6 going on 16

Yesterday I made Blythe (6) change her shoes before I walked her to the bus stop. She was wearing a pair of shoes that were way to big for her and had no back on them, which is against school rules. She liked them though, because they were new and they had a bit of a heal on them and I think she felt grown-up in them. But when she walked in them she looked ridiculous. Today when I was cleaning out her backpack, from school yesterday, I found tucked inside her backpack the pair of shoes I had sent her to school in. That little stinker went to school and then changed her shoes when she got there. That's something I did in HIGH SCHOOL!! What the heck! I guess I have to start checking her back pack BEFORE she goes to school. The scary thing is I know this is just a taste of what is to come with this little darling. Thanks for keeping me on my toes Blythe. Someone must have known what they were doing when they only sent me 1 girl.

Dentist,Concert, & Food Poisoning

Last week was actually another great week, with the exception of the food poisoning I got Saturday night at McGrath's Fish House. What sucked the most about that whole deal was the $95 we spent taking out a business associate and his wife who are not the greatest company to say the least. So the food was bad, the company was bad, we spent a lot, and then I was sick ALL night.

So back to my good week...Monday the kids were out of school so we got the house clean and then went to the $1 theater for some Veggie Tales with popcorn, soda & candy +++Mom Points. Tuesday I took Blythe & Tucker to the pool for the first time in months. They had a really good time and I enjoyed visiting with a couple of friends. There was hardly anyone there and again +++ Mom Points. Later that day I went to my new Dentist who I really like and had a cleaning and check up. Can you say "NO CAVITIES"? I was really happy and I got a free T-Shirt. I'm now in the Tuffy Tooth Club! Thursday I went to Micah's Cub Scouts to learn how to make Won Tons for their Blue & Gold this Friday, +++Mom Points.

I finished all my V.T. for the month, took a family dinner, went to lunch at Cafe Rio with a good friend, watched a ton of American Idol, had a yummy brunch/chat with my Fantastic V.T., went to a awesome concert with Trent, and enjoyed some semi decent weather.

Now just a few comments on the concert. I love Peter Breinholt and I got an email about a concert he was doing at UVSC. Trent was so sweet and offered to go with me. What sealed the deal for me was that Sam Payne was opening for him. He is so good and I absolutely enjoyed the entire concert. It was a small venue and almost entirely unplugged. It was just one of those "Feel Good" concerts. I also picked up Sam Payne's new CD that won't even be out till April, $5 what a deal. (He says Hi, Sherod.)

We watched "The Secret" last night and I'm definitely going to keep this positive thinking going. Brigg taped a piece of paper to our ceiling that says $1,000,000. Big thinker huh?

SPELL CHECK WORKS AGAIN!!!! (The Secret works.)

I forgot to mention something BIG... I repaired our Dishwasher last week all on my own. As you can tell I am still very proud of myself.

Flashback Friday

My kids were watching this video on YouTube this morning and I had a total flashback to the 80's and Weird Al's "Eat It". We loved this guy when we were kids and now my kids are watching him on YouTube. You have to watch this video because there is a hilarious cameo appearence. My kids can't believe that I knew who Weird Al was, because I was born in the Dark Ages and all.

Valentines Day + Colbie Caillat + American Idol = Better Week

After such a negative post last week I need to come up with something much more positive to start out this week. (Thanks for all your support BTW). I felt like I had plenty of opportunies this week to redeem myself to my family, and I took them. The week started out with Preschool with Tucker at our house. We had lots of fun learning about plants, playing with glue and crayons. Thursday was the marathon Valentine's Day. After a crazy snow storm the night before, we had a short preschool in the morning, sent off the kids 2 hrs. later to school, sent treats with Blythe & Micah for their class parties and went and put on a great class party for Hayden's class (Room Mom, Bonus Points :) When the kids got home I had cupcakes for them and gave them each a little Valentine. I made my favorite Chicken Shish-Kabobs for dinner had Key Lime Pie for desert. (Trent and I had already celebrated our V-Day earlier.) Friday I got to go to the Colbie Caillet concert & Jasons Deli with my way cool SIL Cheryl. That is a whole other post in itself. Saturday I spent most of the day helping Trent get all our work vans and our Honda's safety & emissions done. Then we went to Best Buy and I bought the American Idol PS2 game with my Valentines $ Trent gave me. That game is so much fun. For all my family who remembers how much fun we had with Sing Star, this is even more fun. I've already been crowned American Idol twice and now my kids won't play with me. I also kept the yelling down to a bare minimum, watched less T.V., started a new book, went to the temple with a good friend, and took care of sick kids. Trent also put on another BIG account. So, I guess you can say I had a much better week. Let's pray for a repeat!

I Feel Like a Bad Mom This Week...

This week I have felt like a bad mom, maybe because I have been. Sunday Tucker killed the 3 goldfish we bought him the day before. He kept asking "If I kill these fish will you buy me a big fish?" I couldn't seem to get it through to him that if he would just take care of the fish he had now he might have big fish later. He kept wanting to hold them and "pet" them. I was getting so fustrated I just gave up and let him do whatever. The result...

That's not even everything. When I was driving to pick up Hayden at school yesterday I didn't have Tucker buckled in his car seat and he fell out of his seat and shoved a cap of a pin up the roof of his mouth. Blood. Bad Mom!

Side Note & Pic:

He looks so cute in this "missionary suit" he likes to wear (thanks Uncle Sam.)

Blythe had the worst week of her life and I feel totally responsible. Tuesday she had her thumbsucking appliance put in. We have been trying for years to break her of this habit and I have had no sucess at all. I felt that at 6 yeas old and in Kindregarten now, she had to be broken of the habit. After everything I looked into and researched, this appliance seemed the only real solution. She has been miserable this week and on the way home from the dentist she was already saying she didn't want to go to school because she "sounded like a dork." For the first few days she had to get used to talking with the appliance in her mouth. Today she sounds fine, but I felt so bad. When she's looking at you, you can't even tell she has it in. It's been 5 days and she hasn't sucked her thumb, she couldn't even if she wanted to anyway. She hates it though and asks all the time when she gets to have it out. Hopefully in a couple months we'll feel confident enough that she has broken the habit. I hope I have done the right thing. To make me an even worse Mom I told her I wouldn't talk about it on my blog. Bad Mom!

That's not even everything. I forgot about her Parent/Teacher conf. this week. What kind of Mom forgets about her kids PTC? For the record though she's doing great. She's at the highest level of reading they can actually give a kindergardner without invalidating 1st grade, whatever that means. But I can't even take credit for that. She's a smarty pants.

Hayden's science fair project was due Friday and after weeks of working on it he finally decided Thurs. to sit and write his written report. After complaining to me about how he didn't "understand" or didn't "know what to do" I finally lost it with him and yelled at him LOUD. I was so tired of him and the science project that I had done a lot of already. I sent him to bed early and then proceeded to feel like a horrible mother, which I was. The next morning I begged for his forgiveness and made a renewed commitment to not raise my voice like that again (for the hundreth time.)

Next week is Valentines week and I am hoping to show my family more love and patience. I get to redeem myself a little. I'm doing Hayden's class party and sending treats with the other kids for there parties. That makes up for it a little, right? I'm also going to try really hard not to watch T.V. until me kids are done with there projects for the evening or in bed. I am realizing how irritated I get when they are talking to me or asking questions while I am watching T.V. I had to say that out loud so I would actually try and do it. Okay, I'm finished now.