Okay, Let's see if blogger will let me upload tonight b/c I know so many of you had withdrawals today when you didn't have a Monday Memories to look at;) 
This sweet memory comes to you because I am totally in need (and want) of a vacation! This was two summers ago at the beach (well of course)
I am totally in the vacation mood. I got out my calendar and counted the days! I have exactly 7 weeks before I will be out of here for 5 glorious days sailing the deep blue sea!!!! OH I can't wait! That is definitely a memory I am ready to make with my husband, my kids, & my family!!!!
So, it is NO secret that I DO NOT do homework with my kids. I hate homework, I have NO patience for homework (Daddy, I'm just like you, ha), I would rather do laundry than help with homework....That is Wade's job.
I find out that Suzannah hasn't done her homework...FROM YESTERDAY....this morning when she was walking out the door for school. She failed to give her Daddy the other sheet that had the rest of her homework on it. So it didn't get done so tonight at 8:30, we are doing homework from yesterday and get this...TODAY...She tells us today that she is finished with her homework, when really she isn't!
Her homework from yesterday is to write a sentence using each of her vocabulary words. So, I try to be a good wife and mother and relieve Wade of this and I go to help her when I realize that they were almost done writing her sentences using her SPELLING WORDS, not vocabulary words!!!!!!!!!!! UGHHHHH!!!!! (We'll say he was tired and didn't realize) :) So we have to start all over from scratch!!!! The boys are in their room snickering the whole time as I am fussing and having very little patience.
When I am done helping her, I tell Andrew "I don't think Mom would make a very good elementary teacher". He replies "Yeah, I know, but you would make a good detention teacher"!!!!!
I am SO over it! Good Night!
Monday Memories has been postponed due to blogger errors. I am not able to upload any pictures tonight for some odd reason!!! Maybe it is a sign. A BIG sign saying "GO TO BED MELANIE". I know you all are SOOO disappointed! It will be okay though, I will try again later in the next day or so. Until then...
We have had an awesome 11th anniversary!!!!
This conversation took place at the Smith House just a few moments ago.
Mom: Suzannah, did you finish your homework?
Suz: I didn't have any.
Mom: Avery, did you finish your homework?
Avery: I only had to study.
Mom: Well, did you study?
Avery: No
Mom: Well, you know what you need to be doing
Mom: Andrew, did you finish your homework?
Andrew: Yes
Mom: What did you have to do?
Andrew: Study
Mom: Well did you?
Andrew: Yes
Mom: When?
Andrew: At school
Mom: So you HAVEN'T studied
Andrew: I've already memorized it
Mom: Okay, what is it?
Andrew: The 7 continents
Mom: What are they?
Andrew: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, & Africa
Mom: You already said Africa (i was joking with him, trying to throw him off)
Suz: (in her most sassy frass voice ever) Yeah Andrew, You forgot MISSISSIPPI......
LOL!!!! That poor child!!!! :)
Summer is over (the heat isn't though) and school has started back! Summer is loads of fun always especially for the kids but it is also nice to be back into a routine! Because of our upcoming cruise, we had a pretty low key summer and didn't go on a beach vacation but we made the best of it! From jet skiing, swimming, shopping, PS2, sleeping in, staying up late, riding bikes, jumping on the trampoline, visit to Gran Gran & Nana Sharon's, Geyser Falls, I would say the summer was good!
A big Congratulations to Wade's cousin, Adrienne & her now Fiance, Justin on their engagement! I do not know all the details but Justin proposed to her on the beach...Sounds so romantic. We can't wait to hear all of the details! We are so happy for you both! Congrats again Adrienne, you deserve it;)
(hope you don't mind, I stole this picture from you;)
We want to send a shout out to Nana Sharon! She will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow, August 11th. We hope you have a fabulous day and get lots of goodies!!!! You deserve it! We will see you soon!!!!! 
To understand this story, I am going to give you a little background information on how we came about Annah Brooke's name when we were pregnant with her 8 years ago.
