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Santana

Duh. I forgot to blog about Santana. Well, at first I forgot, then I decided that since it didn't have pictures, maybe no one would care, then I forgot again... and now here I am.

Mike's parents took us to Moody Theater to see Santana perform at Austin City Limits.

Holy Crap, it was SO good. I mean. Better than you could ever imagine. Really, that good.

His opening band was Michael Franti and Spearhead. I'd heard them on the radio before, and they never really impressed me. A little too reggae for me. But WHOA. Live, they were awesome. So joyful and honest and just GOOD. I really enjoyed them.

And then Santana comes out in his white suit and white hat, all badass and awesome. Words won't do it justice. It was insan. (unrelated inside joke: have you watched Up All Night? It's insan.)

Thank you to Gloria and Marshall for another fabulous show. We had a BLAST!

Good Times

Tonight we took the kids for a walk.

I'm ashamed to admit that tonight was the first time that Addison really rode her bike that she got for her birthday (IN MAY). It's just been SO. HOT. I have no other excuses.

Anyway, check out my ADORABLE children:








Yes, I let Addison dress herself. Our deal is... school days and any other time that "mommy says so", she has to wear an outfit that I pick and she agrees on. Any other time, she gets to wear the outfit of her choice, as long as I agree on it.

rain!

Gaga took us all to see rain this afternoon! We loved it! The Beatles had such awesome music, it was such a treat hearing and seeing it live. Thank you Gaga, we had so much fun!

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aiden in dance class

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Too Good Not To Share

My babysitter posted this on my facebook wall tonight while I was at work:

Addison: Excuse me.
Me: oh my you tooted..OH MY YOU TOOTED!! (plug my nose)
Addison: It smells great!! Can you please take your fingers off your nose so you can smell it?

Hahahahahaha.....!!

Oh my goodness I just can't stop laughing about this! Is that bad?

What I did today

Yes, this REALLY is a post all about what I did today. I'm sorry. I'm just really excited.

So, I went to the doctor. I know, right?! SO EXCITING!

No, that's not the exciting part, people. The exciting part is that I had time between my appointment and picking up the kids from school, so I went to Target. (obviously.)

And I bought myself the CUTEST pair of black boots, totally inspired by my obsession with pinterest. YAY! I got new shoes! I can't remember the last time I bought myself new shoes. And they're riding boots! Woohooooo!

THEN (yes, it gets better) I went to the Verizon store and I GOT MY PHONE FIXED! For free! Many of you are probably aware of the piece of crap that is my phone. I wasn't receiving calls, texts, messages, sometimes for days at a time. And I stopped getting emails. And I almost never had internet service. And weird messages would pop up and then disappear. So obviously I'm not exaggerating when I say it was a piece of crap. And I'm also not exaggerating about how HAPPY I am to have it fixed!

AND tonight we're going to see Carlos Santana at ACL! Can you even believe it?! Mike's parents are treating us and I'm so excited. Even though I don't feel good. I don't even care. I'm going tonight and am going to have fun.

Oh, and by the way, back to the doctor bit. I was diagnosed with bronchitis and an ear infection. Glad I went. I'm on antibiotics and a nasal spray and am looking forward to feeling healthy again soon!

Awe man, I'm officially sick. Been awake coughing and blowing my nose for almost 3 hours now. (it's 4 am). I want to cry. I sort of already am. That's when I know I have a fever, I cry. How weird is that?

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OMG!

There was just an elephant on the tv, and Aiden started walking around with his arm out like a trunk and roaring like an elephant.

That settles it. He's brilliant.

Things I Didn't Understand Until Now

- The need for my children to have a daily bath. Addison used to only bathe twice a week. Sounds gross, I know. But she's just never been the type to get dirty. Aiden, on the other hand, definitely gets his hands (and feet, and hair, and everything in between) dirty. By, like, 10am.

- That I no longer get to bathe daily. Sounds gross, I know. It is. I used to roll my eyes at mommies who complained of not having any "me" time. I get it now.

- That even if I don't have time to bathe, I do have time for facebook and that's just really messed up.

- That if I don't take care of the day's tasks the night before, (lunches packed, outfits picked out, etc.) my day will be TOTAL CRAP.

- That in order for my house to be somewhat clean, it's necessary for me to vacuum a lot. More than once a week. Seriously, I'm just figuring this out.

