My New to Me Camera

Check out this deal! I had one of these cameras back in HS. My Dad had bought it in the 70s and gave it to me for use in Photography. I found this one with the case, lenses, cleaning supplies and the camera for free on craigslist!!! Yahooo!!! I'm so excited! I believe my old teacher will let me go in and use his black room. I can't wait!!

Pain in the butt!

We were babysitting J again yesterday. A and I had lots of fun. Yesterday afternoon we were reading stories and trying to get J to say my name. Aaaagggie...Aaaaaggggiee. Here's the conversation A and I had with J.
"A what's my name?
"Mommy!"
"But, what's my real name?"
"Aggie!"
"What does Daddy call me?"
"Pain in the butt!"
Followed by everyone laughing and K giving her a high five. :) Out of the mouths of babes. :)

First day of school!

Today was C's first day of kindergarten. She has school from 8:30 to 2:25. She did great! This morning was a little worrisome. She was excited all morning including the walk to school. Then she freaked out and hid under the stroller for about five minutes. After that she clung to my neck, literally I didn't have to support her weight she just held on. When the teacher came out she didn't want to get in the line at all! She did and kept looking back at me with the what is going on look on her face. The girl behind her in line, Bianca, started crying and C didn't know what to do. Her eyes filled with tears and she said "I'm going to be ok. . . You'll be right here when I get out. . . I'm going to make friends." And she did!! Her two favorite friends of the day are Tequila, like the drink, and Bianca. She's excited to go back on Wednesday. No school tomorrow for voting.

A loved the alone time with me. As soon as she got up this morning she was asking to drop the girlfriends off at school. She told them this after school. "I got Mama time allllll day! There weren't any other kids! All Mama all day!" Of course it was said in A's words that stutter and get switched up, but come on! :D

Tree on truck, dog destroyed house

It's been a hell of a weekend. We got Hurricane Hanna last night. It was a lot of fun. It flooded so much that we live on one of the highest points in the city and had a foot deep water in the backyard!! The girls, K and I played and danced in the downpours. It was great fun! This morning we woke up to a tree on K's truck. Uh-oh! Luckily it only destroyed two of his ladders. The truck doesn't even have a scratch on it! Lucky!

Jelly escaped from her crate while we were at my Mom's today. I can't even tell you the mess we had when we got home! Pee, shit and wrappers covering the kitchen and living room. Also, mud tracks in the tub. I don't know what the hell she was thinking! When we are home with her she wouldn't get in to nearly any of this trouble. Why did we want to have the kids grow up with a dog! :)