I spent over 2 hours at the walk in clinic tonight with Brenden. Something hit him hard this afternoon and he was complaining that his ears, throat, and neck hurt. He was falling asleep in the waiting room and kept asking if we could go home. They sent us down to the lab to do a rapid strep test, but it came back negative. The dr. said she has been seeing a lot of viral stuff going around with those symptoms. So we will wait and see how he is tomorrow.

It has been cold and rainy here for the last couple of days. I wouldn't mind a little sunshine!!

I started volunteering at Bismarck High today. I am working in the tutoring center and it was a lot of fun. I help out with an english worksheet, health paper, and a senior term paper. It was a little strange to hear the students call me Mrs. Larson! I will continue to work in the tutoring center every Wednesday morning until the end of the semester.

It's been a busy couple of weeks! We are all adjusting to school well. The boys really like school and were sad the last 2 Fridays when they didn't get to go! They don't see much of each other at school so when they get home they have a lot to tell each other.  Layne is enjoying play dates with school friends again! However he is not liking the much harder and longer spelling list!

We had a great time at the farm last weekend. The boys found a whole bucket full of frogs and climbed the trees all day. Layne shoot his first dove. I think he now has the hunting bug. He asked Tim when he was old enough to go goose hunting with him and Justin!

Sorry had a hard time with the pictures. I couldn't get the slide show to work!

My babies had a great first day at preschool! They were so excited to ride the bus! When the bus pulled up the both walked right on like they had done it a thousand times before, never looked back or got a hug and kiss from me! Oh well, I was worried that Logan would cry or be stuborn and not want to go, but they both did so great. Logan's favorite thing about school was brushing his teeth. How funny is that! Brenden's favortie part was playing at the play ground. They certainly were tried when they got home though. I thought that they would both go to bed really early tonight since they had to get up at 6:30. Logan fell asleep right away, but Brenden is still up and it almost 8:00! He is going to be tried tomorrow since they have to get up that early again!

Layne had a really great first couple of days at school. I even got an email from Layne's teacher:

Eileen,

I wanted to drop you a quick email to let you know that I thought Layne did a great job! He was hard working, kind and focused. He even earned my first Roughrider card by going out of his way to include our new student. Layne noticed that the new student did not have a sharpie and the marker he was using was smearing on his notebooks as he was trying to label them. Layne asked the student if he would like to borrow his sharpie. I will keep you informed throughout the year. Please feel free to email or call with any additional questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Erin Jacobson

I am so proud of him and glad that this school year is off to a good start!

On Thursday we took the twins to meet their teacher and see their classrooms. Brenden was really excited and took to his teacher and classroom well. Logan on the other hand was really shy and kept asking if we could go home. Sending them off on the bus on Wednesday should be ineresting for all of us!

We had a nice weekend with friends. We were invited to dinner at at 2 different friend's houses, so the boys were up super late 2 nights in a row, but it was great to spend some time with good friends!

Layne is going to be a third grader tomorrow! I can hardly believe it! He is really excited to see his friends, but is really nervous for all the test he is going to have (his words). I do think this year is going to be harder for him than the last couple. I also think he is going to learn a lot from the older kids since he moves up stairs this year!

My first couple days of school have been good. I love my intro to education class, but algebra on the other hand, not so much! I think I am going to need a lot of help with that class!

The boys are excited to meet their teachers tomorrow. I wish I could be there for both of them, but I at least get to go for one!

I got a call from Brenden's preschool teacher day, she wants him to come in on Thursday at 11:15 to meet her and see his classroom. My heart sank. I am in class until 11:45 on Thursdays. I told her I couldn't bring him, but I would check with my husband and see if he could bring him. Tim said he could and I got really sad. I wasn't going to be there when saw his classroom for the first time! Or meet his teacher! I felt horrible until Logan's teacher called a little while later. She is having an open house in her classroom and I can bring Logan in anytime from 10 to 1. It made me feel a little better that at least I would get to take one of them to see their classroom.

Layne is enjoying that last few days before school starts. We have had up to 10 kids in our backyard the last couple of weeks. I don't know where all these kids have been all summer, but they have been coming over to play everyday since we got back from vacation. It has been really fun and all the kids play really nice together.

We had a really great weekend. I started out Friday by tackling a project that I have been meaning to do for some time, painting our front stairs. Tim help me get the concrete sanded down and then I primed. I did not get to finish painting because it got too hot, but I should be able to finish this week. It already looks better!

Layne was bored while I was painting so I suggested that he set up a lemonade stand. He had been bugging me to do one all summer, but there has never been a good time. He had his stand set up for 2 hours and made $28! He set one up again on Saturday and made $10 more dollars. Now the money is burning a hole in his pocket!

Saturday afternoon we decided to tackle the kids toy room downstairs. The toys had over taken the room. We fill 4 big black garbage bags with toys that were missing pieces or broken. We then decided to down size the toy box to a smaller wooden one. We also got a futon to replace the chair that was down there. The chair was rubbing against the wall and cut almost all the way through the sheetrock, and besides that, the three boys couldn't really all fit into the one chair anymore! Earlier last week we clean out the boys closet and put in some hanging organizers that holds one weeks worth of clothes, we found them on clearance at Lowes. We thought since they were such a good deal that we should get some to put in the entryway too. So now they boys each have a "cubby" to put their shoes, coats, bike helmets, and stuff in. In the one week that they have been install the boys have manage to keep the entryway clean, they think it is fun to have a place to put their stuff, I hope it lasts!

I start school on Tuesday, it is so hard to believe the summer is already over. Time is flying by. It dawned on Tim and I the other day that we have been in this house for 4 years already! Next month I will enter the last year in my 20's, the twins will turn 4 in November, and my "baby" is going to be a third grader in 5 days. I'm not sure if all this is good or bad!