Success!!!

I know it's silly, but I love to bake just so I can watch the enjoyment of the family and friends I share it with.
 So without further adu.....

I had cake and coffee for breakfast and the kids had cake and fruit for breakfast. Well I am off to get ready for work. Happy "Fat Tuesday"/ Mardi Gras.

Just as I expected...

I love Mondays. It went exactly as I expected. lol

I talked to Toad's teacher, it was an edited version of the song played in class, and she was honest about the lyrics no being edited until after they were printed because she was unable to find an edited version.  It was a nice little chat, but I explained my concerns and it seems as though everything is ok with the world. 

 Crankybear and I had an awesome breakfast at Chick-fil-a then headed out to Wegman's to do a little shopping and poking around. I love Wegman's. We looked around at everything we could and still didn't make it through the whole store. While I was wondering around I found an end cap dedicated to New Orleans. They had mixes and fixins for Red Beans and Rice, Cornbread, Gumbo, King Cake, and many more.  I decided to get something and with tomorrow being "fat tuesday" and officially Mardi Gras, I thought the King Cake would be best. (plus probably the only thing the kids would like)  As I type the King Cake is in the oven, and I am excited. I love to bake, and I miss New Orleans. 

After our Wegman's excursion we headed home, to put away all of our goodies....well the goodies we got for the kids..lol. I managed to convince Crankybear to come with me to the storage unit to grab the couple of things we needed. It was good that I took him, it would have taken double the time if I had gone alone. Got what we needed and then stopped at Walmart. I got my coffee creamer, some applesauce, and dinner.

 I didn't get the vacuuming done that I wanted, but I picked up the kids and let Monkey make dinner and help with the King Cake. She cooked an awesome dinner (chicken alfredo) and after dinner I dropped her at dance class.  With her at dance it was time for me to get my but kicked so I headed over to the gym for a body pump class.

All in all it has been a great day, I don't want to go to work tomorrow, but I guess I will survive.

So it isn't done yet, but.....

Goodnight all. see you in the morning.

I don't usually work Mondays, but I am still up early and getting the kids ready for school, I still have a bunch of stuff to get done, and it still always feels like I don't get anything done at all.  Today will be no different. I will try to get as much done as possible, it will seem like I got nothing accomplished, and tonight that will be ok. There are a couple of things that I must get done today. I have to vacuum, and stop at the store to get coffee creamer.
The floor looks a mess, and I want to vacuum off the ceiling fan, the coffee creamer can't wait, if I don't go today then tomorrow I won't have any for my coffee.  I also need to stop at the storage unit and grab a couple of things. Who knows what else I will do today. 

 The first thing I am doing is taking a few minutes to talk to Toad's teacher about the inappropriate song choice in class.
 I think I found just the picture to describe the day

Hope everyone has an uneventful monday.

Sunday Comics!!!!

I felt the need to lighten up, so here is some Garfield.  I am thinking I may need to start getting the Sunday paper, $2 would be worth the comics and ads/coupons.

I have some coffee running through my veins, read some great comics, and now must get ready for work. At least (if I must work on a Sunday) it's only 4 hours, hopefully I will get some time to work on a great slouchy hat I am crocheting.  Enjoy the day folks!

Giraffes?!?!

Yup, a giraffe. I have crocheted a great many things, scarves, hats, slippers, purses, wallets, blankets, and the list goes on.  For as much fun as I have had with all of that, I think I have had far more fun with animals lately.  In an effort to create something different I started with one animal and due to the sensitive nature that is gift giving, I can't post it yet, but the second has been just as much fun and both were very quick and easy.  Wait for it....

So, adorable right?!  I know, I know, he is missing his spots. I was too busy at work tonight to get them stitched on and now I am too tired to bother with it. They will be put on tomorrow.  Toad has asked me to make a dragon. I found an awesome pattern I like, but it looks as if it were written by an incompetent hobo with a crayon.  We will see how it turns out though, I can't wait to get started on it. I have to go by the storage unit and get my plastic tote full of crochet stuff and yarn.  There is some bright green yarn that would make a great dragon.  Monkey is asking for my giraffe.(and whatever else I make and want to give to her) She hasn't made any requests for any particular animal herself though.  Maybe after some sleep and a strong cup of coffee I will have to motivation to finish with the giraffe spots and then I can get a start on Toad's dragon.
I am off to sleep.  Good Night world.

