Someone's Almost 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Petunia!!!!! Your Nanny loves you!!!!!

Tomorrow, October 10 my favorite little Petunia will turn 2......I can't believe it!

(I finally got steven to download these pictures I took while in TN visiting she and Sue in July---or was it August---I can't think any more???) And everyone, Sue is right----it's very very hard to take a photo of Miss Priss. :)

Have a great day cutie pie!!! Your gift will be in the mail soon!!!-----I'm getting just like your mom in the getting gifts in the mail on time department! E and E send big hugs your way. Wish we could celebrate with you at your house!!

More Party Pix

Here are more photos from the Orion Coronation Ball----

Enjoy!!

Pretty Princesses

Aren't they just beautiful???? We were so proud of these two. They were the pages for our good friend Linda who was the Queen for the Krewe of Orion (it's a Mardi Gras thing for all you non-Louisiana people). The coronation ball was Saturday night and it was a royal night of FUN! I will post more pictures very soon. But I wanted this post to just be about my two pretty gals. They had the best day and evening. They took excellent care of her majesty too! They will also be at several other events thru the mardi gras season and end it all by riding with the queen on a huge float on Feb. 14 during the parade in Baton Rouge. (it's not New Orleans but we still "pass a good time.") Look for more pictures of the Saturday night gala soon.

Em's School Pix

Finally, a post with a picture.....the girls got their school picture proofs back and Em LOVES her photo but E hates hers. So Em is letting me put hers on the blog but E. says no. So that's why there is just one pictures (and yes I realize it says proof big as you please across the front) I hope I don't get in trouble. I just wanted everyone to see our 2nd grader.

Sorry I haven't been posting. But next weekend (Oct. 4) the girls will be looking so beautiful (even more than normal) at a big event that they will be at and I will be getting some great pix so I hope to post them soon after. Keep checking in. :) (at least I know Nanny Sue and Kelli will comment right girls?????---thanks!)

We survived Gustav

Hi everyone. I'm finally posting again. It's been forever I know.
And one of these days I might even post a picture or two again.
Bad me.
Anyway, thought I'd let you know that Gustav came and went through Baton Rouge and my family and I made it. Our back fence blew completely down and away.....which the girls thought was totally awesome and they just loved watching it happen ---------and our electricity was gone for 5 days......yes it was HOT HOT HOT. But we can't and shouldn't complain. My aunt who lives about 15 miles or so from me just got power back today--so she was without it for 10 days. And there are others who STILL don't have any. I have teachers who teach with me who have no power and won't have any for a couple more weeks. They have generators but that's no fun. Trees are down EVERYWHERE and are on EVERYTHING. We have at least 3 teachers who had trees in and on there houses. Several of my kids had trees that hit their houses.
The Sutton household was lucky lucky lucky. And all of my family was fine as well---mom, dad, aunts, uncles, my brother and his family..... for that I am thankful.

Looks like Ike will not bother us......hopefully. I will keep others in my prayers.

My two gals start back with dance tomorrow. Tap and ballet here we come again. Emily's class is at 4:30 every Thursday and Ebeth at 5:30. Makes for long Thursdays. But at least the next day is Friday!!!!!

Well, interim grades are due tomorrow, guess I had better go make up some grades. Did I type that where people could read it?????? :) JUST JOKING everyone. :) (this time anyway)

Have a good rest of the week! :) I promise to put some pictures one day. I know you want to see my cutie girls.

School's Cool!

Hi! Just thought I had better post so people won't think the Suttons dropped off the face of the earth. We are just busy adjusting to being back at school. I have some sweet sixth graders this year.....3 sets of them for 2 classes each. I think we are going to have a great year this year and for that I am so glad!! I don't want to say too much more and jinx things. More on my classes later on.
Ebeth has three teachers this year in 5th grade and she likes them all. One of the teachers she had last year. She says 5th grade is easier than 4th grade so far. Em has two teachers in grade 2 and loves them both. She has Ms. H. for the third year (she keeps moving up with the kids) and she also has Miss Miley (that's her last name----it's not Cyrus). She didn't have any homework the first week and just had a little today. She's happy about that. :)
Em lost yet another tooth the other day (I promise to put pictures here soon of her) and she got 3 dollars this time from the tooth fairy.
Hubby is doing fine too----I know I never seem to mention him but he does exist. :) We love him, we just don't talk about him all the time. He did, however, send me some gorgeous flowers to school last week with a note that said "have a great year!--love, steven" So, he's a keeper!!!
I've kept him for 12 years now, guess I'll let him hang around for more. :) really, he's a wonderful dad and hubby. :)

Ok, let me run for now. I am going to post pictures one day I promise. I know it's boring to just read isn't it???

School starts soon......Boo!!!

Thought I had better write a quick post so people won't think I decided to move to Nashville and leave my family! I got home from the Sue/Petunia visit Sunday and just haven't stopped since.
I sure miss my hugs from little miss Petunia though.....I will download some cute photos of her soon I promise. I also promise some pics of miss Em with no teeth (and she has yet another loose tooth). I called Susan and she went back to the doc on Wed of this week and she is now in a real cast. She has to stay off her foot like she has been doing (she's a very good patient and listens well to the doc and her caretakers) at least until her next appt which isn't until August 11th. The doctor was/is pleased with everything though. Sue says that Petunia is getting tired though of her mom not being able to do things with her and for her.

On the home front here, the girls have been going to Mission camp at our church this week. Today is the last day. Their mission today is to hand out cold bottled water to the homeless. They have done so many good deeds this week just around the Baton Rouge area.....they have learned so much about helping others too. I am proud of them. Ms. Caroline, our children's director at our church is wonderful. She is always doing great programs with our kids.
The kids also get to go swimming today after the mission work.

While the kids have been in mission camp, I've been going up to my school to get my room ready for the start of school. Which, by the way, starts next friday for the kids---August 8th---way too early for me!!!! I have to officially be back on August 6 and 7th. I'm already overwhelmed trying to get things done. Remember, I have been off since December. I might have forgotten how to teach???? You think??? Maybe the 20 years I've done it will come back to me.
Everything will get done. In the meantime, my house is a mess... I can't seem to get my school room done and keep the house straight at the same time. Just can't.

Anyway, i've posted more than I meant to post. Need to make some coffee and try and get the girls up. Our days of sleeping in are pretty near over. When school starts they have to get up by 6:30 and we leave by 7 each day. Boo hiss!!!! My two are NOT morning people.

Anyway, look for pics soon.

Have a good weekend everyone!!!