13 Going on OMG, I'm going to kill him.

So, tonight, I was foolish enough to spend the evening shopping in the mall with my 13 year old son. Between the girls calling his cell and him just being insane, I'm beat. The kid needed new shoes and I didn't want to get him them for Christmas. So we go to Finish Line and the kid picked out the ugliest Air Jordan's I've ever seen, but then again, apparently, I'm old and have no taste. Oh well. So, I survived that store. He informs me that he hates Old Navy and won't even go in there. I love getting Old Navy clothes for Erin, but I didn't want to fight the boy so we passed on it. All the other stores were a blur. I was on auto-pilot and got what I needed done. I love what I got my sisters boyfriend. I'll tell you all about it next week and the story behind it. I spoiled hubby completely, but I love him madly, so he deserved it. Plus, danhasabigrod. lol. That was so my family can all go, YUCK. lol

Mom had surgery on her foot Wednesday and she's doing fine. I keep telling Dan he has to give her sponge baths, somehow he just won't do it.

I've been working, finally. It's a lot to learn and remember and my brain hurts. But, the money will be worth it and if I am able to stick with it, I could even be postmaster someday within the next year and that would be great money and benefits. So, hopefully, I'm not a total flake and I can handle it.

Well, I'm off to bed. I'm beat. Have a good Christmas, everyone, I don't know if I will update again before then.

SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!!!

It's the first snow day of the year. I actually love them. I don't have to worry about the kids traveling in the snow and ice. They both go to school 45 mins away from home. Yesterday was crap and they were 30 mins late getting home. Right before Erins bus picked her up, she was sick again. Sent home Tues, I kept her home Wed and she was fine, and then yesterday she gets sick again. Dan asked what they fed her at school. I doubt it's that. So she was staying home today anyway. Alex kept asking me last night to let him stay home today. I told him he has to go school even if he has to be strapped to the bus and pulling it there. I'm an evil mommy. lol But I am glad that school was cancelled.

On the plus side, it is beautiful outside. We got between 5 and 6 inches and everything looks so pretty. It's not suppose to snow again for at least a week. That's good because I have to go to Springfield for training and I don't want to have to drive in crap or have to shack up at the brothers house. Mom stayed there last night.

The in-laws are supposed to come over this afternoon to have a mini-celebration for hubby's birthday. As of tomorrow, we will be the same age. I always tease him that he's my boy-toy because he is younger than me. He always reminds that it's only by nine months, although he did graduate a year behind me. I told him I would have never dated an underclassman.

Well, I'm off to curl up on the couch and watch cartoons with the kiddies. I won't have many more oppertunities to do that since I start working next week. Yeah.(for work, not for not spending time with my kids, I enjoy that)

Update.

Yes, I'm still up. A little over an hour ago, I went to lay down with Erin and as Dan was bringing me a pillow, the power went out, not just our house, but for as far as we could see it was out all over town. It stayed out for approx. an hour and the Princess was up the whole time. I just was about to head to bed, I thought she had finally given up, but I can hear her. Dan is going to just stay up, because Alex has to be up for school in 2 and a half hours. I guess I might try to go to bed, but even though Dan is up, it's hard for me to sleep knowing Erin is still awake. It's a mom thing. Well, we'll see what happens.

Ding, Fries are Done.

It's been one heck of a day. Got a call at 11:30 from Erin's school nurse saying that she had diarrhea, but no fever. Very unusual for her to have loose stools. So, we went and got her. Her poor little bottom is raw and she's hungry, but when she eats, it comes out the other end. I've been giving her pedialyte and putting cream on her bottom. She slept for a bit and I went to change her at midnight, I must have woken her up just enough, because, she's been awake ever since, just laying in bed and chattering her gibberish. I cuddled with her for a while and gave her more to drink. She quieted a bit, so I put her back to bed, now she's chattering again. Hubby just asked if it would help if someone layed down with her. Usually when she does this, I put her in bed with me, but he's home tonight, so I can't do that. I may go lay in her bed with her for a little bit. I'm getting tired. I didn't sleep well last night. Boy can everyone tell it too. I've been bitchy and nothing was going to please me. I feel bad, but the guys need to learn that I get tired too and can't do everything for them. So that's my night. Maybe I just have PMS.

I have so much going on. I got the afgans finished, now I just have to put some little embelishments on them. I have a list of people to still buy for, so at least I'm organized that way. I have my siblings already taken care of. I'm getting there. Of course, now I'm finally going to be starting work, but I'll have oriantation and training, hopefully the schedules don't conflict with hubby's or Mom's so the kiddies are taken care of. That's on my mind. I should find out tomorrow or Thurs where and when the oriantation and training take place.

This Sat, hubby and I are going to dinner and a movie and Christmas shopping for his birthday. It'll be nice having some time out. Sunday, Alex is making quesadilla's for Dan's birthday dinner and Mom is making her special brownies( no they do not have pot in them). Just busy busy.