Hair cut!!

I had to write this all down, cause I plan on printing this page and putting it in little bit's scrapbook.

This is Evelyn after her birthday. Notice the beautiful long hair?

Well it isn't like that anymore.  ;o(

We were cooking dinner. Evelyn wanted to borrow the safety scissors to cut some paper. (YES I know I gave them to her. I get it okay!)  Brad went to tell the girls dinner was ready. He came down with the new Brave Barbie doll and some red hair. Seems Evelyn had cut the Barbies hair, another Barbie and part of a Barbie pony's hair.

We are sitting at dinner and I asked her.  "So Evelyn did you cut anything else?)  This was the face I got.

See I had already kind of noticed it on her left. Her response was to turn to the right, shrug her shoulders and say, "I dunno, my hair... a little"

A LITTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is not a little Evelyn!!!!!  WHY did you cut your hair!  I told you that scissors only cut paper!!!  Brad put his hand on my hand and went upstairs to see what he could find.  He came down with this.

Look at all those blond curls!!  She cut 2-3 inches off in a 3-4 inch space. I couldn't talk. I couldn't speak. It seemed so funny, I wanted to laugh, but I wanted to scream at the same time. I guess everyone in the room could feel my rage, anger, upset and sadness over her hair cutting. No one talked at the dinner table. Everyone ate their meal with not complaints.

Ms. Jenni, my fabulous hair dresser, was able to save the day. See her 4 yr old pictures were Saturday of that same week. It is about 3 inches shorter, but still blond and cute.

her 4 yr old pictures turned out well too!

But look at this sleeping angel. How can you stay mad at a kid like this? Well for a little bit you can!

Oh did I mention she cut some of Grace's hair too? Not much, and underneath in the back. I can't find where she cut it, but we did find this.

God via Dunn Bros

Our nights seems to be the same on the outside. We make dinner, have family time at the table, complete homework, sign reading logs, take baths, read stories and breath once the kids are asleep.

Yet things are a different looking. Many nights when we do homework, it isn't the same. Many nights I read her homework out loud to her, she then tells me what to put down. It is just easier on us and her. Less frustrating for all involved.

So to the title, God via Dunn Bros. I was having a hard week. Just when you think things can't be getting better you get a message. I believe that God sends them to us all the time, but are we always paying attention? So Dunn Bros was having a buy one skinny latte and get a second one free. They put these cute stickies on the mouth hole so your drink doesn't spill. They always have cute pictures or sayings.  Here were mine one day last week. Yup got both on the same day. Both were messages I needed to hear, see and keep in mind.

A day in the life of...

Sometimes I feel like, this can't be my family. Surely my girls would not make such a mess, and where on EARTH did she learn to talk like that. There are days that are down right hard and disappointing. You know that feeling? You think you are getting ahead or someone is really your friend. Only to find out the exact opposite is true?  So with that is mind here is some daily events in our house.

Channel our sweet yorkie is such a lap dog. This is how she sits most nights.

Umm you weren't trying to take a nap where you mom?  Yes dear I was....

Evelyn turned 4. Yup four years old, going on 16

Holiday's and more

December came with such a furry this year!  But here it is in a nutshell.

Grace participated in the 4-5th school choir.  She was an elf. Her teacher got a cute idea and stuck her on a shelf. He sent me a text saying, "My shelf on the elf." I included the picture in our Christmas cards it was too cute!

For my mother-in-law's Christmas present we took her to a book signing and bought the cook book. She loves the Pioneer Woman and Ree Drummond came to Houston. So off we went. She was really nice and it was a fun evenings.

Marcia, Brad's mother, made the girls some AWESOME quilts for Christmas. They are just stunning!

Where I have been!!! ALL OVER!!!!

I know it has been a L.O.N.G time since I posted, so I will try to catch you up to date on a lot of happenings.

October was great!  I made Grace and Brad matching Jedi Robes for Halloween. Every time she was asked what she wanted to be for Halloween that is all she said. I totally lucked out and found her a fabulous shirt that looked like a Jedi shirt.  Aren't they so cute?

Brad and I also got to attend our yearly Aggie game. I just love going back to College Station. Just love that place. After we saw the game, and got a little sunburned on one side, we headed to my favorite restaurant and had dinner. Wings n' More! I swear it taste better there. While eating I kept looking at the table next to us. "Brad I know that guy." Turns out it was Howard Matthews!  Awesome kid and comes from the district I teach in!

We also headed to my Uncle and Aunt's new place for a visit. We had fun there too. I just had to show these pictures of Evelyn and my Dad. Aren't her eyes so blue?

Grace had to have another eye surgery. This one was a tad on the scary side. They were not sure how it was going to turn out. Basically the scar tissue that took her left eye from her was acting up again in her right. To say that fall was a tense time of the year would be putting it lightly.  Here are some pictures after her surgery. She has taken this bear with her to almost all her surgeries since out of the NICU. Surgery Bear is her name. She even got a matching eye patch. Her doctors and nurses are the BEST!

