What a day!

So today is just another blah day at the Lang household. I just finished packaging 50 lbs of meat for the freezer (there is a really good sale every 6-8 months where I stock up on Chicken and ground beef) and am not really feeling very motivated to do much right now. I am working with the girls on being more obedient and responsible by giving them jobs that earn them tickets. The tickets buy everything from games and TV to treats. Well today has been a bad day for them and I have taken every single ticket from both and it is not even 3 o'clock. Right now they are in there rooms for quiet time............................................I was just in the middle of this when Katrina informed me that Amanda colored all over the wall. I went to check and it was everywhere. Thank goodness it was a washable marker and it all came right off. Needless to say she just lost her marker and crayon privileges for the week ( this is not the first occurrence) Oh the joys of being the mom =) It makes me very grateful that I am not a single parent. Because help will be here in just 89 minutes but who is counting?

Party Time!

The whole family was invited to a party for one of Katrina's friends. Here are a few wind blown pictures

First day of School

Well this may be a week late in coming but here goes. Katrina was so excited to start school last Monday and woke the entire household up at just after 6 A.M. She had picked out her outfit the night before so when she woke us up she was already dressed shoes and all and wanted to go to school right then =) We told her that it would be a couple of hours and she needed to get her hair done, eat breakfast and do her chores before we could go. Needless to say we were All (including the baby) to go by 7:30 and so we went and took some picture outside of the school and in her classroom. She had a really good first
day and found out that her best friends Brook and Trenton were in her class too. You all know what a talker she is and it got her in trouble quite a bit this first week as she was moved to 3 different tables before she learned to not talk when the teacher was talking. The second day she got to ride the bus home and loved it. Of course dad and I were following the bus the whole way. She feels so grown up and is eager to learn. (her words) I love you, my teacher is Mrs. Lawhead and she is nice. I like my new school and I am in kindergarten because I am big. I get to ride the bus and mommy will always be there
to get me when I get off....

Well it has been a crazy month indeed. Since my last post my Grandma Goodwin passed away. We went to St George to be with family and to attend the funeral. I was once again impressed by the wonderful example that my grandmother has been throughout her life, and found myself wanting to emulate that in my life as well. She was an incredible woman and she is missed by all of us whom she has left behind. I love you Grandma!

Allison also spent the month with us and it seems that each year the summer gets shorter and shorter. Alas this was no exception and the month just flew by. How we miss having her here, and look forward to every moment she gets to spend with us. We would love it if she lived closer and we could see her every other weekend like a lot of children from divorced homes, but we will take what we can get and cherish every moment of that time!

Katrina starts kindergarten tomorrow and I know that I am more nervous than she is and I am making myself sick with worry about how she will do and if she will like her teacher, school, and class. I worry if I have made the right choice in letting her start school this year even though she is still 4 and is it the right school for her. Keep me in your prayers tomorrow so that I can let go =).

I will write more later