Day 13

Darrell is the one that reads to the kids every night.  Although I am an avid reader, I hate to read out loud.  I think that is one of the things they missed most when he was deployed.

Day 12

Twister is one of our favorite family games to play.  This picture cracks me up because Darrell is sitting on Caleb's head.  Zoey looks very mischievous cause she is about ready to hit Darrell in the butt and knock him over.

Day 11

This is Caleb at his awards ceremony.  He has had a rough time this year and has gone from a A/B student to an A/B/C student. Part of it had to do with my husband being deployed but I think part of it is/was because 5th grade is just harder and he was moved into a more advanced class.  Caleb is super smart but is not a motivated learner.  He is like his momma and only does the bare minimum.  Hopefully this next semester will be better.  He did get a certificate for perfect attendance though.

Day 10

This is what the passenger seat of my car looks like right now.  There is the package that needs to be mailed to my mom, my purse, medicine I picked up at Walgreens for Ranger,  our brain damaged (literally) dog, and Zoey's guitar.  We have been so busy lately that I have felt like I have been living out of my car.

Day 9

This Zoey receiving her award for all As and perfect attendance for the semester.  Zoey is my perfectionist. She works hard at everything she does and does it very well.

Day 8

For those who don't already know, I am a huge Pinterest addict.  I check it constantly on my computer and on my phone just to see what everyone is posting.  The other day I found a recipe for Easy Fried Rice and Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken (http://life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2010/09/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken-with-fried.html) pinned and decided to try it.  It was a huge hit with the kids and very close to the restaurant version.

Day 7

I love when you can see the moon even in the daytime.  There is just something really cool about it.