Last weekend, Dave took the kids to Pittsburg, Kansas to visit his grandparents and attend St. Mary's reunion. He gave me a 24-hour reprieve. A solid day of silence. It was a little too quiet. Before leaving, Angela took my number in case she needed to talk before bed. Xavier told me, "Mom, I can't believe you're not going... It's going to be boring without you." (I know it's not true, but it's still nice to hear.) Lizet called to tell me she loved me and to have sweet dreams, but FIRST, she needed to tell Fletcher goodnight. So, I sniffed rather loudly into the phone and heard her say, "Ah, baby... Good night my sweetheart!" When they returned, Xavier jumped out of the car and ran to me, yelling, "Mom! I missed you!" Angela couldn't wait to show me the video she took of the hotel room, complete with toilet. And Lizet had to be carried in because she slept all the way home.
Lizet has been in the Boost Reading Program in the mornings while I practice English with Angela and Xavi. Their reading is really improving while Lizet's principal of her program called to tell me she's the best reader in the class. Last week, Lizet attended her first Girl Scouts activity: Glam and Glitter. It was devoted to being a princess, complete with fashion show. They had manicures, chocolate-honey-oatmeal facials, dress-up, making their own tiaras, decorating their flip-flops, having her hair French braided, and snacks. Dave enjoyed buying her new dress for the event the night before. In fact, her sweet dad bought three so she could choose. So, while having dinner, Lizet checks under the table and says to Xavier, "Xavier, a proper gentleman wears shoes to the dinner table." His response, "Shut up, Lizet."
One day, Lizet asked if we could please brush Fletcher's teeth professionally sometime before he dies. I told her that we could, of course. She said, "Great... Because when he dies, I want to make a necklace out of his teeth."
Lizet is hooked on my new Mandisa compact disc - and she got her brother and sister hooked on it, as well. So, here we are jamming to Christian music while playing Monopoly.
Xavi frightened Lizet in the hallway, scaring her to tears. He made up for it though... He gave her permission to spank him with his belt six times. He kept telling her she could do it harder, but she couldn't stop laughing as she was flailing the belt around.
Lizet told me she wants me to live as long as she does, but she told me she won't worry about me when I die, because she knows I'll be with Jesus. She said, "Mommy, you're such a good Christian." She likes to ask questions about Heaven and Jesus while taking a bath... I guess that's why... and the Christian music.
I rescued a turtle on the way home from taking Lizet to school. I almost got hit by a UPS truck, but I was determined to get this turtle! We didn't keep it, but I had to show the kids. We took it to the creek. It looked like it was searching for water and I knew across the street where I found it, had none.
We're planning to see some movies again soon. Angela and I have seen Rio and all the kids and I went to see Kung Fu Panda 2.
Angela and I had a 4 o'clock treat at Luigi's one afternoon. We just went for dessert. She ordered a slice of Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake and I had a piece of Berry Lemon Mascarpone Cake. I placed a piece of mine on her plate, and she followed in kindness sharing hers. She intends for us to go again, to try their Tiramisu and Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake. She's such a planner.
Lizet now has all the Cooking Mama DS games... Thanks Annie for starting her collection! She loves them and is making 100s almost every time. You hear it say, "That’s better than Mama!”
I'm researching horseback riding lessons for Angela. That has become a big interest to her and we share a love for horses. One afternoon, we went out for Mexican food - she loves Mexican food! Afterwards, we went for a drive in the country, gazing at cows, horses, and donkeys. We like simple things.
Lizet and one of her friends has been to Sooner Park's pool. This is a large public pool with a splash pad for young children. One day, Xavi and Lizet went to Frontier Pool for a couple hours. Xavier told me he was nervous since it was his first time at a public pool. But as I got in the car, I saw him going to the top of one of the water slides. I turned the corner just in time to see him come up from the water, smiling. I was confident he would have a blast!
I think it was Count-the-Tattoos-Day at Frontier Pool. Saturday, Lizet and I went to Frontier for four hours. Dave took us so I didn't have to worry about my purse and keys out in the open. We sprayed one another with 70 SPF and organized our bag of things. We had a great time! I actually went down the water slide! Me! As I was sliding down rather rapidly, I had time to consider climbing back up, then figuring I couldn't, said a quick prayer to Sweet Jesus! Boy, chlorine certainly does burn the nasal passages at that momentum! And thank goodness I didn't lose my contacts! Then, I got sucked into the whirlpool... It feels more like a log ride, but you're the log. They also have a large bucket holding who knows how many gallons of water, that tips on you once it reaches a certain weight. After looking around, I realized I was the only adult NOT adorned with tattoos. Not A tattoo... TATTOOS! From conversations I heard, these very people with iPhones were waiting for their next government check. You’re welcome. My sweet girl visited the concession stand, surprising me with chili-cheese nachos, a cherry snow cone for herself, and a stick of grape Laffy Taffy to share. She shared her snow cone, too. And I gave her some nachos. A fun day!
