Just a fast update

Everything is going well, and I really need to change this to more than just Drexel's World as it really should encompass all my children now. The kids are doing great. Drexel is finally tackling school a lot more head on and doing much better. Taylor is doing great with nearly straight As and inching much much closer to getting her Uggs. And then Austin has done well, not quite the best grades but for being at a new school, he's doing well. He's also now on the basketball team. So that makes for things to be a lot busier at our house with only one driver. Thankfully Wowwie is not far away and able to help.

All for now.

First Grade!

We are all set and registerd for the 2009-2010 school year. At least Drexel is. He's very excited about having the same teacher Jacob did last year. Drexel has had a very busy summer. He's been showing in Sheep Shows, riding 4 wheelers and really just being a big boy! I wish I had a book and a tape recorder of all the great things he says all the time. The other day I had he and Jacob with me and they sang all of Taylor Swift's latest song, without the music playing behind them. It was quite impressive. Those boys are going to have quite a time together I'm afraid.

Well, I think you should get her to kiss you....

Yup...that came out of my son's mouth.  

Drexel and Jacob went to their school night the other night and Jacob wanted to stay with Uncle Randy (Drexel's dad) for the night...and so I dropped them off there before I headed South for the weekend.  While there, the boys were chased around by the girls.  Awe.  But here's the conversation on the way to Randy's.  

J:  I can't believe those girls were just chasin' me.  

D:  I know!  Dude what's up with dat??!!!

J:  I know for a fact little Suzie* wants to kiss me.  She kisses me in my dreams all the time, it's just like a nightmare.  

D:  I think you should get her to kiss you in real life. 

J: D'oh!  No!  that would be like a nightmare!!!!

J:  You know, I know she wants to marry me.

D:  You do?  How do you know that!?

J:  Because she told me.  She wants to be more than friends and I want to just be friends.  

Yup, it starts young.  Next week I bet they want to go on a date.  Yikes.  

*names have been changed to protect the innocent

All I Want for Christmas is my two FRONT Teeth

Well, we lost the second tooth last week. I did make sure that the Tooth Fairy arrived in fine style. He was VERY Excited when he awoke to find that she had found her way under his pillow while he was sleeping and left a whole dollar. I hear teeth are going for much more these days but I think a dollar works. So, he's happy and healthy and wants his two bottom front teeth for Christmas....along with a very long list of other things. Something about Battlegons?? I can't keep up!

We lost our first lost tooth!!!

Drexel lost his first tooth tonight.  Grandma is the best tooth puller in the world.  She pulled the tooth with flair.  No pain!  He's very happy that she did it without any pain.  He didn't even know that she was doing it.  He's very happy with it and is not letting the tooth fairy come just tonight.  We'll see when he decides for that to happen.  

When I grow up

Tonight we took the whole family to the Ansar Shrine Circus.  Grandpa's buddy is the Potentate and it's a good cause.  So...we go.  I am usually not home and don't get to go but that's ok this year I decided that I was going...and we went.  Also it was decided that we should take the kids with us.  Ironic that the Circus can and will make us all kids again and marvel in their magic.  I've always marveled at the skill and requirements of the circus.  I always thought maybe I'd run away and join it so I could work with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but no such luck.  I alway was fascinated with Gunther Gaither Williams and thought for sure I'd marry into the tiger family.  Some of us have different dreams.  Such was the conversation I heard from the backseat on the way to the convention center.  

The mouths of 6 year olds - 

Jacob:  I'm going to join the United States Army

Drexel:  Me too

J:  It's just good to be in the Army

D:  Yup...sure is up until you get killed

J:  Then it's not so good.

D: Our mommies and daddies would be upset.  

J: They would but everybody has to die.  I just don't think I'll join the Army

D:  I don't think so either, you know Tom and Ty are in the Army

J:  I just miss Tom so much I can't even talk about it.

D:  Look!! A flag!!

J & D:  (sining) Oh say can you see, to the Dawn's

J:  It's not to it's by!!

D:  Oh - Oh say can you see.....

J: You're just doing it all wrong.

J:  Are we to the Circus yet?

D:  I wanna slushie! and Cotton Candy

J:  Yeah!!!

Mom, Dad was late picking me up....

And so goes the life of single mom when my parents were both out of town.  Mom was in Indianapolis with her parents as my granddad had a doctor's appointment and they found more things wrong with him than they wanted to, but all should be ok.  He's a very strong many but well, his electrodes in his back aren't working right.  In the process they believe his arteries are enlarged or something and they want to work on that.  

I digress, Drexel's dad was all lined up to pick him up, momma is having a fit with a proposal at work and the phone rings and I know the number and I panic.  It's the school.  Yup, there is no one there to pick up Drexel off the bus.  Great.  I look like Mom of the year again.  I finally got to his dad's to pick him up and he was cool and calm.  Dad and the bus driver exchanged cell phone numbers in the unfortunate event that he is late again.  However, I'm about ready for him to get his driver's license already.  :)