When you have children, you want to give them everything--you know, within reason. You want them to be happy. I chalk up my recent moment of insanity to this overwhelming love of my children and my obsessive need to be the cool parent. That's the only explanation I can offer for my decision to let Sassy have another slumber party. She was given a choice for her birthday--a big party with lots of kids or a slumber party with just a few girls. You ...
Life & Love
Return of the Slumber Party: Part 1
This week's Flashback Friday has been rescheduled so that I can get caught up on the happenings of the last week. Seven days after the slumber party to celebrate Sassy's 9th birthday I am still recovering. I spent about 4 days sick in bed after the event. It started out as swollen tonsils, worked its way up to my head and has now settled in my chest. This nasty virus has systematically hammered its way through my body, making sure I will remember ...
Slumber Party!
Sassy recently hosted a sleepover. It wasn't for any special reason, it was just one of those spontaneous playdates that sort of grew and grew until the next thing I knew I had agreed to her having 2 friends spend the night. Sleepovers are still a relatively new concept for Sassy and acting as a hostess to other girls isn't something she has mastered, but the girls seemed to enjoy themselves. The evening consisted of dressing up, playing with ...
For Hire
For Hire:A slacker mom who, due to a lack of vision by her previous employers, was not recognized as the genius that she is. She has years of experience in customer service, managerial duties and putting up with corporate crap. Also highly qualified as a doormat.Slacker mom has many sought after skills and talents such as:Excellent at photographing things that don't move--a perfect skill for those needing a morgue photographer or want someone to ...
Trick or Treat
It's Halloween. My almost favorite holiday of the year. It always runs a close second to Christmas. Let's face it--Christmas trees and presents will always beat out going door to door to beg for candy and then having to pick out all those nasty wax-wrapped taffy things and the boxes of raisins just to get to the good stuff. For all those who hand out chocolate candy, we salute you. May you not get egged or TP'ed this holiday season. I especially ...
Welcome to the Jungle
In case you're new to this blog or you don't actually know me in person, let me tell you a little something about myself. I am a nerd. Always have been, always will be. I was one of those kids that was a little...slow to mature. I spent my entire school career being teased, picked on, ignored, you name it. It wasn't until junior year and for sure by my senior year that I finally felt comfortable enough with myself that it didn't bother me...as ...
Why I Will Never Be Allowed in the PTA
Classic Slacker Mom situation. I just got off the phone with the secretary of the elementary school that my kids are going to be attending. School starts in 2 weeks and after searching the website I realized I can't actually register them today as I had planned. See, I still don't have my TX driver's license. I've been waiting to get it until I knew where we were going to be living. It looks like we may have found a rental house but we haven't ...
It’s Not #@!% PMS!
You know what I hate? I hate it when you're having a bad day or maybe you're just a little grumpy and the man in your life just assumes it has to be PMS. Like you're not allowed to be less than chipper. If you aren't a glowing ray of sunshine than it must be some kind of hormonal thing. How incredibly sexist is that?You know what I hate more than that? When they're right.Yesterday was not the best day for me. I had to get up at 6 in the morning ...
Adventures in Moving: Part 5
Beware Readers: I am determined to finish the saga of our cross country move today so I may be more long-winded than usual. :)Short recap: Driving through El Paso with the 3 kids, the dog and the cat I decided I couldn't handle the stench of the former and didn't relish the thought of another night stretched out in the front seat of my mini van trying to get a few good hours of sleep. So we pulled into a cheap hotel for much needed showers and ...
Adventures in Moving: Part 4
Ahh, Day 3. We're making good time and the kids are doing great. I should've known that things were going too well.In Benson, AZ we pulled over at a McDonald's to get some food and cold drinks. When I was waiting to get my food at the drive thru window, my A/C suddenly stopped blowing out cold air. Just as I noticed that, my "Service Engine Soon" light came on and started dinging repetitively. I grabbed our food and pulled over as quick as I ...