Break out the tissues...

Grace is a graduate! Of kindergarten that is... but do I have to start saying she is in the 1st grade?!? I don't think I can do it.

In green- Ms Thompson (Kindergarten teacher)

In black- Dr Blease (Principal)

Look what I made

This being a "first draft", there are some things that aren't quite right. But it works for me, for now. I am using this one to hold my cards that I've made but not needed...
From the front...

open... the white dots are velcro dots to hold it closed. On the next one, I will make a button wrap to close it.

Open, looking in...

from the back...

-isms for yesterday

I have some funny kids :-)

Graceism:

As with all military units, we have certain dinners that we have to go to monthly. Last night we had a Hail & Farewell. So as we rushed home from gymnastics (at 1730) to get the girls' clothes changed so we could be at this H&F at 1800, I explained to the kids:

me: We are going to eat Mexican with some people from daddy's work.

Faith: We are going to eat at Daddy's work?

Grace: No, we are going to eat with daddy's unik (pronounced eunuch :-))

Somehow, I don't think R's boss would like being called a eunuch.


Bubbaism:

Bubba has started pulling all sorts of tricks to get me to come into his room after he has been put to bed -- mainly because he knows that if HE gets up he will be in big trouble. Last night was no different.

Bubba (from his room): MAMAAAAAAA

me (walking towards his room with a cup of water for him): I am coming with your water.

Bubba (with such sadness in his voice): Mama, I broke my shorts.

me: You did what?

Bubba: I broke my shorts. It was an accident.

me (while pulling back his covers to see what he was fidgeting with): How did you break your shorts?

Bubba: See?

*He shows me the side of his shorts which have a "V" shaped cut in the leg like this...


me (trying not to laugh): they are supposed to be like that

Bubba: no, they are not. They are supposed to be like this

*he holds the two pieces together

me (giving him his water): They are fine. We'll look at them in the morning. You did not break them.

Bubba: okay

Double -- No TRIPLE Jinx!

Went to the doctor today for my regular appointment...

*high blood pressure (probably had nothing to do with the fact that there were no parking spots at the hospital, it was pouring rain, and OB will mark you as a 'no show' if you are more than 5 minutes late so I ran from the van, up the stairs to the third floor.)
*low iron (on the bright side, my platelets were well within normal range this time :-))

ugh... what else?!?

And what do they say? Go home and relax. Put your feet up and rest. Hello?!? Read my flippin' chart! I have three other kids at home!

So I am going to try and rest today while Bubba is napping. TRY being the key word. Faith has gotten kind of used to doing some sort of craft project during that hour and a half! Hmmm... maybe I can get her to watch Underdog once again :-)

JINX...

I did it... I jinxed myself. I was just saying that I hadn't had a single issue with this pregnancy (other than my normal low platelet count) and then ... the midwife called. My glucose tolerance test (tests for gestational diabetes) came back with not so great results. I am really not too worried. This was a non-fasting test and I ate a poptart for breakfast yesterday (only an hour and a half before I started the test). This is also not my first episode of high 1-hour glucose tests during pregnancy. I had high results with Faith, but okay results when I retook the test as a 3-hour fasting test. Granted she was an enormous baby, but I figured out how to work with it :-)

So anyway. I definitely think I did the jinx myself! Oh well.. more to come. I take the 3 hour version on Monday. Yippee :-(

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

Wanted to brag that my kids (and hubby) got me exactly what I wanted for Mother's Day -- a new necklace for my heart charm. Rob gave me the heart pendant for Valentine's Day 2006 - five days before he left for his first deployment. I wore it religiously until the necklace broke (something that terrified me since I am *slightly* superstitious about such things). I had it fixed at a local NC jewelry store, but it broke again soon afterwards again. So, I didn't want it to happen a third time and just kept the pendant in my change purse until now. I wouldn't take it out :-) Anyway, I mentioned it to Rob when I cleaned out all of the change that was making my wallet feel like it weighed a ton. I thought it would be great for mother's day because it would combine the necklace/pendant into a mom/wife gift -- pendant from Rob, necklace from kids.
Anyway, it was awesome to put it back on! Hopefully this necklace will hold up a little better than the last one :-)

Thankfuls

1- beautiful day today

2- kids had a great time at day care this morning and i had a great time while they were there :-)

3- soccer team photos were tonight and Faith looked like such a cutie!

4- one day down, two more to go -- not a bad TDY

5- went to the library and got 2 more books... easy 'chick' books, but they are fun sometimes

6- Gracie came home with her school pictures today -- when in the world did she get so big?!?

7- Bub's new saying is "is that a deal, mom?" -- for everything! "I get undressed for shower, you fix me drink. That a deal, mom?" "I get shoes and socks on, we go outside and play. That a deal, mom?"

8- House is back on... i think it was new last week, but I missed it.

NOT SO THANKFULS...

1- I burned popcorn tonight. Ugh, burned popcorn stinks up the whole house

2- Dirtiest Jobs is on tonight but I won't watch it without Rob... though I will watch both American Idol and Deadliest Catch tomorrow night :-p