Sadly looks like my blog entries for Jan- April of 2018 are gone :(
5/31 - Today was the last day of school. It was Landon's last day of elementary school. I was in charge of overall graduation stuff so I had to get up get going and get Landon to school. Unfortunately Kasey got sick that morning. She tried facetiming us a few times and we slept through it. Poor baby. Greg stayed with her because I had to go.
I got Landon to school - he read on the way and wanted to sit and read some more. I got him to do a few pictures since it was his last day.
He headed to class and I went to work on slideshow in the gym. The projector had to be replaced twice to work correctly. They kicked us out of the gym and told us we couldn't reserve seats. We helped a little with reception set up and then hid in the library until it was time to get our seats.
We had bought 4 seats for the grandparents up front and given to them at Christmas - I forgot to remind them about it. I sat up front with them and Greg and Kasey came later and sat in the back since Kasey wasn't doing great that morning.
Mrs DeLeon did a great job with Graduation, they had an Aggie come back to talk to the students, The kids walked across shaking hands with all 4 6th grade teachers, and Principal. The Principal gave them graduation certificate.
Then they showed a rap video the choir kids had done, and they did the slideshow for all the kids with old and current pictures. It was awesome and fun to see all the kids. The 6th graders were trying to guess who the baby pictures were.
After the ceremony we got a few pictures and headed to the reception. They had donuts and water which was really fun. We took several pictures and kids were excited to be there.
They gave the kids writing samples from every year at elementary. Pretty cool. Also Landon got Presidential Academic Excellence award from good grades.
After that Greg took Kasey for light lunch, and Landon and I went to lunch at Pane Vino with Grammy, Gramps and Grandma. After lunch we had small dessert at Griff's which is one of our favorite places.
That afternoon Landon went to a friends house for a few hours so Kasey and I headed to the salon for some relaxation time.
5/30 - I worked from home so I could go to short meeting and Kasey's 3rd grade party. Somehow it was planned outside and it felt like 100 degrees outside. The kids got Rita's ice and got to run around on the playground. They had a good time. The parents sat in the pavilion chatting and trying to stay cool.
At the same time Landon was at his 6th grade end of year party that I helped plan. They were at pinstack bowling, eating pizza, playing games and having fun! I think the kids had fun and had some flexibility what they could do which is nice.
5/27 - Kasey got sick late at night :( I made a mess but eventually got it cleaned up. We got up and got to see the kids helping aunt Mary cooking breakfast. Warmed my heart. We had breakfast, got showers and headed out. We got back to Dallas. Kids took showers and got ready for piano recital. We had to stop by the house on the way up for clothes for Greg.
The kids played well at their recitals both solo songs and a duet (luckily they survived). I headed back with Myers to get some of our stuff we didn't want left in the car. Then we headed to a friends house that was out of town for the week and was nice enough to let us stay.
5/26 - We slept in a little but not to much. Greg slept with Kasey who moves around a lot and I slept with Landon who also moves around a lot. We got up and had breakfast downstairs then headed out for the day.
We took the neighbors for a tour around part of Texas A&M campus. We parked by dorms, showed them where we lived, took them to center of campus and by the century tree and ole sol ross statue. We tried to go to the MSC but it was closed for Memorial day weekend. We then walked by Kyle field for a few pictures which is always fun. Our kids haven't really gotten to go through campus like that when its empty before because there are so many people around on football weekends.
After that we headed to the Chicken for lunch. Good food, the kids got to play pool and dominoes, and the adults got to hang out watch A&M baseball and have some beer. Good times with friends.
After lunch we headed to aunt Mary's for some family times. The kids had fun with cousins, we got to spend time with family, have good food and be entertained by the little ones. Very fun time!
5/25 - Today we took the kids out of school so we could make it to our neighbors wedding down in College Station. We left after lunch and got down in time to change and hang out a little bit. Then we headed downstairs to have a drink with some neighbors. The kids had shirley temples and the adults enjoyed happy hour.
