JACK

Bag Lady

Lauren came down the hall pushing everything she owns in that little stroller, plus her backpack. Coat, hat, magic wand, baby doll, maracas, jingle bells, composition book...she was happy as a clam. Kind of reminds me of Steve Martin in The Jerk...all I need is my beaded necklace and my teddy bear hat!  That's all I need!  And my doggy purse. And my kazoo :-)

TGIF

Oh, what a Friday. My work day was hellacious! HELLACIOUS, I say! My students were wonderful. However, I had some very terse words for a colleague who has continued to aggravate me all year. I know better than to let horrible people get under my skin, but I guess I was having a weak moment. Suffice to say, she should be especially grateful that public school teachers do not carry firearms--ha!
I was so grateful to Rob for hearing the desperation in my voice and taking us all out to dinner. We had a nice meal, a couple beers and a few laughs. The kids were perfectly behaved! They gobbled down TWO plates of fried calamari and enjoyed their Sprite and iPads. After dinner we wandered the harbor shopping area and took a detour into the arcade. For $20 we had an hour of fun, they each got a toy prize, and we all had a chocolate candy for dessert. Nights like that remind me what my priorities are. And just like that, all my day's trials fell away like water off a duck's back. Thanks family :-)

I Am an Idiot

As usual, I know nothing. I told Lauren to take a nap. She said no. Of course, makes perfect sense. Why should you take a nap if you aren't tired, right? BECAUSE YOU ARE TIRED!!! She fought and cajoled, whined and cried for an hour. Here she is 15 minutes after I finally let her up. We only had half an hour until tae kwon do, so I gave up. This time she was too tired to even discard her milk. She fell asleep on the couch against my clean laundry. Sigh. What do I know, I'm just a mom.

Spider girl

She uses her purse to fight crime. With great power, comes great accessorizing.

Science in Action

It's true! Fresh pineapples do float! Jack heard about this and wanted to test it out. They thought it was hilarious!

No Privacy

Seriously. We get NO privacy. Jack just pulled up a chair, grabbed a blanket, and camped out while waiting for Daddy this morning. I think Rob looks forward to going to work every Monday so he can use the potty alone!