Vacation Day 3

Today we went to the pottery studio and painted a piece of pottery. On the way to the pottery studio I explained to our children how we were to have manners while we were there. I specifically told the boys that conversations about butts, farts, and poop (you know, guys favorite subjects) were a no go. At the time I was explaining this I didn't realize how "key" this would be in our day. Read on....

When we got to the studio we were the only ones there. The boys quickly picked out a piece of pottery - A painted a skateboard and B painted an alligator. K threw a fit trying to find a piece of pottery - which was expected - she is such a drama queen. She finally settled on a star mug. I painted an octopus and my husband painted a '55 corvette. We had the studio to ourselves for the first hour and a half and then some other customers came in to paint. All was going well when my *HUSBAND* let out 3 farts. Then he didn't stop there he let out like an additional 15!!!! Our kids were cracking up and I was TOTALLY embarrassed! A let us know that all the other tables were starring over at our table. I couldn't believe how I had a conversation with the boys about not talking about these things but never in my LIFE did I think I needed to tell my husband to not actually DO any of those things. I am used to those types of bodily functions after raising 3 boys and I work mainly with men at my job. But to have my husband do it in a small studio with only women there besides out kids was over the top. I can't take him anywhere! I told him tonight that he had better not let that happen at my high school reunion this weekend!

I got K's skating party booked. I had to book it 3 weeks past the time I wanted to book it because that is all that was available. It kind of ticks me off because I have been calling the skating rink for 3 weeks and left messages for someone to call me back but would never get a return call. Then now the date I had to book it on my sister is going to be out of town and cannot make the cupcakes. She is going to make the icing (my sister makes the BEST icing in the whole entire world!) ahead of time and I will make the cupcakes. I hate it when I try to be extremely organized and can't get what I need on the other end so then my plans have to dramatically change for those that do not have it together.

I have my first PTSA meeting next week. Life as I knew it is about to change as I know I will be extremely busy with PTSA this next school year. Besides the meeting next week I already have 5 dates in August that I have already had to put on my calendar for PTSA events.

Vacation Day 2

This morning my husband got up and cut the boys hair. B was begging for a haircut as he likes his kept short. A on the other hand pretty much had to be forced as he likes the shaggy look. They both look very handsome with their new haircuts. I prepared the meatballs for dinner and made a chocolate cake. It was extremely hot out today so we stayed in the house for the most part.

For dinner we had what we called a "Messy Night". I had read about it in a magazine as a family fun idea. I prepared a spaghetti and meatball dinner along with chocolate cake and the trick was you had to eat with your hands - no silverware could be used at all. I put trash sacks on our chairs for "just incase" accidents. We also gave the kids old Tshirts to put on. I tried to post a video but couldn't get it to work. =(

After dinner we went to play miniature golf which was alot of fun. Since it was a week night there were hardly any people there so we pretty much had the course to ourselves. Above is a picture of my husband with the kids after golfing.

Our weekend

Our vacation has officially began. We didn't have anything "special" planned for today so we kind of took it easy around the house. K made a "Welcome Home" poster for my nieces from their dog when they return from vacation tomorrow. We played the game Apples to Apples tonight (thanks for the recommendation, Kel!) It was fun but our kids were wired so it was equally frustrating having to say..."don't do that, stop, don't call her names, be careful don't spill your drink, etc." And this to our kids that ages 11-13! You would have thought we were playing the game with 4 year olds.

I got my hair highlighted yesterday but I can't seem to see the highlights. I will ask my sister her opinion when she gets back into town to see what she thinks of it. I was afraid of going too light so it was probably my fault in choosing a too conservative color. Even if you can't see them having the color in my hair gives my hair more body which I am in great need of.

We had a wonderful time on the 4th of July at Kelly and Bryan's house. We had way too much delicious food, saw great fireworks, and had terrific conversation. Very enjoyable!

