On a happy note....my Elliptical came today

Yeah, I am so excited, my elliptical came today. In a box that Dan and I (well really Dan) will have to put together. It is a Keys Fittness (Iron Man elliptical). I am so excited I have been wanting one for years, finally broke down and bought one. Hopefully it will be sturdy and work as well as what I have read. If not I have 45days to return. I hope it doesn't take 45day to assemble. :)

I have to rant and rave.....

I am really getting sick of this babysitting gig (job) whatever you want to call it. I had a lady that I have watched her child before on several occasions, ask me to watch her little boy yesterday, today and tomorrow morning. Yesterday morning was fine, she was a little late but she emailed to tell me she was going to be late. Today no show and no call until over an hour after she was to drop him off, then finally an email to tell me her husband was taking a sick day today and he wouldn't be coming. I am so tired of ignorant and thoughtless people. There seems to be so many of these types of people that just don't care how they treat others. I mean really when you say your going to drop a child off at a certain time DO IT or else let the babysitter know. How annoying. Sorry just had to rant and rave. I have had this happen so many times in the past year, I am beyond frustrated. Obviously, by this post.

That's all for now about that topic.

First PTA Meeting

Tonight was our first PTA meeting at Kaili's school....had no idea what to expect...but must say it wasn't that bad. The meeting took about 30minutes and then they had this awesome Master Puppeteer that performed. He was amazing. I wish I would have taken my camera, as usual I forgot to bring it with me. Anyway, here are some of the fun exciting things that we will be doing this year at Benton Heights School of the Arts:

Fall Carnival
Fundraisers, fundraisers, fundraisers and more fundraisers
A Father Daughter Dance (how cool is that)
A Mother Son Dance (how cool is that)
and more...

We had a good time supporting her school.

Our Myrtle Beach Getaway

Dan finally had a saturday off from his part time job, so we packed up the kids and headed to the beach for the night. We hit the beach around 1pm for a few hours then to the pools and hot tubs. It was a gorgeous day, mid 80's and sunny blue skies. After a few hours at the pools we headed up to our room got showers and headed off to Planet Hollywood for dinner. We couldn't resist going to Broadway at the Beach for a few kiddie rides, then back to the resort. We jumped back into our bathing suits ventured down to the beach for a little night time castle building and pool/hot tub fun. We got to see a fire works display right by our resort. We slept in until 8am ventured back down to the beach for morning castle building and ocean swimming then to the pools and hot tub one last time. We left the resort around 10:30am, went to Wendys for lunch and then to the famous Tanger Outlets to hit The Childrens Place for some end of summer bargains. We got home around 4:30pm. What a great weekend!!! I would do this again in a heart beat. Our kids love the beach and the family time was the best. Here are some pictures:

Dakota's first day of Pre-Kindergarten

Dakota started Pre-K on Tuesday August 5th, he rides bus #97 to and from school. He loves his teacher Mrs. Spuirelle she is a veteran teacher and has a lot to offer. Here are a few pictures of his first day.

Kaili's First Day of Kindergarten

Kaili had her first day of Kindergarten on Monday August 4th. She rides bus #169 to and from school. Her teacher is Mrs. Thomas. She really likes her teacher. Kaili will not only have traditional classes but also, spanish, dance, drama, art, PE and music classes.

Discovery Place

When Aunt Tami was here in July we took the kids to Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC. I was amazed at all the interactive exhibits for the kids. They had a blast. We met Dan around 2:45 toured discovery place until 5:00, went out to Dinner at Champions, and then toured down town Charlotte. Charlotte is a really beautiful and clean city. Here are some pictures from our day.