Something new!

I started this post on Friday...then decided I didn't want to spend another minute on the computer and just left it alone! I love it!! :)

Before school, the kids and I all pile in about 2 minutes until 8:00. School starts at 8:20, but the drop-off line here is a bear. I would rather not fight it, so the kids and I get there just after 8:00. Yet, we still wait in about a 5 minute line.

Everyday we have just been sitting there...chit chatting, talking about what they are going to do...you know, kids to mom talk. Then it hit me. Why in the world am I not taking that time to pray with my kids before they start their day??

So, on Thursday we started praying in the car. The kids close their eyes and bow their heads and I pray over my babies (okay, they aren't babies anymore, but I can still say it) with my eyes open (I am driving in the drop-off lane) and it feels GREAT. Just a huge wave of relief comes over me after they got out of the car. Everyday. They know we love them and we pray with them every night before bed, but why not before they start out their day?

I have no idea why it has taken me 4 years of Grace's school career to do this, but I am so thankful that we do it now!

Friday was spirit day at the girls school. When we went to "Meet the Teacher" night, you could purchase school spirit shirts. They had already run out of Susie's size and hopefully they will be in next week. Until then, I made Susie her own, black and red spirit shirt, complete with "bling"...she was pretty proud of that shirt and I was excited that she liked it! :)


Last week was great. Sus is loving Kindergarten and Grace is thriving in 3rd grade (like we knew they would.) The GT teacher called this week and told me to get our "parent checklist" turned in quickly so that they could get her in the program ASAP....It looks like all of her test scores are great and she won't have to be re-tested!! Yes! They told us at first that she would have to come in on a Saturday and be totally re-tested because we are coming from another district. Thankfully, our old school district uses the same tests and she is good!
Parker has started to take an interest in my digital camera. He loves to take pictures...just thought I would show you some of his fine photography skills. He must take after his Papa James!


We had a great weekend. We really didn't do much, but it was nice to just be together after a crazy first week of school. Aaron and the kids were trying to make me breakfast in bed Saturday morning, but I woke up just as they were fixing my coffee, so I ate my food with them at the table. Love them! Grace and Aaron made me a David Cook CD for the car, too. They know how much I love Mr. Cook. :)

Yesterday we placed membership here at Cinco Ranch Church of Christ. We decided to quit being visitors and jump in and get busy being active members. Besides, we can only sit and do nothing for so long. It felt good to let everyone in the church know that we wanted to be a part of their family. Granted, it doesn't feel like "home" yet and I don't know when it will get to that point. It's just so hard leaving a place where you have family....I mean, a real church family. Legacy was that for us and we loved it. We hope that Cinco will be that for us and our kids. They are on their way. The kids are making friends and really love bible class. We are making friends, too. Don't get me wrong.

We had lunch with our friends, the Kleins. We are so thankful for them. They have 3 , super well behaved kids, that our children love. Honestly, I know that God sent both of our families to Cinco Ranch at the same time. It is so funny. They went to Harding the same time that I did and we didn't know each other. Yet, we know so many of the same people....Small world. We went over to their neighborhood pool and ate pizza for lunch after church. It was great. Easy, low key and great. We tried to go out to eat and the wait was going to be over an hour, so they just picked up some pizza and we just hung out by the pool.

We were leaving their house and were at the stop light outside of their neighborhood and we ran out of gas. Completely. It was so funny. We have never run out of gas. EVER. In 11 years of being married....Kyle bailed us out and I'm still laughing that we ran out of gas! :) So funny!

I just loved being able to talk to some of my friends last night on the phone. I really miss that connection, but know that we will always have it...it will just have to be through Skype and the phone. And that is fine with me!

Okay...enough jibber jabber....I'm off to play on the upstairs computer with Parker. He loves playing on Playhouse Disney. Tomorrow is his first day of pre-school here and he is sooo excited to go....The next question to answer is...what am I going to do tomorrow with a whole day to myself?? :)