Four 10 year olds

Shorts birthday was yesterday and he wanted to take 3 friends for pizza and a movie.  How hard can that be?  Piece of cake!   The Mom's dropped the boys off at our house at 1:30pm.  We get to the pizza place, place our order and sit down.

Then the fun began.

Self serve sodas apparently means taking your cup down the line of selections so you can sample some of each in ONE cup.

Putting garlic, peppers and cheese on your pizza until you can't see what the pizza looked like to begin with...and then asking for another slice because you don't like it (not!).

Using your one finger to eat your pizza....that consists of poking your finger into your pizza and swooshing it around...getting as much sauce and cheese on your finger and then eating it.

Wooden chairs are apparently the best playing field for farts.

                    Can't your just see the mischief on their faces?

Short was not doing any of these (honestly he wasn't). My boys know to behave!

After an hour of torture, we get in the car to drive to the movie theater.

Short wanted to see, "Diary of a Whimpy Kid."

We got their early.  Like 40 minutes early.  The other movie hadn't even left out yet.
We had to entertain them by taking pictures of them with Shrek.

Since we were so early, we got first choice of seats.

So we choose the very back row.

Hardly anyone came if after us.

Yes!!  No one in front of us!

The movie was just starting and in walks a group of 4.

And they chose the row right in front of us.

Why??  There were 100 other seats!!

Apparently the boys were less then thrilled about this.

And apparently these people didn't like when the boys laughed, or chewed or took a drink or opened a wrapper.

They told them to be quite several times.  I didn't know until after the movie because we left a seat in between us and the boys and didn't realize everything that was going on.  We were only 1 seat away from the boys and I didn't see or hear anything out of the ordinary from the boys!

So why would you come in at the start of a movie and sit directly in front of someone else when you have the entire theatre to pick from and then get annoyed when four 10 year olds in back of you laugh?

After the movies the boys told us all about this on the way home.  Had I wished I knew this because I would have said something to them!  I'm sure we all have a movie theater story to share (feel free to tell).

The movie was funny...they really enjoyed it...minus the discruntle people in front of them!

Happy Birthday Short!!

Happy Birthday Short!  You are no longer in the single digits!  My baby is 10!!  Sigh....

Off to the movies and pizza with 3 friends! I hope you have the best day ever!

A Hickey!!!!

Tall asked if I'd drive him to school this morning.  He normally rides with the boy up the street but for some reason he wasn't going to school today.  So I set my alarm for 1/2 hour earlier.  That 1/2 hour sure does make a difference!   Not only did I have to take Tall to school but that meant that I had to take Short as well because his bus would come while I would be taking Tall to school.

I threw on some sweatpants, put my contacts lenses in over my still sleepy eyes, grabbed breakfast for Short to eat in the car, and out the door we went.

The conversation on the way to school went like this:

Me: "Your wearing a Polo today, why didn't you wear one yesterday?" (They go to Catholic school and wear the uniform Polo shirts in September, October, April & May, and the uniform shirt & tie the other months).

Tall: "Um cause I didn't have any that fit."

Me: "What do you mean...you have a whole closet full."

Tall: Not ah...I only have 2."

Me: No, there are more in there...you just didn't look."

The rest of the ride was small talk...we were both half asleep and Short sat in the back munching on his breakfast.

So we pull up in front of the school and Tall gets out of the car...."bye...love ya."

He was just about out of the car when I glanced over at him.

My eyes wander down to his neck.

Is that......

Noooooooooooooooo........

I think it is........

But it looks like one....covered in make-up!!

A hickey!!!!???

Omg....can't be!

I was half asleep but I know what I saw!!

Not Tall!  He's been talking to this girl and she picked him up on Tuesday.  He was only gone for a little while...noooooo.

I was so shocked that I couldn't even holler to him...."hey..what's that on your neck"...even though I know full well what it is!

So I sit there for a couple of minutes processing this.  Short is still chomping away in the back seat.

I decide to send Tall a text.

Is that a hickey on your neck!!??

5 hours later I get a text back.

"Ummm kinda yeah."

Ummm kinda yeah he says!

My only response that I could think of right then and there is, "that better not be my make-up you used to cover it up."

My son gets a hickey and here I am worrying if he used my make-up!!

"haha Mom..no its not."

So then I said, "you better come home and watch 16 and Pregnant!"

"haha Mom...its only a hickey and you and Dad prob had lots when you were younger!"

Oh no you don't...don't try and take the attention off yourself and on to me!

That also explains why he wore the shirt and tie yesterday..to cover it up!!

Sigh....

Do I lock him up forever?  After all he's the one with the white t-shirt situation!

Life with the boys was so much easier when they were 3!!

Short order cook!

Dinner in our house is always a major production!  Especially when Venti is home.  When he is eating dinner I have to make as much for him as I would make for the other 5 of us put together!

• If I'm making a roast, I have to get 2.
• If I'm making potatoes, I have to use 10 lbs.
• If I'm making chicken I have to use 4 lbs.
• If I'm making spaghetti, I have to use 2 boxes and make 3 lbs of meatballs AND sausage and 2 loaves of Italian Bread.
•  If I'm making Chicken Puffs (I will share the recipe for these soon) which are Venti's favorite, I have to make 36 of them.
• If I make Meatoaf, I have to use 6 lbs of burger.

