Its been a LONG time!

I have been so busy and I do have to admit I am a little addicted to facebook now....its so much fun...A lot has happened since my last blog post....We are in the full swing of school and I have to brag on my son, he has the 3rd highest reading points in his class---YEAH! ( they have to read books on their own time and go to school and take tests on them on the computer..therefore they get points) We are so proud of him...last year he didnt do to good and didnt get to go on the field trip with his grade because he didnt have enought points and it broke his little heart so now he is MOTIVATED and Bert and I have given him a little push--ha---
we had our first football game-we lost of course but my little Annellise sure did look cute cheering on the track during the 2nd quarter....She had 2 birthday parties last Saturday and let me tell you--it WORE me out!! the 1st was at Libby LU and all the little girls had their hair and makeup done..they were adorable! then about 3 hours later, she had another party at Justice and it was the same thing--hair and makeup but it is a store too and Annellise was in the window being a maniquin just a dancing to the traffic..it was so funny!
Last Sunday I was feeling terrible and ended up running fever of 102--I havent felt like that in a long time..I went to see the allergy dr. on Wednesday for my terrible itching and rashes that will not go away..he said I was weezing and was worried about that more than my itching--anyway, I am on a steriod and antibiotic to clear up all my symptoms and I am having allergy test done on Thursday--I am not excited about that but I am SO tired it itching....
Harper has started fall baseball again (we got a 2 wk break) and we are just waiting to hear about his flag football team and practice schedule...he tried out last Tuesday and did GREAT!!
Annellise starts dancing on Wednesday and we sighned up for tumbling on Fridays...Ever since the Olympics she had done handstands and flips on all the furniture!
My cousin Maggie got married today and she was just beautiful!! I had to get up at 6 am to make muffins today for the bridesmaid breakfast and came home and did laundry and changed the sheets..I am getting nervous about this hurricane...I just pray that we all make it through this---today on the way to the wedding the kids and I were watching all the cars coming north on the interstate loaded full and I just thought to myself how sad they must be to pack up all your valuable things in your car and leave not knowing if you will have anything to come back to--I cant even imagine--I hope and pray that God blesses all those people and that this hurricane is not going to be as bad as they think.... Well I better go to bed, I am worn out!

Busy Week!

well we have gotten back in the swing of things I think---both kids had tests this week and homework...Annellise was so excited that she had homework like Harper and she couldnt wait to get home and do it..I wonder how long that will last...she did it ALL by herself and memorized her Bible verse this week for a grade and made 100 and she was good all week (got her green light pen to wear)---Harper read I think 7 or 8 books this week (maybe more) and took test on them to get 6 points (you have to have 25 by the end of the 9 wks) we had told him if he got 5 points a week he would get a small surprise (he didnt do well on this last yr and didnt get to go on the special field trip--so this year HE WAS going to do it like he should ) the good thing is HE WANTS to do it and that makes it so much more fun and enjoyable---he was SO proud of himself for getting over 5 points....
We are starting baseball AGAIN--I think I only got 2 wks break--he is playing fall ball with his tournament All-Star team, so here we go again---he will play at least 10 games for sure and maybe more! He is also playing Upwards flag football at our church and he is excited about that--he tries out on Tuesday...Anyway that is about all that has gone on..the boys are at the church for the Mans Night and Annellise has been in Hazlehurst with Alli and her kids with Caki and Pop...they are on their way home now....Tomorrow is church and "family time"--Bert is hopefully taking us to Sal and Mookies after church for our "weekly" dinner with our 3 families we eat with EVERY Sunday---its always a lot of fun!

Could it get any worse?

Last week was a VERY stressful week for Bert..he had the grand opening of the new Miskelly store in Madison and there was a big gala Thursday night..I think he said he put in 80 hrs just last week...Anyway, Wednesday morning he had gotten brand new tires put on his truck (something he had needed for a while but just kept putting it off) and stopped for lunch at The Cherokee on I55 before heading to Madison...when he walked out to leave, guess what...NO TRUCK!!! His truck was STOLEN!!! and to top it all off, his wallet was in the truck ( he carries a money clip for his cash in his pocket and doesnt carry the wallet at all times--BIG MISTAKE!!)---not to mention about 5 pairs of pants and a few shirts he had just picked up at the cleaners, 2 guns, his car keys (he uses the push button code to get in and out of the truck), the garage door opener, the keys to his boat and the lock to the boat, a depth finder for the boat, his IPOD, his new Blackberry phone, and Im sure more stuff that he hasnt even thought of.....We thought we had been fast enough canceling all the credit cards that were in the wallet, but these people obviously had a plan..they spent what we have estimated to be about 1500.00 in a mere 30-45 minutes..they went to Target and bought a 700.00 flat screen ( I guess they never checked her ID--that was a woman who did that because they have her on servalence--hopefully they will arrest her today) and they must have just passed out cards to all their friends because they bought gas at lots of different places at about the same time----it just SUCKS!!! and it is such a pain to have to do all the paperwork and WORK of cancelling everything and doing all the runaround! I just feel so violated!! It is scary knowing they can just drive up and come on in with my garage opener and they have our address just by looking at Berts license....I am sure thought they dont really care about that stuff they want the easy stuff like credit cards, guns, and a brand new set of 1000.00 tires on a fairly new truck!!!! I think we have learned a lesson--dont leave anything in your vehicle!!!

Baseball is OVER---FOR NOW!!!

Gosh, it has been so long since I have posted..School is starting this week and we finished All star baseball this weekend..we played a tournament in Vicksburg Friday night and 2 games on Saturday and I have to say that it was the MOST MISERABLE we have ever been in our life!! It was about 100 degrees and not a breeze blowing! The poor boys were out there in all those hot uniforms during the hottist time of the day...Harper has been running fever on and off all week and has had a persistant cough that I cant get to go away..in fact we are waiting on the after hours Childrens Clinic to open at 1:00 so we can get him in to see a doctor...For now we have no sports to play for about 3 weeks, then flag football and fall baseball start up..at least we get a little break..I am ready for school to start and get us back on our routine...we go tommorrow night for a parents meeting to find out Annellise's teacher and class and Tuesday night we go to a meeting for Harpers class---I cant believe I have a 3rd grader..I am getting OLD!!! and next year my baby will be in the 1st grade...oh, I cant even think about it!!!