The End of the School Year Bustle
It's been such a long time since I wrote, I have to think what has been going on....let's see...I turned 38 on May 7th. The boys (with Meana's help) baked me a birthday cake. It looked pretty good & it actually tasted really good. I was impressed. They wanted to make a video like they were on the Martha Stewart show. They were at the kitchen counter, standing on chairs so they could reach, with no shirts on. You could only see them from the waste up, so it looked like they were doing the show in the nude. It was funny. They even made up a theme song, & provided dialogue. They each gave me a new book to read by Sue Grafton. She is the one who writes "A is for....B is for....C is for...." I have through "D" now. I think she has written up to "T". Emily fixed crab legs for supper & we ate till we couldn't eat any more! It was a good birthday!
We have our internet ramp business up & running. Check it out...
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We attended the Sheriff's Poker Run on May 6th at Murphy's & handed out flyers & brochures. We all got sunburned & I ended up with a big fever blister on my lip. The boys earned their keep by passing out flyers, & we paid them $20 each. They thought they were big boys!
On May 13th, we went to the Myrtle Beach Bike Rally & handed out over 400 flyers & 1000 business cards. We let the boys go out on the beach for a few minutes when we were done, but Jhett didn't want to go to the water. It was very windy. We ate Mexican food & came home.
May 14th was Mother's Day! Sterling made me a card with a flower pasted on it. On each petal was what he was going to do for me for Mother's Day. Jhett made me a ceramic flower pot & painted it in rainbow colors. They are such sweet boys. I am so glad they are my sons. They brought me coffee & lemon donuts with a rose from our rose bushes. And of course, hugs & kisses! We called Nana & Grandma Betty & wished them Happy Mother's Day! We said a prayer for Mammie.
On the school front, Jhett had field day. He liked it alot because he got to play at school almost all day. He also won his class spelling bee & won a medal that looks like one of my Edisto Conference Band Medals, only his is twice the size. He went on to the finals the next day & placed 7th overall. He was so upset. He just knew he was going to win. He told Meana before she took him to school that morning, that it was his destiny! He's used to being the best at everything. Wonder where he gets that from? I had to take him outside to calm him down after he got eliminated. He was angry at himself. Ms.Munn came up to us after it was over, & said she thought Jhett was going to win too. The word he lost on was "Friday". He actually spelled it right, but forgot to say "capital f". It was the demise of several other children too. I told him he should be proud of himself because he was in the finals & there were over 200 kids that didn't even get that far & had to sit & watch.
Sterling had a Lower School Patriotic Program, where they sang about patriotic things. He did a good job. He was acting kind of strange during the program, & we thought that maybe he was nervous, but we found out later he was worried about me. It was very warm in the gym, & my face was red because I was hot. And when I get hot, my face sweats. But he couldn't see anything but my red face, so he thought I was crying & he was worried.
At Byrnes, each year they take the top student with the most Accelerated Reader points from each grade out to lunch. Normally, they don't include 5-K. I guess because most 5-K's don't really get into the AR program. But Sterling gets to go with Mr. Bugg, the Headmaster, & Mrs. Geddings, the Lower School Dean, & all of the other top students to Red Bone Alley on Monday, May 22nd. He is soooo excited! He told me he wanted to wear a tie, a white dress shirt, & nice pants. Isn't that cute? I am so proud of him!
Sterling's graduation is Wednesday night, May 24th. They are wearing caps & gowns. I know I will cry. I cried when I read the letter they sent home telling us about it. It's going to be bad!!!! My baby in a cap & gown!!! I've turned into an old sap where the boys are concerned!
They both got their yearbook last week. Sterling's is the best yearbook I have ever seen, including my college ones. It was awesome!
Jhett's last full day of school was Friday. He is so glad to be done. Sterling's last full day is Monday.
On a different note, we have been dealing with an unfortunate situation. On May 9, David fired Emily from her job because he found out we were starting the ramp business. He had a temper tantrum. We are looking into sueing him for wrongful discharge. Emily is trying to get unemployment, but he is fighting that. But we are holding our heads up high. She didn't do anything wrong. He was mad because we were doing on our own, something that was handed to him by his wealthy father. He is a spoiled, rich kid who never had to work for anything in his life. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He knows next to nothing about running a business. He's a moron. Everything happens for a reason. So we are at peace. We'll be ok, no matter what, cause we are the rowdy girls! We haven't told the boys yet, because Jhett is a little worrier. This gives us more time to work on our own businesses full time together. We just have to have faith that the Lord will provide, as He always does.
