I Love GAP

I went shopping at my fav store of-all-time for a few fall pieces to add to the wardrobe. I had a 40% off everything in the store coupon. I saved $111.00!! Awesome, right? Anyway, I found this sweater (shown below), and it was love at first sight! I bought it in the oatmeal color. I am so looking forward to the first chilly fall day or night that I can wear it!

I left GAP that day with a bag full of clothes just for me, which is VERY unusual!! I go there with the intention of buying for my self, get frustrated, and go to the kids section. My kids never fail to come out of that store empty handed!! So, for once it was just all about me!! Thanks, to my Hubby for encouraging me to go and spend some money on myself!!

Lifeguard

The daily roles that I play consist of being a wife... mother... cook...maid...personal shopper and accountant (typical motherly duties), but today I also got to be a Lifeguard.

The kids and I went swimming today at the public pool and you are in charge of your own kids. Of course, there are Lifeguards there, but are you really going to put the life of your children in the hands of a couple of teenagers? Apparently, some parents do!!

The pool has steps as you enter and they expand the whole width. It's the perfect spot to sit and watch the kids and also get a little wet when it gets too hot. So, there I was sitting on steps, watching MY KIDS, when a one year old little girl gets knocked down and goes under the water!

My reaction time was delayed for several reasons. For one, the Lifeguard was sitting directly behind me, litterly 2 feet behind me! Two, this baby was part of a group of about 13 kids and 3 moms and one of the moms was STANDING RIGHT THERE!!!!

It only took me a couple of second to realize that no one was going to help her. My reach was abstructed by the handrailing, so my only option was to grab and yank her up by her foot. After I got her out, I yelled at the lady who was standing right there, who by then started to walk away! I screamed " This little baby was under the water!" I had to yell it 2 times before she came back!! She took her, with no "Thank you" and started yelling for the mom. Then she started yelling at the other little kids for not watching her!!! Seriously!!!!

The mother finally about 1 hour later came up to me and told me thanks. She told me she has 5 kids and she had the 10 year old in charge of the baby!!! Are you kidding me? A ten year old? Well, that ten year old is obviously just as responsable as the mother, because within the next hour one of the Lifeguards had to rescue yet another one of her kids!!!! She was 2 for 5! Not good!!

All I've got to say is: If you can't watch and take care of your kids, STOP REPRODUCING!!! It's as simple as that!!

Tooth Fairy

Horray!!!!! Jevin finally lost his first tooth last night!! Elli gave it a little nudge, by trying to pull it out! Jevin was not very happy about that! After that it was hanging on by a thread. Finally, when he was eating his nightly bowl of cereal, it fell out! He was so excited! He said, "Mom, do I really need to put this "thing" under my pillow? You know I don't believe in the Tooth Fairy." So, I gave him his $2 and all was good.

Friday

"Some of the greater things in life are unseen that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream...." ~ anonymous

Little Sis

My little sister, Melisha, came home this past weekend from Dayton to visit. Her visits are always to far and few in between and a whirl wind while she's here!! She brought along my little niece and nephew and the 4 cousins had a good ol' time playing together. Elliona (my daughter), always looks forward to the time she gets to play with Miciah and hold the baby.

(Here's the little rascals now! Miciah, Elliona and Jevin)

Melisha wanted me to take some pictures of her and her kids that she could hang on her walls at home. So, I was a photographer for the weekend. I think we captured some good shots. Here are some of the pics I love.

Thursday

"Never walk in the footsteps of others, or you won't leave any of your own." ~unknown

Watch Your Kids

Yesterday I brought the kids to the park that's near our house. On our way home, I was driving down a side street and only going about 15 miles per hour. As I looked ahead there were 3 little kids playing very close to the road and of course with no parents in sight!! As I keep slowly driving closer, the little girl who is about 3 years old decides to walk into the middle of the road and starts walking straight for my car!!! I immediately stop the car and put it in park and open my door. STILL NO PARENTS!!! However, there is 2 ladies taking a walk and I ask them if they know the children. They answer with a very brief "no" and keep walking. The first thing that pops into my head is, "seriously, I could be a child abductor and you guys are just going to keep walking!" The little girl then walks up to me and says, " Hi! My name is (can't remember it now)!" AGAIN, STILL NO PARENTS!! I tell her she needs to get out of the road and get back into her yard. Her brother then decides to come and get her and help her, but still he is only about 7. I didn't know what to do. Should I go knock on the door and tell the parents that they need to watch their kids or they are going to get hit or stolen? Do I call the police? Next time the little girl might not be so lucky. Finally, I just made sure she was safe and drove away. Now I'm kinda wishing I would have knocked on the door!!