End of an era

Today my youngest finished preschool. I can't believe that preschool days are completely behind us. I'm a little sad about it, but I (fortunately) didn't shed any tears. It helped tremendously that my little guy isn't the least bit sad about the end of his preschool days. In fact, if he could start kindergarten tomorrow I think he would be absolutely thrilled. I'm glad that he enjoys school, and I'm grateful that he's ready to move on. Now we just have two more days for the older ones!

Needing some sleep

Everyone in this house seriously needs some sleep! My in-laws arrived on Wednesday, and I've been letting the kids stay up later in the evenings to enjoy their time together since the kids are in school all day. We also had baseball games Thursday and last night, and there were other fun activities with Nonie & Pappy along the way. This morning we had breakfast with them at Bob Evans, then they drove home. We were supposed to go a scout fishing outing today, but JR didn't realize it was even happening so we decided to stay home and just do some unwinding. The kids had a fun day outside, with bike riding and catch, and even some neighbors joined in. This evening my husband is at a Reds game with friends and the kids and I attended a graduation party for a girl who sometimes babysits. Tomorrow is a gathering for my grandmother's 80th birthday, so after the grad party the kids and I are staying in this evening, watching movies, and having an early bedtime. As tired as we all are, it's been fun!

Not the manners I was going for

Obviously I try to teach the kids good manners. Some days are better than others! The other day I was getting a poptart for HT to eat for breakfast. Most mornings lately he's been sleeping in past when the other two go to school, so by the time he's eating breakfast it's just he and I. He asked for poptarts so I brought him his favorite...blueberry. He's usually a very polite little child, but there was no response this time when I handed him the plate. I gently reminded him, "What do you say?" and he responded, in an irritated tone, "I wanted two." Still have some work to do in the manners department!

Hail storm

We unexpectedly spent 1/2 hour in our basement last evening! A tornado warning was never actually issued for our area, but we weren't taking any chances. They issued a tornado warning for the next county over, and several times kept mentioning our town when they mentioned the path of the storm. The strange thing is that there really wasn't any thunder or lightning associated with the storm, but the hail was unbelievable. Most of it was dime size, but there were several pieces that were quarter size, and we even located one that was golf ball sized. The kids were excited (once the storm actually passed) to see all the hail on the ground. They were out running to collect the pieces. This morning HT ran to the window to see if the "ice cubes" were still on the ground. He really broke my heart last night. He was so absolutely and totally terrified of the storm that he was shivering in my arms uncontrollably. I remember feeling that fear as a child, and I've always been terrified of storms. Having children changes my perspective though. First I have to be calm for them, and secondly I actually feel calm because I know in the deepest part of my heart that I would never and could never let anything happen to them if there is anything at all in my power I can do to control it. Anyway, we got our evening back on track after the excitement, and spent lots of time studying for tests today, as well as just reading some good books. Only five more days of school after today!

Way too optimistic

Apparently I was way too optimistic about not having homework this week. I know it's still a full week, but not only do both kids have spelling tests and nightly homework still, JR also has both a Social Studies test and a Science test tomorrow. I really find this ridiculous. I would think that the teachers wouldn't want to give major tests on the same day, but this is the second time in a row that it's happened. It's really frustrating for me! The other issue I have is that they are only giving us one day's notice. We have an agenda book, but they didn't bother to list it until today, nor was it included in Progress Book (the website used by the teachers). I'm just grateful that none of our kids have games this evening or JR would really be out of luck!

Late night

I'm almost never on the computer this late at night. In fact, I try to not even be awake at this time. Alas, HT has a horrible cough and we've brought him down to the couch. It's nothing serious, but he's got some heavy duty phlegm going on right now from allergies. He's also got some major gag reflexes, and phlegm tends to cause some problems, so we brought him down to the couch just to be safe. I don't sleep particularly well on the couch, so I thought I would get up and see what's going on in cyberspace. My wonderful husband volunteered to come down and sleep, but he has to work all day tomorrow, and I have nothing in particular that needs to be accomplished. In fact, we have absolutely nothing on our calendar tomorrow. We are looking forward to that!

Another month gone by

I can't believe that June is here already! And I can't believe school isn't closer to being out! We'll live, I know. There was beautiful weather here yesterday. I mean, absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately, I was suffering from allergies and sinuses, so after getting the flowers planted in the front flower bed, I was in the house the rest of the afternoon. It was wonderful sleeping weather last night, and so far I'm feeling much better today (meaning I can actually breathe out of my nose). Three ball games tonight, although there is a chance of storms. My in-laws arrive Wednesday, and we have a very full weekend next weekend. Have a good week!