"All That Jazz"

Okay, since I have so much time on my hands...................NOT..........I've signed up for a Jazz class with my daughter, Allie. It's a teen/adult class at a Dance Academy close by and we started this evening. It was actually fun. Well honestly, I didn't start tonight. I watched. But next week, after I've gotten up the nerve and I've come up with fancy dance attire, I will participate. The thought of being 38 and in a recital at the end of the year is quite hilarious. AHHHHH make that 39. But it was so much fun watching them tonight that I can't wait to start next week. Allie thought it was a blast and gets a kick out of the fact that I'm in her class. She enjoyed coming home and going over the steps with me. I looked much like I was doing the "funky chicken" but hey, maybe I'll get the hang of it. If not, come recital time, my family will get a good laugh at my expense.

More Fun on the Lake!

http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/Vh4ge9Cp

I thought instead of downloading our pictures from today, I would share a slide show. Just click on the link above. As you can see, my kids are characters!

Traffic!!!!

With the type of traffic I travel in day and day out and the crazy people that surround me, I knew at some point during my car's life time, it was going to happen. The question was, when and how bad and who's fault. Well, luckily, I wasn't at fault and luckily no one was hurt.

Early morning Tuesday I was taking Allie to school. I was traveling in the turning lane to make a left turn and a van decides he wants to turn too but doesn't wait for me to pass him. The hit was pretty hard, knocking me across the road into the oncoming traffic. Thankfully, there wasn't any oncoming traffic. Allie screamed and then fake cried not because she was hurt but because her future car had been damaged.

The funny thing is, I had just pulled out of the gas station where I had noticed my reflection in the glass window. One of my headlights were out. I immediately got on the phone with my husband asking him to please go by an automotive store and pick up a headlight so he could fix it when I returned home in the evening. Then BAMM............ "Okay, never mind honey, I've got a lot more to worry about now than my headlight, Gotta go!"
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So, it's happened. Now the question is, when is the next one coming and how bad. With as much traffic I'm in daily, statistics show it's going to happen.

Welcome Home!

The crew is back! My children arrived in Atlanta yesterday! YEA!!! I'm so happy to have them home. I cried like a baby when they left and was crying when they arrived. The kids think it's hilarious. I could hear Allie saying to the other kids as they were walking down the ramp from the airplane, "mom is going to be standing right out there and I bet she's crying." I stood there shaking my head "yes" as tears ran down my face.
They were so excited to get home and try on all their new school clothes and see their new book bags full of school supplies.
They were also excited to see their two step brothers, Max and Mitchell.

We had a family day, today. We took the boat out and cooked hot dogs on the grill, swam, and rode the tube. Allie and Max are riding together in the picture above. I wish the picture was clearer because the look on their face is priceless! I've never laughed so hard in my life! I stopped breathing and I'm not sure how Scott was driving the boat because he was laughing just as hard. Since they are older, they weigh more which causes the tube to ride with more intense. They were whipping back and forth and flying through the air. Although they were trying to play it cool, their faces told a different story. There was nothing but terror in their faces!!!!!!! Our laughing got so out of control, Scott finally just had to stop the boat. When the two got back on the boat, they were laughing as well. Allie got back on the tube later but Max said that was enough for him. In fact, Allie and Mitchell rode and it was so rough that they hit a wave, went flying through the air, Allie flew off and then a few seconds later, off went Mitchell. I believe Mitch has a few bruises he hit the water so hard. That wasn't funny, but he didn't seem to care. He thought it was fun.
I love making memories with the kids. I hope the days we share, such as today, are days they will look back on with fondness.

Well, I'm off to start the new school year. Set your alarms................