Friday FAVES

Here we go!!! Some random goodness for the week...

//1// K I N D E R GA R T E N  L O V E
Most of what Cal brings home from school is heading to the recycling bin pretty fast-- don't get me wrong, I love to see what he does at school, but there is no way I can keep it all...they bring a LOT of stuff home!

But this week, this came home:

I still threw it away.  But I did love it before I tossed it.  They are working on paragraph writing (holla, kindergarten...!) and they make a "thought map" before turning it into sentences.  Cal's paragraph after this map was funny, but what I really like the most is his drawing of me.  I am choosing to believe he gave me massive boobies and not a massive gut.  #eitherway I also love that he loves trees.  That is so random- but I guess they were talking about trees in school and he learned that they help him breath- hold up.  Cal now wants to plant trees errrrrwhere.  Nice work, kindergarten.  I am digging it.

//2// W O R L D  M A R K E T
I ran by World Market the other day to get a few last minute birthday presents for some friends (and truth be told, I needed to get them something on a Sunday morning and they opened at 10, so I went there).  I could have bought a TON of things in there! #ifihadamilliondollars I didn't realize all the cuteness they had-- and the jewelry! Oh, the jewelry! I am going to make a trip back there before our Spring Break vacation to get a few more fun pieces and maybe a cover up...or other stuff...

These earrings came home with me:

My finish looks a little different, but I love them!

These earrings were under $5 and are super cute too:

Their bracelets were awesome too- I didn't get this one, but I am thinking I might need to go back for it.  Love the clasp:

And it comes in other colors too.

I bought a really fun bracelet that isn't on the website. I will keep watching to see if I can find it.

I've always known they have great furniture and other finds at World Market-- all of their other stuff is just as great! I am sure I am late to this game though...




//3//: T H I S

I am hoping this is a close as I ever get to politics on this blog-- because this is funny.  I am terrified with this election.  Enough politics!

//4// T E A C H E R  O N E  T E A C H E R  T W O

The sweet comments about our crazy outfits for Dr. Suess's birthday this week were so kind and totally a favorite of mine this week.  We are total geeks, but being a geek makes this "job" even more fun.  And seeing our kiddos faces as they walked in and we were dressed like this totally makes being a nerd worth it!


//5// H A N K

 Andy woke up, came down the hall and curled up...on Hank.  I don't know if he thought Hank was his pillow or what... but he fell sound asleep on Hankers. 

 Bless their hearts. I love this dog with my whole heart.  And the boy too-- I love him too. 

//6// F I N A L  T H O U G H T:

Oh my word-- read this.  Read it again.  Send it to your mom friends who are trying hard to be a mom... I love this.

Short and sweet this week!


 

Insta Funnies

Ohhhh, these make me laugh so hard.. .

 And these were from right after the Super Bowl...

 

Life Lately...and some randomness

Life is about to get even MORE crazy, if that's even possible.  Soccer is starting up, tennis is back in action, and basketball and football aren't over quite yet.  Bring on the activities! And the chaos...!

I do love having an active household, even if that means we are constantly going going going.

It is no secret to this blog: Andy is really really really bad at sleeping.  I wrote in our weekend update about him waking up super early on Sunday morning in a crank-tastic mood.  Well, he was on our floor and wouldn't be quiet.  He was whimpering that he was cold. And then that he was hot.  And then that he had to pee, but didn't want to get up.  This started at 5:45 and didn't stop for a long time.  We were OVER it. 

We decided to work on his sleep habits (again).  I decided I would walk him back down the hall and put him in his bed and sit there with him until he falls back asleep again.  We tried it Sunday night and I think I probably slept all of 3 hours total.  It was ROUGH.  At 4:45, I finally just told him to get on the floor and go to sleep- I couldn't take it any more, hahaha. 

I was soooome kind of tired Monday.  Basically a zombie for most of the morning.  After popup and walking the dogs, I got Andy and we both curled up on the couch for some rest and snuggles- we never do this, and it was clear we both needed it. 

The dogs needed it too-- everyone was passed out.  I didn't doze off, but just sitting there and resting was goooood for me and my mental health.  And him being so sweet like this makes me not mad at him for being the world's worst sleeper.  

 Bruce needed a little love and Andy was willing to give it to him.  They love each other so much.

But resting doesn't last long around here.  We were out playing basketball in no time. 

 And football. Also football. 

 Cal is reading everything- everywhere.  It is so fun, and also a little exhausting- haha.  I just ordered him the Magic Treehouse series... hoping he will get into them.  Right now, it is still hard to get him to sit still long enough to read them.  I think we will need to read them together at first, which I am excited about! Here he is reading in the kitchen right when the books arrived. 

