Happy Mother's Day

Well Mike and the kids had gotten me some rose bushes that I planted yesterday and today was off to a good start. Mike was up making us breakfast and Mason and I went downstairs to hang out. Mason had to go potty, missed the toilet and ended up peeing all over the floor. So I got to clean that up. Then Mia came down very whiny. I told her if she was that tired to go lay down on the couch so she went and lied down for a bit. Then she started complaining her stomach hurt. Mike and I thought she was just being whiny again until she walked over to the table and started throwing up all over. We ended up missing church since she's so sick so I feel a little guilty missing mass even though I have a good excuse.
She hasn't been able to keep anything down yet, not even water and I keep freaking out she has a concussion from being hit in the head yesterday. Mike assures me it's not that and to stop being so paranoid. I guess it's karma for being mad at her in the store yesterday. Just when I thought I reached my limit with her.... she goes missing..... then gets hurt.... now sick.

Here's to feeling like the worst mother in the world on Mother's Day.

Bad day for the little Asian Dutch girl

Today I was in the beginnings of a panic attack. We went to Costco and Mia was "acting up". Mike and Mason had moved to another section and I turned and told Mia, "Let's go right now." I started to walk off, glanced back once (she was right behind me) then caught up to the boys. I said to Mike, "She's really ticking me off, I just want to smack her." Then I turn around to look at her and she's not there. So I go back to where we were (5 feet away) and she's gone. Then I go back to Mike and tell him I can't find her. He goes to look and can't find her either. We are searching the store, I'm literally screaming her name and starting to cry. Mike comes back again empty handed. That's when the panic starts in and all that's running in my head is how I said, "I just want to smack her." Then I see out of the corner of my eye Mia walking with on older woman toward the front of the store. I'm now hysterically screaming her name trying to pull the cart with Mason in it running down a parallel aisle until the woman see me and brings her to me. OMG! It took me a couple hours to calm down after that.

Later in the yard we were trying out our new "ladder golf" game that we made. Mia and Mason are having lots of fun whipping the golf balls around and I just knew someone was going to get hit. Mike was in the midst of throwing when Mia runs right in front of it and gets smacked with a golf ball in the forehead. She seemed to be fine minutes later but has a huge "goose egg" on her forehead.

On a nicer note here is Mia in her Dutch costume at the Kinderparade.

and here is Mia "Dutch Dancing".

Zumba

I've finally decided that I need to do something to lose some weight. I'm not seriously overweight but I need to lose about 15lbs. I have NO willpower and it used to be I ate whatever I wanted and would just run/workout a little more to make up for my eating habits. Well now that I don't have the time to work out anymore.... and I've had children..... and I'm *ahem* considered to be in my late thirties now..... I actually have to diet. My SILs & BILs have lost a lot of weight doing the Weight Watcher points system so Mike and I have been doing it for the past 3 weeks or so. While we didn't actually sign up with Weight Watchers we figured out enough on the internet to give it a try. Mike has lost like 8 lbs, me nothing. What's frustrating about it is that Mike doesn't need to lose any weight he's just "sympathy dieting" because he knows I have no willpower. Also, the fact that I feel like I've sacrificed a LOT and have lost nothing.

Anyway, two of my friends and I signed up for Zumba and had our first class last night. I think it's so much fun even though I can't get my body to move like the instructor's. I told my friends that Mike would LOVE it if I could move like that but alas.....it's like getting a robot to shake it's butt.

When I came home last night Mia runs to the door to give me a hug and says, "Momma you got fat!"
WHAT!
Then she says, "You better go downstairs and get on the treadmill."
Traitor!

The Snake Charmers

So we went to Kinderplaats last Saturday and let the kids have fun. There was a guy with a BIG snake there this year and he was letting people hold it. My kids INSISTED on holding it, they don't get that from me. The snake from what I was told weighed just as much as Mason. I don't know how he was able to hold it.

