Birthday time!

We are all busily preparing for JR's 14th birthday. this is the first party we have hosted since we came here. Funny how my home looks fine on an everyday basis, but when I know company is coming, I view my home from someone else's view and I see all the things I can ignore on a daily level. I won't go into detail about the carpet spots ,the unwanted wall decorations, or the Christmas things still not in the attic at the end of May. But I will say trying to clean and organize a house with 4 kids as my only partners is a challenging endeaver. I have discovered that white vinegar is a Godsend. I put some in a spray bottle and it works on carpet spots, and mouthy kids. They hate being sprayed with it more than they like to fight.

TM is an official 1st grader!

This is my youngest grandson, thus far. He graduated from kindergarten May 17, 2007. My son (his daddy) and I attended the ceremony at the elementary school. The kindergarteners wore their caps and gowns, complete with "07" tassels. The background music was "Pomp and Circumstances" as the tiny grads' procession entered the gym from outside and continued until every grad was seated. The seating for the spectators was limited to the small bleachers on one side of the gym. Many parents, grandparents and other family members quickly filled the bleachers to watch 6 different kindergarten classes graduate. I sat on the bottom step of the designated walkway of the bleachers and my son sat on the gym floor directly in front of me. I could easily rest my arms on his back and did so as i realized I was watching my youngest watching his youngest graduate----even tho it was only into the first grad, my heart was warmed. The designated keynote speaker read aloud the book, _I"ll Love You Forever_ and that was the end of my composure. I had bought and read that book to my sons years ago.

I love my computer, don't get me wrong. But it has so many secrets, it baffles me. If I can ever figure out how, I would love to post some pics.