Garage Sales

This weekend, I did a garage sale with two other people...sometimes, I wonder if the work is worth the results. However I feel about the whole thing, I am still always happy to see the benefits of the work! I don't ever want to know how many hours it takes to set it all up (sorting, purging, pricing, and setting up/taking down, otherwise I probably wouldn't want to do it again. Within the past 1 1/2 years, I've done three sales...I think I'm done for awhile (til at least next summer). We did pretty well money-wise, I only packed up two tubs of clothes to still try to get rid of and happy with the business we had!

Now, it's prepping myself for taking Carissa to school next week...I know I've said it before and I'll probably continue to say it, but she has grown up SO fast! What am I going to do with her? Can I stop her from growing up any faster?!?! AHHHHHHHHHH

Now, I'm ready to sleep, but school beckons my attention. So, tonight I will sleep; tomorrow I will do church, and then work on the paper all afternoon and evening. I have until Wednesday, but I just want to start it and feel more confident about my thoughts--getting them onto paper.

Summer's Coming to and End...

Carissa starts school in less than a week...can that be possible? We've done the dentist, physical, and vision screening. She will be getting glasses to wear all the time (no surprise since nearly everyone on both sides of the family wear some kind of corrective lenses or glasses), and she has most of her school supplies ready to go.
Jocelyn has her backpack, classroom items, and she is READY to go...however, she doesn't start until after Labor Day. She has been SO looking forward to being in "school" but I just can't believe they are both there already!
Dance/Tumbling/Ballet started this week...makes for a crazy Monday, but we'll adjust. Jocelyn goes from 4:30-5:15 and then Carissa is there from 5:15-6:30. Joe and Jocelyn ate when she got home and Carissa and I ate when she got home. Not ideal, but worked out okay for a first day! We will probably be doing "Crockpot" meals on those days as well as Wednesdays....Winter is always great for that!!! Kinda looking forward to that!
I will be going to my 3rd class session of my 1st grad class and I've been enjoying it thus far. We have a pretty big paper due next week and then a group presentation due the beginning of September....going well so far--at least I think so!
Well, that's that...I'm a parent of a kindegartner and a preschooler. That's AMAZING to me!!!!
Good luck to all you parents and kids--have a great school year!