rachel's continued ramblings

sunday: the bug. woohoo! my parents bought this from my mom’s cousin. it’s a ‘67 and is in awesome shape. the paint isn’t perfect, but OMG, pretty darn close. the interior is amazing, it runs great… wowza!!! it’s a freaking dream-come-true for this bug-loving gal! monday: it’s teacher appreciation week at preschool!!! I got delivered a grande, 2 pump. hazelnut latte to my classroom by one of my awesome parents and 2 of my kids – all before school started! LOVE! tuesday: and teacher appreciation week continues! this time it was flowers. each kid brought in a flower and one of the moms put them all together in this beautiful display! LOVE! (the rest of the week continued in this fashion… chocolate on wednesday, pictures or cards on thursday, and an amazing scrapbook put together of interviews from the kids!  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!) wednesday: I have never been a bracelet girl. usually, bracelets are too big for me and I can’t handle things flopping around on my arms. BUT, I am loving ...

monday: this is what our street looks like right now. I honestly have no idea what they are doing out there. tuesday: YES!!! my spring catalogs finally arrived!!! so. much. awesome. stuff…! wednesday: bonez in the front yard? yes! meeting the kids when they get off the bus? yes!! running around like a happy dog? yes!!! thanks, invisible fence! thursday: micah got to take a free trial of a gymnastics class. he was so excited to get to jump into the foam pit! he wants to sign up for classes, but I told him he had to wait until baseball season is over. also thursday: just a few things layla is working on… like being eaten by pacman. friday: lutherwood!!! this was micah’s first year to be old enough to go, so dave got to be the chaperone! both kids had a blast. dave? I think he had fun. camp is kind of his thing. ;) extras: I’m not entirely sure how all this is going to shake out, but they’ll go in the book somewhere… micah, watching the work going on out front. apparently, “go d...

sunday: apparently this is how the princess sleeps… also sunday: day two of epic dethatching project… we have raked up most of the moss into rows or piles. bonez thinks they’re comfy. tuesday: layla has mastered the cartwheel! thursday: check out this glorious spring tree! no, it’s not mine. wish it were, though. friday: this was an awesome day. 1) no preschool for conferences. 2) all of my parents scheduled their conferences on thursday. 3) all of my kids DID have school. 4) I got to meet up with some friends I never get to see anymore and took a decent walk on the trail. 5) I got coffee. 6) I got my nails redone (thanks, origami owl, for the extra cash!) with a little pot ‘o’ gold theme. 7) I went thrift shopping! saturday: layla is sporting the layered necklace look… premier designs, origami owl, and goodie bag trinket! also saturday: gotta love a good rope battle. (and when I can sneak a picture of shane into the book!)

sunday: on sunday mornings, we always have cinnamon rolls… and beer. (just kidding. dave left the bottle on the table the night before… it happened to be sitting at micah’s spot, and I found the situation hilarious. that’s all. I swear! don’t call CPS!) monday: walked in to find my husband doing this… it seems he takes his ‘clash of clans’ quite seriously… tuesday: yay, baseball! spring training games have started!!! thursday: 4th grade music class concert. layla had a solo in one of the songs and totally nailed it. friday: dog training. look at bonez, sitting like a good dog. saturday: epic lawn dethatching project. given that we live in the pacific northwest, it rains a lot. and so we have big trees and moss. lots and lots of moss. and so dave took advantage of this totally gorgeous day and rented a dethatcher from home depot and spent the day doing this. also saturday: my aunt and cousins came up to visit my mom. we had good times chatting, having dinner, and all that. lynne b...

sunday (or so): dave took layla out for a ride on her new bike! gotta get ready for her obliteride ride in august! 25 miles! monday: well, it looks like things are going downhill for my mom. on sunday, she lost all the strength in her legs. so she’s pretty much bed-ridden at this point, and winding down. still cutting away obsessively at flannel board figures, paper dolls, and any laminating I will give her. but she gets confused. meds and liver enzymes in her system affect her ability to think and perceive things clearly. so I will be visiting a lot. to help out my dad in caring for her, and just to spend time. tuesday: 4th and 5th grade choir concert. wednesday: bonez doesn’t always want to play, but every now and then he’ll bring you a toy to let you know he’s in the mood. thursday: I’m sure this is an important skill… but to me, it just makes for a funny picture, and I’m all about that. friday: and this is why I need the LARGE utility tote! I carry so much stuff to and from wo...