Thursday, August 21, 2008

BINGO NIGHT

SO WE HAD OUR FIRST FAMILY NIGHT OF THE YEAR AT THE SCHOOL. FOR MY FIRST BIG EVEN AS PTO PRESIDENT, IT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL, WE HAD OVER THE TARGET NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHICH WAS 200. WE HAD TONS OF FUNS O AND WE MADE TONS OF MONEY, GETTING US THAT MUCH CLOSE TO GETTING THAT PROJECTOR FOR THE SCHOOL.
THE STAFF AT THIS SCHOOL IS AMAZING, THEY ALL HELP, WE EVEN HAD THE PRINCIPLE MAKING NACHOS, WHICH THE KIDS GET A KICK OUT OF SEEING THIER TEACHERS AND PRINCIPAL DOING STUFF LIKE THAT. AND ITS COOL FOR THE PARENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE STAFF A LITTLE TOO.
I JUST HOPE ALL OUR EVENTS GO OFF WITH OUT A HITCH.

Friday, August 15, 2008

THE FUN HAS STARTED

SO THE BOYS FINELLY GOT THIER INSTRUMENTS TODAY. BENNY'S TRUMPET WAS WAY HEAVIER THEN I REMEMBERED A TRUMPET BEING. SO BENNY HAS MADE SOUNDS, JIMMY STILL CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THE FLUTE, THEY GOT HOME AND COULDNT WAIT TO GET HOME AND PUT THEM TOGETHER AND PRACTICE. THE BAND TEACHER SHOWED THEM HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT HOME AND JUST MAKE NOISE. GUESS THATS HOW YOU GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT. BUT THEY ARE BOTH ENJOYING THEMSELVES. SO IM HAPPY, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PICK UP ON PLAYING IT BETTER THEN I DID.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

LIFE, SCHOOL

SO ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE BLOGGED. ALOT OF STUFF HAS HAPPEND, THE KIDS STARTED SCHOOL LAST MONDAY, THE 4TH. BUT THE MOST STRESSFUL EVENT HAS TO BE THE FRIDAY BEFORE THEY STARTED SCHOOL, WHEN WE ALMOST LOST DAD. BUT THANK GOD FOR THE DOCTORS, HE IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER NOW. IF YOU SAW HIM RIGHT NOW, YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE HOW SICK HE WAS JUST A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. I JUST HOPE HIS HEALTH IMPROVES, OR AT LEAST MAINTAINS FOR A LONG TIME, BECAUSE NONE OF US ARE READY TO LOSE HIM.
ARTIE STARTED HEADSTART, IT WAS A ROCKY TRANSISION, THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, HE REFUSED TO EAT BREAKFAST OR BRUSH HIS TEETH, BUT WE DROPPED HIM OFF TODAY IT WAS INCIDENT FREE. KIMO GOT INTO THE CAR AND SAID AWWW, HE'S A BIG BOY NOW, HE DIDNT CRY OR ANYTHING.
THE BOYS ARE STARTING BAND, WE HAD THE BAND RENTAL NIGHT, AND THEY PICKED OUT THIER INSTRUMENTS, JIMMY CHANGED HIS MIND LIKE 3 OR 4 TIMES. BENITO STUCK WITH HIS FIRST CHOICE, I JUST HOPE THAT THEY BOTH STICK WITH LEARNING AN INSTRUMENT, EVEN IF THE FIRST ONE DOESNT WORK OUT FOR THEM. JIMMY ENDED UP CHOOSING THE FLUTE, AND BENITO'S CHOICE, WAS THE TRUMPET. SO I HOPE THEY HAVE AN EASIER TIME LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THEN I DID....:)
SO TUESDAY IS MY FIRST OFFICIAL PTO EVENT OF THE YEAR, WE ARE HAVING A BINGO NIGHT, IM REALLY EXCITED BUT NERVOUS TOO. BUT THE KIDS ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO, SO I HOPE IT WILL TURN OUT RIGHT, MOST OF THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CANT WAIT EAITHER.
SO ITS HAS STARTED OUT TO A VERY BUSY SCHOOL YEAR FOR ME TOO, BUT ITS ALL WORTH IT. BECAUSE ITS FOR MY BABIES.