Meet Your Teacher Night...

Last night we loaded up the car with the kids in the middle of a sudden, out of nowhere, thunderstorm to go to Meet Your Teacher night at Ogletree. Macy's room was first... we walked in and the teacher immediately hugs her and already knew who she was! Very impressive, especially for a first year teacher. Macy just loved her and she is so excited about the start of 2nd grade. It doesn't hurt that she has lots of friends in her class, including Thomas & Tyler from down the street. Holly, Weatherly & I are pretty excited about being in class together, too!

Madison had a terrific night as well. She probably has the teacher best suited for her personality,and I'm thrilled! We've had a tough 2 years in the teacher department, especially with her 3rd grade teacher's car accident and her subsequent absence until the second half of the school year. Half of a year with substitutes hurts! But I am very hopeful Mrs. Bumpious will turn things around quickly and help motivate Madison to do her best.

Afterward we had decided to go to the Moores Mill pool for dinner with the family, but the rainstorm altered our plans a little. We ended up at Shakey's, spending way too much money on games and getting like 5 plastic toys to show for it! You know what it's like... put your $20 bucks in the machine, get a handful of tokens, play a few games, win a few tickets, and cash them in for tattoos and candy and dinky little toys that break before you even get home with them. But the kids love it -- it's their favorite place to go, and with school starting Monday we wanted them to have a little more fun before the big day. Here are some pictures from the night...

Men Are Just Simpler

Again... I use the caveman to graphically depict the point... My husband sent this to me this morning... Do you think he's trying to tell me something???

NICKNAMES...
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT...
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20,even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.


MONEY...
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS...
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.

ARGUMENTS...
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

CATS...
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

FUTURE...
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS...
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE...
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.

DRESSING UP...
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL...
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING...
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children.She knows about dental appointments and romances, best friends,favorite foods, secret fears hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY FROM ALL THIS...
A married man should forget his mistakes.
There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

20 Year Reunion

Oh, what a night!!! A little less hair for some, a little grayer for others, a few more wrinkles, maybe a few pounds heavier... but honestly, not a whole lot has changed in 20 years!!! We may be collectively somewhat more mature... hopefully more responsible... a little less insecure... much more thoughtful & respectful... but, all in all, we are pretty much the same people we were in 1988. We have always loved to be together, the bigger the group the better... loved to have a good time... always ready for the next party... and would never think of going home before curfew! We may have mostly all settled down, had some kids, established our careers and all the rest... but deep down, still in there somewhere is that part of us that will never die... The part that still remembers The Mart... driving the loop to Hardee's to see who's out... the ESAD parties... the football games... the dances... the hanging out in the parking lot before school... and all the riding around we used to do! Those memories we'll never forget, and that's what makes a night like our reunion so special. Being surrounded by people who understand you no matter how long it's been, who share all the same memories that you do (or better yet, help remind you of the great times you forgot!)... people who still smile as they drive down Carter Hill Rd. thinking about all the great friendships they made and the good times they shared -- being with those people again is priceless and last night was one of those nights I think we'll all hold dear for the rest of our lives.

I sincerely thank Branden, Amery & Will for all their hard work in organizing the reunion. It was so much fun and without you it never would have happened. KUDOS!