Check that one off the list!

So in my quest to figure out what I want to be when I grow up...I'm slowly finding things out along the way that I'm not cut out for!

This morning's event...

Brooke: Will you do my hair?
Me: Sure!
Brooke: I want a bump then a high ponytail...with no lines.
Me: No problem

At this point I do the "bump" with 2 clips then a high ponytail...with no lines! Brooke goes to check it out in the mirror

Brooke: Oh my god Mom you can't even see the bump! And there's lines everywhere!
Me: I'm sorry...didn't realize you wanted to look like Snookie! And those lines are your freakin highlights! Let me try again!
Brooke: You are terrible at doing hair! You're not touching my hair! I look like a freak! I'll just do it myself!
Me: Have at it kid!


So she redid what I did...and the end result was pretty much the same =P But of course to an 11 year old it looks SOOO much better! Because mom grew up in the Little House On The Prairie days where they all just wore bonnets and didn't worry about Snookie bumps!

So I can officially take cosmetologist off my list of things I want to be! I wouldn't dare want to mess up a Snookie bump on someone's wedding day!

Drew's first day of Kindergarten!

I've been anxiously awaiting this day for quite some time for 2 reasons. First- Drew doesn't like to leave me and I was worried about how he was going to do. He had already told me several times the day before that he was going to miss me too much to go to school! The 2nd reason- Drew wears me out! And call me a bad mommy...but I need a break for a few hours everyday from this little boy that doesn't stop...and hasn't stopped for the last 5 1/2 years!

He's in P.M. Kdg. There are normally 25 kids or so in a class. But most people want A.M. so the P.M. classes are really small. Apparently most kids this age still need to rest in the afternoons. If we went by that criteria Drew could've done P.M. at 1....he gave up napping then! There are only 12 kids in his class!

He woke up at the crack of dawn, got dressed and asked when the bus was coming. You only got 6 hours to go buddy! Then Matt came home around 11:30 to eat lunch with us and see him on the bus...which comes at 12:20. He told us he was going to go stand at the bus stop for the next hour and wait! Guess he is ready to fly the coop afterall!

He got on the bus with a big smile and I tried to take a picture of him in his seat but you couldn't even see his little head...the curse of my runt children!

I then came in the house, put Joey down for a nap and wandered around aimlessly wondering what to do with myself! I haven't had any quiet time since March 27,2005...the day Drew was born! And speaking of quiet....Joey took a 3 hour nap! He is usually interrupted by Drew barging in the room, bouncing a ball down the stairs, etc. P.M. kdg is going to be wonderful for us! ;)

When he got home he told me he had a good day but it was too short! Don't worry buddy....next year you get to go ALL day!

A new school year!

Well after severely neglecting this blog ALL summer I'm ready to get back into the swing of things! School started back yesterday. Hannah a sophomore, Brooke 6th grade and Drew will start Kindergarten next week! Thank god I still have Joey home with me :)

Here's some recent pics of all the kiddos....


Yes...this kid is my clone!


When did she stop looking like a little kid?!


Drew was sitting with me while I did this post and insisted I put up this pic of him and Ty :)


Don't ya just want to squeeze him?!


When time allows ( maybe during the nights where Joey keeps me up ALL night) I'll put some posts up about our summer days. We had a good summer swimming, Kings Island, boating and my cousins visiting for 2 weeks. No big Disney trip for us this summer since Joey doesn't do well in the heat. Yes we went in March...but I wanted to go in June too! I guess he's worth the sacrifice! ;) Oh...and I've gained 10 pounds! As Joey goes through growth spurts....so do I! =P Whoever said nursing makes you skinny is full of shit! All it's done so far is make my butt even bigger and my boobs are waving at my knees! Sacrifices galore for this kid I tell ya ;)