We traveled to Grapevine for Thanksgiving this year in our new van. Okay I admit it! I am really starting to enjoy it. Just look how peaceful the trip was! Once there the girls got out my Grandmother's hats to play with. We watched old home videos and even saw me at Grace's age playing with the same hats.

School has started!

Oh my goodness. That is always how I sum up the first week of school.  I spent SO much time getting this organized, papers ready, desk ready and still it wasn't perfect for me.  However my students didn't notice and if they did I am sure they were just as nervous as me about the start of a new year.

We had a super busy summer. Grace had 2 eye surgeries and we took the girls to Disney World. Pictures of that will come later.  Just need to find the time. Kind of let my house go the last month of summer.  So this Labor weekend we have been laboring, in our house, getting it ready. We are thinking about selling it.... just thinking going to grab a hold of a lower interest rate first.  We have been in it for 8 years now, really need another bedroom. So we are cleaning, and going through things.... lots of things.  ;o)

Sewing table cloths for my sorority.

Grace's legs were too short, but still fit. So I made them into Capri's for her. Score on re-purposing them!

4TH GRADE!  SAY WHAT????

Some organization from my classroom. Still getting there.

Meet Froggy

I love the imagination of little children.  Both of my girls have really show how strong of an imagination they have at early ages.  Grace was cooking and creating worlds and now Evelyn has a whole story line for Froggy.

Froggy has a home and a special bed. Now one would think that Froggy lived in the ground or in some kind of bed in the playroom right? Nope not our Froggy. Froggy lives in my closet where the towels go. Every morning Evelyn comes to check on Froggy, give him a kiss (even though he has a pink bow he is not a she.) and then put him in his home. 

Here is Froggy in his home.

Evelyn putting him back in his home in his bed. He has to be covered too!

A very proud mommy to Froggy. Stay tuned for more adventures to come.

Busy little family...

So I have been missing. School starts and well I get wrapped up in, going to work, kid activity, sleeping....sleeping.  Did I mention sleeping?

Here are some candid photos of what we have been up to.

 College Day at school. Of course we wore our Aggie shirts! I mean what else did you think we would wear?  ;o)

They needed a picture with daddy they said.

Dance class. They girls are drawing the audience on the mirror's for Evelyn's glass to practice with. It was too cute. Later Evelyn would kiss each face.

Can you say tired? She claimed just the opposite, but as you can tell she fell asleep standing up.  Poor baby girl.

1st Visit to the Dentist office!

 She did very well getting her teeth cleaned and during the x-rays. I was shocked a little I must admit. At home she doesn't even sit still for a Disney movie. She earned a balloon and a bracelet.

Been gone...

Man when school gets started it is like I can't keep up.  Thankfully our house still looks nice. ;o)

Things I have been doing:

1. Pain... I mean Physical Therapy. My foot is healing....well getting there
2. Working....teaching....homework....cooking
3. Prepping quilts. I have been doing some cutting and laying out. Hopefully this week I will get some good sewing done.
4. Other sewing projects. I have a few lined up and I plan to get working on them too.
5. DAR...when school starts, DAR starts back.
6. Scrapbooking!!!! Need I say more.

My goals for this month...rest of the month

1. Start on quilts (finish 2 tops)
2. Make block 6
3. Work on fabric folder system
4.  Keep my house clean

So here is a to a god res of the month!

Oh what a busy life we lead

I started back to work full time this Monday. Boy did the whole family feel it. By today, Wednesday, everyone has been a little cranky.  Just a little.

I have been mia for a couple of weeks so here are some things we have done.

 Starting cutting these babies for a manly quilt. Going to be VERY cool!

Had a yummy dinner and some good wine with my in-laws. The girls had a blast too! I bet baby Clara can't wait till she can keep up with these three!

Worked hard in my classroom! I did a LOT of different things this year and made some new things too. I thought this sign was too cute to not use! Made it with the cricut and then laminated it.

Thoughts:

This was my Gradmother and Granddaddy Goodman. Grandmother's birthday was this month. She was a special education teacher for 45 years.  Goodness me!

Here is my Meme, mom's mom. People say I look a lot like her. Thought since I was posting one Grandmother I will post the other.

This week ahead:

so much to finish!  Parent information packets, info cards, names cut out for desk, papers put away, pencils to sharpen, first week copies to be made, lesson plans to write, and I am sure I am forgetting something.

;o)

See ya later!

Ballet

Sniff...sniff... Evelyn is growing up!!  Sniff...sniff..  She started her Creative Dance class.  I can't believe she is already old enough for this!!

 Are you ready to go to dance class?  Oh YES Mommy!

 all lined up and ready to go into class.  They are just so cute!!!

 Stretching before they dance.

 Circle time.

She did well enough on her trial class that she will be going every week.  Such a big girl!