Poor baby, :(

JP had a rough morning.

Spring Break is over, and its back to school.

He cried when I dropped him off at school. He has never done that. I had to pull over and get him off of the car myself. He refused to get off at the car line. He just sat there, arms locked stiff and eyes staring at the headrest. :( He wasn't budging. He said he was tired and started crying. :( :( :( I got him off the car and hugged him really tight. :( :( :( He walked into the gate, with tears in his eyes. I know he did fine, but leaving him like that was hard.

Mallory, on the other hand, did just fine! Funny, because I was expecting her to give me a hard time.

Anyway, I promised JP I would take him to Sonic for some cheese sticks after he gets off the bus. Bribing my kids cant be good, but whatever works right? *shrugs shoulders*

Spring Break!

Johnny is on Spring Break.
No Pre-K all week.

Mallory's sitter took the week off as well.

The kiddos came to work with me today. It was fun the first hour. LOL!

Luckily, my niece offered to watch them for the rest of the week.

OOOPS! I did it again. *eye*roll*

I won another auction.

Fiesta Del Sol size 8 Ladybug sandals for Mallory.

Of course, now I have to go bid on an outfit to go with.

*runs*off* with head hanging down in shame. <<<-not.

LOL! sorry, I'm in one of those moods.

Tender moment

Last night, I was on the recliner with my feet propped up watching Dateline.

Mimi was in and out of her bedroom, playing at my feet. The usual.

Mimi walks up to me and lays her pink blanket over my arms. It was the sweetest thing. She brought me a blanket and even tucked it in.

She said. "Here mommy, so you wont be cold."

HOW SWEET IS THAT?

I said to her, "Mimi, Thank You! That was so sweet of you!" You are a sweetheart!"

Her reply, "Yes I am!" with such confidence.

I love being a mommy. <3

Be careful what you "bid" for

Looky what I won on ebay last night. I didnt think I would win it!

This line is a big joke on my Gymboree board! LOL

I happen to like this dress, thank you very much.

I wanted this dress for Mallory when it came out but I was too tight to pay $36.00 for it. *blush*

In my defense, its nicer in person. The accent ribbon is shiny. Me likey. Mimi will look like a doll in it.

I already have her sandals. Plain white flip flops. Those are shiny too. I searched high and low for em. Ebay, Zappos.. nada! Where do I find them? Wal- Mart. $6.42 I bought 3 pairs. They are classic. In fact, she had the same style last year. I was lucky to find them again!

Lock out

It was a Monday morning alright!

7:30 AM, ready for the day!
Kids dressed/shoes? check! Lights off? check! A/C off? check! Jackets on? check! Cell phone? check! Keys? Um... they're here somewhere... I couldn't have? (locked them in the car).. they have got to be here! NOPE! no keys.

It's all Dh's fault. LOL! (I tend to blame him for everything, but I am working on that)

You decide.

Since Dh's truck is at the shop being repaired, We have been sharing one vehicle. Since he drove all weekend, we were using his set of keys. Well not realizing that, I drove last and hung HIS set of keys on the key hook by the door. So this am when he leaves, he takes HIS keys.

{vent:

Um. why? for pocket weight? Well your pocket weight just cost me alot of hassle, buddy. Dont need the house key, we are riding together this week, remember?}

So I call my mom, and ask her to pick us up. Johnny was late for Pre-K, and I was late to work. Lucky I am cool with the boss.

OF course, my purse, wallet, check cards, and cash were in the car. As well as Johnny's backpack. I feel lost today. Blah.

Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

....and I know..... It was my fault. (sorry I got snippy with you honey.)

Up, up and away....

We flew kites yesterday.
It was a perfect, beautiful day.

Mallory got a Dora kite and Johnny got a Sponge Bob one.
Mimi's first time flying one, so she was super excited.
Johnny, on the other hand, wasn't so impressed. Boo. :( He flew his for about 3 minutes then wanted to go ride his bicycle.

I snapped a few shots of kids. I'll download those tonight.

Braggin' RIGHTS!

I had a parent teacher conference this am.

Great report,as expected! ;)
He mastered all of his skills.

Teacher comment on his report card:
"Johnny is a great student! He learns quickly and loves to play in the block center. He is very conscientious of rules and a good listener."

Teacher comment in person:
"He is one of my brightest students, I can tell you work with him at home."

Music to my ears. I do work with him at home. I do it very casually though. Nothing formal. While we are outside, in the car, taking a bath. I definitely dont want to be overbearing. He still gets to be a kid. From time to time we use workbooks, but those dont seem to be challenging enough for him. ('ll have to get some new ones)

Johnny is very eager to learn. He wants to know everything. This boy does not miss a beat. He even wants to lean traffic laws. He knows that you can go right on red. LOL! Yep, I have a backseat driver! As much as I want to tell him, "be a kid would ya?" I can't. This is a good thing. I have high hopes for him. He is a special kid.

Choxie

On my Babycenter.com bargain board, someone shared a link for
printable Target coupons. (its a weekly thing)


Well, this week, there was a coupon for a free Choxie candy bar. I am always leery of internet printable coupons, but I printed out a couple anyway.


They worked! I got a dark chocolate coconut something, and a chocolate pretzel one. Yum! (YUMMO!) LOL!

I have the link saved to my work computer, and I am at home right now. I wanted to post the link (for the coupon) here, so I googled Choxie coupon and came across this photo! LOL!

Seriously! Is that for real? LOL

p.s HURRY EXPIRES ON THE 3RD!

Debt

We owe, we owe. Its off to work we go.

Its time to pay the piper. I have collected a list of debtors, and we are going to pay off. Its something I have been putting on the back burner way too long. Its not a huge amount, less that $3000, I'm sure. Still, it needs to be delt with.

During our Marriage Retreat, one of the sermons was how to be "Stewards of God". Take control of our finances and act responsibly. Protect our resources.

This is one of my MAJOR struggles. I shop when I am bored. I shop on impulse. I obsess about a certain thing and won't calm down until I get it. Sure, there are lots of underlying issues that contribute to this obsessive behavior, no denying that. I have issues, so what. *sticks out tongue* Trying to fill a void? yep Trying to make myself feel better with material things? yep

I have to change. I will change. Things wont make me happy. I am chasing the wind.