The Crying Baby

I have to say that I'm lucky and blessed my job is only a couple of blocks from the school that the Princess attends. On my big shopping day, this weekend, I purchased the rest of her school supplies. Since there were a couple of big items that I had to purchase, there was no way I was going to send the Princess on the bus with these items. I made the smart decision of taking them to the school myself--I could make the time and the distance, of course, was ideal.


Around 11 this morning, I trekked to the school with supplies in tow hoping to just drop them off at the office. Well...I just couldn't resist and boy was it a big mistake. I made a bad decision to check on the Princess to see what she was doing. I should have just dropped her stuff off and jetted. But noooo, I had to check in. At the time, she was eating lunch just a couple of doors from the office. As soon as I entered the cafeteria, she spotted me right away. She then did the unthinkable--she balled her eyes out! I couldn't believe it! I thought she would welcome me with a big smile, throw her arms around me, kiss me and then bid me farewell. I'm sure you can imagine, this didn't happen like I had planned.


Before returning to work I figured I had a few extra minutes to spend with her. I accompanied her to her class where she started crying again. Her teacher was extremely instrumental in saving the day by acknowledging that it was ok for her to be upset. She even got the class involved and asked how they could make her feel better--I thought that was cute. Wouldn't you say so? Her attention was then focused elsewhere and I was able to quietly slip out the door. That was truly a brow wiper--I didn't think I would get out without taking her with me.


What has your child done unexpectedly today?

A Day of Rest

My Mystery Man

Since I started blogging, just a few weeks ago, I mentioned that I’m married. Or, I refer to my better half as “my husband” in previous blog postings. But I’ve never gotten into too much detail about my husband, The Man. So, this posting is about the one I love, Pete.

Pete and I have been married nearly eight years—October 7 is our anniversary date. We were together five years prior to our marriage. He is seventeen years my senior---yes seventeen! I say this proudly because our age gap doesn’t get in the way of our relationship. As a matter of fact, we often make jokes about it. Jokingly, I tell him about him being an AARP member and jokes about me being young enough to be his daughter. Now that’s something to think about. Wouldn’t you say? Pete is sensitive to my needs but I may not be so with his. I can definitely count on him 24/7—to pick up where I leave off. He has a wonderful sense of humor and loves to meet other people and socialize. Overall he’s a good husband and father—a real genuine guy.

I mention in my profile that between us we have 3 wonderful and beautiful children. Cory is 27 and Pete’s son from his first marriage. Child #2 is Kyle who is 18—the job seeker. He is my son from a previous relationship. Last but not least is Child #3, Nyah is 4--she is the product of our union.

Many hugs and kisses to my sweetheart! I love you.

Please share your stories of love for your spouse or significant other. I'd love to hear from you.

Shop 'Til I Drop

As many of us mothers know, we are primarily the ones to do the shopping. My husband and I have had this discussion many times and I have to admit—I will never send him to the store to do the shopping for our home. Majority of men just don’t have the knack to bargain shop. However, he will come along; he loves to see me in action!

A few days ago, my husband and I discussed having to do some much needed grocery and other stuff shopping. So, we made plans to make our quest for today. When I have to do a major shop, we travel one hour away to Super Walmart & Sam’s Club in Delaware. Our trip to DE can take a total of six hours from the time we leave home until we return. Whew!

After I took Kyle to his job interview, I went back home and worked until 3:00. The four of us loaded in our van and headed east to Delaware. We lists in tow, we made our first stop at Staples. We picked up some school supplies for the Princess. We traveled a little further to Super Walmart. I don’t think I need to describe this adventure. Every time I shop, I try to guesstimate how much I’ve spent but I always get it wrong. Nearly three hundred dollars later and I still wasn’t finished.

On we went to our final stop—Sam’s Club. Since we are a family of four, shopping at a warehouse club saves us a lot of money on certain items. Before we left for Delaware, I received a confirmation that my order was ready for pick-up. Sam’s Club as this super feature called “Click-n-Pull”---select your items online, place your order and it’s ready in 24 hours. One hundred and fifty dollars later, I was truly ready to call it a day.

These occasional shopping trips to Delaware can sometimes be fun (if you don’t think about the money you’ve spent). All four of us were tapped out physically and most importantly financially. But at the end of the day, my venture was a money saving one.

What shopping ventures have you had lately?

Job Inteview - Not Quite There...Yet

Kyle had been invited to come to a second job interview. Friday night he asked me to take him at 9 am this morning. Feeling anxious for him, but not showing it, I happily agreed to take him in town to his interview.

So, away we chugged—me, Kyle and…The Princess to take Kyle to his job interview. The Princess and I patiently waited in the car while he took care of business. When he got back in the van he said he has to come back again on Tuesday the 2nd.

“For what now?”, I said. I was pretty sure he would have a day and time of when he would be starting the job. Boy, was I wrong.

“To provide identification documents”, Kyle said. “I have to bring my ID, birth certificate and social security card”.

Then I said, “Is this an offer of employment”. Kyle shrugged his shoulders and said, “I have no idea”.

Ok, we’ll see how this plays out. I will take him back on Tuesday, Sept 2 after I get off of work. I’m anxious to see what happens then. Wish us luck!

First Day of School

So much for Wordless Wednesday! Since it was the Princess' FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I had to tell you about it.

The Princess woke earlier than usual this morning, excited to start her first day of “big school”. The previous night we picked out the outfit she would wear the first day along with all the necessary accessories, i.e. undies, socks, belt.

After the normal morning routine, we traveled to daycare as this is where she will get on and off the bus. Since this day was extremely special, hubby and I waited at the end of daycare’s driveway until the bus arrived. When the bus stopped I thought for sure The Princess was gonna do an about face and run in the opposite direction. But she was perfectly behaved and approached her growing up like a big girl. She climbed the steps on the bus, with help from dad, like a pro. The bus driver even allowed us to get a photo op once she got to the top of the stairs.

I have included a slideshow of pictures from the first day for your perusal. ENJOY!