Happy 31 Years to Me!

Yeppers its that time of year again MY BIRTHDAY or to Corey the last day until fireworks months. Whatever works right! It was a very relaxing weekend for me. Woke up on Saturday and decided I wanted to Shujuana day, so I hopped in my car and went to get my hair cut and colored then said what the hell wax my eye brows too. After that went and got the kiddos some Wii games to play at grammy's. Debating about going home I said nope I think I will go shopping and that I did. Sooooo nice to try on a hand full of clothes and not have 1 child trying to go under and peek at other people while the other kid is screaming bloody murder because she wants out of the stroller. The one thing I did miss was asking Corey if he liked something, he always tells me Im pretty but Shujuana can do whatever she wants and she decided to tell herself she's pretty in the mirror . After buying myself a new pair of jeans and a super cute top headed to buy some earrings. I left Claires with 1 pair of earrings for myself and 3 for Ally they were so much cuter than mine. Shujuana thought to herself fatty luch, senisble lunch or just a latte and to Starbucks I went. I can eat lunch any other day, today Shujuana was on the move. Wanting to make another stop I decided against it, Shawna was busting through and missed the kiddos. Came home with relaxed in a bath with the rest of my latte then got dressed for my night out with the hubster. Took the kids to grammy's to spend time with their cousin Erin and swim their hearts out. We went to TGI Fridays because I LOVE their crispy green bean fries. The food and drinks were great the weird ass waitress I could have done without. After dinner we had time to kill so we got drinks and headed to the lounge. Before we went and sat down I went to the bathroom and came out to Kevin handing me a $40 ticket he just won, WOO HOO, I made him put it in his pocket. We go into the lounge and notice all these old ladies up by the stage. The band came on and they were nothing special a nice house band but then he came out the one and only ELVIS!!! He was a fun show and I loved the people watching these old fogies are FUNNY. Since it was my birthday I got to pick the movie and Sex & The City was what I wanted to see. It was a good movie, Kevin wont say but I think he secretly liked it. I havent been sleeping well and even my night out didnt change that I finally feel asleep around 5:00am and Kevin let me sleep until noon. We got dressed and went to my MIL's for dinner and the kids. Our friends from CA got in touch with us telling us there were heading to Vegas so they met us at my MIL's for dinner and we got to catch up. Today was back to work but at least I got to sit in a decorated desk and the Panera chick gave me a carmel apple pastry that had extra carmel on it YUMMMY!! The girlies gave me a Strabuck gc and 4 pair of barnd new flip flops I mean NEW NEW ones that dont have feet prints on them and are actually my size. LMAO Kevin was laughing because he asked if I was going to throw my old ones away and my reponse was what if I need them one day or I get pg again and he just laughed. We talked about it at dinner and its a no go he is happy with 2. I took the kids to the grocery store and Corey picked out flowers for me and a birthday cake he asked the guy to write on. The family gave me some perfume and a new scale WOO HOO!! When Kevin gets his next quarter bonus he is taking me to get my camera, I wanted to wait until we had extra money so I can get the one I want and not settle. It was a good birthday, low key just how I want to try and live my life these days.

Here we are getting ready to go out

He snuck a kiss in

Kevin thinks hes funny
Maybe I should have asked for a new car for my birthday or at least a detail job
I drank 4x as much as Kevin and look at him
I had to get ready to see Sex & The City
We are dorks
Look another kissing shot, now you know I was drunk LMAO
Where do 31 year olds go to party? WITH ELVIS!!!
Oh ya I threw my panties on stage and lucky him I wasnt wearing my grandma ones either
Corey tried to tell me we needed 31 candles and I said NO WAY and he said why the house will catch on fire and the bakery guy LAUGHED

Mommy was a dork and picked up the cheapest candles and they were F'NG TRICK
We were blowing for hours
Ally wasnt sure what was going on
HAHA I am pleading the 5th on who taught them to stick their fingers in the cake

Shujuana's World

Today I had an AWESOME day in Shujuana's World and got a taste of just how sweet her little world is. Before you all call the white coats to come take me away let me fill you in. Awhile ago hubby and I had a disagreement, he claimed that he needed all this boys night out stuff because "I" did so many thing and went on so many vacations WITHOUT the kids. I wanted him to pee in a cup because I KNOW he was smoking something heavy to think that. I go everywhere and anywhere with my two kiddos in tow, man I can't even pee without 2 sets of eyes staring at me and 2 set of hands trying to open the door. I friends and I got a little chuckle from Kevin and we came to the conclusion that "SHUJUANA" must being having all this fun while "SHAWNA" is at home with the kids. Wondering where Shujuana came from? It seems that NOBODY can spell or say my correctly and I cant stand when people call me Shujuana. So Shujuana became my alter ego that goes on all these kidless vacations.

