the first day

It's hard to believe that a mere three years ago, I sent this little guy to his first day of preschool. He was so little but I was so excited for us to jump into the preschool experience.

And we did

for the next three years.

And today begins our first day of a new journey: kindergarten.

While I am excited for him, it's a little bittersweet. It's hard to believe I'm leaving the preschool years behind and jumping feet first into big kid school. I think I'm in for quite a ride!

Have a great first day in Kindergarten, Jack!

a visit with friends

Remember this from January?

Here are these same guys (plus one more!) this past weekend!

Up to the same silly tricks.

Lauren and I had a great time with the kids, but even more fun when we went out for a drink (or two) at Social Vinings.

And these two guys got to meet for the first time.

The only thing that would have made it better would be if they could have stayed longer!!

PSF - dress for success

We have been discussing the importance of being well dressed around our house lately. This is mostly due to the fact that Jack will be wearing uniforms to school this year instead of the normal play clothes he wore to preschool.

When asked why he would be wearing uniforms, I explained to them that it's important to always dress appropriately for the occasion and to always look your best.

Jack has truly taken this to heart and has been wanting to dress nicely every day.

As you can see, he's in business attire today. Tie and shirt fully tucked into his shorts. And a John Deere shirt nonetheless. Nothing says classy like a John Deere shirt.

Melody is ready for the prom. Cinderella's prom. And this morning she told me she didn't want to get her dress dirty eating breakfast. "I just gonna eat nekked!" she said.

Snazzy dressers and concerned with cleanliness. Every mother's dream.

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

an open letter to Warner Brothers

Dear Prats (aka screenwriters at Warner Brothers),

Thank you for making such an awesome movie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was fun, had great effects, and was very entertaining.

However, simply stating that a movie is based on a book and naming the characters after characters in the book does not actually mean it is based on the book. We had this problem in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well.

I think I have found a solution to the problem; it would be helpful to read the book first. This will enlighten you as to what actually happens. Also, by reading the book, other characters pertinent to the story can be incorporated into the film.

By following this simple step, hopefully it will help lower your chances of getting attacked by an angry mob welding hardback Harry Potter books.

Bloody Hell,

Emily

(almost) ww - is she a sassy biker babe or what'!?

I'd say she's definitely qualifies with that spikey hair!

True Story Tuesday - not Kroger too!

Remember this experience I had last week when I went to get some help for the girls?

Apparently it was bad customer service week or something!

The next day I went to Kroger for my weekly grocery shopping. Jack was at camp, but I had Charlie (sweetly seated in the front of the cart) and Melody (sitting in the back where she unfortunately had easy access to the shelves!).

It should be noted that I loathe despise hate dislike going to the grocery store. As a result I put if off for as long as possible. Since I hadn't been in two weeks and we had been out of milk for over 24 hours I simply had to go.

We had an uneventful shopping experience until we got to the check out. It seemed that there was only one lane opened. So I got behind this woman who I'm pretty sure was buying her groceries with pennies. As I was waiting (and waiting and waiting) I noticed a lot of action a few lanes over. Apparently that lane was open and the cashier had simply forgotten to turn on his light. Ok, I was pretty irritated over that but whatever it was finally my turn so I just moved on. The cashier started ringing up my groceries and I look over at the girl bagging them and realize that she's putting the bagged groceries in the cart with the two children.

Do you remember how I just said I hadn't gone to the store in two weeks? Yeah, believe me, it was quite a balancing act getting all those groceries around two small children. Poor Melody was pretty much buried with groceries. Ain't no way all those bags are going to fit in that cart!

So I say, "Um, they're not all going to fit in that cart. You're going to have to get another one." Duh! *head smack!*

I finish paying and bagging girl looks at me and (completely seriously) says, "Do you want help out?"

Um, no, that's Ok, I'll just grab my handy-dandy extra set of arms here and take both carts out. By myself. In the rain.

Duh! *head smack again!*

And that experience was the end of a long line of poor customer service I've recently experienced at Kroger.

I shop at Publix now.

Answers, please

On August 10, Jack will be starting Kindergarten. Ever since we decided on a school and were accepted, questions kept popping into my mind. As we've gotten closer to the {cue scary music} first day of school I've become more stressed and frantic. Not just about Jack's school but life in general.

So, here are some of the things I've been wondering...

Do kindergartners have homework?

How can I find a carpool buddy?

How can I find a buddy?

Will Jack make a buddy?

Will being the youngest kid in the class be detrimental for Jack?

Do I have to get a specific brand of khaki pants for his uniform or will any khaki pants work?

Now that my hair has stopped falling out, how long until the little wispy pieces growing in are long enough so that I no longer look like an electrified Chia Pet?

If I take this picture and blow it up poster-size and tape it up over my bed, will my husband object?