Weekend Update....

Oh man, summer is here with a vengence! It was 99 today....that's hot! The weekend has been a good one. We started Friday night with Hayley's 5th grade dance. She looked just adorable....Betsy dressed her with clothes from her closet! Yes, my junior and my 5th grader can share clothes! All the way down to the shoes. I think the outfit looked great, and apparently Betsy did too, as she wore it to church today....lol. While Hayley was at the dance, JB and I went to dinner with my friend K and her husband....their son is in 5th grade with Hayley. We had a great time at a local Mexican restaurant. Afterwards we went back to the school to pick them up, and of course K and I walked to the cafeteria where it was being held, and peeked in the windows. The theme was "Bon Voyage" and everything was tropical/nautical. The teachers were up on stage doing karaoke, which the children were just loving. We watched them sing and dance....it was adorable! I have to say I was a bit teary eyed, watching my "baby" at her last elementary school gathering. I can't believe my 12 year run as room mother is over! LOL....I will miss the parties, the kids, and most of all the innocence of youth!

Saturday JB and I spent 5 hours raking and mulching the back yard. It looks really nice too. We then got cleaned up and went to K's house for an impromptu cookout/day in the sun. It was a lot of fun. The kids were all excited and enjoyed the day. I ended up with more sun exposure than I realized....and spent the evening in bed with my good friends aloe vera and tylenol! Hayley ended up going with them on a church outing, and not getting home until 8. Today we went to church, then out to lunch. Mom came over and swam with Hay, and David came over and visited with Betsy. Later, Hay went once again to a church outing....I tell ya, that kid has quite the social life!

The girls finish school on Thursday. I can't believe the school year is over already! And Betsy reminded me this evening (I do not remember hearing this before!) that they are being dismissed at 11:30 every day this week. Sheesh! So much for my last week being alone!  Being that she graduates in December next year, she technically has only 4 months of school left. Wow. Where has the time gone? I still remember her first day of school....leaving elementary....middle school dances....freshman year....and now this. Life sure does fly by.

I'm starting to look into things for Hayley to do this summer. She's already registered for art camp, and I'm thinking of signing her up for diving lessons. I think she would make a great swimmer with her height, and those long legs. She seems interested....I think it would be really neat to get her involved in some sort of sport. She has never really been involved in anything other than basketball at church. Hopefully Betsy will be able to bump up her hours at work over the summer so she can pay off the damage to my car, and have some left over to enjoy herself with! She needs to be saving for college as well....that isn't far away!

My sister and her husband are coming in this week for a visit. They will get here Friday and stay for a week, at which time my mom will be going back home with them. I can't believe my mom is going to be gone almost an entire month! What am I going to do???? LOL....I have never been away from her for more than a week at a time! I'm such a baby. Seriously though, I think she will have a great time visiting with family, and going on a few overnight trips to see relatives she hasn't seen since my father passed away last year. I'm glad she is getting to go....she needs to get away for a while. John and Hayley will be going to Indiana as well for a few days. They are going to visit his mom, who is so excited that they are coming. She already has their favorite meals planned as well as several outings. Of course, that leaves Betsy and I to sit here in the hot Florida sun....all alone. She will be working though....which means I will need to find something to occupy my time with. Hmmmm, what to do, what to do....I think I'll head over to the Hobby Lobby and see if there are any crafts that look particularly appealing....

Well, it's late and I should get to bed....only four more days of structure in my house and then it's up for grabs. I had better enjoy myself now!!!!