Beth's Blog: Back!

The kids are back to school, thus, I'm back to the blog. I could lie to you & tell you I have been remiss in my blogging because I'm such an awesome mom & I've been busy taking the kids to the amusement parks, movies, beach & swim parks, but no. I've cooked a little & cleaned a little, done laundry & Facebooked. That's about it. Oh! And I've watched a lot of the Food Network. And found some new recipes. So maybe I SHOULD say I've been busy "researching". Oh yes. I've been swamped with "research".

We took Megan up to Gator-ville on Friday. It was a quick trip, as we had to get back for Ben's "Meet the Teacher" afternoon at school. If this were an anonymous blog, I would have a great story to insert for you here, but alas, I have shown my face to you all... it would've been a doozy though & you all would lose all control of your bodily functions if you ~~heard~~ read it. I guarantee!

Anyway, she's there. We're here. I neglected to take pictures that day & her internet isn't functioning properly so she can't send me any of her new digs. She's living off campus with some friends & started classes yesterday. We all miss our Gator Girl terribly & her room is sad, as this time she took all of her furniture. Rest assured there will be no empty rooms in this house though, Michael will be moving his office in there any minute now. I'm thinking he should leave the purple paint with big pink, purple & blue flowers, he's thinking we need to paint it a more neutral color, as he doesn't think that would look very professional when he's skyping with his boss or a client. Maybe we'll leave the paint & just make him a backdrop. :) I'll keep you posted.

The other kids started school this morning. Jordan is a SENIOR! I can hardly believe it... just yesterday Jordan started Kindergarten & Megan started 2nd grade...

Now she's a sassy Senior! Is there anything that can stop you on your first day of your Senior year of high school?! The world is at your feet... (and yes that's a WELCOME TO SUMMER! banner that I made & hung on the LAST day of school, along with my 4th of July decorations. DON'T JUDGE ME!)

The first day of college will hit her soon enough. I hope she has a great year!

And now onto this guy... I was trying to ambush him this morning, but he got wind of it.

As you can see the prospect of starting middle school & wearing a uniform for 3 more years thrills him to no end...

Do you notice anything about that picture? Look closely. (But please ignore any dust bunnies, they AREN'T relevant). Anyway, he knew I wouldn't stop snapping away until he smiled so he gave me one of these...

Then, he & Jordan took a break from all the fighting they've been doing lately to celebrate the fact that they wouldn't have to see each other again for 8 whole hours...

And with that, Ben & I set off on for our 1/2 hour trek to the new school. Too bad the damn paparazzi snuck into our car.

Upon arrival at the school, that earlier picture comes back into play... did you find anything (besides the dust bunnies & the air freshener) out of place?!

Here's a hint...