Well, the title sort of says it all.
Free slurpees at 7-Eleven today!
Get it – 7 – Eleven – July 11th
Visit any 7-Eleven today and receive a free small slurpee!
Hooray!
I’ll have 3 extra kids with me today so we are certainly going to be making a stop for a free slurpee.
I’m going for my favorite flavor – coke – seriously, I have to go right now and get one.
Why is the only way effective way to stop my children from yelling is to yell at them myself?
“You must stop yelling!”
A few people have asked for an update on the adoption so here it is:
Paperwork and wait.
Repeat.
Many times.
We’ve completed our home study which required references, autobiographies, and answers to many questions.
We’ve been accepted by the agency which required a lengthy application and references.
We signed the contract with the agency which required tons of paperwork.
We are now trying to complete the dossier (large collection of paperwork about us that must be notarized, certified, and sealed by the government).
After the dossier is sent in we wait for 4 to 6 months before they match us with a child.
Once we have a face and a name we celebrate.
And then, we complete more paperwork.
It’s a lengthy process but we haven’t lost steam yet.
Hopefully the next time I up date you I can say our dossier is in the mail!
My 4 year old is flying the coop for a few days this week and she couldn’t be more excited.
School has been out for her for almost 2 months now and she is tired of me.
And well…I hope she has a good time.
When getting ready for her camp, which she is THRILLED about, she asked me a few questions:
“What bag am I going to put my sleeping bag in?
You don’t need a sleeping bag, I’m picking you up after lunch.
Sad face.
“What pajamas am I going to pack?
You don’t need pajamas, I’m picking you up after lunch.
Sad face.
“Do I change clothes there at night?”
You don’t need to change your clothes, I’m picking you up after lunch.
Sad face.
I have a pretty good feeling there will be a lot of crying when I pick her up after lunch today.
Happy July 4th from our family to yours!
I know it’s summer and it’s supposed to be a carefree anything goes time but I need to have some sort of timeline for the day.
Here’s a rough sketch of what our day usually looks like:
7:30 – 8:00 Wake up and eat
9:00 Swim practice
10:30 Snack
11:00 Play a board game as a group
12:00 Eat lunch
12:30 Play
1:00 – 2:00 Quiet time – reading, playing in room (Mommy’s time on computer)
2:00 – 5:00 Play, pool, movies, friends, tv, games, video games, errands
5:45 Dinner
I am totally open to this being flexible but at some point of the day MOMMA NEEDS HER QUIET TIME.
Before the kids are allowed to do anything tv, computer, or video game related they need to do their chores.
They already bring their dishes to the sink, bring their clothes to the hamper, as well as other tasks so the chores I’m talking about are extras.
Having a simple chart has made completing chores no big deal. And let’s face it, there’s only two chores per day per person.
Is it a fancy chart that involves stickers, puffy paint, and ribbon?
H*LL no!
It’s written on paper each week by me and it works just fine.
Take a look at last week’s chart:
The big exciting change on the chart this week is that there are no chores scheduled for Saturday. We are usually exhausted from day long swim meets so I figured what’s the point.
Don’t worry, I’m not finished filling this weeks out yet. But I think you get the idea.
Do you have anything that’s making your summer a little easier?
I am not a good sleeper.
I have to have a fan on, a sleep machine, and the air about 65 degrees.
Even with all of that, I toss and turn some nights, all night long.
So I was excited to see the “Do You Have Trouble Sleeping?” Katie show the other day.
I ignored the cherry juice, drinking flower teas, and tongue exercise recommendations and went right to the one that I knew I could follow.
Drink some milk before bed.
So for my health tonight I filled my glass nice and tall and gulped down my dairy.
I’m hoping it helps me have a good 7-8 hours sleep.
I bet the brownie with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream I had to accompany the milk will help me snooze too.
Happy Canada Day to all our friends & family up North!
Here’s a quick recap of the items someone
is about to win in Big D & Me’s Favorite Things….
1 bag of Stacy’s Pita Chips!
1 bottle of Butter’s polish!
1 package of Roll-Ups!
and 1 container of this face scrub!
I’ve enjoyed hearing about everyone’s favorite things right now. I’ve listed what I’m going to try from each of your entries
#1 – From Katie: I will have to get some Mike & Ike’s next time we go to the movies (I don’t think I’ve ever tried them)
#2 – From Mindy: I’m going to have to try the Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss
#3 – From Michelle Paige: I want to try the microwave kettle corn and read the books you suggested.
#4 – Kelly – Loved your sun dress from Target – maybe you could send it down to for a weekend for me 🙂
#5 – Amanda – Love crab cakes also and your sweet baby girl!
#6 – KateC – I’m going to need to try the Burt’s Bees eye cream for sensitive eyes. Of course, in my case, I’m just using it for old tired eyes 🙂
#7 – Dyan – Crackle nail polish would be fun, I’ll have to give it a try.
#8 – Jenny – I had never heard of BB cream but after reading about it I’m definitely going to have to try it.
#9 – Jess – You crack me up with your accordion. Can’t wait to see you next featured on “America’s Got Talent.”
#10 – Christina – I must try the cookie butter, another item I had never heard of.
And the winner is…
Drum roll please…..
Katie you are the winner!
Congratulations! You’ve got some goodies headed your way!
I’ll email you and get your information so you can receive your prizes!
To everyone: have a wonderful weekend enjoying some of your favorite things!
The other day I noticed the house was quiet.
As a parent you dream about these moments but when they occur you just know someone is up to something.
As I walked into my bathroom to investigate, I saw this…
I sneaked back to grab the camera and only managed to catch her fleeing.
“What were you doing?”
“I was trying on your nipples.”
I’m trying to decide whether the next 14 years will go slowly or very quickly with this girl.
We’ve had a jam packed two weeks since school has been out.
Hope we get to slow down in the next day or two and cross off some of the quieter activities on our summer fun list.
 Do you have anything fun planned for the summer?
*Remember to enter Big D & Me’s favorite things giveaway!