Communication...or the lack thereof!

Communication!!!! It really can work when used properly. Try it sometime! You could be pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Just make sure that in the process you take full responsibility for your own issues, don't put the blame elsewhere. Morgan's medical professor laid down this important law: Call me if you need me, need me if you call me, if you call me it's a sign of weakness.

1st Day Of School!

Well the day arrived whether we were ready or not. Yes, today was the first day of school! The day wasn't as hot as it has been so that was a nice treat. Everyone was up and ready on time. Beds got made, a few morning chores, and I even got a shower in before getting them to school.... we'll see if that happens again. I'm not getting my hopes up too high, but I can at least say that I've done it before.

Here are my three little girls all ready for school. I can't believe how fast their growing up. Next year Truman will be able to go but I'm not sure I'm ready for that! He seems so young still.

Little Piper isn't so little anymore. She started the 3rd grade this year. She has two teachers and one of them taught Nephi when he was in the 3rd grade also. She's reading at a 5ht-6th grade level and has always done so well in school. She's been so fun this past summer as she's getting more of the sarcasm and funny personality. I'm excited to see how she does this year.

Oh my sweet Phoebe. She too is reading very well. I'm so impressed at her vocabulary. She reads the scriptures with very little help. She's in class with some of her good friends so I think that will be good for her. Her teacher seems to be very kind, which is what she needs. She continues to amaze me with all the talent she keeps on discovering. She can pick out harmony in music and stays on pitch very well. I should do something about that I think....

Ok now this is the one I'm most interested in this year. Not only was it her 1st day of Kindergarten but she's been talking non-stop about it for days. She's been so completely excited that just to listen to her got me excited! She would say "Just one more day and then BAM! it's school". When she came home from school she basically gave me a minuet by minuet play of how it all went down today. She sang all the songs they did in class, told me where everyone sat, what her teacher told them. I swear it was like I was there myself. I never got this much information out of the other two girls. I still don't. Paizlie just rambles on about everything from when she had to go to the bathroom to how many drinks of water she had.... very cute!

Well then there's Truman. He was insistent that I take his picture for school too. He was posing like this until I took the picture. He's quite the character. He suddenly become a little terror, or maybe it's just the age. Whatever it is it's driving me nuts. He has a melt down over everything and is telling me 'NO' and is throwing things at everyone if he doesn't get his way. I'm hoping that the time we have together while the other kids in school will give him the attention he needs. I can only take this kind of behavior for so long before I get completely worn out! Over all the day went smooth for getting back into the swing of things. I hope tomorrow goes well too. For those of you that haven't had your kids start school yet-enjoy the last few summer days!

Can't Sleep

So it's 4 in the morning and I can't sleep. Of course that's because I have a million things running through my head. I'm tired but my mind won't relax so....I thought I'd just post a little something instead of lying in my bed listening to Nephi snore. Paizlie gets to go meet her kindergarten teacher today at 1:00. School starts on Monday, August 18th. (What is up with school starting so early??) She's beyond excited. She got to pick out a backpack and she's already got it full of things she thinks she'll need for school. She talks non-stop about whatever random thing comes to her mind. It's pretty cute actually. Piper will be the most difficult to get going in the morning. She's a night owl and can't function very well in the mornings....gee, I wonder where she got that from? I think it's a hereditary dysfunction passed down from my Glamor Gram Eva. This week I've been making the kids go to bed at 9:00 so I could wake them up at 8:00, you know, so it's not a complete shock on Monday. Well yesterday Piper gets up (after staying up late regardless of my 9:00 bed time) at 8:00 but then quickly plays the "I don't feel well" card so she can go back to sleep.... What to do with that girl! Phoebe of course has been on my case for the past 2 weeks about getting everything organized before school starts. She's the only one with a sense of order around here. I'm her worst nightmare... fly by the seat of my pants on everything. She likes to have plans and routine. I'd like to have that too but my ADD world is a bit of a hindering factor. Poor girl gets so frustrated at chaos, and that seems to be what surrounds me at all times. Truman has always been such a darling little stink and recently he's become just more of a stink. He's kind of having a delayed terrible two's episode. He drives the girls nuts, taking their things, blasting through their Barbie set up, etc. The other day the girls were screaming because he got a kitchen knife and was chasing them with it. That would go over well with child protective services. Despite the little devil in him, I can hardly keep a straight face when I'm lecturing him. His little face is so pathetic when he's in trouble. I'll have to post pictures of the diaper cake I made for my sister in law Monett. I'll do that as soon as I get copies. It turned out pretty cute and it was fun to make. Well, I should really see if I can't get back to sleep. I have a lot of organizing to finish up before Monday, for Phoebe's sake of course. I've got 2 hours to try to get some shuteye...

Your Heads Too Big

This is one of my favorite songs by The Ditty Bops entitled 'Your Heads Too Big' I've always thought it to be hilarious but the more I listen to it, the more I realize just how surrounded I am by big floating balloon heads that I'd like to pop. Only to be fair and honest I must admit that there have certainly been times in my life that I've been the one with a floating head....but not this time. Once your balloon head has been completely popped, not just a pin-prick leak, it's much easier to see how silly you've looked floating amongst the crowd, so sure of yourself. So now I just sit back and watch all the colorful heads floating by. Some bigger than others, and even still, there are those so outrageously huge that I can see them 100 miles away . It's no use to grab at the dangling strings in hopes to keep their head on the ground. All that happens is a terrifying ride through the atmosphere. It's pure exhaustion as you cling for dear life to the flimsy thread connecting you to a bunch of hot air. More often than not, the string will break and you fall pretty hard. Sometimes getting broken into a million little pieces. That big floating head just continues to fly, ignorant to the damage it's done. So the lesson is learned, just let it float away. All the big heads tend to group together feeding off of each others air. It's all I can do to keep from bursting in giggles. It's just that the site of it all is so incredibly silly. So I'll just take a seat, relax, kick back. The music I love ringing clear as a bell.The Ditty Bops sing my song to me....and I smile despite hot air wars above

Ok so after being at girls camp and and hearing nothing but in depth discussions of Edward and Bella, I finally caved. I've been hearing a lot about the whole Twilight series for some time. I wasn't all that interested despite all the hype I kept hearing from everyone but now my eyes have been opened. I must admit that I was swept away in the story line... more so than I had expected. I managed to finish all 4 books in one week. I'm very excited for the motion picture due in December. I highly recommend the series to anyone ready for a fresh storyline...