Tomorrow Is The Big Day!

Tomorrow at 7:45am will mark the First Day of School for the kids. Tyler is returning to the school he was in last year, only change is a different teacher than last year. He will be in 1st Grade. I know it will be an adjustment for him in the beginning, so we will see what happens.

Britney will be going to the new elementary school across the street. She will be in Kindergarten! I can't believe my "baby" is already in Kindergarten! I know she will love it. The teacher commented on how much Britney seems to already know. I told Britney she can be the teacher's helper and help with the other kids who may not know how to do some things she already can.

So, I am off to get the kids bathed, in pj's and get their things ready for tomorrow morning. I will update tomorrow on how the kids days went. Wish us luck!!!

Countdown Begins

The countdown has begun for the First Day of School. Next Monday will be the kids first day back. We will be going to the schools on Thursday for orientation.

Today I was able to get out of work early and I took Britney to the mall to get her backpack and lunch tote. She wanted an Ariel backpack (shocker). I got her the matching tote that can clip right to her backpack for FREE!!

On the way home, we stopped at Target and I picked up Ty's backpack. I grabbed a few pairs of cute shoes for Britney as well. Now all that is left is to get the kids some new sneakers and they are all set for reading, writing, and rythmatic!

I've got the Staples back to school commercial playing in my head right now...

Need To Experiment

Since Tyler has gotten over the "bug" he had, he won't eat his usual foods of choice. The other day he was throwing a fit because he wanted pizza and we were out. I went to the store and they didn't have the brand he likes. I picked up another kind and he refuses to eat it. He won't eat grilled cheese anymore, just dumps it in the trash. He also won't touch more than 2 pieces of his peanut butter toast. I think I need to experiment with different foods and see if maybe his taste in food is changing. I hope that may be the case and I can now start giving him things that are actually better for him rather than the handful of usuals. It would make meals around here so much easier rather than being a short order cook all the time. Time will tell...

My Poor Little Guy

Tyler is sick. He hasn't been feeling good since yesterday afternoon. I knew something was up when he was actually laying down and fell asleep! He felt warm all day yesterday and even still this morning. When I went out earlier, I picked up some Tylenol for him. He seems like he is a little better, but still not my Tyler. Hopefully its just the aches and pains of a cold and nothing more. At least he can relax and not have to worry about missing school which starts on the 18th. My Poor Little Guy...:(

Back to School Rush

Today I took Britney to the new JC Penney that just opened up down the street. Since she will be in Kindergarten, she needs to now wear school uniforms. We got a good jump start on her uniforms. We got 4 shirts (buy one get one for $1), 2 skorts, 2 pairs of shorts. I spent over $100 for all of it. Now all I need to get is some shoes and sneakers for her. Tyler got a few shirts as well. He dosen't need much since he already started wearing the "uniform" clothes for Kindergarten last year. I think he will be ok until Christmas time with what he has now. He just needs sneakers now for himself too.

After our trip to JC Penny, we dropped off the clothes and took another trip to Wal-Mart with the school supply list. I spent about $40 on school supplies. I think that is just ridiculous! When I was growing up, teachers and/or the school supplied everything. Oh well, its all done and bagged up waiting for new backpacks that still need to be bought. That is probably going to be my project for next week.

I think things went pretty good today considering the amount of money spent. You could say this makes a good mastercard commercial. Goes something like:

School Uniforms-$100
School Supplies-$40
Grand Opening Day @Jc Penney Balloon-FREE!
Spending time with Britney-Priceless as always!

Arcade Mania

We have converted Kevin's man cave into the game room. We now have a bubble hockey table and 5 arcade games. Tyler has taken a liking to all of them. I think his favorite one is the Golden Tee Golf. That is the first one we purchased. One day Kevin took the kids to Sam's Club and they had it out. Tyler kept going over and playing it. He's pretty good with the golf game. His other favorites are the Simpson Bowling and an NBA Basketball/NFL Blitz combo. The other games we have he plays but dosen't really "get it" too much.

For the longest time Tyler was all about the Nintendo Wii, but looks like the arcades have taken its place.

Maybe we should advertise our mini arcade and start charging people to come and use them...

Summer So Far

Our Summer is going good so far. We have been spending more time at home and letting the kids go in the pool. Gas prices are just ridiculous! We go to the mall and things like that once a week.

I am still working part-time. Still have no idea when I will get my full-time position, if ever. I put in an application for substituting at the schools in our county. I have to call the school board office and find out when the next available date is for taking a 3 hour orientation class. I know that Brit's new school will definitely use me. The principal told me she would love to have me on board when I took Brit for her screening for Kindergarten. If I get more jobs through the school, it will mean more money for me than I make at Disney. So, if it works out, I will bid farewell to Disney.

The kids are doing awesome. Tyler is still going strong and hasn't lost any skills gained. If anything, he is talking more! I still have to work more intensly on the dreaded potty training. That is going to be my priority next week as I only am scheduled to work one day next week.

Other than that, Summer is going by and before you know it, the kids will be back in school.

That is our Summer in a nut shell so far...