The kids don't have school today due to Tulip Time so I was planning on taking them to a parade but it looks as though it may be rained out. So now it looks like I just get them the whole day inside. Yea, pray for me.

I bought a corkboard the other day with the intention of making a memo board for Mia. Here is how it turned out.




I did buy one to do for Mason but haven't gotten around to it yet. Happy Tulip Time everyone.

It's Tulip Time again

It's Tulip Time again here in Holland. The fireworks were cancelled Friday and Saturday night due to rain so we're not sure if we'll have them this year or not. I especially like the fireworks since while everyone crowds downtown to see them.... we can see them from our front yard and we'll just get some chairs and sit in the driveway to watch.

Last year we did all 3 parades, Kinderplaats .... I think we did it all. This year I'm planning on at least 2 parades and we did do Kinderplaats last Saturday. I'll post pictures when I can. The tulips were definitely not as abundant as last year which is a shame because I LOVE tulips.

I stopped and got the kids their first elephant ear yesterday...Mia didn't really eat her part but Mason scarfed it down. He said, "elephant ears are too good". Fried dough with butter sugar and cinnamon, what's not to love?

My Theme song

They say your life's theme song is whatever was #1 on the charts the day you were born. So I looked mine up and it was something called "It’s Too Late - Carole King". Not sure what that's supposed to tell me. They say it could also be the song when you turned 18 which is- "Toy Soldiers - Martika". That's not much better. I did have a little better luck with my wedding date though- "Fallin'- Alicia Keys". I thought for sure something like "Smack my b**** up-Prodigy" would come up. Guess my marriage has a better theme than my life.

Find your theme song here.

The Burg Backin' The Rack

Yesterday the kids and I went to Lansing to walk with two of my SIL's and some friends for the Breast Cancer walk. Down in front is Mary (one of SIL's best friends and really part of our family) wearing the pink survivor T-shirt. She had her last treatment Thursday and walked the race in pain and on Darvocet. She is one tough lady! A group of Mary and Colleen's friends from Laingsburg formed a team to do the walk to support Mary and raise money, hence "The burg Backin' the Rack".

There were about 6500 people there and it was crowded! The kids fell asleep about half way through the walk which was great because the fighting stopped. They're much cuter when their quiet too even if Mia sleeps with her mouth open. The weather turned out to be just right for the walk and it was a great day. Afterwards Colleen had a party back at her house and in true Colleen fashion went all out. She made riboon chocolates, had pink riboon hats (see photo above on left), pink cupcakes, pink ribbon balloons and even pink ribbon koozies for your drinks. I think if Colleen ever gives up her eye practice she should become a party planner.

Anyway great cause. Don't forget to click here to get women their free mammograms.

Funny and not so funny

A couple of conversations with my kids that have stuck in my mind:

Funny- In the car on the way home from school the other day Mia was asking me something.....

Me- I don't know, honey.
Mia- What! What do you mean you don't know?
Me- Sorry, I don't know. Am I supposed to know everything?
Mia- Yes, you're a mom! Just like Grandma's know everything too.
Mason- But not Grandpas.
Me- What Grandpas don't know everything?
Mason- Grandpas are boys right?
Me- Yes
Mason- Grandpas don't know because they are boys.

Not so Funny-

Mia- Do you know why I call Mason "poo poo head" sometimes?
Me- No, why? (Like I should have asked)
Mia- Because he reminds me of something that comes out of my butt sometimes.

Nice.

The Dolphin Show

So I already stated that the pool was the kids favorite part of vacation. Mia would perform the "dolphin show" everyday. There would be lots of singing and different tricks into and out of the water. The last day Mike helped her and would push her out of the water like the dolphins and whales did to the performers at Sea World. She is very confident in the water and now and will even do cannonballs into the deep end.

Mason got a little more confident everyday and was starting to hang on to the side of the hot tub (he likes the hot tub vs the pool) and kick. He'd only do it on the step for pictures though.

