Blogged Much?

Somehow I keep slacking in my blogging.  I think of all the things I need to do a post on, and then get too busy to get it posted!  HA!  So, I'm really going to try to get caught up on this here blog.  If I don't, I'll forget all the great things I wanted to remember!

So, today I'll leave you with a quick story that made me laugh!

I know by now, most of you have figured out how silly Caroline is, so here is your Friday Funny.

I pick her up from school on Wednesday and she hands me this folded up piece of notebook paper.  Of course, my 1st thought is that some stinky boy {just kidding} wrote her a note!  She tells me she needs me to take her to the address on the paper.  So, I look at her like she's crazy, and she starts laughing.  It's the address of one of her little friends, and they've decided that they, plus 2 other little girls are starting a business, and I need to take her to the little girls house to get started!

So when I ask her what this business is, she tells me that they are going to have a make-up & hair stand!  HA!  They'll have a 4 stations:  hair, make-up, nails, and perfume.  Each thing costs a quarter!  I'm telling you, she had me laughing so hard!  She told me about how they planned to mix lotions with glitter for the perfume station, and that they were going to mix their own lipstick colors. 

When we got home, I told Tab that he needed to hear her business plan.  After she got done telling him all about it, she proudly announced that, "Hey, it's free enterprise". 

My guess is that they must be learning about businesses in class!

Let's hope her make-up skills have improved!

The Alternate

The last two weeks have been ex.haus.ting to say the least!  Caroline has been sick for the past two weeks, and last week she tested positive for strep...uggghhhh!  Not only do I hate to see my girl sick and hurting, but with it comes days of staying home from work, sleepless nights, and just plain old worrying. 

But I think she's finally 100% again!

Tonight after dinner we were going through her backpack, checking her folders for missed work from last week.  Yea, I know...I should have done this earlier in the weekend instead of Sunday night at 7:30!  Parent of the year, that's me.  Anyhow, we got sidetracked and after she got done getting ready for bed and all tucked in, I went back to going through the papers.  I was hoping to find information about her upcoming UIL competition; she's doing Storytelling.  And then I see something no parent wants to see.  The envelope.  You know, the one that says, "To the parents of ....".  I was thinking, great...what am I in trouble for?  Because I knew that she hadn't been in any trouble!  LOL!  So I tell the hubs to come over to where I'm at so we can open it.  I pull out the slip of paper and it says, "Your child, Caroline, has been selected as the alternate for the UIL competition in Storytelling".  Uh oh.  We just kinda looked at each other like, well, Uh Oh! I knew she didn't know anything about it because we had been talking about the competition earlier.  I was soooo scared of telling her.  I just knew she would be crushed.

So we decide we would go in and talk to her about it before she got to school tomorrow and found out.  I sit down on her bed and tell her that I got a note home about the competition and that I had some bad news, that she was going to be the alternate.  She smiles at me and says, "Yesssss"!  Huh?  I was a little confused.  I said, "you wanted to be the alternate?", and she said, "yes, that way if I freeze up, my score won't count".

Tab and I both just started laughing.  I couldn't believe what I was hearing!  LOL!  She was afraid she would get up there and be nervous!  She said that being the alternate was great because she still got to compete, just with "no pressure".  Sometimes she throws me for a loop.  I was so sure she was going to be so upset she was chosen as the alternate, and then she tells us she's happy she's the alternate!  She definitely keeps me on my toes!

Give a Girl a Minute

We all have those moments when our kids momentarily stun us with the things they say, but it still makes me speechless every dang time!  A few weeks ago, Boog was in the tub {taking her sweet time} and I told her she needed to get a move on.  I leave and go do something else, I was piddling for probably 10 minutes or so.  I thought, Okay, where is she?  I go back and check on her, and she's just singing her little heart out while she's washing her hair.

I simply remind her to hurry up.  She says okay and I keep on doing stuff around the house.  It was getting closer and closer to the time we needed to leave, so I started to change my clothes and get ready.  I'm  just about done...dressed, teeth brushed, dogs taken care of...now for Boog.

I walk into the bathroom to see what is taking her sooooo long to get out of the tub.  She's standing in the tub dancing while she has her "poof" in her hand washing her arms.  I'm cracking up, but we have got to get a move on, so I tell her {in my Mommy Means Business voice} that she needs to get her cute little dancing hiney out of the tub and get dressed.

She turns to me, puts a hand on her hip and says, " Ughhh mom!  Give a girl a minute!!!".

I thought I was going to pee in my pants I was laughing so hard at her.  Seriously.  It was so unexpected, and I never imagined something like that coming out of her mouth, at least not for another 6 or so years!

She refused to brush her hair after she got out, so this is what it looked like after it dried!

So, come on...tell me something your kids have said that threw you into the giggles.

Brenda's Dead

Dear Brenda,


I tried really hard to get to know you.  There was just always some disconnect between us.  I'm sorry you had to go, but really it was for my own sanity that you had to go away.  Please forgive me, you were so good to me while you were here.


Love,
Alicia


I'm back!  I just couldn't take it anymore!  I'm just a blonde, the brown was nice for the past 2 1/2 months, but I was so over it!

Silly Girls

I already mentioned the Blog Party, but I haven't had the chance to fill you in on the rest of the weekend. Since I don't live in Dallas anymore, I stayed with my best friend Michelle and her family. Let me tell ya, I love them sooo much! We had a very brief chance to catch up, but it was still wonderful!

Gracie, Me, Lexi, Gabriel


I got there around 11:30 Friday night, after leaving the Blog Party and driving an hour, and they kids were still going strong! I always tell y'all about Caroline and her boundless energy, but these kids can rival her anyday! Lexi, their middle kiddo who just turned 5, is the spunkiest little thing! She had to dance for me, try on her new school uniforms, practice her cheerleading, and just entertain me to no end! Gabriel, who is 12 weeks older than Boog, gave me hugs, then just played on his PSP for a little while before joining in on the fun. Gracie is the baby, a little over 2, and the cutest darn thing ever! I just want to eat her up! I spent most of the time loving on her while I had the chance.

Lexi's cheerleader smile...HA!

Gabriel

Me & Gracie

Saturday morning, Caroline came over and had a chance to play with the girls before we headed back home. Those girls were caarraazzyy!!!!!! They danced again, and did flips, cartwheels, jumped all around, and made Michelle and I crack up!


Dancing girls

Cutie Pie Gracie

Lexi...Miss Sassy Pants {Hollie, maybe it's the name that causes the Sass?}



They did this all by their selves...they love each other so much!

And of course we had to try to get some "good" pictures, which was pretty histercial in itself when you're dealing with 5 chicks! After we took a picture Michelle and I would make sure we looked okay, then the girls...we took about 50 pictures, and these were the ones we didn't delete! LOL!

Attempt #1



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Attempt #2






Thanks Grubbs Crew for letting us come play! Love you!

Dallas Anyone?

Now that school's out, I am thinking about a trip to the Big D...whaddaya think? Huh? I'm not sure when I would get to head that way, but at 1st thought maybe mid July. I have to check with Michelle before I make any plans of course because I would be the worst BF{this means best friend daddy} in the whole wide world if I didn't get to spend time with her!

So since I'm planning this little trip to my old neck of the woods, I was wondering if a few of my old girlfriends would love to meet up while I'm there? Hollie, Jen? And maybe since Hollie & Camily are buddies, I could meet you too? And of course the precious kiddos too! Just a thought, let me know what you girls think, and I'll see what I can figure out!

And for some reason, I'm in a really goofy mood today...so on that note Happy Friday...make a silly face!







And, yes...we are aware that we are HUGE dorks!