Picture Day!

I think I have only forgotten picture day once since the girls have been in school. But it was just Aidan's picture day for preschool and I sent her there everyday dressed well and hair fixed. They have picture day today and I know the way they looked when I left them at school is not the way they will look in the picture. Seems my kids almost always have their pictures taken in the late afternoon, after three recess and PE. So then you can imagine what they look like. Their hair is almost always disheveled and their clothes wrinkled. Oh well, it's a school picture, what more could I expect. It will be interesting to see what smile Aidan uses this year. Her preschool teacher was busting up laughing as I walked up to get Aidan, she informed me that I too would be laughing when the proofs came in. She was right, I burst out laughing at Aidan's "smile". Lilly is pretty good, but has a fake smile that you can really tell is fake. She is getting better and all of her adult teeth are in now, no more toothless grins.

As I was sitting her typing Lilly called me from the school. She forgot her shorts, the ones I told her to put in her backpack THREE times this morning. She is wearing a dress and to participate in PE she needs to wear shorts under her dress. I know what my mom would have done, told me tough and wouldn't have brought them to me. My dilemma is: I know I am just sitting here on the couch doing nothing BUT Delilah will be taking a nap very soon, plus I am not showered or dressed to be going into the school. So I can not go and feel guilty or go and she doesn't learn her lesson. Oh, the deal is PE is at 10am it's nearly 9am now. URGH! Sometimes being a mom sucks. I will probably go, I asked my brother if he could come get them and take them to her, his work is right down the street, but he is very busy this morning so no dice. If I didn't have to drag Sophia and Delilah out of the van to take them into the school I would be more inclined to do it, regardless of how I look. But they aren't dressed and my back is still killing me, I am trying not to carry Delilah unless I have to. So you see my internal struggle.

I am pretty boring today, I have been at home all week. Still trying to conserve my money for the parties and camping. This weekend Rosy is coming to help me clean my house and Jason is going to watch the girls for me while we clean. She offered and I normally don't like taking help, but she really wants to help and I really kind of need her help, so I am going to let her. My mil comes in one week and I want the house to be pretty darn clean when she gets here. I also need to start packing some things we don't need daily, Kale should find out about his promotion this week or next and hopefully we will be moving soon after. Even if we don't move right away I can keep some things packed and ready to go. In October we are doing a yard sale again, I am going to tell the girls they can sell their toys and keep the cash. I am really thinking about getting rid of almost everything. Give us a fresh start at Christmas. Delilah really plays with NOTHING but trash or my things. She only plays with toys when Alan is here and then she wants whatever he has.

URGH! I guess my conscience is getting the better of me, I am going to take her the freaking shorts! :P

Have a better day then I am so far!