Feeling a bit blue

I know in 30 years it won't matter if I have that cute item from etsy  or if I got that awesomely cute picture of the kids in their month to month oneies or other cute posed pictures.  But right now, I look at them and wish I had them.
I know what matters is my girls go to bed every night knowing that I love them and are so very proud of them.  I know deep down that is what matters most.

So I guess this means I'm a cheer mom now

Kayleigh has joined a cheerleading team.  She loves the uniform.  She loves practice.  She loves it all.  Somehow I got roped into being one of the team moms.  
Kayleigh likes to make up her own moves.  Audrey knows the cheers to, thanks to Kayleigh.
Don't you just love how the skirt is shorter than her shorts......I think it could fit my right thigh.

Audrey's birthday dinner

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Audrey wanted chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, cucumbers and mac and cheese for her birthday dinner yesterday.   I was feeling good, so I made some homemade chicken nuggets along with homemade mashed potatoes and the mac and cheese too

Yum-O!

1 cup gluten free bread crumbs

1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 lb cut up chicken

pepper, salt, onion and garlic powders to taste.

use your favorite whatever to dip your chicken in before you bread it.  I wanted to use buttermilk, but I was all out so I used an egg.

Using EVO in a hot pan on the stove pan fry nuggets until no longer pink in the middle.

The girls loved them!!!

6 more days of school

There are 6 more days of school left for this year.  Doesn't really matter for me since I will be working the summer program.  I still haven't heard anything about a full time position and it is drivin me nuts.  I mean, who wouldn't want me to be a teacher in their school?
I've worked in a few schools in my career and as I witnessed today, it is sad who they keep because they kiss up and can get away with anything, but let the good teachers go because they don't conform to what they want.  I hate that teaching is not about how well you teach, but about how much you can kiss up or who you know.
Damn,  wish I knew someone.

Add this to the list of things to be afraid of

a stinkin bob cat! 

I was driving to work and saw what I thought was a bear run up a tree.  It had a long tail (or so I thought)  and went on thinking it was a bear and the tail I saw was not really a tail.   Nope,  not a bear but a black bob cat! 

Can I tell you how much I love living in the country?  no?  that's because I'm still getting used to it.

This morning

Woke up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy (well, not really because I'm sure he wouldn't have had to pick up garbage eaten by a bear)  brushed my teeth with a bottle of Jack (once again, not really because we were out of Jack so I used some Crest)  cause when I leave for the night I ain't coming back (I usually come back around 4:00pm after work)................................

So this morning, Randy tells me to go check what is outside  and this is the site I saw.

That's right people a big freakin brown bear eating our garbage.  Lovely.  Just add this to the list of things I need to worry about living in the country.  He was a young cub about 2.   Bears love poopy diapers and baby food.  Who knew?  Audrey wanted to pet the bear and Kayleigh wanted nothing to do with it.  Faith waved Hi and laughed.  Randy, not so much for he was the one that had to clean up the garbage left by the bear.  Poor Audrey kept crying for the bear.  I can picture it now.  "oh mr. bear, come here.  I ride you.  I ride you now!!!!!!!"  and I bet the bear would do it too, to make her stop crying.

Some people told us to call animal control.  Yeah, right,  they would laugh at us and then hang up.  We would make there day. 

At school, when we take the kids outside for recess, we need to carry a bottle of Bear Spray.  Yes, yes, I'm for real.  Bear Spray, its mace for bears.  I was told to spray it in the bears face if it came near the playground.  Oh yes,  "excuse me mr. bear, just sit there for a second so I can pull this pin out and spray you in the face.....yes, yes,  I'm not sure how to use it...wanna show me how and spray yourself.  Why thank you mr. bear"   I've got a better idea,  I'm gonna chuck the bottle at the bear and tell the kids to run and never look back  umm kay?

May 24th

is the big day for Kayleigh.  Kindergarten round up.  10-10:30.  I think I might cry.