends. Kayleigh will take the ACT for the first time this Saturday. She has every opportunity to go to college, if she'll take it seriously. She has a couple of places she wants to go to college but that's all pending on her ACT scores. I took Kayleigh to have her senior picture made for the yearbook last week, but at the end of October we'll go downtown and take her senior pictures with our family photographer, Sherry Lynch! We're very excited about that! She is so photogenic I can only imagine how hard it is going to be to choose the ones we like best! We're also getting ready to order her cap and gown and graduation announcements! WOW! This senior year is going by fast and it's going to be expensive! But she's worth it!

First day of 12th grade...

Maddie is doing really well academically in 4th grade. She's loving her gifted and talented class, she also really likes her homeroom teacher, Mrs. Harris. Since Maddie is in the 4th grade she has the opportunity to be in the orchestra. She is playing the viola and has her first concert tomorrow night. She LOVES it and she seems to be catching on easily. This has also brought out her desire to learn to play the piano so she's teaching herself to play! Also, 4th graders can join the Art Club, it meets once a month and she really likes it. But I have sad news. Maddie decided not to take dance this year. After 5 years she wanted to call it quits. She really wasn't enjoying it and it was a chore making her go every week. I'm sad to say she hasn't missed it one bit! I miss it and I miss having a dancer, but it's not about me and she obviously made the right choice since she hasn't mentioned it one time!

First day of 4th grade...

Fletcher is doing well in kindergarten and we're trying to go 5 days a week. We're going in the afternoons for a couple of hours. It seems we're not accomplishing anything academic, though. They've put Fletcher in an all day Kindergarten class and since we go at the end of the day he's there in time for 1 center, snack time (he doesn't eat by mouth), recess, (seriously?) and specials which include, library, PE (again, seriously?) and music (he LOVES this class). Fletcher has one of the best kindergarten teachers in the building, too bad we don't get to take advantage of her amazing talent. We'll have a meeting with the special education department soon and hopefully we can rectify this situation. Don't get me wrong, I love his school and I love that he gets to be apart of such an amazing school! The social aspect is fantastic and I love all his little friends. I just don't know that we need to go 5 days a week for friend time!

First day of kindergarten...

On a more serious note, on September 20, 2011 my older sister, Sharla passed away. She fought a long battle with drugs and alcohol. It's all very sad and she will be greatly missed. Her two daughters, Samantha and Chevaun took a hot air balloon ride and spread Sharla's ashes. This was one of her final requests. It was very sweet.



Rest in peace, Sharla Ann...