Note to self

So I just asked Steve to get the Halloween stuff down so I get put the costumes from last year on ebay from the attic. I told him oh if you see any 3T clothing up there for Drew get them down but I could have sworn I did it before summer- Note to self
before going school shopping for Drew make sure I have all the clothes out of the attic there was 5 boxes of 3T clothing up there- oops! Drew's dresser is already full now I have a new huge stack of clothing to find a home for! Guess I didn't really need to buy all those new clothes after all!!!!

Just my boys =)

Nope we did not get a dog this our next door neighbors house we just borrow him when Drew needs some "puppy time"




We made a recent trip to Wisconsin so Steve could race his car finally




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September Days

Well I can't seem to stop and smell the roses these days. School has started and we are busy I have flown 8 days out of the last 10 so that always makes home life more chaotic. Derek is in full day school now it is so strange not having him in the house all day! The day is a little long for him but he is adjusting slowly but surely. Drew is going to school every morning for a few hours. A bus picks him up at the house it is so cute he gets so excited when he sees the bus. Drew turned 3 on Friday- I was flying so we celebrated last night with Steve's mom and Wade. Still running but I must admit I am not as consistent as I once was and I have a 10k coming up that I am no where ready for.

Just for fun

Just to see how much Derek has grown from last year to this year here is a side by side of both first days of school. I am hoping to catch the hopping off the bus this year too!

1st grade!

Derek started 1st grade today ! He is gone from 9-4! The house seems so quiet with just me and Drew. The time fly's so quickly! Drew will be starting school tomorrow and a bus will be picking him up right at the house! I am going to have a empty house for a few hours every morning- now that will take some time to get used too. I plan on using my time well- grocery shopping has become very challenging with Drew lately so I can definitely use my time there and running! I have been trying to figure out how I would find the time for longer runs and now I have it! Things have been busy and lots of changes coming our way! Drew will also be starting speech therapy tomorrow and we have started him on a special diet which is a huge challenge in itself.





I love this pic- it's just a snap shot of Derek taking care of his little brother - they may not get along all the time but Derek is always looking out for him.


Pancakes on the first day of school have become a tradition. Derek actually did most of the prep work and flipping with just a little help from Mom.

Here's Drew enjoying his "special pancakes"



Off to the bus stop- Drew had his back pack on for practice =)

Finally beginning!

I am so happy Drew will be starting speech therapy today! We have been on a waiting list for a couple of months so we are finally in! Just hoping I like the therapist and Drew does too! He is very delayed in his speech right now so hoping to speed things up and get this little guy talkin!

Letting things go

Ahhhh why is it so hard to let some things go? I always try to focus on the positive and push the negative aside but sometimes the negative just pushes it's way back. I don't want it there I want it to go away! I just got my first complaint letter in 10 years - the 2 things written in the letter were things out of my control but it doesn't matter it bugs me so much that this woman left my flight with the perception that me and my crewmembers were not good employees. I know I take things to personally and I have a stack of good letters but this letter will follow me around the rest of my career - the good and the bad stay in your file forever! So my goal that I set to never have a bad letter will never be accomplished. Sorry just venting I am hoping blogging about it will help me let it go.