Does everything happen for a reason,

or is that just something people say to make themselves feel better? I DO NOT believe that there is a reason behind everything. Sometimes things just happen that are so wrong it defies explanation or reason.

Forever and Day...

That's how long it has been since I posted anything on my blog. A lot has changed in the last year. For one, we are all a year older ; ) Ted has been back from Iraq for 4 months now. I am almost done with my 2nd degree.Zachary is now 6 and in the 1st grade.Katelyn is now 16, driving, and in the 11th grade.Ted is now older than he was and has been promoted. I haven't aged a bit. Katelyn spent this summer at Emory attending the National Youth Leadership Forum on medicine. We are considering sending her to Vanderbelt's summer program next year. It is a 6 week program and it costs a lot of money so we will have to see. Hopefully I can be a more faithful blogger.

Men are taking over my house!!!

Lego men that is. Zachary has to have close to 30 of the little guys and I am always tripping over them. He seems to lose them all the time too. I think he could have 1000 of them and it still wouldn't be enough.

Going to school

Zachary woke up late today and had a hard time getting ready.

Me: Zachary we have to get ready for school or you'll be late

Zach: (through sobs like you've never seen) I do not want to go to school. Mommy please do not make me go to school I will miss you too much.

Me. You have to go to school it's the law

Zach: will you pick me up? Can I have a roller coaster if I go to school for 8 days without crying?

Me. You can have the Lego Batman game (we always start the year on a rewards system).

Zach . Okay

Zach. When I go to sleep and get bigger can I go to your school

Me. Yes, but you have to be big like daddy

Zach. If I am big like daddy I will be too old to go to school. Mom?

Me. Yes Zachary

Zach. (crying again) I do not want to go to school. Please don't make me go.

So we pull into the parking lot and he says, "I do not want you walking me up, just leave me here and I will find my way... Of course I walked him to class. He's only five :)

Five already

Zachary started kindergarten on Wednesday :( I can not believe how quickly he is growing up. I hope he likes kindergarten more than he liked Pre-K.

All grown up

I can not believe that Katelyn is in 10th grade now. It seems like just yesterday we were taking her to Kindergarten. She will be driving in less than 11 months and she's off to Emory in less than 3 years. It's so strange that she is reaching so many "grown-up" mile stones.

Long time since I have written

The semester consumed me and I haven't had a whole lot of time to write. My dog is a live:) Hubby left for Iraq almost two weeks ago. Only four finals left out of seven. The semester is almost over!!!