A Little Jealous?

Joshua got in the car yesterday from carpool line. "What's wrong Joshua"?
"Mom" do you know what Anna said?"
"No, honey, what did Anna say?"
"I just can't believe it". "She said that she wanted to marry Austin Martin!"
"Oh, really?"
"Yes, mom! Why would anyone ever want to marry Austin?" yuck!!

Anna is a girl we have known for 3 years now. Her mom and I are friends. We often go to Dairy Queen after school to get ice cream. I have a feeling that Joshua is a little jealous! Thankfully, all was forgotten tonight because of his soccer game! Whew! Thank goodness! These are pictures from his first game! He LOVES soccer!!!

First Soccer Game

Jacob and Jenna had their first game last night. Jenna did really good. She holds her own, especially since she shouldn't even be playing in this group. She isn't even 4 yet and is playing with 4's and 5's. Jacob is the one that surprised me. He was right there at the goal when two of them were scored. Joshua, however gets the award for being funny. (he plays Thursday). We were talking in the van on the way home. "Joshua, aren't you proud of your brother for almost scoring a goal?" Joshua said "Yeah, he did pretty good for just being a little kid". (and you are SO much older than Jacob, aren't you Josh!!!!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGIE!!!!!

GROW, Grass Man!!!

Jacob made this "grass man" in preschool. We took dirt, grass seed, and wrapped it up in panty hose and tied it at the bottom. I think it is cute, but his patience level is killing me. Every day he goes in the kitchen to look at g man and ask me when he will grow hair. Yesterday, I was able to show him one itty bitty hair sticking up! If you look close, you can see it! FINALLY!!!

Jacob

Jacob had a cowboy theme the other day at preschool. I thought he looked so cute in his outfit. We have the day off of school today. Teacher workday, or so they say. I don't know why they put vacation days so close together. Now we go until the end of May without anything!!! Speaking of Jacob....we are having a problem with him being "silly". He starts getting the giggles and won't stop, even when we are talking serious with him. He just doesn't know when to stop. Last night, I had gotten on him in the car a couple of times and I turned around in my frustration and said "Jacob, how many more times do I have to get on you about this...how many more times does mommy have to spank you before you understand?" Jacob said "I don't know....A LOT". No wonder he gets the giggles. I had to turn around and smirk myself!!

Super Savings Saturday

This is what I got for the week. The three soaps from Bath and Body Shop were free. I had a $10 off any purchase (it must have been birthday related) and I didn't even have to pay tax. I got three bottles of CVS brand tylenol and another Johnson's Buddy Bar. I think I have a new hobby now!

A Very Special Day

I really don’t know what to say. Yesterday, I had the most wonderful day. It was my birthday, and I have never been treated like such a princess. First of all, I got a lot of sweet cards from family and friends. Secondly, the preschool always treats teacher’s birthdays in a great way. I had flowers waiting for me. Melody gave me a book, a plant and some Reece’s (my favorite). The preschool also got me two bags of candy and a candle. One of my students gave me a necklace and earring set. Then of course, there were cupcakes…..but this was only the beginning.

I have a very romantic husband who decided to surprise me. He left like he was going to work, only he didn’t go to work. He took the day off, but didn’t tell me. I thought it was a normal day, but when I got back, he was here with a cake. He had also decorated the kitchen in purple and had a projector set up with my picture and “Happy Birthday” singing on it. We decided to get Joshua out of school early so that he could enjoy the party. Then, the kids (Jack) let me open presents. I got an outfit and the Waltons season 3 DVD (ok, that is showing my age). This again was not it. Jack had arranged for us to go out to dinner. We took our Outback gift certificate that we won at the couples conference and had a wonderful dinner….cheese fries, steak, and dessert to go!

Oh, and I was so touched at the kids. Jacob gave me a special key (it was special to him). Jenna and Joshua each gave me one of their dollars. I thought that was so sweet.

To everyone who made my special day so special, thank you! Thank you for sharing how much you care by your warm wishes and cards. It’s so nice to have friends that care. To my dear husband…….I don’t know what to say except thank you and I love you very much! Thank you for showing me how much you love me and how much you care for me.

Another Funny Saying....

We're sitting at the kitchen table and Jacob says "Mom, thanks for making my dinner.". Joshua pipes in and says "yes, thank you mom". Jacob says, "well, I said thank you because I really like this chicken casserole and bread...it's really good". Joshua pipes back in and says "well, you should always thank mom even if the food she makes isn't good!" Thank you Joshua! Of course, it's just another one of those moments when you had to be there to hear the entire conversation and see Joshua's expressions.