First Week Of School

waiting at the bus stop
Jerrick is one of Mrs Bowler's Stars

I tried to get them all on the steps, but they wouldn't turn around

The kids made it through their first week of the 08-09 school year without any major problems or stressors! Daesha is in 4th grade and her teacher is Mrs. Newman. Daesh is really excited about this year and she absolutely loves her teacher plus she has a lot of friends in her class which makes it soo much better. She missed Friday to go to a Cardinals game with John and as far as I can tell they are having a good time ! They were supposed to be home Saturday, then they decided Sunday, but the called today and said they are coming home on Monday. Jerrick is happy about his class because he practically knows everyone in there. HIs 2nd grade teacher is Mrs. Bowler and as far as I can tell he likes her. Jerrick is not much of of talker so when I ask how school was he just says okay! I know he has fun playing with Luke and Mason and sometimes chasing Shandra on the play ground. Shandra is in Mrs Tusler's 1st grade class and Mrs Tusler was so cute because she put Shan in the same desk that Daesha had in 1st grade. I was very surprised that she could remember where Daesha sat 3 years ago because I sure didn't. Shandra has loved 1st grade! I thought she would be as tired as Jerrick was but she still has a ton of energy and talks nonstop when she gets home. I never have to wonder about her thought or her day because she tells it all! On the 1st day Shan's class went around the school looking for clues from the gingerbreadman. Mrs Tusler put clues up showing where the office, nurses room, lunch room, ect were. While they were walking around she kept saying " I think I saw the gingerbread man" so all the kids believed her and when they went back to the class there were gingerbread cookies from the gingerbreadman. Shan came home and she kept talking about the gingerbread man and how he was a small fast man and that she was kinda freaked out so she did not eat a cookie. I thought she was being funny but after she kept talking about it I realized she thought the gingerbread man was real and she was afraid of him. I then explained that Mrs Tusler was the gingerbread man and then she was fine with the whole thing! Shandra is continuing her gymnastics and she loves it! Jerrick and Daesha are both signed up for soccer so we will be busy again with practices and games. Jer and Daesha are still in piano and I was going to wait to give Shandra time to adjust to a full day of school before I signed her up for piano, but I'm thinking she might start piano sooner if she is as good as she was last week!

Our camping trip

John and Jerrick
Jerrick holding Daesha's pet fish

Breanna and Shandra in the river

It was so nice to get away for a few days in the nice cool mountains and go camping. My definition of camping is very different from John's because he says we weren't camping because we stayed in a nice home in the mountains with a nice shower and a very soft warm bed to sleep in at night. I figure since we were out in nature we were camping! We went with our neighbors the Hardings and the Olige's and had a great time! As soon as we got there the kids were in the river getting their clothes wet. Shandra went through 2 outfits the first day so it was good that there was a washer and dryer available or she would have been out of clothes! The 2nd day we went on a 4 hour four wheeler trip up the mountains. I drove my own with Shandra on the back and we had a blast although I ate tons of dust and had lots of bugs hit me in the face! That night I dreamt that I opened my eye and there was a fly in it. It was impossible because I had glasses on but the bugs hitting my face obviously freaked me out or I wouldn't have dreamt about them. The next morning everyone went fishing well everyone but me and Shandra. Daesha was the only one who caught 2 fish and she was so cute because she did not understand that they die when you take them out , she asked me if she could keep them as pets and I thought she was kidding, but when John explained that they were dead she had a real breakdown. It tore her up that they were dead, so she did not get a picture with her fish, but Jerrick is holding one of the fish she caught in a picture. We played phase 10 on the last night we were there and John actually won! Surprise Surprise! He never wins! We finished the game really late so it was hard to get up and get packed the next morning! When we traveled home we were so tired but it was a lot of fun and when we got back to Logandale it was so hot! Now we are getting ready for school which starts next Monday. I went up to the school and fed the teachers lunch today and boy is it busy up there! I talked to all my children's teachers and am excited for a great year with them. I had to cook a roast in the crock pot all night for the french dips and John and the kids were so sad because they wanted to eat the food themselves, but I had to take it to the school. John said he dreamt of food because it smelled so good! As you all know I am not a cook so it is very rare that it smells like food in our house.