A House Divided - AU vs USM!!

Auburn (my alma mater) and Southern Mississippi (Rich's alma mater) played each other in football today for the first time since before we met!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, Rich couldn't be with us; but the kids and I (and four neighborhood recruits) enjoyed the game from home despite Tropical Storm Hannah! The kids struggled to decided who they were cheering for. In our house, we've always taught the kids that "Go Eagles" is the preferred chant because it works for Golden Eagles and War Eagles! However, today choices had to be made. Our loyal kids couldn't decide so they mixed and matched outfits and face paint! (After all these years of cheering on Southern, I even had to show some support too!) Last week I told my nephew, Jake, to have fun painting up for the game and relayed to him that I had always wanted to paint my face half orange and half blue when I was in college. After that conversation I decided that I should go for it!

School Starts!

Yesterday was a historic day for the Kings! All three children went to school! (For the first time in 10 years, I have almost three hours a day without a child or other people around me.) Of course, I cried when Rich and I dropped off "my baby"; but the children had a great day! I had dressed Caris and Joseph in cute first day outfits. Joseph went to the big kid bus stop and saw that his big brother and other boys had on jerseys so he HAD to change into his too! I'm so glad I have a girl! When completing Joseph's "All About Me" poster it was evident that he is a real character and we found out that when he grows up he wants to be "a pirate with a big sword" (just like Uncle Leland?!). David is now in 4th grade and changes classes. Caris is in 2nd grade and continues to be a little teacher in the making. Joseph went to Pre-School - a little apprehensively at first, but he had a great time once he was there. It seems we've been blessed with great teachers and great schools for which we are tremendously thankful!