Snips and Snails and Puppy dog tails

It's that time of year again!  Where craziness ensues and I buckle down for the time of year I have a really hard time dealing with.  Birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas....really it's just the holidays that I can't stand.  Birthdays are really fun and exciting to a point.  Just know I try hard every year It's Eli's birthday coming up...on the 21st...and it's coming on us fast!  I can't believe a whole year has come and gone with this boy (well any of them for that matter, lol)!  Maybe I see it more with him because he's the last or what I don't know.  He's so excited for his birthday...it's a big deal you know, he's 1 whole hand now! 5! Wowza! Here is a year of Eli in pictures, which I really like doing and I like seeing.  It's amazing to see the changes they go through in a year. November 21, 2012                                                                    December
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Today I had a moment that for me, maybe wasn't mind blowing, but it did give me cause to stop and think.

Thinking is not always good for me, for me it tends to get me stewing about stuff , planning things, feel overwhelmed, inadequate...the list goes on.

Today Ian made a phone call to some folks and it was hard to hear his side of the conversation and not get frustrated that he'd not heard from these people earlier...much, much earlier!  That they spent the entire time on the phone catching up, when they should already know these things about this child and that they should know my other children.  But they don't...they may think they do but they don't.  I felt like this call gave them a free pass with him (and maybe me?) to catch up and make a 'show' of having made the effort.  I'm glad they found something to talk about, but he gathered there were surprised about a reading choice he/we made.  I can't make too much out of that, although it has struck me …

Nothing much here today but when I was at the Pumpkin patch these little things struck my fancy. I love the texture on this pumpkin.
 I do love the Mums and they are such a hardy plant!
 The little pumpkins for the kids on field trips to take...what a prize!
 I just love the stem on this one!
 I think white pumpkins are becoming the new thing more and more...they are kind a cool I must say.
 The texture and color on these were what caught my eye.
 I wish I was creative enough and had the means to be creative enough like this for my house!  Love this pot!

Have a great night/day!

Today...was a very lovely day...actually I don't know that but I'm pretty sure that is a line or something from a song....


Friday is early release day in our town...which is a joke...personally the fact teachers need a day for bouncing ideas off each other seems silly...do that on your own time and quit taking time away from my kids and their education...but that's a conversation for another time and day.


Today, Frank came home early from work and we hung out for a bit before someone had to get Eli...and by someone that was Frank.  Something about having their dad come get them at school gets them all but vibrating. 

Today Frank just said the most romantic thing to me, and if anyone knows Frank or guys at all...he just isn't romantic...much anyway.

Frank told me today that he wanted me to take that extra hour we are going to get on Sunday and sleep...that he would move time for me.  Super romantic right???

Go ahead...laugh hysterically...we did.  We had a good chuckl…

I am very late in getting this out, but that seems to be my theme so far this year...I'm embracing it. So should you! As much as I hate it...this is us this year...go Paulson's! This year is Eli's turn to go to preschool and he was so ready and excited for it this year.  Last year if you spoke the word Preschool at all he'd scream "NO" and run the opposite direction.  He was NOT ready then, but definitely ready now.  The weather was wonderful in September and he was able to wear shorts to school...how cool right?  My kids thought so anyway...considering this was the first year I have ever let them wear shorts at school...E-V-E-R! This picture is from the first day of school!  He was SO excited about this backpack!  He had to show it off.



Many things have changed this year along with Eli going to school, I have a job after 9 years of not having a job!  Totally unexpected but I am loving it.  I am a teacher assistant in Eli's 4/5 yr. old class.  I am lovi…