Southern Mom

(sorry to stick the cheesy 80's song in your brain)

Hi there...it's been a while, huh?

Just milking every last minute I can out of my summer vacation before school starts back NEXT WEEK! I can't believe August is right upon us. I am so dreading the beginning of a new school year, mostly because of the schedule. I never got into the "get to work on time" groove when I went back to work those last 5 weeks of the school year, and our summer schedule has been willy-nilly to say the least. Let's just say I'm in for a RUDE awakening come next Thursday. BUT, as a last hurrah (you might say), the hubs is whisking us down to the Gulf Coast for a long weekend. What a good man!

Am I the only one who is sick of summer TV? One thing I have enjoyed very much recently is "The World Series of Pop Culture," which is on VH1. I could so compete in a game show like this one, haha. Speaking of pop culture...I have to say I was surprised at this (not shocked, just suprised). And, what a piece of arm candy for Lance to have with Reichen Lehmkuhl.

And, since it's been a while since I've posted, I want to update on my Weight Watchers progress: 17.8 lbs! That's motivation enough to be super dedicated on our trip this weekend. I really want to hit that 20 lb. mark before school starts. Wish me luck (or willpower - haha)!

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*also referred to as going to Wal-Mart

It's been a very frustrating day. I don't know what's gotten into Southern Boy, but he has been in a show-out phase for weeks now. Y'all, it's about to drive me insane! It really only happens when I'm taking to another adult outside of the family. (Of course, because THAT'S when it's embarassing!) I just don't know how to make him calm down when it happens. I know they (who is they?) say to ignore it, but how the hell do you do that when the small person beside you is making loud shrills as he runs around your legs and tries to lick your hand. Anyway...despite all this, I decided to haul myself and the kiddos to Wal-Mart for a few things we needed (peppered turkey - YUM!). WHAT WAS I THINKING?? It got to the point where I announced to Southern Boy that we were going to play a game where no one was allowed to speak. This gave me a little time to browse in peace, however during that time God chose to sprinkle my visit to Hell -er Wal-Mart - with a nice variety of my former students.
Great.
It's quite funny when teachers and students collide in a place other than school. Usually if I see a former student first, and I really didn't enjoy having them, I just turn down the nearest aisle...you know the "grocery store duck". Then there are the times when I notice a student look very uncomfortable because they know I'm there, and they try to look very interested in the industrial size jar of mayo. That's when I march up to them and say "HEY 'former student!' How are you!? Is your summer going well?" in a super loud voice. Because, you know, I'm mean like that.

But a better idea just occurred to me...I'm just going to send Southern Boy to their buggy. What a win-win!

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...whether we like it or not!

I can distinctly remember the night Southern Dad and I bought Southern Boy his ExerSaucer. We couldn't wait to get back home and see how our little angel, our pride and joy, would respond to this new experience. Now, you tell me...how do you think he liked it?








Happy little fella, huh?
That was the end of May/first of June 2002.

Fast forward to tonight, when I had Southern Dad pull the ExerSaucer from storage so I could clean it up for the growing-faster-than-you-can-believe Southern Girl. Y'all, I can NOT believe she is getting so big! It's not supposed to happen this fast...she's my BABY! We went for her check-up today and she weighs over 16 pounds! (Look out Jamie...I've got a Fat Bug, too!) In some ways I'm sad to see her grow into a toddler, but in other ways I can't wait to see how she changes. She already has the best disposition you could ever ask for in a baby. During our 4th of July family get-together I couldn't turn around without hearing "I do believe that's the best baby I've ever seen!" because, y'all, she didn't cry even once...ALL WEEKEND! (Southern Boy was much the same way until he became mobile, then he became ALL. BOY.)

Watching your babies grow up is very much bittersweet. You try to keep up with it all, you try to remember everything, but despite all your best efforts they grow up. They become long-legged boys who don't like baths in the summer and don't want their fingernails trimmed. They become 4-going-on-14 princesses who don't want you to brush through the tangles and want to pretend their baby sibling is their own-personal-real-life baby doll. No matter what, though, they'll still climb in your bed in the wee hours of the morning, stroke your hair, and whisper "I love you Mommy." Then you know it's all been worth it.

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