Happy Memorial Day!

Last Day of School!

So it looks like my first grade twin boys never cleaned out their desks this year.  They both came home with two bags full of stuff.  Papers, folders, notebooks, crayons, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, markers, and junk out the wazoo!  There were papers from the beginning of the year and papers from the end of the year.  So I spent about an hour sorting through the piles and ended up trashing most of it.

I think I tossed approximately 78 pencil nubs, 64 broken crayons, and 4 rancid glue sticks.  I did not know glue sticks could smell so bad after 8 months!

And if you need an eraser, please feel free to stop by our house.  I told them I am not buying any more pink erasers!  Not one of them had a scuff mark.  It looks like they just drew on them and tore them into pieces.

Our school district is going to the balanced calendar schedule on August 1st, so guess where I will be in 2 short months?  Buying more crayons, pencils, folders, markers, scissors (it's a never ending cycle), but NOT erasers!

One more day!

Tomorrow is the last day of school for my 3 boys!

I have unsubscribed to about 45 unnecessary email lists in the last 4 days.

I keep forgetting to go check the lost and found at the elementary school.  We are down 2 jackets!

Tomorrow I have one awards program, then need to go to Aldi and stock up on food for 3 growing boys.

My husband was in a motorcycle wreck on Sunday.  He is okay, just very sore and lots of road rash.

It is supposed to be really hot in Indiana this weekend.  I'm not sure what we will be doing.

I did not get half the things done that I thought I should/would get done while the boys were in school this year.

Megan moved to Colorado last weekend.  It was a very sad goodbye!

Megan gets married in 39 days.  I really need to go dress shopping.  Is there etiquette for what the step mother of the bride should wear?

I haven't looked at Pinterest in a long time!

I am currently re-reading The Shack (for my monthly book club...we call ourselves The Page Turners) and What Alice Forgot.  Need to finish these quickly because...

When school ends, my productivity goes out the window!

Random Happenings at our house

So a lot has been happening here at our house!  The boys have only 2 weeks and one day left of their school year.  I had a list a mile long last August that I wanted to accomplish while they were in school.  I really don't know what happened to the list, nor do I know how many things I actually accomplished.  The days can go so slow, but a school year flies by!  

Megan graduated from Ball State Teacher's College last Saturday.  So proud of her for graduating with great grades and in 4 years.  These days that is a great accomplishment!

We got ourselves a brand new driveway.  And they poured a cement slab out in the back yard for a basketball court (just a half court).  So hopefully this will keep the boys busy this summer.  Lots and lots of basketball!

 The other day I moved one small cabinet that's on wheels to sweep in the kitchen.  Look what I found.  Who knew I had such treasures hiding under my cabinet?!?

Tomorrow is our last MOMSnext meeting for this school year.  We are going to talk about what to do with kids all summer without going crazy.  I just so happened to stumble upon this great website called Everyday Truth that is talking about this idea all month.  She is talking about planning and being intentional with your kids this summer.  Not just letting them stay up really late hoping they will sleep in the next morning, so you can sleep in too...which is what I did a lot last summer.  So here's to a great memory making summer with my kiddos!

Seven Year Old Twin Boys

It happened.  Even though I kept telling them I wasn't going to let it happen.  My little boys (that's what I've always called them) turned seven on Sunday.  Yes, they did!  I cannot believe how fast seven years have flown.  

These little boys were born on April 22, 2005.  We didn't know they existed until Labor Day weekend of that year.  That is when we heard the story of four month old twin boys who needed a forever home.  That is the weekend that changed our lives.  That is the weekend we drug a crib out of the attic, assembled it, borrowed another crib from my sister, and brought these amazing guys into our lives.  

The past seven years have been crazy, hectic, insane, fun, and awesome all at the same time.  The next seven years will go by just as fast.  And I will have twin teenage sons who will probably still be crazy, hectic, insane, fun, and awesome.

I think Moose was more excited to turn seven than his brother.  He wants to be like his older brother so bad.  He loves people and always wants to be surrounded by friends.  He will tell you his favorite thing to do is play with his friends.  In fact, not letting him play with friends is the worst punishment I can give him right now.

Devin on the other hand does very well one-on-one.  He does not like a crowd and will seek out one person to focus on.  He loves to do anything his dad does!  He says all the time he wants to be just like dad when he grows up.  He will also do just about anything to make us laugh.  He has some of the goofiest faces I have ever seen!

Happy 7th birthday to my favorite twin boys ever!!

Earth Day 2012

If you were to ask me when Earth Day was started, my guess would be within the lat ten years.

Growing up (I was born in 1974) I don't remember ever hearing about Earth Day, and I don't remember hearing anything about it during my college years (1992-1996).  So I decided to do a little research about Earth Day for myself and will share what I learned with my readers.

When is Earth Day?  April 22 is the official Earth Day, although many communities have an Earth week or Earth month in April.

What year was Earth Day started?  1970.

Who founded Earth Day?  Gaylord Nelson, who at the time was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

Where was the first Earth Day celebrated? Only in America, 20 million people took part in the celebration!

What year did Earth Day go global? 1990.

What can I do for Earth Day?  Change a habit.  Volunteer.  Plant a garden or tree.  Install solar panels.
Turn off the lights.  Go paperless.  Use eco-friendly products.  Give unused items away.

Most of this information came from the Earth Day Network website.  I highly recommend checking out  all the information they have!  I was able to learn everything I ever wanted to know and more about Earth Day!

Ramblings

:::When my boys get off the bus today, they will only have 24 more days of school!

:::My twins turn 7 on Sunday. Although the oldest one keeps telling me "since we were born on a Friday, our birthday is really Friday, not Sunday". So he is trying to convince me they will be 7 tomorrow!

:::The book club I belong to started a new book called UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand. I know this spent weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, but for some reason I couldn't make myself read it. Now that the book club is "making" me read it, I am enthralled! I only have 54 pages left. Every time I start reading I don't want to put the book down.

:::My back patio door is open and a bird just hopped in. Seriously! He promptly hopped back out.

:::I have been spending money like crazy. Old Navy. Target. LL Bean. Walmart. Payless Shoe Source. It seems like no one has clothes or shoes or socks that fit.

:::Youth turkey hunting starts this weekend. The twins are going to spend their birthday turkey hunting with their dad. Sounds like fun for them!

:::While they are gone, I plan to make brownies (for Devin), chocolate reese cup cake (for Dalton), and get lots of Reese's cup ice cream for us to enjoy when they get back from their day of hunting!