A New Post on Getrealmom

I just posted about our recent journey on www.gerealmom.blogspot.com

Plano Balloon Festival, year 2!

We had so much fun last year we just had to go back!












Like Leslie's haircut? I wish I could say it was me that messed it up. But no, I actually paid someone to do this!! Needless to say I won't be taking her there again. I'm just glad she couldn't care less!

Our Little Athlete

Lindsay was awarded Athlete of the Week for her Kindergarten class! We have no idea what it means though. We have to rely on what she tells us and that is "I'm the best at PE!" Needless to say, Lance is the most excited. I think he sees a glimmer of hope for his all girl household!

Unplugging

We have made a commitment (along with our friends the Grubers)to unplug for one day a week. The idea is that we take time away from all the technology that takes us away from real life and give that time back to our family. We have chosen Sundays. We chose a day that we will most likely be home (no work or school). This, of course means that Lance will be missing any live football played on Sundays this season. As we got closer to the actual day, Lance was questioning his ability to survive without pro-football. Anyone who knows Lance knows that it is not an easy thing for him to give up. Anyway, the day came and we found ourselves undistracted by computers, phones, tvs, etc. We spent the afternoon at the pool where Lindsay actually swam for the first time (head under water, feet off the ground kicking and paddling out to daddy). After dinner we played Chutes and Ladders. I won. Despite the loss, Lindsay exclaimed that she wanted to have game night every night! The night wound down, Lance and I had a good discussion and I retired early to bed. Knowing that the Bears were playing Sunday Night Football, I told Lance he should go ahead and watch. He got to watch the last quarter of the game. The next morning Lance could honestly say he didn't miss football that much. He really enjoyed the time with his girls. And we enjoyed the time with our guy.

The Grubers come to Texas

We had a wonderful time with our friends! They were here for a whole week and what a week it was. God had them here at just the right time. For those who do not know, I had a miscarriage the first day they were here (many probably didn't even know I was pregnant). I don't know how I would have handled it had the Grubers not been here. They were a sweet distraction. The week was fun and hopefully relaxing for the Grubers as it was for us. We miss them very much!

Here are some pictures from the week.

Perks of walking to school in the morning.

Leslie and I like to stop at the pool park on our way home from walking Lindsay to school in the morning. (I'm hoping it's good exercise too!)

More of the first day

Leslie and I spent the first day of school working on getting the house ready for guests. But it was a really long day. Leslie asked about Lindsay several times and told me she missed her. When we went to pick Lindsay up I got my first experience in the carpool line. It was not a good one, luckily It has gotten much better. I sat in line watching walking parents pick up their kids 20 minutes before the first car in line even pulled out. I chose to drive because it was in the mid 90s and that is not fun to walk in. I guess that even though it took me nearly an hour to get Lindsay, I was at least in an air conditioned car. Even if the school is only 2 minutes away from my front door. When I finally got Lindsay in the car, she was really quiet and wouldn't talk. I decided that maybe she needed to have some time to herself for a while. When we got home I found out that she was a little miffed at me because I hadn't given her a hug and kiss before saying goodbye at school. STUPID!! Obviously I meant to but in all of the bustle and worry about her seeing the tears in my eyes I neglected to send her off to a good start with a big hug. And obviously she thought about it most of the day because it was the very first thing she told me when she started talking again. I will never make that mistake again! And you can bet that she will get a kiss and hug every morning on her way to school as long as she is not embarrassed about it. I'm not going to let that slip by again!
That first night after Lindsay was in bed and as I was headed to bed I couldn't stop crying. I can't really tell you what all I was feeling. I have just been really sad that my little girl has to be away from me and her sister all day long. I never expected to feel this sad about it. I'm not over it yet, over a week later. I guess this is just the beginning.

My view of the Carpool line.

Leslie isn't bothered by the wait!

Doesn't she look a little mad still? This pic was taken as we walked in the door. Oh I felt horrible!