Back to School!!!!!

Back to school!!!!!!!!! All the kids are in school!!!!!!!!!!! Hooray!!!!! I was loosing my marbles by the end of the summer (no exaggeration, summer blues were setting in) We started at a new school Irving Elementary and there has been many tears, and much adjusting. We've been riding biking, making new friends, and learning the ropes. But, its been great and I feel like this is going to be better for our family.  I LOVE having the house quiet and kinda picked up during the day. I came home the first day and did a celebration dance!!! Then immediately started cleaning the house out. I feel like I blink and then the kids are home again-it flies by. And-it's soooooo quiet! Love it! I'm still relishing in it and don't even turn on music. Between David's schedule and the kids turning down the ringer on my phone, I've taken zero substitute jobs. I had a talk with Dave about me needing to start working-but he still hasn't helped me with that. I've been waiting 5 years for a predictable schedule for him, but he is asking me to wait a few more weeks more while he learns his new job (and goes hunting a little☹) I've cleaned out everything in the house-but am dying to get OUT of the house now.

Along with the kids being gone-I have David back! He started his new job and now our bedroom is an office. I have LOVED having him home during the day! We've been on dates 3 Friday nights in a row!!!! This hasn't happened in YEARS! I love having him around. He was home for the first day of school, Allison's birthday and we've had family night 2 weeks in a row! Wow! 

David and I started a diet-which has been completely miserable!!!!!I've been soooooo grumpy! But it's been 3 weeks now and hopefully my attitude can adjust. He kinda of jumped us on board with a diet challenge with his friends and I've been pretty grumpy about it. But-hopefully he looses some weight and that means a lot to me because he has been hooked on soda our whole marriage and is constantly aching and hurting. I need to loose a few too. I just hate that working out and dieting has consumed my whole life everyday! But-it has to until this challenge is over.

Both William and Allison had wonderful birthdays! They were spoiled rotten and they both were in king/queen mode demanding for everything they wanted. Holly has been sad it wasn't her birthday.