Mom’s 57th B-day & Back to School

Well, I just did the stupidest thing I possibly could have. I somehow refreshed the page and lost MY ALMOST FINISHED ENTRY!!!

Argh. Like I’m not having a crappy morning to begin with!

Anyway, Mom’s birthday get-together on Sunday was nice. We left early (okay, around 11:30, so not-so-early) Sunday morning to pick up all the stuff we were going to need, plus groceries for the house and the rest of the kids’ school supplies. We didn’t find any of their stuff at Wal-Mart and I was so ready to go yell at someone from the district for adding stuff to their lists at the last minute.

We got all the food at H-E-B and thankfully found the rest of their school supplies there! And they were really inexpensive, too. Mary was making broccoli rice and her famous salsa for the party and I was making guacamole dip, Frijoles a la Charra, carrot cake (one frosted, one not) and Mario was taking care of the fajitas, chicken and sausage on the grill.

We got worried once 6 o’clock came around since the plan was to have the food ready by 5 so everyone could eat by 5:30, but no one was here! Finally, at around 6:15, Sally and Joe arrived, then Mary (she was at a bridal shower), and then Yadira, Tommy and their kids. Mario was a great host and Joe felt really comfortable around Mario and Big Mario, so that was great. Sally, Mom and I talked about weddings and our Mom’s bad health and then we went outside with the men and talked about cats, dogs, ticks, hunting and other stuff I can’t remember at the moment. Mom had a good time, which I’m so relieved about LOL. We talked with Yadira and Tommy and Chris and Nancy (who arrived later) and then we got the kids into the shower at 9:30. I knew it was pretty late and that I probably wouldn’t have them into bed till 10, but they were mindful and fell asleep by 10:05.

I woke up nauseous the next morning for the first time this whole pregnancy. It was a mixture of fear that I wouldn’t get them ready on time, that Eenan would hate his class like last year and that Jaylen would bawl his eyes out–that last one had a knot in my throat already.

They woke up pretty quickly and the morning went without incident. Mario accompanied us, since he loves to be there on their first day, and our first stop was Eenan’s class.

He walked right into his classroom without so much as a goodbye LOL. I signed him in and then called him over to give us kisses. He’s pretty excited since one of this good friends from Pre-K and Kinder, Brianna (or Brenna, one of those), is in his class this year, plus some other ones he told me about after school.

Next was Jaylen. He was calm and just taking in his surroundings while I was signing some MORE papers for him. I took him over to one of the tables where kids were sitting and he sat down. A little boy, Arick–who just so happens to be a cousin we didn’t know about, was crying his little eyes out. I kept seeing Jaylen stare at him, so I distracted him by talking to him and asking him if he was enjoying the Golden Grams cereal they’d given all the kids. He seemed pretty happy, but I just couldn’t walk away! I kept telling him, “It’s okay, Baby. We’ll be back at noon, okay? Don’t worry!” Mario had to squeeze my shoulder and practically pry me out of the class. On the way to the car my hormones completely took over and I bawled my eyes out. Yup. I cried. I didn’t even cry when Eenan went to Pre-K, but I did have a knot in my throat and I wasn’t pregnant O_o.

Jason had called Mario when he and Mireya went to drop off Brianna (our little cousin who I’ll be taking care of) and said Jaylen was a little teary eyed, but he calmed him down. Jason said it was probably all the little kids that were crying that scared him.

Mario left to work as soon as we got home. I kind of just sat here, going deaf from the silence. I hadn’t heard that kind of silence in years and it freaked me out. I’m so used to hearing a little voice say, “Can I play with your hair?” “Can you lay down with me?” “Can you color with me?” It was weird. I played Bejeweled for a while on the computer, then spoke to Mario on the phone, who called because he knew I was probably bored out of my mind. After we hung up I ran a few errands then picked up some boxes so I could pack up the thousands of books the kids have, plus other junk that’s sprawled all around the bedroom. I cleaned a little bit and by the time I knew it, it was time to pick up Jaylen and Brianna.

I got there at 11:20, since they should get out at 11:30, but they didn’t get out till 12. One little boy walked down the hall and happily declared that he had “Burger King” at school LOL. Another little girl, whose yellow t-shirt was tear streaked, was sobbing and told her Mom she wanted to go back to Daycare, aww :(. Seeing that made me really nervous about how Jaylen would be, and then I see he and Briana turn the corner and they’re walking together and chatting away. It was the cutest thing!

They were pretty good. I cleaned up and put books into boxes while they played the Game Cube, colored, had snacks, had drinks, played with toys, colored, and watched TV. I sat about half an hour during those 3 hours, and it was when I was having lunch. At least I’ll stay active throughout the pregnancy LOL.

When it was time to pick up Eenan I packed the two kids in the truck and Mom came along for the ride. I went through the usual Pick-Up line and to my surprise the gate was already open and there were only 3 other cars in sight. I found that strange and called the school. They have another new Pick-Up station this year and it sucks even worse than last years. I ended up having to park at the very end of the semi-circle drive way and then it started to POUR! It was totally unexpected. Thank God I had an umbrella in the truck.

They were so unorganized that it took forever to get the kids out of the front hallway. It was already 3:40 by the time Eenan finally emerged from the door. He had a good day though, so I’m glad.

Brianna was picked up at 6 and she didn’t want to go home LOL. Getting the kids to eat dinner, take showers, and brush their teeth was much easier last night, thank goodness. Jaylen was asleep by 9:35 and Eenan was rolling around in bed till 10, but when I walked in at 10:10 he was already asleep. Mario and I tried watching Scary Movie 4, but were so tired we stopped it halfway and went to bed.

Eenan was giving me a little trouble in the morning, but Jaylen was fine. I discovered that we’ll have to buy him almost a whole new warddrobe of shorts since the size 5’s we got him are too big and have actual buttons instead of snaps. We’re afraid he’ll have an accident because he can’t unbutton fast enough.

I scarfed breakfast down as fast as I could and got the boys in the truck. Eenan, my big boy, didn’t even let me walk him to his class. He gave me a kiss and then we walked to Jaylen’s class.

He did so good, I got him in line and then they started going in. He kind of threw his backpack on the floor and then it dawned on me that I hadn’t written his name anywhere on his backpack. I start looking for the Sharpie I had in my purse and darnit, I’d forgotten it. I looked through the window to see what he was doing and he was getting his PB&J sandwich and orange juice (yes, my kids eat breakfast twice, at home and at school LOL). He sat down and then I see him blink away tears–he was starting to freak out again since there were 3 kids crying in the class. He looked out the door and I tried hiding but he saw me. He ran to the door and said, “I forgot to give you a hug!” so I gave him one. When he was half-way to his table he ran back and to my horror he was crying. I tried calming him down for about 10 minutes and nothing worked. Finally, this rude bitch (I don’t even know why she was in their classroom) tells me, “Next time you need to leave quickly. You all make it worse if you stick around.” I said, “I’ll keep that in mind,” and watch them drag Jaylen away from me. It was heart breaking. I could hear him (and about 10 other kids) screaming when I turned down the hallway. I hope he’s doing alright right now :(.

Like I didn’t feel bad enough already, Mario didn’t eat the breakfast I made him (French Toast). Grr. I told him I’m not bothering tomorrow morning.

It’s 10:38. Need to get some laundry done, wash dishes, and pack up some stuff before I pick up the kids. I would have gotten started much earlier except this stupid thing messed up on me. I need to get happy and change my attitude. I had a feeling when I woke up that today would suck–I need to change that :(.