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by bossychick~ picture it, Sicily, 1943, just kidding, anyway... it was picture day, at school.
me- So, how was picture day?
Boy- good
me- Well show me, how did you smile?
Boy- like this
me- Well, how did you smile for your group picture?
Boy- um... it was before recess so.... I probably smelled fine.
That is all, you do what I say- Bossy
by bossychick~ This woman from America's Got Talent has a voice that gives me chill bumps.
That is all, you do what I say- Bossy
Me: Get your little bottoms out of the tub and get ready.
Lane: I have a little bottom, Brayden’s isn’t little
Brayden: What if I had a big bottom? I know a boy in my grade with a BIG bottom. My bottom is medium.
Me: Bray, they make all sizes of 3rd graders. Some are small, medium and bigger. That’s how God them.
Brayden: Mom, your bottom is big.
by sassychick ~ School started, for us, on Monday. We made the decision this year to move our boys from private (Christian school) to public school. To say that was difficult for me is a HUGE understatement. I kinda pictured a huge split tongued, horn sportin’, man to be waiting to lure them in upon arrival. Logic did NOT play a part in that. The boys, thankfully, have turned out fairly normal, despite being raised by me.
The first day, and truth be told everyday since, I decided to walk them to class. Bray was insistent on being walked, Lane was insistent on NOT being walked. Which is funny because Lane is the baby at 6 years old. The boys did well. I searched for the xanax vending machine, which APPARENTLY has not been installed yet.
They had a great first day. So I heard, well it exactly went, “My first day of school was pretty much great”. Sigh of relief. Then the big questions, was anyone mean to you? Lane was called a nerd and told he couldn’t be in the “I’m wearing Nike shoes club” because apparently it was a GIRLS club and they did not stand by their - if you wear Nike shoes you are in - rule. Then he was told again, by the same girl, that he was a loser and she knew karate. That’s when I referred my concerns to an officer here at work that convinced me that those things were still not considered grounds for criminal charges. So she walks free, for now. I did consider giving her the stink eye at orientation, but resisted, since I’m 30 and she is, well 6.
The boys are starting something new on Monday, which is equally scary for me, riding the bus. Now granted they will take the bus 1 mile down the road, with elementary aged kids only and be the FIRST stop, it was still scary. They give the buses animal names, well pictures to be exact. My kids bus, a cow. To which Brayden responds, “can it at least be a bull?” Yes son, whatever you want.
by singerchick~ We are ending our third week of school and starting to settle into a routine. I like routines and schedules and even though it's sad to say goodbye to Summer I was ready for the change of pace. Although we are in a routine, there's still never a dull moment with two little boys in the mix.
This is our typical morning routine.
I wake up and as soon as Little Man hears my feet hit the floor he's up demanding cartoons and demanding his chocolate milk. Did I say demanding? That's an understatement. He screams about these two things until he gets them. We're working on his asking politely skills and he knows that he gets nothing without asking nicely with a please.
I wake Big Man up. "It's time to get up." I say while pulling off his covers and rubbing his back with some snuggles thrown in. He pulls the covers back over his head. I pull the covers off, turn on the light and say, "Get up and get dressed. Your clothes are on the bed." I walk out only to return a few minutes later and find him snuggled up in his covers asleep. I tell him that if he doesn't get up he will be left. This usually works.
Big Man is by far the hardest to get up.
Big Man likes to eat breakfast. I have to almost force Little Man to eat something.
They both get dressed pretty easily with little to no fuss.
They both hate having their hair done. They scream and act like tiny babies. When I say hair done, I mean wet it a little and give it a once over with a comb. They act like I'm spending 30 minutes styling it. This morning Little Man actually stood still and said nothing while I "did" his hair. When I was done of course I praised him with all the praise I could muster thinking that would help in the future. He was all proud of himself and said, "I'm always good when you do my hair, right Mama?" Um yeah, always, right.
So our mornings have been pretty good and I've actually gotten to work on time everyday since school started. This routine thing is working out, even with the car juggling and car seat juggling it takes to get three little ones to school and get them picked up.
by plannerchick ~ I know that I have not blogged in forever, but I hope to have lots of fun summer stuff coming! I will post little man's birthday pictures later this week. For now you get a slide show of his first year!
I cannot believe that he is already one, I have spent the past year with my angel and just enjoying him and the little person he is becoming. He is so full of life and energy and I love him so much. I am so blessed to have him in my life. I love that little grin I get every time I look at him, and the constant rasberries, and the fact that he is currently into everything. I love it all. I can hardly remember life before him, what in the world did we do with all of our time!
Anyways enough of the weepy mommy! Here is the slide show I made for my punkin!
by photochick~ Holy moley! How did that happen? My baby boy is growing up wayyyyy too fast. He loved his party, which was a total copycat of Singerchick's big man's party last year. Same idea, different town.
We started off at a local fire station where the firemen did a GREAT job with the kids, then moved to a great local park where the kids enjoyed the water sprinklers and playing on the equipment. The only realy downfall was the heat. The stinking August in Florida H-E-A-T!!! I guess there's really not much I can do about that though.
Punkin and his best little girlfriend. They are inseperable. Sooo cute!
Punkin not thrilled to post for a photo on the firetruck.
Singerchick's Little man (who's not so little anymore) takes his turn using the fire hose to knock over the big cones. The kids absolutely loved this!
Avoiding the spray.
My boys.
Playing in the sprinklers.
Planner's chicklet looking so adorable I could eat him.
Singerchick's cute creation. It was a hit!
Happy Birthday my big boy!!
by socialchick~ All of us chicks have wrote plenty of blogs about our babies and we have given tons of advice but now I need your advice. How in the world do you potty train a dog. I'm not having much luck! Do you have any suggestions or secrets? I know that she is still puppy but I'm ready to pull my hair out and I can't tell you how Mr. Social is feeling. lol! So I need some tips from you animal lovers.
Here is a picture of our sweet little turd sleeping!
by photochick~ If you're couponing, you might want to check out these back to school coupons in a pdf to print HERE.
A few of the deals:
15% on Birthday in a Box (wish I had that a few weeks ago)
25% off RussellandHazel.com (the coolest binders ever, I blogged about my mini binder once that I use to organize my grown up life)
If you have a Walgreens close by, I also read somewhere that they have a Back to School coupon booklet near the door by their regular sale paper. Might be worth checking out.
Do you have any links to coupons or good avice for saving money for back to school supplies?
by bossychick~I'm sure by now you have all seen that very annoying commercial for Sham Wow, the super absorbent cloth that claims every time you use it you'll be sayin'"Wow". Well I have discovered something that makes me say wow every time I use it.
If you are a man this is the part where you stop reading.......
ALWAYS INFINITY pads are the greatest thing to ever happen to a period. You know their slogan says "Have a happy period" well now you can. They say this thing absorbs like magic... and it really does!
I wouldn't usually blog about something like this but every time I use this product I really do feel like saying "Wow", and I'm not the only one, other people have told me the same thing. So I felt the need to share.
You can try it for free by logging on to their site, always.com
That is all, You do what I say- Bossy
