Catch up

I suppose I haven't posted anything lately because I have been plumb exhausted. Between my best friend's showers and wedding, Macy's birthday (the actual one and the party one), trying to do some extra things to take care of mom I have maxed out. Now I can finally breathe. I think this next weekend I will do my best to convince Chris to take me to the lake alllll weekend. I could use some serious boat time. Summer is almost over and we've barely been to the lake. Sure, we went every weekend the first few months we had the new boat to different fishing tournaments (march, april,may) but it was so cold on the water I had to wear layers and gloves. That doesn't count as fun boat time. In fact all of those times we had to be on the water by dawn which as we all know is my absolute least favorite time of the day. I hate mornings. Although, getting to see the sunrise was nice.

I feel like a big jerk for not being a great hostess at Macy's party. I really felt terrible. Starting the sunday before I stayed up every single night until 1 or 2 am cleaning the house in anticipation of having people over. I mean, seriously, how can you respect me if I have dirty walls? LOL. I'm such a freak sometimes. I cleaned both kids rooms (no small task), my room, the bathroom, the kitchen, livingroom, washed all the walls in the whole house courtesy of mr. clean magic erasers, scrubbed the baseboards with a toothbrush, cleaned up the yard in front and back, took my bed apart to fix the middle support board, cleaned all under the bed and around it, put the bed back together (it's a freakin big bed too) and shipped all my laundry off to my mom's house. LOL. My washing machine broke down so I took the amazing opportunity to get a little help from my mommy! Bless her heart. You can't imagine how much laundry my 4 person family produces. Not to mention that when the washing machine decided to break there was not one single piece of clean clothing in my whole house! So in addition to my regular every day chores like dishes and picking up toys I added in all those other tasks. I had gone to the doctor earlier in the week and found out I had an ear infection. I haven't had an ear infection since I was 8. I forgot how much they hurt. Plus I think it's worse when you are an adult. So anyway, I've been going non stop for several weeks and my body just had enough. I really wish I had spent more time talking to everyone and being my loud goofy self. I had a migraine so I was lucky to even be functioning. Migraines usually make me throw up so at least that didn't happen. I missed a great opportunity to catch up with everyone. Hopefully you all understand though. We are very appreciative of all the gifts for Macy and for taking time out of your weekend to celebrate her birthday with us. So thank you all very much! Macy keeps saying, "My whole family came to see ME for my birthday!" She likes having everyone over to pay her attention. Her little personality has really developed. In fact I was really surprised to see her acting so shyly when everyone sang to her. On her actual bday we were at Texas Roadhouse and she told the waitress it was her bday. So the staff came over, shined a big light on her, made her sit on a saddle and sang to her. She loved it!

Yes, Macy has definately been chatting it up lately. When we go to the store she tells whoever is checking us out her whole life story. She walks up to people in the store and tells them that she's 3 and her name is Macy Brooklynn Myers. She has no secrets. In fact she embarassed me big time this weekend. We were at my inlaws on Sunday having lunch after church. It's no secret that my brother in law has a problem with odor. In fact I can rarely even be in the same room with him. Chris tried to drown him in cologne at the bday party but it didn't help. We've tried everything to address the situation but his parents just won't make him shower. And because of his weight he really should be showering twice a day rather than once a week. It's bad. Anyway, we were sitting at the dinner table, passing the food around. It was dead silent and Macy looks at everyone and says, "My mommy said Regan is going to stink up the whole house." OMG. I tried to offer her some macaroni and say anything to change the subject. It didn't help. So she immediately says again, "When we were getting balloons for the party my mommy said Oh great Regan is going to stink up the whole house. He is stinky." I nearly stared a hole right thru my plate. I just buried my head and made eye contact with no one! I don't think I have ever been more embarassed. She completely tattled on me. I guess I need to be more careful what I say in front of her. I don't even know what made her think of that. It was out of the blue. A few mintues later someone else finally introduced a topic of conversation. Then half way thru the meal she announces, "Kids can't drink beer. Grown ups can drink beer just a little bit, but kids can't drink beer." What the hell! Are you kidding me? We have never drank in front of our children and furthermore the only time there is even beer in the refrigerator is during a football game. Even then it's in a drawer away from the general food items. She brings this up a lot. I'm not sure why she is so obsessed with that particular topic. I have a feeling that someone (Nana) must be putting a little bug in her ear. Needless to say, I left for home as soon as I was done eating. Thank God I have a good relationship with Chris's family!

