Backyard Camping

We've been too busy to camp this summer so the boys improvised and had a few backyard sleepovers.

*the real deal*

first day of school--not the greatest but they're all he would allow.
first day of school
Johnson

*Sorry*

Still no pictures. I don't know if I've already said this but the little plastic pretend SD card is jammed in our laptop so I can't put our real SD card in to upload pictures. Lame. I know. And it wasn't even the kids who did it. It was me. Lame. I know. So here's an update on what's been going on and I'll use other pictures to improvise. Remember: these pictures are not actually of our family.

Dylan started preschool the other day. He was super excited. I can't believe he's in school and only 1 year away from Kindergarten. He loved it, though. The teacher is really nice; it's a family member (sorta, kinda) of Dale (I'm pretty sure that he's related to EVERYONE somehow in Vernal) and she teaches out of her home. It worked out perfectly because I had been worried about sending him somewhere that I wasn't familiar with. There's one bully that we've found so far, and he's already made my kid cry. Great. But I'm trying to teach him how to handle it -- being a tattle tail. Yup.

Next thing: we got a kitten. I was at a church today for a baby shower and a cute little stray stole my heart. The kids named HER Johnson, but I don't think she'll mind too much. She's very sweet and friendly and has a loud purr. She let's the kids haul her around, too, which is a plus. Hopefully she doesn't get scared and run away. She's a good family cat, though. I'm excited. I've been trying to talk Dale into letting me get a pet for a while now that we have a fenced yard and everything. When it's the dead of winter and -20 degrees here in Vernal, maybe he'll have the heart enough to let her sleep in the laundry room. I won't push it yet, though. Too soon :) Shhh, don't say anything.

Do you know what I hate?

When people say FO-WARD instead of FOR (4)-WARD.
HELLO PEOPLE? DON'T BE DUMB!
Sorry if you say it wrong, but you needed to be told. I still love you.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I scheduled my MT final for the end of this week and I'm feeling like this right now.

It's been a very long time since I've had to be tested on anything so I hope I don't spaz out and bomb it. It'll be nice to have it out of the way, though.

*TRAPPED*

Pay no mind to the lack of weed eating and the two grubby boys in this picture. What I'm hoping you'll notice is the perdy new white fence in the background. It was a happy day here at the Allred home when that was finished. No more escaping children. No more neighbors seeing Dawson while in his "I don't want to wear pants and a diaper" stage. No more toys crossing borders between the neighbors yard and ours anymore. The mess is contained and I am a happy girl.