Mom's Musings: August 2006 Archives

So, we're at Sam't Club getting a few things and we see a couple of nuns wearing brown habits. Myra looks at them and then asks us, "What are those Indians doing in here?"

That's right. Our baby girl turned five last Friday. That night, we had our own little family party. We dined at the finest McDonald's and then enjoyed a 4" double layer cake with sprinkles for dessert. We had to be sure to save all our energy (and belly room) for the BIG party on Sunday. I'm glad we did.

2:45 Sunday afternoon, Myra and I (unfortunately, Noah was not feeling well so he and Daddy stayed home) headed to WalMart to pick up the cake and then it was off to Main Event for a little bowling. Several of Myra's friends from her class last year had come to help us celebrate. It wasn't as terrible as I had imagined keeping seven five-year-olds entertained. Yes, it helped that Main Event provides their own hostess so the parents can sit back and relax or, in our case, take pictures.

We had a fun filled hour of bowling (Myra bowled a 76) which was about all the kids could take. By the time that short-but-somehow-long-at-the-same-time hour was up, all of them had asked me at least once "Are we going to have cake? ... When?" Thankfully, it was Karyn (our hostess) to the rescue. She lined the kids up in single file and lead them to the desk to return their shoes. She then lined them up side by side for a quick game of Red Light Green Light on the way to "Party Street". That's where we were finally able to eat some cake ... after some yummy pizza, that is. When all the kids had finished their piece (or two) of cake, it was time for the gifts. From what Myra said, she got everything that she has always wanted! After gifts, our time was up. All the kids were sad to go; they were ready for some more bowling. Luckily, Myra was smart enough to pick up some finger bowling games to place in goody bags.

Here's the big girl with the cake she "designed" all by herself. (There's more pictures to come as soon as we get the photo gallery working again.)

All in all it was a very good party. I will admit, I'm relieved that it's over and that we don't have to do it again for another year.

Aunt DooDoo brought some Zoo Pal plates over for Davis Day Care (yes, the school year has begun). Well, while Myra and I were getting our snack during quiet time (babies are sleeping YAY!), we decided to add a little fun.

Myra thinks we should get the babies out of bed with our masks on. I'm thinking that might not be the best idea she's ever had. She also thinks it would be fun to go pick up Daddy from work with them on. I wonder what the other teachers would think of the new guy's family then.

Today, it was Mommy's turn for a major hair chopping. I wasn't real sure how much I wanted off. The woman doing the big change had mentioned cutting it off little by little. As a result of her great idea, she ended up basicly giving me three hair cuts for a grand total of nine inches gone. What do you think? Me? I love it!

It looks quite a bit different from my picture in the little category stamp thingy in the corner huh?

Noah LOVES to crunch on ice. Because of this, I made sure to tell him "No taking off the lid" before I shared my drink in foam cup (this little bit of information is important) with him. He said "okay" in a somewhat disappointed tone. I gave him the drink and he happily went about his business. After a few minutes, I realized how quiet it was so I went looking for the little man. I found him sitting in the middle of the floor digging a hole in the side of the cup. I have a feeling he's going to be big trouble someday.

Well, as everyone already knows, my birthday was this past weekend. I wanted, however, to post about a couple of the gifts I received (besides the awesome garage sale). The first is a new ceiling fan for the master bedroom. It took quite a bit of time not only to install the thing but to pick it out also. You see, we have mission style furniture in our room and apparently, no one makes mission style fans. So, we were lucky to find this one. It's a little rustic for my taste but it matches quite nicely and it adds a some masculinity to the room which Josh seems to like. It's going to take a while to get used to the spotlight over the foot of the bed but ... I like it. It's just the thing I needed to motivate me to finally decorate our room. (Look out Josh, I'm invisioning a golden yellow with a touch of burgandy.)

Before: and After:

The second gift I'd like to mention is from my wonderful family. Josh had taken Myra out shopping one afternoon and when they got home Myra was so excited. She ran in yelling "Mommy, can you guess what your gift is?" Josh and I had both told her not to say anything. The next day Myra asked "Have you guessed what your gift is that you're going to take me to?" Okay, that made me a little curious but I resisted and told her to keep her mouth shut. About an hour later she said "Your going to take me some place that has banilla for your birthday gift. Is that a good hint?" I then knew they were going to take me out for ice cream.

The evening of my birthday, we had the Godes over for a cookout and a GIANT double cookie with cream in the middle. It was yummy! After dinner, Josh handed me my card and when I opened it up there was a gift certificate for a "Baby's Butt" pedicure. Myra said "Now do you know where you're taking me?" SHE TRICKED ME! She actually kept a secret for once.

The next day, Myra and I headed to the spa for some pampering. I got my relaxing pedicure complete with message and some sort of wax treatment. I just got the same ol' french manicure I always get (it goes with everything). Myra, not being a big fan of hot water, just got her fingers and painted ... She picked the colors herself.

I have had one AMAZING birthday weekend.

First, we had a garage sale (last Saturday) where we sold almost everything thanks to Granddaddy and Mimi help. We started out with a two car garage 1/3 full and stacked 3 feet high of stuff to sell. We ended with a half-full Honda CRV (back seats folded down and trunk filled up to the windows - still able to see out the back and sides from the drivers seat). AMAZING!

I wish I had taken a before picture of the garage but these picture of my little helpers will have to do...

Second, we actually had a person who had stopped by the garage sale come back the next day (Sunday) asking if we still had certain items. They just walked up and rang the doorbell. To bad for them, we sold those items. AMAZING!

Third, I had just gotten home from running errands with the kids when the guy working on the house next door told me what a nice car I had and wanted to know if I wanted to sell it. I thought he was talking about our Vue so of course I said "no". He clarified that he was talking about the Buick and wanted to know how much. Josh and I had planned on selling it but we were going to wait until around Christmas ... when we would get a new-to-Josh car. Since this guy was there with cash ... the "Granny-mobile" is now an "Abuela-mobile" (I think that's right). A-MAZ-ING!

I'm wondering what's going to happen next. I'm also hoping that our ... luck? ... won't be changing anytime soon. We're on a roll and we like it! We like it a lot.