New Carpet = House Cleaning

We got new carpet on Monday.  Ughh!!  We have been putting it off for a very long time - the old carpet had defnitely had better days - but we got the most out of it - 16 years in fact - and now it's gone!

It looks great - the house looks like it got a face lift - and it smells new! It also made us clean the house more than it's been cleaned for a very long time. 

The easiest room - the Master Bedroom.  Not much clutter.  We have decided it's time to upgrade to a King size bed - so just to make sure we do it - we didn't set up the bed - yes we are sleeping on our box springs and mattress on the floor!

Parker's room - was cluttered in a Parker sort of way - and was very dusty!  There were shoes under his bed from when he was probably 10 but the funniest was his 72 hour emergency bag!  I'm glad we haven't had an emergency - but if we did - he could provide the entertainment.  His pants were now "man capris" and the shirt was a midriff - and the underwear, well let's just say he could sing soprano!

Meranda's room - well - let's just say she utilized every bit of space in her room!  We packed away her softball life - Bonnet Ball with the Pink Bubblegummers when she was five - her All-Star Uniforms from Bonnett Ball - some of her Accellerated uniforms - the Venom (spiders on the uniform) - the Starzz (her least favorite team) - the Extreme and her beloved Renegades! Then came the Hunter Wolverines - the SLCC Bruins and the USU Aggies!  The craziest thing she had saved - swim suits!!!  We counted 36 still in her room - figured she had probably already thrown away at least 15-20 more!  Thats close to $2,000 in swim suits!!!!!

Family room and living room wern't too bad - just HEAVY - hired piano movers - and went without TV for a whole day!

Glad we have the carpet - glad the house is getting back to normal! Oh - and the D.I. is well stocked!

I Guess It's a Test Thing

Parker seems to have a challenge with tests.  First his Drivers test - now a test in Biology.  After each section they study, they take a "standard" on the subject.  It has to be memorized and has to be 100% correct.  Last term, Parker had missed one of the standards and had to continually stay after school - each day missing a different word on the standard.  This made Momma Bear very frustrated and we ended up in the Principal's office to get it straighted out.

Fast forward (more like slow forward) to the 4th term.  Again Parker did not get the standard correct for the "Heart".  Because of tennis and Jazz Band he couldn't stay after school or go before to make this up until this week.  So Monday, he stayed after to get the review material - which he studied and memorized.  Tuesday, he went to take the standard and the diagram that he was tested on was completely different than he was given to study - he did however, get everything right except for identifying the Aorta (which was not in the study material).  Needless to say, Momma Bear went balistic - emailed the teacher, principal and counselor.  The teacher wasn't in school on Wednesday - so he tried again on Thursday - again FAILED....but missed a different word.  So today was the day - and FINALLY - he passed. 

Hallelujah - praise the lord - whatever......  But we don't have much time to rest on the success - next week a "term project" is due - no direction from the teacher - "Just do whatever you want" - the problem - if she doesn't like what you turn in - or doesn't think you put enough time on the project - or just becuase she can - your grade is totally subjective and could be great or not so great!

CAN I SAY HOW GLAD I AM GOING TO BE TO BE THROUGH WITH JR. HIGH!