Yes, I'm Actually Posting Today...

We had a great weekend! Hope everyone's Mother's Day was quiet and relaxing ... I envy you because mine was not! However, we all had a great time. Did the games and graduation party on Saturday. Got to see everyone in town and no major disagreements or anything. Actually, I can't think of one person that pissed me off. It's only when I get around little babies that I realize how big my own boys have gotten lately and how much they've matured. Well, we were exhausted Saturday night. The boys and Brent went to the fishing tournament Saturday morning before the game started at 9:30am but we made it. Ian and I went to Tricia's to hang out with her and Christene while Liam and Brent went to Liam's game Saturday night. Oh my God we laughed and cracked up the entire time. Christene was snoring and pushing me off the couch and we were making fun of her. I hate having to be out there twice in one day. For some reason that just aggravates me. I CANNOT wait until baseball is over. With each game and story of chaos that all the other moms seem to impose on each other, the last game cannot come fast enough. I have never heard of such turmoil for the parents of 7 year olds. For some weird reason, I am not even in any of it. It seems that psychotic moms can make their own chaos and don't need help from us little people. Gosh, I think their medications need to be stabilized. However, Ian did great and had a hit that was was "beautiful" to quote his daddy.

Mom's Day was fun actually. They woke me up with two new beads or charms for my Chamilia bracelet. I love that thing and there are thousands of different beads. Brent gave me the yen/yang one and the boys got me a pretty one with hearts and my birthstone. It was really sweet. All the boys got in the kitchen and helped their daddy make blueberry/banana pancakes which if I have to eat pancakes, then they have to be blueberry and banana combined. They were great! Then we headed out to Lowe's and bought plants and things for the garden. Brent bought his mom an oleander. He loves them because they remind him of growing up and staying at his grandparents beach cabin. We just call them beach trees because they are everywhere on the Gulf. I guess that's why he planted three in our yard. So we headed over to our Mexican meat market where they have this great tasting chicken that has been marinated in this red marinade. I have no idea what it is but we got some of those and some fajitas that were marinated in the same stuff. So then we headed over to Granny's to give her the boys gifts and plant and a really sweet letter Ian wrote. He is so precise. When he knows he has to give it out or someone else is going to be looking at his work, he is a perfectionist. I think she liked the plant then we headed home to grill all the chickens and fajitas. Tricia and Drake came over to eat, swim and ride 4-wheelers all afternoon. I was so happy to be getting my marinated chicken that we completely forgot about dessert so me and Tricia took the kids to Dairy Queen. Then it was home to clean up and get all the stuff ready for school. Needless to say it was 9:30 and I just gave up and went and took a long, hot bubble bath. It was heavenly and all was quiet. I can truly say that although it was busy as ever, it was just what I wanted.

What I'm Reading: The Nanny Diaries, great for endless hours of baseball practice, baseball games when your child is not at bat, waiting in the carpool line and if you're not reading then THEY come to your car to TALK so look busy, even if you have to play a "Paris" as I call it and pick up my cell phone and ACT like I'm talking and really into the conversation and then when they approach the car, turn to them so they can see that you are indeed on the phone, smile politely and do the parade wave. THEY will turn around, then you can put down your cell phone and get back to this book, which seems to be pretty good so far.

Things are really gearing up for the end of the year parties and programs. Trying to find stuff along the rock star theme but so far haven't come up with too much that's cheap enough to get 19 of them for Ian's class. Liam has some kind of band concert tonight so Brent's going to that with him and I'm taking Ian to his game. His coach does not want him to miss this game and I don't know them well enough to just let him go home with them so one of us has to go. I'd rather do the game so Brent has to deal with all the other parents pushing you out of the way to get a picture/video of their beloved, adored little sweeties. yeah right. So I'd rather sit outside and smell fresh air and he is soooo not looking forward to this. Even poor Liam doesn't want to go. He wanted me to call his band director and tell him that we have an emergency out of town. But I didn't. nope, he wanted to be in the band, well here you go buddy it's band time. He opted out for next year so I told him you tried it and didn't like it, so now you know. He's doing athletics next year and soccer outside of school so he won't have time for that and be able to do sports. After all, that child lives for soccer. My friend wanted me to go to Houston with her today but Brent couldn't get off early to pick up the boys so I had to back out. Guess I'll go start on my Mexican chicken casserole. No, it's not left-overs, I have to boil some chicken that's been defrosting and I want something I can put in the oven and be done with because it's going to be so busy after school. Hope your day is halfway decent. Stop and smell the flowers, just watch out for the bugs that lurk inside!! A little Marianism for you today.