Hello blog readers.  I just have to tell you all about my wonderful Mother's Day!  On Friday Daniley had a program at school and it was MAGNIFICENT.  It was all I could do not to sob.  It was so sweet and special.  She had made me several things and then she sang me a few songs.  Sweetest thing ever.

I had previously decided for Mother's Day I wanted a bike rack so I could take us all down to the beach to ride.  Dan got my rack and got it installed, on time, before Mother's Day.  We had an opening in the condo and so off we went!!!  It was the best trip ever.  I just loved riding bikes with my sweet family.  This was Daniley's first real bike trip (and quite possibly, my own).  We rode 7 miles.

We generally cook in and eat in.  However on this trip, we were quite adventurous.  I can't remember cooking a meal except one breakfast.  We tried some new places and things.  We also went on a pirate cruise where the kids were inducted as pirates.  It was one of the best vacations, and as such, it leaves me wanting more.  Stay tuned!!  Love to you all!!

Danslen started pre-school today.  She will go only on Fridays, but not all Fridays.  This is just a little time for her to get used to a classroom setting.  A couple of weeks ago I was just so busy at home and I wasn't giving her the attention she needed.  I thought she deserved a little more than what I was giving her, so I enrolled her at BEKare.  She was a tad shy this morning but as soon as the teacher engaged her she opened right up.  Several minutes later, she said, "Mom you can go now."  She is going to love BEKare and all the things they do.  Some of the things that have caught her interest already are Play-doh, painting and drawing, reading books, and playing outside.  They also take a 3 hour nap.  She's going to fit in perfectly!!

For the first time, EVER, both of my kids are in school, and I am at home ALONE.  Yes that's right, total quietness.  No wiping butts, no kissing boo-boos, no looking around for kids that have suddenly disappeared, no hearing my name called 10 times per minute.  Three very cool people are hanging out at the house today:  me, myself, and I.  

I absolutely do not know what to do with myself.  I'm sort of walking around like a zombie, but I'm very excited!!

 

As for Daniley...she got an X in her folder this week.  When she gets an X in her folder, we remove all the money from her bookbag.  That prevents her from buying ice cream (ice cream can't come out of your lunch account.)  However, I noticed that she must have told GPaw today was Kona Ice Day (whether that's true I can't confirm).  She hit him up for some cash because I found it sealed in an envelope, with GPaw's handwriting, "Kona Ice" on the outside.  It was all I could do not to pull the money back out.  This morning we just decided that we'd take away her Friday ice cream next week.  Missing Kona Ice is quite traumatizing, because she STILL talks about one time that we forgot to put Kona Ice money in her bookbag.  She swears we did it on purpose.  :-/