You get the idea.  This is why I needed a pantry the size that I do!

Somewhere along the way someone didn't like what I was making for dinner.

And what did I do?                          

Made him something different.

Big mistake!

What did that turn into?

Me being a short order cook!

"I don't like that" seems to happen just about every dinner. 

Venti eats everything.

Grande doesn't like alot of things.

Tall doesn't like everything alot of things.

Short eats almost everything...or he will at least try it.

So instead of me just making dinner, I have to think first, "who doesn't like this"....and then I have to plan something else for them.

Its a pain.

And its my fault.

Shouldn't have started it way back when.

Can I take your order please?


Anyone else have a similar situation or is it just me?

Moving

Its official.  Venti is moving!  As you know he graduates next month from Penn State.  We was offered a position at 5 different companies which was really good considering that his roommate that is also a Civil Engineer didn't get any job offers!  3 of the offers were for companies around the area we live in, 1 was in Delaware and the other one was in Maryland.  He really, really wanted the job in Maryland....and he got it...which means he has to move....to another state.  Its only 80 miles but its still another state!
So now he has to scramble and find an apartment.  He graduates May 14th and starts his job June 7th!  Not much time!   And now Mocha wants to quit her job and move down there when him!  Not sure if that is a good idea or not.  Jobs are hard to come by and I don't want him to have the burden of all the bills.   She would be moving there in October any how when they get married.  I am happy for the fact that he wouldn't be alone if she moved too.
On Saturday we are going apartment hunting with them!  That should be interesting!  I'll let you know how that goes!  They have 7 apartment to look at in one day.  I just hope they find one they like so that he can check that off the list!

I spent most of the evening stuffing and addressing his graduation announcements.

 One month from today...he is graduating.

I am so proud and happy for him!

Tuesday Beauty Tips-Wrinkles and your Pillowcase!!

If you are waking up every morning with lines on your face from sleeping on your pillow, you may want to change your pillowcase!  Here’s why: When you sleep with your face all mushed up in your pillow, you could be creating something called compression wrinkles, which are fine lines that form on the skin when it's crushed. When this action is repeated night after night, the amount of collagen and elastic tissue decreases.  It's similar to the way repetitive motions contribute to wrinkles; Squinting leads to crow's-feet; frowning begets frown lines; initially these wrinkles will disappear during the day but eventually the repetition causes them to become permanent.   If you particularly sleep on one side more then the other then you probably have more defined lines on that side.

 The answer?  Switch to a satin pillowcase!  You can get them on Amazon for around $9.50.  They also have them at Bed Bath and Beyond for about $5.00.  There are some on the internet for up to $75 but you don't need to spend that!  You can get one for just a couple of dollars!

Ninety-nine percent of the population sleeps on a cotton pillowcase, but since cotton absorbs moisture, it can dry out your hair and skin.  At the very least, most hairstylists recommend sleeping on a satin pillowcase to help keep your hair from getting matted, tangled, and frizzy since cotton cases tend to have a coarser texture, which can rough up your hair, especially if you're tossing your head or rubbing it against your pillow at night.  Cotton pillowcase's will absorb your nightly facial cream where as satin will not.

I truly believe it is the single most important thing I have done for my skin, and will always be my best beauty secret.

Happy Anniversary to me!

Today, 24 years ago I married my best friend! Happy Anniversary Joe! I love you!

 My goodness we were young!!  I wrote Joe this note and wanted to share it with you:

I didn’t realize that 24 years ago would turn out to be the best day of my life.
I met you when I was just a young girl..and you a young boy.  We really didn’t know what love was…until now. 
The thing that is the most amazing thing in our relationship is that we are always there for each other…no matter what it is…the ups and downs…if it affects one of us, it affects both of us and we work through it.  We handle every situation by giving each other the support we need.
We make each other laugh.
We are each other’s best friends.
We look forward to each day together and get sad when we are apart.
We enjoy the time we spend…even if we aren’t even doing anything…its just the fact that we are together….and that is love…pure love…unconditional love…something that is so rare that we can’t see it in any other couple…our love is one of a kind and we are so lucky to have each other and be here for each other.  Its something we don’t take for granted and we know that life is so short and we don’t waste it on stupid stuff anymore.  We cherish each and every day together.
I love you more today then all the days we are married added up together.  I can’t put it into words how much you mean to me and how you are my everything…my other half…my friend…my husband.
Here is to the next 24+ years together and I look forward to each and every day that we get to be husband and wife.
Happy Anniversary!   I Love You!!

4/12/2010   

We had a really nice weekend.  It was so nice to get away..even for just one night!  We did some shopping and had a really good dinner!  We ate at a steak/rib house and we had the BEST dinner rolls I have ever eaten!  They were so soft and fresh and warm!  And they came with Sweet Butter which made them even more delicious!

The house was still standing, the kitchen was still amazingly clean!  I was impressed!  The laundry was over flowing but that's ok!  
Grande's car isn't starting right so he is using my car to go to school today...yikes! lol...I hope it returns the way it left!
Short's birthday is this coming Sunday and we had told him no more birthday parties, so I suggested he pick 3 friends and we go to the movies and for pizza...should be interesting! 
Happy Monday!