First day of summer

 


Tomorrow is the kids last day of swimming lessons, they will find out if they passed or not. They both did pretty good. Nik still can't swim though.

The Big catfish

 
 
 

Happy Father's Day

 
 
 
 


Happy Father's Day. I bought the kids a pool some cute picc of them using it this weekend. They had a lot of fun with their swimming lessons they did not want them to end. This week will be the last week. I will probably sign them up for another session later in the summer. Jason got an Itunes card and some cologne from the kids for Father's Day. He took Nik to the park, and both of them to the beach for a little while. The kids and I went to my dads for a little bit. The had a lot of fun. Jimmy took Nik in the pond and Nik was scared. Nik still can't swim yet. Though he almost knows how to ride his bike, he can go a little while in the grass before he falls. I am sure he will be riding around everywhere in no time. Jimmy also fished with Nik in the pond. Nik got a big catfish, he was so proud.

swimming lessons

Today was the first day of swimming lessons. They did pretty good. Rachel was afraid to jump off the diving board she said she would if I got her googles, so I did. The kids were pretty good the first half of the day then they started fighting and beating the crap out of each other. Typical kids. We extended their bedtimes for the summer 15 minutes. Have a nice week.

Rachel graduated to 4th grade!!!

Rachel is done with 3rd grade and she was promoted to 4th grade. She got an excellent report card all A's and B's. She had 5 A's and 3 B's. She got her math grade up to a B. So very proud of her. Summer vacation offialy starts. Next week I start swimming lessons with the kids. Hot last couple of days going to be cooler this weekend. Have nice weekend no pics today.

Devyn's 3rd Birthday Party

 


Today we went to Devyn's 3rd birthday party. He is Danielle's oldest. They had a clown that did balloons and a few magic tricks. The kids really seemed to enjoy it. Rachel got a balloon flower and Nik a sword. The picture is not the best thats what you get with the camera phones. Though I am sure they are better now. My phone is almost 2 years old. Jason is back from Florida, he made it safely back last night. Kids were very happy especially Nik. He was so bad this week and he said it was because daddy was gone. This week Rachel and I were both sick. Rachel got sick first then I did. At first I thought she just had a cold. They sent her home Tuesday from school. She seemed fine the evening and the next morning so I sent her to school. That evening she came down with a 101.7 temp and a really sore throat, headache, stomach ache etc. So I thought great strep again. I planned on taking her to the doctor. Thursday I woke up and felt like death. My temp was over 101, sore throat, bad head ache and neck ache. So I thought great I have strep too. I was going to my regular doctor that day for a recheck on my BP in the AM so I called to make sure they could do a strep test. They said sure. Well I had the strep test done no strep same for Rachel. He said it was just a really bad cold. Good news the blood pressure meds are working my BP was 117/78 and I have lost 9 lbs. He is keeping me on the BP meds, he gave me a month of free samples and then gave me a 1 year scrip. He wants to to come back in a year when I get my physical. I finally started to feel better on Saturday. Rachel started to feel better on Friday and went to school.On Friday Rachel went with Auntie Kim for a girls evening for her birthday. Kim was in town for a few things. They had lots of fun got their nails done. Went out to dinner and got ice cream. Auntie Kim and Uncle Jay got her a cool little fountain that changes colors and steams. Its really neat I will take a pic of it soon. She also got a cute white jean skirt. Well this week is busy. I have a lot of pet sitting and meetings with some new cilents. Summer is a busy time of year for the business. Rachel's last day of school is Friday she goes a half day. Then she is a fourth grader!!! Have a nice week!

 

Rachel bridged over to junior girl scout

 
 
 
 


Here are some pictures of when Rachel bridged over to a junior girl scout. That happened on Friday. That will be her new troop. The past couple of years she was combined with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade girls. Next year there troop will be way smaller which will be nice. In my opionion the troop was way too big and it got confusing. The one other picture is when they went to the science center. Yesterday we went to Curt's house for a Memorial Day picnic. It was real nice to see everyone since we have not seen them in awhile. The one picture is of Danielle's dad Pierre and her baby Collin. Isn't he cute he is getting so big. Jason left this afternoon for Florida he went to Orlando for work for some conference. He will be back Saturday night. Nik was so sad that he left. Last night he would not talk to him because he was mad. Sunday we went to April and Matt's house for a picnic. It was nice to see everyone we have not seen them in awhile. Everyones kids are getting so big. Tomorrow we are going to Pizza Hut for dinner with my mom. Friday Kim and Jay are coming home and we are doing something with them for Rachel's B-day. Then Sunday is Devin's 3rd birthday party which is Danielle's oldest. Have a nice week it is supposed to be hot here the next couple of days in the upper 80's. I signed the kids up for swimming lessons again this summer. Rachel already knows how to swim I just want her to get better especially in the deep water. Nik does not know yet hopefully he will learn this year. At Phillips-Osborne he will take swimming there so it would be nice if he learns before he goes.

