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So I JUST finished my Birthday Tribute to Reece tonight but because I started it in August it published a few posts down. So scroll down a bit to check it out!

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Hey Everyone! My friend Janine has an etiquette blog that is fantastic! Check it out by clicking here or on The Pink Teapot button on my sidebar!

First Day of School

School started on August 20th and this year it seemed like it came way too fast. In some ways I was ready for the kids to go back but mostly I wasn't! Now that they've been in for 2 weeks, though, I'm glad they're back! My house stays cleaner for longer, its easier to run errands and bedtime is back to being at a normal hour! Here are Jack and Natalie on their first day! Brady didn't start until a week after the older kids!

Even though Brady could've started Kindergarten this year we decided to hold him back and have him do 1 more year of pre-school. His birthday is only a week before the cut off date so we thought it best that he be held back! We were able to get him enrolled in the pre-school through the elementary school the older kids go to, which at the time I enrolled him turned into a fight with the district. They didn't want him in because he could technically start Kindergarten and advised me to put him in Kindergarten and then hold him back to do another year if necessary. I said NO WAY, fought them on it and WON! Since the time I was notified that he would be allowed into pre-school at the elementary school last spring, we've been telling him that he would go to pre-school there every time we passed it. We even went twice before school started to meet his teacher and then have a more personal "get to know you" meeting with his teacher. Basically he knew that he would be going to school there! That's why it came as a surprise to me on the first day when he FREAKED OUT!

When we pulled up in the Van he started to cry and tell me that he was too little to go to the big school, that he wanted to go back to his little boy pre-school and that he wanted to be with Rylie (his cousin) and Amy (my cousin who taught him last year in pre-school). I, in turn, explained very patiently that he did not have a choice and that he would get out of the car and come with me into the school! I then had to literally drag him into the foyer of the school and listen to him wail and cry while all the other little pre-schoolers were perfectly excited and happy! He then told me that he was only a 5 boy and he wasn't big enough to go to school at the big school! This is when I peeled him off my leg, handed him to the teachers aid and sent him on his way crying! I figured he'd calm down faster once I was out of sight!

When I picked him up after school his teacher told me that it took him about 20 minutes to settle down and really start having fun. But he did tell her that he was feeling nervous and scared on the first day of school. Poor little guy!

And the district advised me in the midst of our fight last spring to start him in Kindergarten. HA!

Natalie's Arm

So Natalie's cast came off on July 27th after 4 weeks of having it on. I was at girls camp so the task of taking her to get her cast off and pins out fell on Grandma LouLou! Thank you LouLou for being so brave and taking her to get it off and thanks for the amazing pictures!

I made sure that LouLou drugged Nanny up with some Tylenol 3 before she went for her minor procedure. Lou said she thought that helped relax her and made it a bit easier. Then after the procedure LouLou took her to Maggie Moo's for some ice cream!

Most of you saw this on my blog but I thought I needed to post it here for my 2009 blog book. You know, posterity stuff!

WARNING: These pictures may be considered graphic by some. Proceed with caution!

CALLING ALL CANADIANS!!!

So, as you all know I'm a consultant for Scentsy Wickless Candles. Well, this past weekend I attended convention here in Salt Lake City where they announced that beginning September 1st Scentsy will be selling and shipping to Canada! So all you Canadians out there, its time to be excited! This is a super super fun product that allows you to burn yummy smells without the fire and wick of a candle! Not only that the warmers that melt the scented wax are darling and the scents are delicious! Check out my website by clicking on the Scentsy Logo on my sidebar to see exactly what Scentsy is and how it works!

I'm in the process of trying to work out a time in October/November to come to Calgary to have a party. Until then you can place an order on my website, beginning September 1st. BUT, if you don't want to order any of the scents until you can actually smell them, you can host what's called a basket party where you'll have the opportunity to smell all the samples and earn a Scentsy Shopping Spree! And last, but not least, Scentsy provides excellent business opportunities. It costs $119.00 Canadian to start your own Scentsy business and considering it is new to Canada there is limitless potential for selling and growth!!!!

In the meantime, leave a comment for me if you're interested in a catalog, interested in chatting with me to learn more, interested in hosting a basket party or interested in hosting a party when I'm in Calgary this coming fall! Oh yeah, and every comment left will go in a drawing for a free Scentsy Travel Tin that I will hold on September 1st! (only those in Canada will be eligible!)

please note...until September 1st the prices on my website are in U.S. dollars.