Dang it, here comes the frost. 

Next comes the freezing temps, then snow. 

Alaska

8:00am

I was stopped for not wearing my seat-belt by a Wildlife Protection guy.

It's the end of the month, I guess he was out to fill his quota.

Alaska

11:00am

Loose tooth. She has been wiggling it like crazy.

She would love nothing more than to lose them both at the same time, to reap double rewards.

Alaska

3:30pm

I went to a volunteer event today with UnitedHealthcare and the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. We sorted donated food to be placed on shelves and/or delivered to people in need.

Florida-Kelly

10:45am

The tide was so high on the river today.
This is actually the flats- the river is out to the left.
I thought the reflections were pretty.
Alaska
5:45pm

Cori working on homework.

They are still making them color, just like kindergarten. 

Alaska

7:00pm

I found this hanging out in a bush just outside my patio!!

Florida-Kelly

4:30pm

My Dad bought me this monstrous hammock for my birthday.
Scott finally put it up for me and he and the girls tried it out.
Alaska
5:30pm

I won this pie in a silent auction at our Golf Tournament Fundraiser.

 It made me happy to look at.  :)

You can't imagine how big it is. 

Yummy stuff!

Alaska

12:01am

The fortune in my cookie today at the Chinese Buffet.

Florida-Kelly

1:00pm

I was fascinated by all the different things going on with the clouds.
There were several different kinds up there. I've noticed this a lot lately.
Alaska
4:00pm

At the Tax Collector's office on my lunch break paying the overdue taxes on the mobile home...

Florida-Kelly

1:05pm

Cassi just noticed that the (motion-sensor) freezers light up as you walk by.
She was really fascinated by them and I found that kind of funny.
Alaska
6:00pm

Cori bribed Cali a while back to take this picture. She is faking it, kind of. I'd forgotten all about it.

It was a funny moment- Oh the love of a sister. 

Alaska

12:00pm

Cali and her best buddy Joe, warming up for their game.

Alaska

6:00pm

I really love playing words with friends but this particular game frustrated me so badly. I wanted to quit on every turn.

Alaska

9:55am

She is so excited to have her shoes. 

We had to go to Anchorage to get the right size but it matters little 

because she is so darn happy about them! :)

Do you remember your first pair of expensive shoes?

I do and I'm sure I'll never forget them!

Alaska

2:15pm

My favorite picture of the day. 

Might just have to share it twice! <3

Alaska

8:22am

What are the odds of me looking down at the odometer when it hit this reading?

Florida-Kelly

8:25am

Cori and her two closest girlfriends at the first dance of the year.

And to make it more special, it fell on her birthday!

My girl is 14! YIKES!

Alaska

6:11pm

Several trips taking kids to practices then on to a meeting- here's dinner! :(

Alaska

6:00pm

Evidently there was a grant and the fire department was able to give each 7th grade student their own CPR dummy to practice with. Cassi gets no certification out of it or anything but YEAH! we get to keep him. 

Now, what do we do with him???

Alaska

5:30pm

I am sure as crazy as it seems to me, it must be very weird for Rachel to be toasting her 50th birthday with her daughter who only yesterday seemed so little. Eeeks!

Happy Birthday GiGi!

Alaska

7:00pm

Dad and I put up decorations and left goodies to welcome Kevin and Gail home!

Florida-Kelly

1:20pm

Annie came to visit today.

Guess who is soooo happy to see her!

Alaska

9:07am

Daddy's first day home.  

Cali had some great fun planned, like sliding down the stairs in sleeping bags. 

Hang on Daddy!

Alaska

5:00pm

Wren, Cori and Heidi being crazy together as usual!  

There is always some wrestling going on.

Alaska

10:10pm

Friday lunch. Sushi with Jocelyn.

Florida-Kelly

12:40pm

I pass this many times a week and it never gets old to look at.
Alaska
8:00pm

Cali has started taking showers by herself. 

That's what happens when you are almost 7!

Alaska

7:21pm

My boss gave me a ticket to the Rays game. This was the view from the suite :-)

Florida-Kelly

3:10pm

Homework has just begun this week and already she finds it exhausting!
She refused to let me get a picture of her because she was angry she had to do the homework in the
first place.
Alaska
6:52pm

I have a problem with sugar ants. The exterminator came and put out bait stations :-(

Florida-Kelly

8:20am

Cassi just finished soccer practice but still she runs home from the mail box with Cali.
Grateful they are healthy active girls and that Cassi is willing to spend a little extra time with her little sister.
Change is coming to be sure but I'm hanging on to every little moment I get!
Alaska
4:25pm

I spent the afternoon at Jocelyn's house and her dog Rocky was convinced that there was something good under the couch...

Florida-Kelly

4:15pm

We are still in cleaning mode. I asked the kids to empty the freezer so they did- all over the floor.

Thankfully I got it all back in there a bit more organized than it was before.

Alaska

7:00pm

Cori has been sick and we've been stuck in the house. This afternoon I offered to take all of them to the movies. Cori opted to go see her friend Alli while we went to see The Smurfs. We didn't know it was 3D until we got there. It was cute.

Alaska

6:30pm

On the couch watching tv in my favorite pj's.

Florida-Kelly

9:15am

Until today there was a huge pile of laundry and things I needed to take care of along with a miscellaneous pile of junk, on the top of my washing machine. It looks so good now!

Alaska

5:00pm

The sky was very dark with rain clouds this morning on the way to work.

Florida-Kelly

8:15am

Cali fixed her own pony tail this morning for the very first time.

Alaska

8:30AM

Late afternoon Florida rain.

Florida-Kelly

5:10pm

I was trying to get a good picture of Andrew but he would move quickly making it

impossible to get a great picture.

He is silly and I miss him!

Alaska

11:30PM