Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
Today, I had to get John some more shorts. I don’t want to spend a lot of money because he’s rough on clothes. Therefore, I refuse to go to Old Navy or even certain brands at Target. Anything over $5 is not getting bought except for special occasions. Well, I went to Children’s Orchard and Wal-Mart. For $23, I bought 1 T-shirt and 6 pairs of shorts! Good finds, I think. 🙂
On Monday and today, we took Laura to “Choice Time” at Ridgeway Elementary School. It’s a time at the end of the school day where the students are allowed to do what they want. It was quite fun to watch Laura first inspect the rooms and then slowly warm up to everyone and everything. I hope it also gave her a bit of an idea of what life will be like in Kindergarten starting in August. She played with a few of the kids and she also enjoyed seeing the tadpoles that were growing in one of the classrooms. When we left today, she said that she couldn’t wait for Kindergarten to start! But a few minutes later she said, “I can wait a bit longer for Kindergarten to start Mommy. I still have too much to do at daycare since I have to move up to the big girl swimming classes.” She then said, “I’ll be ready in August!”
This is the dress. The one I would love to wear to the closing ball at Sigma Chi Grand Chapter. Problem is that between pure laziness and my health issue last year, I simply have gained too much weight to wear it. I *am* losing weight now, but nowhere near enough to wear it to Grand Chapter. That makes me sad, but I’ll get over it. I am determined though that I’ll be wearing that dress in 2 years at the next Sigma Chi Grand Chapter. For this Grand Chapter, I’ll settle for just losing more weight. So, for the next 43 days before we leave for Dallas, I’m going to exercise EVERY day even if it is only 30 minutes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will I have motivation problems? Yes. Am I going to succeed though? Absolutely.
Laura and John made me necklaces for Mother’s Day! The one I’m wearing in the picture is the one that Laura made me.
Laura painted a flower pot for me at Sunday School.
Love these kids and the presents!
I had a very nice Mother’s Day! We woke up in Illinois since I was up for my 20th High School Reunion, meaning that I got to spend at least a little bit of time with my Mom on Mother’s Day! That was something I haven’t been able to do since we moved to Columbia, so it was quite a nice thing.
While we were waiting for my Dad to return because he had Lion’s Club, I checked Facebook and Andy’s Facebook status said the following: “Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, but especially to my wife. Her becoming a mom was the best thing to ever happen to me.” It made me a little teary-eyed. It was really a very sweet thing to say.
When Dad got home, he made us Sunday breakfast – pancakes, eggs, and bacon. He did that all the time as we were growing up and, while I didn’t appreciate it then, I certainly do now. It was yummy! I think the kids liked it too since both of them ate FOUR pancakes each and also had bacon. After breakfast, it was time to head back to Missouri. The kids were really disappointed, because they just wanted to play with cousin Thomas some more. As you can see from below, they *might* have been a little tired so leaving when we did was a good thing!
The kids and I stopped in Hannibal, MO, for lunch at McDonald’s. It was a nice lunch during which Laura began to talk about my Mother’s Day surprise that she made at Sunday School last week. She also told me she had another Mother’s Day surprise from daycare, but they hadn’t made them yet because they all napped too long on Friday. After lunch, it was back on the road for home. We arrived there about 1:30 pm and I walked in the door to find flowers and Chocolate Covered Strawberries from the Candy Factory! They were Andy’s gift to me on Mother’s Day. I immediately ate two of the strawberries….hey, there is NO reason to wait because those things are way too good to waste!
After that, it was largely a typical Sunday. We worked on laundry, the kids played outside, and we relaxed. Andy did grill an awesome dinner for us all. Steak, Baked Potatoes, and Grilled Tomatoes were on the menu. After dinner, it was bath time and early bed for the kids. John hadn’t had a nap in two days and really he still needs them. He can go one day, but two days in a row can be a little much. It was just a great Mother’s day and very relaxing. Exactly what I needed. Thanks to my great husband and kids for making the day just right!
What a fun night! It was so great to see some of my high school classmates. Only 6 people attended the actual Alumni Banquet (since I had 24 in my graduating class that makes 25% in attendance), but we saw a few more at the local bar after the banquet.
It was great to catch up with those that were there. I forget because I’m not there what small town life means to people and it’s nice to go back to it from time to time. I’ve really missed some of them because they were always people who would tell you exactly what they thought. You grow up with 24 kids in your graduating class and everyone knows everyone else so well. You can’t really avoid the “truth” factor. Growing up, I resented it….now I miss it.
It was a really great night! I wish I could have stayed out much later, but I was tired and had to get up early to head home. Thanks Class of 1991 for the fun! Looking forward to the next one!
These are the Mother’s Day cards that the kids made for me at daycare. 🙂
