You have got to be kidding me!

You have got to be kidding me!

It's August 7th ALREADY?

We aren't wasting any time getting into August and we're fitting in as much as we can

Last Saturday was the Halo 5k in Bettendorf

You can read more about it here

Post race sweaty picture but we'll treasure the memories while supporting a great cause

The kiddos have some NASTY poison ivy

I think I taught them to believe in karma

They were told not to go down by the creek

Guess where they got into the poison ivy
The truth came out
Life's no fun when you have poison ivy, especially on your eye

On Sunday my brother and his family got back from South Dakota

They stopped in Iowa before heading back to Wisconsin

My mom did her annual Grandma Camp while they were here

Sadly, it only lasted 3 days but my oh my were those days fun filled
I'll be doing a separate post on Camp at a later date since my mom took most of the pictures

On Monday Spencer got his braces off

On Tuesday the boys had dentist appointments for cleanings
Dr Peterson couldn't believe how great Spencer's teeth look
{I'd have to agree!}
He said he sees a lot of the white railroad tracks from kids not brushing well
{I think Spencer was just lucky!}
I was a bit nervous to see how his restoration looked once the braces were off
Dr. Peterson did a heck of a job fixing the chipped tooth
 because he doesn't need to make any adjustments now that the teeth are straight


On Wednesday I had my follow up with the surgeon to check the lump in my breast
Everything looks good but he wants me to have a mammogram every year from now on
I can finally breathe again

The kids are signed up for school

This was the first year they tried to get everyone to sign up online

Let me just say, I was about ready to jump off a bridge by the time I was done

Technology is great for some things but there are still kinks to be worked out

We have about half of the school supplies bought 

I'm still trying to figure out why each 5th grader needs 10 glue sticks

Does one classroom really use 200 glue sticks in a year?

On to better things

We will be vacationing again soon

We're not going far but we'll be doing a few things we've been wanting to do so it's exciting

I'll be posting more on that soon

This weekend my mama is taking me away to celebrate my birthday a little early

We don't get enough time to spend together, just the two of us
She's also going to help me paint my kitchen
My goodness I LOVE that woman!


It's Friday and I couldn't be happier