WhAt to BlOg? wHaT tO bLoG?

Soooooooo I've taken a little time off from blogging.

My mind has been consumed with living and the unknown?

I've found great comfort in the serenity prayer:

God~

Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change

the Courage to change the things I can

and the Wisdom to know the difference

I'm also reading a book titled Slowing Down to the Speed of Life...common sense, really.

The present is the moment,

the past was a moment,

the future will be a new moment.

Today, stop and smell the roses....

LIVE!!!!

Write a note to someone special!

(My kids love finding a note from Mom-I tuck them in their lunch boxes..lay it on their pillow...)

Phone that person you've been meaning to.

Take an extra 5 minutes outside looking at the changes of Fall

Make supper special just because

Smile at everyone :)

boys and babysitter

I do believe we have the toughest babysitter in the world!

She never says NO to watching the boys:)

Sometimes I think she's CrAzy!

I can only assume they really do have alot of fun together:FiShY LiPs!

I do know that if my 3 rascals haven't been able to stay with Jackie for awhile, they start asking Dan & I......

"When are you guys going to go somewhere? Can we stay with Jackie?"

**WE LOVE YA JACKIE!**

official day

Okay, today is officially the day that ALL 3 boys go to school. Dawson has been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for his day.

We had it marked on the calender with a big circle...

it just didn't come soon enough in the week for him.

A BOY IS....

A BOY IS...

the Hope of the future

with a frog in its pocket.

by Alan Beck

"Leapin' lizards!" Mom agrees, "It's a BIG one, Jaxson! :-)"

4 minutes!

I do believe this middle school schedule is going to be good for Dexter.

Last night at the supper table Dan & I had to chuckle at his story of being late to study hall.

(his 2nd period/class)

He explains to us that he was informed he had 4 minutes between classes.

(locker, bathroom, water fountain...whatever... but 4 minutes)

Wellllll knowing Dex he meandered!

I can see the picture all to clearly: he's thinking WOW..i got 4 minutes! he let every kid go in front of him at the water fountain..waited patiently for all students around him to get in their locker....heck! he has 4 minutes! ;) Said "hi" to his brother that passed him in the hallway..half way to his classroom he had a thought.."I should of" so he went back to his locker..why not?..4 minutes! LOL:)

Dexter continues his story with..

"well when I got to class EVERYONE was already in there, yep! I was late-the last one! They all looked at me and the teacher said "have a seat"."

Dan & I laugh....he adds,

"it's a loooong ways down there"

We laugh harder!

As his mom I know his face was supporting the school color..so red nearly maroon when he walked in late :)

Thankfully; at this point, Dex is laughing with us....

Perhaps tomorrow he won't meander..and realize he only has 4 minutes!

Twas the night before....

A little rhyme fun.....

Twas the night before school was about to begin.
Alarm in the morning, this was causing no grins!

Supper was early, showers before dark.

Boys in their beds, to rise fresh as a lark.

Backpacks are ready, supplies in the bag.
New school clothes laid out, & new tennis shoes for tag.

What will the new year bring our way?

Great knowledge, new friends & sick germs some days.

Well, the big yellow bus has been hear and gone.
For the next 8 hours the chaos is non....

Happy Monday!!

Flying fists

Deep in the dark hours of the night Dawson still likes to climb into bed with mama & papa bear. Depending on how well I've been sleeping, & the time of night, my reaction to this can very. Sometimes he staggers back to his room sad or I'll let him fall asleep but pack him to his bed or he just stays snuggled in.

In that event my sleep is disrupted! Dawson sleeps with his feet pushed into mama-papa bears back, nearly lays on top of you or you're startled awake by the slap of a flying fist.

Last night; however, I smiled as I listened to Dawson's bedroom door open & heard the patter of his feet across the floor. He climbed up into bed right beside me, patting my leg.

I smiled at his touch because these moments, I realize, will soon come to end-QUICKLY.

For when school starts, and Dawson feels the exhaustion of everyday kindergarten, he'll be too sleepy to wake & nestle up to mama and papa bear-I'm sure of it!

So last night I cherished the closeness......and the flying fists:)