Another Day of Randomness

Another here-and-there post...

Parent/Teacher Conferences -- that would be today. All went well. I was rather nervous about this whole deal, because for the first time in my parental life, I have not been totally active in my kids' education. We've either homeschooled (obviously active) or been at the private school (where I was in their rooms talking to their teachers every single day and also knew every time they were put in timeout --uh, active). So this whole "doing their own thing and finding out about it later" thing is new to me. I've tried to keep up with their online grades and all that good stuff, but I still have felt so out-of-it and detached. So, I was pleased to sit down with their teachers today and find out that all our grades are good and they all seem to be adjusting to public school really well. The curriculum changes are a little baffling to me, and I'm still getting used to the whole "teach-the-Benchmark" way of doing things....but I'm coping and learning. Gotta say that I love their teachers and feel so blessed that God led us here.

Closet Cleaning -- It is time for the 'ole switch-er-oo. Time to move out the tank tops and capris and hustle in the sweaters and corduroys (I love my corduroys...I don't care what you people say!). It is also time to clean out the boys' closets. We just got a new load of clothes from my precious, precious friend (thanks, Leann!). I love hand-me-downs so much....without that family, the Goodrum boys would be naked. Seriously. So, our project tonight is try everything in their closets on and see what still fits. If it doesn't, it is either ship it to the younger brother's closet or ship it to the yard sale pile. FUN! Although I can't stand the during of this project; I love the end! I actually enjoy doing laundry if I have neat, tidy closets to put the clothes into!!

HSM3 -- Yes! High School Musical 3! My friend, Meredith, mentioned this on her blog, too! I'm so glad that I'm not the only adult fan in the world! I love the HSM movies so much. I get super excited if the kids pick one of those DVDs to watch....I'll sing and dance around the living room with my boys! So fun! You can even catch me singing "We're All In This Together" and "Everyday" at the top of my lungs in my car! So, needless to say, I'm super excited about the 3rd one coming out! Kirk thinks I'm nuts, but whatever....

Christmas Shopping -- Can it really be? Is it really time to start shopping already? So hard to believe. It seems like time has flown by remarkably fast this year. Here is what the boys are asking for...Keaton wants an IPod, BB gun, and StarWars guys; Sawyer wants a BB gun and a guitar (okay, first he asked for a CELLO!!! Isn't that hysterical? We convinced him that he probably would enjoy the guitar a little more! I realize that we might have just suppressed his real talent...but, seriously, a cello? He just thinks it looks cool...); and Tate wants "an Indiana Jones house to play StarWars guys in." Not sure where we're going to come up with that, but Santa is sure going to try!

Computer -- I HATE THIS COMPUTER! I want a new one so badly! I'm begging Santa for one, so I hope he hears me!! ;) This one has started freezing up on me a bazillion times a day and I think it is about to die. So aggravating.

Dinner -- We had hot dogs and mac-n-cheese last night...just like I said we would!! I think I might actually cook something tonight! I have to say that I'm so impressed with all you girls that really know how to cook. It is amazing to me that not only can you cook like that, but that you can get your kids to eat all those veggies and sauces and all the other stuff you mix together. The most mixing that I do in my cooking is mixing the sauce with the meat in the spaghetti sauce. You guys amaze me...you really do! Cooking for me is a chore...I hate it. I would much rather bake. I'll make a fancy dessert any day of the week!!!

Trapped Pictures -- I have so many pictures stuck on my camera that I need to get off and post, but I'm so afraid that if I dump my pictures on my computer, it will slow it down even more. I need that new computer...did I mention that?!? Hopefully, I can get my pictures downloaded and posted soon...so many I want to show you.

Enough for now....a million apologies for the rambling!