I just wanted to show you some cute pics I have taken recently. A couple are from out campout last week which was so fun and a couple are of Wyatt at the park. It was so fun!

Do blondes have more fun?

I would have to say yes! I feel absolutely giddy! I have had red hair, light brown, dark brown, reddish brown and every other brown in between but I have never gone blonde. My sisters have all tried it but not me. Didn't think I had the right coloring.

Now, I have changed my mind! I have been wanting to try something fun and different for summer and have been "investigating" blondes. I tried to do it myself. I bought one of those 10 dollar ones but all it did was give me light brown hair. It was really pretty and I was tempted to keep it but I hate wondering "what if?" so I took the plunge. Called my stylist and we went to town! It was great fun! It looks a little darker in this picture than it is but oh well.

Yep, that's me! Call me Marilyn! I love it! I can't quit giggling! So today, I would definitely say......BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN!!

I have been frustrated lately in feeling like my blog is not very interesting. Now, don't take me wrong. I'm not feeling sorry for myself in the fact that I don't get many comments or hits, I'm just stating what I think. The sad part is, I can't think of anything different to do than what I'm doing!

I was on S'mee's page and clicked on a link that will tell you the "intelligence level" or ease of understanding of your blog. Mine was Jr. High level. Ya, a small blow to my ego but what do they know right?

So, there it is. I am writing for 13 year olds. Not that that is a bad thing but that is my level of writing I guess. I could turn these lemons into lemonade by becoming a famous writer like J.K. Rowling but the odds are slim at best. It would be a dream come true but I would actually have to write something for that to happen.

I will keep plugging on as I always do and all kids are welcome here. Blah blah blah.
(smirk)

Our summer schedule

It's so far, so good. I have been really pleased with the way our summer schedule is working out. Here is what we are doing and it is the first year ever I have done it like this.

The kids always get up early and because I'm depressed about my running, I usually sleep in until about 7:30. I tell the kids that they can play the wii until I wake up. If they are noisy, I will wake up earlier. Then the chores begin. We have a job chart and they each have 2 jobs usually.

Then we have homework time. I saw on TV that most kids lose a huge amount of school memory over the summer. I refuse to let mine fall in to that category so I Googled "6th grade math" and other subjects like spelling too for each grade level my 3 oldest are at. I copied a bunch of worksheets at their levels and every other day we do math. The other days we do spelling, penmanship and I am going to add some history and art stuff that is fun too.

With the spelling, Jake has a whole list of words that he has to pick 20 words from, Seth picks 15, Heidi picks 10. They write them 5 times each and Jake has to do it in cursive which he hates and then I give them a test. It is actually a lot of fun. They are enjoying it and so am I. I can see why some parents like to home school. I can see how it could work.

I also had a web page pointed out to me by Tash that is free typing lessons. So they do that too. All in all, takes about a half hour to an hour depending on what we do.

Then they practice the piano. I bought candy kisses that they have to keep on the backs of their hands to promote proper hand position. That is fun! They are terrible about resting their hands and the kisses have really made them aware of it. At the end of the practice, they eat their candy. Heidi and Gabe wanted in on that fun so I have started teaching them the basics so they can have a kiss on each hand too!

It is amazing how well it's working. It starts the day out on a positive note and gets them in to a more cerebral state of mind. It actually makes the day happier with less contention and takes up some time so they don't get bored.

Next week we start swimming lessons so that will mess it up a little but we'll just push everything back an hour I guess. Then the rest of the day is free to do whatever. We are all usually done by 10:30 or 11:00

I'll be honest. I have never been this organized before and it makes me feel like a great mom to be doing it now. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Sex and the City

I have to say, if loving this show is wrong, then I'm on my way to hell in a hand basket.

I never watched it when it was on HBO. I didn't have HBO! I started watching in on TBS at night when I was trying to make myself tired enough to go to sleep. I had had no desire to see it just because of the name itself but I was curious when I saw it was on TBS and knew that that channel had cleaned it up a bit.

So, I watched it and it was pretty good. I started watching it more often as I lay in bed and Bry had gone to sleep and I couldn't. I fell in love with the characters and loved the honesty that they used when talking about relationships. Subjects I had talked about with my friends frequently. The squabbles with husbands and boyfriends that are common to all women. I would laugh and cry through it with them all.

When the movie came out, I had to see it. And it was great. I laughed and cried through the whole thing. I knew Bry wouldn't want to go with me so I took a friend. I won't say who in case she doesn't want anyone to know what a sinner she really is too! lol

I won't say I recommend it to everyone but for those of you Sex and the City fans, it was fabulous! So glad I went! Bry reaped the rewards too.