I Keep Getting in Trouble With the Kindergarten Carpool

Will Scott is smarter than me. Today he is 5, so you can guess how I'm feeling. Today I drove the Kindergarten Carpool to school. Keep in mind I normally pick up. I am making a pan of brownies for Will's party, and after I said I was going to eat the whole box of brownie mix (joking obviously, ahem) Will proceeded to tell me how to make them: Actual conversation Will: "Step One: (he actually said step one) You turn on the oven. Step Two: You put in eggs and oil. Step Three: Bella! Quit saying that! I know how to make them! Step Four: you mix it and put it in the oven. You guys! Stop talking! Then you have to take it out when it dings." Me: yum! I can't wait to eat them all! Will: NO!! You HAVE to share! At this point we pulled up to the school only to find that the bell rang and the kids were starting to line up. Will: OH GREAT! We are late for school! Me: No, look you're right on time. Haven: We HAVE to play! Bella: Yeah MOM! We have to play before school and now there's NOT ANY TIME! Will: You made us late. Everyone runs out of the car without even looking back. Or shutting the doors. I'm in so much trouble with those kids.

Sunday with the Brothas

On Sunday my youngest bro blessed his first child...

so the brothers came down from Utah. Brian, Blake, mom, Ben, me

Bret and George were twins!! Loves being daddy's twin.

Don't you love the hands in the pockets?!? It was such a lovely day, even though Ben and Blake were here less than 24 hours.

Will get a picture of baby Lily on here ASAP.

:)

saturday of fun

So last Saturday went like this: Bella and cousin Hailey up at 5 am. Bella and cousin Hailey wake up George at 6 am. Grandma has smartly locked her door. George says "mama" 317 times. George dumps FULL bowl of cocoa pebbles onto patio. Luckily I only put a drop of milk in. Vacuum patio. George dumps FULL bucket of crayons onto carpet. Lots of little papers and pieces of crayon. Vacuum carpet. George dumps FULL pitcher of Crystal Lite (yea no sugar!) onto kitchen floor. Mop kitchen floor. George says "mama" 242 times. You are probably saying to yourself "What the heck was Angie doing whilst George was causing all this seemingly preventable mischief?" You should tell yourself that George moves at the speed of light and it takes a mere nano second for him to do all these misdeeds. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!!

Earaches and Spoiled Brats

So I have an ear infection. Who ever heard of a 28 year old getting an ear infection? But seriously I am on some antibiotics and heavy duty decongestants

so I'm good now.

I just have a few observations of popular figures:

Serena Williams is a spoiled brat. She should be banned from her next event.

Kanye West is a douche.

And I really like Kanye but it was so not cool what he did at the VMAs.

Beyonce was awesome about it and so was Taylor, who chose to not even comment.

That's all I have.

Except in the Kindergarten carpool this afternoon this was the conversation:

Bella: Guess What?

Will: What?

Bella: I like to sleep naked.

Will: That's a bad word.

Bret: laughing

Angie: Bella! (feign shock and horror) don't talk like that! Where did you even hear that?

Bret: laughing

Bella: It's just a joke!

Will: That's gross.

Bella and Bret: laughing

What Goes Around...

Bella came home from Kindergarten yesterday and tearfully announced that she was on yellow. Ideally one stays on green then you get a star then you go to the treasure box after nine stars. There's no star for yellow. I asked her why she was on yellow. "I was talking too much." Crap. The comment most seen on Angie's report cards: (all grade levels) "Too much unnecessary socializing." My mom thought it was funny. Keep in mind it's only the second week of Kindergarten... Also: who signed me up for a subscription to Teen Vogue? They are a weird size and I keep getting them and heaven knows I didn't order it. I don't even get Adult Vogue. Just tell me, I won't be mad.

Georgie Boy!

I wanted to write about my favorite little boy and put in some fun current pics.

But the reality is George has ran off with all my USB cords...to my Blackberry, the camera, etc.

He has a secret stash I am determined to find that contains the aforementioned cords, a glittery gold eyeliner, a set of car keys, remotes, and other items that when you can't find them

you go insane!

