These boots were made for walking

I don't recall being 4.  I have heard I was quite spunky, prissy, and full of life.  I can only imagine I might have been somewhat like my Annie!!!  She is full of herself and likes fashion.  The other day we were at Wal-Mart and she had to have these loud/wild looking/clear high tops.  She has been sporting these bad boys to school.

I teach fourth grade reading and spelling.  I love my job and the freedom I have to teach.  This month each student drew the name of a president and had to write a report on him.   Ford had Ulysses S. Grant.

National Read Aloud Day was last week and I asked Puddin to come read to the fourth graders.


I think this pleased Ford.

Early morning snuggles from "the Bit"

In November 2017 Bitty began wearing glasses.  By March 2018 his eyes weren't improving with glasses so we were sent to a specialist.  He has had to patch his good eye for the last 23 months.  Year 1 was patching 2 hours a day.  Year 2 was patching 1 hour a day.  We did this religiously.  We didn't skip days.  We didn't cheat.  We patched like it was our job.  Last week at our check-up it paid off!!!!!  NO MORE PATCHING!  Toodles lazy eye.  We beat you!

Last Friday Trey and the boys stayed at the farm with Jason and John White to go duck hunting.






Sister and I stayed home to do girl things.  Like go to bed early after watching lots of cartoons!

Then Monday Trey took the boys with him to Jackson so they could go to the rodeo.  They had a BIG time.


It was super easy to get ready for school with just one kid.  I even had time to turn in Bitty's recycle project.  He made a barn out of old crayons.  It only took a lot of hours and over a week!!!!!!



The boys got to stay at daddy's frat house and go to the capital.



This dog.  This dog has caused me high blood pressure.  He makes me say bad words.   He costs me a fortune in all the things he tears up and destroys.  This dog is getting a new home on Saturday and I might throw a party when he leaves.

She beats to the tune of her own drum and she doesn't care.  She has worn Bitty's boots to school the last two days.  This was not ok with him either.

Yesterday the first graders put on a play called, E-I-E-I Oops!!!!  Bit was a mule!!!





Annie was proud of her big brother!  She poses well!


Puh came!

And this morning....just because...



Maybe I'll post again in February!!!!!

Finding some organic dinner

We have a lake behind our house which is visited by many geese year round.  A goose is a goose to me.  I might not know much difference between a goose and a duck!!!  Trey noticed some speckle bellied geese on the lake a flipped out.  He decided they'd be a fine dinner because they're ribeye of the sky, or something like that!  He shot them and had to go fetch some.  The dog and neighbors helped!



One night I found all my babies asleep in the bed together.  This hadn't happened in over 6 months.  Ford tried to crawl in there another night and the littles said, "NO!".  I think it was crowded.

Sister loves to color...

For the 100th day of school in 4K you get to make a cape with 100 things on it.  I ordered some flat buttons on Amazon and we hot glued those bad boys right on that cape!

She got my hair!!!!!!!!  It'll be a LONG, hard life!

Sweet cousin Dillie

My boys made All A's!!!!!  Poor boys get their tails ridden hard by this momma.  My parents should have stayed after my butt a lot more than they did!

Finally.... the 100th day!


A mom made me this canvas on the 4th day of fourth grade.  I reused it for the 100th!!!

Sister's class!

The Bit!

As if one night of organic dinner wasn't enough, they tackled another meal the next weekend!

Bitty hasn't killed a deer and the hunt is on!


On Sunday Trey took Bitty hunting and TA took Ford hunting.  Ford ended up with the buck.




Last weekend Annie got her first black eye.  We were playing at a friend's house.  She tripped in their playroom and fell into a little trampoline.

Show & Tell in first grade!

Ford came into my room today to say he felt like he would faint.  I called Puh and she kept him the rest of the day.  No fever,  No flu.  Red ears.....= early to bed!