First day of school

All my babies (I know, they aren't babies anymore... but they always will be to me!) are in school this year!

Chris is in 7th grade, Jake is in 6th grade and Isaac is in 1/2 day kindergarten! It's hard to believe that are all old enough to be in school all day.

Its so sad that they aren't photogenic. And they really hate their picture being taken... So sad.

Yeah, yeah... it's been a while

A few things have happened since I last blogged... I will get to that, eventually!

Yesterday, Chris and Jake went with their school to the beach for the SOLV Beach Clean-up! It was supposed to be several weeks ago, but that weekend had crazy windy and rainy weather, so they rescheduled.

I dropped them off at the school, (8:15 AM on a SATURDAY MORNING, mind you) and as I was walking away from the bus, both boys - at separate times - ran off the bus and gave me a hug and kiss. I was shocked, stunned and blissfully happy!!! It was so unexpected, it brought tears to my eyes.

Chris and Jake were gone all day - they did the beach clean for a few hours and then went to the Outlet Mall for some window shopping... I gave them each $5 to spend on snacks or whatever they chose. Of course, they both bought candy. Jake came home with a Jawbreaker bigger than a golf ball that he had been licking on for an hour... Joy. They did think of Isaac and brought a smaller Jawbreaker home for him.

For some reason, Chris did some 'dumpster diving' while he was there... and came home with 2 exit signs, bubble wrap, small cardboard box, wire, rope. Seriously? I mean, really...? Why.

It was a good day!

(sorry there is no picture... My computer crashed and had to be reloaded, I haven't put the pics back on it yet!)

10

At some point, early on in the trials of my divorce, God gave me the age of 10. It had something to do with the man that would treat us the way we were meant to be treated, the man that I would eventually marry. The age that one of my boys would be. God gave me peace that He knew that man would come, would be there for us. And that peace allowed me to pick myself up off the floor of depression and live life. That was 5 1/2 years ago…

(John and I in March 2012)

John came into our lives and then we started dating in March 2012… Chris was 10.

And now, in August 2013, we will be getting married… and Jakob will be 10.

 

(John and I when he proposed Spring Break 2013)

Just makes us think… what awesome, crazy thing is going to happen when Isaac is 10?

Have you seen this?

Um, Seriously. This soccer ball is awesome! It is called Soccket and not only is a “just” a soccer ball, but it is an energy source!

Kick it around for a while and then plug in the LED lamp and it becomes your light source…

What a great motivation for kids (especially boys!) to get out and move during the day to have a reading light at night!

Anyone want to get one for us?  

They are “only” $99… (hahahahahaha)

 

(I read about it first here)