look at this

I found this photo this morning on the website http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/07/09/26/ they have a section called the Daily Dose and they feature a photo everyday. I love this photo. The people all dressed up, holding umbrellas, the rain falling. I feel as though I am there which makes it an excellent photo.

Cheers,

Cathy

this is a test

I was forwarded a link to take this test, and thought it was really cute. I am sure that I have seen it before and done the test before but when you are awake at 5:45 am you need cute emails and tests like these to keep you sane!

Here is the link: http://memoriter.net/flash/test.html

I think that it will put a smile on your face. I hope that everyone is still asleep this morning and has a great day.

Cathy

Today is the day!!!!!

I am so excited, the butterflies in my stomache are all aflutter! Spent last night doing some pampering to insure that I would look radient in all the photos that are going to be taken of me today. I honestly feel as though I am getting ready for my wedding all over again. After I drop Franklin off at school this morning I am off to the salon to have my hair colored, cut and styled and a mani/pedi.

The kids did not seem to know what an important day today is for mommy. They woke up at 5:45 this morning. I am a bit tired to say the least. Franklin has a big day today, his first field trip! I have his school shirt sitting here on my lap, ready for him to wear today. They are taking the kids to the fire station. All the children in his class are obsessed with firetrucks and emergencies and play pretend emergency several times a week. Gracie is going to her first story time at the library today with Flannery. I think that she will really enjoy it, today's theme is "farms" and she loves animals especially cows!

So I am enjoying my coffee this morning and blogging to you all to calm my nerves. I don't think that I will have too much time this morning to focus on them. I have to pack Franklin's lunch, set out their clothes for tonight, prepare snacks and goody bags for them for tonight, make sure I have everything I need for tonight, make sure I know what Filic is wearing for tonight and that it is ironed, write my speech (uuugghhh!!), etc. Yet I can't seem to tear myself away from this post. I think that I am delaying!! haha

Have a great day everyone. I think that I will!! (wink, wink)
I hope to post some photos tomorrow of the excitement that will ensue.

Cheers,
Cathy

Suprise for me!!

You will never guess what I had to deal with today at 6 am. The kids have been wanting to "help" around the house a lot lately and I have been letting them if I have time to "fix" it. Well, this morning at 6 am I was getting ready to do some more laundry. I opened the washer to put the last load in the dryer and found that a pull-up had been put in the washer as well. AARRGGHH! So I had to shake out all the clothes and wipe out the washer. Thank goodness for the front loading washer because I can see myself climbing in the top loader! Nice visual, right. If you have never had to do this, it is not fun. The pull-up explodes and the gel gets everywhere. As I am writing this I am rewashing that load of laundry. It definitely needed it after all that. In the last few weeks many of Franklin's cars have gone through the laundry courtesy of Grace. She is fascinated with putting things in the washer. I guess that from now on I will have to check what is actually in the washer before I start it!

Today I start my first day back to work. I haven't had a job outside the house since 2002. I am working part-time at K2. I am so excited to start. I trained all day on Tuesday and loved it. So if you are free today at any point come in and say "hi" to me.

Have a great Saturday,
Cathy

Book Club anyone?

I was talking to a friend last night and we both had the idea to start a book club. Is anyone interested?

I just finished the book Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald and LOVED it! I highly reccomend it. I read it in a day and a half, which says a lot considering I have Franklin and Grace! I took every moment I could to read that is how awesome this book is.

The other books that I have read lately are:

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer

The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Devil in the Junior League by Linda Francis Lee

The Russian Concubine by Kate Furnivall

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

What books have you read lately?

Have a great Tuesday,
Cathy

You are invited and I am in awe

Here is the invite to the opening reception for my photography exhibition. I am so excited that we are getting closer the "the day". I feel like I am counting down for my wedding all over again!

I spent yesterday shopping at International Mall in Tampa for a new dress and shoes for the occasion. Went to a lot of stores before I found the one. I knew it was the one as soon as I put it on. Oh, and it is about two sizes smaller than I would have thought I needed, you gotta love that! Found a few pairs of shoes that would have looked great with the dress, one of which had a $1300 price tag! No thanks. Can you imagine spending that much on just one pair of shoes. Wish that I had taken a picture of me wearing them, just so I could post it here. Maybe the next time that I make it up there I will try them on again just to show you all. The pair of shoes that I picked are just perfect for the dress and they are comfortable too. (I was really happy about that!) Now I just need to figure out what to do about my hair and accessories and I will be all set.

I am in awe because I just found out that the school is keeping all four of my images on permanent display because the President of MCC loves them and wants them to inspire other students. Can you believe that? This just keep getting better!

Hope that everyone is having a great day!

Cathy

he asked for what

Franklin was sitting in the tub last night with Grace and asked why we only have 2 kids. I wasn't sure what he meant by it so I asked him if he meant why we don't have 3 kids or more and he said that is what he was thinking. He then asked if we could have another baby. He said that he would like a brother. I asked him would it be okay if it turned out to be a baby girl, he said yes and that he would name her Gracie, too. He then said that maybe an older brother would be nice.

I have no idea where this came from. I was very shocked to be receiving these questions from my 3 year old.

Anybody else get odd questions from their kids this weekend?

Cathy