We were getting ready to go to soccer and I glanced out the upstairs front window- always playing-- thankful these two have each other! 

Whenever I can't find Bruce, it is a safe bet, he's near Andy.  I am pretty sure Andy drives him crazy, but he tolerates it... thank goodness.  They are pretty tight buddies!

Dr. Seuss's birthday is Wednesday of this week, so on Tuesday, we celebrated in preschool.  I have SO much fun doing this crazy little job with this sweet friend.  Our days are wild and loud and funny and unpredictable and hilarious and frustrating and ridiculous and everything else in between-- but we really and truly love working together and with these kids.  Lucky lucky me!

Speaking of lucky me- apparently Tuesday was my HALF BIRTHDAY! I would have never known that-- but my mouse class did and they all brought in hand made cards and goodies for me-- talk about a treat! We are not in school for my actual birthday, so they spoiled me on my half day...and it was awesome!


After school Tuesday, Andy had a play date with Brady! He is on our basketball team and Andy has grown fond of him.  They invited Andy over there, but I offered to have them here so Brady's mom could have some quiet during his little sibling's nap time.  

We are going to Mexico in ONE MONTH and I am super excited.  I can't stop thinking about this trip and I am making lists right and left of things to get-- not that I NEED anything.  I did pick up a few new bathing suits.  And I might need to get a few other things...

I am crushing on this right now:

 ....not sure I can justify the price (but I do have a gift card!!!).

I am about to order this one (at only $25, it's a steal). I think it would be perfect for flying home-- throw on a jean jacket and be good to go!

I really like this cover up too... clearly, I have a lot of things I like!

Most cover ups I love are over $100 and I just can't bring myself to do that. 

I do think I am going to order this shirt though- I have a gift card and think this shirt is super cute. 

I also need a hat.  I wear a baseball hat 99% of the time, and I would like a more "grown up" hat.  Not sure I am able to pull off a fedora... but I kind of want to try... maybe I am better for a big floppy hat? That's also on my list-- find a hat! What kind of hat do y'all wear when in the sun?

Also on my list (this post has gone from a LIFE LATELY post to a random rambling inside my brain post), I need to see what still fits the boys-- they both have had HUGE growth spurts lately, especially Cal and I am a little worried none of his warmer clothes will fit him. 

A trip to the outlets might be in my near future...!

So that's a look at life lately! I have a pork shoulder in the dutch oven and it smells AH-MAZING.  I bought a packet in the grocery store that looks like this one:

 but ours is called Smokey Pulled Pork Slow Cook Sauce-- they didn't have that one on the site.  Our whole house smells incredible.  I will be sure to report back if it tastes good at all...


That is life lately! Loving the weather and the warm sunshine.  Hope it sticks around for a while!



 

A crazy Wednesday

This past Wednesday was CRAZY. Not just regular, I live with two young (wild) boys and two big dogs crazy.  But pretty much crazy.

Cal was scheduled to have an early release day-- his school district has one once a month for teacher development and training.  That morning, I was feeling YUCK.  I have been fighting a cold and the cold was making my stomach upset.  I am not pregnant.  Again, I am not pregnant.  But I am assuming this stomach yuckiness is similar to that of morning sickness (I have never had morning sickness so I wouldn't know...).  But I was hanging out feeling like I could throw up at any minute.  It was AWFUL! Gross.

Thankfully, I decided to bag workout that morning so I could get some stuff done around the house before Eddie got home (he was scheduled to land at 4:25 Wednesday afternoon).  The house needed to be vacuumed and the laundry needed some attention too.  ANYWAY, I dropped boys at school and headed to the house to be productive.  As I was cleaning, I got a call from Cal's assistant teacher letting me know they were going to release the kids an hour earlier than a regular early release day because of storms in the area.  There were bad weather warnings all over the place.

This was all fine, it just made me hurry up a little bit-- I jumped in the shower so I could get Cal before the craziness of early dismissal.  And then I got the text that Andy's lunch bunch was canceled due to the weather too-- so I had to get on over to his school as well.

I scheduled dentist appointments (at a new office for the boys) for me and both boys on this day, thinking it would be a great way to knock it all out on a day where no one was missing any school.  What was I thinking?