This morning I woke up and decided today I will be Shujuana since Shawna is turning 31 on Monday EEK! LOL!! I went and got my haircut, color and my eyebrows waxed. Then went and rented some WII games for the kids (opps Shawna came out there) then it was off to shopping and trying clothes with the only thing in tow was a venti iced skinny sugarfree vanilla latte. Gosh it was soooooo nice and relaxing, no wonder Shujuana gets away so often. Now tonight the hubby is taking me to dinner and to see Sex & The City, gotta love making the man see a chick flick because he cant say no since it is YOUR birthday.

Looks like Shawna needs to get the kids ready for grandma's before Shujuana slips into something sexy for her night out.

Wednesday Chuckle

Corey has recently taken a field trip to the fire station. He got to learn about the firemen and what they do. They let him hold the hose and taught all the kids what to do in case of a fire. This afternoon's conversation with Corey....

Corey: Mom?
Mom: Yes
Corey: Do you know what to do if you clothes are on fire?
Mom: Yes, do you?
Corey: We have to stop, drop & roll
Mom: That is right
Corey: Mom
Mom: Yes?
Corey: When your clothes are on fire, you stop, drop and roll..right?
Mom: YUP!
Corey: If your underwear are on fire do you still have to stop, drop & roll?

Mom then pees her pants laughing so hard. LOL I forget the everything is new to a 5 year old and to him underwear are underwear and clothes are clothes. I would be one grumpy mama if Corey did make me laugh everyday.

Party In 100 Acre Woods

Ally went to her first real birthday party and she had a blast. It was alot of work for mommy but it was great to see her enjoy herself. I was happy the boys stayed home. Milla who is 5 months older than Ally is so much more mellow than she is LMAO. Ally was doing tricks off the chairs & stairs and was a ball of engery. It was funny to see how different they are. Jena is just the sweetest little thing makes me want #3 heeheehee. Pooh showed up and Ally freaked out, they were all giving him hugs and Ally says "no hugs no hugs" and she just stood back. When Pooh started dancing and singing songs she felt a little better about the bear in the yellow suit. Even with singing head, shoulders, knees & toes she still wouldn't hug him but I did get her to sit next to him. I almost think he sensed something about that Pooh, when he was taking pictures and about to leave her grabbed one of the moms butts. LOL Dirty Ole Bear.

The Ruschmann's Go Under The Big Top

The niece Erin is in town from Texas and staying with my MIL so for Corey's graduation present we all went to the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH! I was nervous about Ally, you know 2 year olds don't do well in tight high spaces ESPECIALLY my 2 year old. She did really well, we even took off the lease for awhile. LOL Luckily we had 7 seats so she was able to walk back and forth because me and Papa at the other end. I feel a little bad for the people in front of us because she got their heads a few times. The had kids the same age so they know my pain. One bad thing was we brought the lease instead of the stroller because there was no way I was trying to get a stroller in there. We get there and stand by the escalator (sp?) and call my MIL to see where she is. She is on the OTHER side and says thats where you get in. Ugh, ok. So I carry Ally outside across the parking lot and we stand outside for 30min in 104 degree heat. NICE! We get to go inside an hour before the show starts and are able to down down to the floor and see all the different acts upclose. Getting inside we have to walk up SEVERAL SEVERAL flights of stairs with me carrying my heavy backpack AND my 30lb daughter. We get inside and I carry Ally ALL the way back downstairs to the show floor. Then when we go ALL THE WAY UP AGAIN when the show starts. By now my back is KILLING me. Right before the show started I took ALly to change her pull up and she wanted to pee pee in the potty WOO HOO pee pee at the circus in the big potty. YES!!! Show starts and ALL the kids are excited and laughing it was great. A different circus than the last time I went which was when I was in 5th or 6th grade and it was at the OLD Boston Garden LOL but it was still a really good show. It was worth going even though we got home at 11:30pm and at to be up at 4:30am the next morning. We were all dragging ass but the kids and really cool stuff to show the "show & tell" the next day at school.