I get to decide when....

I get to decide when I allow my children to listen to music with explicit language. I get to decide when things are age appropriate for my children. It is not for anyone else to decide! I will raise these kids as I see fit!

Ok, sorry. Now that I have that out I can put down what happened to bring about such a rant. 
So, in the car this morning as I was taking the kids to swim lessons "I love my lips" from veggie tales ended and right after it is Black Eyed Peas--Boom Boom Pow (not the radio edit, definitely the explicit version). As usual I grabbed the iPod and flipped it before the song was in full swing and we then started listening to "Pirates who don't do anything" again veggie tales.  As I was changing the musical selection Toad pops up and says that her teacher at school let them listen to Black Eyed Peas--Boom Boom Pow in school the other day.  I asked her if it was the Kids Bop version that I let her listen to or the version that was just on the iPod that I changed. She said it wasn't Kids Bop. She also said that the paper her teacher gave them with the lyrics looked like someone had written a P over the T to cover up what would have spelled SHIT and make it look like SHIP, she also told the kids that the song said ship and not shit. 

What I would like to know is first, what does this song have to do with anything they could be doing in class, second, who the hell does she think she is to let them listen to something so inappropriate and then attempt to lie to them?!?!?!?

I listened to the song VERY carefully and counted, the word shit or shittin' is said 9 times! NINE TIMES! I allow the kids to listen to a lot of things, BUT when there is an abundance of explicit language one of 2 things happens: 1. they don't get to listen to it. 2. I find an edited version....i.e. Kids Bop, radio edit, non-explicit. 
The last thing I want is to promote things that are inappropriate for a 9 year old and 5 year old.

I will admit, I am no angel. I am far from it. I curb my language around the kids. Example: son of a bitch--son of a biscuit. Sometimes it slips and I say something I shouldn't in front of them, but as their MOTHER that is my choice. 

People want to talk all kinds of crap about the kids these days... mini thugs, juvenile delinquents, mouthy, no respect, no manners, trouble makers, running the streets. Then to top it off people want to ONLY blame the parents, that isn't fair. Some parents don't do what they should to raise the children right, but there are so many others who are involved in the children's lives that everyone needs to take a piece of the blame.  I don't think that just because Toad listened to a song that said SHIT 9 times, that she is going to be any of that, but IT WASN'T FOR THE TEACHER TO DECIDE THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE.

Maybe next time she will decide that Mary Prankster singing her song "Mercy Fuck" is appropriate, or how about Nine Inch Nails "Closer". That's it, we will let them listen to "Closer" and then send them out into the world singing "I want to fuck you like animal, I want to feel you from the inside". 

Monday morning I am going to the school and confronting the teacher. I want to hear the version of the song that the kids listened to and see the hand out she gave them, if things are as Toad tells me, this teacher better start looking for other employment because I am going to raise hell about this.

It's Been Awhile....

For starters, I would like to say that this year has started out very busy. I haven't had any time for anything crafty or creative and it was driving me batty. So I am back! I am going to the storage unit today to get my crochet supplies out again and I have been working on a few small projects lately.  One is a gift for someone so I can not reveal it here yet, but hopefully soon.  

I recently decided to play guitar. The transition from violin is fairly easy, I am learning the tab method now, but I have one small snag.  The guitar that I got (on craigslist for cheap) while awesomely acoustic with a great tone is a bit too big for me.  So now I am on a search for one that fits me a bit better. I like mine, but some of the reaches are almost impossible to make.

CrankyBear is doing well, Toad is doing an amazing job in 3rd grade and Monkey is reading beautifully now. Max is turning out to be a very well behaved dog and Squeaky is one oddball cat, but we love her. 

Well that is my update for now... pictures and new projects to come.
Happy Hump Day!