Good Job Justin!

It was time for progress reports yesterday, and I was thinking ah man I hope it's a good one. To my surprise, he got all 3's! (3's are like getting A's & 4's are like getting super A's) He did have a 2 in writing, that came up! He has been working on it since the end of last year! His teacher said that he has been working really hard on writing to get his grade up. We found he loves writing about Bionicles, I figure if it helps him write, that is a good thing! Go Justin!!

Justin also turned 8 on Sunday. For his day of fun, he chose to go to Dave and Busters! We went to the Frisco mall, walked around, played at D&B, found his b-day candy (for the party), & just had a ton of fun! We will have his party this Saturday and I will post pics and updates later. Have a great week!

Happy Valentines Everybody!!!

Just wanted to say have a great day with all the people you love! Okay that sounds a little corny, have a great day! Not sure what we are doing, but we did have a great night. Justin's school did a dance and we went and danced and had a lot of fun, we will post pics later!

Want to cry

I feel so bad for Emilie, it all started January 21st. The kids were really good, so we went to McDonalds to get them some ice cream. Less than 2 hours later, she had a diarrhea accident. It has not stopped since then. We took her last week to the DR office and they could not find anything wrong with her. There is no other symptom at all. No fever, no loss of weight, not dehyrdrated, no tummy aches, not lethargic, just the diarreaha. They told me to keep an eye on her and let them know if gets worse, it did not, so we did nothing except change her diet a bit. Last night she went to the bathroom and everything was normal. This morning she woke up and it was back to the runny poop. UGH It looks like I will have to keep a journal of everything that she eats from now on until we figure out what is going on. I feel so very overwhelmed that I just do not know what to do.

Need to Vent Real Quick

I just need to vent about myself for a little bit. I feel I was a bit naive for the 2008 year. I watch kids before and after school and did not think that I earned enough money to pay self employment taxes, well turns out I did make enough and my taxes are hefty! I am soooo mad at myself! I now know that if I continue what I am doing I am going to have to set aside money to pay for the taxes for 2009 as well as pay them quarterly! UGH, I am wondering if this is worth the hassle!

Christmas and New Year

Well, our Christmas went well, and let me tell you it was definitly quiet. The kids got out for Christmas break and I watched the extra kids. I threw a little party for the kids the day before Christmas Eve. They all had a blast. Justin's big gift was a brand new razor bike. We bought a bag for it to cover, but found it was see through! Emile's big gift was a pink Hello Kitty TV, we covered with a bag as well, but ended up that we just threw a large blanket over it. Surprisingly enough, they did not peek and did wait till we got up. They actually waited till about 8:30 before we got out of bed. They opened their stockings first and played with all the little things first. We then had breakfast, although right now, I have no idea what we all ate. Then we opened all the gifts. Emile pulled the bag down around her TV, but it was not until we opened the box that she realized what it was. It was funny! Anyway, our family gift this year was Guitar Hero! We all love it and there are some cute pictures of the kids with it. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family!Thanks Kate, the kids love their t-shirts, they wore them the very next day!Justin, Emilie, & Mrs. Pickens at Justin's Winter party at the last day of school before break!Emilie tried real hard, but I think maybe she hit 2 notes out of the whole song!Justin loved playing Guitar Hero! He thinks he is a rock star!Justin's new bike, he was real excited and it was warm enough to go outside without a coat on Christmas day!