We all headed to the wedding. The ceremony was outside and it was a bit warm, but it was beautiful. Always fun watching a bride walk down the isle with her dad.
After that we went inside for the reception. We had a really good time. The food was good, we had a few drinks, I got to dance with Greg and Landon (even though he didn't want to). Kasey enjoyed trying to catch the bouquet and seeing the dancing and cutting of the cakes. We all enjoyed ourselves
5/24 - We snuck out and went to see Deadpool 2. Funny movie. One you need to see multiple times to catch everything.
5/22 - it was kind of a long day for both of us. I did PTA stuff all day. Worked on website with someone new helping, attended first Ereckson PTA meeting, had lunch and got Pedis with some of Norton PTA moms, then I went to signing day for my mentee down by fair park (cool ceremony where seniors in high school share what college they are going to with family and friends).
That night after kids went to bed we went to Alamo drafthouse and had a few beers. It was very nice outside and we enjoyed being out for a little bit.
5/21 - Kasey performed in talent show today. She did a little skit with a few friends from girl scout troop. They had fun. Kasey was the narrator and did a good job. They performed the duck song which I have no idea where it came from. Glad she had the guts to stand up and do that and had fun with it.
5/20 - Kasey got up around 7. Greg and I slept in some. Landon was coming back at 10 so Greg went to go pick him up. Kasey and I got ready for the day. Gramps had brought come kolaches and donuts. Landon was able to finish his requirements for First class. All he needs to do is have scout master conference and board of review which he should get done before the end of summer camp.
We all had lunch together, Kasey came up with nacho bar. Chips, cheese, taco meat, tomatoes, jalapenos, & lettuce. It was pretty good :)
After that we hung out a bit, did some laundry, and got packed up. We headed out in the afternoon to Grandmas. We got tickets for Landon and I finally to see Infinity War. We left early to get some stuff from the house. Good thing we did since my work shoes were at the house along with the kids backpacks.
Landon and I enjoyed the movie even though the ending wasn't positive
We headed to Grandmas for dinner and to get the kids to bed. Fun weekend!
5/19 - We slept in some, at least Greg and I did. Kasey was up by 7. She helped Grammy make bacon, eggs, and biscuits. We all had some breakfast and got dressed slowly. Kasey, Grammy and I went to Michaels to get some art stuff for girl scout camps - swap stuff and mail stuff.
After that we met Greg and Gramps at Snuffers for some yummy lunch. That afternoon Greg went to FC Dallas game, Kasey and I worked on some camp swaps and nametags. Kasey wanted to make flip flops for her swap and decided not to because it was to hard. She then decided to make a beach them with foam.
Kasey and Grammy were working on making a dessert. We heard popping sound and then the oven kept buzzing and showing an error. When Gramps got home we pulled it out and unplugged it. Needless to say we couldn't make the dessert. Kasey improvised. She had cherry and pineapple filling that she covered in vanilla ice cream and cool whip. She let it melt then they froze it again. It was actually not to bad :)
After Greg got back from the game we took a Lyft to Taste of Addison. We met Doug there. Doug and I both saw friends from work there which is fun. Taste of Addison isn't what it used to be. There aren't very many restaurants, none of our favorites left, and the music was just ok. Sad, we've been going for years.
5/18 - Kasey had a fun birthday party from 3:30-9:30pm - they went to American Girl Doll store for dinner then to friends house for dessert and fun. Landon left for campout so Greg and I got to have dinner just the two of us. We headed to McKinney and tried Harvest. We were able to sit at the bar and eat without a wait. It was pretty good and good break.
We headed back to the house, moved around a few things. Greg went to pick up Patch and I went to get Kasey. We all headed to Grammy and Gramps to stay. We got Kasey to bed.
Mom and I enjoyed a bottle of 1978 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon. We were a bit tired and headed to bed earlier than my normal.
5/17 - Today was Landon's birthday. Greg ended up staying at the house, got up early and brought up donuts for Landon's birthday. Greg took the kids to school and I headed to work.
