464675978th time....

is a charm! that is how many time's i've decided i was going to keep this blog up to date. zero is the number of times i've stuck with it!

angie has decided she wants to help and it's a "neat" concept so we'll give it the old hostuttler/merritt try. maybe all it takes is a nagging partner to make it work! :)

ok... so where in the world did september/october/november/december go?!?!?! seriously! i feel like i just put away the beach toys and now our house is sparkly with christmas trees... 3.5 to be exact. it's beautiful.

the kiddos of course are ready for the santa man to come! i'm pretty sure this is the last year logan is going to believe... and jaxson is all geared about about the solar system model and remote control trantula on his list. :)

work is going fantastic for both of us. angie is trying to balance a dual lead position while i'm trying (and i said trying!) to get used to working from home. which means by thursday i'm on the verge of poking my eyes right out of my head! it's getting better and the benefits far outweigh my going crazy. school is school - no fun but necessary.

funny jaxson story:
little boy in his class, "who makes fruit roll ups?"
jaxson, "duh. jesus. he makes everything."

merry christmas!

Solar System: Lesson 2

Jaxson, "Mommy did you know that the Earth 'irritates' on it's axis?"
Mommy, "Really? Don't you mean rotates?"
Jaxson, "No. It irritates!" (With much conviciton!)

Props To Logan: 3rd week in a row with 103 on his spelling tests!!!!

:)

Seriously - they rock!

PreK Day One...

Teacher: Please stand up and say your name and where you are from.
Jaxson: My name is Jaxson, I am from planet Earth, and that is the third planet from the sun.

My son is exactly the reason I want to be a teacher. :)

help a girl out.

ok - so i thought i could do this. a blog. it's simple. but as you can tell from my 9 month hiatus my blogging skills - not so much.

now i have to dig deep and find the motivation to keep this up to date at least once a week for the next 16 weeks... if i've lost you - i have to blog once a week about a children's book (which we love at our house!) in order to weazel my way a little closer to that cap and gown. so humor me - give me some feed back. my grade depends on it! and as emily love to remind me every chance she gets - my crazy perfectionist personality would not be okay with a "B"!

so - help me!

the family - fantastic. logan is already loving 2nd grade and jaxson is busting at the seams to start preschool. angie is taking on an extra "load" at work which i think she secretly loves and i am just plugging along with school and getting ready to start working from home. seriously - that's a good job right!

we just recently got a new car - which we love - and for the first time in the 4 years that we've been together sat down and mapped out a plan. we are both famous for having big crazy plans that we swear we are going to stick to - they typically don't last through the day - but this one is sticking.

we are on the five year plan. graduation for meg, debt paid off with the exception of student loans and house, logan's head fixed, graduate program for angie, relocation to teach in the morgantown area or some where south (um - this is not part of angie's plan but absolutely mine).... we'll see how we grow...

anyway, at some point this weekend i will post my first entry for children's lit. i'm sure it won't be profound but whatever gets me through the class. i suppose i shouldn't use jaxson's favorite book series - Walter the Farting Dog! :) funny every single time! definately my child!

looking forward to a nice, long, holiday weekend!