My cousin Karen, her daughter Emily and my Aunt Betty came and spent a pool day with us Saturday. I hadn't seen my cousin since her wedding in 1994 and it was the first time I had met Emily who is now 10. Wow! It was great seeing her but somehow I didn't have my camera with me then and I didn't get one picture of them. Her husband, Bruce, and son, Zach, came up later Saturday afternoon. When we decided we had enough the pool and was starting to gather our things my left side of my face started to feel warm. Of course, I sunburned half of my face. I had the raccoon eyes going from my sunglasses but one side if my head was definitely darker (red) then the other side. I felt like one of those villain cartoon characters where one side of their face is normal and the other evil.

Later that night Aunt Betty babysat all the kids and let us go out and have a nice dinner with Karen and Bruce. It was nice catching up and getting some good food. We went for Sushi but it was really hard deciding on something as Orlando had every restaurant imaginable and we're used to Holland where there isn't that many good places to eat.

Well, I think this will end the vacation wrap-up as I'm sure everyone doesn't want to hear every little detail of our lives. Just the highlights right? and hopefully not to much griping.

Shamu Shamu Sea World was a great deal as I found a discount online and with any paid ticket you get a 2nd day free. So all of us (My SIL's family too) went to Sea World Friday. It started out great as Mia LOVES animals and was excited to pet Rays and see dolphins. We saw the some shows, some exhibits and then found the best part of the park. The free beer! As Sea World is owned by Anhueser Busch they had a hospitality room where they handed out samples (regular size beers). I am not a big fan of Budweiser but they had all kinds to include Rolling Rock, Kirin and Amberbock. The park was pretty crowded so we just kept getting back in line. Then we saw Shamu's show and went to the "Happy Harbor" where there's kid's rides, games and a huge net tunnel system. This is where Mike lost it. Mason wanted to go up in the tunnels so he went with Mia and their cousin Bailey. Mike followed as Mason is really tiny and thought he'd need help. Mason was quick and just kept going and while Mike helped Mia.... Mason took off with Bailey following (Thank God she stuck with him!). They got to the tunnels where 5 or 6 would intersect into each other and the other children basically used Mason as a stepping stone. Mike couldn't get past the other kids and therefore couldn't get to the kids. Bailey got Mason to turn around and they eventually made it back to Mike. Mike said the tunnels felt like an oven and must have been about 120F inside. He said he was just happy to get his kid back alive and unharmed.

Then he came down REALLY pissed off and we left the park. Just a note there were a lot of school field trips and we see groups of children (or just a few) with their matching T-shirts walking around unsupervised. They were not at an age where I would have let them navigate the park unchaperoned. Good to know that I'm going to have to volunteer to chaperon to make sure my children our safe on their future school field trips.

The scene of the crime.

We went back to the condo and to the pool. Al (my SIL), says, "you know it's sad because this is the happiest our kids have been in the last two days." Not at Disney, not at Sea World.... at the pool where there is no admission charge.

We did go back to Sea World last Tuesday before we came home. It was much better! We actually had a good time. We some 3 shows and this time was down front for the Shamu show (right in the heart of the Splash zone but it missed us and we remained totally dry). The kids did some rides, got their picture with Shamu (the character walking around) and we still left early enough to go to the pool when we went back to the condo.

Happiest Place on Earth my A**

So the first day out we went to Epcot. I chose Epcot because it is the one park we didn't do last year, I remembered something with Dinosaurs there, I thought the kids would enjoy seeing the different countries and I heard Soarin' was a good ride. A poor choice for the kids. I think most of it was above them and there wasn't one ride that Mason was tall enough to get on. Mia really wanted to see Mulan so we went to China and Mushu the dragon was out. We were the lone family visiting with Mushu and I asked the guy when Mulan was coming back out and he said, "not today". So the ONE thing Mia wanted to see there was not happening. The ONE thing I wanted to do there didn't happen either as they had stopped giving out Fast Passes for Soarin' before noon and the wait was 90 minutes.