On Saturday the time got away from us as we had many last minute errands to run to prepare for vacation. I left the house at 9:30AM to go to the hair salon and swang by the house to pick up my hubby afterwards and we did not return to the house until midnight! (yup....the 24 hour Walmart was our last stop....in fact we had been there twice in one day!) I had not got a chance to clean the house yet so I ended up being up until a quarter to 4 AM! My hubby let me sleep in this morning in which I did not get up until a quarter til noon.

I will post as I can this week.

Weather Scare

Happy Birthday to my hubby! Who loves birthday's but not the getting older part.

Last night was the scardest (is that a word?...no spell check says it is not but I am leaving it) I have been in a long, long time. My husband and I went out to eat and I knew he was going to go home and watch the Royals game (for the third night in a row) and that sounded boring to me. So I dropped him off and was headed to Gordmans to do some shopping. When we left the restaurant it had started raining lightly and by the time I was exiting my neighborhood to go to Gordmans it was pouring rain. As I was driving towards Gordmans the rain was coming down in sheets and it was pretty hard to see. I kept saying to myself "maybe I should turn around and go back home." I would drive a little farther and think the same thing again. The lightening was so intense the hairs would stand up on my arms when it flashed. I finally decided I would turn around and go back home. As I get turned around I realize the storm is now coming at me and visibility is impossible. I looked out my windshield and all I could see was swirling sheets of rain. There was no trace of the road I was driving on - and I happened to be on a bridge as that point. Scary stuff. The only thing I could do was roll my tires a few rotations and then completely stop to wait for the rain to blow around enough so that I could try to see the road. I had to do this the entire way home. Other cars around me were doing the same thing. It was the ONLY way to be able to see. I prayed all the way home and thanked God to no end once I was safe in my driveway. Scaaaarrrry!

This morning as I was driving into work I counted two trees over by my house that were snapped in two and several limbs and branches down. As I got into the town where I work there were several trees totally uprooted and blocking roads. They got hit much worse than we did. Thank goodness I wasn't driving over here last night.

I ended up with the dog on the couch again last night for the second night in a row. Tuesday night the thunder was not too bad but last night it was very loud. I didn't blame her for being scared.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July! I am on vacation next week and will try to post as much as I can.

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

I have alot to do at work today since I am on vacation next week so I have to blog and go today. I just have alot of tid bit information to share of happenings from the week.

First off I will start off with my new camera. As you know, I had my heart set on a Kodak discontinued model at first and ended up not being able to find one for sale. My second choice was a Canon, which also happened to be a discontinued model...I know how to pick them don't I? I could only find it through Sears and the only two they had left happened to be located in Lee's Summit, MO....just a hop, skip and a jump away from me. We drove out to the Sears Grand to get one of them and guess what? They couldn't find either one of them!! Darn my luck! Luckily I had a third choice in mind, which was the Canon A470, and they had plenty of them in stock, so I purchased one of them. I am having so much fun with this camera and am glad it is the one I ended up with. I can't wait to have a "real" reason to take pictures outside of walking around my house snapping photos in order to learn how to use it. (Kel - be ready to say cheese on the 4th!)

I got my shirt for the reunion last night. It is black with raspberry colored flowers on it. It ties on the side of the waist which looks somewhat slimming - if that is even possible. I am going to wear a pair of black capri's that I already have. I just need to find a pair of black sandals and some jewelry.

I have to send out a quick congratulations to my cousin Chris and his best friend Zach who are opening a Planet Sub in St. Louis, MO this weekend! You guys did it! I wish I could be there but will eventually make a trip down there to check it out. (Kel - if you ever went to the Planet Sub in LS, Zach was the manager and Chris worked there over the last 6-9 months)

Speaking of St. Louis, I have been talking with my family members who live in Festus, MO, which is where they found the bodies of two of the people that the serial killer guy killed. Very spooky to have that happen there. Festus is a very small town and things like that don't happen there. Which is even more spooky my Aunt and Uncle (Chris's parents) are staying in that same hotel this weekend while they are in town for the Planet Sub grand opening!

