Paula

I am unsure of how to even begin this post and afraid of what I will have to post after this one. Paula is leaving us and I don't know how to handle it or what to do. :( She has been in the hospital for about a week without a lot of answers and with a lot of ups and downs and today it became clear that there is not anything that can be done to help her.
My heart is so heavy. I could barely contain my tears when I tucked the kids into bed and wondered why I was lucky enough to be home with them when she couldn't. She is an amazing person, amazing mother and has been an amazing friend to me. Please keep the Kohn family in your prayers.

HAHA!

I took this quiz that I found on my girlfriends blog (thanks Darby!) and I wondered if there was any possibility that 8 questions could possibly even begin to delve into the depths of my high school hell... apparently, YES, it is quite accurate. ;)

You Were the Arty Kid

Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique. You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented!

Who Were You In High School?

Mickey, here we come!

How darn cute am I? Aren't I talented?! I know, I know. Hold the applause. ;) I was making fun of- er... watching- I was watching Martha Stewart one morning and she was making these REALLY cute appliqued t-shirts and I decided Neily and Jack HAD to have one! They were made with Amy Butler fabrics, my fave, and then I got the idea to do customized Mickey tees for our trip in a few weeks. I set out to make some for the kids, and then remembered I already had some Amy Butler fabric in my stash, so I made one for myself as well. I didn't have the best print for mine, but it looks cute anyway. I love the classic Mickey for the kids! Although I just realized I made Jack's shirt white. Oy. What was I thinking?! He's going to need a spare. ;) Eddie didn't put in a request for a cool shirt at first, but now I think he wants one and won't admit it. He has worse Mouse Fever than I do, in fact, he was the brains behind this whole trip! I found a *cool* man fabric... even a little indie looking. I think he'll wear it. Maybe we shouldn't all wear them the same day, though. LOL!

Yum!

I've felt a little sorry for Jack lately, he really misses his friends now that school is back in session and everyone is gone. He will start next week, but this week I've been trying to find things for us to do together. We made rice krispie treats on Monday, we played games yesterday, and today I had to run some errands. When we got in the car, I realized I hadn't even fed him breakfast yet! I asked if he wanted to go to McDonalds with me. Of course, I got a big fat YES!!!!!!
He ordered his favorite, hot cakes, and was very concerned as to why no toy was included with breakfast. Other than that, I think he loved it!

Happy birthday Icky!

;) Just wanted to say it again. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Jack the comedian?

I took Jack to school today to meet his teacher for this year. He is going to the same school and will be in the same classroom, but has one new teacher. Luckily, he still has Ms. Cain and Mrs. Owen, which made him really excited.
We met Mrs. Carson today, who seems very nice. We'll definitely miss seeing Miss Katie every day, she really *got* Jack. Let's hope Mrs. Carson can keep up with him, she seems very quiet! And we know that Jack... is not.
Anyway, Jack seems to be a bit of a celebrity at school. EVERYONE on the summer staff remembered him and wanted to say hello and hear about his summer. Jack hasn't talked about school much this summer, honestly, but the second we pulled into the parking lot, he was chatting away all about it, so I know he'll be happy to go back. He just has a one track mind.
As we were leaving, he ran into another group of the teachers from a different class, and they asked if he was ready to get back to school. Then they asked if he was up for more tricks this year. Miss Kelly informed me that she and Jack used to play tricks on Miss Lisa by putting sticks and leaves on her seat when she got up. LOL! He thought it was HYSTERICAL, and couldn't wait to do it again. Goofy kid!

Oh, and on a side note, third day of school and we nearly missed the bus. LOL! I was walking Neily up to the bus stop at what I *thought* was ten minutes early only to see the bus start to pull away. I told Neily not to worry, it was the intermediate bus, but nope! It wasn't! Luckily our neighbors held the bus for us but Neily had to RUN. Apparently, the drivers 'told' the kindergarteners to tell moms and dads that the bus would now be coming 15 minutes earlier. And they were surprised that they didn't remember?! In any case, I felt sad all morning because I hadn't gotten to kiss her goodbye, but she seemed to make it through just fine. Come to find out that the entire rest of the neighborhood missed the bus, so I guess we did okay after all. LOL!

And here I was all worried about Em up at school...

But I just checked her Facebook page and I'm prrrrrrrrrrrrretty sure she's doing okay. ;)