Mistakes.

I have had some pretty stupid screw-ups lately.

• It is almost time for mid-nine weeks reports for the kids - I just sent report cards back this week.
• I realized on the 29th of March that I did not pay the water/gas/sewer bill for the month. It not only cost me $30 in late fees, I had to go into City Hall and pay the bill. Do you know how embarrassing it is to pay a bill with a cut-off notice when a picture of your husband is hanging right beside the check out counter at City Hall, staring at you as you fix a screw up?
• Spring Pictures were a couple of weeks ago. Thinking that I was on the ball, I put Emma's check in the envelope and sealed it, and put it in her backpack ONE DAY EARLY! Woo-Hoo! Fast forward a week later, I got a strange phone call on my cell phone. It was from the picture taking people. Seems that I did, in fact, put the check in, but I did not fill it out or sign it. They graciously sent it back and let me finish it, so Emma will still get her Kindergarten class picture.
• I registered for Summer/Fall session. I filled out the financial aid papers like the day they were posted online. I never received a response. I thought, "Boy, they are cutting it down to the last minute." So, I walked across campus yesterday and just stopped by and checked it out. They were never received. First,the lady at the desk told me my hair was cute. That was an added bonus :) Second, she told me to go resubmit right then. So I did. She said it looks good, I should have plenty of money to fund my 17 summer hours and my 17 fall hours.

Now, I have to build up my courage to talk to my bosses at work and ask for three weeks off in May. Someone, give me an opinion.

IF YOU CAN KNOCK OUT AN ENTIRE SEMESTER IN THREE WEEKS, WOULD YOU QUIT YOUR JOB OVER IT?

Please reply.

Happy Tuesday!

Today is another busy day.

I did not have school, but I had to go to work. Emma had a dentist appointment at 1 p.m. and we did not finish till 2:15. Poor girl had a cavity pop up in the last couple of weeks... well, it ended up having to be filled. And it was deep. She was on gas for almost an hour. Now, she is sleeping in my floor at work.

Eli has a soccer game tonight at 5 p.m.

Tomorrow, I have school.

There is only 18 more working days in this semester.

Happy Easter.

Usually, I end up with some fairly decent pictures of my children.

This Easter, this was not the case.

The best ones I have ended up on Facebook. While I love my sweet, smiley faced children and their abilities to pose for great pictures, some days, well, sweet and smiley faced is not what my children are.

Today, this was the case.

Here, for your viewing pleasure, are the pictures I tried to take before 9 a.m. and make it to church on time.

Not sure what is happening here. I ended up yelling.

Tripper lied and told his Daddy that I told him to get in the van. Eli did not want to squat down for a picture with Emma. I tried to tell him that he is wayyyy too tall to stand up straight beside anyone in our family.

Didn't listen. So he has no head.

We moved on to self portraits.

Eli and me.
Me and Dave on candy overload.

This is prolly the best picture of us.

Ever.

This is what makes us - us.

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

I did.