Welcome to my life..my family..my world..unedited.

The boys and I went to the local water park today – it wasn’t too hot and was mostly cloudy, so perfect weather in my eyes. I wanted to do something with them that didn’t involve cleaning or decorating or shopping. We had a very good day together, although it was difficult to get them out of the pool at the end of the day.  After over 5 hours in the water, I was pruned beyond recognition and just wanted to come home. The boys, apparently part fish, could have stayed MUCH longer. (I can’t really say anything, as I generally feel the same way about being in water)
While I was at said water park, I learned and noticed things:

I’m not letting my sons turn into snotty pre-teen/teenagers. The language! The annoyance! (no, I have no clue how to do that, but I did enjoy telling a group of boys that they needed to watch their language today!! #getoffmylawn)
There is no reason to scare the crap out of your young child if they don’t want to get in the water. Yes, I understand it is hot out, and yes, I get that it’s only like 6 inches deep to start, …

Hmmm…..5 minutes until the weekend is officially over….(and spring break, with it, woohoo!!)
If I had uploaded all my photos from my phone, you would see some great shots of the boys at the driving range this morning.  Or playing catch with each other for the first time yesterday (swoooon)… If I had more time I would tell you about all of the eyeglass chains I made for work over the past couple days and how Matt has decided that beading is super fun! I could tell you about throwing the ball for the dog at the next door neighbor’s house (we took her fence collar off to play easier) and the panic that followed once we realized she wasn’t in the driveway with us any longer (just a little Daisy dog adventure). I could tell you about the book I just finished, the conversations I had with my mom about Mike’s class reunion coming up or about the laundry that is piled everywhere…About how Snakes on a Plane is probably the worst movie I have ever seen or how I don’t understand why my 6 year old is always bored…
Instead, I’m going to bed.
Hope you had a good weekend…let’s rest …

My day started out pretty crappy (slept too good, had crazy dreams I needed to finish, and I did not want to get up, plus I was just inexplicably cranky).
Finally got the boys to school (late) to find the doors we’re supposed to drop off at locked. Annoying.
Decide to try to talk myself out of bad mood with McDonald’s for breakfast, including one of their lovely McCafe Frappes and very loud Glee music.
McDonald’s drive-thru inexplicably closed; they requested (at the speaker) for people to come in to order. Uh, no. Not getting out of the car.
Had BK for breakfast instead and was wholly unsatisfied.
Finally get into the groove at work – inventory, talking frame lines, discussing how to revamp, what to put on sale, etc. Look at watch and realize I have to go get boys (stupid 1/2 day).
Am late getting to boys. Preston with Latchkey group, Matt no where to be found so I race around the school to find him out front with the principal.
Try to talk boys out of going to my mom’s to have lunch and help her get new printer. No dice. Have very long annoying discussion about eating on the way or eating out …

(Please tell me I’m not the only one who hears Family Feud in her head when reading those words…)
Taken blatantly from Avitable (because he said to).

What better way to waste a Saturday after a holiday than to create my own survey, then fill out said survey, then encourage all of you to steal said survey and fill it out yourselves?
Just pick the first word that you think of when you associate yourself with that category. Don’t overthink it.
If I was a/an _____, I’d be ______
TV show: House
Song: Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
Movie: You’ve Got Mail
Book: some sort of mom/chick lit
Fictional character: Kathleen Kelly
City: New York
Verb: accept
Color:blue
Animal: dog
Emotion: amusement
Article of clothing: jeans
Flavor: chocolate
Food: potato
Vice: selfishness
Plant: maple tree
Mythological animal: faerie
Letter: Q
Inanimate object: pillow
School Activity: library
Positive attribute: independence
Negative attribute: impatience
Now you go.

I’m sick and whiny and my head feels like a bowling bowl wrapped in insulation.  No, not piggy flu…just a stupid cold. I’ve been in bed all day (well, minus taking the kids to school, getting the delivery of drywall, forging for food and spending time on the couch to be social with the fam and eating dinner).  I haven’t been keeping track, but I’m pretty certain that I have sneezed approximately 259 261 times today.
Upon recommendation of my fine tweeps on twitter, I have secured a neti pot in order to help this congestion.  I tried it once, it worked for about 10 minutes, but now I’m all stuffy/runny again.  Either I did it wrong or I’m too congested or people were wrong. I will try again, just for the fun of it (because there is nothing more fun that pouring warm, salty water into your nasal cavity, yo!)
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Random Friday Thoughts
- If you are buying a bridal gown and are more concerned about what your fiance thinks of the dress than your own feelings? Not the best way to start a marriage, in my opinion. His opinion is NOT the most important!
- Also, what happened to the husband not …