Home Again...slowly

Thanks so much to everyone for sticking with us while on vacation! We had a great time and loved sharing it with you all...but we are so glad to be home! I'm s-l-o-w-l-y trying to get back to reality! Dan took the kids to the golf course on Saturday while I unpacked all the suitcases and cleaned up slept forever in our own comfy bed! I actually did take a nap...but only after scrubbing all the nooks and crannies of the fridge from all the sludge and mold that found a home there after it died while we were away! YUCK! But, I think it was a blessing in disguise! It has never been cleaner! I didn't want to put any food back in it, it looked so good! But, alas, Emily and I had a girls' day on Sunday grocery and school shopping! She finally found the shoes of her dreams! Her brand new Skechers Twinkle Toes, just her size, just the color she wanted! She's been wearing them everywhere already, I'm sure they will be completely beat up before the first day of school, but I didn't want to dampen her dream! It's so hard to shop with her, but she knows what she wants, and I can't hardly buy her what I like anymore!

Today was another day of driving around town...first for Emily to have her Kindergarten screening and to meet her teacher! She was so excited this morning! She was up, dressed in a new school outfit, and backpack on at 7:30 this morning...as I was still lying in bed trying to figure out what day it was! We did not have to be there until 11:30 and she kept asking if it was time to go! She wouldn't tell me how her screening went, but she was thrilled to get a welcome certificate and a book about her school! She can not wait to ride the bus! I will be there with tissues and camera in hand! {sigh}


{off to Kindergarten...}

After that, Chili's for lunch! Oh how we missed Chili's while we were away! And then off to get Alex's weekly allergy shot...he did not miss that! And then shoe shopping for Alex...oh my, how his feet have grown! He is great to shop with...he agrees to whatever I pick out and picked out the first pair of shoes that had green on them {his favorite color}!

Ten more days until summer is considered over around here! Ten more days until early bed times and earlier wake-up calls! Ten more days until homework, homework, and homework!

Alex and Emily are very eager to get to school, and I'm eager to start a new routine...I know it will go so fast, and the kids will seem so grown-up this year! So for now...we will just s-l-o-w-l-y try to get back to reality...and enjoy these last few leisure days!