PSA: Back the F**k Off!

My mood today, in case you were wondering...

Pure Genious

Dear Patent Office,
I would like to apply for a patent to the new game I invented that I call "Copycat." You see, there have been several occasions while working with first and seconds graders that I need some sort of filler. The bus wasn't here yet, Mrs. Thompson's class wasn't back from the library yet, little Johnny wasn't finished vandalizing going potty yet... you get the idea. Because "idle time" is the devil's time!
There are lots of activities and games I could do, but most of them require various materials or lengthy instructions. I love a good game of Hangman, despite the implication of death, but you don't always have pen and paper handy. And Simon Says isn't complicated, but kids are cheaters and that drives me nuts.
So yesterday during story time we were waiting for the other classes to get there and that is when I invented "Copycat." I simply told them to do what I do and proceeded to touch my nose, cover my ears, stick out my tongue, etc. and the little suckers dears played right along with nary a peep! Genious!
Please issue my patent right away. Mrs. Kingsley has been playing the game and I think she owes me about $78.96. Thank you!
Shannon

Damn Southern nectar of the gods...

...and I don't mean Southern Comfort....
I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep and I was thinking, "Man, I love a Sierra Turkey sandwich from Panera with a good glass of iced tea." And then I realized that is why I am laying here at 11:53 pm and not asleep yet. Not the sandwich, the tea! I had way too much tea today at lunch. Oh- the cool, not too sweet yummy goodness with a fresh lemon wedge. Yum-diddly-um! Ever since I was pregnant with Savannah, I have laid off the caffeine. I'm not a T-totaler (pardon the pun), but I don't drink coffee, tea or Coke after lunch unless it's decaf or if it's the "high-test" variety, I usually don't have very much. But no,no. At the conference today I had a cup of coffee AND about 3 glasses of tea.
Speaking of tea, I discovered the other week that Firefly mojitos are super tasty. Firefly, if you didn't know, is a sweet tea flavored vodka that is made right in Charleston, SC. It's me and Cupcake's new drink of choice. I wonder if it has caffeine in it? or is it cancelled out by the vodka?
So anyway, now I can't sleep. at 12:08 am. dammit...

WTF?

They were having a sale at White House Black Market: pants were HALF OFF! ha!

This is from our fabulous girls trip back in January. The girls and I were shopping that day and we went into White House Black Market. The sales lady asks if she could put all of us in one big dressing room and she'd bring us stuff to try on. Well, next thing you know, it's the 4 of us and enough items to clothe the Gosslin family 3 times. I was mostly trying on tops, but then the girls wanted me to try on this dress. It was January and I had on boots, which were damp from the rain and jeans and I didn't feel like taking off so I figured I'd just drop my pants and that would give the same effect, right?

She's a funny girl!

Now that my big girl is 3, she has quite the personality. She is rough, wild and loves anything silly! Sing her a song, but change a few of the words. I'm a little teapot short and stout, here is my handle here is my pancake!She thinks that is HILARIOUS! Here are some recent funnies out of her mouth...
-(we were on our way home from IL and we knew she was really missing home) "I don't want to see Grandma Patti (Steve's mom), or Grandma Vicki (his step-mom) I just want my Grandma with the black hair (my mom)."
- out of nowhere she says in the van today: "Pigs have hineys."
- "Where did this book come from?" Me:"Um, you got it for your birthday last year, I think." Savannah: "It just came from the store, I think, because God made it that way." So she IS listening when I give that as an end all be all answer.
-About a month ago we were struggling with the potty training, so at the advice of Slacker Mama, I told her that when she turned 3, she couldn't wear diapers anymore. Not long after that, we were getting dressed one morning and I asked her if she wanted to wear a pull-up or big-girl panties. She thought for a minute, scrunched her nose and then said, "Am I free (three) yet?"
P.S. Thanks for all the kind words about Steve's Grandpa!