Wednesday was spent by the pool and Mike's sister, Alice, and her family came up that evening. We all went to the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and Seaworld on Friday. We will never again go to Disney in April. It was packed (or course it's spring break) as I think there were almost double the people there then our visit last year. That did not make for a fun time. We'd be at the park (even at Epcot) for about an hour and the kids would start crying to leave and go home to the pool. NICE! We had a really hard time trying to leave the Magic Kingdom as people crowded, pushed and screamed, "Can you let me out, I'm just trying to get out". Yeah, you and the rest of us. We got separated of course and Mike and this story to tell me when we met up. Mia had fallen asleep in the stroller before we left and Mike pushed her while I carried Mason. Mike said they were standing at a stand still when the guy in front of him who looked to be 80 turned around and started kicking the stroller. (we understand that occasionally while walking in a crowd we have bumped into the back of people with the stroller but they were at a stand still). Mike says, "Uh, What are you doing? My 5-year old is sleeping". The guy looks up at Mike and says, "I'm just sooo frustrated". Mike: "Well you better stop kicking my daughter." The guy, "I'm just so frustrated". Mike: "You're pretty tough with my 5-year old daughter but if you kick her any more I'm going to kick your a**". The guy: "Well, I just had heart surgery two days ago." Mike: "I don't give a s***, that's my daughter". Then the crowd started moving again and they went their separate ways. That puts you in a great mood just as you leave the park.

Don't get me wrong there were good times in there but the whining (of my children), the rudeness (of other people) and the long waits + hot weather pretty much ruined it for us. At one point, I turned to my SIL and said (as I was putting my camera away), "I don't know why I bother trying to take all these fake pictures of a great time". I guess it's so I can look back and say, "Oh, look what a great time we had (because we're all smiling)". So I took the picture of Mia above so I could remember what it was really like:)

I'll rant about Sea World tomorrow.

We're off to Florida

OK, we were off to Florida last week but I just thought I'd show the natural progression of flight when you have a night flight with kids. First- very excited, Second- snack with a movie to be followed by the "Crash".

We were pleasantly surprised how our travels turned out until we reached our condo. We rented from a guy on VRBO. In one of his e-mails it read, "print out this e-mail and show it to the guard at the gate so he knows you're renting from me." So it's about 1:30 am I show the guard the e-mail and he says, "it doesn't show your dates on here so I can't let you in". So he trys to call the owner who of course doesn't answer his phone because it's after 1:30 in the morning. The guard guy does "vouch" for us and let us in after all. We finally get to the condo to find the owner had given us the wrong code on the lock box and we cannot get in. Mike and I are getting really pissed off with the realization that we came all this way and we're going to end up sleeping in the car. I cannot let it go so I start checking the windows and find one unlocked..... I popped the screen, crawled through the window and unlocked the front door. Yes, I started my vacation with some B & E. It ended up being OK as I was able to get a hold of the owner the next morning who told me the right code to get the key so we weren't stranded in the condo.

Anyway, I thought I'd start off our vacation "telling" with pictures of Mia at Epcot for my mom.

I walked into one of the stores in Japan because I saw Hello Kitty. It was Hello Kitty mecca and what 30 something woman isn't obsessed with Hello Kitty? I know I'm not alone just admit it.

