Every Day Is Bring Your Sister To School Day!

Yes, the Oreo's started school this past week! At the VanLue Academy of Higher(?) Learning.:) I told them if they got up, cleaned their rooms, got dressed ...ALL without 'issues' they could bring some friends to school with them. So they did. All dressed and ready to go! Leni is 6 and in first grade. Kristin is 5 and 'technically' in Kindergarten, but this 40 something mom decided to consolidate tasks and am doing first grade with both girls this year. They had an AH-MAZ-ING :) first week and this mommy knows it was the right choice. Katie will start pre-school again in a week, but let me tell ya....she could do first grade now too!! And did all week! We are studying the days of creation, memorizing scripture, the letters F and B (see the pic of f..f...fish...and f..f..frog...and Eloise is f...fffff...ffffive)....review of numbers and addition...among trips to the library, and preparation for a possible hurricane:) (as of today's writing). We're looking forward to a great year!! Turn your head sideways to see the Genesis pic because the STUPID thingy wouldn't load correctly!! and I'm done trying:)[insert frustration here] Now...a sidenote. You will see Katie repeatedly in the same outfit. A pink longsleeved shirt even though it's August in here in Florida...and her newly crowned favorite 'budderfy' pants which are way, way too short..but otherwise fit. I let her dress herself unless it means leaving the house looking like an unmade bed. And lately this ensemble is all she wants to wear. She's obsessive compulsive in the fashion category...so unless it directly effects our reputation :)...she wears what she wants.

Now, back to tropical storm/hurricane prep. Not that we expect it to be that bad, but it doesn't take much for the power to go out here....and we have a well which means in simple terms...no power...no water. No water...no bathroom. And 6 girls plus one boy are here. (counting Mom Jo)....we have to come up with a plan. A plumbing plan that is.......that's NOT the Beverly Hillbillies..