- That it doesn't matter how hard I try, all of the kids' CRAP will never EVER be put away all at once and all in the right place.

- That Fantasy Football is a really big deal. To some people. Ahem.

- The difference between Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson. That's a lie. For some reason, I will never understand the difference between Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson.

First Day of School

First day of school was a great success!

I dropped Addison off in her classroom first, since I expected Aiden to have a rougher time. To our surprise, Mrs. Haedge wasn't there- she lives in Steiner Ranch, one of the main areas devastated by the wildfires. Nobody knew whether her house is safe or not, I hope it is. These wildfires have caused so much devastation and tragedy. Ugh.

So, today Addison had Ms. Amy, her teacher from the 2 year old class! Yay! We love Ms. Amy! Addison had no problems with first day jitters, she marched herself right in and didn't look back! I DID get a great big heartfelt hug and kiss before she left me, though :-)

After big sister was successfully dropped off, Aiden and I walked down to his room. We put his backpack and lunchbox in his cubby and walked him to his little chair. He did GREAT! There were at least two VERY LOUD AND UPSET babies already there (I say at least two, because that's all I remember seeing, but the sound of the cries were much louder than only two kids!). The poor teachers had their hands full! As much as I wanted to stay, I knew it was best to let the kids and teachers just close the door. So I gave Aiden a big hug and kiss and told him I'd be back soon. I snapped this picture from the hallway.
Right after I took this, he started crying. :-( I walked away, and when I walked back by on my way out about a minute later he was done crying and eating his goldfish.

When I picked Addison up, she told me that she had a GREAT day. Aiden was very happy to see me, and his teachers said he did great. They said he did have a few minor moments of tears, but that they were short lived and as long as he had his teddy bear and paci he was happy. We weren't in the car longer than 2 minutes before he was fast asleep. He woke up while I was transferring him from the car to his crib, and he hasn't slept a wink since. Ohboy.

Aiden is EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME now, so I only got pictures of Addison this morning. Aiden IS in the second picture here. This was the best I could do.

I'm 0 for 3 with these Pinterest recipes. I made Paula Deen's Chicken Spaghetti Casserole and it was...meh... I'm maybe not giving myself enough credit. Mike and I both ate it for lunch the next day, so that says something, right?

The next meal I attempted to make was an overnight blueberry french toast casserole. I was so excited about this! Woke up to it this morning, threw it in the oven, an hour later, it was an undercooked, under mixed, yucky mess.

The NEXT meal I made was a stuffed crescent rolls covered in cheese. It was OKAY. Kinda like a hot pocket, but not. I'm trying, really I am! I WANT to feed my kids meals from home! I really do! We're just all so picky! Any suggestions?

Bless my family, I hype up these "homecooked meals" that they'd "better appreciate!" and then I turn out mediocre food at best. And they do it with a smile on their faces. :)

I try, I REALLY REALLY do!!!

Edited to add: DUH. I also made "heaven in my mouth" crock-pot chicken and dumplings AND a not so heavenly bbq and pineapple chicken. What a massive oversight leaving these two meals out of the original post was!

Meet the Teacher

Last night I went to Bethany School's Open House, and this morning Addison got to meet her new teacher, Mrs. Haedge! It's pronounced Hedge, like hedgehog. The Hedgehog is their class mascot :-)

I LOVE her teacher and am THRILLED with her style of teaching, her curriculum and the year ahead for Addison!






















Aiden tagged along (he didn't get to meet his teachers, they don't do that with the "baby class") and made himself quite comfortable. He looks like such a big boy in this picture!!



I can't believe this is my baby girl's last year in preschool. She's even in a totally different wing of the school. Where the "big kids" learn. And my BABY boy is starting school this year too?!? I don't know if I'm ready for this!!!

Uh-Mazing

I don't know if it's because I was STARVING when I got home from work, or if this really IS as good as it seems, but this was heaven in my mouth:


Crock-Pot Chicken and Dumplings:
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 2 very large ones)
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 onion diced
1 tablespoon dried parsley
4 grands flaky refrigerator biscuits

*Edited to add: Cook on high 4-6 hours. 30 minutes before serving, separate the chicken with a fork and add the biscuits (each biscuit is divided into 9 small pieces). Continue to cook on high until eating time!

Frikin' Amazing. So good. Oh my goodness. So good.