Been playing with flowers....

I don't know how some women do it. I don't know how they can work full time, take care of the house and kids, take their kids to all of their extra things, and find time to exercise (or eat!). I've been really pooped. I'm not working today because I had promise Joshua I'd go on his field trip with him. Of course I don't know if they're even going (surely not!) because it's very wet outside, flooded in some places. It's past 9 and they're supposed to leave at 10:30 and his teacher still doesn't know if they're going. Now call me crazy but taking the whole kindergarten to a flooded park for a picnic isn't the most brilliant idea!! I'm not sure what there is to think about. She said she'd call me but I really doubt it. She's one of those people who says she'll do things but rarely does. I'll go back up there and see. Anyway, I'll be back up at the shop tomorrow. I have SO much fun working up there! I think I'm delivering Mother's Day flowers all day tomorrow. I helped with arrangements yesterday and went on a couple of deliveries. One of the houses I went to looked like the White House. I really like delivering to those places because they ask you to bring the flowers in for them so I get to see the insides :). WOW. You wouldn't believe the insides of some of these houses. On Tuesday I worked on a piece for a funeral. I was really happy to work on that one. It was on an easel and was a double heart filled with flowers. It was for a mother from her children. Really really sad. I'm looking forward to going back and playing with the flowers again tomorrow. I laugh so hard when I'm up there with them I've thought I cracked ribs a couple of times...LOL. I have a new appreciation for flowers now that I know how much the good ones cost...lol.

Probably won't be around much this week....

Since Mother's Day is Sunday I'll be working all of this week starting tomorrow. I was needed today but Joshua had an ear appt. It took a lot longer than I had thought so he just stayed home today. Anyway I'm really glad I'm working this week! I think I'm helping in the shop Tues- Thurs. and then delivering flowers on Friday and Saturday. I'm putting all of that money back for my trip to Chicago next month. I feel a lot better when I can earn some money myself because I feel badly when I do things big like taking trips ect...without Mike and the kids. I don't feel as bad if I'm taking care of some of it. Mike takes care of it fine, it's just a me thing :). I guess I feel like I'm taking away from them when I spend it on myself. Speaking of Mike and money, you know what really bugs me? When someone says he's cheap. Mike's not cheap. Let me point a few things out here. I'm a stay at home mom, we live in a really nice quiet neighborhood, we have 2 cars, we go on vacations, we go out together often..well I could go on for hours here. He's not cheap, he's smart. When I work, I don't work because I have to, I work because I want to. If he wasn't smart, I'd be working because I had to and we'd be in debt like half the nation. In fact, I think I'm the only person on the entire block that's home during the day. I'm off to finish laundry and cleaning since I probably won't get much done here the rest of the week. I'll pop in when I can :)

Birthday party day!

I'm glad that's over! I'm pooped! It seems like we've been celebrating all week. Joshua and his friends had a really good time at his party today. We had his party at the bowling alley. On the way we picked up Cassie's best friend so she'd have someone to bowl with. I guess bowling with a bunch of 5 & 6 year old little boys didn't appeal to her...lol. Joshua loves dogs so he had a doggie birthday party. I LOVED his cake! They did such a good job on it! Isn't it great?! It looked a lot better in person than in the pic. Tonight we went to dinner and then did Mother's Day shopping. Now I'm off to finish stitching a b-day gift :).

If I had a hammock.....

I'd be perched out in the backyard right now! It's SO pretty outside! The high today is supposed to be 92. So far I've spent the first part of the day cleaning, doing laundry, and getting things ready for Joshua's party tomorrow. I've got all of the windows open and the air is off but let's see how long that'll last, shall we? LOL :). Joshua's ball team is having their ball pics made at 5 and then he has a game right after that. Mike should get off work shortly after that. I think he wants to take them to Chuck E Cheese tonight. He worked different hours this week. He usually doesn't get home until really late so it's not very often that we get to go out together during the week. There's only 3 weeks left of school and they look like pretty busy days. Lots of field trips and outings between the 2 kiddos. Of course I'll be tagging along with them :).

Busy, Busy, Busy

At 11:30 this morning, Joshua turned 6! I took him lunch and ice cream at school today and then surprised Cassie with ice cream too. After that I went to pick up cupcakes for his class and then took those up there at 2:30. Here's what I learned today:

Never ever ever take cupcakes to a class full of 5 and 6 year olds that are covered in bright blue icing! Not a good idea!!! Yes, they're very pretty BUT their mouths, faces, tongues, and teeth were VERY blue when they left school. I took off with Joshua before any of their parents could catch me..LOL!

After we got home from school my parents came over to see him. Shortly after that Mike got home. Joshie opened his gifts and then we went out to dinner. He had a really great day and is thrilled that he's 6 :). He's having a bowling party on Saturday with a few friends and is really excited about that :)

Now that's just wrong....

So, I just got back from picking the kids up from school a bit ago. Cassie had told me she wanted to try out for choir next year. She had her audition today. She said she doesn't know how she did or when they'd find out who did/didn't make it. She then went on to tell me that one of her friends auditioned as well and when he was singing one of the teachers (judges I guess) turned her head and started laughing! Can you believe that?! That could traumatize a kid! Good grief! Some people! She's been watching too much American Idol or something.. Anyway....

I'm feeling a lot better than I did earlier. I took a little cat nap and then wrapped Joshua's b-day presents. Guess what?! I'm so excited!! One of my good stitching friends lives in Wisconsin and will be taking the train in to Chicago while I'm there so we can spend part of the day together. How great is that?! I'm really excited that I get to give her birthday present to her in person instead of mailing it :)

My tonsils hurt

That's not a really good way to start off the day is it? My throat doesn't hurt it's my tonsils, and mostly on the right side. If you would've talked to me a year or so ago then I would've told you I was planning to have them out this year. Plans change though..lol. After the wisdow tooth extraction from Hell, I've decided if it's not cosmetic or life threatening then I'm not having it removed..lol! I don't think I'm getting strep throat because they started hurting last night. Usually if I'm getting strep it comes along really quickly. I really didn't want to get up this morning. I did manage to drag myself to the grocery store. Joshua's b-day is tomorrow so I had to get drinks and put in the cupcake order for his class. His party's not until Saturday so I had to do something special for tomorrow :). I think we're giving him his gifts tomorrow but Cassie wants to save the gift she got for him for his party. I had planned on doing some Mother's Day shopping today but I'm just feeling blah. It's supposed to be stormy again today. It's a really good day to stitch, I just wish I felt like it.