Momma's Happy 'cause Daddy's Home!

Brent's BACK!! and boy is momma HAPPY!

It's back to the same ole, same ole. Brent's back and it was soooo great to see him get off that plane Friday night. We took my sister and her son with us to eat and shop after Ian's 5:00 baseball game (yuk!) and then went shopping until it was time to go to the airport. The boys were so excited. We went early so we could see his little jet land and Ian started crying when he saw his daddy's plane. Needless to say, we went to bed really late and he brought the boys back some goodies and a tote bag for me. Saturday was busy, busy. We had two birthday parties and a baseball game Saturday night. Ian stayed with his granny because he hates Liam's games because they last so long and he loses interest really fast, so after the game it was really quiet and Liam passed out after playing so hard. We stayed up really late talking and then slept pretty late Sunday. We picked up Ian pretty early as he had another birthday party (a total of 3 in one weekend) so I went shopping and doing the Walmart grocery thing while he was there and Brent built a new picnic table. He's so funny sometimes. I found one I liked off the internet that this guy makes locally and he looked and said he could do better. And guess what? He did. It turned out great and it should last for a long time. He thinks everybody else takes short-cuts to save money so he doesn't trust anyone. I'm happy and the picnic table is great. We just really enjoyed the afternoon and invited some friends over to eat BBQ and the boys swam. The water has been too cold but they braved it and made the best of it as the cool front blew in. We didn't get any rain but the wind turned cool really quickly so they came out pretty fast after that. Brent and Liam went to Liam's game on Monday night and they won so he was pretty stoked, which just happened to be the night before his first day of TAKS testing for the state of Texas. Don't even get me started on this stupid freakin' test. But he said he did well and today they are taking their Math TAKS so I'm sure he'll do well. He didn't miss any on math last year and only missed one on the Reading and Science last year so I hope he does just as well this year.

I really, really wanted to win the Kitchen Aid mixer that the Pioneer Woman was giving away. Well, I didn't win -- which isn't too much of a stretch considering I didn't realize it had a time limit and didn't even bother after I found that out. But I still wanted to win. So I've been doing research and that's what I want for Mother's Day. The professional series Kitchen Aid mixer with the pasta attachments so if my sweetie reads this, that's what I want. I really want pink (hot pink) but not sure if they make it in hot pink in the professional series but the chrome would match all my other appliances. So we'll see. He asked why I wanted one and I said to make homemade pasta of course. Well, of course. I'd have to LEARN how but that's the fun part. While he was out of town I did some major throwing-out and bought all new stuff for me and the boys: underwear, socks (a total of 40 pairs of socks, I bet they'll never say that they cannot find any now, right!) and some new iron skillets, pots, enamel iron pots. They come in the prettiest colors. The Lodge Logic or something like that: already seasoned and the big red one is actually being used to the roast au jus today. I hope it turns out pretty good. And me and the boys decided we needed new towels so that was another big mistake. They couldn't decide which ones felt better so we went to JCPenney's and they helped me and then when we got home I hated the colors (bright) and decided I wanted more neutral, muted colors so I went to Sam's and decided I liked the ones there better so I took the other ones back to JCPenney. That was an ordeal in itself but at least they were good and it kept them pretty busy. So, haven't made it back to Sam's yet to get more but those towels seem to be the best buy for the money. I can always rely on Sam's to have what I need. Why should I ever doubt and shop anywhere else first? I LOVE SAM'S. I could go at least twice a week, I actually go about 3 times a month and I have to control it. Between Sam's and Target, I don't think I would ever need another store. Trying out one of the recipes off of PW recipe contest. She had over 5000 entries and they all look so good.

Next week is going to be really busy. Will I ever have time to do billing? I guess I could be doing that now instead of blogging but NAH, I choose not to. Going on a field trip on Tuesday and then Liam has a field trip this Friday and next Friday. Ian is really excited I'm going with his class. I'm not too excited but it's for my baby, I don't have to enjoy it, just grin and bear it right? Right. Having to help the other moms out is one thing I don't mind in the least, however, having to deal with 18 other kids besides my own takes the patience of Mother Theresa. Hopefully, they won't be too bad. They all seem really well behaved when I go to the class to do Phonics and Vocabuary on Thursday, but you never know when you let them out of their confined space. Say a prayer for me. I am going to have to control my tongue and try not to call any of them names. This other mom just cracks up when I tell her what I'd call them if I could. Well, I guess I better check on my simmering stove and get rid of my "throw away" "shred" and "file" piles I have going all over my bed. I have gone through all of our papers and piles and finished all that today. So it's been a good and I've already accomplished a lot. Cleaned out the washroom in the garage yesterday. It was so beautiful and nice outside and now it looks pretty clean and organized in that area. Thinking about painting the cement floor in the garage. Going to go online and look into that. Any ideas on how to spruce up a garage cement floor?? Must go check on supper.... later.