So at the back end of the store they have more traditional type items from Japan with a section just of Kimonos. The girls saw Mia and dressed her up. I thought my mom would LOVE seeing Mia in a kimono. After that we grabbed some lunch and Mia being the noodle lover she is went for some Udon noodles. She of course slurped them in true Japanese fashion. See mom, some of your genes made it into the kids:)

The boy who didn't cry wolf

While I had been fighting yet another cold this week the kids seemed fine. Monday they seemed a little stuffy so I gave them some cold medicine but that was it. Tuesday when I went to pick the kids up from school I arrived to find Mason asleep. Their teacher said Mason came up to her and said, "I need to go lie down". So she read him a story and he fell asleep. If only it worked that way it home. The kid stopped napping shortly after he turned 2 and I battle all night to get both kids into bed at night. Around dinner time Tuesday night Mason started holding his right ear and crying, "ear hurts". Mike said that he had been playing with his ears and Mason didn't like it. This went on for an hour or so and then he seemed fine the rest of the night. In fact, I had the usual fight to get him to go to bed. Wednesday he wakes up holding his ear again crying and moaning. Then he starts switching holding the other ear. Most of the time he acts normal. No fever nothing. I take a flashlight and look in his ears and it doesn't even look pink so I'm starting to think he's just fine and likes the attention from me. I decide since we're getting on an airplane Monday I better take him to the doctor just in case so we go later Wednesday afternoon. Sure enough he has ear infections. I just felt bad all around. First because I doubted him really being sick and second because I also felt a little justified going to the doctor since he was sick. So he's on antibiotics acting totally normal. I'm hoping we don't get sick (sicker) on our vacation. I think I'm just as excited as the kids are. Tomorrow I need to start packing, I dread that. It's not so much the clothes part but the carseats, strollers, etc.

I'm off to try to get some sleep since I'm sure I'll get none the next two nights.

A Pet Peeve

Can't sleep so I thought I'd write about one of the many things that annoy me.

A couple of weeks ago I participated in a Fundraiser that involved getting my kids pictures taken. I read about the boy who the Fundraiser was helping in the local paper and the story got to me so when a friend e-mailed about the Fundraiser I was very willing.

The Fundraiser was to have your kid's pictures taken with that "antique" motif in sepia for $10 and you got a free 10x13 picture. 100% of the money went to the boy and who doesn't like pictures of their kids. I'm not really a fan of the "Antique" look and would have rather have had my kid's pictures in normal clothes but I just went with it. Today was the day I went back to view the photos and pick up my free picture. It's not just this photographer mind you because everyone does it (my pet peeve) Sears, Olan Mills, the pre-school photographer for the school, etc. Here's how it went down.
I knew before I got there the cost of the packages (starting at $129.95) so I thought maybe I'd buy just a couple of sheets if I liked some of the pictures. I knew there'd be some good pictures since my kid's thought the photographer was the funniest man on earth and couldn't stop laughing during the sitting. I walked in and he laid out all the pictures and the prices and walked away. At least there was no pressure. He had printed out 8x10s, 5x7s, wallets and proofs for each of 17 different poses. Sheets were $40 a piece and all the photos were great. The "goofed up" shot was Mason flipping Mia off but it was still darn cute. Truly, I don't know what he was doing with his hand... they're both laughing (smiling) but his middle finger is clearly alone pointing up. That would have been a good one to have for the scrapbook. Anyway, I don't know how I did it but I didn't buy anything. It was torture. So what is my pet peeve.... the knowledge that they're just throwing all those great pictures in the trash.

End of rant.

Rising from the ashes once again

I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel from being sick again. Easter was great, Monday was OK, then Tuesday it went downhill. Usually when I'm sick, I'm the worst in the morning and I feel better as the day goes on. This time it was reverse. As time ticked by I slowly turned into an invalid. Then came Wednesday when Mike had to come home and I slept for over 18 hours straight. To top it off the kids weren't sick. Thank god for TV because who knows what they would've been into with me passing out when their under my watch. That's one of my biggest complaints of being a SAHM, no sick days ever. I can't even drop dead because of the worry of who will watch the kids. Anyway, I'm awake and healing.
How did I get sick you ask.... well you didn't but I'm posing the question anyway. Every time I'm exposed to certain children, someone in my family is sick days later. Maybe I'm allergic to them or something. It's weird and I'm not making it up.... every time we spend any amount of time with these kids we're takin' down. Anyway, we've been locked up in the house for a couple of days now and my kids have cabin fever. Spring better come soon.

