March Ends

This has been a TERRIBLY busy week! I say that every time, don't I?

Saturday was Cody's birthday party and I left my blasted camera at home. He had a great party though, and the kid picked one of my FAVORITE cakes for his birthday - strawberry! Woohoo! Then Saturday evening Terri and Lysa came to hang out here and we had a good time sitting around talking about old times and such. For once, the MEN were outnumbered! (If you don't include boy children....) I didn't get any pics from the birthday party but Terri did and she has them on her blog: http://notsoexcitinglife.blogspot.com/

Sunday was the first rehearsal of the revamped "Big Hair Affair" and I thought it went pretty darn good for a first rehearsal. Oddly enough, an old old friend of ours was interested in playing drums for this band - Steve Auttonberry. Whaddya know? So now Russ can move to guitar and there will be 2 guitars. The keyboard player has a tight work schedule and can not always be around to practice, so I agreed to fill in at practices on keyboard. But I insist they keep him as the actual keyboard player because he is a really TERRIFIC singer himself. But I did also agree to maybe play some shows sometimes if he is unable to make it due to his job. So this could be interesting from time to time. I had fun at the first practice, expect to have fun this weekend also - we'll see.

So Rusty and I have spent most of this week learning songs. The singer requested we know like 15 or 16 songs for this weekend - he wants everyone to be caught up to the level that he was already working at. Which is around 40-50 songs. So, it's been a week of tedious work in the evenings.

Tyler's report card last week was not as good as last time. But not just awful. A's, B's, C's, and a 69/F in biology. Tanner's F was in science too. Guess my kids are just not scientifically inclined. I always hated science too. So we are buckling down on them, particularly in the homework area which is usually where the problems lie.

Sometime last weekend I took a walk around the yard and I must have looked at some poison ivy or something because I came down with the worst case of it that I have had in many years. Both elbows, one upper arm, the back of one leg, a spot on my back, and one foot. We have not even BEGUN mowing yet, I just passed by some while walking I guess! Gonna be a long spring. I may have to get Pat to bring me home a couple of jars full of lake water. Tyler is already dreading the mowing. I asked him today if he had the choice of being out of school all summer but having to mow grass once every 2 weeks OR going to school all summer long but not having to mow. He said he'd rather go to school all summer long than have to mow grass every 2 weeks. That's pretty bad.

Cingular came out with "unlimited mobile to mobile text messaging for $5" this week. It's the answer to Tyler's prayers. He's been using up his 3000 text messages/month in only 3 weeks each month, leaving him textless for the last week of each month. That's 1000 text messages a week! But luckily all his friends are on Cingular so now they are free to text as they please.

Tanner has been counting the days til Brooke gets here. I really hope he gets to see her as much as he is planning on it. I think the 2 of them have planned an entire week with Mamaw and Papaw in their little minds. He thinks he should be able to stay out of school the whole week. But I will probably let him miss at least a day or two.

Today is Friday, and I rushed both kids to a haircut this afternoon, kicking and screaming. Tyler doesn't want anyone but Steven to cut his hair and Steven was not in today. Tanner just flat didn't want a haircut at ALL, even though it's hanging in his eyes. He said he'd just put a bunch of hair gel in it and comb it to the side everyday. So I forced them to the mall for a haircut, even though I hate mall haircuts myself. But they did ok. I had to get their haircut today because we're going to Earnest's church for a family portrait. When Earnest came by a few weeks ago I bought a family portrait that they were doing for a fund raiser, so today it's time to go get it done. I am SO NOT POPULAR around this house this afternoon. NOBODY wants to go do this picture lol. I may have to play the female card and CRY before it's over with to get them to do this with a happy attitude.

Rusty has a tooth that's bugging him this week. And I had a filling to come out. And Tyler ran out of contacts. And it's time for the dog to go to the vet. So we had eye doctor visits this week and we have dentist appointments, and vet appointments on schedule for all of next week. And I have an honor choir concert next Tuesday night, and Bonko also. But then we get EASTER weekend, yay! Every time I think things can't move any faster or get any busier, I get proven wrong.

Sorry no pictures this week :( But I will try to do better next week.