Here are the kids making enchiladas while singing Highway to Hell, by AC/DC. No, I didn't have it playing in the background - I don't listen to ac dc. They came up with it on their own...

This should be a video from cooking class recently. I host 4-5 kids, ages 9 &10 for a once/week cooking class. Usually, they make a dinner - mixed up lasagne, chicken tortilla lasagne, enchiladas. One week I let them make a twinkie lasagne for dessert, since they had been so good about the other meals. It's crazy, but fun.

done with September already

woke up this morning cranky. I think I need to start my day with a workout. It usually tends to make my day go better. Kids were fighting something awful over breakfast. We got to school early because I was done having the kids at home. Went to my school and then picked up the kids after school. They were better, which was nice. Then I was checking Facebook this afternoon and saw my old college roommate had changed his status from married to complicated. Started texting a conversation with him and found out his wife cheated on him with a mutual friend. Now I'm just sad. This guy is really a great guy and it's just depressing that this can happen. They've been married since '96. He lives in San Diego so I don't really see him that often - maybe once every couple of years or so. He's a vet, and again - a really great guy, so he is always pleasant and helpful and lets me ask him my cat questions all the time. And now he's out a wife and a friend and his in laws. I am not sure why it's bumming me out so much, but it really is. Sometimes we just forget how lucky we are.

2nd week of school

and two boys are home sick today. Matthew has been coughing and sneezing sort of. Then he spent the day yesterday with a friend at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and when he came home, was extra stuffy. Eyes all puffy too. Brandon has been a wreck for the past 3 days. My mother in law told me last night it might have something to do with their schedule. Because whenever the boys are there, they are healthy and laid back. Maybe it's just their stress when they are with me. Or maybe Brandon's allergic to milk. UGH. I don't really think he's allergic to milk, or maybe I am just hoping he's not. What a horrible lifestyle change that would be for us. and now I'm thinking of how bad a parent I must be if I'm not even willing to change the family diet for two measly weeks to find out if he's allergic or not. We are going to the pediatrician today and I will push for a full allergy panel. Had Matthew tested a couple of years ago. Fortunately, the only thing he's allergic to is dust mites. Unfortunately, he lives with me and we live with dust. Ah well.

child up for adoption - to good home

yesterday, I spent several hours cleaning my bedroom. seriously. Something like 3-4 hours. I cleaned out old files, put in new files, put away laundry, threw out stuff, etc etc etc. At one point, Brandon was laying on my bed while I was working. I found an empty ring box and he was playing with it and asking about when Steve and I got married. He actually said, "why did daddy marry you if you weren't pretty?" It was so sweet and so innocent and yet, so RUDE. I politely explained to him that people don't get married only to pretty people. It's what their personality is like that matters. I honestly think he struggled with that the rest of the night. It helped that I was in my house-bound clothes - mens army shirt, unwashed hair, the whole bit. But still - RUDE.

Brandon's first lost tooth

About 6 days ago, I discovered Brandon had a loose tooth. He was telling me a story and I realized one of his teeth was crooked. He was super excited because it's his first loose tooth and he has been waiting a while for it. Last night he made this plan for us today - daddy would tie a string from the tooth to the remote control helicopter. I would fly the copter and Matthew would film it with the video camera. He once saw this on funniest videos. He woke up this morning and went over the plan again. Then I started brushing his teeth and realized it was GONE! He didn't even know it. Talked about how I wasn't going to be the one to search his poop, but I think he was a little disappointed. Then we checked his bed and sure enough, we found it! Thankfully.

getting ready for back to school

today's schedule:
830a - Matthew goes to ortho, to get wires removed in preparation for
10a - Matthew goes to dentist for cleaning
(insert break here, for food and then going to help out at school for next week)
3pm - Matthew goes back to ortho for new wires and adjustments
4p - Brandon has his first soccer practice and team meeting
(dinner at some point)
630p - First Cub Scout meeting of the new year, this year with TWO scouts!

Of course, just because one has the appointment doesn't mean they are the only one to go. Oh, and I forgot to add that between ortho #1 and dental cleaning, we will run to grocery store.

what a day!