Let's take a look at the past...

So...I want to know what my readers were caught with on their bookbags and lunchboxes when they were kids....

Me...I had the BK Logo on my canvas satchel when I was in Kindergarden...

and PINK PANTHER on my metal lunch box. I was styling...especially with my braided pig tails...I'll have to find pictures. Classic, I tell you!

BTS

So everyone else is posting cool summer day trip photos, family fun events, and such on their blogs...and I am at the store refilling bins with school supplies. Yes, it is that time of year here in KY. Kids, school starts on 8/12 and we have been busy at the store.

For the second year in a row we have received more pink pencil boxes than blue....not enough graph paper...and too many of those stretchy cloth book covers. Fortunately, I think as a company we did a better job in forecasting the number of notebooks this year, and we actually have a variety of clear/see-through book bags.

Couple things I haven't seen in a while that we used to get as kids...remember the cardboard flip top pencil boxes...the fat crayons...the metal lunch boxes...and the tubs of paste. Oh...those were the days. :) Haha...I sound like I'm old.

Are you hip?

I read a great article that teaches you the short hand for texting on the telephone...and we thought BFF(Best Friends Forever) was creative!

UG2BK . . . . . . . You got to be kidding
GBTW. . . . . . . . Get back to work
NMP . . . . . . . . . Not my problem
PIR . . . . . . . . . . Parent in room
GFTD. . . . . . . . . Gone for the day
FYEO. . . . . . . . . For your eyes only
BI5 . . . . . . . . . . Back in five minutes
DEGT . . . . . . . . Don’t even go there
BIL . . . . . Boss is listening
PAW. . . . Parents are watching
99 . . . . . . Parents are no longer watching
PCM . . . . Please call me
IMS. . . . . I am sorry
TOY. . . . . Thinking of you
KUTGW. . Keep up the good work
CID . . . . . Consider it done
FWIW. . . For what it’s worth
HAND . . . Have a nice day
IAT . . . . . I am tired
NRN . . . . No response necessary
4COL. . . . For crying out loud
WRUD. . . What are you doing
LMIRL. . . Let’s meet in real life
^5 . . . . . . High five

Peach Pie

So, today, mom came down and spent the day with me and JMS. We took JMS to get his hair cut, ran a few errands, got his picture taken, and made a peach pie. I shared the pictures with family and friends on email, but cannot put them on here b/c they are professional and protected by copy write laws. He had so much fun with the photographer posing him and tickling him and making him smile and giggle. He is such a "ham."

However, I can share our newly discovered Peach Pie Recipe...mom and dad visited my brother and his family last week and brought home 30 lbs of Georgia peaches...and many good stories of how their family is doing.

You will need:
10 medium peaches, peeled-pitted-sliced
1/3 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 pre-made 9 inch pastry pie dough pieces

1. Mix and chop the flour, sugar, and butter.
2. Place 1 pie crust in the bottom of your pie dish. Alternate layering the peaches and the flour mixture.
3. Top the peach filling with the 2nd pie crust. Cut air holes in the pie crust.
4. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350. Or until the crust is golden brown. Don't forget to place a cookie sheet under the pie because it will bubble and ooze.

If too soupy, increase the amount of flour.

Enjoy!!!

Happy Birthdays and Anniversaries

I've been the victim of forgetfulness this summer. I've only recently realized that I forgot to congratulate some of my closest friends and family members on birthdays and anniversaries. I'm so sorry.

Danielle and Tom...married June 2000...9 years...CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Kim and Craig...married July 2005...4 years...CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Phoebe and Mike...married July 2009...HAPPY NEWLY WEDS!!!!

Drew...Happy Birthday June...
Robbye...Happy Birthday July...
Will...Happy Birthday July...
Zoe...Happy Birthday July...

and so that I stop being so "belated..."

Happy Early Birthday to Little Will and Ethel...August...
Happy Anniversary to Will and Laura...August...

Babyzone Quiz

What's Your Animal Mothering Style? (click on this title)

As you can read...my answers correspond to types: elephant and badger.
I think I agree with this assessment of myself. I'd be interested to hear what other moms score.

2- BADGER – Badgers moms are especially strong mothers; they are keepers of the family schedule and expert disciplinarians. Very good at juggling the complexities of family life, badger moms strive to keep their children on a straight and narrow path.

4- ELEPHANT - Elephant moms are very independent and gifted when it comes to remembering all their family’s activities and events. They have a great knack for organization and are able to manage careers, keep their homes clean, get their kids to school on time, and look great through it all.

Anyone want to lay bets that Kim is evaluated as a COW??? Chik-fil-A anyone???

JMS a POTTY ROCKSTAR!!!

Monday - 1 sticker
Tuesday - 6 stickers
Wednesday - 6 stickers
Thursday - 5 stickers
Friday...and we already have 2 stickers before 10am!!!

I'm such a mom. :)