Thanks to my Top Droppers

I wanted to say a special thanks for those who continued to drop on by. I have been extremely inconsistent this month and yet you all have remained true. April will be better... I promise you

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Lola's Diner	29
The Way I See It	28
Parental Instincts	28
FickleMinded-A Life That Is Less Ordinary	28
Inside My Head	26
Free Callers Blog	26
Louis L'amour Book Reviews	26
Dungeons and Dragons Corner	26
Avoid Money Scams	26
Animal Crossing Wild World Cheats	26

My Poor Babies

So here they are off on a grand adventure, having the time of their lives and what am I doing? Making reservations for their summer trip to California!!

There is just something so wrong with this picture.. They are already getting more vacation days than I have gotten in 5 years and then they get MORE!! When did our kids get so spoiled?

Ok, I was spoiled too but my parents took vacation time away from us, we didn't have this grand life and they trudged through the drudgery without a chance of relief.. Nope they trudged through the drudgery for those occasional weekends away!!

Somehow I just think I did something wrong.. oh not for them they are fine....

Well They Are Off To See The Mouse

After much hustling, bustling and last minute screaming we got to the bus this morning.. ok, after they start looking for last minute laundry as late as 9:00 pm.. and after a trip to WalMart that made sure they had suffecient snacks for the trip and much arguing on who was taking what.. and of course pita boy opening the trunk that never closes AFTER I said use the back seat..

Finally, they were on the bus and on their way... they left the school at 9:07am this morning. Alls well, I won't hear from them again (my kids never call when they are traveling) then about 20 minutes ago I get a call from Pita Boy, telling me to call the girls.. Oh, no!! did Blond Girl hurt herself already? Was there an accident? I call and Word Girl lost/didn't bring/can't find her wallet which means neither girl is going to eat as she has the gift card and the spending money.. I just about went through the phone!!

I was told it was ok as they had plenty of snacks and such (not even remotely decent meal food McDonalds would be healthier). So I hang up, think for a moment and call her back... she had better make sure her sister eats!! If she has to beg borrow or steal her sister eats.. I hang up.. 5 minutes later oh it's ok mom I found my wallet.

Tell me, did I really need that heart attack??

Word Girl Gets a Hair Cut

I think there is a gene that all of my children have inheirited.. I am sure my mom would say I gave them a terrible disease and now I can understand her stance...

First blond girl went about her merry way, died her hair red and cut it off, then Hair boy shaved his head (not to the skin but really short). He went from these gorgeous ringlets that women drooled over to no hair.. and Pita Boy.. well he finally had a nice cut but decided nope he needed to do the close cropped thing..

Now Word Girl goes and does it.. this morning she cut off 12" of hair.. OMG!! While it is absolutely adorable. I love it way more than she does.. she thinks they went a bit too short. She wanted shoulder length and got chin length but that would have been about 10". And no she could not do locks of love as her hair has been colored.. Which she felt very bad about.

I will have pics as soon as I can sneak one of her..

Pita Boy Confuses Again

As you all know I went on a mini vacation over the weekend, it was an amazing time filled with not a single moment of teenage angst.. That in and of itself is an amazing thing BUT.. Pita Boy totally blew me away.

I am an ice chewer.. yes I know it is bad for my teeth, annoying, socially unacceptable, acerbates my tmj.. the list goes on.. but I chew ice and I get weird about it. In order to make sure I always have ice when the trays are full and I don't need any I empty them and put the ice into zip lock bags. I can never get the kids to even empty out the trays.. they are always like we still have some why do we need to there is still some there.

Anyway while on my trip I pretty much figured.. no ice when I come back.. no way were they going to do anything.. are you ready for this?? Pita Boy not only filled the ice trays he put the ice in baggies.. now he didnt go crazy cuz then I would have ice coming out my ears but there was some there.. waiting..

I know this sounds so very minor, such a little thing but for him to think of me in such a simple day to day way while I was gone made my heart swell. It is this kind of thoughtfulness that reminds me what a great kid he is..

Well I am Home and They aren't Dead

It never ceases to amaze me the way they all pull together when I am not around. The way the work as a unit to get things done, to be better people, to just have fun. Things that they would never consider are done. This past year has been especially difficult on them and I seriously wondered at the wisdom of leaving them to take care of each other.

But they rose above difficult situations, they got up and got to school on time (a major, very major accomplishment for blond girl). So I am home and I know the camaraderie will stop, they will go back to needing me to wake them up get them moving.. sheesh.. i do wonder... maybe I should go back on vacation!!

Just an Update

It is nice to know that you know your children. Yesterday morning I got up and Word girl being my early to bed early to rise child had of course beat me to it but sitting there on the table was her camera and charger.. with a smile this darling daughter of mine said, here mom enjoy!!

Now Hair Boy is no more, well He is but the hair is gone!! He tells me he cut it all off and yesterday while on the phone with blond girl who now has red hair.. she informed me he was next to bald. Gotta love kids and their forms of self expression. Anyway Hair Boy got up early yesterday to drive me to the airport. Not of course O'Hare which we live 5 miles from but Midway which is about 45 min. away.. But he got up and off we went.. When I got out and said thanks for bringing me with a smile on his face he said.. It's ok mom think of all those trips to the airport you have made for me over the years.. The rat made me cry I was so proud to be his mom at that moment.

Just to make sure to mention them all Pita Boy is being nice to his sisters this weekend.

So in closing and to clarify,,, Hair Boy has no hair, Word Girl.. well she had the last word.. Pita Boy is not being a pain in the ass and Blond Girl has red hair.. Kids gotta love em