Kids Be Nimble

If you look closely you'll see 3 trying to be....gymnasts? Cheerleaders? Really sore!

Homecoming week 2010

1. Dress crazy all week. ($)
2. $15 for a ticket to the dance.
3. Money for a dress.
Homecoming: code for making parents go broke.

Dear Aunt Cindee:

Don't you dare come for Thanksgiving without bringing me BREAD!

Love Kiki

Diet Coke and Doughnuts

Today I conducted a scientific experiment. My own scientific experiment. Recently they've opened up a Shipley's donut store right across from Layni's high school. So, instead of going out of my way, I've taken to purchasing my obilgatory Diet Coke from there instead of McDonalds. What I THOUGHT, was I was going out of my mind. I began to think the Diet Coke tasted like warm Shipley's doughnuts.
So....today I bought Ash and Kiki a Diet Coke from a small tacaria from down the street. We'd been drinking it. Then I drove through and bought a Diet Coke from Shipley's. I asked Ashlynn to try the Shipley's coke and tell me what she thought.
"Ooooohhh," she exclaimed. "It tastes like doughnuts!!".
Wow...maybe I wasn't crazy. I was on my way back home to pick Layni up to take her to work, and she got in the car with a Diet Coke in hand. I asked her to taste the Shipley's Diet Coke......and.....again....."ooohhhhh!! This tastes like doughnuts!".
Funny. So Shipley's Diet Coke does taste like doughnuts....at least the one near the High School I frequent in the morning.
Now I'm thinking....if it tastes like doughnuts, is it really DIET???

Money in her pocket

Z Layni earned her first wage today. She's got a small part time job working concessions at the soccer field near our house....$24 for three hours. Tomorrow she'll earn another $32. Not bad for her first gig.


Ashlynn is at her best friend's sleepover...so it's just Kiki and I hanging this afternoon. The boys both had chores....

Dulles Tuba section

Can someone else go pick up and drop off just once? Just wishing on days like this.

GROSS!

No... This is NOT my bathroom! That's the good news! My maid sent me this from a house she cleaned today. I think I can stop apologizing now for how dirty my bathroom is after a week with 5 kids' use.

Funny quote

"snow crab is GOOD! Except the first bite tasted like throw up...."

-Layni

Marching in the Rain

You can't really tell, but DHS is marching in the pouring rain. I'm sitting in the car....feeling really bad for them...

Video

Can you walk, play music and carry a tuba all at the same time?

It's 97 degrees, and the DHS band is ready to support their school!
Add the temperature to BLACK uniforms and then carrying around a 50 lb. Tuba? Plus walking in formation, and playing music? I think Layni's a WONDERGIRL!!!

She whoops my butt any day! Love ya Layni!!

DHS Band...Layni's the 2nd Tuba from the left.