OMG

I totally got the swine flu or some kind of awful flu bug from the people at the court house.  Curses Karma!

Zachary

I just think he is cute.  

traffic court, pig flu, and waffles

I had to go to court this morning for my "speeding ticket, no proof of insurance, wrong address on license" thing.  I'm so proud of myself.  Any who, I neglected to find proof of insurance until last night so I had to frantically wait for a fax this morning at the courthouse.  It all worked out fine.  They gave me 6 months of diversion.  No tickets for 6 months and this one is dismissed.

  As I was sitting there I had a thought of the pig flu.  Something like, "There are lots of people in here.  I wonder how often they disinfect the court room.  Humm.  I need to go wash my hands."  This is no reflection of the people there.  There were all different kinds.  Just a comment on how many people where there.  Also at one point I actually over heard a guy tell his buddy that I looked like a stuck up bitch.  Nice!  I'm not sure what it was about me.  Perhaps he could read my mind and thought the pig flu comment was a bit snarky.  I was a little offended.  I didn't automatically assume he was a dirty drunk asshole.  Of course, I quickly made that decision after I overheard his comment.  And I made sure I smiled really big at the guy.  

After I picked up the boys from a friend's house I decided to celebrate by making a special lunch for Nathan.  I watched him eat every bite and pretended it was me.  I'm not sure waffles, syrup, berries, and whip cream qualify as a nutritious meal, even if you make a volcano out of it.  I'm feeling like a super-duper person and mother!  

Soul food

I adore my sweet friends who keep asking me to do some art for their kid's rooms.  Thanks gals for feeding my soul!

Life is Good

Beautiful Weather

Charming Boys

Thoughtful Friends

Romance

challenge

I know we all pride ourselves on being good parents.  We all want the best for our kids.  We worry about them being bullied or not being accepted.  Some of us have conversations about our kid being the weird kid.  We talk about not wanting their teachers to kill their spirit.  We are horrified when they throw a temper tantrum at Target or they hit a playmate.  We spend countless hours drilling them on the alphabet.  We spend most of our day thinking about how to raise intelligent, respectful, responsible, socially acceptable, happy children.  

I have found a book that challenges some of the things we do as parents.  I have just begun reading it, but have read another book in the series and can say that is changing my life. Does anyone want to challenge themselves with me?  The book is Real Love in Parenting by Greg Baer.  I would love for someone else to read it and share their opinions. 

Soccer

Soccer game number 2 was better, but still a bit of  a challenge.