Bored bored bored bored

These two children are SOOOOO ready for school. I don't think Evan has a CLUE as to what is going to happen to him next Friday. And I don't think Mom has a clue, either.

Evan went in to meet his new teacher, Miss Rader. He ran around the room in true Evan-style as Miss Rader and I discussed his vision issues. Oh gosh... I just hope his needs are met. I know he is resilient. But he is still my special little guy. Shoot... I don't even want to think of my state of mind when it is Jenna's turn.

McCayla is R-E-A-D-Y! Ready ready ready ready. She is getting B-O-R-E-D!!!! This summer is a total change from last when Daddy was here to entertain them all day long. He did things with them. He took them places. Stick-in-the-mud Mommy is just NO fun. So I think I will have a child who is practically running to school next Tuesday morning!

Jenna ... Jenna Jenna Jenna. She is a terrible three a lot of times. She is opinionated. She screeches. She throws fits. She runs away from us. She runs out into the street. She has NO concept of danger. She is just our wild child. And Mommy has NO idea what she will do with Jenna when Evan goes off to school. Well, a majority of that time will be spent in naptime .... ahh.... peace and quiet. No kids. What WILL I do? Do you know what will happen? That will be the exact time that Jenna decides to no longer nap.

Have been reading this young lady's blog a lot: http://www.christithomas.blogspot.com/. She is a child who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Right now, she is in Philly with her dad where they learned that her treatment options are VERY limited. Even after undergoing an oral chemo where she had to swallow 30 pills in the morning and again in the evening just recently, her numbers that indicate the amount of disease in her body has gone up six times more than her last count. I don't pretend to know everything about this disease. But I do know this: she is a fighter, and she is blessed with a family that is very supportive and will do anything in the world for her. It puts a lot of things into perspective for me. It is not looking good for her, and from what I am reading, this is the last round of treatment options for her. They are hoping to give her a little more quality of life, while trying to manage the pain that is already breaking through. She goes in for a body scan tomorrow, and they are hoping to not see anything in her brain because this chemo treatment won't cross that barrier. Have just been thinking about her a lot.

Well I guess I have procrastinated long enough. Back to work I go. Before some Filipino takes it.

Hot Air Balloon weekend!

We are beyond thrilled here at the Pitt house because we have officially seen our first hot air balloon of the weekend. My sister called to let us know she had seen some on her way into town, so we loaded up in the van to see if we could see them. We only saw one, but it isn't the official start of the weekend yet. I am going to pack the kids up tomorrow morning and see if we can see them launching for the media flights from 7 to 9 in the morning. Tomorrow night is an illumination, and we are hoping the threat of thunderstorms holds off. We desperately need the rain, but we don't need it THIS weekend.

Jenna is thrilled ... she just loves balloons. I remember how excited the older two would get about this weekend, and really ... the parents are as childish as the kids are!

Evan has already heard from his soccer coach; we haven't heard from McCayla's yet. I am not sure if it is still the same coach or not, because this is the time when kids can try out for the competitive, traveling leagues. I am not sure if we are going to go that route ... we have enough things going on with the start of school for all kids, soccer practices, dance lessons, and getting the Eman into something (not sure what yet ... karate, tae kwon do, SOMEthing to take out this extra energy).

And he is SOOOOOO ready to go to school. He NEEDS to go to school. He has reached that boredom phase.

Well ... one kid is the bath and the oldest is in the shower (Evan LOVES to take them; M is a different story), and bedtime is just around the corner.

Have a good weekend!

Good afternoon, Grammy!

The kids have been having a good day. We went to the library this morning, our weekly Wednesday ritual.

Evan is fighting a cold, so I have been shoving Zicam up his nostrils every four hours. The stuff really is magical.

Jenna is eating an apple, and listening to Evan tell stories. Right now, they are horsing around. They really seek one another out more than the older two seek each other.

McCayla is on a quest to FINISH a book this summer. She has started about 10-15 books, but hasn't finished one. I told her she could pick one book today, and insisted that she read it all the way through. I think she found a series that she likes, because she has been holed up in her room for 30 minutes. She is already past Chapter 3.

We are winding the summer down, with less than 20 days to start classes. We have to see what the deal is with Evan's teacher and when he will screen and all that fun stuff. I called the school two days ago and asked if they had been withdrawn. They had been, that very morning. So the school secretary and I ... Best Friends! She wasn't too happy that I had thrown a cog into the works, but that is her job, I guess. Just like it is my job to make others lives more difficult.

So Grammy... the kids say hello, and that they love you (and you, too Gramps!).

Have a good day!