Whew! We made it!

Congratulate us! We've all made it through the first week of school! Wednesday we all went down the stairs in order, all in our L.L. Bean backpacks. It was really quite cute! All wasn't perfect though. Our camera decided to breakdown Wednesday morning. Thankfully, Brian's mom was with us for the week, and she had her digital camera handy. So...it's Friday and at least Mom and Dad are ready to crash, even if the kids aren't.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Amazing

February 5,2003 and September 17, 2005 changed our lives forever. These are the days our children were born. With Cameron starting Kindergarten in 3 days, I'm feeling a little sentimental. Cameron is an amazing little girl. She's smart and sassy. I promise I have no idea where she got those traits! :) Last fall when she lost her first 2 teeth at age 4, I had a major panic attack. Now, she's working on her 5th. Here she is displaying her first "big" tooth loss. The other fell out this past Wednesday. I'm so proud that she's growing up, but sad in many ways.



Carter is our "Bam Bam" boy. He is unbelievably strong, both physically and emotionally. He can be sweet as tea one minute and unsweet with lemon the next. I guess he's "all boy." In a few more months, he will be able to take Cameron down. He's really close. This picture is so Carter. He is intrigued by so many things and thoroughly enjoys life.

God has blessed us in so many ways. I have amazing children, an amazing husband, and an amazing life. But of course, I'm biased!

Registering for Classes

I thought having to use a phone to register for classes was bad. I remember the days at State using any phone you could use to call into Tracs to get your classes. Wednesday morning I went to the community college to register to take my Calculus class. I'm taking this class as a refresher b/c it has been 13/14 years since i have had calculus. I spent 4 hours to register for one class. First off you had to check in at a little table and they direct you to the next room to sit and be bored. The admin person in there then tries to find your file. This is where the fun starts, all their files are paper and none on the computer. There were people who had just graduated from there less than a year ago and they couldn't find their files. So after sitting there for about an hour & 1/2 listening to college students in their late teens early 20s talking about stuff it is confirmed that i'm old. They were cussing every other word in a public place and talking about going over to someones house and pushing them down the stairs. Her name was Paris and she is going to be a nurse or a dental assistant so run if you ever see her. Finally i'm called back to the lady's office who is going to help me. I tell her what i'm going to take and she looks at my transcript from NCSU. I've already had Calculus I and II at State but i need a refresher, plus i had it in High School. She said I would probably have to take a placement test. Wait a minute i've already passed the class once and you want me to take a test? So she goes and ask the lady in charge and they said I have to take the test. So I'm already late to get back to work so i decide to go ahead and take the test. Once they were getting the test ready they said i might have to take a reading test too. I fought that one and they agreed that for calculus it wasn't needed. So now i go take a College Algerbra test on the computer and the first question comes up f(x)= x^2-4 and g(x) =something else. I thought i was in trouble but i made it thru and passed after six questions. So i sit for two more hours waiting on the lady who made me take the test. She was helping somewhere else but we had to wait for her to come back. So i go into her office and she said she was sorry she was mean for making me take the test but she has made PH D students take them. She called the professor and told him what i had taken at NCSU and what my score was and he says I wouldn't have made him take the test. ARRRGGGGGHHH! So i'm finally registered for class and it starts Monday. Please Pray for me and the family.

The Countdown is ON!

Today marks the countdown until my summer vacation ends, and I have to go back to the real work world. And now, I'm in panic mode! I need to do so much before I go back to work! Where to begin? I've done a lot this summer, but not as much as I wanted! It'll be okay though!

On a prouder note, Brian starts his second education in 2 weeks! He'll be at Wilkes Community College taking some refresher courses before going on to UNCC or State. While Brian is starting back to school, Cameron will start Kindergarten! She is very excited, especially about learning Spanish. Carter says he's ready to go to kool too!

Keep us in your prayers!