First Day of School

Well it finally arrived.. that dreaded first day of school... Savannah is always anxious about it but also a little bit excited..Years ago when she started kindergarten, she was soooo nervous that I decided I had to make it a little more exciting and less scary so we started having ice cream sundaes on the first day of school. It is as much fun today as it was then. I'm all about healthy breakfasts but it is only 13 days out of a lifetime..when you put it in that perspective it's not so bad...We also got to drive to school in style this morning.. John and I decided I needed a little bit larger car as my little Nissan was so small and uncomfortable if we had to go very far so we found a GREAT deal on a Saturn Vue... Savannah will be ready to take it for a spin in two more years....AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Ice cream anyone?


Going to school in style!

One birdie out of the nest....

Sammie has officially gone off to college. We talked with her today and she is all settled into her new apartment. She likes her new room mates and will start classes on Monday. Don't forget to set that alarm Sam!!! We miss you already...We decided to do family pictures before Sam left so I've included a couple of those. My beautiful girls...Savannah would like to do some modeling with these people so we will see how that goes. Could always put the money away for college I guess! Sammy did some modeling for a few years and had a bit of a nest egg too. Well summer is officially over and Savannah starts back to school on Monday. I've been at work all week and I have to say it's taking some getting use too... I miss my 4 mile walks in the morning and my Ellen in the afternoon. Such is life...



Marino Family


The girls

WE HAVE A TEENAGER IN THE HOUSE....

Sorry I've been slack in my blogging... Savannah crashed the computer about a week or so ago and we just got it running again.. I think she learned her lesson.. it was a LONG WEEK....We finished Savannah's room, went to Sea World and then Blue Springs for her birthday.. Enclosed are a few pictures.. I still don't know where the time goes.. I can remember the day she was born like it was yesterday and then wishing she would sit up, and crawl, and talk to me and walk and "poof" just like that, she was "13". She told me the other day she was growing up too fast and she missed being little... Me too!! I miss playing Polly Pockets all day on Saturday, dress up and the tea parties... Not that we don't have plenty of good times at the mall checking out the cute boys, shopping, playing in the make up and eating lots of cookie dough when we get depressed...it's just different...I'm glad she still likes to sit on my lap once in a while and cuddle..
I go back to work tomorrow and must kiss my summer good bye for another year.. It was a great one... Grammie is doing very well, healed up nicely and doesn't have to have any thing done to her nose. On a sad note, her sister Gloria passed away on Saturday morning. She was a wonderful person. What I remember most about her was how soft spoken she was all the time, how she loved being a nurse and helping people, how she loved babies and animals... I was born on her birthday so we always shared a special bond.. She will be missed...


Sad, Savannah after crashing computer.






Savannah's new room!





HGTV eat your heart out..





Dolphin Whisperer





Teenager in the house!

Grammie is on the mend!!!

We were at Grammies yesterday for Hailee's 14 birthday and Grammie is starting to look much better.. She had a bit of a mishap last week when she slipped by the pool on the wet tile. She came down like a ton of bricks right on her face. She suffered a broken nose, split lip, and a badly sprained arm. She looks like Muhammad Ali after a loss but her lips look a bit like Angelina Jolie without having to pay for the cosmetic surgery. All laughing aside, she is feeling much better and the bruising is going away. Once the stitches dissolve her her lips, she will be much happier. Going to the nose surgeon today to see if anything else has to be done.