Ticket Master

There was a time in my life when I could just simply say:
~ "officer! I didn't know the speed limit, there were no signs for miles....I just was enjoying the drive." No ticket.



~" What? You mean, you CAN't change the date on your temp tag with a sharpie??" ( I had gotten out of the car before the officer walked up, because my window wouldn't roll down. NO license with me, NO proof of insurance, a plate from another vehicle shoved against the back window and a FaKe temp tag lay in the back seat...shining ever so brightly from his flashlight.) No ticket



~ Christmas, 1999...driving to my grandma's house, listening to holiday tunes!!!! "Dashing through the snow...on a????" What? "Officer! I was just SO excited to see my grandma and I had the radio playing all of these carols....I just didn't think about how fast I was going!" No ticket.

I could probably list a handful more. It was easy to get out of it! I had some sort of charm or sly chick charisma...that is now, GONE. I don't know if its the mommy curse, but ever since I got knocked up, tickets are my forte. I have even cried. The kids have cried. I STILL get handed a flippin' ticket.
So now, again, 45 days to prove I am insured, change the address on my license and get the tail light replaced.
I take full responsibility for the charges. But if there is a next time, fingers crossed, I will have a blanket to cover up the kids, lip gloss on hand and the mind set to play dumb:)

Goodbye Summer, Hello Uniforms!! WOO-HOO!

Okay, Its been a while. I really have no excuse for why it has taken so long to write. There was this three month period where, for some reason, I was only thinking of Sponge Bob, snacks and any freakin' event I could pull off for free. :) The best free, fun thing to do was a sprayground in Lebanon. My girls loved it! The giant mushrooms spilling water were awesome! Perfect for any parent who needs their kids to burn off energy. There was no need to speak of it, but every mom there knew...this place rocked. The park surrounding it was beautiful and had the large, wooden, castle like play ground that was hard to ignore
(even as an adult). I am not ashamed to say, Dan and I had a few good rides on the zip-line with successful dismounts:)

All of our summer outings were great, but my favorite was our family trip to Gulf Shores. We spent 5 days in the best family beach house in existence ( in my book.) Fifteen of us enjoyed every minute! Ivy got to drive the golf cart this year and what a BIG deal it was:) Zoe hunted ghost crabs with Dan and mastered boogie boarding! I enjoyed it all. I really could have stayed another week or two:) There are many memories we brought home, along with a shark tooth necklace, air brushed t-shirt and two hermit crabs we stripped out of the ocean. They are now dead due to a hermit crab massacre when they met Easy Rider and Rose Bud....our store bought hermit crabs.
*Note to hermit crab owners: Pet stores don't tell you they're selling you killing machines;)

School is in full swing!!!! Everyone is happy in our house. I am waiting to see if I'm smarter than a 5th grader! :) So far, her science homework has redefined the depth of my intelligence. I have relied on Dan for math and tried not to intervene with the " when will she use this crap" speech, but unfortunately, my facial expressions need no words:P Ivy is in Kindergarten. Although, I think she is more excited about her
HyDee Hy-Tops:)

They both really do love school. I don't know how long it will last, but they are sold for right now, and I'm cool with that. We'll see how it goes~