1st Day of School!

Trae is officially a 10th grader! He only has to go for a couple of hours this morning and then band practice follows right after until 4pm. I picked Trae up in his Mustang last night after practice at 9pm..(Rich was home with Mattie, so I didn't have to do the carseat thing)..anyhoo..it was the first time Trae's friends had seen his car..it was so funny to see Trae grinning from ear to ear..his friends were like "I so hate you!" (joking of course, just being jealous)..or "Dude, is that your car?!" or "You are the man!"
Back to the school thing..he doesn't have to go tomorrow..but goes a full day on Friday. Gosh! the summer went by quickly..didn't it? Maybe it was because we had such a *rockin' vacation* that lasted for 11 days!!

I started Izabelle's homeschooling last Thursday..I thought I would refresh her memory a little before the official first day. So today is the day & she is ahead on her 4th grade spelling words! :)

1. thief
2. friendliness
3. receipt
4. collie
5. believable
6. creativity
7. volcano
8. laid
9. steak
10. dangerous
*(Spelling Challenges)*
11. Delaware
12. Pennsylvania
13. August
14. September
15. school
16. recess
17. principal
18. knowledge
19. discipline
20. academic
*(Vocabulary Words)*
21. eternity
22. errand
23. essay
24. banquet
25. brief


A word to live by:

{FRIENDLINESS}: A man that hath friends must show himself friendly. Proverbs 18:24

Oh...Mattie is walking more & more!!!!! I think she is liking it now. Her tooth is really coming in up top..it is a big tooth..and it bothers her. I found some homeopathic teething tablets made by Hyland's..they seem to help her. She picks up her phone and puts it to her ear and says "Hi" in her sweet little voice and pushes her shoulders up and she pretends to have a conversation. A neighbor friend of mine gave Mattie a sit and spin that plays really cool tunes..and Mattie knows how to push the button now to make it play..she figured it out in just a couple of hours..anyhoo..she pushes the button and then dances..and waves her hands and squeals..her ultra-sonic squeal that she has..if you have been on the phone with me when she does it..you know what I am talking about (My 2 Dad's & Aunt Cherry know). We tease her and say that we shouldn't have any fleas & ticks this year..'cause Mattie's ultra-sonic squeal will kill them!