Aggies Do It Better

So, I tried out running with my pepper spray. Here's what it looks like: it has a little Velcro strap that you wear around your hand. It even has a lady running on the front of it! **disclaimer:hand shown is not my hand. MY right hand has an Aggie Ring on it. BOO-YAH. ** At first glance, it did not seem like this would be the best way to carry it, so I tried it strapped on to my various things already attached to me (water bottle thing, ipod armband, watch, etc.) and after I practiced a few "quick draw" movements I realized, maybe they say to carry it like that for a reason. Because the clip CAN get stuck on the other strap thingy if you need to get it out, and that would not be very good. So, off I went, at thebuttcrackofdawn, all armed and ready. Yes, the part in my palm got a little sweaty, and I got a few weird looks, but all in all I would call it a success. OH! And of course I HAD to practice shooting it a little outside. And it's a good thing I did. My only ot...

So we went to look at a prespective Pre-K for #1 this morning. sniff. The county school system here is apparently very good, but Kindergarten doesn't start until age 5, which is A WHOLE NOTHER YEAR. Not that I don't love having him at home with me, but ever since he turned 4 I seem to not be enough for him. He is so smart (I know every parent says that but MY kid really is a GENIOUS. His mind is a steel trap. I now know where MY excellent memory went before I had kids...) He gets bored with any activity after like 5 minutes. Which is a total pain. (sorry, but it is. It takes longer than that to get any activity set up). anyhoooooooooo........ The pre-K program is not state mandated, which means you have to "screen" your kid for it, and there's not that many spots, and they let you know like 5 minutes before the school year starts if you get in. Here's the kicker...it's ::pauses for dramatic effect:: FREE!! Most of the private preschools around here are rea...

But my child will not . We are finishing up Week 3 of swim lessons for #1. He is doing pretty well, considering the first week he just cried pretty much every day. He does well with putting his head underwater (a HUGE hurdle) and kicking his legs, but he is terrified of "falling" when attempting to float by himself. I know he will get it in time, he is just having trouble crossing this last mental bridge of knowing he can do it himself! I know he will love it when he gets the hang of it. His swim teacher is so patient with him but firm also and still dunks him under when he is whining about not wanting to do it, because she knows he will come up smiling!! He goes to swim class Mon-Thurs for 30 min each day. We just finished 3 weeks and have 5 more in front of us. I told the girl in charge of the lessons that we will need every minute of it! We are just going to keep on truckin' until he gets the hang of it. So, until he does, I'll leave yall with this: cupcakes I made...

Baked Goods! We had a busy weekend including lots of pool time and seeing Toy Story 3 with the boyz. I asked the husband what he wanted for Father's Day, and got the usual, "nothing, ugh." But he did ask for some baked goods, and he rarely asks for anything like that, so I got to work while he was napping! These aren't anything special, the cake is a mix from the box *GASP!* but the frosting is homeade chocolate buttercream ::pauses for salivating to stop:: So all in all a good weekend!

So, I'll leave my blog-debut-day with these random thoughts. Because my brain is like that sometimes. Well, more than sometimes. But mostly because I need some blog-practice. I love a really pretty-ly made bed. (is that a word? I know, my Aggie education hard at work). I especially love MY bed. I love the colors, and I love the bed itself, all Iron and scrolly and 4-posted, and I love the new curtains we have hanging behind it. They were bought solely to hopefully drop the temp in our room a few thousand degrees because the window above the bed gets the afternoon sun, and even though I put black-out tint on it, it wasn't helping. But my $7 purchase at Ross wound up adding a richness to the room I never expected. So anyway, today was wash the sheets day, and since I usually don't get to finish up the laundry until late, that usually means having to put the sheets on the bed late at night (ugh-what a beating). But, I can't just throw the sheets on it. I have to completely...

So, I haven't decided exactly which direction this blog will go. Maybe it will be just "Family Updates", or maybe it will be about crafting and baking, or maybe it will just be about the things I'm into. So everything on here is a work in progress...including the title!! Or maybe all of the above... Or maybe I'll cook my way through Paula Deen's book and blog about that... Until then, I'll leave yall with some cupcakes I made for Easter this year from "Hello, Cupcake!", the Best. Book. Ever. (yes, I have the new one but we just moved recently and most of my baking stuff is still packed in boxes! Damn my small kitchen.) Anyhoo, I guess I should at least start by going live....