Back to School 2012

Today is the first day back to school. Zach is in 9th grade at Nimitz Jr. high! I made a little collage of today in 9th grade and the first day of 7th grade two years ago! He sure has grown up! He is 5'7 and his voice is very low! Dan and I hardly recognize him on the phone! "Who is that man?" We sure love this man-child and are praying that 9th grade will be his best year yet!!
Today was Drew's first day of Jr. High!! 7th Grade!! At first he liked the idea of a uniform, thinking it would be easier to "pick what to wear" each day, ha! but he wasn't too sure when he put it on today. Oh-well! It will be easier once he sees all the other kids dressed the same! I think he looks especially handsome! We sure do love that kid!

Jr high starts at 8:54 am, so we all enjoyed sleeping a little later and enjoying the morning a bit before school. Zach always watched a little TV before heading out!

ha ha, I think this is how Drew really felt! ;)

A new neighbor moved in next door about two weeks ago. He is a 12 year old and is starting 7th grade today too. The boys hit it off as instant friends and walked together today. There is always strength in numbers, so as they walked off, they seemed pretty confident.

I didn't get a picture of them together with the neighbor, Noah, or walking off. I will have to do that tomorrow.

I can't wait until 4:15 when they get home to tell me all about it!!

Catching Up!

It has been a long time since I've posted! Life has been pretty busy with my new job at Weight Watchers! I am really enjoying working there! I am learning alot and meeting lots of great people! I've been leading meetings for 5 months and have finally gotten over the "I can't do this" thinking. I'm much less nervous before my meetings, so that is nice! I look at all the people in the meeting room as my friends, and that helps alot!

This has been the first summer that I have worked in 13 years! I hated leaving the boys alone, but their granddad took them geocaching and to lunch quite a bit! So that helped keep them busy! ☺ They were also a huge help to me by cleaning the kitchen, folding towels...etc... I love those boys!

Thanks for dropping by! I'm having to relearn how to blog again! ha!

Crock Pot Cooking!

Thanks mom for the new cookbook! I happily pulled out my crock pot and started with a yummy looking recipe!  It did not disappoint!  I've already got several recipes I want to make this week!  This cookbook will come in handy with our busy schedule!