New pets..

Michael and I finally broke down and let the boys get gerbils.. not one but two..

They are both black and their names are Paws and Taz...

They paid for them with their own money and are responsible for them too.

I told them Mom or dad will not feed, clean or maintain their cage.. and if they don't they will be sold or feed to the cat....(hehe just kidding)... I couldn't do that..

So maybe in a few days I will get a picture and post it for everyone to see.

I'm hoping this will teach them some responsibility..

Michael is working today for a bit.. not sure what else we are going to do..

The boys are still sleeping.

I need to work on laundry I guess, and do some house cleaning..

Maybe I should skip the cleaning and work on embroidery and scrapbooking!!

P.S. maybe the PAWS bear can come visit Paws the gerbil..

Everyone have a great weekend!!

its Quiet here..

yep its quiet.. I enjoy it though.

I probably should have went out for a run.. decided not to..

I did get some embroidery finished yesterday I still have lots more to finish though.

Today I think I'm going to town and pick up some supplies for the kiddos for school. You know there is always a few things that you need after the fact.

Mckay's XC practice was fun yesterday he said. They got to run inside the school cause of the heat index. Well they ran the hallways and up and down the stairs. Sounds exciting huh.

One of Seth's friends seat got moved so he isn't sitting by both of his best friends now.

Both of the boys looked like they were tired this morning. It takes awhile to get back in the routine.

Nothing super exciting going on here..

Have a great weekend!

I got to run today..

I got to run today...

I have a friend that is starting to run with me. I'm so glad since my other running partner moved over the summer.

So we went out and did a nice easy run.

I feel much better I haven't been out to run in a few weeks.

The boys both had a great first day of school.

Seth is excited that his two best friends are sitting next to him. I told him not to get use that.. hehe.

Mckay had lots to say about the Middle school.. and since he doesn't tell me much about school.. I believe he had a great day!

Our AWANA kickoff is next Wednesday.. so things are getting back to normal around here I like have a schedule of some sorts and maybe the eating habits will be much better too.

Everyone have a great day and stay cool!!

A first for the "First day of school"..

Yep! The boys missed the bus..

3 alarm clocks set not one went off at the right time.. ugh..

Got Seth to school lots of people there dropping kids off. wow it was busy my kids always ride the bus the first day.

Took Mckay to the Middle school.. He was excited I believe.. Mckay was glad I took him too he had lots of stuff to carry in..

I cant wait to hear about their days. Seth will be home about 2:30 and Mckay wont be home till 4:00.. They cancelled his XC practice for today cause of the Heat Index again.. They will practice in the gym the last few days this week. At least he will get to ride the bus home today and see how that works for him.

I plan on making some cookies and maybe either ice cream or milkshakes for the special 1st day of school snack.. This has kinda become a tradition to make them something special for the first day of school..

I didn't realize the boys enjoyed it so much, until they asked what their surprise would be today for snack after school.

Its really hot. I'm hoping I can get the Grass mowed before it gets to bad.. its getting tall and really needs it..

I need to vacuum the pool also... and clean a bunch...maybe embroidery or scrapbook.

I'm really enjoying watching TV already...

I did get some pictures to scrapbook for the first day of school even though we were running behind.

Everyone have a great day!!! Stay cool!!!

School starts tomorrow..

School Starts tomorrow.. It's kinda bittersweet though.. I hate to see the summer stuff go.. But the boys need some structure in their lives again.. They are bored a lot these last few days.

We have done lots of things this summer. although we didn't get a real vacation. hopefully fall break we will get to take a vacation.

Anyways, the boys are still sleeping. I was going to wake them early today.. I decided they could use their last day to sleep late.

We are going to get haircuts later day. Mckay is letting his hair grow out so it will just be a trim. Seth told me he wanted his to grow out long too.. but now he has decided that he wants it short again. I guess this heat wave we have been having made his decision for him.

The Cross Country Picnic got canceled last night because of the heat index..It was way to high. The kids were going to race the Principal and vice principal of the school.. Mckay has practice tonight. Then practice starts after school.

I cant wait to get back into my running for real.. Now the boys are going back to school I can run every day if I want too. My Favorite 5K is Sept 29th. I got to get ready for that. I hoping the XC schedule doesn't have something that week for Mckay.

Starting late August every Saturday will be taken up with Cross Country meets..

AWANA is getting ready to start too. I have the secretary position. We have been working on stuff for the last two weeks. We got a new office this year. So the 2 secretaries had to get that fixed up last week. We have training again tomorrow night. The we have a huge kick off party with balloons, inflatables, pet zoo, pony rides and more.. sounds fun huh..

I kinda believe it will be nice to have a routine again.. During summer we just do what we feel like at the moment..

Katie has a new blog challenge for the week... I will try to work on that before the week is out.. I gotta think on this one.. not as easy for me as the others.

Everyone have a great week..

Do You have a Life Test?

Here's how the test works.

Copy and paste the list onto your blog It’s been said that if you’ve seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x’s by the ones that you have seen. Add them up.

OK here goes

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
( ) Robots
( ) Dodgeball:
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
(X) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
(x ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean’s Eleven
( ) Ocean’s Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
(X) Independence Day
(x) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
(X) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She’s All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
(x) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
( ) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
( ) Hook
(X) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
(x) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

56.. if I counted right..

I really dont watch to many movies.. I guess I have a life..LOL!!

Thanks for the fun test Katie!

Long week..WOW!

Gosh! its been a long week. We have had something to do everyday this week. Today I'm finally getting to be home for a bit.

Been working on the laundry and cleaning a bunch.. The house is a mess.

Holiday World was a lot of fun.

I want to do some scrapbooking today. I hope I can squeeze that in today.

I still need to find some shoes for Mckay for school. Might go out this afternoon and look again..

School starts next Wednesday. can you believe that I can't.

XC practice is in full swing. Competition starts the end of August.

Found out Seth has a different teacher than planned. He got to see and meet her last night at the Back to School picnic. boy was it hot!

I could go on and on about all the things we have done this week but I wont..Let's just say I spent a lot of money...

I think maybe I should fix something for lunch now. And get back to the house cleaning.

I thought I better make and entry in my blog its been a few days since I have done that.