Tomorrow my hubby will turn 41. He is not liking being over 40. I keep reminding him that I am only (cough! cough!) 24 so it will be awhile before I can relate to what he is going through. He took the day off tomorrow and is going to pick up the boys and go see the new Hulk movie and then he wants to go out for a steak dinner.

Well I best be getting all of this work done that I need to do. Today is my last full day here as our company closes at 1:00 on Thursday. Hammer time!

Today's Frustration

Yes, I am back again for a second post. Blogging is very therapeutic for me so I decided that instead of sitting here stewing about a situation that happened I will write (type) it down and then I can get over it.

A couple weeks ago I had called my sister and asked her to watch our kids for a couple hours while we went to my high school reunion. She asked for the date and then said, "yes, I can do it." So with that all taken care of we were set to go.

This morning my sister calls me to talk about me watching her dog a day or two when her neighbor can't because they are leaving for Vegas tomorrow. She then goes on to tell me that how they will get home from Vegas, be home for two days, and then leave again for Oklahoma. I stopped her and asked "so you won't be in town on July 12th?" in which she replied "no." I then reminded her that the 12th was the day she agreed to watch our kids while we were at the reunion. She replied "Sorry! I will be out of town."

Uuuuuugh! God love my sister........she is so unorganized that she never knows what she is doing until 2 hours before she is doing it. She has dropped me flat on so many things at the drop of a hat and it gets completely frustrating! She is making K's cupcakes for her birthday party and I asked again today...are you going to be able to do them and she answered "yes". If she drops me on that I am going to be furious!

I feel better now just getting it out. Now onto finding someone to watch our kids.

You will always be my baby!

It took four years and the help of the fertility drug Clomid but I finally got pregnant. My "baby" will turn 13 years old this month! Boy does time fly! When I was pregnant I HAD to have a girl. Actually I would have been happy with either sex - probably even an alien baby as it was so hard for me to get pregnant. I think the reason I really wanted a girl is that, like in Tori Spelling's book, I do not have that bond/relationship with my own mother that a mother and daughter should have. I wanted to have that relationship so bad and I KNEW I could offer that to my daughter. And my daughter and I have just that. It is the best feeling in the world. I have enjoyed raising her this far and look forward to the future where someday we can be the best of friends. (But right now I have to continue to be momma!)

K is at a stage in her life where her and I can really enjoy each other's company. We can have civil conversations. She feels comfortable to tell me almost everything. (I say almost because I know there are things she hides from me - but I am always one step ahead of her so I already know what is going on.) She is a joy. But don't get me wrong....she is your typical teenager and can have her moments as well. She can be Queen Sassafras if she wants to be. As much as I love her in those moments I do not want to be within 100 feet of her.

As I am sure I did and all girls do, K talks NON-STOP. She gets a kick out of when she is talking I start raising up her arms and twirling her around - looking for the mute button! I believe I have ADD and sometimes the abundance of talking she does totally and completely wears me out because I cannot take it all in. There are nights once I get her to bed my brain feels like it is going to explode from all the words I took in.

Last night K and I both got new books to read. (I also got my new camera - that may tomorrow's post). After we got my husband off to bed I told her to grab her book and we would sit up on the couch and read for a little bit before turning in ourselves. So we got blankies and laid on the couch along with the dog and started reading. About every other syllable in my book K would say something. Of course I didn't mind helping her with a word that she didn't know how to pronounce or know what its meaning was. It was the conversations such as "I would really like a Sidekick phone" during our reading session that was getting on my nerves. I told her that we couldn't concentrate on our reading if she was going to continue to talk. We went back to reading and she would say "Mom!" I would look up and she would wink at me. She would say "Mom!" again and I would look up and she would blow me a kiss. Yup, that's my baby!