Holy Hairdo, Batman!

Predictably, Harrison and Carter hated their haircuts, and also predictably, they developed wrenching, debilitating stomach ailments when it was time to get ready for school. Dear children, that's why we have the Xbox... it comes in so handy as a bargaining chip.

Forget the bullying awareness movements.

I want to know where the "Hey kid, stop being a total douchebag" movement is.

Daylight Savings Time

"Don't make me go to church tomorrow," Brennan begged us yesterday, and we figured it's hard enough for a depressed kid to go to 9:00 church without adding Daylight Savings Time in the bargain.  Also, we're under a week away from getting Amy Fisher's new tabs, but until then there are only so many of us that can go to church at the same time.  So it ended up being only Bella and me going to church. 

My Children are Dipwads

Woke up early and took Hubby and Bella to the sports complex for a day of soccer games.   Afterward, I went to Winco and bought supplies for a chores and appointment poster, then stopped for gas.  When I came home, I interrupted Carter and Tyson's video gaming and Roz's goofing off and being cute to take them over to the Tu...'s and care for the dog.

Teeming With Life

Rosalind had a hard time staying asleep last night. She woke up and wandered the house, chattering to us with her chirpy little voice, eventually settling down in the living room to watch TV and fell asleep. It sounds darling, except that it totally messed up her morning. But she did eventually get to school and have a good day.

Back at the shop

I had a great day at work today.  After everyone was dropped at school, I picked up the house and then left.  Wore my black and white Vans today for the first time, they were GREAT work shoes and are cute, so they will be good go-to shoes from now on (I have all these shoes to try out). 

Angst

I was absolutely certain I could not live in this house another second, with our space limitations the way they are.  We need a fourth bedroom YESTERDAY.  After I got the kids to school and spent some time on the house, Mom and I texted back and forth about it and looked around at real estate together online.  Gotta love the Internet and texting.  We didn't find anything, but Hubby and I are indeed thinking of moving once we find a bigger place and a landlord who will sort of compare to our current one, who has been wonderful.

Tuesday Morning Meltdown

Roz and I were just not feeling it today. She and I were at cross purposes pretty much all morning long, and she finally broke down and said her tummy hurt and was hurting at school yesterday as well, so I let her stay home. At any rate she got a mental health day out of it.

Pizza Party

Still in the clutches of The Hunger Games series - finished the first book Sunday and finished Catching Fire tonight, and started on Mockingjay. Also spent some quality time catching up dishes and laundry and messing around with old pics on this blog.

Brennan is doing better and went back to classes today. Whew...

Rosalind started her spring soccer practices. She's very excited! Bella and Sammi are coaching again.

Harrison played in his basketball game, and sadly they lost. One more game and the season will be over. He really enjoyed basketball "because it's easy" and we were happy to see him have a good time. Hopefully he'll keep this up along with his technology club.

We went to Carter's end-of-season team party at Round Table tonight. He received accolades, a lovely team picture I would scan if we still had a working scanner, and a nice medal.


The one true pizza place.  Besides Pietro's

I talked for Mom for awhile last night and told her about this blog. Hi Mom :) Apparently I woke Bob up with my early morning texting. Ooops!

Home from church...

Brennan didn't sleep on Saturday night and didn't feel like church today. I took Hubby and the four other kids to church and stayed home with Brennan.

Seeds and I'M SICK OF DRIVING

We were up early this morning for an early soccer game and Carter's basketball jamboree. He had to be at his school by 8:00, so I first dropped Hubby and Bella at their soccer game spot. The gate was still locked and three or four cars were waiting to get in. Hubby got out, messed with the lock, called someone who knew the combination and let us all in.

Orchestra Gig

... at our local Barnes & Noble.

It Is ALIVE

Still not feeling all the way healthy, but doing fine. I'm grateful it's a mild cold. Everyone made it to school, except Brennan, who has Fridays off.

Snow!

This morning, we woke up to this:

And poor little Rosalind parked herself in front of the TV and watched the news ticker for quite a long time, hoping to see our school district's name listed with "two hour delay" or "closed", but we knew it was not to be - it was too warm and slushy. It was wonderful to drive in, very fun.

Twenty Years of Marriage on Leap Day

...makes this our fifth anniversary.  Finally, our anniversaries have caught up to our kids. 

We wanted to spend the day together, but unfortunately could not; we have plans for another weekend.

Sick, Dang It

Everything was going along fine until the cold showed up around noon (yes, I checked my watch).

Bella, Roz and Harrison have all had it - Harrison was home with it today - so I guess I was next. I still managed to get some housework done before I felt like collapsing on the couch.

Dang it again.

It was okay though - it gave me time to work on this.

Plooooop

The school kids had a scheduled two-hour late start at school today, and on those days, pretty much everything stops. By the time Harrison goes to school, it's about three hours until I have to go pick up Bella. That combined with Brennan not feeling well and staying home from his classes, which makes me feel like hovering, made for a very quiet, nothing-getting-done day.

Church and Begging for Cookies

It was an uneventful Sunday, apart from having to take Hubby's bag of soccer balls over to the field so the team could play their game. For Sunday games, he has arranged for his co-coaches, Chris and Dom, to coach the team. I am very appreciative.

Trip to Salem

Bella and Hubby had a soccer game in Salem, and we decided to make a day of it.  As our only working car right now is Brennan's little Swift, only some of us could go, so it ended up being Hubby, Bella, Harrison, Rosalind and me. 

Orchestra Tonight!

And I rocked it!