Wet Wednesday...

Well, Wednesday was a blah blah day. There was a Safety Program going on in the gym for the last two days so we had each grade in the music room. But today...we are in the gym...those kids have been so good I think we will play dodge ball for the next two days!!!

You might have noticed my title, due to the rain! It has been raining every day this week and today (thursday) it is pouring and has been all night long & heavy thunderstorms all day...its a turd floater out there...

Every Wednesday we have family lunch, i might have mentioned this already but u are going to hear it again. We have a family lunch with Botos at the fieldhouse after Cora's pre-school at Mrs. Carroll's. She has been one busy chick...school every morning and gymnastics one night of those three. She and I went to church last night. She loves bible school...they are already learning the books of the old testament...pretty big names for those little ones but she is getting the first five down. Little man hung out with botos...man time... Botos is traveling to Dalhart (3 1/2 hour) today for a football game...Lord be with them on the road with the weather.

Not only was it a wet wednesday but a wild one at the house...Jantz is an early bird like his daddy, so he gets up and gets his chocolate milk and a new pull-up and sets on the couch watching cartoons...as for miss thing...she doesn't want to get up until she is ready, a lot like me...but she will if she can put on make-up...so she puts on a little bit of powder and loves chapstick...loves it. But we couldn't find her other tennis shoe so she gets a pair of white sandals...sorry honey that won't work with it raining...but she was determined to wear them...but I did win...I prevailed...she put on her tennis shoes...then we couldn't find a brush or comb AFTER...my mother just gave us 4 combs and 2 brushes...luckily i found a pick under the couch...it'll do. THEN little man thought I was going to put his shoes on Cora...but get this...I turned to him and asked where his shoes were...his response...he points over by the door and say,"over there." He knew but didn't bother getting up to get them on. Just like a man...hahaha. but we all made it to school and work on time.

I gave you the events of wednesday and morning of thursday....hope everyone has a terrific thursday...stay dry

until tomorrow...Mama Botos!

Things you hear & think about at night?

I know this is random but do you ever have those moments where its silent and you think about the most random things!!! Well, it happened to me in the middle of the night...for example:

Cora had woken up cause she was wet so I changed her and went back to bed...wrong I lied there in bed unable to go back to sleep. So while I was lying there I thought about the things I could hear...here are just a few of them:
* crickets
* rain
* cats playing
* kids screaming at each other in their sleep
* husband snoring


I'm sure you all have heard things or just listening to things that kept you awake in the middle of the night... please share. Have a good rest of the day!!!

Until tomorrow ... Mama Botos!

Tuesday, Sept.9th

Tuesday was an awesome day! It started off with Cora Lee starting pre-school at Sonshine School. At first I was sad that I wasn't going to be able to take her but then the phone rang and it was Ms. Angie her teacher...she had said that originally in her letters to parents she did not want 'early birds' but due to the fact that I do leave early to go to work that 'today' she would accept one special 'early bird' so that I could take Cora Lee this morning. It made my day...I think I was more excited than Cora : ). But the day continued on and it was a great day...

At work, they had a safety program in the gym SO... we had all the kids in the music room w/Mrs. Wellborn. It was crowded but we managed. Also, Mrs. Wellborn was able to work with all 4th graders on their programs songs....OH MY GOSH!!! Can she sing.... she is an awesome music teacher.... she had those kids singing on the right notes...chorus lines...i was at AHHH.... I am looking forward to the program on Oct. 21st.

We had a volleyball game today as well at Ft. Elliott & with Pampa (4A). We lost to both teams but got beat worse by the 1A school than the 4A school...you just never know how the girls are going to play and you can't play for them. Girls, Girls, girls.....but on the way home we did stop and eat at Maxi's in Wheeler...awesome burgers and worth the stop.

My day ended with Cora Lee waiting up for me to tell me about her day. Boy was it a busy day. She learned the letter "A" and painted the letter at school, play-dough making the letter, and she a book catalog for a book fair. Remember those...they all had the neat stuff to choose from from books, coloring books & many other things. Anyways... she had a wonderful day at school. Then...she had gymnastics, known to her as "nastynics". haha...

So we ended our day, a wonderful day and looking forward to tomorrow. Wednesday's we have a family lunch w/Botos at the fieldhouse to hear about Cora's day at her other school. Don't think I haven't forgotten about little man...here is a funny story for you...he was so excited about sister going to school that we had gotten him a backpack as well. BUT in his back pack it was filled with car that made noise and firetruck...the backpack was too big for him and w/the weight of those two cars it pretty much knocked him over, which he couldn't catch himself cause he had his hands on the straps to keep the backpack on...: ) so if you could just imagine what it looked like...funny boy.

Until tomorrow...mama botos.

