Ist Day of School

On August 27th the kids had their first day back at school. Luke started 3rd grade and Grace began kindergarten. Luke has a really hard time starting anything new and was having lots of anxieties about a new year. So you can see he had been crying since the night before and then Grace hit her head on the door on the way out and then she was crying too. Isn't the most pathetic first day of school picture you have ever seen?? Then once we got to school Grace did not want to seem excited because Luke was STILL crying, so she thought she better be sad too...I did get her to smile for one picture once in class and then you can see she did not want me to go. She finally let me go and then I took Luke to his class. I think he was the only 3rd grader in the whole school crying. We met his teacher and he seemed like such a nice caring man, so I knew Luke was in good hands. I was able to compose myself as I walked back to my car and then when I got into the car I couldn't help but be a little emotional. My kids are growing up and it is nice to still be needed and missed by them!

Deep thought for the week

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, I think another cute thing to tell him is, "Probably because of something you did."

-Jack Handey

Sweet little Grace of mine...This is one of my favorite pictures of Grace when she was about 2 1/2.

Deep thought for the week

"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to laugh at that man."

-Jack Handey

There was a fight between Luke and Grace over who got to take the picture with the kangaroo ears at the zoo.

Can you guess who won??

Last week I took the kids to the SF zoo. On the first Wednesday of each month admission is free so I thought we'd try it out. Well we got there at about 11:30 and it opened at 10:00 and already the parking lot and all the overflow was full. So we found a tiny spot clear down in a residential area and walked all the way there. Food is always first on my mind so I came prepared with plenty of snacks for the kids and I so we didn't have to buy some overpriced zoo food. But I was not prepared for the weather. When we left Davis it was in the 90's and when we got to SF it was in the 60"s. Oops. So I had to buy sweatshirts for Luke and Grace who of course felt cheated that the sweatshirt was there souvenier. It really was a beautiful zoo and ther was plenty of room for most of the animals roaming around. But there were so many people there that you could hardly get close enough so see much and by the time we made it to the next exibit the animals were taking naps. I did end up having to buy lunch for the kids and I for $8 each. So by the end of the day and buying lunch, sweatshirts, and gas the day really was not free. I would like to go again but next time I would get there right at 10 when they open and I would pay full price not to have so many darn people there.

Blonde Joke

The Summer Job
A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer decided to hire herself out as a 'handy-woman' and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.
She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do.
"Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch," he said. "How much will you charge me?"Delighted, the girl quickly responded, "How about $50?"
The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need were in the garage.
The man's wife, hearing the conversation said to her husband, "Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?"
He responded, "That's a bit cynical, isn't it?"The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we've been getting by e-mail lately."Later that day, the blonde came to the door to collect her money."You're finished already?" the startled husband asked."Yes," the blonde replied, "and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats."Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50.00 and handed it to her along with a ten dollar tip." And by the way," the blonde added, "it's not a porch, it's a Lexus."

I loved watching Satuday Night Live when I was younger. It was best in the days of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey. One my favorite things about SNL (besides Pat who's gender was any one's guess) were the Deep Thoughts By Jack Handy. I used to have a book with all of them but I don't know what happened to it. Here is a funny one that I came across the other day - "To me boxing is like ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." Party on Wayne...

My friend Alyson has the cutest little boys Justin on the left and Jeremy on the right. We already have wedding plans in mind for Justin and Grace...they just don't know it yet. These were taken outside of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

We are so lucky have such wonderful friends the Greatorex family who live in a great location near the beach! This is Grace and I at the beach when we visited a few weeks ago.

I am still trying to figure out how to do this whole blog thing and I actually gave up for a while as you can see by the date on my last post. The kids and I are doing great right now. We are all taking the summer off of school and spending lots of quality time together. It's funny because since their Dad left almost 2 years ago I have been busting my butt as a single parent working and now going to school. So now that I actually have some time off I feel lazy and kind of guilty for not being crazy busy. I realize I shouldn't feel guilty for being home with my kids and being a mom. It's just a change.