Happy Easter

I actually prepared Easter eggs this year. I figure egg salad sandwich... throw them in a salad they'll get used. I haven't had a hard boiled egg in a long time. Maybe if the kids see me eat one they'll want them too. The rest of the pictures are from the kids Easter egg hunt it wasn't so much as a hunt as a feeding frenzy. I think the kids had all the eggs cleared out in 5 minutes. This was are 3rd year going and the kids loved it. What's not to love? Free candy and lots of it. We had a great day today as well. I hope to have some time to better recap the weekend.

Good Friday

My mom was going to come visit Friday yesterday but due to a very sick dog (he's been at the vet ALL week) didn't come in case it wasn't good news when they called. Sooo, since Mike had the day off too we went to Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies. Around 11am or so it started snowing and we probably got around a foot of snow here. IT SUCKS! It was wild to be in this really warm atrium with butterflies, flowers, waterfalls and tropical plants and see the snow falling on the other side of the glass. We love going to see the butterflies every year and always take a ton of pictures. What do I do with the pictures of all the butterflies and flowers I take, um... nothing but nevertheless it still happens.

We usually take the time to walk around and look at the art both inside and outside too as they have a really nice outside area but it was too freakin' cold. I mean I barely survived the biting cold walk/run from the car and back. It took us well over an hour to get home as there were cars off the road everywhere and the average speed on the highway was 30 mph. There was a lot of crazy drivers... the ones that get so freaked out driving during a snow storm that they are more likely in reality to cause the accident then stay out of one by hitting their brakes to try to slow down and drive 30 mph in the passing lane. Mike says everytime, "I bet you it's a woman." I gave up being offended because every time we drove by and I looked.... it was.

Happy Easter!

Week of theater

So as I was browsing the local paper last Thursday and saw a not so local high school was putting on Cinderella and another more local school was putting on Beauty and the Beast. I've been meaning to take the kids to live performances but have missed the ones that I thought they'd do well at. So Thursday night I let Mia choose what she wants to see and she picks Cinderella since she saw Beauty and the Beast at WDW. Mason wanted to come too and since Mike was sick in bed I took both kids to get some culture. Let's just say there won't be any American Idols coming out of that school. In the opening act everyone pretty much had a role to say or sing and it was G** awful! (See how I tried not to take the Lord's name in vain there:) Just attended the reconcilatory mass last night so I can be better than sinning the day after I was absolved. Yay me!) Anyway, the kids really seemed to enjoy it. After talking to some people Friday day and hearing the Beauty and the Beast show was supposed to be good.... I packed up the family and dragged them to that show Friday night. It was the last performance so it was then or never. Mike was less than thrilled to be going since it was the first nice day all winter and I was dragging him to an indoor event but he eventually got over it. I think. When we arrived the show was sold out but they sold us tickets and let us sit in the balcony. We couldn't really see that well from a couple of rows back so the kids went up to the railing and sat on the floor. It was really very good... just a little long. The show started at 7pm and it was about 10pm when we left. Below is a picture of the kids pressing their little faces between the railings to see.

