School's Out for Summer!

So, today was Madison's last day of school, and the start of our weekend with her. I had the duty of picking her up from school today. Which I must say, has to be the best pick-up day of the year. I think she was just bursting with anticipation to see me pull up to the school curb to pick her up.

Now, I tried to be the cool parent, err step-parent, and celebrate her summer freedom with my favorite end of the school year anthem-- Alice Cooper's "School's Out". The little school helper kid opens the door, and Madison hopped in the car backpack-free and singing to herself oblivious of anything else.

I smiled and greeted her congratulating her on surviving another year. She said, "Huh? Oh yeah, thanks." Then, she went on singing to herself. That is when I realized what she was singing. It is "What Time is It?" from High School Musical 2.

Man, I really feel old now. Every kid for the next 30yrs, unless someone else ruins it, will be singing this song on the last day of school. I swear, I will make it my goal for Ava and Leila to be "cool" and pay homage to Alice Cooper once they are in school. I will just load it up on their iPods 100x's to play often in their rotation.

Which TV mom are you?

So, this seems to be pretty dead on for me other than the "professional woman" part. Although, I do think being a stay-at-home-mom requires more skill than many professional jobs require.

Which TV Mom Are You?

My Result: Claire Huxtable

You are Claire Huxtable from The Cosby Show. You have high expectations for your children, just like you have high expectations for yourself. You've probably got your own life and your own career, but nothing is more fun than spending time with your family. You may be a professional woman, but you enjoy getting silly with the kids sometimes.

You want good kids, but you also want them to be successful, smart individuals who can speak their minds — as long as they do so respectfully. While you enjoy being the kind of mom that your kids can come to with a problem, you are not afraid to set them straight when they're acting badly. When it comes to discipline, you try treat your kids like adults, talking calmly and coolly. And that's ultimately why they're going to grow up with such unwavering respect for you — as both a mother and a successful person.

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=tvmomogt&c=50652

Happy Memorial Day

You know you have girls when...

We spent yesterday afternoon at Daniel's work Christmas party. Yes, I know it is May, but business is too crazy in December to have it, so they wait until the weather is nice to hold it in a park. It is always a nice time. They have barbecue, drinks, and a clown to distract the kids.

So, we get there not long after it starts and make our way to the picnic area where they have everything set up. Oh, the drama just trying to move the hundred feet there. Both Ava and Leila are wearing their cute white sandals they typically wear everyday. Only the ground there is covered in a lot of dirt that proceeds to make its way into their sandals. They both start flipping out over this insisting on removing their shoes for me to fix the issue. Only it keeps happening over and over again. Leila was particularly upset by all of this, so I spent most of my time cleaning out her shoes and calming her down.

The other drama for the day has to do with the outdoor creepy crawlies. Oh man, I have never seen kids so upset by an ant three feet away. At one point, Leila walked a few feet from where we had set up our chairs and was watching some people kick a soccer bawl around. Suddenly, she turns around with a look of horror on her face and begins to move back toward us crying. Apparently, a bug had flown up and landed on her arm. Of course, it had flown away by the time she reached us, but still....

Oh, the joys of having girls...and not just any type, girlie-girls.

My Mother's Day/Birthday/Push Present/Christmas Gift...

I have been wanting a digital SLR camera for a while now. I have a number of friends that have bought one recently, and the vast difference in quality over my decent point and shoot has been driving me crazy. I love to take my own pictures of the girls. I have actually never had professional studio pictures taken because they drive me crazy. Thus far, I have really gotten some great shots, but I know they can be so much more with a better camera.

So, Daniel was checking his email the other day and, from what I can only assume, had not bought me a Mother's Day gift, yet. He had an ad in there from Costco for Nikon cameras. This happens to be the exact camera we had decided we wanted to buy after a lot of research. It was between the Nikon D40 and the Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xti. They both had their pros and cons, and we decided on the Nikon after noticing what most professional photographers use.


Anyway, Costco was offering an excellent deal on the Nikon with an extra lens. All of my friends with the camera already kept swearing that finding a deal that included an extra lens was definitely the best way to go, so you don't have that on another wish list in the future when you realize you want more zoom.

Well, my camera arrived today, and I couldn't be more excited! I have already been playing with it trying to figure out the manual modes. So, you can expect to see a number of new pictures coming your way in the near future.

I am still laughing over this one

So, Tricia's comment in my last post made me have to post this here. I am still just blown away by this story. I simply can not imagine what her parents were thinking when, I can only assume, they helped fund this custom creation. I am just glad there were no kids at the park while she was there. She would have really done some damage.

By the way, this local story made national news this weekend.

Watch the video here:

Teen handcuffed for wearing skimpy prom dress
http://www.khou.com/video/index.html?nvid=243976

Happy Mother's Day