racoon

11 and counting.... and I think this was the biggest one by far... close to 30 lbs I am guessing.

We are off to st. louis to visit with my brother and do the ARCH etc...

Have a great Labor Day weekend.

joe

school sweet school part 2

We have 3 sick kids. Amy with a sinus infection, ear ache and general grouchies. Andrew with a fever, headache and sore throat(negative strep). Aaron with a sore throat and general orneriness. Annie feels fine, hopefully she stays that way. I hope we get more sleep tonight.
Last night Andrew was my clock "it's 4:20 mom, it's 4:22 mom, look it's 4:44 mom!" UGH! Motrin kick in finally I thought. It was a long day at work. Everyone is in bed now though, and I am headed there soon.
On top of it all, we caught another raccoon.

School sweet School (Not)

Hey all! Whats up??? Just wanted to check in with ya! I started school on August 13th, 2008. I do not like that date. As some of you know, I was separated from all my friends.. sad, i know. Anyways, I'll get through it. I'm really bored in the classes because its all review. In math, we have homework everyday. Blah... I'm just not a school person. Some people wake up in the morning, hop outta bed and say "YES!!!! ANOTHER DAY OF SCHOOL!!!". That is definitely not me. Sounds more like my brother. I wake up in the morning, 6am to be exact, try to sleep for a few more minutes and then, unhappily, drag myself to the bathroom to get ready. Not a terrific start on a new day. If I were president I would make all schools start AFTER it becomes light outside. Not before. Or in between. After.

When I get to heaven I'm going to ask him, "Why weren't we all born smart?? So we didn't have to go to school??" Of course when I said this to my mom and dad they said, "But then you wouldn't of met you friends!!" So I added, "..and go to a social school where we have topics to talk about. And all day we just play with our friends instead of work! And when we graduate social school then we start jobs." Makes sense to me. Agreed???

But, as luck would have it, that didn't happen. I wasn't born a human genius sadly. Oh well. We'll have to see if I can survive the next 5 years of Middle School and High School. and then 4+ years of college...sighhh...... only 9-10+ years before I am officially done with school. But then, of course, there's jobs. Sighh...

Well, I with ttyl!!!!l ('talk to ya later' for those of you that don't know texting lingo)

Amy<3

Aaron's school shopping

Here is Aaron's school shopping strategy.
Rearrange T-shirt drawer. "I forgot I had that one"
Saves me lots of money, he is happy. Win win.
Really, You buy the kid a new pair of shoes every few months and he is good to go. Low maintenance. Now my girls on the other hand.... we are off to old navy for $7 jean day.

Doctors appointment

All went well. Better than we expected. Aaron did great, joked around a lot. He had a ultrasound yesterday, so we won't find out those results until monday and then see the doc on a annual basis-yeah. No surgery. Definite answered prayer!

While the husbands away...

I don't know why but when Joe is out of town I get so much done. He went up to a cubs game with his friend Brad Mason. They got free tickets, great seats. Lucky ducks.
I re arranged the boys room. We now no longer have bunk beds, but two beds in their room. I painted the closet and took the doors off and put Andrews dresser inside. While at wal mart today I found (on clearance-my heart rejoiced!) a boys bedding line with madras plaid and everything that matched it. So I got canvas totes for the closet and bedding. I made a valance from a set of shams too! Andrew even got one of those tents for the bed. He is so stoked about it."I am so lucky Mom" "Don't tell Dad where I am tonight". Aaron even likes it. Now to keep it clean.
After I got the kids to bed I finished the laundry(a day late I might add) and cleaned the carpets. They were quite gross. Maybe they will stay semi clean for a few days before the lovely dark spots reappear. Could be worse.
BTW I cleaned the office out this morning! hee hee

Ouch!

I got my crown yesterday, I wish it was on my head and not on my tooth. I also had a cavity filled at the same time. It has been a while since I have had dental work done. Ouch. It still hurts today, hurts the pocketbook too. It could be worse, at least we have dental insurance, and I still have teeth!
Joe's big brother gave us a weight set when they moved so we have been lifting on that. Ouch, sore muscles. I am sure we will be buff the next time you see us Reeds!
On a more serious note, please pray for our friends the Watts. Their new baby girl, Jessa, they are adopting from China was moved to an orphanage yesterday and she is very sad. She has always lived with a foster family and knows nothing else, she is 16months old, I think. How sad for Jessa and for the Watts too.
Aaron's appointment is tomorrow too.