Brando is volunteering at the boys school today as a W*TCH DOG (Dads of Gre*t Students). It is so adorable. He has been helping out not only in the boys classrooms but all other classrooms in their grades as well. He said the third graders are so excited when he comes in and exclaim, "Are you the W*tch Dog today?!" When I walked in to do Wednesday folders he was playing a game with a few fifth graders at a table in the extra wide hallway. He makes my heart melt with how good he is with kids.
Random other fun facts for today:
*I got to see Mi! She stopped in Aust*n on her way from Dallas to San Antonio on the tour she's on and texted me to come see her. Of course I ran over there right away. I got the texts too late to have lunch with her but we managed to fit about 30 hugs in five minutes and it was totally worth it to see her!
*I got acupuncture today for my arms. Sooooo relaxing. I love the dark lit rooms and the quiet music. It's a student clinic so there's always two students and a professional and they are always so peaceful and relaxing and talkative. It's a very therapeutic setting, never mind the acupuncture!
*Shawners says when Grandma & Grandpa left, "I'm so sad my Grandma and Grandpa are gone. I wish me and Justinbustin went to Cal*fornia with them"
*Talking about going to Cali in the winter, Shawners says, "The good thing about going to California in the winter is we go there and it's cold and we come back and it's cold. Not like in the summer when we bake in the oven like a bacon."
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Black Friday
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
DAMMIT
I completely, totally, one hundred percent forgot I had my government class yesterday. My parents are in town, the boys were off school, and it was Brando's one day off this week (besides the actual day of Thanksgiving) so I was in total vacation mode and it just COMPLETELY SLIPPED MY MIND. I am SO MAD AT MYSELF and trying not to be. The worst part is I was sleeping in!!! So I TOTALLY could've gone. It wasn't even like I missed a fabulous family breakfast like we had on Sunday when Brando made us an omelette buffet and made us omelettes to order. I SLEPT IN. I have an exam next Wednesday so now I will have to work twice as hard to make up for it once my parents take off. AND, UGH, I just realized I have a class next Monday too when my parents are taking off for the airport. AND a paper due that day. I guess I'm glad I'm writing this out so I can realize what I need to get done.
I've realized I have a HUGE PROBLEM when my schedule changes. I FORGET EVERYTHING I REGULARLY HAVE TO DO. Seriously, I don't know how many "regular" things I do that I have just completely utterly dropped when my schedule changes in the slightest, i.e. doing Wednesday folders for Justinbustin's class when I stopped volunteering on Wednesdays and Shawners had a field trip that day. I remembered Shawner's Wednesday folders, I even helped the Mom delivering spirit gear that morning. Just completely forgot Justinbustin's class!! Until the next morning even!
Much like this government class yesterday. Totally didn't realize I'd forgotten til' I woke up at 8am and panicked cause I thought I had to be in class in an hour. Then realized it was YESTERDAY I was supposed to be in class.
Ugh.
NOTE TO SELF (which I've made before, but maybe I'll actually follow it this time): Put on calendar and set alerts for regular events when something different is happening that day.
Just put it on the calendar for next week. I wonder what other regular events I might be forgetting in the meantime.
Ugh.
I've realized I have a HUGE PROBLEM when my schedule changes. I FORGET EVERYTHING I REGULARLY HAVE TO DO. Seriously, I don't know how many "regular" things I do that I have just completely utterly dropped when my schedule changes in the slightest, i.e. doing Wednesday folders for Justinbustin's class when I stopped volunteering on Wednesdays and Shawners had a field trip that day. I remembered Shawner's Wednesday folders, I even helped the Mom delivering spirit gear that morning. Just completely forgot Justinbustin's class!! Until the next morning even!
Much like this government class yesterday. Totally didn't realize I'd forgotten til' I woke up at 8am and panicked cause I thought I had to be in class in an hour. Then realized it was YESTERDAY I was supposed to be in class.
Ugh.
NOTE TO SELF (which I've made before, but maybe I'll actually follow it this time): Put on calendar and set alerts for regular events when something different is happening that day.
Just put it on the calendar for next week. I wonder what other regular events I might be forgetting in the meantime.
Ugh.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Overwhelmed with Love
And the possibilities of what life is. We just have to grab a hold of it.
People I'm excited for:
Goldilocks with her newfound love. She relishes every moment and my heart smiles a HUGE smile everytime I read her posts about the sweet things they do for each other and the moments they spend together.
Alyssa's business has taken OFF. She is going to Newport to shoot a wedding and making it into a family vacation (thanks, Brando's facebook, for the update). I love how she loves life and makes it happen despite having to be responsible for a family. Five kids, gorgeous photos, gorgeous home, gorgeous clothes for all her sweet kiddos. It's a lot just to keep up in theory, and she does it in reality.
