Well, I thought it was time to play and change up my blog header...

Flourish doodle by Dawn Moore...Font is Edwardian Script.
Photo taken by DD to show my *highlights*...hence 'My Tinhair!'

Swimtime!

We got the pool opened this week, just in time for some HOT days, too!

This was the FUN shot of the three youngest...doing handstands in the pool!

Our yard!

WHAT A MESS! *erizon has been tearing up our yard for the past 2 weeks! First, they tell us they are only digging on the ther side and they next day they make several holes in our yard to put in new cable that we will probably not get. Now, they even have to cut a 1' x 1' in our driveway! They have 10 foot easement up into our yard...they better leave it BETTER than it was before! The guy came up to the house again today to tell me whats happening. He said the county says that I have to dig a hole to bury all that cable in your yard since we have to leave it for the weekend...but he said all he needed was my word "no" not to dig and they would just put a snow fence around it. sheeshhh..they should give us a FREE trial for all that we have to put up with! Done with my vent....

Lots to do this week...

We finished school last Friday! Woo-hoo! You could say we were ready for summer break!

All the kids passed, so we will have a 10th, 8th and 5th grader this fall...and our oldest DS made the Dean's list again for his first year in college! We are proud of the kids!



My back is better and just in time to open the pool! We took off the tarp over a week ago and noticed that the water level was wayyyy down! Thinking we had a leak, we talked to the pool people and they thought that we should look for a visual tear/hole and we found nothing. They recommended just filling it and see how it goes. It took 4 days(10 hrs each day) to fill the pool up!



Now the past several days we have been balancing the water, cleaning and putting in the steps, vacumning and getting it ready to open this weekend. Well the boys tried it our last night...they couldn't wait any longer! Its suppose to be in the upper 80s this weekend, so the water will feel GREAT!



Tonight looks like a wonderful night to grill out! Beef Fajitas! DS gets to eat out...he is going to the Prom again with a dear friend from church. I made him take a camera and said he MUST get someone to take a picture of them! He just left to get his hair done.(sounds funny, doesn't it?) His friend's sister does hair...so she is doing them both up!

A whole week has flown by...

A whole week! I am back...after a back pull on Mother's Day! I woke up to turn the alarm off and wrenched my back! I am better today after several days of Motrin, but am still gingerly moving about!

Exciting news! DS finished his first year of college! AND he made the Dean's list again!

DD played a song for the family last night on her electric guitar...it is sooo cool to hear her play and that it sounds GREAT!

Middle son is growing up...he can mow the grass!(with much watching out by dad)

Youngest son can't wait till the pool is open...problem...we may have a small leak in the liner.
After the tarp was taken off, there was a 2 foot drop in the water level. Going to have to go to the pool palce to check it out.

Mother's Day was very nice, I was treated to a Chinese lunch and a Mexican dinner.(made by DD!) It was wonderful to be treated like a Queen for the day!

Eating, oil change and some shopping!

We had family night last night...ate out at Red Robin. Boy do they have delicious burgers! Oldest DS couldn't make it cause he was taking his Music Fundamentals final.We got his to go..hope he did well.(He will know his grades by the weekend!)

We came home and DS was home from his test, so he ate and then we played a few games..Catch Phrase and UNO. Its a blast playing, we are so competitive!

This morning, I had to get up early and take the van into get an oil change. While I was over there I needed to stop at ACM to pick up some craft supplies for our 3rd gr. Sun. Sch. project this Sunday...we are making Mother's day flower pens. I will try to remember to take a pic. I also picked up a few play toys...a CuddleBug die,
some Graduation stickers, and two canvas 8 x 8 albums. One for a friend's DD who is having a bridal shower soon!

I need to get off here and finish my Mother's Days cards..blessings all!

May already...

...Hard to believe!

Today is DS's last two finals for his second semester in college! He made it through the year and we are hoping he made the Dean's list again like he did in his first semester. I am so proud of him!

DD applied for a job at the local library(that DS quit last month , so he could work for UPS)...she should know by Saturday. It was her first job interview! No matter the outcome, I am so happy she took the initiative to try!

DD has dinner week again! Woo-hoo...that gives me time to get some things done that I don't normally get to till they go to bed. She made a taco chicken last night that was YUMMY!

Its Family night tonight, and I need to figure out something fun to do!