IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME

So, it's been a  while since I posted anything so figure that I should probably do some updates!!!!!

Well, we have decided that we are going to stick it out here in East TX, C is doing really good with his job, and with work picking up he is due for a raise in the very near future.  We hate where we are living so we are in the process of finding a new place, hopefullly in a neighborhood that has other kids, so that Reyenne can make some new friends. 

It's official, she is a first grader, around the last couple of weeks of school in Kindergarten they do a test similar to a TAKS test, the first day of the test, the Reading portion, I got an email from the teacher calling an immediate conference, of course that is never good that close to the end of the year.  Turns out that Reyenne was doing her test and just decided that she didn't want to anymore, and scored lower on the second test than the first, Mrs. Tinkle her teacher called her to her desk asked her the questions she missed and she answered them perfectly, when asked why she didn't do those questions on the test she said I didn't want to so I stopped listening, oh lord, she definitely has a mind of her own and if she doesn't want to do something she flat out won't.  Funny thing is she was honest to her teacher about it and said she just DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT!!!!!  So when I met with her and her teacher.  I told Mrs. TInkle that I don't want to let her pass Kindergarten and I think that all of her friends should go to first grade without her, Reyenne didn't like that idea and promised that she would really try harder, the next day was the Math part of the test, WOO HOO she only missed 3 questions and the teacher said that they were the tough ones that she missed, so needless to say we were pleased.  The following week we received a letter in the mail congratulating us that Reyenne has officially been promoted to the first grade.

So school ended without any other mishaps, and a week after we heard Reyenne in her room crying, C and I looked at each other and went to check on her, she had the scrapbook that her teacher made her of the school year and she was bawling, we asked her what was going on and she looked as us with the saddest face and said, I don't like summer, I miss Mrs. Tinkle and all my friends.  LOL poor baby. 

Next was Memorial Day weekend.  Reyenne no longer dislikes summer, she got to go to her friends house and swim for almost a whole day.  So on Sunday 6.5.11 she comes up to me and says mom is today Memorial Day too?  I tell her no why and she said because I want don't want to go to daycare until Tuesday, I like having Mondays at home with you and dad.  AWWEE...........  She can be so sweet at times.  I think this was because she was absolutely exhausted from the weekend, Friday she got to sleep over at a friends house for the 1st time, I was a nervous wreck, but we all survived, then a birthday party Saturday evening at the skating rink, she was in bed by 8:30 and slept til 10:30 Sunday, why is it when she wants to sleep in my body alarm goes off at 6:30 =(.  Oh well had lots to do cause the family was on their way to come to see us, we went to lunch and then swimming all afternoon, what a wonderful weekend, had a blast!!!!!

So i think that about catches us up, I am a little sad that I will miss the big family reunion next weekend, but I hope to be able to get out to OK very soon to see the family!!!!!  To those of you that follow this and are part of the family, we love and miss each and every one of you so much, and I promise to get out there to see you guys ASAP!!!!!  I hope you all have a wonderful time and I will be thinkin about you while I am sitting in the AC and you all are sweating your butts off playing some good ole family Softball!!!! LOL 

Love you all!!!!  D

SO MUCH SO LITTLE

Well, we have made it to March.  I can't believe the first two months of 2011 have already flown by.  I want to apologize for not keeping up with my blog, had so much going on lately that I haven't had time.  So I have some good news.........

We are coming home!!!!!  We have all decided and when I say all that is Mommy, Daddy, Reyenne, Brock and Oskie, that we HATE East TX.  The people here are so rude and have no manors.  The school system here is terrible, and I mean the list goes on and on.  We are coming HOME!!!!  I think that we are looking to make the move after Reyenne finishes her school year.  I am going to put in for a transfer in June hopefully the company I am working for has an opening close to home, that would be our Cleburne office, but I would much rather make the drive from Waxahachie to Cleburne than from Waxahachie to Dallas.

I am trying to make plans for my mom, my son, and my two nieces to make it out on Saturday.  Oh how I miss all of them.  I can't wait to see Dillan, I can't believe that in less than two months I will have a pre-teen.  UGH that just makes me feel so old, one thing i can say is that Dillan is such a great kid, young man, and I couldn't have asked for a better Pre-Teen.  Now when Reyenne hits pre-teen, I am sure that will be an entirely different story, lol.   I talked to him last night and he said that he is getting better at his guitar so I can't wait to hear him play it.  I am so proud of him.

Now on to Reyenne, I cannot believe how much she has grown up this past few months.  For the first half of the school year she got into trouble at least 3 out of 4 times a week.  The last two weeks, she has had a color card change 2x.  This is miraculous, she is really starting to learn how to pay attention and follow directions.  Even if she does say I can't wait til school is over it's so boring I don't know why I have to go. LOL  she is only in Kindergarten, if she is already dreading it I am scared as to what we have coming in the future.

Well I think that about catches us up!  I will write again soon.

Dana

MID FEB ALREADY

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything.  So much has been going on, so many thoughts going on.  Where to begin?

Well C and I have decided that we will never call East TX home, Reyenne has decided that she hates it out here as well.  So what to do?  We have only been here 1 year hardly enough time to really give anything a chance, right.  Wrong, the school district out here bites big tamale's.  We know we want here in a better school, and don't get me wrong we know there are good districts out here too, but we just aren't to interested in moving around til we find one, we have decided that Reyenne will go to my Alma Mater!!! Waxahachie!!!  So when do we decide to move back?  Well that is something we have been kind of talking about, this summer?  No got too many things to get in place before we do like we did before and just up and move with nothing in place, so probably 2012!  Ok well that has been decided, whew moving on to the next.

We had a wonderful Valentines Day, we surprised Reyenne with a present that got delivered to her school, she was ecstatic.  Then there was the party, I cannot believe how well the kids acted, I know when I was in school and we had a party it was pure chaos, so props to Mrs. T for teaching them manners.

After Valentine's party, Reyenne had her first eye appointment!  dun dun dun dun!!!!!!  Well she is nearsided, 20/40 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left and she has an astigmatism (spelling), ugh my poor baby has to have glasses.  Funny thing is, she is super stoked!!!  She can't wait til they get here!  LOL she is crazy!

Well I guess that is about all for now!  I am sure I will have more to update very soon! 

Thanks for stopping by!

HELLO 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR WHAT 2011 IS GOING TO HOLD FOR US, HERE ARE A FEW PICS, SOME FROM CHRISTMAS AND SOME FROM NEW YEAR!  WE HAD A QUIET CELEBRATION IN THE COMFORT OF OUR OWN HOME, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR REYENNE ACTUALLY MADE IT TO MIDNIGHT, WE WERE ALL DELIRIOUS BY MIDNIGHT AND IN BED BY 12:30 BUT WE JAMMED OUT TO MICHAEL JACKSON'S EXPERIENCE ON THE WII AND REYENNE SERENADED US WITH HER NEW CD'S.  IT WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE AND EXCITING NEW YEAR'S EVER!!! 

 Reyenne and papa, and suprise surprise she is stuffing her face! LOL

 Reyenne and Great Grandpa, reading a book, this was the sweetest thing ever.  They sat there for a good hour reading to each other. 

 Reyenne was so ready for the New Year, I think she may have been more excited to stay up past bedtime, but we couldn't let her know we knew that!!!

 Even daddy got in on the New Year celebrations, we had so much fun!!!

I told you we were delirious!!!  This was the last of the fireworks, now it's time for bed!!!!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD AS MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AS WE DID!!!!!!  HAPPY 2011