School starts in 2 weeks. Caden is ready to go back and Macy will be starting preschool for the first time! She is sooo excited. I think she will do great. It helps that Caden will be there too. We decided to let him attend the private Pre-K program at the preschool he's gone to for the last few years. His birthday is past the cut off, so he was in the 3 year old, then 4 year old class, and will be in Pre-K when he turns 5. That way Caden and Macy will be in the same school this year and grandpa Jay doesn't have to drive all over creation to drop them off and pick them up. Then next year Macy will go to public Pre-K and Cade to Kindergarten. It just seems logical to take them both the same locations. Less driving. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm favoring Caden. He will have gone to preschool for 3 years while Macy only gets 1. Caden started preschool when he was 3. Macy is starting at 3 also. It's just the way their bdays work out. She really wasn't ready to go to school last year, and there were no open spots. She's been on the waiting list for a long time. I'm eager to see how my little girl does in school. I can't believe it though. It seems like just yesterday we brought her home. Where is the time going? I guess that's all I have to babble about for now. Maybe next time I will have something insightful to say. Really I just meant to post a quick thank you to my family and ended up going off on a tangent. Oh well!

Pictures from Becky's wedding

today's observations

We all know by now that I love random observations. People watching is one of my favorite things to do. Particularly observations that relate to my life in one way or another. And oh the things I have observed lately! LOL. I am really enjoying my job. I have had such a difficult time within the last year finding a job that fit well for my life, family and current circumstances. I'm so thankful to be employed somewhere that is making a positive difference in my life rather than being a constant battle to work my life around. Working Monday - Thursday is a blessing. I know it is just one extra day a week off but it makes a world of difference. It's extra time with my children. It's time to do business hour errands. It's time to to doctor appointments. It's just extra time for me which is what this mother of 2 young children desperately needs!

So anyway, working for an orthodontist I get to deal with alot of parents. The most consistent observation I've made in the last month is the difference between mothers and fathers. We all know that mothers clearly are the brains of the family but now I have scientific proof! LOL. When it's time to set up an appointment for the next month I can tell you exactly how my encounter with the parent will go before they even approach my desk. When I ask mom what day of the week/time etc she would like to schedule the next appointment she immediately gets her pocket calendar out. Not only is every day for the next 3 months scheduled out but it's color coded according to each child and full of additional post it note lists. Mom has a date and time already scheduled for next month and is informing me when she will bring her child next. Dad walks up, asks if his child is supposed to come back sometime in the future and does he have to give me any money? When I suggest a date or time he shrugs while staring off into space and says, "I don't know. Just schedule it whenever and I'll try to remember to show up." A little more than half of the time his wife will call me later in the day to reschedule because Dad has no clue and maliciously scheduled Susie's ortho appointment during cheer practice! The nerve of Dad!

Also, I'm getting experience with the over zealous mother. In 1 month I have been yelled at by 3 mothers and stalked by 1. Luckily, I'm just a great people person and can turn the situation around where they apologize for behaving inappropriately. LOL. Some of these mothers are crazy! I had a lady argue over 68 cents. She threw a huge fit for inadvertently over paying by 68 cents. After making a big scene I offered to give her 68 cents in change and she refused to take it. I still can't find the point in that situation. One lady came in and paid the entire $4000 fee up front and then call me literally 10 times that afternoon to make sure I was going to file the remaining $700 with insurance. She even called me twice with her dental insurance company on three way! She insisted that the dental rep explain to me how to fill out the insurance claim and how to properly put it in the mail. I kept trying to explain that no matter what she did not owe any additional money. She still insisted. That was last week. She came in again today for her daughter to get her lower braces on, spent 30 minutes at my desk rehashing the whole thing and freaking out about whether or not I mailed the paperwork and how I filled it out and where I addressed it to etc. She needed to sign the financial contract that was left out of the chart last week. She kept saying, "I've already paid. Why do I have to sign this?" I must have explained ten times that it was just the contract stating that she was charged a fee and had paid it in full.

You would think that as a mother in an effort to teach your children how to deal with people and handle situations responsibly that some of these women would conduct themselves in a more appropriate manner. This is not so. They throw tantrums, embarass their teenagers, and make spectacles of themselves for no reason. I can safely say that I have a daily reminder to not be an over zealous control freak of a mother!