welcome home!   August 11, 2008

to us:)
warning: L O N G post ahead. [in random order i might add, as i'm about 1/2 way through this]
where to start? ok, who else is blown away that it is AUGUST 11th today? hello!!! seriously, school starts in two weeks. we have a [grader] in the house! she goes in and out of excitement, anxiousness, and then more excitement!
i left the camera at home, so no pictures yet of our last of three trips this summer. we spent the past 5 days in the beautiful lake tahoe, an annual trip for my extended family. we hit the pool alot, daddy got to go play golf, lost his wallet [story for another day], mommy went ziplining in heavenly, we played tons of games, we created lots of art with the girls, and ate til our fingers were even full. and as we were packing up, daddy found his wallet, after mommy cancelled all credit cards.
so many mixed emotions as we settle into the fall routine, in just a few short weeks. no more sleeping in. have to set our alarm clocks, since being late for a playdate won’t earn you a trip to the office for a pink slip, so much as having a grader to get to school on time, now will! i want to somehow maintain the ease and fun of the summer into the school year, and yet, still have our routines of including homework, and balancing time to play, etc.
mari has progressed so much in the 2 1/2 months she has been in speech therapy. we truly [heart] her speech pathologist/therapist. today, she told mari that she is her fave, and the highlight of her week. sharon and i both got a little teary eyed, knowing that later this fall, we will have to transition her into meeting with another therapist, since sharon will be having a baby at the end of the year. and even though sharon will be returning to work, they most likely will not transfer mari back with her. my cousin, who is a special needs teacher, insists that mari working with different therapists will be a good thing. perhaps just not so much for mommy. as you all know how much i embrace change, NOT. i know that He is in control, and all will work out the way He has planned for us.
totally excited that joshua won the SYTYCD title, however, a little bummed that katee didn’t win.
omgosh…
can we say, go USA!!!

so flippin excited for those guys!!!
tomorrow is mari’s best friend’s birthday…
happy birthday miss addie!!! we love you little one!

lots of projects going on!
need to start and finish my DT work for PMP. i love the fact that suzy always gets us the latest and greatest to work with. so far, my fave is from sonburn designs!
there are a few classes that i need to create for when suzy goes to brazil to teach for MLS.
i just picked up all the new MLS, so need to start working on my next class!
start planning our daisies activity for the upcoming year!
find a gym and commit!
get the girls’ signed up for their activities this fall. emi will be trying basketball out for the first time. i’m very excited for her, as is her daddy. this is his sport. emi talks about it all the time, too. in addition to daisies, she will continue to swim as well:)
mari might increase to speech twice a week now, and i would love to get her into a swim class. get all ready for next summer and just have more mellow days of the park and the pool. happiest memories from this summer were spent there:)
we have two baby showers to get planning and creating for:)
and i’ll be going here, with her, in OCTOBER! i just LOVE my friend, suzy. she is crazy, silly, funny, loving, supportive, hilarious, and special all rolled into one chia pet head LOL. gotta love that!
my dh and i will be going away for our anni this fall. very excited about that. long overdue, as we were going to go away for our 10 yr. mari was born, 25 days following our anni, so that fixed that.

that’s it for now.

good night!