A Busy Month So Far

Well, Damian started 1st grade on monday. I can't believe it. He was so excited to get back and to meet his teacher. We missed the 'Meet the Teacher' night last thursday because of a funeral. When I picked him up from school on monday he was all ready to tell me about his day, show me the stuff he had to bring home, and what he did. He loves his new Monster folder (a folder that the teacher gives him to bring stuff home every monday). Damian thought it was cool. So it has only been 3 days since he started school and i'm already getting the answer of 'nothing' when I ask him what he did in school today. So I said "you were there all day and didn't to anything at all?' and he says "yep!" Gotta love kids!

Summer is coming to an end. Ricky, I and the kids went to Adventure Land 2 weeks ago with my parents. It was a great time. The new water park they have there is great. Damian loved the roller coasters (especially since he is tall enough to ride most of them) and loved the water slides. Teagan loved the little kiddie rides and Damian was a good big brother and rode a few with her and the ones he didn't I carefully squished myself into the ride to go with her. She really loved the water at the park. We had a great time.

My Grandma Allen passed away on August 8th at the age of 84. She was a wonderful woman and I miss her dearly. I regret not going to visit her more but each time I saw her she looked less and less like the Grandma I knew and it broke my heart. That was so difficult for me. Damian and Teagan went up there more frequently than I did to visit. Grandma loved to see her only great-grandkids. They always made her smile. I pray for my Grandpa that he has the strength to continue on. He lost the love of his life. They were married for 61yrs. I look up to them for that.

Now it's the middle of August. Where has the year gone?  It has been one crazy, busy summer with trips and work and the kids. The gym is slowly growing and Ricky has been keeping really busy with classes, nutrition, holding seminars and special lifting classes as well. With a blink of an eye, summer is almost gone!