Yay for Kids!

So... i have so much to update with the kids. Are you tired of my "proud momma" pieces yet? Well, that's what happens when you spend all day, everyday, with kids!! So... note to anyone that reads this... GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE!! *grins*

First, football report. Little Man won his championship game 13 - 8! They played a great game and had no injuries. (That's what is important to a mom, just an fyi.) After the game, we had a guy that invited some of the kids to come and play on an "all-star" team for a tournament this coming week. So... again i say... FINALLY, the last week of football!! (Do you think THIS might be for real this time? One can only hope!)

2nd... the Princess. I just have to say... i haven't seen my daughter this happy. The old saying goes, "God works in mysterious ways"... and that couldn't be more true for us right now. Like i have said, i was very worried that pulling her out of Catholic School, her 8th grade year no less, would be a decision that i struggled with for years to come. I wasn't sure i would ever know that it was the right thing or not. But each month that passes, He shows me more and more that we made the right decision.

On Wed. 10.29.08, the Dude got a phone call. He came downstairs and was getting on Princess about not appreciating getting a phone call at 9pm at night from the school counselor. Both she and i were shocked ... he then broke into a smile and said... "but i guess when she's calling to tell us that you were chosen to receive the Youth Achievement Award from the J'town Optimist Club, i shouldn't be so upset." Her counselor said that when the Optimist Club approached her, she didn't even have to think about who she would choose. She said with Princess' grades, leadership ablilities, self-motivation, community service work, her manners and the way she carries herself, it was a given.

I AM SO PROUD OF HER! and this is going to look so great on her high school application. She's wanting to go to a school that you have to be accepted into. This couldn't have come at a better time for her. She is proud of herself and with her grades this year and her achievements already this school year aside from academics, her confidence and self-esteem has visibly grown.

I feel so blessed to have the great kids i have. I hope to do right by them.