It's been 8 years this month since Mammie died. It is still so hard being without her. May is such a difficult month for me. Her birthday is the 29th. She would have been 78. I miss you Mammie...my love for you is a real & deep as though you had never left. I get through the hard days believing that you see us, & are watching over us, & helping guide our path. Till we meet again in heaven.....I am forever your "Shuga".
We have our internet ramp business up & running. Check it out...
www.discountrampsplus.com
We attended the Sheriff's Poker Run on May 6th at Murphy's & handed out flyers & brochures. We all got sunburned & I ended up with a big fever blister on my lip. The boys earned their keep by passing out flyers, & we paid them $20 each. They thought they were big boys!
On May 13th, we went to the Myrtle Beach Bike Rally & handed out over 400 flyers & 1000 business cards. We let the boys go out on the beach for a few minutes when we were done, but Jhett didn't want to go to the water. It was very windy. We ate Mexican food & came home.
May 14th was Mother's Day! Sterling made me a card with a flower pasted on it. On each petal was what he was going to do for me for Mother's Day. Jhett made me a ceramic flower pot & painted it in rainbow colors. They are such sweet boys. I am so glad they are my sons. They brought me coffee & lemon donuts with a rose from our rose bushes. And of course, hugs & kisses! We called Nana & Grandma Betty & wished them Happy Mother's Day! We said a prayer for Mammie.
On the school front, Jhett had field day. He liked it alot because he got to play at school almost all day. He also won his class spelling bee & won a medal that looks like one of my Edisto Conference Band Medals, only his is twice the size. He went on to the finals the next day & placed 7th overall. He was so upset. He just knew he was going to win. He told Meana before she took him to school that morning, that it was his destiny! He's used to being the best at everything. Wonder where he gets that from? I had to take him outside to calm him down after he got eliminated. He was angry at himself. Ms.Munn came up to us after it was over, & said she thought Jhett was going to win too. The word he lost on was "Friday". He actually spelled it right, but forgot to say "capital f". It was the demise of several other children too. I told him he should be proud of himself because he was in the finals & there were over 200 kids that didn't even get that far & had to sit & watch.
Sterling had a Lower School Patriotic Program, where they sang about patriotic things. He did a good job. He was acting kind of strange during the program, & we thought that maybe he was nervous, but we found out later he was worried about me. It was very warm in the gym, & my face was red because I was hot. And when I get hot, my face sweats. But he couldn't see anything but my red face, so he thought I was crying & he was worried.
At Byrnes, each year they take the top student with the most Accelerated Reader points from each grade out to lunch. Normally, they don't include 5-K. I guess because most 5-K's don't really get into the AR program. But Sterling gets to go with Mr. Bugg, the Headmaster, & Mrs. Geddings, the Lower School Dean, & all of the other top students to Red Bone Alley on Monday, May 22nd. He is soooo excited! He told me he wanted to wear a tie, a white dress shirt, & nice pants. Isn't that cute? I am so proud of him!
Sterling's graduation is Wednesday night, May 24th. They are wearing caps & gowns. I know I will cry. I cried when I read the letter they sent home telling us about it. It's going to be bad!!!! My baby in a cap & gown!!! I've turned into an old sap where the boys are concerned!
They both got their yearbook last week. Sterling's is the best yearbook I have ever seen, including my college ones. It was awesome!
Jhett's last full day of school was Friday. He is so glad to be done. Sterling's last full day is Monday.
On a different note, we have been dealing with an unfortunate situation. On May 9, David fired Emily from her job because he found out we were starting the ramp business. He had a temper tantrum. We are looking into sueing him for wrongful discharge. Emily is trying to get unemployment, but he is fighting that. But we are holding our heads up high. She didn't do anything wrong. He was mad because we were doing on our own, something that was handed to him by his wealthy father. He is a spoiled, rich kid who never had to work for anything in his life. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He knows next to nothing about running a business. He's a moron. Everything happens for a reason. So we are at peace. We'll be ok, no matter what, cause we are the rowdy girls! We haven't told the boys yet, because Jhett is a little worrier. This gives us more time to work on our own businesses full time together. We just have to have faith that the Lord will provide, as He always does.
It's been 8 years this month since Mammie died. It is still so hard being without her. May is such a difficult month for me. Her birthday is the 29th. She would have been 78. I miss you Mammie...my love for you is a real & deep as though you had never left. I get through the hard days believing that you see us, & are watching over us, & helping guide our path. Till we meet again in heaven.....I am forever your "Shuga".
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