Oh! And to top it all off!

I forgot my purse today! That meant:

-I can't drive anywhere at lunch
-I can't buy myself lunch
-I had to go to the receptionist for an "E" badge (a.k.a. Delinquent badge)
-I don't have any cough or cold medicine

Barb took pity on my and bought me coffee this morning. :)

Really dragging...

I'm just dragging today! I was sick all weekend - boo! I forced myself to run errands on Saturday because it was my last weekend before school. (I'll be in Coronado next week and Romeo for Labor Day weekend) The boys and I vacuumed out the TrailBlazer, washed the insides of the windows and wiped down the dash/doors/etc, ran through the car wash. Then we headed up to Sears Essentials, Target, Michael's, and Staples for school supplies.

Why so many trips for school supplies? Because none of these stores carried a cute pencil box! I remember having cute cardboard pencil boxes - Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, etc. All they have now are these lame plastic ones - and 75% of them are pink or purple! So we found some plain white cigar boxes at Michael's and picked out some stickers and made our own cute pencil boxes - Pirates for Jared and Baseball/Jeeps for Owen.

I need to get some coffee before I pass out.

Wide Open....

Our weekend is wide open! That hardly ever happens! I should savor it - I leave for Coronado next Sunday, then it's Labor Day/Peach Festival, and then school and soccer start! That'll mean soccer game every Saturday morning, NFL every Sunday, plus the regular business of the school year.

I can't WAIT!!! :)

I think tonight we'll spend some time with the boys riding their bikes - it kept threatening rain last night. Today it's breezy and cooler - perfect for hanging out in the front yard.

Song of the Day: The Refreshments' "Banditos"

"Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people...."

Slow Week

I saw this cartoon and couldn't resist - it just sums up my morning perfectly. I had a hard time getting going today.

It's been a slow week - busy at work, Jared was at Grammie Camp, Owen is a pistol....

I need to get Jared outside on his bike again - it's been almost a week since he rode. Maybe his friends will be around this afternoon - I love that he's old enough to just go across the street to ask someone to come out to play. And that the little boys down the street just come knocking on the door. :)

School starts in 3 weeks. We still don't have teacher assignments or supply lists for Country - that bugs me - especially since it was all on sale weeks ago. I stocked up on the basics, but I'm sure we'll get some random request for something I didn't think of!

Dinner Tonight: I'm thinking hot dogs, corn on the cob, and cantaloupe. :)

Playground Fun

Playground Fun

Owen and I took a trip into town to the playground in the square in Pinckney. One of these days I'll remember the name of the park! Stacey and Alexandria joined us and the kids had a blast running around - even enjoying some time on the swings.

Owen and I left there and headed to Busch's for a haircut and some groceries - he looks like such a little man, now!

The big news

The big news in our family - Auntie Sarah got engaged yesterday on Sunday!!! My baby sister is getting married! AH! We're all thrilled that she and Dave are going to tie the knot!

I'll be brief today since no news can top that. Here's a pic from the (surprise!) engagement party yesterday at Dave's sister's house. (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Brundage - a.k.a. DAD!)

Crazy Owen