weatherologist

I have to believe that raising kids is the hardest job out there. Give me lion taming, snake charming, sewer inspector, whatever! It's just got to be easier than taming a child. Oops, I mean, raising a child.

My sweet, darling, little girl, you know, the one with syrup in her belly-button, the same one who believes that girls don't mow yards, well, here it is her first year in 'real' school and she has already refused to participate in Phys Ed. That's right. My 5 YO got a zero...

Orange County schools closed on Friday

Due to worse weather conditions than earlier on Thursday, Orange County Public Schools has decided to close schools on Friday, August 22.

Someone stomp on my toe...QUICK!

...remembering to be thankful.

It has been raining for 3 days. My kids finally went back to school on Monday and on Tuesday the were out for our first official 'bad weather day'. Yes, TS Fay was heading our way and they couldn't wait to send those little kids home to us. I think all moms were just a little upset. Here we are completely ready to get back into the grind of life with kids back at school and they slam the brakes on us. Well, Tuesday was wet and rainy and they reopened...

Last night was Meet Your Teacher. I'll have a K, 1st, & 2nd this year. I volunteered to be on the PTA. I am in charge of Family Fun Nights. During meet the teacher, the PTA offers pizza and soda. This was my duty. My kids watched for a week as I made phone call, bought sodas, and prepared hard for what was to be my first event.

I think the evening was quite a success. Steady, hard work...but lots of parents and children streaming through. My kids and husband were there....

Boys are different. They do things and see things that girls don't. They collect rocks and... garbage. All of my boys have collected rocks. Rocks are cool. It doesn't matter what kind of rock or where it came from. Heck, it doesn't even have to be a rock; just have a rock 'shape'. I can remember my oldest son bringing rocks home from everywhere and there was a time that he could tell you where he found them. "This one was from Grandma's house. I got this one in that parking lot."...