A new realm of mommy-ing.. and I'm lost!!!

My eldest is 12. She's not perfect (who is?) but she is generally polite, and has a fair number of friends... tonight as we trick or treated, it was me, Beth, Tori, and Katie.  We finished at a house, and words were exchanged between Beth and another Girl.  Beth ignored her and kept walking, the girl went ballistic shouting and screaming profanity. I asked her to watch the language around the littler kids, and she basically tried to bully me into hitting her.. and oh how I wanted to after what she'd called my daughter... I ignored her as well, and on we tricked and treated.  Got home and talked to Beth.. long story short, this girl and her boyfriend don't like Beth or her friends, it started out with snotty, snide comments. Now it's rude, derogitory, and profane remarks. I want to talk to the principal at the school to make him aware of the situation, just in case it gets violent physically, but I don't want to make ANYTHING worse for Beth... My dad was here passing out candy.. he and DH were LIVID.. dad the don't mess with my family guy, sat with Beth and taught her how to hit...I don't condone fighting, but if hit first, I will not have my child stand there and take it. She learned the techniques I learned, about the same age... I hope she never has to use them.  I also think that while this was a good way for both Dad and Beth to blow off some steam, it's time for Beth (and me) to take a self-defense class. Can't hurt!!!

Tricks and Treats

Happy Halloween.. ok, I'm a couple days early.  This morning Drew and I attended the elem. school class parades. REALLY FUN! We were the tail of Katie's kindergarten class, Drew danced his way around the blacktop. It was a blast. we're just about to head back over, having eaten lunch to attend/help out with the class party.

It's cool here in So cal, I love it!!! Of course, it's going to be in the mid 80's Monday and Tuesday, but it's not going to stay warm. 

I have my "grad check" with the advisor at school on Tuesday.. I'm anxious. This is it.. they'll tell me what I've left to do, and that what I've done meets the requirements (which it will as I pretty much do advisement before each quarter registration). 

In other exciting "ME" news, I'm back at the gym. enough is enough, and I've had enough. I'm going M-W-F, Drew hangs out in the kids club, loves it.  I do 10mins of bike to warm up, stretch, weight circuit, then stretch again, then a 1-hour water aerobics class, 10mins. in the jacuzzi, shower and I'm done. It's 2 hours total.. I don't have to do that long.. I choose to. It's very worth it to me. On Wed. I'm going to try an Abs X-press class before the water aerobics, as abs is that which needs the most of my attention.  My goal is to wear a specific dress in June to graduation... it's a little too tight at the tummy right now.. I know the gym attendance will fix it.

OK, time to go party with the kids.

Only one week later...

and I'm back. I'm ignoring the world for 15 minutes. Drew is watching a movie, the washer and dryer are both going. I've got tons to do but need just a minute. 

The weekend with Tim was glorious!!! We walked the beach to town Saturday morning, did some shopping, I got a new ring, chain for a pendant I already own, necklaces for the kids for Christmas, a ring for Beth for Christmas, and bobble-head turtles for some goofy gifts for our friends' kids.  Oh and 2 giant wine goblets, gorgeous!!! we had lobster for dinner sat. night.  we slept in both days, Sat. I slept to 10, Sunday to 8am, felt so wonderful to wake up when *I* woke up. No alarm!!! The drive home was fine until South SD, when the traffic backed up, our total drive home was 5 hours, only 1-1/2 of that was Mexcio/border crossing.  Usually the border takes long, the rest is easy. 

Drew's cut is fully healed, just a tiny scar, which we're keeping covered from sunlight to avoid it discoloring. Katie is just fine, and only has a little bruising on her gum now. Hopefully no more owies will happen here for a while!

Beth received an invitation yesterday to go to a science fair at a Jr. College near us, tonight. Her school is bussing kids over and back. She wants to go with 3 friends.. <gulp> I said yes.  The basic idea is a bunch of labs are set up to be done, the kids are given directions and then "set loose".. Beth loves this kind of thing. I'm glad she gets to go.  I'll drop her off for the bus, Tim will pick her up, as I will be on my way back to Mexico, My aunt's memorial / celebration of life/ whatever you call it, is tomorrow afternoon. Dad and Brother and I are driving down tonight.  Hopefully it will be an easy drive.

everyone else here is good. we just keep plugging along with our crazy schedule. :o)

 

busy busy busy

wow 2 weeks have gone by, in a blink.  I'm in school, darn near to mid-terms already. classes are going well.

In other news, Drew took a dive 2 weeks ago and got his second set of stitches. he's fine now. Hopefully there won't be too much of a scar, it's right at the end of his right eyebrow. yesterday Katie got attacked by the "trapieze bar" on our swingset. she's sporting a fat lip and bruised gum. applesauce is her friend right now!!!  Tori got sick wednesday, between that and being a general dinbgbat I totally forgot about a playdate.  I feel so aweful, it's so hard to polite;y explain that frustrating situation to a kid..and my friend and her daughter didn't need that!!!

Now I'm off to pack as my in-laws are taking my kidlets for the weekend while the hubby and I go to my mom's in Mexico while she's out of town w/ my dad. I have a paper and mid-term next week so I'll enjoy the beach while I read.

hopefully I'll get to check in again befor Christmas. LOL

Holy Coasters Batman!!!

I'm no longer as brave as I thought, but braver.  I rode rides I didn't think I could do, including the one I said I wouldn't (Superman the ride).. anyways, we had a blast!!!! we rode all the open roller coasters except GoldRush, as it was "older" and we were presssed for time, Beth chose to re-ride Riddlers Revenge (and take me, as I took a breather when they rode it the first time).  We rode the new X ride, all I can say is wow. Xtreme is true, I had the adrenaline shakes for quite a while afterwards.  We did have a great time, Beth LOVED them all. Her favorite though was Scream. It's great to be maybe 1/2 way through a ride and hear your child screaming "this is totally awesome!!!" from the seat behind you!

Yesterday after church and youth group, she and I hit Target to give her the chance to use her bday gift cards. She scored a new gameboy storage case, and bike helmet, coke and recess cups, hehe. I got her new bras(sigh), and me a pepsi and kitkat, then we hit payless, as some one grew again...she's now officially out of sharing mom's shoes. AH! take that you big footed child. She's an 8-1/2 womens a full size larger than her mama. She grows in to those feet she's gonna be tall!! That was our big out for yesterday, came home and I hit the books. Which is where I'm heading now.