Summer is here!!!!

I am finally feeling better!!!! Yeah....what a way to kick of summer.....being sick! Thank you to everyone who wished me well! I am well just in time too, Hailey will be home in an hour (today is her last day of class) and then we are off to buy supplies for her party (remember the 14th birthday that lasts for a month:).

Kyla finished up her school work earlier in the week. I can't believe our year of home schooling has come to an end. It actually went pretty well and now I think she will be all set for the crazy middle school scene. I swear that is just the hardest time of life. I would never want to go back to junior high.

OK...a little mom brag time;)

Kyla's drama class had a performance on Tuesday and she was really nervous but did excellent in all her parts. She was in 4 different short plays and I was so proud of her! I was able to make it even though I was sick and hopefully all my hacking didn't disturb the play to much;)

Kyla also took a photography class this year and last night I was looking over all her work. Wow, I think she has a future in that! She loves it too.

Hailey ended her year very successfully too...all A's again even with advance math and honor's block. She didn't get all those smarts from me (dad's genes). I need some advice though....she is starting high school (where grades really count) and she is going to be in an advanced science class, advanced math class and honor's English. I am worried that she is taking on too much. She is also very social and wants to hang with friends and do other activities outside of school work. Most of her friends are not taking on all the advanced classes so they are not overloaded. She knows I am concerned but she still wants the challenge...should we just see how it goes? I just don't want her to become discouraged if she can't keep up with everything. I know she is in high school now and I need to let her make her own decisions and mistakes but it so hard.

Next weekend is the big recital....I am getting so nervous!!! We got our costumes last week and they look very elegant and thank goodness not too revealing. I can't wait to see the girls routines too. They are in different classes this time. Kyla is in jazz and Hailey is in hip-hop and I have not seen either of their performances yet. We have studio rehearsal this Saturday and I can't wait to see them since I won't be in the audience at the actual performance.

Have a great rest of the week all!!!!

****One more thing...I just downloaded the new Mandy Moore Album "Wild Hope" great listening for lazy summer afternoons sippin' on lemonade...here is her video of the first single,

ENJOY****