nah nah

I'm going to China...I'm going to China!!!!

busy

Haven't been writing much lately...been quite busy. Here's a list of all the fun? we've been having.

1. Celebrated Fat Tuesday on Sunday night. Had our friends & their kids over and had a big meal of oyster pie, crawfish stuffed chicken, baked bbq shrimp, red beans-n-rice, salad, & bread. Complete with king cake for dessert. Some zydeco music and beads and such to complete the night!
2. Been celebrating puke fest the last two days with Little Bit. She got the flu. But is fully recovered. However, she did try to pull the "My tummy hurts. I think I have fever. I need to stay home from school" today. It didn't work. They all went to school or work.
3. Last Friday, there was no school. So, we had a day of fun. The kids took and spent their Valentine money on webkinz. www.webkinz.com They love them. We also went to lunch. That evening they went to the movies and supper with their friends. So, M and I went out on a date and saw "Breach" about some true story Russian spy and then to Martini's & More. It was a fun night.
4. Last Thursday I got my hair done. I love the place I go, "Cut Style." I think my stylist does a great job with my hair. Plus, it's always good for fun tabloid gossip.
5. And lastly, (but never really the last, just all I'm talking about for now) was Valentine's Day on Wednesday. It was great. We all opened our presents. Lots of Godiva chocolates, some books and drawing tools and books for the kids. And everyone got scratch off tickets...some were winners! Plus, I got a great pair of sunglasses and some Godiva from M. I love them!!! That eve...I put the table in the living room in front of the fire with a table cloth, candles, china, and sterling silverware. We ate a delicious meal of frito chili pie and strawberry shortcake for dessert. The kids and M loved it and cleaned their plates!!!

school picture day

YIKES!!! I just looked at my calendar and realized it was school picture day. I sent my children to school wearing whatever they picked out and let them fix their own hair today.

Usually on school picture day, I dress them up all nice in church clothes and fix their hair just right. Oh well, they say "honesy is the best policy." I just don't know if they meant that for pictures.

last night

Last night I was a "core audience member" for a Style network tv show called "Style School." It was like they pulled 5 people from the mall that they were at and gave them $300 each to buy stuff and be in a "beauty pageant." These 5 girls did a little opening number dance, modeled swimsuits, did a talent, and then an evening gown. It was interesting. And I met some nice people. Debbie Mattenopolis from E! Daily 10 and Cameron Mathison from All My Children were the hosts of the show. You know they looked great, flawless. It was a fun night.

thanks

I just don't know how I can thank Little Bit and Big Kids' mamaw and papaw enough for their Valentine gifts. It was a real pleasure to awake this Saturday morning at 6.30am to the flute recorders high pitch whitsle sounds.

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I'm in trouble. Big Kid has decided he likes putting on his jeans when they are all nice and warm straight from the dryer. He asked if I would put his jeans in the dryer this morning and then just went on and on about how wonderful they felt.

need more sleep

This morning at 5.45am...tromp..tromp..tromp...gigle...gigle...giggle...rrrmeoooowwww...

It was Little Bit crawling down the stairs..chasing the cat and catching him and carrying him back up to her room.

I'm too tired to get up and tell her it's too early to be awake. She has to be awake soon anyway. A few minutes of quiet and peace. I fall quickly back into a dreamlike state.

Thump, thump, thump, ahahahahahahahahah, thump, thump, weehhheeeeeee, thump, thump thump thump....etc...all happening right above my head in the game room. Click, mwammamwwa...tv came on as well.

Now it's 6am and both Little Bit and Big Kid are up and playing hard in the game room. It sounded like they had their big boucy balls and were throwing them against the wall and watching tv turned up to somewhere around 80.

I was still too tired to get up. I would be getting up soon anyway. I roll over and pretend to be asleep until about 6.40am. At which time I get up and turn off the alarm, as to not wake up M.

It shall be a busy day.

wakey wakey rise and shine

Yesterday morning we were all sitting at the breakfast table. Big Kid had turned on the tv and made a proud statement about having the remote and that he was the only one who got to hold it. Of course, he was also a little sleepy and so not as quick on his toes like usual.

So, the first time I took the remote, I said, "Look over there." and pointed behind me and took the remote. He caught on after we were all giggling.

The next time the remote was taken, Little Bit said, "Mommy, look over there." We all looked and she took the remote. (rather clever of little bit I must say) Big Kid realized it after we were all giggling, his dad laughing the loudest.

The third and final time (because we were pushing the limit) Big Kid was just zoned watching the tv. He had the remote sitting in his lap and I just reached over and took it and gave it to M. Then M put it behind the HunnyBuns box on the table. It took Big Kid like another 5 minutes before he realized it was gone.

From that point forth, he just held the remote in his clinched fist and watched the rest of his Power Rangers show.

on the ride to school on a friday

When pulling out of the driveway I saw my neighbor and rolled down the window. I told her that I still had that chocolate left that she had won from playing junk poker (a game where you play poker to loose all your yard sale type items). She said she wanted it and was going to give it to a friend as a joke. You see, the chocolate was in the shape of a bra. So, my kids became rather inquisitive about this chocolate. Here's the conversation that followed:

Little Bit: "What was the chocolate like?"
Me (should I be honest, yes...always just make it like no big deal): "It was shaped like a bra. It's just a joke."
Little Bit and Big Kid: "Yuck!!!"
Me: "Um, hm."

Ah, the conversation is over, I'm home free. Or, not...

Big Kid (as if in that one second he pondered it over throughly): "Actually, I would probably eat if it is just chocolate. But, I wouldn't eat it if it was a real bra."
Little Bit: "Yuck"
Big Kid: "I wouldn't eat a real bra!"
Then a pause in the conversation...ok it's over!!!
Big Kid: "But, a bra with chocolate syrup might be good."
Me: "OK!!! That's fine that we're having this conversation. But, don't talk about it at school. This is just a family discussion, OK?"
Big Kid: "O.K."
Me: "That means you too especially, Little Bit."
Little Bit: "O.K."

So, who wants to bet that the conversation turns to chocolate bras at school today? Arrrgghhhh!