Out of the Mouths of Babes

Last weekend we are having dinner with Todd's parents. Todd's dad was chewing and talking and I hear Valerie trying to get his attention. I'm trying to cut her off, but she finally succeeds int getting his attention. This is what she says: "Granpa - don't chew with your mouth open. Because I don't want to hear that." That is what she hears from Todd and I - chew with your mouth closed...we don't want to hear you chewing. Last night we are having dinner at my parents'. Ribs are in the oven and Valerie asks "Papaw - is that the chicken you killed?" We aren't really sure where that came from, but it was really funny. Happy Thanksgiving!

How Old Am I?

It was a good weekend. Samantha and I went to see the HS production of Footloose on Friday, which was fantastic. It was nice too that we knew a couple of the performers. Saturday night was the great night for me. After the kids were in bed, I went over to a girlfriends' house and spent the night. She had around 12 of us there and 3 wound of staying the night. It was a blast - we had our PJs on, she gave us all tiaras to wear and we played games - euchre, apples to apples, American Idol Sing It, Rockband - needless to say we didn't get to bed until 4am. I don't know that I was up that late in college. I had a busy Sunday - Valerie had a birthday party to attend. Then I went to bed early and am still trying to catch up from sleep. Quick update on the health of the household...Valerie and Veronica are doing well and seem to be over the bronchitis. No runny noses or much coughing. Todd is using a nasal spray to try and get his congestion taken care of and still working on letting his mouth heal from the wisdom teeth removal. Samantha is still congested and coughing. I have a feeling I'll be heading back to the doctor with her. So far so good - I'm still healthy. Although I have a headache today, which is perfect because I'm volunteering in Samantha's classroom and then staying to have lunch with her. Could make for an interesting post later. Have a great day everyone (all 5 of you that read this)

Not So Much!

A little better day, but MORE crying. This time it was Valerie upset because she wasn't getting to go play at Samantha's friends house. She just doesn't get that Samantha is almost 3 years older than her. I have game night tonight and am SO looking forward to getting away from the house for a few hours and laughing, playing and having a few beverages. Then again - with everything I've had going on and had to deal with, there is always something to remind me that my life is good. A good friend of mine had her dad go missing Monday night. He was found last night and is okay, but over 24 hours missing had to be scary. He has had memory issues in the past, but this is the first for something this extreme. He was found 3 hours from home. I can't imagine what lies ahead of them for decisions that need to be made. Then there is my other friend who is expecting her first baby in January and they don't know what that is going to bring. He has Trisomy 13 which isn't good and they had to meet with a nurse on Monday to make all the "arrangements" for his birth. So many questions they have to prepare for...will he make it through the delivery, how long will he survive, will he get to come home at all? Again - the path they have in front of them. The best thing these two friends have going for them is their support group of friends and family and their faith in God. They have a lot of people praying for them and they gather strength from that. So - when you say your prayers tonight, keep Sandy and Beth and their families in mind and maybe a little one for me. My problems are small, but I could still use some help. Thanks so much!

AAAGGGGHHHH! Make it stop!

Okay - I've had my fill of crying from the girls. Yesterday - all three were in tears at the dentist and yes - I took them by myself. Tonight - Samantha wound up in tears at a soccer clinic I took her to. She keeps going back and forth about whether or not she is interested. So her school was having a free "clinic" that was put on by the Dad's club. I asked her and she said she wanted to go. So I signed her up and we got home from swimming, ate dinner quickly and then took off for school. It all started off fine (except for the fact that out of 30 kids' parents, I was the only mom). Todd would have gone, but still recovering from wisdom teeth and also has a cold. Well - after the first two "exercises/games" Samantha got all shy and didn't want to participate. She was hanging out next to me - I asked and asked and gave her options for trying to get her to participate. After almost 30 minutes, I decided it was not worth it to be there and we were going home. She started to get upset, but I got her outside before she really started throwing her fit. Then the whole way home in the car it was nothing but crying, screaming, she wanted to go back and try it. Then she said that if I didn't take her back she wasn't going to school tomorrow and she meant it. When we got home, Valerie was in her room crying because she didn't eat her dinner and Todd sent her to her room. I'm hoping everyone is just tired and tomorrow will be better. So, I'm having a drink and trying to relax.

Fun Photos

I had a chance to dress up with my girlfriends.

What Do You Think?

Thanks to Go Mom Go for inspiring me with her new template...what do you think of this? Appropriate for life with three girls? Quick update - still working on running and that is going well. Was going to head back to the Y tomorrow to lift and Veronica has a very runny nose. Of course. Todd had his wisdom teeth taken out on Friday (just the two bottom). As he is recovering from that he has an awful cold on top of it. Stinks! This week is chaos...dentist appointments, doctor appointment, haircuts, swim lessons, soccer clinic at school for Samantha, game night for me, dinner out with work for Todd, Rocket Math explanation at school for Samantha, Footloose at the high school for me and Samantha, and we have to fit dinners and homework in there somewhere. Hopefully Saturday night I get to go to a sleepover at a girlfriends house. As long as I'm healthy and everyone else is cooperative. So - life is crazy here as usual. I will work on getting halloween pics up. Valerie made it to three houses before she got so freaked out by the scary masks she decided to stay inside and watch movies. I'm not sure who was disappointed, her or Todd. Veronica made it to more, but she was just moving too slow - so she hung out with me and handed out candy. Samantha lasted the longest - she did over a mile walking. She had "halloween homework" and she had to sort and count her candy. Over 250 pieces of candy. I'm sort of glad it was just her and not two of them...I wouldn't be happy with 500 pieces of candy in the house calling my name.