I'm doing a speech on creating your own luck and people that do. These two seem to be the essence of this, and I love it.
People I'm excited for:
Goldilocks with her newfound love. She relishes every moment and my heart smiles a HUGE smile everytime I read her posts about the sweet things they do for each other and the moments they spend together.
Alyssa's business has taken OFF. She is going to Newport to shoot a wedding and making it into a family vacation (thanks, Brando's facebook, for the update). I love how she loves life and makes it happen despite having to be responsible for a family. Five kids, gorgeous photos, gorgeous home, gorgeous clothes for all her sweet kiddos. It's a lot just to keep up in theory, and she does it in reality.
I'm doing a speech on creating your own luck and people that do. These two seem to be the essence of this, and I love it.
Lovin' Today
*Taking Kr*spy Kr*me doughnuts to Shawner's school for his birthday
*Appointment with a specialist to hopefully find out what's wrong with my arms
*Ordered a book by Susan Pohlman on Amazon that sounds like an Eat, Pray, Love with family
*Coffee with my bestie
*Random texts this week from my childhood bestie reminding me what an amazing mother, wife, and friend I am and to listen to my heart, smile, enjoy, and just be who I am.
*Amazing sex with Brando. Love simultaneous org*sms.
*My favorite holiday coming up - Thanksgiving!
*My parents coming into town. Nervous for them to fly but so glad they'll be here!
*Justinbustin having a movie night with his guy friends from school - so growed up.
*My MIL in Cancun - she deserves it!
*Being told by my counselor that Brando and I look even younger than the last time he saw us in July. And I didn't even tell him I've been having issues with that. Heart him.
*Appointment with a specialist to hopefully find out what's wrong with my arms
*Ordered a book by Susan Pohlman on Amazon that sounds like an Eat, Pray, Love with family
*Coffee with my bestie
*Random texts this week from my childhood bestie reminding me what an amazing mother, wife, and friend I am and to listen to my heart, smile, enjoy, and just be who I am.
*Amazing sex with Brando. Love simultaneous org*sms.
*My favorite holiday coming up - Thanksgiving!
*My parents coming into town. Nervous for them to fly but so glad they'll be here!
*Justinbustin having a movie night with his guy friends from school - so growed up.
*My MIL in Cancun - she deserves it!
*Being told by my counselor that Brando and I look even younger than the last time he saw us in July. And I didn't even tell him I've been having issues with that. Heart him.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
More Best Friendly Advice
On getting older, and feeling confident about myself...
Do what YOU want. Don't care what others think. Wear makeup or not, wear the clothes you want. Do what YOU want, not what others think. Listen to the friends who will be honest with you and won't tell you something looks good when they really don't think it does.
Her examples?
She wants me to come to Cali longer and said, "I think you should come to Cali and stay longer because I want to see you." As I reply, "That's why I can't decide if I want to stay longer or not," she goes, "See? It doesn't matter what I want, it's what YOU want. You need to do what YOU want to do, not what I want you to do."
Her other example? She's wearing a white dress today. She doesn't care that you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day, it's hotter than it's been all summer in Cali, and darn it all if she isn't wearing a white dress because she wants to.
I swear that girl gives the BEST pep talks - not even really pep talks - LIFE talks. I can mention a problem to her and she will go on for an hour about how I need to do what's best for me, and she will line it out exactly as I need to hear it.
She's my sister from another mother. She's in our family photos, her kids call me aunt, my kids call her aunt. I am so incredibly grateful to have her in my life.
Do what YOU want. Don't care what others think. Wear makeup or not, wear the clothes you want. Do what YOU want, not what others think. Listen to the friends who will be honest with you and won't tell you something looks good when they really don't think it does.
Her examples?
She wants me to come to Cali longer and said, "I think you should come to Cali and stay longer because I want to see you." As I reply, "That's why I can't decide if I want to stay longer or not," she goes, "See? It doesn't matter what I want, it's what YOU want. You need to do what YOU want to do, not what I want you to do."
Her other example? She's wearing a white dress today. She doesn't care that you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day, it's hotter than it's been all summer in Cali, and darn it all if she isn't wearing a white dress because she wants to.
I swear that girl gives the BEST pep talks - not even really pep talks - LIFE talks. I can mention a problem to her and she will go on for an hour about how I need to do what's best for me, and she will line it out exactly as I need to hear it.
She's my sister from another mother. She's in our family photos, her kids call me aunt, my kids call her aunt. I am so incredibly grateful to have her in my life.
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