Ahhhh, sweet freedom....

There is no relevance between this graphic and this entry....I just thought it was cute!

Today the girls went back to school....you would have thought it would have been hard to get them up and out, but both of them were all smiles, ready to go. Of course, ask me in a week how they are doing and I will guarantee the smiles will be gone and "real life" will have once again returned.

When I get up at 6 to make sure Betsy is almost ready to go to the bus stop, I wake wee one up and have her come into my room. This morning she rolled over, stretched, and fell out of bed. We were both laughing hysterically. She did it in slow motion, kind of sssssllllliiiidddding out of the bed and onto the floor. If it is possible to fall with grace, she did it. She did scrape her back a bit on the bedside table, however, she survived the injury and is fine. We were even early to school this morning, which was good since she needed a note saying that she could not "run" the five laps during gym, but "walk" them because of her Gerd. It is really bad right now....and when it's bad it causes pain when she runs, or walks, and sometimes just standing. However, she has been taking her Zantac and is beginning to feel better.

Betsy of course, came home with a list of things she needs for her new classes, along with $25 for her creative photography 3 class. Sigh....I didn't want to spend any more money this week....but, this can't be helped. She seems excited to start the class even if there are, as she put it, "tons of projects" that are scheduled. The teacher even told them that if they have a job that consumes more than 10 hours a week, they should consider dropping the class because of the heavy workload. I'm sure she can handle it though....she's a good student and has enjoyed the previous photography classes.

So, what did I do today....I cleaned the house and it actually STAYED clean for a few hours! No one walking on my freshly vacuumed carpets....although I did see tiny paw prints trailing back and forth as I moved room to room. London is not like Percy in that respect....she runs from the vacuum! I used to have to vacuum around Percy, and would even push him out of the way with it while it was running. London runs to the farthest end of the house, then peeks around the corner to watch for me. If I'm carrying it from one spot to another, she will bark at it....it's so cute! 

However, she loves when I windex Betsy's closet doors. While I'm cleaning one side, she is licking the other like she's helping me. What a nut! After cleaning for a bit, we went outside to play....I feel guilty when she doesn't get attention! Then we came in and I cleaned some more....then it was time for another potty break....and then a short nap for both of us! LOL. She is just so snuggly if you lie down next to her! I have to say, I was ready for the girls to come home....I got used to them being around for the past two weeks.

I can't believe it but they don't have a full week of school until February. They have "hurricane days" that they didn't use, so the school system is giving them Friday's off. Is that not the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard???? Trust me, this school system needs all the days they can get....they certainly don't need to give the kids extra days off. It's crazy. I can't wait to get out of here!

Okay....time to relax for a bit before bedtime. JB told London that she is NOT sleeping on the bed tonight. She's getting bigger and there isn't as much room as there was a few weeks ago. Of course, who do you think is putting her up there? MmmmHmmmmm, Mr. "I don't want a girl dog....I'm not going to like her because I want a boy dog". Yeah, he said that but now, what is the first thing he says when he comes home from work? "Where's my girl? There she is!!!! My sweetie....how are you my little Lon-Lon?" Such a sucker for a furry face....