Inquiring Minds Wanna Know

We are still alive, but we have officially been swallowed by the "Homework, Soccer, Dance, Piano Monster"----I cannot even think straight we are moving so fast into this year. I hope everyone is settling into their new school year. Is it really 6:30 already?! It's almost time to eat, go to bed, and start over AGAIN! I need to trash my "Summer Brain" and get prepared for the Fall. Well, my break is over...time to get back to the wonderful, fabulous, crazy, wouldn't trade it for anything, vicious cycle of SCHOOL SCHEDULE. Happy Monday!

StarStumped!

My panties are in the biggest wad right now. He skipped the new parent meeting. We all know I am on the tight end of the high-strung continuum so he better get his quack quacks in a row before school starts. Ohhhh---I'll get a picture with him soon and I'm positive that I will be big cheesin' in it and will forgive him for his absence. Until then~

StarStruck!

Introducing: Ruben Studdard!!

Ohhhh, he was my AI favorite years ago. I can't wait to tell him and get one of his "Teddy Bear" hugs. We welcome him and his family to Our Lady of the Valley! His daughter will begin 2nd grade with Anna Riley next week. If you like R&B, he is certainly @ the top of the charts! I am sooo getting his autograph @ the new parent meeting tonight! I am just a nerd like that! Good Luck on your new album, Ruben! OLV loves you already...wink-wink.
www.rubenstuddard.com

Are Ya Ready Boyz?!

My poor, sweet, spunky Anna Riley has been on her own these past few days. I am so busy preparing my classroom for this upcoming year. She has been coming up with all kinds of solo entertainment. I heard a noise coming from the computer room..."These Boots Are Made for Walking" by Jessica Simpson. I walked in and this is what I saw...

Sister girl was jamming in her white outfit and matching boots. I grabbed my camera and she screamed, "MYYYYY HAAAIRRR ISSS UGGGLLLYYYYY!" Oh well, I took it real quick anyway...because that's what we do, right? LoL.

Happy Treinta y Dos!

I don't know alot of Spanish, but I know that treinta y dos looks alot fancier than saying I am 32. Joseph surprised me with a donut cake and candles. He and Anna Riley walked in singing Happy Birthday and I just so happened to be on the computer (imagine that) and have my camera nearby. We went to the Blue Monkey Lounge @ 5 Points South that night. It was such a cool atmosphere. We chilled out on the patio and then came inside to get a good seat at the piano bar. Again, we were in by 11:00. Even I can't do it anymore...(and we know what I'm saying when I say that)----the party girl has retired AND left the building. She is wanted @ Brad and Jennifer Vickers' MSU Kickoff Party August 30th. I hope I can hang (crossing fingers).

Blah Blah Blog

Have we really done anything exciting since I last blogged? Hmmmm. We survived VBS @ Our Lady of the Valley---yes, this is where I teach, Anna Riley goes to school, plays soccer, takes piano and drama and where we go to church...if they sold groceries and cut hair, well--we'd get that done there too. Enough about that. My classroom is almost ready. It would be closer to ready had my Mother, the queen of the pack, not come for an entire week to visit. Ohhhhh, but I love when she comes. We eat, shop, eat, shop and repeat. THEN, we made our monthly trip to Starkvegas for a week. We ate @ Umi 2x in that week because I am addicted to it like some people are addicted to cigarettes...seriously. We played, shopped, and ate all week long. I love Starkville. It has a certain feel about it. It kind of reminds me of when we lived in Oxford in a weird/not so much sort of way. It is totally awesome how I can go to Kroger, Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree and to get gas all in one section and be back @ Libby's house in like ohhh sayyy 10 minutes. I miss the small town feeling...that will FOREVA AND EVA be in my body, no matter how big of a city I live in. Hellllo Birmingham and their 1.5 million surrounding peoples! LoL. Let me see if I can find some pictures around here...I know I have got to be boring y'all with my rambling self. It has to be getting on your nerves. I get on my own nerves--

SUPER Saturday

We went to the Alabama Theatre to see Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The building was abfab and Anna Riley loved looking at all of the ornate walls, pictures, and lighting. She ask me if we were in a mansion. LoL...yeah, pretty much! We ate popcorn and drank a 32 oz. coke--we couldn't sit still from all the caffeine action. We capped our day off at The McWane Science Center. Nick Live was filming for their upcoming show. We saw kids getting slimed and pie faced. It was the ultimate experience for all ages.