So we pretty much had a filled weekend. Thursday-Cinderella, Friday- Beauty and the Beast, Saturday- Christie/Mia had a tea party to attend and Mason/Mike went to an Outdoor Expo in Grand Rapids and saw the St. Patricks day parade. Then we arrived home around the same time and the kids were invited to a bowling birthday party (last minute) so we went to that too. Sunday- of course there's mass and then after lunch we went out to our friend's farm. They will be watching the beast for us when we go to Florida so we brought him out to get him acquainted with the farm. They have 2 horses, a goat, a chicken (that's all that's left) and some cats. I'm just tired. Yesterday was a blur in the morning, the running errands while the kids were at school, then home to finish St Pat's dinner (corn beef and cabbage) and then dragging the kids back out so we could go to mass. Today was no rest either. Mike got me up in the morning to run and then it was out the door to take the kids to their last swim class this season. Running late from that it was lunch at McD's and then off to preschool. Then I got to grocery shop which always takes me FOREVER and by the time I got home fed me, put away the groceries, it was off to pick up the kids again. I have to say McD's put me on the spot today. Usually, if I have to do McD's.... I buy an EV meal like the 10 piece chicken nuggets or 2 cheeseburger meal. I get the coke for me and then go home divide up the meal between the kids and give them milk. Yes, it's all because I'm a cheap bast*** (you can fill in the rest without me actually swearing). This time I go through the drive thru with my plan set in my head, look at the order menu and see Happy Meals are Disney Pirates & Princess. Plus there's a chance in each Happy Meal that you may win a "Dream Vacation". Well we are going to Disney pretty soon so why not. I hand the kids their respective meals as we pull away from the window.
Mason- You got us toys? (In total disbelief)
Mia- You got me a juice box?...Wow, I got a wand!
Mason- I, I, I, (stuttering because he's so excited) got a skeleton guy with swords.

Mom was loved today so Mom is happy.

Hangin' in the hood

Mason likes his "fire" hat so much he has taken to wearing it all the time. He's like a little gangsta' just kickin back with his pants hanging low. (That would be because the kid doesn't eat and is barely on the charts anymore for his age)

He is like his Dad in the fact that he likes cereal for any meal. He is a breakfast guy while me and Mia could really pass on breakfast. (unless it's bacon, who doesn't love bacon). Mia on the other had is all noodles all the time. We went to a Tea party Saturday morning and while there was cinnamon rolls, monkey bread, cookies, quiche, etc.... what does my little girl want? You got it 2 helpings of pasta salad. She's like me in the sense that I'll pass on something really sweet and stick with the appetizers. However she's not like me since she can handle 4 helpings of spaghetti and still be rail thin.

Anyway, picture of me and Mia Saturday morning.

Not one of the Chosen

Who would have thought enrolling in Kindergarten would be stressful. There are two schools that I'd like to enroll Mia in and we did attend both open houses. The first is done be lottery for new students. So about 40 spots for Kindergarten and you subtract spots for siblings of students already enrolled then have a lottery for the rest. Last year they had about 100 applicants and 25 spots. The other school would be "school of choice" for us and shouldn't be a problem getting in but there were a lot of kids at the open house and I won't know until May if she is actually enrolled there or not. Our neighbors child was "accepted" into the first school and there was a definite attitude about her being "Chosen". Needless to say we didn't tell them (or most people for that matter) that we were considering that school and applied since I didn't want to hear that my child isn't special enough to be "Chosen". While at my Moms meeting this morning one of the other moms mentioned that the lottery had already taken place as her friend's son had been accepted. So I come home and called the school. Mia is 29 on the waiting list. They told me the letters would me mailed out soon. So while I had joked this morning that she'd be getting a rejection letter for her application to Kindergarten..... she really is. That is nuts! Now if she doesn't get into the other school I'll be really panicked but powerless to do anything about it. So goes most of my life.
Also, this morning it was good to see that I didn't poison a new member's children. I dropped off a Blueberry bread to her earlier this week to say "Welcome to the neighborhood" and I thought as I looked at the ingredients on my counter it was milk-free. I remembered she had said her kid's had a milk allergy so I dropped it off and made a point of telling her it was milk-free. As I lay in bed later that night I kept thinking, "how can that bread not have milk?". As I thought about it more it definitely does have milk. It calls for sour milk so I had the milk set aside to sour when I was glancing at the ingredients on my counter. So what I was really saying was, "Welcome to the neighborhood and let me try and kill your children". I was unbelievably relieved to see them all healthy this morning. When I tried to call and warn her there was no answer and I just had visions of them all at the hospital. So that's one stress that I can let go.