Ten Signs You May be turning into a Cougar

10. You are over 35
9. You start checking out the High School Seniors as they enter the school at drop off and pick up.
8. You make sure you know what time said students arrive at school.
7. You are completely dressed with makeup during drop off and pick up.
6. You are listening to your 8 year olds Jonas Bros cd - on repeat
5. You fall into a mild depression at the end of the High School football season
4. You make regular trips to Chickfila in Perry.
3. You start asking your teenage cousins to make sure to bring their friends to Sunday dinner at Grandmas.
2. You have the uncontrollable urge to volunteer to chaperon the Senior trip.
1. You have a recurring fantasy that your husband was a member of the Brat Pack!

Daisy update

For all interested in the outcome of little Daisy's procedure here is a priceless for you...

Spaying female Chihuahua: $128

Removing stubborn baby tooth: $20

Treatment for the Mange (yes that's what I said - the hereditary type): $15 per treatment

Insuring that our precious little Daisy stops whoring around the neighborhood: Priceless

Taking the Challenge

We here at the Adams household have taken the 12 days of Christmas Challenge being made by Gigi over at Gigi's 3w's. I have put a little semi slacker (no offense semi slacker mom!) spin on the challenge for the sake of time and so that we may actually succeed at something here at Casa de Adams! I haven't mentioned that we are involved in a challenge but I just incorporate an item/task into our evening routine. Yesterday it worked out that little Avery brought home a candy cane that had the real story of the candy cane printed on the wrapper so we read about the candy cane and each ate a piece. Yesterday we also took Uncle Jamie's Christmas package to the post office so that it will reach Afghanistan in time for Christmas. I have also asked each one of the children's teachers to have the class make Uncle Jamie a Christmas card (being the manipulative, control freak that I am - I didn't mention it to the kids - the teachers just brought it up so they think they are the ones that inspired this task - now Avery would have no problem asking for this but Tee would just as soon poke his own eye out!) Will keep you posted on our progress and hopeful departure from self absorption!

Getting Fixed

On Thursday this week I will take Daisy to the vet to be "fixed". This is the conversation that followed after I told the children:

Avery (in her best little girl voice): Oh little Daisy, you are going to be fixed! I'm so sorry, you will be ok.

Tee: No, I want her to have babies, 17 of them!

Travis: No, we could sell the puppies!

Me: to Avery: She will be fine.
to Tee: no she isn't even having one baby and she couldn't take care of 17!
to Travis: no, you wouldn't sell them so we would end up with 101 Chihuahuas!

Later Avery and I were having our supper (Tee and Travis were at the football "banquet") and she says, "Mommy, did it hurt when you got fixed and did your tummy look gross?"

Those were easy to answer and fortunately I got out of the conversation without having to explain exactly how the babies would get in there if we didn't get her fixed!