So, I have been able to upload another picture. This is the Seaman family. They used to go to church with us. They were transferred to the D.C. area last year. Nate is in the Army and works at Arlington. He met Cassie there for thier tour and then the rest of the family, Kellie, Ben, adn Taylor met up with them for lunch. Cassie was very glad that she was able to see them.

Ok, now on to Mason's hair. It's not "buzzed" It's 3/8" long. That is just a tad shorter than the barber cut the top. Mason was ready for a change I think. It will be long before school starts up again so Jessica won't be too mad at him.

Cassie comes home today. I think she missed us more than she was willing to admit. She called me last night on their way home and had me on the phone for 20 minutes not saying much of anything.

She rode the roller coaster at Busch Gardens called Griffon. It is 205 feet tall and has a 90 degree drop (yes, straight down). It was the first ride of the day. She rode it twice. She loved it! I am a bit upset though. I didn't get to take her to her first amusement park and ride her first big ride with her. I guess she made that step without me just fine. It sounded like she had a great time.

I will get a more detailed report when she gets home I'm sure.

Well, I need to get more laundry done before she gets home because she will have a week's worth for me to do.

Friday the 13th.......

It's good thing I'm not superstitious......My daughter is spending the afternoon at an amusement park riding roller coasters. I have to say.....I am very jealous of her today. I would love to be at an amusement park today.

We have both made it through teh week just fine. I have talked to her everyday. I was asking Joe last night if he thought Raelynn would have called home everyday if she'd had a cell phone on her trip to DC. He thinks she would have. We only heard from her once the whole week she was gone but they had phone cards to call home with and they had to wait for a phone to be able to call home. Cassie has called me several times in a day or at least sent a text message.

She says she hasn't really missed any of us, but I think that is because she has been in contact with us enough that she's not missing us.

Joe sent Mason for a haircut the other day. He gave him the money and told him to go to the barber. Mason asked to go to a barber to get his hair cut this time. Well, no adult went with him. He went in, told the barber "a little off the top please" and that is what the barber did. I didn't have enough forthought to get a picture of it before we "fixed" it.

Imagine what a person's hair looks like after wearing a ball cap for a couple of days. Their hair is kind of flat where the cap was. Mason's hair was CUT like that! And Mason didn't have the guts to tell the guy to fix it. He was afraid he'd charge him more and he didn't have enough money for another hair cut.

Mom to the rescue. I took the clippers and buzzed him down. It looks good now. It's not just stubble, it's about 3/8" long. It will grow quite a bit before school is back in session.

Well, I need to run, I have hair coloring on my hair (yes, I'm trying to cover the gray). Have a great day and I'll check in tomorrow. I will post a picture tomorrwo of Cassie and the Seaman family from her visit in DC.

All's well

I have heard from Cassie more than I thought I would. Yesterday they were very busy. They didn't get to check into the hotel until 9:00 and lights out was at 10:45. They had to get up at 5:45 this morning.

Cassie is going to meet up with a family today that used to go to church with us. The dad is in the military and got transferred to Arlington National Cemetery. He is going to meet her there this morning and the rest of the family is going to come and have lunch with her. They left this area about 1 year ago. Cassie is pretty excited to see them again. She is supposed to take pics with her phone and send them to me.

Mason is doing ok at Grandma Helen's. He got a little bored yesterday because it rained all day and he couldn't go outside to ride his bike and his friend down the road wasn't home either. Today should be better if it ever stops raining. He is going to get his hair cut today (not buzzed just trimmed).

Well, I need to unload the dishes and get myself ready for work. Have a great day & I will check in again soon.

And she's gone..........

Here she is, my little girl leaving on her first big girl trip. I didn't even cry.

They are going to be soooo busy while they are there. They should be eating breakfast by now. I sent her a text last night telling her good night and she replied! I sent a text this morning to say good morning and she CALLED! I didn't figure I would get a phone call until about Thursday.

They had a good time on the bus. She slept in the aisle and got stepped on but all in all she slept well. She did forget to put socks in her carry on for today but one of the girls had an extra pair she is borrowing. She also didn't put sunblock in her carry on.....another girl to the rescue!

Well, I'm getting ready for work and I need to finish that up. With no kids in the house, I have to take out the garbage and do the dishes. Having kids is GREAT!!

Almost there

Cassie leaves this Sunday for D.C. I have been worried sick all week. My stomach is in knots. She's so excited she's already packed. I of course will need to go through and make sure she has everything. I still need to get some disposalable cameras for her and then I think she is set.

I just heard on the news this morning that DC got hit by a storm that killed 1 and left 460,000 without power. That doesn't help matters!

Mason will be staying with grandma the week Cassie is gone. He will basically move in there and I will have to go visit him. It's going to be so wierd not having the kids in the house for a week. I will be soooooooo miserable. I will probably take something over to Helen's house to make for supper everynight so I can see Mason.

Well, I didn't take a walk this morning either. The humidity is 75%! UGHHH!!! You should have seen my hair by the time I went to bed last night, it was standing on end, it got so big.

Switch topics - the other day was my uncle Chet's birthday. He lives in southern IL so we only see him when he comes up for holidays. Anyways, I sent him a text message on my way to work to wish him a happy birthday. I expected a response like "who is this" instead I got "thank you" and that was it. I figured he must have my number in his phone.

After work I got the "who is this?" text, so I told him. He said he was baffled all day. I told him I figured he knew who it was since he didn't ask. He was driving and wasn't able to ask. Poor guy, his birthday and he gets a text from someone and it drives him crazy all day (it's not a far drive for my family members) It was kind of fun.

Well, time to get ready for work, I have no idea what I am going to do with my hair, I wish I could french braid it and not look stupid (I know, that's my natural look). Have a great day and we will check in later.

What a day!

It stormed all morning yesterday morning. I mean STORMED! At work the building owner built a burm to keep the flood waters out. Well, it also keeps the rain water in. We get a little lake in the back yard when it rains hard. Someone bought a BIG rubber ducky with a pink rain bonnet and puts it out their to float. It's so cute. There is also 2 flamingo's out their.

It finally quit raining and the sun came out. Can you say humidity? My hair got bigger and bigger by the minute.

I stopped a got groceries on the way home and came home and made dinner. The kids actually did their chores.

They are going to grandma's today to hang out with friends. That is the nice thing about small towns, the kids can all hang out in the summer and ride bikes and go for walks.

Well, no walk this morning, foggy and wet. I have to get hubby up. He is taking a work trip today. He thinks he's going to ride the motorcycle but I think he's going to get wet. We'll see. Have a great day!

I'm still here

ok, I know it's been awhile. I have been kinda busy. Cassie turned 14 last week, mom and Laurie went back to Arizona, and we've been going to softball games.

Cassie was promoted frm 8th grade to high school last week. It was a nice ceremony. I didn't even cry. She looked very nice in the blue dress she borrowed from Swood's daughter.

Cassie's games have been going well. She has played 2 and won 2. If it doesn't rain, she will get to play one more game before going to DC. She leaves this Sunday. I think that may be part of my problem as well.

We went shopping on Friday night for her DC wardrobe. She got an adorable swimsuit! She also got 3 pair of shorts that we were both happy with. They were not the short shorts of last year. Thank goodness someone decided butt cheeks should be hidden. They are a nice length without going to her knees. Plus they fit her very well.

I just took my first walk of my new excercise routine. Day 1 - 20 minute walk after Joe leaves for work and before I get ready for work. Not a lot but it's a start.

Well, now it's time for me to actually start getting ready for work. Have a good day. Hey, I got a picture up!!!