so he's a grader now...

first grader... and we had homework...

want to know what my son thinks the best thing about himself is... 'i'm the brains of the operation' and i tried really hard not to laugh 'cause he doesn't get that makin' people laugh is a good thing yet

he looked so cute in his new outfit today ~ let me tell you what... Kohl's has a line of Tony Hawk wear for little boys... VERY cute!!! when i made too much of it ~ what does he say to me 'Mom... they are just clothes... it's not like they will make me popular or anything.'

and my girl... a sixth grader ~ and she has no idea how proud she made me when telling me at dinner tonight that she sat with a new girl who broke her leg over the summer... 'Mom... I volunteered to help her with her books and stuff from class to class 'cause that's just going to be too hard for her.'

again... it's the little gems like those that make me feel like maybe i am doing something right after all...

you know...

every once in awhile i'll hear a song... and wonder if the writer knew me while they were writin' it... i know but they hit so close to home sometimes... so mostly that means for me it's usually the time i need to hear something... to help perhaps with a fork in the road of life...

the most recent addition to the long list of songs that are in my soundtrack....

'she's growin' tired
of tryin' to light your fire
you better wake up.... you better wake up
or she'll be gone
'cause no one stays in love alone...' ~ Brandon Rhyder and Radney Foster

and i'm just sayin'... *sigh*

i'm tryin' i promise... i suk at this

i'm coming out of my skin...

and i have been on this crazy emotional roller coaster for two weeks... and i love roller coasters... but i want OFF this one... now please ~ i am exhausted and i have a bad attitude... i take it out on the wrong people... and i just have this horrendous sadness in the pit of my stomach... i know it's a time thing... and it will fade but i have NO patience...

ugh ~ i need Labor Day weekend now... good music... my dearest friends... and to just be in that place that makes me the happiest ever!!!

so i'm gonna go to Idaho...

i heard a lot over the last few years that i should really listen to them... well i tried a few times... i guess i just wasn't ready or available or on overload or more likely than not i was supposed to wait... and it clicked at the exact moment that it was supposed to ~ and now i'm excited... to be in a BEAUTIFUL place... with the most beautiful souls i've ever met... and just playin' hard... together ~ like we do...

i believe that the countdown has already begun...

'may peace find you tonight
like a breeze through your window
and sit by your light
let it warm by your fire
and laugh with delight
like a heavenly choir
may peace find you tonight...' written by Willy Braun ~ performed by Reckless Kelly