Our house is really shaping up.  Why is it that we wait to "jazz it up" to sell it or lease to someone else?  Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but I have done it time and time again.

Our gardeners did an awesome job trimming our hedges and tackling the weeds.  I ran to the nursery on Saturday not sure what to do to add color to our front rose bed when I stumbled on a bunch of red "knock out" roses.  I have about six in the front bed already and they have done beautifully.  I grabbed a few more for the front bed and for the back yard as well.  I planted and watered along with "staging" our front door and porch with new flower pots.  I actually had a good time.  Dan says that I secrety enjoy all of this.

Tomorrow is another big day for us as the kids have a full day at school all week along with riding the school bus for the first time.  We are all beyond excited about this new adventure.  Dan is a little concerned about how they will find their way into class once off the bus.

I just came downstairs from putting them both to bed.  Max gets so chatty at bedtime.  He asks such technical questions about aircraft and building, etc.  I am always saying "well, I'm not sure, you should probably ask Daddy".  Tonight after answering all the easy questions with him, I headed over to Sophie's room.  I had already laid out her outfit for tomorrow because she tends to wear the same clothes over and over and they are faded and stained at this point.  Last week, I didn't say anything but I was in her closet this morning and she is not wearing half of her clothes.  I bargained with her tonight and said "why don't  we take turns picking out your clothes....we'll do it every other day".  She looked at her outfit I had laid out for her and she said "Mom, I will wear that for graduation".  I said "you won't be able to fit into it at graduation".  "Mom, I will only wear it if Max is wearing something fancy".  I said "it's a t-shirt and skorts".  She said "Mom, it has a diamond on the front".  I said "fine, go grab the cherry top and pants and you can decide what you want to wear in the morning".  She grabbed the outfit and one of her favorit outfits and saidd "ok, I have an idea......let's play eeny meany miney moe".  I started laughing and said "put that faded outfit back into the closet and get into bed".  She climbed into bed with her toothelss grin saying :"Mom, I am just trying to discuss.  Really?