One more month...

One more month until Big has his first day of Kindergarten.
One more month until Little and Ms. Pink start preschool.
One more month until I get to hear silence.
One more month until I get to work part-time again.
One more month until I get a little bit of "me" time.

Until then...we will continue hammering away, swimming like fish, bargaining for naps, and living on the go!

Cheese Please

My kids LOVE shredded cheese. Something about it beats out cubed, sliced, and even stringed at our house. The other day they asked "How does cheese get this shape?" It immediately brought back those wonderful memories of Finland, the land where you can't buy shredded cheese. You have to shred it yourself (oh, the conveniences I missed). Since our return, I have yet to shred my own cheese.

This evening I let them shred away as I prepared a yummy quiche for dinner. They enjoyed the job but ate more then they saved!

Successful Swimming!

We just finished our 2 weeks of swimming lessons up at the city pool. The boys graduated to the next level and actually can pull off a stroke or 2. Underwater swimming may be a thing in the past.

My Plan...

I Took His Hand and Followed
By Mrs. Roy L. Peifer

My dishes went unwashed today,
I didn't make the bed,
I took his hand and followed
Where his eager footsteps led.

Oh yes, we went adventuring,
My little son and I...
Exploring all the great outdoors
Beneath the summer sky

We waded in a crystal stream,
We wandered through a wood...
My kitchen wasn't swept today
But life was gay and good.

We found a cool, sun-dappled glade
And now my small son knows
How Mother Bunny hides her nest,
Where jack-in-the-pulpit grows.

We watched a robin feed her young,
We climbed a sunlit hill...
Saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky,
We plucked a daffodil.

That my house was neglected,
That I didn't brush the stairs,
In twenty years, no one on earth
Will know, or even care.

But that I've helped my little boy
To noble manhood grow,
In twenty years, the whole wide world
May look and see and know.

Pudd'n Pies

Looking for easy ways to avoid TV and take a break from the heat, we decided to let the boys make dessert for tonight. Grab the mini graham crusts, instant pudding, and some whip in a can...voila! Pudd'n Pies for everyone.

Stars & Stripes

A great and BUSY 4th of July...a neighborhood parade, 2 pool parties, and a sunset cruise with front row seats to every firework show in the metroplex. Happy Birthday America!

Polka Dot Princesses

Something every mother-daughter has to do eventually...wear matching outfits. But who would have thought my mom and grandmother would have decided on polka dots too! To 4 generations of matching outfits...