YUP, I'm going there! I leave Wednesday morning at 7:30! This time Maddi is going with me! We are going to have the most fun! We have a long day of flights on Wednesday but it will all be worth it when we get there. We are visiting my cousin Ashley and her family and are super duper excited!

The best thing is that I will be spending my favorite holiday "JULY 4th" in the sunny state of California!

Swimming

I have been doing LOTS of this! We got a pool and some of Jana's friends came down and built a deck It has been so nice! I just wish we had some nice patio furniture.

The girls (Aleigh and Brie) came to visit for about a week and It has been so much fun. We swam, rented movies, went to the movies, just hung out. I bought them some goggles for the pool and the talked me into buying a snorkel set and I tell you what it was the most fun! I loves wearing and just swimming all over under the pool.

Addi will not get in the pool. We got her in once and then she started saying that she is too little and scared to swim. Scotty and I just grab her and she screams and eventually stops and just holds onto us with a death grip, and says "I wanna get out of pool." We let her out. She will lean over the side and put her hands in but she will not get in. I make her wear her life jacket if she gets near the pool.

That is Alicha with Addi the one day she swam.

Keeping the pool clean has been a real pain! I want a pool boy!

Luggage

Since I'm going to California on July 1st and my only suitcase has a busted zipper, I wanted to buy a new set of luggage. I have needed to invest in a good set of luggage for awhile now since I'm always on the go.

Tonight I went on a hunt. I checked out several sites and looked up reviews and after about 2 hours (I know I have a lonely boring life) I finally decided on a set.

It said it would be delivered in 3-5 business days and then after I PAID the site says I will not get the luggage until JULY 1st!!!

That does not work!!!!!

I canceled my order and now I still need luggage.

That's right I have another degree to add to my pile! I feel smart! I'm looking for jobs and looking into grad school. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now.

Job Hunt

I'm on the hunt. I'm a graduate and have no idea what I want to do.

Week as Mommy

I know it is way past but here is how our week went: quickly.

I was very tired and worn out, but loved every minute...well maybe not quite EVERY minute. Will woke up happy everyday. He would just smile and smile. Chandler woke up easy for school everyday. Kennedy well she was just the sweet princess she is.

Dinner, bath, and bed was always hectic, but we made it.

Drew hung out with us several days he and Will turned out to be good buddies. Annette came to visit on Tuesday with Cooper and Peyton. Maddi surprised me for my birthday and showed up at bedtime on Tuesday and stayed till after Real World/Road Rules Challenge on Wednesday. We met Elaine and Annette at play group. Jene was there for a little bit. Then after everyone left we went back home and visited with Annette some more. Cooper and Kennedy played really good together. Rebbecca and Bella came over and brought cake. While the adults were in the living room chatting the kids were on the trampoline and decided to turn the water on while they were all still in their clothes.

Thursday, We went to the mall with Drew and dinner with Cassie. Friday I got my hair done by Cassie while the kids had a play-date. My hair looks Great! Friday night we went to Maddi's graduation and spent the night at moms. Kristi says It is a miracle that Will slept in the bed with me because he loves his crib and does not sleep unless he is in it. I informed her it was a miracle and he did not sleep well. My one day out of the whole week to sleep in and Will awoke at 7AM Sharp! Maddi is GREAT and was awake and so she came and got him and let me sleep in, Yahoo for sisters! I was about to wake up and she brought him back cause he was ready for a nap so I said well I will sleep some more. Mom and Maddi entertained Kennedy. Chandler was with Grammy and Grampy and Will and I slept till 1. It was the best graduation day ever. (That was the day I graduated except I didn't walk cause I didn't want to wake up early! )

We picked Chandler up from Grammy and Grampy went home and got ready for a primary activity were all the parents dropped the kids off and went somewhere else and I just stayed I should have left ha ha. Gabriela came with us, it was nice to have her there to entertain the kids while I picked up. Sunday we didn't make it to church because well the TRUTH.......I was very sleepy and the kids were sleeping and I just didn't want to wake them. Drew came over and I finished the book we made for Kristi and Nathan. We took a picture everyday holding a sign saying what day it was. The kids liked it cause they could count down how many days till mom and dad came home. Every night before bed we wrote letters to mom and dad about our day. I compiled it all into a scrapbook and before long Kristi and Nathan were home. They had fun and the kids missed them. Nathan entertained the kids while Kristi and I dished about our weeks away.

I love keeping the kids for Nathan and Kristi but it is hard hard going 7 days without talking to my best friend.!