5 Things Friday

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Sheila

Kendall got her first real injury this week on Wednesday. She was hit by a baseball bat. The result lots of blood and plastic stitches. Unfortunately this means that we will not be making a trip to the water park because she is suppose to keep them dry till Saturday and then the doctor specifically said no.
Zach and Kendall both enjoyed their first full week of school. They both were excited to have homework a couple of nights this week. I hope this continues.
We have declared September as a low spend/no spend month with the hopes of getting our budget back on track.
Matt and I both purchased new iPhone and after several weeks of frustration I *think* everything is set. I really like the size of mine because I can read the screen easily.
The weather is beginning to cool down here so. By the middle of September I hope to be able to open the windows and turn off the air.

First Day of School

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Sheila

5 Things Friday 8/26/2016

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Sheila

Today is the last weekday before Zach and Kendall start school.
Lily has been “attending” school all week at North Carolina Virtual Academy. I have had several people ask me how it is going. I want to wait until next week to give everyone a change to adjust before honestly answering. I will say I see it as very positive given the fact it is a totally new experience and we are still all learning.
Meet the Teacher was on Thursday night. I am extremely pleased with Kendall’s teacher. She is a third grader and this is the first year of EOG testing. Kendall is very much a people pleaser and follower so a nice calm steady teacher is exactly what she needs! Zach is excited because he has a teacher that NONE of his siblings have had. I know this is a big deal when you are the youngest of 5.
Zach has decided to play baseball this fall instead of soccer. I am admittedly nervous about this.
Matt and Zach have gone 2 months this summer without hair cuts. This is a extremely long time for them as usually at 4 weeks they are complaining. Zach has a blonde streak that he decided he wanted to keep! Check it out.

Wordless Wednesday-Beach Dress Up

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Sheila

More Beach Fun

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Sheila

We had an awesome vacation and I want to share some more pictures. The weather on Saturday was rainy and humid. The tide clocks are changing due to the full moon. So high tide was not expected until 9;40 am. After checking out these two things we decided to go play putt putt. Putt-Putt is one of the things that we have been talking about doing for over a year and the timing never seems to work out. Most of us had a great time. We did stop at Sonic that was next door to the course at 10:55 am and purchased 99 cent drinks for us! Here are the pictures.