One time I thought he stashed my phone but it turns out my friend Karen Scott stole it.

So anyways...

I found a few preexisting photos, will follow with a cute little blurb and you can fall in love with him all over again.

This is George's very first NFL game. We always go to the Seahawk/Charger preseason game in fabulous San Diego (except this year, as noted here) He was 10 months at the time and a total trouper...he loved it!

Notice the old school colors of his onesie...

(side note: Bella has been to probably 6 Seahawk games, all in either San Diego or Arizona. We start young with our football brainwash enthusiasm.)

This was funny because we were sitting at the dining room table enjoying the fabulous dinner I just spent hours creating and George got off his chair, which he does a lot, and emerged 5 minutes later with these blue reading glasses and a clipboard! Like a little health inspector...all on his own. That kid knows how to entertain!

This of course was his super stylin' Christmas suit.

When I see this picture I can't help but smile...

That's why I used it for his Valentine cards. Sorry if you didn't get one. You really missed out! The little monster has awoken from his nap. He needs constant mom patrol. We had to put away many of our chairs since he learned to push them around and climb on things like the kitchen counter and the knife drawer.

Gotta go...

Ideas for FOX Network

The robot football guy on FOX's NFL games really bothers me.

I can't pinpoint why, so please don't ask.

I was hoping they would come up with something totally different and better this year. This thing's been around a long time...

I have come up with a few new ideas for a "mascot" of sorts...these ideas are being offered up for free, no strings attached.

That's just how I roll. You're welcome, FOX.

This guy could be jumping around and like whacking people with his stomach.

And all the beer drinking fans could totally relate and be like,

"I love this channel! It's like they KNOW me!"

Nothing says football fan like getting a tatoo on your head when your 85.

Not a tatoo? Says you.

This one might be one of the best ideas I've ever had. Especially since there are tons of protesters at Eagles games, so I know there's already a huge fan base. I think if you can outrun a big angry dog like this one, you totally belong in the NFL.

Or maybe just prison.

1st Day of School!

My baby is in Kindergarten.

At 6:00 am on Monday morning I felt a little tap tap tap on my arm. I groggily looked over and saw Bella fully dressed in the outfit she had laid out the night before. She was so excited.

In Kindergarten you don't really need a backpack, but she picked her fave...

It could fit enough stuff for a weekend vacation.

When she came home it had one piece of paper and her chapstick.

With her buddy Will. Doesn't really want to pose for pics...

just wants to PLAY!

Georgie walked around the house calling, "BELLA!" He was confused...

The Verdict:

School was a blast, but she didn't want to talk about it.

She wanted to watch SpongeBob.

She did open up during dinner telling us all kinds of random tidbits.

And then she said, "What if you had to go to school every day?"

Oh, honey....

CD Review: Kings of Leon

The musical genres I lean toward are usually more bumpin than this, except for a few years of classic rock and country in college. And I am not much of a music critc. I either love it or I just change the station/push next on the ipod.

This CD, from Nashville rockers Kings of Leon, is smashin!

To put into perspective:

Soundgarden + Pink Floyd - LSD + armless drummer from Def Leopard= Kings of Leon.

My favorite song is #10. I don't know the name of it because I stole the CD sans cover from my friend T-Bone and it doesn't have a track list.

If I had to give it a name I would call it "Awesome Air-Drum Solo" because seriously your arms get a work out! It's also very inspiring so you should listen to it in your car when you are driving to a job interview.

I listened to the whole album 3.5 times so far...once when I was painting Bella's room, once and a half when I was making potato salad (man all that chopping takes FOREVER!) and once when I was in the pool. Loved it every time. Thanks to T-Bone for letting me steal his stuff... If he has anymore copies I'll let you know and you can steal it too! Final Verdict: give Kings of Leon a listen!

To Comment on my Blog:

1. Hit the comments button found right after the time beneath each post. 2. Type your comment. 3. Click on the pull down menu next to comment as. 4. Select: Name/URL 5. Type in the name that will appear in the comments section. You do not have to put a URL. 6. Click continue. 7. Click post comment when finished. Voila! You have done it!