Well, hello there. Remember me?

I'm back!!! It has been forever since I last posted. I feel like I have been lost at sea for a few months. So much has been happening. Nothing big, just the usual crazy. I must admit that I have been a little addicted to facebooking lately. Not sure why; however, I have been religiously checking all of your alls blogs daily. I haven't missed a post. Even if I have not left a comment, I have still been reading. I know that means so much to you all.

I am going to try and catch up as quickly as I can, but I must blog in chronological order. I just must or it drives me crazy. My last blog was about July, so here comes August.

I now have a fifth grader and a kindergartner. Can you believe that?
No first day of school is complete without a properly done manicure. A girls gotta get her nails did! Alexus was lucky enough this year to have received a gift certificate to the local nail salon so she had a professionally painted set of claws for the first day of school. She is now slightly addicted to florescent nails and florescent everything else for that matter. I am secretly jealous of all of her florescent things as I would have died to have them when I was a little girl. I was lucky enough to have a few jelly bracelets and a pair of hot pink shoe strings. If only Justice had been around 25 years ago.

Cooper Reed was pumped to start what he called "big school". He got to move upstairs with the other big kids and away from the preschoolers. The first day was awesome. Not a tear one. Then came days two through thirteen. I am estimating the thirteen part; however, he cried every morning for over two weeks. It was a nightmare. He would enter the room and stay in his seat, but every morning I left him sobbing his guts out. The aide told me he cried the entire day one day. Then, finally he stopped. Big goober. I have no idea why he did this, but I totally expect him to do it again next year. So far, he seems to have tons of friends. He's already had two girlfriends. I have also been called one day by the aide to tell me that I needed to talk to him about sliding on his knees in the hallway. Apparently another teacher caught him pretending to slide into home base as he was supposed to be going to the bathroom. He also has received his first sad note for talking too much and blowing his pencils off of his table. All is expected and I love every single bit of his rotten behaviour. I'd much rather him be a little bit of a trouble maker than a big wimp.

Miss Alexus Reed on the other hand is all about fashion and BOYS! Thank goodness she is a naturally good student so her grades are not affected by her obsessions. She paints her nails every day and plans the hottest outfits for the next day. She is doing well and I cannot believe that this will be her last year at elementary school. Next year she will be at the middle school and heaven help me then. She has already heard about the dances that they have and is thinking she needs to dress up for each one like it is a prom. I should probably find a second job now. God love her little heart. I would have her no other way.

The parents are still alive and kicking. I can say that 2009 has so far been one of the best years of our marriage. We have now been married for thirteen and it's totally like us to have the best year of our marriage during the most unlucky numbered year. We have spent this summer just spending as much quality time with our kids as we can. They are really getting to that fun age. We are truly blessed.