Hello Lover

What does a girl do when she is dumped via-email?

SHE BUYS NEW SHOES...well at least this girl does.




I may still someday be the old lady down the street with lots of cats and lots of shoes....but they're fabulous shoes!

Weekend Review

We had a great weekend! Alex and I went to cheer on the local number 4 team (thanks Heidi) at the state tournament on Friday night. The boys won that night but lost in the championship game to place second in the state tournament. Way to go Bulldogs! They had an awesome season and we are all so proud of their accomplishments! Here are a few pictures from the game.


For some of us, the excitement was too much. Alex fell asleep on my lap during the final quarter.


On Saturday, my girlfriend Carrie and I did some Easter shopping, went out for dinner and had a few Appletini. It was awesome and thank you to my sister for watching Alex for the afternoon! They hung out, played some PS2, built a lego ship, and even managed to find a very pretty flower for mom.

On Sunday, Alex and I colored some Easter eggs


Final product



Made some Easter cupcakes
Sorry - we ate them before I could snap a picture

And we snuggled with the cat. I want to put a thought bubble over the cat's head, but not sure what the caption should be. He really doesn't have a happy look on his face.

I will post a picture of my new shoes tomorrow. They are fabulous!!! This weekend was just what I needed!

Seriously

Who dumps someone via-email???

Omaha

What a great weekend!!! Three rock-star women and myself journeyed to Omaha to see Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood at the Qwest Area. I've seen Urban three times know and maybe it was the awesome company I was with, but I think that it was the best show I've seen! I was exhausted when I arrived home on Sunday and thankfully my sister who stayed with Alex on Friday evening, stuck around Saturday and helped with Alex so I could get some R&R.
There is seriously so much to tell and I don't know where to start. Keith Urban played for over three hours!!! He is such an amazing talent and everytime that I see him, I appreciate him more. Here are a few pictures from the trip from Kerrie-cam and I know that she will have more.





Carrie Underwood's Shoes


My shoes on Kerrie


I did get engaged again at the concert to one of the security guards. He hasn't called yet so maybe the engagement is off but I'll keep you all informed. This is one of my favorite pictures from the night. Kerrie is itsy-bitsy sized and I look like the jolly-blond giant compared to her. I just couldn't get her to look me in the eyes all evening!

Reminders

This is my best friend Stephanie with Alex


Steph and I chat a few times throughout the day via email since we live 250 miles apart. Alex and I had so many errands to run on Tuesday night and he didn't fall asleep until 10:30 - his normal bedtime is 8:00 and he is out by 8:30 so needless to say, Wednesday morning was not pretty. I began wondering what I could get on eBay for the 4-footer.

While talking to Steph about our awful morning, I made a comment regarding her sister (who is pregnant) taking my Alex in for awhile rather than having a new baby. We chuckled about it and went on with our day. A few hours later, she e-mailed me and said that her sister needs my prayers urgently. She was rushed off to the hospital but Steph did not have anymore information beyond that. Later that afternoon, she lost her baby. The comment I made earlier ran through my head for the rest of the day. Of course I didn't mean it, but Stephanie's sister baby reminded me of how precious life is and how fortunate I am to have a healthy kid who is strong enough to test my patience.

We arrived home last night, had McDonald's so there were no dishes to do, left the laundry piled in the basement, left the vacuum in the closet and just played monopoly, read, and watched an episode of Scooby Doo. Saying our prayers and tucking him in last night gave my goosebumps and I hugged him for a few minutes longer than I normally would. I know that he will continue to test me and I will probably loose my cool again, but I won't forget the blessing that he is to my life.

My Barometer

I can tell when my life has been a little too chaotic by the way my son acts. He is my little barometer. Sometimes I think it's normal, but then at times I wonder why he is so sensitive to my emotions. If I'm okay, he is okay but if I get stressed or have a "blue day" (which doesn't happen often, but come on, I live in SD where the ground and the sky is the same color this time of the year). He will start to act out and behave ways that makes me wait for his little head to spin in a 360 degree turn.

Shouldn't it work the opposite way? You know, when you're having a down day, your kid is supper well behaved and when you're up for the challenge of wrestling the 4-foot terror, he can act out and test those boundaries. Is everyone’s child like this? No doubt that Alex is a little more anxious than other children which is more than likely because of the insecurities that comes with the tension that he must have felt in the house when I was still married to his father. He has no vivid memories of the abuse, but I know that his little sensors were keenly aware of when his mom was safe and not so safe.

Perhaps I read too much into situations, but I know that Alex reads every emotion I feel and sometimes it's incredibly frustrating. He is like a four-foot mood ring!

Homesick?

Alex: Mom, when are we moving back?

Mom: Back where?

Alex: Back to the Mall of America