Great news

 
 
 

The great news is Jason got a raise and it was a nice one for compensating him for taking over the IT position. He will get back pay for the half of April so this will be a nice paycheck. We will have Nik's school for this year all paid for. And then we are paying off the credit cards and hopefully move out of here soon. Then hopefully they will ofer the job to Jason for good, it looks really good that he should get it. But at least he is getting compensated for it and all this hard work he is getting paid for.

Few more pictures of Nik's last day of school. Rachel's last day is June 8th and its only a half day. Rachel went for her 9 yr. old check up. She was 59 lbs and 52 1/4 inches which is 4'3" she will be passing me up soon. Nik is going to his first friend birthday party this weekend. It is the boy from his pre-k class Sam. He is so excited. Rachel has her girl scout ceremony on Friday she is bridging over from a brownie to a girl scout. We saw Shrek 3 on Saturday whith Rachel's friend Hannah. It was great very funny and the girls had a good time. Then on Sunday Rachel went with Hannah's family to see a Captains game they had fun but said it was a little boring. Jason is leaving next Tues for Florida for work. Nik is not to happy about it. Have a great week. My car is getting fixed I hopefully will get it back tomorrow.

 
 

Nik graduates pre-k

 
 
 
 

Nik has graduated pre-k he is off to kindergarten. I can't believe he is done. The weather was cold so we had their party inside at school instead of at the park like planned. The kids seemed to have lots of fun. We had all kinds of good food. They sang two nice songs for us and recieved their dipolmas. Sam's mom made a pinata and they got all kinds of goodies from that. The one picture is of all the kids including some of their brothers and sisters. They were a close class it was so nice that they were only 6 of them. The one picture of Rachel turned out really nice. This is of one of the outfits I got her for her birthday. Saturday we are taking Rachel and her friend Hannah to the movies to see Shrek 3. It should be lots of fun.

 
 
 
 

Rachel's 9th Birthday!!!

 
 
 
Rachel turned 9 today. She had a nice birthday. Sh got a lot of clothes but that is what she wanted. She got a lot of nice outfits from my mom. It was funny my mom and I seemed to coordinate with the outfits we bought and it was not planned. Sh got a purse and wallet also from my mom. She also got some candy. From Jason and I we got her a digital camera. It is really neat it is purple and has tinker bell on it which Rachel is really into. It can hold up to 200 pictures and came with software for the computer. We also got her this chalk sprayer and a lot of nice outfits. Nik got her a diary. The neighbor girl came over to help celebrate Rachel's birthday. I think Rachel got everything she wanted. Except she wanted a Ipod but I thought she should wait a little bit on that.

Happy Mother's Day!!

I just wanted to wish my mom and other the other great moms Happy Mother's Day!!. Today the kids and Jason are grilling hamburgers and I am getting my gifts later because I don't get Rach till four. Tomorrow is Rachel's 9th birthday!! We are having cake and presents later in the day and my mom and brother are coming over. Jason and I got Rachel a lot of neat things. She is getting to the age where she does not like toys that much. Tomorrow at Nik's school they are having an ice cream social. Thursday will be his last day as a preschooler off to kindergarten. Next year he will go 5 days and all day long. I will finally have a little peace and quiet. Have a nice day and I will have some pics of Rach's birthday soon.

Nik is a yellow belt

 
 
 
 


Nik took his yellow belt test on Tuesday. He did goood considering Sunday on the neighbors trampoline he sliced the bottom of his foot open. He had to wear a big bandage and he was not able to put any pressure on it. It is healing really good now, and he is walking on it much better. Rachel's 9th birthday is Monday!!! I can't believe she will be 9. Nik last week of school is next week. We have his end of year picnic at Vetrans park this year. Weather is great in the upper 70's to low 80's.

Car accident

Yesterday while driving in Chardon to go get Rachel I got in a car accident. Someone rear ended me in my PT Cruiser. My poor PT Crusier is all banged up. The rear bumper is cracked and messed up and the lights are cracked. My muffler seems to be loose too. Nik was in the car with me. We were all seat belted so we were ok. My back is sore but other than that we are ok. Her car seemed to get more banged up than mine and obviously she was at fault.

Rachel is better

Rachel is better, she actually went to school yesterday. I think we caught it quite early. Weather has been nice lately in the 60's all week. Nik has a pirate party at school tomorrow, he is looking forward to it. Rachel went on a field trip for girl scouts yesterday they went to the Lake Metro Parks Schoolhouse, to learn about science. They earned 2 badges for this. Tomorrow Rachel is going to a birthday party after school. Everyone is so busy. At the end of the month Jason has to go to Orlando for work for 5 days. Nik is not too happy about this. Next Tues Nik tests for his yellow belt. The next weapon they learn is the boards, which he seems excited about. These are some cute pics of when Rachel went to PA with my mom in either Nov or Dec I can't remember to visit my sister.