I had always wanted a girl so when we were told with our 3rd pregnancy that we were having a girl, I was ecstatic to say the least. For a while, I didn't believe it. I just knew it would still come out a boy. Once I allowed myself to believe that I was having a girl, we started tossing around girl names. I am normally a decisive person and have no problem making a decision. I know what I want so when I see/hear it, that is it: End of discussion!
We picked out a few names but nothing was just "it". I HAD to have an "A" name to follow suit with the boys (a little anal but that is what I wanted) and I wanted to name her after my mother. Her name was Suzy. So I was trying to come up with a middle name like Suzy, Suz, Suzanne, etc...The few we liked would not work because her initials would of been A.S.S. and I was not going to do that. They didn't sound right when you flipped the two names either.
So one day I was just sitting on the couch watching the boys play when "boom"....Suzannah Brooke and we will call her Annah Brooke for short. I ran and told Wade and he liked it as well so I got to name her after my Mom and have an "A" name without her initials spelling A.S.S....
I have heard of some kids as they got a little older wanting to be called by their middle name or whatever like my cousin..Her name is Elizabeth and for years we called her "Beth" but a few years back, she decided she wanted to go by Elizabeth. We wondered if Annah Brooke would ever want to be called something else....Well the day has come.
She informed us last week before school that she wanted to be called "Suzannah". She wanted me to tell her teacher and the school so people would start calling her that. Well, I didn't think too much of it and didn't tell her teacher but she came home from school Friday with all of her folders, papers, etc as "SUZANNAH"...She informed me that SHE told the teacher since I didn't. So after almost 8 years of having "Annah Brooke", I now have a "Suzannah". She wants everyone to call her that. Her Daddy don't too much like the idea. He likes his little Annah Brooke but when he told her he wasn't calling her that, she said she wouldn't answer him...ha
Her Mommy will respect her wishes and ask you all to do the same! :) So if you are friends/family reading, please know that we now have Suzannah and please call her by that. It will be a hard change but I will do it;)
THIS...is the kids Friday morning before school. 
I think, for the most part, that they were ready to get back into the swing of things. They all woke me up at 5 am, YES FIVE a.m. Friday morning. They heard me telling Wade that I was nervous about over sleeping and they set their alarms early to make sure we were all up and no one was late. Well so much for that because Andrew was almost late due to the bus not showing up...They decided Thursday night that they would ride the bus Friday morning instead of me taking them and then the bus never showed up to pick up Andrew...Luckily Wade was almost home so he was able to get him to school just in time as I was still getting ready for work fixing to walk out the door and didn't want to get into that heavy traffic. 
I can't belive this is Avery's last year in Elementary school. He will be in MIDDLE school next year!!!! This is Andrew's last year in Middle school as he will be a FRESHMAN next year! Time is just flying by! 
They all had a good 1st day. I think we have some good teachers and it will be a good year for them. Annah Brooke had a little homework project for over the weekend (nothing major) and Andrew already has a football schedule so we are getting in gear quickly! Summer is always great but getting back into a routine will be nice! I am off to bed! Goodnight!I can see why people pay to have their blog spruced up!!!! Dealing with all of the HTML codes is frustrating!!!! Not to mention that I like change WAY too much to pay someone to give me a blog makeover every few weeks. I also am the type of person who HAS to know how to do it myself and will NOT stop until I figure it out! So I spent quite a minute today working on my blog and teaching myself how to edit the HTML!!!! I think I FINALLY figured it out for the most part. I can't figure out how to make this middle section even with the sidebars at the top but oh well, I am so over it (for tonight). I am pretty much happy with the new look and I guess that is what matters! What do you think???? Enjoy it now because it is bound to change soon;)
Don't you love what kids or husbands leave behind for you to clean up??? I open the refrigerator today to get some eggs out and this is what I find.....
The stem but no grapes....Lovely. If you are going to finish off something, the least you can do is throw it in the garbage and not stick it back in the refrigerator;) My favorite is when they put the empty tea pitcher back in there....ughhh!
Sharon Crowder 8.11.08
