First Day of School

It's official. The school year has started. Savannah is a junior and a freshman mentor. She is excited about that. School is a half day today, but the freshman orientation is after school so she is staying with no complaints. It did at least make her first day wardrobe pick easy. She has to wear her bright pink freshman mentor shirt, so that the freshman can spot her.

Zachary is in 8th grade. He is already ready to be out of middle school. He goes for a half day and gets out of school at 11am. I'm ready to hear all about his first half day. Last year wasn't so great. I'm hoping today goes better for him.

Last Week Of Summer

This is what our house has looked like this past week.



Savannah had to finish her summer reading for AP English. She waited until 2 weeks before school starts to kick it in gear and get it done.

Zachary had optional reading and an essay to write. I was the mean mom that made him do the optional assignment. I also made him get going on his Duty to God which is what he is working on in this picture.

Hannah was having fun. Savannah's car smells like melted crayons. It really stinks and we can't seem to get rid of the smell. At first we thought it was just her car until she found out that her friends VW Beetle smells the same way. Hannah googled it and found that there is nothing we can do. Apparently the smell comes from the rust proof spray that is applied to the medal inside the car. Hannah was getting a kick out of all the info out there as well as all of the complaints. We have tried almost everything to get rid of the smell. It wouldn't be so bad other than the smell lingers on all those that ride in the vehicle. Not so nice!!!

At least I have now found that using 3 Fabreze car deodorizers helps tremendously.

That has been our last week of summer in a nut shell. School starts tomorrow.
BOO!!! I'm not ready yet!

Chick Fil A Day!

We supported Chick Fil A today.  I am not a big fast food eater, but sometimes you just have to stand up for what is right.  At least that is what I am always telling my kids and how can I ask them to stand for something if I am not willing to do the same?

Kyle was out early this morning and stopped for breakfast.  His line wasn't so bad.  The girls were out baby siting, so Zachary and I decided to tackle Chick Fil A for lunch.  I would have loved to take the girls and wait until dinner, but with church tonight, I knew we would never make it.

Here is our adventure.
We were getting to Chick Fil A around 1:15pm.  I chose to avoid the Galleria Mall area and went to a smaller town hoping for less traffic.  No Such Luck!  Good for Chick Fil A though.

This is the line waiting to turn on the street where Chick Fil A is.

25 minutes later

At least we are on the street.  We saw lots of people walking back to their cars from Chick Fil A.  They parked on the street or at nearby businesses.

Zachary waiting patiently for lunch.

He was amazed at the crowd.

35 minute wait

At least we can see the Chick Fil A

 The line coming from the other direction.  

the white van ahead is parked on the street.

 I found a parking spot, so I parked the car thinking it may be faster than waiting in the drive through line.  

Maybe Not!

We finally got our food around 2:10.  It was so full, people were standing everywhere and they would take your order and then attach your order to your name.  They were constantly yelling out names.  We were lucky we found a seat.  Actually, we were standing right by this booth waiting for our food when a family got up, so we quickly took their seat when they left.

This is the line of people waiting to get in as we were leaving.  It was so full, people were even sitting at the outdoor tables even though it was 100 degrees before you count the humidity.

 Back at the car...take 1

 trying to get a good shot of us with our Chick Fil A cups.  That is always fun with Zachary.  He always squints and hates the pictures, but he forgot his sunglasses.

Take 2

 Oops!!!

No Zachary

Maybe Zachary isn't the only problem.  Maybe it is photographer error?

Take 3

I give up!

I guess this is as good as it gets!

We had fun together anyway!