The She-Devil

Ok maybe that title's a bit harsh, but not much! This sweet face........

is only that! Her cuteness is the ONLY thing keeping her alive right now!  This child is having some severe issues! She is trying me and testing me like nothing I ever experienced with big bro and sis!  And folks, I'm tired!  I'm old and tired, and she wins.  She wins a lot of the time.  I give into her incessant whining and temper tantrums WAY more than I should.  And she knows! This one's smart!  She doesn't do it for her sitter. She doesn't do it for her daddy, only for me.  She's like a vulture. She senses my weakness and my tiredness. I'm her prey.  She swoops in when she sees I have no strength left.  So please, if you see me looking haggard chasing her through the Aquatic Center parking lot like I did last week, pray for me.  If you see me arrive late to my morning duty like I did this morning, have pity on me.  If you see me wearing shoes that are different shade of red than my shirt and my hair looks frazzled, it is and so are my nerves.  If you see me spanking her in my driveway, know I'm trying.  I really am, sort of.  I never knew anything that weighed 26 pounds could be so powerful!  It's time for me to take back my role as queen of this castle.  I've somehow become jester; and this small, curly headed terror wears my crown. But not for long!  She WILL be whipped into shape by her third birthday, I hope. 

Raider Love

Where have we been you ask? Well, we've been running ourselves ragged all over the place, burning our candle at both ends! I'm not sure how this year is so much busier than last year. Maybe I'm just one year older and require more sleep! Maybe it's the fact that both of my children's homework load has doubled this year? Maybe it's my almost three year old that is giving me a run for my money in ways that neither of my other children did? Maybe it's this very "energetic" class I spend my days with? Not quite sure where time goes, but it does! None the less here we are! Healthy, Happy (most of the time), and Busy! It seems to me like so far our fall has been filled with school activities! Here we are at our Raider best!

                                         Grace and Cora with their boyfriend, Marshall!  He's content being shared! :)

                                              Cade, Colson, and Jack cheering the Raiders on!  They're great cheerers, we won!

 My favorite part of school functions is running into my former students!  Can you believe this most precious ever Emma New was in my first grade class???? Am I that old? We love ya, Em!

    Another of my former first graders turned Upper School cheerleader taught Cora's group at the SCPS cheer clinic a few weeks ago!

          Cora and her buddy, Addisyn! After this cheer clinic they actually got to cheer at the Varsity game with the big cheerleaders! Video coming soon, maybe!