Fun Friday

Well, the week is ending. It's been pretty relaxed and I love that. Chad has had an excruciating week at work and has gotten home late every evening and then went in several mornings early. I know he is just exhausted!

Next week will be busy. Noah and Sydney have tennis camp, Chad and I are going to the JOHN MAYER CONCERT (whoooohooo!) and the kids are each having friends over to swim. But, I thought I'd take a minute and do something different with this blog. I have many friends that blog and they usually take a day to answer questions about themselves. So, I'll try the same thing. We'll see what happens.

What was your favorite toy as a child?
I'd definitely have to say Barbies. My mom had taken this giant metal bookcase and made an apartment building for my Barbie dolls. It was complete with garage, stable, and a rooftop pool. She made the upstairs walk in hall closet Barbietopia! It was amazing and I spent hours and hours playing.

What is your favorite comfort food?
My mother was an amazing cook growing up. She cooked every meal and we rarely went out to eat. She made everything! So we were a bit spoiled because everything was made from scratch. I have a lot of favorite comfort foods but the one that sticks out the most is fried chicken and mashed potatoes with homemade gravy. Something about that meal screams home and dinner time with family and laughter and safety.

What is one thing you wished you'd done before now and will you ever be able to check it off your list?
This one is so easy for me. Chad and I never had a honeymoon. He had just started a new job and had no vacation time. Before we knew it, we were celebrating our one year wedding anniversary and the fact that we were four weeks pregnant! Chad and I have never been away just the two of us on a vacation. We've talked about it a lot but it's just never happened yet. But yes....I definitely think it will happen....and soon!

What has been your happiest moment of 2007?
This is a tougher question for me and I've saved it until last. I've had lots of really wonderful moments and many things to celebrate. I doubt I can pick just one! But here are a few!
*Vacationing in Emerald Isle with my family
*Watching Noah win the student council election (the look on his face was priceless!)
*Celebrating Sydney's birthday with her in Indy
*Watching Elijah place well in his swim meets (he did fabulous!)
*Chad and I taking Noah to the roller derby for his birthday
*Going to the annual Chili Cook-Off in Farmland, Indiana and being able to spend time
with friends and watching Bedo win first place and People's Choice.
*Chad and I's extra special date out while on vacation
*Christmas morning

WE'RE PREGNANT!

I can't believe...after weeks and months....we finally got pregnant! I say we a little loosely! Actually our little Gidget (our 20 month old Maltese) is expecting and is due July 18. We are VERY nervous but very excited too. Gidget, who weighs in at a whopping 4 lbs is already starting to show. Her middle is getting thicker each day and the girl can put away some doggie chow! In two weeks we will be heading to the vet to find out just how many pups to expect.

This is our first and more than likely the only litter we'll have. We are pretty sure the puppies will be tiny. Sampson, the father, only weighs 3 1/2 lbs but because Gidget is so small we decided one would be enough! I'm nervous about delivery and hoping for an easy time. Thankfully, I have a wonderful sister-in-law who has been through this a few times and is going to help me out.

Anyway...if anyone is interested in a puppy, give me a shout! They won't be ready until the end of September/early October.

P.S. Pictures of Gidget can be seen on older posts. I must warn you....she is adorable!!!! I'll update soon with new pics of the expectant mother.

Summer Flowers

I took some pics this morning of some of my beautiful flowers around the house. This is the first year I've planted pansies and I have to admit I am loving them. They are in our front flower bed and they have done so well. The pink wave petunias are found on our back deck by the pool. They are really gorgeous and I love how they fill up and spill over the planter.

I do not have the greenest thumb on the block but I try! This year alone I have killed many indoor and outdoor house plants and I promise it's not on purpose! However...my pride and joy is a Sago Palm that I bought two years ago that continues to get more and more new palms (pictures of that coming soon!) Go figure....I kill tons of plants that most normal people in Indiana have in their house BUT I can keep alive a palm tree that is native only in warm climates!!!! This is the way life is for me. Abnormal things are drawn to me......

Two out of Three May Children are Middle Schoolers!

Hi everyone. I know it's been awhile since I've blogged but with May being such a busy month because of school ending and all the activities that goes along with that, I just didn't get a chance to blog as much as I had intended. Hopefully summer will yield more.

However, I just wanted to report that all three of the May children made the honor roll and Sydney and Noah got ribbons for perfect attendance for the grading period. Elijah's end of year exams, while a bit stressful for him, yielded incredible grades. It's hard to believe I now have TWO children attending Delta Middle School (where have all those years gone?!?!) and my baby girl is now in the FOURTH grade! Crazy!

Noah got elected into Student Council for sixth grade. He is so pumped! He was elected into student council this year and he loved it so he decided to run again. He was so excited to find out he would be representing his Albany classmates when they started DMS.

The picture for this blog is Noah with Mr. Retro (which is the alter ego of Noah's fourth grade teacher, Mr. Richey.) Retro came to the WAES newsroom the last day of school and made a star-studded appearance. I took lots of pics with he and the news crew. Noah was camera man that day so it made it all the more fun. I chose this pic because Noah has now graduated from elementary and is now moving on to life as a middle schooler. This marks an important time in our lives. Once again, a phase of our lives is ending and another one is beginning. Noah is going to grow and change so much over the next year and while we are so proud of him and the decisions he's making and the young man he is growing into, it is a bit difficult to see him grow up and out of many things we have grown accustomed to.

We are so proud of Noah. Fifth grade was such an amazing year for him. He was very involved in school activities, he got great grades, he had lots of friends, and made great choices along the way. We couldn't be more pleased with the way he is growing up. I know he is a bit nervous about middle school but I also know Elijah will be a great mentor to him and show him the ropes. Big brothers are awesome and Elijah is really wonderful with his younger brother and sister.

We are going to enjoy our kids this summer. We are going to kick back, relax, and spend some good quality time together before school starts again and our lives become crazy. I am so proud of all my children. They are wonderfully and beautifully made and my life is so much better because of them!