Easter was amazing, tiring, frustrating and great...it's a LONG story! All in all, it's over and we are moving on to the next holiday...Mother's Day!
Moving news...looks like it is definitely in the works and we are all getting super excited. The kids are excited for Lake Priviledges and I am excited for space! The packing has started and they all hate that but they either do their own or there is a chance a few green trash bags make their way to the trash bins!
David and I had a GREAT date night at a wonderful restaurant called Agora in Irvine. It was a Braziilan Steak house and let me tell you it was YUMMY! We had been given a gift certificate over a year ago and never used it and now we are glad we did! Anyone up to a night out...we would HAPPILY GO AGAIN????
Who had the brilliant ides to give kids candy and then start Spring Break...I have decided that they should come home on that Friday with disclosures:
1. Do NOT shop with your children for food!
2. Do NOT shop with your teenage daughter for clothes! (That is if you want
to leave the stores before nightfall!
3. Do NOT leave the 3 children unattended for long lengths of time and
expect them to get along for the entire length of time NO MATTER WHAT
THE AGE DIFFERENCE IS!
4. Cartoons are ANNOYING!
5. Bubble rap is ANNOYING and should be kept out of the hands of 8 year olds
or 15 year olds who enjoy terrorizing their little sisters!
6. Don't forget to pick up the dog at the groomer, even though that sounds
like a great way to get rid of said dog!
7. Don't show up to Spaghetti Factory with a large party at 6:30pm and expect
a table in less than 2 hours! Don't show up STARVING!
8. Bathing suit shopping in MARCH...ARE YOU INSANE!?!?!
9. BATHING SUIT SHOPPING AFTER "NIBBLING" OUT OF YOUR CHILDREN'S
EASTER BASKET...BAD DECISION!
10. I thought ALL kids liked to sleep in...I must have been given the wrong kids!
11. Tell ALL your kids that EVERYONE gets toothbrushes, underware and socks
in their Easter baskets!
12. Hide the Easter candy for parents who need a "pick me up" to keep up
with said children who are home for too many endless hours.
13. Kid movies are GREAT naptimes for mommy!
14. YOU WILL MISS THEM WHEN THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
Well, that's my life in a nutshell...I will now move on to reading your blogs, laughing, crying and missing all of you!
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Linda Vujnov had this to say:
My kids NEVER sleep in, rarely get along after an hour alone together, and shopping with a teenage daughter is l o n g and expensive. I feel your joy [ahem] pain.
- March 28, 2008 at 6:32 PM
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Diane Powers had this to say:
would love to go with y'all to that Brazillian restaurant...we went to one of these restaurants in Las Vegas..too much food but was a lot of fun...let us know when.
Diane- March 29, 2008 at 9:54 PM
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Dorothy B had this to say:
love your blog and candor!
My observations on this one:
- my husband also loves bubble wrap!
-As a teacher- it's far better to give them candy and THEN Spring Break than to do it the other way around and then send to school - REALLY!
- We finally decided to let Daddy take the teenage daughter shopping for clothes. It worked out better that way for several years. Now that daughter and I go shopping together happily.
-Your comment about leaving them at home alone for a lengthy period of time made me miss those days. I'm sure you have been told to appreciate it while it lasts but... I can remind you again if you like. :)
Love you - DB- April 5, 2008 at 3:43 PM
