School tomorrow!

Well, the alarm is set and the coffee pot is set to come on automatically at 6:00 am.  The girls clothes are all laid out after trying on 50 different outfits to find just the right one for the first day.  All the binders, notebooks, pens and paper are safely tucked into beautiful new Jansport backpacks.  Their brand new Vera Bradley purses stuffed with lip gloss, compacts, gum, mints and various other essentials are ready to be snatched up on the way out the door.  This is an exciting time.  I too am excited as I'll have my mornings back!  We have the girls from the girl's home coming over Friday evening for a "field trip" to our farm and a cookout/pool party afterwards, soooooo, I have plenty of work to do to get ready.  The pool needs vaccuuming, the pool deck needs sweeping, the patio furniture is desperate for a good hosing off and there goes my nice peaceful morning!  Looks like my peaceful night is going to be interupted by Katie's new kitten that she brought home without asking.  She is outside right now under my bedroom window meowing for all she's worth!  Betsy was freaking out because she couldn't get to sleep with the cat making all that noice, so I put it out in the car-port, but she's made her way around to my bedroom now.  I am pretty sure she was quiet long enough for Betsy to fall asleep, but for a little while it was touch and go.  Betsy has a terrible time falling asleep at night. . .I think she obsesses about not being able to fall asleep and then she can't. . .so we pray together and I reassure her that everything will be ok if she will just relax, but occasionally we get out the tylenol pm's. 

Well. . .I have to get up in 6 hours, so I better hit the sack myself.  I'll fill you all in on the first day of school!  Nighty night!