One week and still flying

Ok for those of you who really know me know that I do not keep a clean house (to put it nicely) but in this week I have really seen improvement. My sink has shined all week and even the kids have learned how to put away there dishes. I have decluttered my whole kitchen and most of my living room all by setting timers and not over whelming my self. Fly lady is a wonderful thing, I feel so accomplished and not tired out. I just have to work on laundry now and fast we leave Friday for Denver.
The kids are so ready to leave, the little man is on count down every morning he wakes up and tells us how many days until we go. The princess thinks every time we get in the car we are going to see "Paigie girl". I have a few Christmas presents to buy before we leave so that the stores are not sold out of the toys the kiddos really want. Any who it is time for bed and the football game is still on so the hubby is occupied (Go Cowboys).

Fly Lady

I am sorry that it has been a few weeks, my computer is acting up and I can't always get on it. My craft show went well this past weekend. I started fly lady this week and I love it so far. I have a shiny (brown 1950's) sink. I am working on my "hot spots" tomorrow.The family has been really supportive of the Fly Lady stuff. I will also be starting a new blog just for my cards, to use as a show case of sorts. I have had allot of requests for a website so until I can afford a web designer or find a way to do it my self I will use a blog. Next week we leave for Denver and we get to spend a whole week up there. We are all so excited. Well I am off to shine my sink for the night and to finish my mini mission for today.

Arts and Crafts Show

Yesterday I had a booth in a craft fair at my church , it is huge show and brings in a ton of buyers every year. I did very well, I sold out of my Thanksgiving Cards, I sold quiet a few occasion cards, and have a least one order already. I ran out of business cards ( I only gave it to the ones who were asking about orders ) with two hours left to go. I feel very good about this and have another show next weekend. I will be busy this week getting more Thanksgiving cards and Birthday cards made. I hope next weekend goes as good as this one.

We are gearing up for our trip to Denver for Thanksgiving. The kids are already asking if it is the day we leave yet. We love being able to go visit my "big" sis, I hope that we can make this a regular thing. We all live such busy lives that the past two years it has been hard for her to come this way or for us to go her way as much as we would all like.

The princess if healing well, there is just a red mark now. The little man is doing so good in school, I am not liking his teacher but he seems to be ok with her. He got his first report card this week and he got all A+. I love watching him learn how to read, it is amazing how much you do on auto pilot when you are all grown up.

On another note I would just like to say how excited I am that the Twilight Movie will be out this month. I have already read it for the second time in preparation for the movie. For any of you who have not read this series (and if you like vampire or love stories) it is a must read.(Thank you Big sis for the book and the insight) I am also very happy that I will be with my sister the weekend the movie comes out and hopefully we will find the time to see it together.

Ok my random thoughts are coming to an end for tonight. I hope every body had a fun and safe Halloween. I know we sure did and now we have to much candy!!!

What a week

Well we have had a busy week or two (? they are all blurring together now). The little princess has had her first ER visit. On Sunday the kids where playing in the back yard and we had the windows and doors open enjoying the beautiful weather when all of a sudden we hear the princess scream ( she is a very tuf little girl and usually does not cry unless it is bad). I ran out the back door to hear Mason say " Mom hurry Brooklin hit her head " , so I scoop her up thinking a kiss and hug and everything will be fine. When I got her in Daddy and I look at her and her forehead has a huge bump and a good sized cut between her eyes and she won't stop crying. The swelling was really bad so we asked Mason what she did and he pointed to piece of re bar laying on the ground and told us she fell on that. I had no clue if the metal had just cut her or went into her head so off we went to the ER. After the cat scan and a good cleaning up we were sent home. All is well and she looks like she has a third eye. The picts where taken Tues so they are after the swelling went down.

The other pict are of my new (to me) coach that my two year old thought looked like a good place to draw. I would just like to say she is making up for everything her brother did not do plus some.

The little man has been sooooo good in school he has several 100s on spelling test. We are sooo proud of him.

Texas State Fair!!!

Here is the kiddos on the bumper cars. The princess did alot better than we thought she would, she is a really good driver. The little man liked that he did not have share a car with little sister.
The princess loved the tea cups
And of coarse Big Tex, The little man has a fixation for Big Tex and talks about him non stop for days before and after the fair every year.

Ok I know that I have not written in a while and I am sorry. Life has been busy and not alot of things happening I care to write about. But this past Wed we went to the fair and had a blast so I thought of my bloggy friends so here are picts. I did not get very many picts of the little man on the rides due to the fact that he likes the really fast ones. We all had a wonderful day and look forward to the next year. I hopefully will be posting about the remodeled bathroom next time with before and after picts, just thought I would tease you.

Cards

Ok I figured out how to put my picts on here so I thought I would share a few with you all.
See big girl panties she does not wear them everyday just when she wants to.
Cards I am working on for the big arts fair, wish me luck.

The Princesses 1st day of preschool

The princess and I started school on Tues. She loves school but is not liking me dropping her off. She has two really great teachers and she knows several of her class mates from church. Her favorite part is music class and the play ground, she comes home everyday singing whatever they sung in music (mind you music is at 9:10am and she goes home at 2:45pm). I was really worried about nap time but she has fallen asleep both days with out a problem.(yippee!) I think she really needs the time away from mommy and home.

I have a class full of three year olds (mostly girls). Most of my kids have gone to preschool before but I have one that has never been away from mommy, she cried nonstop all day Tues. Needless to say it was not the best first day. I also have one little boy that thinks it is ok to be VERY disrespectful to his teachers. ( I have already informed him I will not put up with it) Today was a much better day and for most of the day the kids where great, I am sure as the year goes on it will be a good one.

The big guy is learning so much already in first grade, he is just blowing me away. They already have spelling test!! I know they have to start some time. I think we will really have a busy year studying for the first grade. He likes his class still and is really descriptive in telling me what happens in class so, he must be paying attention. I think I am going to have a harder time with the first grade than he is, I am having a hard time keeping up with homework, studying for tests, get my stuff for class ready, cards made, and keeping up with the princesses (have mentioned she is a hand full). Oh well the craziness has begun, again.