Talking Out My Yipper

May 21st will go down in the record books at this house!! It was Will's preschool graduation. Daddy took a few hours off work, the grandma's were there and of course, Aint Kenj & Maggie too. Mrs. Wurz marched the kids in while singing "The Ants Go Marching" and they lined up in front to perform it for us. It took Will a minute to realize we were all there but when he did, MAN, he smiled from ear to ear. They also performed "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" along with motions and it was hilarious. Then they were led onto the stage, put on their graduation hats and performed a little ditty about each letter of the alphabet (I still say "F is for feather. Tickle, tickle, tickle.") Loved that. Then everyone was given their diplomas. Each kid had to shake hands with the teachers, hugs were given, then handed their diplomas. When it was Will's turn, Mrs. Wurz said "we love that smile!" Yes, my heart melted. Then it was audience parti...

1. is MY step-daughter. 2. misses her Mommy. 3. is clumsy. 4. loves plain Hershey's chocolate. 5. always smells good. 6. likes post earrings the best. 7. has like 3 dressers & a built-in closet that are full. 8. is addicted to the Sims. 9. is a meat & potatoes girl. 10. can't stay in the lines when painting her nails. 11. doesn't really like condiments. 12. is too cute. 13. is gonna have to beat boys off with a stick. 14. is non-confrontational. 15. is Hilarious! 16. gets good grades. 17. collects Nancy Drew books. 18. likes to watch History channel shows with me. 19. still likes to read for fun. 20. asked for a Webkin for Easter. 21. likes hummus, which surprises me. 22. rarely cries (I can count on 1 hand the things she's cried about) 23. doesn't like being an unaccompanied minor. 24. can get tan and I'm jealous. 25. doesn't sing out loud & she should. 26. is a good big sister. 27. isn't interested in sports. 28. has a passport. 29. is kind...

Monday seemed to be an "ordinary" day (if that exsists) in this crazy turn my life has taken...Granny with cancer, fighting within the family, exhaustion & stress... I took the kids to school. I talked on the phone. I made bugs-on-a-log for lunch b/c Will learned about bugs at school. SuperMom, right? Took a nap. Started dinner ON TIME and went to the chiropractor, which, was severely needed after our family walked a gazillion miles Saturday at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago. Upon my return, hubby follows shortly after getting the mail. I hear him rip into an envelope in the kitchen and say, very dramatically, HUH. (not a question, more like just a response) HUH. So I go in there to see what's up. Dear Mrs. Trethewey, Your license has been suspended indefinately due to the speeding ticket you received on 3/10/10 (which was NOT paid...more on that in a sec) The court below has issued the BMV to notify you of this suspension. A court order is required t...

The little things, you do to me, are Taking me over, I wanna show ya Everything inside of me is Like a nervous heart, that, is crazy beatin My feet are stuck here, against the pavement I wanna break free, I want you to make it Closer to your eyes, get your attention Before you pass me by Back up, back up Take another chance Don’t you mess up, mess up I don’t wanna lose you Wake up, wake up This aint just a thing that you Give up, give up Don’t you say that I’d be Better off, better off Sittin by myself and wonderin If I'm better off, better off, without you, no Please don't leave me hanging on... And every time you notice me Holdin it closely and sayin sweet things I don't believe it, that it could be You speakin your mind and sayin the real things My feet wanna break free, and I should be leavin I'm not gonna stand here, watchin you losin But I won't forget you So don't make me think this Was just a waste of time So back up, back up Take another chance Don’t y...

1. You are the bestest sister-friend ever. 2. You're 33 today and you're wonderful. 3. You are all fidgety and adjusty a lot. 4. You have a horrible back but help me whenever I ask. 5. You hardly ever answer your phone which drives me crazy. 6. You are a texting fool... 5 to my 1. 7. You are a sucker for magazines galore. 8. You poop more and longer than anyone in history. 9. You are all nice and non-confrontational. 10. You allow me to be me and love me anyway. 11. You let me pick your bathroom reads and appreciate them. 12. You don't dig shopping for clothes for yourself but the Midget Princess, yes. 13. You have to have good shoes...not fancy ones and I'm sad about that. 14. You once ripped my hair out by the roots and I totally didn't deserve it. 15. You hold grudges but never with me. 16. You have become quite the little chef and I'm impressed. 17. You are upset about your weight but I say screw it. 18. You hair ROCKS especially when it's that deep redd...

I wanted to blog about my son's dumb preschool teacher & my teenagers psycho teachers but I am too distracted from the day I had yesterday: +++I was late taking the kids to school b/c I had to pump gas super slow into my 1988Grand Marquis. +++My Granny is in the hospital and I am in charge of emailing everyone this side of the Mississippi and got criticized for it...Bite me. +++Sometimes the people you think are your friends just aren't...someone I trusted threw me under the bus...Where does friendship end and business begin? +++I was late picking my son up from school...And when I apologized to the teacher, she mentioned charging me $5 for being late...then they tell me how the kids couldn't go outside to play b/c some drunk guy was passed out in the flowers. +++My stepdaughter threw my house key in my seat which fell down into it and out of site; so, for awhile Will & I were locked out. +++My son is still on "new-toy-overload" from his birthday party thi...

I realized yesterday that my 4 y.o. son has become quite the little smart-mouth. I pick him up from preschool, snack in tow like the good mommy that I am, and after being confronted in the parking lot by his teacher about how Will might fail kindergarten because he sucks at cutting with scissors yada yada (whatever), I pull away to the sweet sound of Will throwing his cup on the floorboard and saying, "I -said- I wanted orange juice!" Oh ok, so go thirsty then. We park in front of the camera store (so I can get my new fancy, hoity toity sLr camera lens looked at) and Will states, or more like DEMANDS his own new, fancy camera...this is coming from a 4 Y.O. WHO WAS GIVEN THE SAME CAMERA THAT HIS 32 Y.O. AUNT HAS "mindyou"!! What a freakin brat! Then as I'm trying to talk to the photo/camera GENEius (cuz its Gene's Camera Store...ha ha ha) Will starts begging for a gumball. Sorry, no quarter kid and even if I did, so help me... When I politely turn to leav...