My week

I am not feeling very chatty LOL A keeps waking up yelling about her phone..the gift she got from her future auntie at the wedding shower! Inspired actually- a princess purse, makeup and phone, etc. She's sound asleep having a temper tantrum..surely you jest????

Anyway it was a beautiful day for the shower.....they took our gifts and the bridesmaids opened them? as we got there- which was a new one for me...and then they put them on display with cards. The food was good and ppl in good moods..except for me.. LOL I don't know - could it have been the lack of sleep from the night before? More than half of my family did NOT recogize me with blonde hair and long curls..lol I can't wait til the wedding.

the kids looked adorable and a would NOT pose for pics with the bridal party without her big sis...sigh I knew that would happen....

I decided to curl A's hair to see if I liked it..so I did and we'll have it done for the wedding (she's the flower girl)..too cute....

My dear, darling hubby did me the biggest favor and went..he didn't even attend OUR bridal shower so this was a major dealio for him :) He looked handsome and sat with Mikey at the guy's table - thanks baby for always being there for me and knowing what I need even if I don't :)

SO the shower itself was at Galleria Marchetti..beautiful place....they used to run the Como Inn - so of course the food was good. We had appetizers and drinks in the courtyard...where Kev's bald head got a nice sunburn...poor sweetie! Then we moved inside for the main part of the shower..which was basically a meal, a toast and then that was it..since the gifts were all done already. K smashed her head HARD on the marquee on the way in.....so after setting her up with ice and aspirin we were ready to have fun. A got that princess purse which taught me to have gifts for A at the wedding..one to get her up the aisle..another one wrapped for photos..since she refused to pose for pictures until someone handed her the shower favor box....then she posed but only in K's arms..which is gonna be hard since she's not in the wedding. Anyway they did awesome..I'll upload some more photos. :) K and Aunt Vicky (the bride) and A and her Uncle David (my brother- the Groom :)

Katie's dance recital

we lost the headband but she still had attitude and was awesome. I wasn't thrilled when they released my child to a nuthouse and I couldn't find her for 20 min....but I digress....

here she is :)

Happy Mother's Day

I wanted to take a super quick minute to wish everyone out there a wonderful mother's day. To people wanting to be mothers- may your wishes come through even if it seems unobtainable...to those who aren't mothers yet and to those who are. :)

And I'll close with this: Every year I have the same discussion with my dh:

Me: Did you buy the cards yet?
Kev: For who?
me: For Julie (birthmom) and your mom?
kev: No- you get them
Me: Sigh

why do I sigh? Because every year I get NO card or one ripped out of a notebook or he buys one the day before and then *I* have to buy everyone else's cards. It seems a simple task...but it annoys me and it's difficult although I provide GREAT amusement to those at the store. And every year he tells me..you are not MY mother...jerk..hello i am your kids mother....you need to set an example.

so this year I tell him no gifts..because he just this week had them install a dvd player in the car- yes! Finally no talking from the kids as we drive LOL

so anyway I go to the store...what to buy? Not too sappy as kev hates those...the bmom card is troublesome..they don't have- thanks for not aborting me..and the mother ones are too sappy..like a mother - well she is technically his mother ya know? So we finally settle on an ambiguous card. :) His mom..well the one I ALMOST bought- dear mom.....I hope god answers all your prayers this mothers day- had me peeing myself....we all know she prays regularly to DIE...great...that one was almost purchased. Finally settle on a nice one for his mom..and I get home..to the following conversation:

Kev:: where are those cards
me: On the buffet table
kev: Which one is whose? omg it's $4 - that's not julie's? That's expensive
me: I don't look at the price dingbat..if you don't like them - we say this every year- go buy your own cards next time..it's hard enough if i am reading them

sigh

MEN!

I did NOT fall in

Nor did I get blown away by a tornado. LOL Sorry I forgot about my little blog- was busy living life!

I'll give a little recap about my lovely weekend away- followed by the flight delay from hell!

but first photos :) ah this one at left..before I was kissed by one of my friends (must remain nameless- to protect the innocent)..wait I just mentioned me! Anyway look at the same one's finger - gasp.
I got to Nashville pretty much on time from Chgo..was very nervous..pretty much had decided to skip the whole thing LOL But then thought that maybe I shouldn't do that...but the plane was so small I could stand in the center aisle and reach both sides.

So if you've never done a girls weekend - esp with massages, drinking, laughing, crying and shopping- YOU SIMPLY MUST.....I am still rejuvenated from it a few weeks later. I've never laughed so hard or cried so much with these girls...I left a part of myself with them and took on new and daring pieces of all of them with me. It was the best of times. :) Not one bad moment the whole weekend..and none of my kids...ah pure bliss

We plan on doing it every other year and the alternating years will be with families...we had Chels- the martha stewart- never-sat-down type catering to our every whim and they all voted that next year I get to host the family affair LOL

I simply can't wait to see them all again and frankly think we should make our weekends yearly :)

Anyway I am here and alive...the past weeks brought:

-2 new helper bees Carole and Claudeen...god bless their little helping hands
- resolution to a situation at Katie's school- finally after being best friends with this girl and then things going south and this girl bullying katie for months. And today I just spoke with the asst principal again saying that they needed to go to the social worker for conflict resolution. Amazing how they wanted to not do this since there is only 15 days left....
-bought a pair of thongs...don't ask...all a result of my weekend and LUCY :)
-a clean house- I cleaned before the cleaning ppl on wed and the result is a pristine house.,.now to keep it that way with three pigs. :)
-a mother's day brunch at my house..complete with in laws and mom and gram
-the end to my brother and sil's wedding album...hope they like it
-1 measly layout done. 1. SIGH
-work relatively caught up...now it's time to ship kits again
-badge registration for CHA
-orientation for middle school

and now I rest :)

More from me soon.