Bathing Beasties:)

Not really too much to say today. I would like to quickly say that I hope I didn't upset or tick anyone off with my ramblings yesterday. I really didn't want to put any of the "FEUD" on my blog, but I felt the need to do a quick "Dear Diary" thing. Like I said, it's been taking up a lot of my time & energy, so it's hard not to include some of it in here:( Sorry:(

Anyway, I worked 5-3 today. It was a pretty decent day. It wasn't too busy, so it wasn't too stressful:) Thank god!! Have you ever just needed one of those days at work? I sure did! Anyway, I picked the kids up after school, picked Jason's check up, dropped my BK deposit off, dropped my personal deposit off, then headed to the Dollar Tree to buy some more hangers. We ran out yesterday after I went through pile after pile of clothes:( Meanwhile, $33 dollars later.... Then we went home and the kids helped me give our pets flea baths. The kids were pretty helpful:) Brett helped me with Nisa & Kyra and Lexie helped me with Bells & Kaylie. Boy, the water sure was filthy after Kaylie got done! Anyway, they are all clean now & hopefully, flea & tick free:) I also made sure I got the conditioning shampoo for cats & for dogs:) Gotta have nice soft fur, right?

We made dinner. Jason had a contract vote meeting after work. It didn't go through:( Jason wasn't too happy about it. We really don't see the contract getting any better than it is now, but some of the guys want more:( Now, they have to keep meeting & voting & crap:( As if I don't have enough going on in my life right now:( After dinner, Jason went to return a truck that he's been working on for the past week or so. I love when he has side jobs except that he's never home:( I can't complain too much, though. At least he's working and helping to support his family. Unfortunately, there are too many fathers who don't:(

Brett had to stay up until 9 so he could watch Survivor with me. He really likes that show:) Good thing, because with only one channel, it's pretty slim pickin's. Lexie had to go through the cupboards some more to collect more food for the food drive at school:) She is so funny:0 She really has a good heart:) She already brought some in & she raided Grandma Wanda's pantry, too:)

I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but Brett is in LOVE:) Her name is Taylor. She is in his class. I don't know her, but he really likes her. He says she's beautiful:) She hugs him at school all the time:) I told him that was ok as long as she's not kissing him since mama is the only girl he's allowed to kiss:) My little boy is growing up way too fast:( I guess it was bound to happen - he is 10 after all. I hate the double-digits:( Lexie's getting close, too:(

Lexie had a friend spend the night on the 20th. I know that was so last month, but I'm sure that I didn't blog about it. It was my SIL's little sister, Chloe. We all went to see New Moon - me, Lexie, Chloe, my SIL - Shannah, & her lil sis, Mika whom I work with). We thought the movie was great, but I heard some people complain that it skipped too much & it was rushed. I'm sorry, but what do they expect? The book 563 pages long - how are they gonna fit everything into a 90 minute movie? It's so not happening!?! Anyway, we enjoyed it very much:)

Brett is excited because he is over 50% on his AR for school, so he will be able to go to the 50% AR party in January. He didn't quite have 25% at the end of the first quarter, so he wasn't able to attend:( Lexie did, though:) It's not that Brett doesn't read, it's just that the books he was reading weren't AR (accelerated reader) books. He read The Lightning Thief books. I think he's on the fourth one now. The fifth one is out in hardcover, but I told him he'd have to wait until it was available in softcover since it's like $20! The Lightning Thief movie is coming to theaters pretty soon and he is totally excited to go watch it:) I'll probably go see it with him since I'm not sure if Jason will be interested. He does go to the movies with Brett when there's something there they want to see like Transformers or G.I. JOE. I really like that he takes the time:)

Brett told me tonight that he'd be the happiest boy on the planet if he got a Wii for Christmas with a Mario game, one Lego set, 1-2 DS games, and one Nerf gun. Well, sweet! All I gotta get him to make him happy is a Mario game and 1 or 2 DS games:) Hooray! He's so covered:)

Lexie really wants a pair of lace jeans. These are ones with the laces down the legs. She grew out of her favorite pair and she's pretty sad. Anyway, I found a pair that have a small amount of lacing by the hem. My MIL & I are gonna try to make her a pair since they are impossible to find in Escanaba:) I'm pretty excited! I will have to run to Jo Ann Fabrics this weekend to see what I can find:) Cross your fingers for us:)

Ok, I'm pretty sure I started this post out by saying "Not much to say" and I've been rambling for quite a bit:) That's how I get when I'm tired:) I guess I'll say goodnight now. Hopefully Jason will be home soon:) I'm gonna go read a little:) I'm reading Stephanie Laurens: A Rake's Vow. It's ok. A little too slow-moving for me. I'm having a hard time staying interested:( Gotta finish it so I can read some more J. D. Robb - can you believe I haven't read all of them yet? LOL! Goodnight;)