The fall also brings about football and this means I don't have to worry about what I' going to wear two days a week. On Friday I make sure to wear my football shirt for my brother's-in-law team (he's a high school football coach and we go to his games every Friday) and on Sunday I wear a Ravens shirt (or purple shirt).
Hubs just bought me this shirt on Friday when we went to the mall. He bought one for himself too, but obviously not the same style. Now we have official Ravens outfits. Last year I just wore purple (not that this shirt would have fit me anyway).
This weekend I was determined to get caught up from last weekend when my parents were here. I had clothes that needed to be folded that had been sitting on the floor for weeks. I finally got it all folded and hung up and I feel SO much better. Ivan kept trying to go to sleep but I refused to budge until everything was put away.
Yup, I told you it was a lot. For some reason in the photo it doesn't look as impressive as it did in real life though. I'm not sure if I had any clothes left in my drawers. I even folded the baby clothes!
I also tried to be a bit more organized when it comes to Evan's eating. He is not gaining weight consistently so I want to make sure I'm giving him enough opportunities to eat. So, I made a list of all the possible food items we have in the house for him to eat and then made some meals.
I just did breakfasts, snack, and lunch because that's what he eats at my sister's, but I might add dinner because another change we are making is having Evan eat dinner earlier (like 5pm), and then have a snack before bed (around 7pm). I left some food for Ivan to give him, since I don't get home until 6:30pm, so hopefully he eats a bit more. I also bought a cute little lunch pail for Evan. Isn't so cute?? Sometimes the food I put in the diaper bag and give my sister gets lost or buried under diapers and clothes and I clean out the bag at night and find string cheese or something. So, I felt like this would make it easier for everyone.
And switching topics from kids' lunches to just kids, can I tell you about the kids I encountered on my walk on Saturday. I was out walking the dog (Evan was sleeping and at home with Ivan) and as I passed the playground two boys (about 11) were swinging on the swings. I was on the sidewalk, so a decent distance from them, but I hear them yelling "What the $&*#!" really loudly. I just keep walking and ignoring them, but they were obviously trying to get my attention. Then they start yelling "I'm gonna kill your *#$@&*% dog!". Now I realize they are yelling at me (because no one else had a dog), but I refuse to look over and let them know that I heard them (because this is obviously what they wanted). So then they start yelling "*%*#&^@ piece of white trash!". I still continued on without looking over, but I sure wanted to go over there and pop them on the head. I mean, seriously, that was a bit over the top. I realize they were just looking for attention and felt so "tough" because they were using the "F" word out loud (I could tell by the tone of their voice that they felt really cool using that word). It still made me mad and took all my self-control to continue ignoring them. I had half a mind to find out where they lived and talk with their parents, but most likely their parents' could have care less. Right? Parent's who care don't have kids that do that, do they? I kept thinking that my Evan had better NEVER grow up to act like that. I was so appalled by their behavior and the things that came out of their mouths - and they were only 10 or 11!
Ok - my eyes are slowing closing so I better snooze at bit on the bus!
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Do you pack lunches or eat out every day for lunch (if you work outside the home)?
What do you do when kids act completely inappropriately in public places - like the playground - and their parents are nowhere to be seen???
On a walk a few weeks ago, my friend Amber and I encountered a girl around 7 who were calling people driving by homo's. I think she shouted at us, but the exact same timing of Amber and I both stopping and turning around? Sent this girl running for the hills. We did another loop around and we saw what I assume to be a parent in the yard and we said something about disrespectful and rude behavior. Who knows what happened after that, but you better believe I don't tolerate it. Kids at our park (and our old park) knew to not mess around when I was there because I knew where they lived and I wouldn't hesitate to rat them out.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing worse than kids like that, every now and again we get those rude kids in the department store where I work, I usually ask them to repeat what they just said when their parents are close by.... I once had a kid climbing on top of the boxes I was filling up, his mum did nothing, not even after I told him several times not to that, because the items inside would break, I really just wanted to slap his mother!
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