Clean Start

Love Man is on a long hike.

I made the girls help me clean.

I oiled my wood furniture, which is mostly everything.  It is all good.

We then had, what is called, mandatory quiet time.....

Long Week

Not her cake!

It has been a long week.

At my school, we had a huge Birthday celebration for my teaching partner who had a big, big birthday.  It was so cute.  Every child in the school wore blue (her favorite color) and brought her one flower.  We paraded all of the classes through and then we all met up again for a round of singing "Happy Birthday."

It was fun and the Rainbows were very excited to have Mrs. T.
as their famous teacher.

All of that emotion is exhausting.  She left with an entire car full of flowers.

Back In the Swing of Things

We have started back to school, with great dread and fatigue.  We will survive this.

My teaching partner pointed out to me today that we have 10 weeks of school left.  Ten weeks and a lot of stuff to do in that time.  OMG.  And, we are organized.  A well-oiled machine.  I said, "why did you have to tell me that?  Why?"  The girls have to go longer.  By the time they get out of school, I am almost done with summer classes.

Ten weeks.  I did not need to hear that.  I barely remembered to make the play dough.  I thought of it in the middle of the night and make it after I made our lunches.  Ugghh.

Dustin Lynch Selfie

Cowgirl looks pretty happy in this pic.  LOL!!!!!

Dustin Lynch

The city that Love Man's works for has a large P83 party and Dustin Lynch performed.  Blonde Girl was all over it after she began listening to his music.  She and her friend Taylor went and they were the cowgirls of the hour.  At the meet and greet, Dustin said to Haley, "to you want to take a selfie with me?"

Older readers:  If you don't know what a selfie is - look it up on the urban dictionary.

She of course, said, "YES."

They were in the front row mid-way through the concert jumping up and down.

Dustin also signed cards for them and BG's cell phone case.

In turn, she purchased a Dustin Lynch t-shirt which I stopped her from cutting the arms off with my nice fabric scissors.  "OMG, what are you doing?  That t-shirt was $20."  Honestly, that is cheap by concert standards.  But, still DO NOT RETROFIT IT.

She was listening to him this morning and went to school wearing her t-shirt and her wristbands, which I am making her cut off this afternoon.  I am mean that way.

I May Need a Guide Dog

In the week before Spring Break, my vision has gotten worse.  I must need to carry my readers with me at all times.  I was standing in line at my Circle K and a lady was standing near me waiting to pay.  She had on button that said, "I Love Jeans."  I thought, "Wow, she is not even wearing jeans.  Is she in the jeans industry? Why would she wear that button?"

She got closer to me and her button said, "I Love Jesus!"

Happy Sunday.

Days in the Parks

Sequoia National Park

Yosemite National Park

Death Valley National Park

We also went to Joshua Tree National Park and King's Canyon National Park.  Joshua Tree was okay and King's Canyon was similar to Sequoia.  

Park Hopping

We just returned from California.

Five National Parks

Four Days

Three Dogs

Two Girls

One Husband

Zero Tolerance, just kidding.  LOL!

Spring Break at Last

YEAH!  We are ready......