The Piggy has landed

We have the first case of confirmed H1N1 flu in the Sivyer family... Hannah. She is SO sick; fever of 102.6, nausea & vomiting, aches, chills, cough, sore throat, the WHOLE 9 YARDS! She is on Tamiflu but threw up her 1st dose - ugh :( Say a prayer that she can keep the next 4-1/2 doses down so she may start feeling better sooner. No school for our little Freshman for 1 week. Wonder which of us is next on this little piggy's journey...

A regular ol' weekend...

I am looking forward to this weekend for no reason in particular. I plan to clean the house, buy groceries and lay around the pool. Just a normal, quiet weekend for a change. We seem to stay on hyper-go most of the time and, now that school is back in session, the weeks just fly by. I truly enjoy the hub-bub and frenetic pace of Monday thru Friday but I SO enjoy the peace and quiet of coffee on the back porch on Saturday mornings before the girls get up and a leisurely Sunday afternoon after church by the pool.

We have begun the "Graduation" Countdown...

Well, it is official, Hannah has 3 years and 178 days until she graduates from TCCHS!!! She LOVES being a Freshman :) She loves her classes, she loves band, she loves her Math teacher (literally - he's so CUTE!), she LOVES having a locker... the list goes on.

Claire can't wait ... 1. for her first homework assignment 2. to get started on her Science Fair project 3. to finish FAHRENHEIT 451 so she can take an AR test... she LOVES school!

Don is tired but happy. I am tired but happy. The dogs are FAT but happy.

Life in the Sivyer house is good. Thank you, Lord :)

The count down has begun...

Open house for Hannah and Claire is tomorrow night so the 1st day of school can't be too far away... so little freedom left for my poor girls! Hannah is beside herself with joy to actually be getting a locker - that's all we've heard about this summer! So, of course, her school supplies included lots of magnetic things to put in her locker:) I hope there is room for her books and backpack! Claire will move to the 7th/8th grade side of the building - big thrill. She is less anticipatory of the 1st day than Hannah since she knows her way around TCMS so well. Hannah is still a bit unsure but will settle in just fine, no doubt.

Don and I are excited for school to begin - less fussing in the mornings about getting up when you know you have NO choice! Plus, school somehow signals the beginning of cooler weather; not right away but soon enough :)

Not very beachy weather...

I had planned to take the girls and a friend each to the beach today for a "Girls' Day Out". Of course, right now it is very cloudy outside and, when we checked the weather map, it is actually raining at the beach and is supposed to rain most of the day! This was not a good day to plan a beach trip, obviously.

Don is working this morning so, maybe he can goof around with us this afternoon and the day won't be a total bust!

Hannah starts 12-hour day Band Camp on Monday thru Thursday and then, Friday and the following week, 4 hours each day. Open house at the high school is Thursday night of the last week of July and on Friday at the middle school. And then, MONDAY AUGUST 3rd -- Back To School!

Back together as a family

Don picked Hannah up from camp today. She had a GREAT time. I am so glad that, after tomorrow when we get Claire from Music Camp, we will all be home together! I have enjoyed being by myself these last few days but, I am ready for some noise and mess around the house again!!!

5 days of relaxtion and then a week to myself....

We are heading to the mountains for a long-weekend. Can't wait for some cooler weather and no STRESS! Don will leave Sunday afternoon to head for Annville, KY and his mission trip while Hannah, Claire and I will stay at the property until we take Hannah to camp Monday morning. Then, Claire and I will drive home and she will head to Norman Park Tuesday morning for music camp. Then, my REAL vacation begins!