Monday, Sept. 8th

Monday, Monday, Monday...busy as usual. Today was a very hectic or it seemed like it. The weather was cloudy and cool...it rained off & on but no complaints here. Daily schedule was the same no changes... work (school), bball practice during the period. About basketball, we have a new coach this year and he is good. I like what he has done and the girls are catching on and things will be great this year. Of course I love basketball... and so does my little man, Jantz. I think he will be a lefty...kinda makes Botos sad but I bet he will love baseball just as much if not more. Which with him being Head Baseball, I can't wait to see Jantz out on the field following his daddy around. Sorry I got off track, back to my schedule...of course then we had vball practice. After practice the kids and I went to get food for Bobcat Booster club and there we got visit and with other coaches families & friends.

Our evening ended up with bathes & watching Monday night football. Cora Lee starts Sonshine Pre-school tomorrow (8-10)...she is so excited about going to school. She is getting so big so fast!!! I will have a picture of her on tomorrow's post.


Ugh...gotta start working out again & tan..looking & feeling bad. But when do I have time!!!

Until tomorrow...mama botos!

The Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend. Friday night the Bobcats won their first football game at home against Iowa Park...Way to go Bobcats!!! I was accompanied by my sister and no kids, the kids were with my parents & brother Josh in Amarillo watching "WINNIE THE POOH". Had a great time... I had to coach a volleyball game on Saturday against Levelland, the girls played very well but fell short in 5 games. After the game on Saturday, we went to Estelline to visit Family and also went a Fish Fry. The best Fish Fry I have ever been too... the kids were able to run around , play with cousins and many other kids as well.

Sunday: we slept in & didn't make it to church...forgive us lord! But Botos was able to finish his lean too shed (he has learned to weld!!!) I, on the other hand picked up around the back yard, trash, toys, & more toys... the kids love to play outside...the weather was perfect. Overall the weekend was well spent....

Until tomorrow.... mama botos!!

September 4th Memories

Thursday is a great day, one day closer to Friday which means the weekend is coming!!! Today was a good day despite that I am catching the first of the school year cold... Had a great day of work, love working the little ones in P.E. Today we played two new games...Indy 500 & Fox and the Hound. They did a lot of running, so I many complaints of sore throats...; ). Botos had is first football game today at Iowa Park and won 22-0. However we did have player off of the JV team get hurt and was sent to the emergency room w/swelling of the brain and a blood clot...they did surgery last night and were able to stop the swelling and remove the blood clot. His name is Justin Gannaway, he is still in ICU and will have more test run this morning. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

After my day at work, I went and got the kids and bought them some new tennis shoes...what a trip...I think we had or Jantz had the store torn down about 2 minutes. That poor salesman...pray for him too would ya? Here is the thing I don't understand about the cost of kids shoes....either you pay over $20 for a good pair of shoes or pay under $10 for a pair that will be torn up in about two weeks....here is the deal one of the two things will happen....1. the shoes get torn up or 2. they out grow them!!! So you can't win either way...

So after we bought shoes of course we had to have socks so we went to Wally World and of course you can't go into to the store for just one thing...so they got some more tops and pants along with their socks. So they are set!!! Of course until they out grow them... we made it home and as we pulled up I heard kids and saw a lot of cars across the street at Mrs. Angies....OH NO...I had forgot to go to meet the kids that will be in her class...so of course we were able to run across the street and still make the meeting.

Our day was winding down while the kids played and while I was putting clothes & laundry and sorting clothes that are too LITTLE... of course he got closer to bath time so I let the kids play in the bath tub and bathe themselves while I finish doing laundry. After that I was able to finally sit down, while I was sitting there I was watching my two kids wrestle w/each other...they would giggle so hard that they couldn't even wrap their arms around each other to tackle. I guess that is when we need to just slow down and take those precious little moments in. They finally got thirsty, so they had one glass of CHOCOLATE MILK...and they settled down on the couch and recliner with each a blanket and pillow...watching Spongebob Squarepants. I looked up and both were out....What a great day!!!

Until tomorrow...

love, Casey

New School Year!!!

OH....man...did school sneak up on us or ME!!! I was not ready for school, but ready or not its here. We have some good news....NO I am not pregnant...but my husband "Botos" is now teaching/coaching at the High School. He is teaching Govt/Economics and Head Baseball/Asst. Football. I will be at the Elementary teaching P.E. all Day...love those little kids.

As far as my kiddos go...little miss Cora Lee will start going to 2 pre-schools this year....Mrs. Angie (right across the street) and to Mrs. Carroll's. She attended Mrs. Carroll's yesterday for her 1st day...she learned the letter "A". She had such a wonderful day. Its amazing how quick these kids grow up.....

As for Little Man Jantz...well he turned 2 this summer and is starting speak english, clearly!!! :) He is into cars, motorcycles, trucks, & trains. All boy...He loves to play basketball....that's my boy. But he does love his daddy and love to just hang out and do boy stuff.

My goal is to do a daily blog, though it may not be long but more like a journal of the happenings of the previous day.