Be Careful what you wish for.....

You just might get it!! Where to begin.....
Well, I got a call on my cell at 5:30am...the sitter has the stomach flu and btw, your home phone doesn't work. After picking up said phone, CORRECT! It does not work. So since my alarm has gone off at this point, I call the phone company to have someone come out. Time to get ready for work...Paul takes the kids to friends house so she can take Houghton to school and will watch Mary (which she is excited about) and I rush off to work after making lunches for all (and coffee for the parents!). A typical busy Monday at work, and by 2:40 I am ready to leave...I am able to jump out a few minutes early so I call and say I'll pick up the kids from school and drop off. I am then headed to work at another store until 11pm. (As you might deduce at the time this is posted, I don't make it.) I head out to get my purse from locked up locker and notice it looks weird. I couldn't put my finger on it right away but the pockets were unzipped. I carry a faily good sized tote bag that doubles as a briefcase/diaper bag/purse. I don't use the pockets. I then realized my wallet was missing. UGGGGHHH....So I go right into the office (right there but locked) and notify the manager....I am starting to panic realizing how much stuff I am going to have to replace. The manager then gets on the phone with our LP supervisor (Loss Prevention-an oxymoron at this point I know) to see if there was any video. Of course not but she does ask if I have my keys...NEVER would I have thought of that!!! So I check and nope...not there...I then proceed to run out to the parking lot where I notice my car (I should say minivan) is still there and in tact....My guess on that one is they noticed it was a Honda then realized it was a minivan and scrapped that idea!! :) So that was good but now I cannot even get the kids....no keys!!! So arrangements are made, police called to drive by the house to make sure no one broke in.(they didn't) So got the spare key and retrieved the car. Made lots of phone calls to cancel everything! Grandma came over to entertain the kids and feed us!!! Yeah for Mom and Stepdaddy!!! Paul meanwhile had to do the draft for his fantasy football....annoyed yes but he came home to do it on the computer instead of at work....awwww....plus I am into football so he did good..(we got Peyton Manning) ok so I digress.......While eating or getting ready to eat...I noticed the dining room fan was off....that's a no-no in this heat!! I yelled at Houghton to turn it on and......NOTHING HAPPENED! Now I am up and look in the kitchen...everything is off....soooo I go out to the breaker....nothing, flip the switch any way...no go...do nothing, eat dinner then realize....The fridge and the A/C are out too. So I call the electric company tell them what's up....(and notice...it's only half the house go figure!) They sound concerned and are sending out an after hours tech. When wondering when they were going to get around to fixing it....the rest of the power goes out and we are in total darkness....fortunately Grandma was holding Mary! So we go outside and the neighbors all have power....then Paul notices the guy outback at the transformer in the cherry picker....so a few minutes later....we have power...and A/C again.

Grandma leaves, the kids fight about bedtime.....ahhh and back to normal???


Side note...while on the phone with the credit card company someone calls in....I answer, it was a guy who said his girlfriend found my wallet and they looked up my info in the phone book (finally a good reason to be listed right?) I asked where they found it and it was about a mile from work...I asked if they lived in the area if they could return it to the Walgreen's that I work at. They said they would....I was not about to go and meet them or leave the house. I thought if they actually took it they already know where I work. I have not heard whether or not they turned it in but a little bit of me wants them to be honest and do it....I really want that wallet back!! It was expensive and a gift at that!!

Oh well....no one got hurt but my wallet that got stolen sure feels it....I have to have my house and my car rekeyed.....OUCH!!!

And really while getting ready for work this morning (know it was going to be a 14 hour day, I daydreamed of how to get out of it; knowing full well I wouldn't be able to in good conscience.)

Ahhhh......School

Well, School starts Monday (the 20th) I have waited most of the summer for this!! I know Houghton is ready! We got to have a meet and greet with his class last Thursday which turned out to be great! His teacher was very impressed with him. He is in the "gifted cluster" which basically means "advanced" without the gifted designation given by the standardized tests. I am glad that they recognize the need for it in the school though. His teacher is really well liked and has been highly recommended.

He will also begin back with swimming and soccer again this fall. He is really looking forward to it all. I however, am not looking forward to all of the logistics. It takes a lot of advanced planning! Not only getting to and fro, but also homework, dinner, Mary, and Paul. (and work of course)

Speaking of Mary, she has been quite the Mama's girl lately. I don't mind but sometimes it's a little inconvenient. I think since last week I worked a lot of nights she didn't get to see me. Now she's having a little withdrawl. It's ok, I am glad she likes to cuddle some more now! We've fallen asleep in the rocker a couple of times :)

Something funny!!

So I took Houghton to Target this evening to shop for a birthday present and to exchange one he got for his birthday. While in the card section, Houghton was pondering the kid cards, I noticed these cute bunnies on stickers, magnets etc. So I look a little closer and they have sayings on them, really funny ones. So I immediately call Julia and read her some and I am laughing so hard I am crying!!! I grab a few so I can send them to her and head out. While showing Paul at home, I noticed they have a website (who doesn't?)

Sooooo, here's the link. Funny Stuff!!

www.jimbenton.com

Happy Birthday to Houghton

Wow! It's hard for me to belive my baby boy is now 7 years old! He is so grown-up (yet still very much a boy!) He's really into the stars, moon and sky right now so we took him to Flandrau Planetarium on the U of A campus (GO CATS!!) Since we were going there (Tucson) for vacation we made a little party of it. The kids enjoyed playing with the exhibits they had as well as checking out the "mineral museum" which had tons of cool rocks. We then all went out for ice cream!! Yeah!! Who doesn't like ice cream??? And then back to the hotel to rest up for the pool!!!