Greg took Laynes to the kids for lunch. We met up with Grammy, Gramps and Grandma at Spring Creek for some BBQ to celebrate Landon. Then we got to have mini bundt cakes for desserts.
We let Landon use some of his birthday money on his video games. He was so excited. He even said it was the best birthday ever :)
5/16 - We've been moving, packing, recycling and getting rid of many things in our house. Oh my the things you accumulate when you live in a house for 18 years and don't clean out more often. Anyway the demolition in the house started today. We spent the morning looking at carpet, tile samples, meeting stair guy, talking to AV guy about ethernet and speaker solutions for the living room. During this time they were piece by piece taking apart the kitchen :) It will be a journey, but I'm excited where its going.
I kept Patch in the room with Kasey and I. Of course she woke me up like 3 times in the middle of the night acting like she wanted to go out but she didn't. Kasey also kept putting her arm on me and woke up early to go potty. Needless to say it wasn't a restful night.
5/13 - Mother's Day. We had a nice lunch with my mom, Greg's mom and grandmother. We ate at Saltgrass then headed to Grandma's house for some dessert. She had made chocolate cake and gotten ice cream that Landon wanted and I wanted. We were also celebrating Landon's birthday with family. He's getting to the point that he doesn't want much for his birthday which makes it hard on all of us.
After that we came home and spent the afternoon and evening packing the house. We might never get done, but we have to...
5/12 - We are supposed to be packing up our house, but our weekends and weeks are very busy. Today we started with Girl Scout crossover. The troop crossed over from being Brownies to being Juniors. We had the girls go across a zip line at a park to cross over. My co-leader and I also went across the zip line. It was fun. After that we headed to the pool and had some pizza, snacks and dessert while the kids swam and had fun.
Greg spent the afternoon at FC Dallas game. Landon headed to a friends house to swim for the afternoon, and Kasey and I headed to the salon for some relaxation. After that we headed to Landon's basketball game. The boys won. From there we headed to the neighborhood spring party which is always fun. Food trucks, kegs of beer, good music and fun activities for the kids. The kids enjoyed running around. Landon asked about 9:30 if we could go home, I think he was tired.
5/11 - Today was the spring carnival at the school. We had In and Out burger and the kids got to run around and play. They had bounce houses and games and cake walk and fun music. The older kids were running around the gym while most of the kids were outside.
5/10 - Kasey got her braces off today. She was so excited and her teeth look really good.
5/6 - Kasey had a fun birthday party today riding horses. The girls really enjoyed it.
While Kasey was at the party Landon played final flag football game of the season. The boys didn't win this one, but they played hard. The other team had several plays where they threw long passes for touchdowns, and we had a hard time scoring.
That evening Landon went to do swim test for boy scouts so he would be ready for summer camp.
5/5 - We woke up early to get ready and have breakfast. We got to see some more animals up close including some flamingos which was really cool. Then we went to feed the giraffe's and let the girls ride the carousel before we left. I think the girls had a good time.
We got back to get ready for Landon's friend birthday party. We had pizza rolls, a gaming truck and the boys swam for a few hours. I think they had a good time hanging out and making up their own activities at the pool. Luckily no one got hurt except Kasey had a small nose bleed.
That evening Landon had a football playoff game. The game was close and the boys pulled it out to win the game. They all played well and played hard.
5/4 - I took the day off and Greg and I helped out during the day for the Boy Scout garage sale. Greg helped move several things, I helped organize a bunch of the clothes and got lunch for everyone. I left early to get kids and Kasey and I got ready to head to the zoo for a Girl Scout overnight. We had to get gas and food for several of the girls. We headed to the zoo and ate there before going in.
We got a personal tour of part of the zoo which is cool. We got to see flamingos, reptile house, several of the birds, and the bug house. Then we headed to the children's area where the girls got to pet an albino rabbit and a lizard. They also got to run around for a while which they enjoyed.