Two days and no entry....how lazy can I be????

Thursday I had a room mother meeting with three other moms at a local froo-froo restaurant. It's a little bakery/catering joint that has charming bistro tables, classical music playing, $5.00 cappuccinos....I was a bit nervous going because I didn't know what any of the women looked like. So I arrived 15 minutes early, and sat in the parking lot until I saw someone who I thought looked like a room mother....which basically meant she would have a pen and paper with her to make notes. Little did I realize that this place is a popular hang out for the "working mom" crowd, which meant every woman going in there had a pen/paper/briefcase. However, I did follow the correct woman into the place....as a matter of fact, she recognized me and we sat down to wait for the other two moms.

They were all very nice, and willing to make this year a fun one for the kids. It was obvious that they were new at the whole "party mom" thing, me being the one with the most experience....11 years as head mom, but stepping down so that next year when I have nothing to do (sniff, goodbye elementary days!), it won't be so traumatic....lol. We have decided since they are not having a Halloween party, to give them a real Thanksgiving dinner....complete with turkey, taters, and pumpkin pie. When we presented the idea to the teacher, his eyes lit up and he said, "Can you all come back next year?" lol. We ended up sitting and chatting for two hours....and I have to say it was nice getting out and spending some time with women my age. I think I need to get out more.

Today we had the pizza party for all 7 kids who made the honor roll. Six boys and one girl. We had pizza and breadstix, chips, pop and cupcakes. One little boy didn't want the pizza and opted for the chips and dessert. The teacher let them watch cartoons, which of course slowed down the eating. At one point they were all staring at the tv, pizza getting cold on their plates with 5 minutes until the rest of the class came in. However, they managed to eat the cupcakes and thanked us for the food. Wee one came in and gave me a big hug. She likes it when I am in the class helping out, and will even give me a kiss when I leave....of course, next year will be an entirely different story in middle school.

After the party I went home for 30 minutes, then went back to school to pick her and her friend up. I brought them home and grabbed Betsy and my mom and off we went to the eye doctor to get Betsy's glasses. They look so cute on her! They are black, wire rimmed and rectangular. Of course they didn't have her contacts so I have to go back and pick them up in a few days. Now, this place is a good distance from my house, but I chose it because they were running a special. Contact wearer's eye exam, 2 boxes of contacts and a pair of glasses for $129. Of course, Betsy didn't like the styles that came under the "free glasses" description, so she chose a pair that were $20 more. However, the woman forgot to write it down and did not charge us for them. Being that today was Friday, I had to sit in horrible traffic and burned 1/4 tank of gas....and now I have to return for the contacts. I probably should have just gone to WalMart like I always do and forget the deal. I've made up whatever I would have saved with the coupon in gas alone! LOL....serves me right though, for not mentioning that she forgot to charge us the $20....karma baby....

I also finished my sewing order....205 straps in two days. Go me! AND....the lady that does the billing was actually in today, so all of my paperwork has been filled out and all I'm waiting for is the check to be cut. I wanted to get this load in so that we would have some "fun" money for Universal Studios....which is coming up soon. Betsy actually forgot about it. I told her to be sure to remind the boss that we will be gone, and she looks at me and says, "Gone? Where are we going?" Sheesh....

So, I am now sitting here enjoying my ice water whilst JB watches tv, wee one is in bed and Betsy is reading. The weather has been so nice. Cool, cool, cool! I am totally loving it. I have my bedroom windows wide open so that when I'm done here, I can get in bed and snuggle down for the night. Mmmm, sounds like a plan.

Have a great weekend!