I don't know what to do

I think someone might have stolen my identity. I have been getting a couple of really weird emails recently. One from Chase Bank saying "thank you for opening an account", one from a Barbie website saying that my daughter wants to be on the sight, and I needed to give permission, and one today from neopets, with a receipt for $5. What should I do? I am scared!


HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

10th Grade

Today Auntie Beebs is a 10th grader. It's not fair. I wish she would stop getting older, it makes me feel old. She also had her 15th birthday yesterday....one more year until group dating!!!! (A big WOO-HOO for her, and a HUGE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! for the rest of her family.)

This is the "best" picture of her, even though it's blurry.

I don't remember why she made this face at me....it was so early.
I captured what she was really doing.....texting! This girl next stops.

Laughing cuz I busted her texting.

HA HA! My FAVORITE! This is soooo how Gracie is. (You see this Jonathan...this is the REAL Grace) She was making an exaggerated big eyed face, and then her bag fell over, and she made the real face. Ha ha hahahahaha. Oh Gracie, I love you.

Happy back to school, everyone.

A ride on the "tractor"

Tuesday, Ronald mowed the yard, so we went outside to watch him for a little while. (It takes a couple of hours to mow the yard, and that's with the riding tractor.) Isabella decided that she needed to mow, too. She we went in the garage and got out her tractor (powerwheel) so she could be a farmer girl. I suggested that maybe Alexander would like a ride on the tractor. She agreed. I put the little chunkie chew on the tractor in front of Isabella, and off they went.

She was a little afraid that he might fall off.

Pushing him in the tractor (they got stuck).

Putting on her flower ring that I made for her.

Putting the flower ring on me.

Best friends....they really do love each other. (Isabella is such a good big sister.)

She found a mushroom! (and proceeded to break it in half)

We are country folk

I love summer days, especially when it rains. Even though the "ponds" in our driveway make it difficult to keep our car clean after a good rain, it makes for a LOT of FUN! Isabella loves to splash in the puddles, and I let her, as long as it's not lightning and thundering out. There is nothing like stepping and splashing in muddy cool puddles with your bare feet. If you haven't tried it, you should. You can do it at our house, just wait for the next good rain.

Alexander loves the puddles, too!

"OOOOOO" Little Bear says that about everything he likes.

Running to the "duck pond". (That's what Isabella calls the first puddle in the driveway)

Alexander sat in the puddle.

It was raining, too. Heavenly.

My beautiful duckling.

This is soooo not cool

Alexander is walking. He's only 10 1/2 months old. He still crawling most often, but he definately is taking a lot of steps.

I

DON'T

LIKE

THIS!!!!

My baby is growing up to quick. It makes me cry. At least he still loves his mami milkies.

Cupcake school

I have been having "school" with Isabella a couple of times a week. She usually gets to color, or cut something up, play with play-doh, or glue stuff together. Last week we made cupcakes. Boy was she excited to do this. First, this little girl LOVES to help me with everything. Sweeping, moping, changing diapers, you name it. So when I asked her if she wanted to make cupcakes, she was delighted! We got out our cookbook and ingredients and went to work. She helped scoop everything and we counted the quantity as we poured the stuff in. We made the cupcakes pink and the frosting yellow. (Yellow was our color for the week.) She did a great job helping.

An attempt to camp

A few weeks ago Isabella and I went camping in our backyard. Well, we attempted to, but then a big bad storm came through and messed everything up, so we dragged our stuff into the garage and slept in our beds. Even though we didn't get to actually camp outside, we did gather wood for our campfire, roast a few marshmallows (mmmm....smores), and read a story together in the tent. I wish it hadn't stormed. We would've had a grand time sleeping outside. We even brought blankie and our pillows (and a flashlight). We will try this again, soon.

Excited for me to light the fire and have some marshmallows.

A view of the campsite....lovely, isn't it!?
Roasting marshmallows. That fire was HOT! (plus it was super hot outside, too) Isabella always stood behind me to roast her marshmallow.