Annie starts kindergarten today.

Today is Annie's first day of kindergarten. She's my fourth and final (and only girl), so this is pretty bittersweet for me. She got dressed all on her own.  She put on her favorite dress, cute little knee high socks, and I curled her hair. She put on her little dangly earrings shaped in cups of milk (I put on the ones shaped like bacon strip with googly eyes, you know, cuz bacon) and then finally her Minnie mouse pink backpack.

She looked absolutely adorable if I do say so myself. 

So we leave for school and I told her I was taking her to daycare school and then they would take her to her new elementary school on their bus.  The plan was for me to meet her at her new school. I wanted her to know where the bus would drop her off and pick her up after school. 

She looked right at me and told me she didn't want me to meet her there! Excuse me what? She said she was a big girl now, going to a big girl school and she'd be fine. She then said Ryan, her 9 year old brother, would be there if she needed anything!

I told her ok, but of course I'm waiting here in the parking lot for her right now.

She's growing up way too fast!

Math is Hard and I'm Still Fluffy

Saw this coupon on Groupon from Cherry Creek Medical Weight Loss that I almost purchased.  It was for B-12 injections (and weight loss, but that's a whole other story).  Anyhoo, the price actually looked pretty good, but darned me, I always want to read everything but the heading.  It's amazing what you find in the details.

So in the "About this Deal" section, they actually write that people using supplements can run the 40 yard dash in only 20 yards.  Seems to me, doesn't matter how fast or slow you run, the distance must remain the same.

I don't know if this was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek or not, but I'm now pretty sure I do not want these people coming anywhere near my body with needles.

Not Your Momma's Day Care

This is a real conversation I had with Annie (5), after I picked her up from daycare today.

Me:  Annie, did you have a good day at school today?
Annie:  Yeah, it was awetom [sic - she doesn't say her 's'es very well]
Me:  Did you do anything fun?
Annie: Oh yeah, we had so much fun!
Me:  What did you do?
Annie:  We went zip lining!

WHAT???  I thought she'd say they went to the park, or maybe even the museum, but zip lining?  That certainly wasn't the answer I expected!

I hate smart cars and the people who drive them

They're for people who haven't completely grown up yet...  

The Part of Police Work You Don't See

As many of you know, my husband is a police officer. Today while I was at the grocery store buying food for the 6 of us, he called to ask me our account balance.

He was on an accident call where a mom who was dropping her son off at soccer practice and had another little child in the car, accidentally hit  a pole. Now, I'm not one to judge someone about running into stuff so we'll just leave it at that. Apparently she busted her radiator. She called her husband but he didn't get off work until midnight and couldn't leave his job.

She was stranded. Her car wouldn't start and she had 2 kids to take care of.

Out of his own pocket, my husband paid to have her car towed for her, with no expectation of being repaid.

I wish more people could see this side of Police Work.

Coffee thoughts

As I sit here, with my fresh brewed pot of coffee, all for myself, I begin pondering the existence of people who purchase those one cup pod coffee makers.

Who are you, really? I bet you wake up and anticipate using your pod maker, holding a warm cup, but not really needing, or wanting, that cup of coffee. I mean, who only drinks one cup of coffee?! Surely not a real coffee drinker!

Ah, that's right. Those oh so cuddly, warm feeling commercials, women smiling, hubby right there beside her, what could be wrong with our coffee at hand!

Well I say pfft! That's right, pfft! Every morning I want that pot of coffee, and if it runs out, I'm makin more! With cream without cream, no sugar, that's ok too. Give it to me black on those really rough mornings! Don't waste my time with your designer $300 coffee pots. Hell, I'll chew the grounds if I have to!

So, without further adieu, my masterpiece:

Coffee: An Haiku

Oh friend, my coffee
I am lost without you near
But you make me pee

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Damn You, Pinterest!

I made this one.  I'm proud!  ;)



I've been resisting joining Pinterest for quite a while now, and I finally gave in a couple days ago.  So now I'm pinning away, pretending I'm going to:

• Garden
• Have Summer Fun
• Decorate the house
• Decorate the kids' rooms
• Try new recipes
• Try new ways to clean
• and Finally get organized!

(Those are some of my boards if you're interested in checking them out)!  Hmmm.  I wonder if this will be another internet resource that keeps me from actually doing the things I write about?  :)

Laughing in the Drive Thru

If my trip through the drive thru hadn't been so funny, I probably would be more upset that they messed up my order (they always f**k you at the drive thru).  But this time, the manager and I were laughing so hard, I'm sure it was a complete oversight on both of our parts.

I found myself at the Taco Bell drive through after an entire morning of listening to Annie (5), argue with Ryan (9).  When I pulled up to the window, I politely asked the manager if he needed a little extra help, as I was willing to have my 5 year old do some manual labor today, and that I would gladly pick her up at closing.  The manager looked at me, and without missing a beat, said, "I'v got a couple of those around here today, already!"

I was definitely not expecting that response, and we both started laughing hysterically, as Annie continued to argue in the backseat!

Sean Hannity destroys Occupier #LNYHBT #TCOT

Sean Hannity absolutely destroys this Occupier. For the first time, I really felt like my 13 year old son understood what I was trying to tell him about these people. He watched that 29 year old spoiled brat say he finally had to go get a job because his student loan money, which coincidentally, he had no idea where it comes from, was running out. Absolutely pathetic!