Oh No My Hair!!

I was taking a bath with Ally and she was standing behind me pulling my hair and making a pretty pony tail. She had a clip and was brushing my hair with the clip. Then a heard help me and I figured she wanted me to help her open the clip, well that was it but when she came around to the front of me I realized she was brushing my hair with a SHAVER not the clip!! OMG I was freaking out and everytime I would grab my hair more hairs came out. Eeekkk!!

Kevin says that their isnt a bald spot but why does my hair keep coming out?I have been having that feeling that I want to go back to my pixie cut but now after this shaving drama I want to keep my longer hair for awhile more, well as long as there isnt a bald spot back there. Thankfully I'm planning on getting myhair trimmed and shaped this week so hopefully they can fix whatever damage has been done.

The Princess & The Hair Cut

The Princess got her first haircut 6/16/08

Ally waiting for her turn

Whoa!! a car she says

Corey watched Wiggles too for his 1st haircut in this very same car on 6/5/04

She did so well. I was scared because she cries when I brush her hair.

Look how long it was

Daddy & Corey could careless about Ally's 1st haircut, they wanted the free video games

She looks so sweet already

The curls are back

and so is the BABY FACE!! WOO HOO

Teach Me Mom!!

I have been waiting for a long time to hear those words. My Corey has been afraid of the water and we finally got him using floaties instead of the suits with the foam inside. I wanted him to get in the water more. The YMCA opened their waterslides and Corey saw them. He asked if he could go on it and I said he can't because he doesnt know how to swim. Then he said "I can swim with floaties" and I explained that they dont allow floaties. So he asked MOM CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO SWIM. I was so excited what I huge step for him. This weekend we spent in the pool, he's scared but really trying. I am so proud.

Here is my baby wanting to learn how to swim
A very proud mommy & her baby

The Tooth Record

As a mother I was so excited when my son got his first loose tooth, don't ask me why but its almost as exciting as playing Santa. I watched the tooth very closely for months and even tired to get the dentist to take it out for me. In no way was I going to not keep my baby's first tooth BUT the playground had different plans. I got to school and when my little man walked up to me I realized he was missing a tooth. The teachers had no idea, he didnt tell anyone. He lost his tooth in the woodchips at school and didnt tell anyone...wahhhh I wanted to cry.....but I could tell my baby felt bad enough so we write a letter to the tooth fairy explaining the whole story. The tooth hfairy was nice enough to write him back and tell him it happens all the time and because it was such a special tooth she left him money and a toy plane. The second tooth came out when my mom was in town, so I didnt get to see that one when it came out BUT at least I had the tooth and he was able to put it under his pillow and the tooth fairy left him $2 since it was his second tooth lost. Tonight my baby lost his third tooth and do we have it to put under his pillow? NOPE he was brushing his teeth and it went down the drain. Wahhhhhh!! Looks like it will be another letter under the pillow tonight, but its all good the tooth fairy is one of my peeps.

I had to laugh though because Corey was upset that the tooth fairy wouldnt come and I had to tell him "no worries mom and the tooth fairy are BFF's and I know she will stop by". LMAO and his response was "with my $3 dollars?" I told him yes Im pretty sure she will bring $3 because this is your 3rd tooth and he says "YES now I can buy a new sword because Buddy ate my old one". How in the world did he remember that thing was $3 I have no idea. Hee hee

I am really not having a very good "tooth keeping" record, 1 out of 3 isnt a very good start. I remember my mom had to boxes one for me and one for my sister and they were filled with our baby teeth, gross and creepy I know but as a mom what wonderful memories to have. Baby clothes, pictures and teeth are really all I will have left of the "baby" stage when I look at the little man that is 5 on going 15 within days.

Oh well, all three teeth were bottom teeth so maybe I will have better luck with the top ones. Better go and make sure I have $3 in my wallet incase the good fairy is short again.