You're my Child- I can brag, I'm suppose to!!

Presley- I love you! And anyone that stands around me long enough hears about it!! I just have to put your name on this one!!!!

Ok- so Presley comes home from school with a few minor assignments. She told me one was for her PRE-AP Language Arts class- she had to "define herself" in 6 words. I thought she meant something like : Girly, Christian, Swimmer, etc... - but she read her teachers definition to me. "It's the journey, not the destination." - OK, before anyone else says anything- you have to look at it two way- regardless, that was her teachers. So Presley's first thought was " Be yourself, everyone else is taken." I told her I really liked it, and it did define her- she is definitely herself all the time- but I asked her where she heard it and she told me "Ms. Sundee's office." - so she kept thinking and about 30 seconds later she said "Well, here's one.. "LIVE BY PASSION, NOT BY PRESSURES!" ." I just looked up from what I was doing- thinking this definitely defines her even more, and again I ask "Where did you hear that?" and she replied " I made that one up Mom." and holding back a tear or two- I said " That's the ONE- You will be a writer one day!" I meant to say " Presley Faye Majka you are the most special 14 year old I know! You Rock!! YOU make God smile down on the whole world!!!(because he knows your heart, and Jesus is your Passion.) You will Always make me proud!!" but instead ( only because I didn't want her to think her mom was a sappy crybaby, I said " You will be a writer one day!" what is that about?? And with a smile she said " I'd like to be a writer one day!"

First Day of School - Pictures coming soon!!!

I honestly can't believe it!! Presley started High School yesterday! First block starts at 7:15am, but we had to leave the house at 6:30a to get her to school before the traffic got CRAZY!! She had a smile on her face at the end of the day though. She said it was weird walking through the halls and not knowing Anyone- when she would see someone she knew she got excited. She also has NO idea where her locker is!!?

Jake's day was pretty uneventful! Usually he has something of great significance to say about everything, but yesterday NO! All he really had to share was that he really liked his Social Studies teacher- He is "Too funny and cool!" and his Language Arts teacher seems "Strict". Here we go another year of PAP for Presley and Jake- INDEPENDENT STUDY - Here we come!!! (What do you think my chances are of talking Presley into doing her independent study on Skiing and Jake doing his on Human Anatomy?)

Owen really didn't have too much to say about school either- he seemed happy though. He had several friends in his class, and he also let me know that his classmate "Sophie was coming from China and wouldn't be there the first day, but only she would be there Tuesday." This was actually pretty cool to him, because ever since the Olympics were in China- Owen has said he is going there. A lot of it has to do with the fact that Nastia was in China and according to Owen, and yes this came straight out of his mouth the night she won the gold for the all around "She thinks I'm HOT!"

I have been horrible about posting and updating! I vow to do my best to be better- for the kids sake. This is the best scrap booking I can do (for now.) I really need to make it up to the church to have Stacy and Carol help with with a real scrapbook- If I start soon, I might have Presley's ready for a wedding gift!! (Sad thought!)