My Mug Shot

Ok, so this is what I ended up doing for my cop picture on the side of the road (see post below.) My natural reaction to a camera is to smile, but after he had been so rude to me, and since I felt humiliated, I did a half smile. Not quite a mug shot frown but not a big grin either. I tried to go somewhere in the middle but ended up looking really lame.

And the worst part about it?

I am not kidding around when I tell you there was a tear sliding down my cheek right when he snapped the photo.

I've told you before, I cry easily.

It was sad.

Daylight Savings Time

We totally forgot about it this year! I still can't believe we forgot. We remembered at 8:30 (which was really 9:30) so we were late to our 9am church. It's the strangest feeling to realize that everyone knows what time it is except you and that everyone is going about their day one hour ahead of time. I felt so confused for awhile. But it was funny when one other family came walking in at 10am ready for church to start (thinking it was 9am). Then we didn't feel so clueless.

Is it really happening already?

I'm only 28 years old and already losing my mind. I forgot one of my kids.

I dropped Logan off at school at 8:45, Lexi and 8:55. Then Macey and I hung out all morning gettin' stuff done around the house.

At 11:45 I picked up Logan, came home and the 3 of us had lunch. Then I tucked Macey in for her nap at 12:30 and talked Logan into laying on couch with me at 1:15. We got all snugly under a blanket and then the phone rings. I asked Logan if he would go get it. He said no thanks so we decided to just call whoever it was back later. I close my eyes.

Then I hear on the answering machine, "hi Denae.... um this is Ms. Jefferey...... just wondering if you're going to come pick up Lexi from school today. Did you ask someone else to and they just aren't here yet? Maybe you're on your way.... let me know!"

AAAAAHHHHH! I look at my watch. It's 1:28.... Lexi gets out at 1:05 on Wednesday!!! So I wasn't just a little bit late. I had totally forgotten and was about to fall asleep!! I grabbed my baby monitor, ran it over to my neighbors house and left with Logan to go get her. How embarrassing that I didn't even have an excuse. Her teacher asked if I was just getting back from being down in Walnut Creek or something?? Um, no, I just forgot. I completely forgot about my kid.

On the up-side, if you're going to forget your child, school is a safe place to do that. On the down-side I can't help but think to myself fearfully, "what's next?????"

Now does anyone want to make me feel better by telling me they've done this too? Please??

do I have a brain?

So......... sometimes moms make mistakes too. The other day it hailed here in Brentwood ALOT. There was tons of hail coming down and the kids and I got all excited and they wanted to go out and play in it so I let them. Then, without using my brain, I thought how fun it would be for them to have a snow cone!!!???!!!! So, I got them some cups and they filled them up and I poured some snow cone syrup that we had over the ice. It wasn't until a few minutes later as I was watching them eat and eat and eat a ton of hail, that I realized what a stupid idea it was. Then I started to feel grossed out and tried to make them throw away the rest but it was too late and they would have rather died than stop eating hail with sugar poured over it. So they finished their acid/smoke/contaminated snow cone and came inside. Here's some pictures!