a long time coming...

has it really been since July that I've posted on my blog...that is just sad and tragic all over the place! I have been very busy, as you can imagine....The girls started school in August and that's going well - they are both making good grades and love school for the most part....they think they have the best teachers in the world, which is half the battle I think, and Jon and I do agree. Megan is becoming quite the diva preteen, driving me completely insane with clothing issues....oh, how I wish for uniforms....Cassidy is her usually crazy little self, entertaining the world, and driving her sister crazy (but so am I - so, you can see how easy that is)....Jon has been traveling here, there and everywhere....I had a bad bout with depression with is not good considering I'm on anti-depressants....it got pretty bad, but I finally figured out that it was because I had switched to the generic form of my medicine....let that be a lesson learned there....within 3 days of switching back, I no longer wanted to run away from home or hide under the pile of shoes in my closet. So, that's good. September came and with that started Nutcracker rehearsals....every Sunday till the first weekend of December now belongs to Boni. Megan is a Candy Cane, and Cassidy is a Party Girl. I'm going to be a Party Mom so I can dance with her like I did when Megan was in the party scene. We are having fun, a little too much some times. Sometimes, we parents aren't the best role models for the children at rehearsals - there are two dads in particular (one is my party husband) that are a little rowdy, and I am easily lured into their hijinks....not my fault at all! Megan will be doing extra performances this year, which I'm not sure if either one of us is very excited about that or not. Like at the Lighting of the Doves, and the Nutcracker Tea Party, and two other things that I don't remember now but have on a piece of paper somewhere in the house...Football season has started so that is exciting - Tiga Parties at the Pierce's....Evan loves these as much as we do, and if we don't have one, he is usually not too happy. With the way Miles is coaching, we've gotta put the earmuffs on him for the last quarter to keep him from learning colorful new phrases from Jon...haha...I did get invited to an incredible ceremony with the VFW post here in The Woodlands - their POW/MIA ceremony...it was so beautiful and heartbreaking, and I was so honored to be invited. They have a POW in their Post, Mr. Bob, from WWII in Japan, and he was a delight to meet - it was his birthday that night, and he was 92....I thanked him for his service for our country, and he shrugged it off the way that most WWII vets do, and was more interested in chatting about the fact that he made it to 92....he even busted out his ID to show me......Lauren is back in the USA for a few months, so that is exciting for us - we can't wait to see her...My mom and dad got a camp, so we are super excited to check it out when we make to back to LA...Camp Vige'...I just hope I get to go gator hunting like Troy and Jr. on Swamp People! haha....Kriste, Randy and the kids came for Labor Day weekend - we spent the night down at the Galleria with them and had the best time...the girls miss hanging out with family, and so do I....

well, I think that's about all I got for now...I'll try not to let so much time pass next time before I post...and next time - pictures!

a little bit of nothing...

so, the girls are in Mississippi visiting with Jon's folks...and Jon's been out of town all week...and I have done absolutely nothing. Now, when I say "nothing", it's not "exactly" nothing...it depends on what you consider nothing...I let the dogs in and out of the house about 4,000 times a day...I have watched lots and lots of tv and movies...I've read....I've taken a few naps (I love to nap...naps are so underrated)...I have done some laundry...I have played around on the computer...talked on the phone...I was going to paint my nails but Megan took my fave nail polish with her so I didn't get to do that...I went and saw Charlie St. Cloud which was a really good movie (that Zac Efron is some kinda cute)...so, actually - I've been pretty busy ;)
My little angels come home tomorrow (Saturday) thanks to my sweet friend Paige - she was already in BR - so she saved me a trip - she is so my hero. The girls go back sometime next week for a visit with my parents (they have to have some mom time in between - they miss me too much for back-to-back trips!) - maybe Jon will be in town during that week and we'll maybe get to go out on a date or something...who knows...if not, a little bit more of nothing for me...

summer vacay

We spent a few days in Gruene, Texas with our dear friends Paige and Kevin - we had so much fun! I love this little town - I can totally see why Paige loves it so much...its my new favorite place! Jon and Kevin took the kids to Schlitterbahn - they had a blast...we stayed in a condo on the Guadalupe River, it was beautiful! the water was so clear and cold! We went to the cutest little antique shops and general stores. We went the caves and wildlife park and mined for gems... It was a wonderful vacation, with our wonderful friends! I don't know how I'll even pick out pictures to put on the blog from the caves - I took so many great ones (just to toot my own horn!)...

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything....

Finally, some Camp Good News pics! I'm a little slow - I think it's the summer pace...you can call it slacker if you want, it doesn't bother me at all....So, both of my little angels went to camp this year....and they both loved it. Cassidy was ready - she barely hugged me by, and she was on the bus...I'll miss you too {{sob}}...my baby is all grown up. Megan - this is old hat for her - please...but she did hang out with me till her friends got there...she wasn't waiting on the bus alone. They did lots of fun and exciting things - blobbing and ziplining and swimming and got a good dosing of some Lego Bible, which is better than the regular bible because it has pictures? Anyway, Cassidy has started her own in Powerpoint with Genesis, and I'm sure it will cost me $1,000 in ink if she ever prints the whole thing! Cassidy can't wait to go back...and sadly - it was Megan's last year to go...I wonder what next year will bring...

Squilliam

This past year in school, Cassidy's class learned about the life cycle of a meal worm...in which each child was given a meal worm of their very own at school in a little cup of cornmeal so they could watch it eat and grow from a worm into it's next stage, a larvae...at which time - they sent said cup of worm home with the children...Cassidy named her little worm Squilliam, and as Cassidy does, she loved her little worm with all her heart. Wouldn't you know, the darn thing went into it's pupa stage while it sat on my kitchen counter (and it sat there for the longest time)...I really never paid much attention to it - Cassidy would check on it and swear it was dead every now and then, but I assured her (hoping, hoping) that he was fine...and one day as we were checking on him, there was a beetle in there! Squilliam was all grown up! Cassidy was beyond thrilled...her very own beetle. So, she insisted that she keep him, and amazingly enough, he never tried to escape out of his little cup. But eventually I convinced Cassidy that Squilliam needed to go out into the big wild world and make some bug friends. She was so sad and some tears were shed, but she agreed and we set Squilliam free in the front flower garden...We just know he's very happy out there...

summertime

so, it's summer and here's what is going on....


that's right - NOTHING! and that's just the way I like it! haha

Oh, the girls have had sleepovers and such. I've done as little as possible. Business will be picking up shortly though. We've started packing for Camp Good News next week - the girls leave Monday. Stress around the home front has decreased some, which is nice. I imagine we'll make a trip to LA next month...I'm hoping. I'm starting to work on a project with Lauren with some Girl Scouting for her girls in Tanzi - we are going to make them sister scouts to Cassidy's girl scout troop - I'm pretty excited about that. Jon says I have to declutter the house - I am not happy about that - I like my stuff and don't want to throw any of it away (because I'm a closet hoarder, and it's hard to let stuff go). But I guess I'll do my best to keep the peace. And that's pretty much it for now. I'll have good stuff next week as they leave for camp.

More bragging...

Sadly, when you get to Intermediate school, they don't give awards, which I think is just a crying shame. So, just to toot Megan's horn - she made straight A's all year long too!! She's an Academic superstar - GO MEGAN!!! Here's a pic of her and her friends that walk home from school every day - I can't believe she's officially a 6th grader now....I'm going to go cry now...

Summer is officially here...