So I've been running around like a madwoman lately, completely overwhelmed with getting things ready for the new house. I try to get everything done while the kiddos are at school, but sometimes they have to tag along.
Let me preface by saying that it was really windy yesterday. Really windy. 50 mph gusts. We live on the high plains, and there's like, nothing to stop the wind. (Like say, a mountain. Or the odd tree here and there.) Anyhow, I was hurrying Aaron along, and he was having trouble getting the door to the car open, because the wind was blowing against it.
Me. Come on, come on, come on, child! You're slower than molasses at Christmastime! (aren't my colloquialisms charming?)
Aaron. Okay! Places to see, people to do!
Me. (corrects quickly) SEE. People to see. Places to go.
Aaron. I thought you saw places. And did the people.
Me. (under breath) Depends on who you are. And who they are. (To Aaron) Trust me on this one, kid. Places to GO. People to SEE.
Aaron. (completely disinterested) Okay.
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And I'm completely with
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jo_anne_stormon not spending a bazillion dollars on a sitter and dinner in a crowded restaurant for Valentine's day. Give me take-out on the couch with a movie ANYDAY.That is, if I survive Aaron's school Valentines party. The Nazi room mother called me and I was instructed to bring fruit and juice, which is fine, but then she gave me step by step instructions on how to serve the friut, which included an email telling me to WASH THE FRUIT FIRST. (Seriously. Lady, this is not my first rodeo. But still, I thought I'd leave the pesticides where they are. Build up the kiddos' immune systems.) She strongly recommended apples, grapes, pineapple, strawberries, and oranges (HA! I used tangerines! I'm a REBEL!) The instructions also said to put the fruit on SKEWERS. *cough* Am I the only mother on the f-list that thinks giving a roomful of 5 & 6 year-olds skewers is a BAD IDEA? Heck, I stabbed myself 20 times getting them ready.
But they are ever so pretty, aren't they? I just hope it isn't the Valentine's Day Massacre in Mrs. Andrews' class today.
We've been keeping the in-law's dog, Maggie, this week.
Katie, who looks as if she lost her best friend, and Maggie. Sorry for the creepy dog red-eyes. Weird. They really aren't possessed.
Maggie is actually Katie's daughter. We used to have two labs, Kate, and then Max, a yellow lab. They had several litters of puppies, and Maggie was the only chocolate of the bunch. Max is no longer with us, because he bit Ethan on the head and face, causing my son to have 46 stitches, and an emergency room visit. But that is a horrific child story for another day. We like having Maggie here. She's an absolute doll.
Happy Valentine's Day f-list!
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And srsly? micro managing much? >.<
*loves your Katie*
Happy Valentines Day!!
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Your children are awesome.
Seriously. I would have ignored that and not given the children weapons. But that is because my brother stabs everyone with things like that. those red knives they put cherries on for fruity drinks. ::nods:: oh yeah. He thinks those are fun.
And cute dogs!!!
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Possible beacuse there's a Mai Tai on the other end of them...
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My family used to frequent this chinese restaurant mainly for that drink. The food was crap, but their recipe for that drink was AMAZING. So, one night my dad and brother managed to buy the recipe for $20. We have never gone back.
Seriously, though. Best drink EVER.(besides a boysenberry margarita)
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I definitely would not give kid skewers. But then I'm not a mother, just a kid so what do I know? :D
Happy V-day!
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You're evidently smarter than the mother that told me to do all of that!
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SKEWERS for 5 year olds? Seriously!!
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I maintain that kid parties are a special hell, though.
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(under breath) Depends on who you are. And who they are. I laughed loudly. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who thinks/says stuff like that. Aaron is jut too adorable!
The dogs are adorable, I may have to look into getting one later in the year.
Happy V-Day to you too!
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Either that or I'll get a Husky - since I had one for all of two months before I came home from Wal-Mart to find that Asher had been given away...
Hope your V-Day is grand and that there were no skewer related injuries.
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*steals it stealthily*
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I just love Nazi room mothers! They always get something wrong *smirk* Skewers and children in the same sentence make me shudder. I do hope there wasn't any blood spilled today.
Maggie is adorable :)
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