Is it May 20th? Wasn’t yesterday April 30th? I can’t believe how time is flying by this month. I know I sound like a broken record, but sometimes, it feels like I fall asleep at night and wake up three weeks later.
We’ve done a lot this month, but we’ve taken a little time to stop and pick some flowers!
Here’s just a few of the things we’ve done so far! I registered Abigail for kindergarten – of course it wasn’t without some drama. I couldn’t find her social security card, so the Gestapo Escambia County School district threatened to turn me over to social services (again). Sigh. Luckily, I found it in time and after a small blip with our power bill (the first copy I printed didn’t have our complete address on it), I got her all signed up. Part of me wanted to say, though, “Look, people, I don’t want to send her to school that badly. If you ask me to jump through any more hoops, I’m just going to keep her home with me, then we’ll all be happy, okay?”
Gracie practiced her levitation skills. Looks like we’ll be able to sign her up for the carnival pretty soon.
Okay, okay…it was just a really lucky shot with the camera….
Gracie and her friend Morgan were the morning announcers on their school television show. The whole time I was standing there taking pictures, Don Henley’s Dirty Laundry kept running through my mind. “Got the bubble-headed bleach blond comes on at 5:00; she can tell you ‘bout the plane crash with the gleam in her eye; it’s interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry” Okay, I admit it, my mind is probably more than a little bit warped.
We survived teacher appreciation week. I love both of the girls’ teachers and I truly, truly appreciate them, but teacher appreciation week sends me into a spiral every year. Is it “Stuck on You” day or is it “You’re so sweet” day or “From the Heart!” day? This year, the prompts for each day were different at the preschool and the elementary school and I was so confused by Friday that I wanted to cry. Gracie loved making cards for her teacher, though, and she told me that a card was always better than flowers. I think she’s going to make her husband very happy someday!
Gracie’s teacher hosted a Mother’s Day Tea. It was absolutely one of the highlights of my year. The children served us breakfast and each mom was able to sit across the desk from her child. Gracie was so proud and happy. I truly enjoyed myself!
Abigail’s class had Moms and Muffins, an annual tradition at her preschool. I may or may not have teared up when I realized it was my last ever Moms and Muffins. The children sang an adorable song for us. Abigail looks like she’s a foot taller than her classmates in this picture. She is tall, but she had on her pink clogs which add at least a little bit to her height!
We spent last Friday night at some friends’ house, swimming, eating pizza, and enjoying s’mores by a fire pit. It was wonderful! I love decompressing on a Friday evening after a week of craziness!
This is really only the tip of the iceberg…there’s so much more to share….Abigail playing with wild animals, the end of an amazing soccer season, some new holes in Gracie’s head, our annual Mother’s Day brunch, Girl Scout activities. But, this will have to do for now…the pool and a load of laundry are both calling my name; I wonder who will win!