In the waiting room, I had to fill out about 92 forms on the boys and their medical history ("are you a smoker? have you ever been? do you use smokeless tobacco? at what age did you start?") all the while planning my escape route to the bathroom in case I needed to puke-- and also debating if I should just cancel my portion of the appointment.  Andy was FULL of energy this day...I mean FULL of it.  He was putting on a show in the waiting room and I was not feeling up for telling him no, so I just sat there... that's how you know I wasn't feeling well- hahaha

Andy went back first and about 4 minutes into him being gone, the hygienist came and got me and said "he said he needs his mommy right now." I went back and he as bawling-- big fat tears down his face.  As soon as I sat down with him, he was good to go! Not scared at all.... just wanted me near him I guess. 

When Andy was almost done, Cal went down the hall and they started his cleaning.   He was all good down there, so I just walked back and forth down the hall checking on them.  When the dentist tried to paint fluoride on Cal's teeth, he pushed his hand away and said "no, thank you..." haha, sorry buddy-- open up! I think he thought it would hurt-- but the dentist showed him that it was like a paint brush and he was good to go. 

 All smiles by the end!

 And then it was my turn.  They put me in a room with a bench for the kids to sit on... I am sorry-- did you not realize that I am here with my two boys? They don't sit anywhere.  Ever.  The boys quickly spotted a set of fake teeth over on the little side table-- they broke that within 2 minutes. 

I was *that*  mom during the appointment that would snap my fingers as hard as I could to get the kids to do what they were supposed to do.  All in all, they were not BAD, by any means, and I should be so thankful that they both got a big fat thumbs up for healthy teeth.  And I am.  Because I am not ready to go back there any time soon! It will take 6 months to get back there!

When I went to pick up Cal from school, he was in an assembly in the gym.  I watched him walk across the gym to me and noticed him walking with a little bit of a limp.  This was after him complaining of his leg hurting (upper thigh) on Monday and Tuesday.

Cal isn't the kid of kid to complain about something hurting for long.  Maybe a day- maybe.  So my mom gut told me something wasn't right with him.

So we went straight from the dentist to the orthopedics office.  They do walk in hours which is BOMB.  We walked right in and were taken back to a room.  They gave Cal some sweet paper shorts to wear... ahahhaha

And then we had to wait for a bit.... Andy wasn't really feeling the whole "WAIT" thing...

 Soon, they took Cal back to x-ray.  I felt very (very!) confident nothing was broken-- my gut just said a deep bruise or something, but I am glad they took pictures to be sure.  Andy wanted to know why he couldn't go with Cal--

I realized while we were there, this will not be the last time we are visiting this office, sadly....haha

The doctor came back in with the results and let us know that we were right, nothing was broken, but that Cal had Transient Synovitis of the Hip-- basically it is caused by a mild "trauma" (falling down, bumping into someone, being Cal Williamson....) and it heals itself-- with adequate rest.   He was in the middle of telling us that Cal is to have restricted activities (no recess, no PE, not playing with brother, no running around, etc....), when both of our phones went off alerting us to a tornado warning in our area.  It instructed us to take cover immediately.  Seriously?

They put us into a back room and a sweet nurse brought in a box full of stickers. They quickly covered themselves in stickers and were bored with that about about 30 seconds. 

They came and got us and told us everyone was in the main hallway if we wanted to join.  We didn't want to be in the back room alone, so we went out to the main area with all the doctors and nurses and other patients and we took a seat on the floor and waited.

The alarm was called off after about 45 minutes (yup. we sat on the floor for 45 mins....) and we stood up and got ready to go and then our phones all went off again-- another warning! So we took cover again......

By this point, it was about 3:30 and Andy said he was hungry.  DUH! Of course he was hungry! He didn't have lunch bunch and I picked him up and went straight to the dentist and then we went straight to the doctor....! I decided to make a bee line to the car to grab his lunch box and he sat right there on the office floor eating his lunch while we waited it out.  We ended up being there close to 2 hours when you add in the appointment and the tornado warnings.

I mentioned above that Eddie was flying in during all of this. If you know Eddie, you know he isn't the best flyer.  At all.  He was NOT thrilled about being on that flight.  He bought wifi in flight so he could text me/track the tornadoes... not kidding.

We were sitting on the floor with him texting me in a total panic.  He doesn't mess with weather-- at all.  So he was beside himself.

When I told him we were leaving the doctor's office, he panicked and didn't think it was safe yet.  Bless his heart.  I got us home-- I was anxious to get to the dogs!!!! And then he called and asked us to go get him.  Thankfully, my parents knew I had reached my limit and they went and got him.

PHEW! We were happily reunited as a family of 6-- and it was great, hahaha

It was, most definitely, a crazy crazy Wednesday!!!