Gasoline and Babies...

No...not together of course! Just wanted to take a second to brag...gas at the Wal-Mart by our house is $1.97!! Wow...now if ONLY it would stay this way!!

And...Baby Stellan was born...and as of right now the NICU team hasn't found one single thing wrong with him...God is SO amazing!!!

Also...yesterday went very well with my "little" 5th graders...even if they were almost all taller than me! hahaha

Ok that's all...just wanted to brag for a second about the gas and baby Stellan.

What's the gas prices in your neighborhood?

Stellan!

Hey guys!! MckMama is having baby Stellan AS I TYPE THIS!! This is a miracle in itself as she was told several months ago baby Stellan had an irreversible heart condition. Please join me in praying for this amazing family today!!

25 5th Graders

I'm teaching my very first lesson plan EVER today! It's a language arts lesson over comparing and contrasting Pilgrim children to present day children. Sounds exciting huh?! =) I know it isn't really a big deal...but it is kinda a big deal because I've NEVER taught a lesson to a class...muchless a classroom full of 25 5th graders! I'm nervous...which I think is normal...and I'm sure I'll make some mistakes but hopefully I teach a successful lesson. So wish me luck...and I'll let yall know if I make it out alive...

Nope, Not Me!

MckMama is having her baby WEDNESDAY!! So c'mon...play along!

I did NOT grumble the WHOLE way into the school this morning because it's COLD and WINDY out...because I grumble when it's hot and humid so I should be happy it's cold and windy.

I did NOT pay $3.25 for a cup of coffee this morning because I was desperate for caffeine...I'm way too money conscious for that.

I did NOT get sunburned Saturday at Fire Fest...because it's October and it's not supposed to be hot enough to get sunburned!

I did NOT witness a lady trying to steal shoes from Rack Room Shoes this weekend...luckily the sales clerk caught her!!!!

And last but not least...I am NOT totally terrified to teach my first lesson EVER to my 5th grade class...because I'm totally prepared...

Laundry & Children

So...I went from being single and doing laundry for one person to doing laundry for 4 people...2 of which are children and 1 who is my wonderful husband that wears no less than 2 outfits a day...so imagine the laundry I have. Ok, you imagined right?? My normal routine is I do ALL the laundry on Saturday...and then I do it again on Wednesday because by this time someone is bound to be running low on something or another...well a few weeks ago I just did not feel like doing laundry on Wednesday and I knew I would pay for it come the weekend because technically the Saturday before I hadn't quite done all the laundry but I was willing to take my chances...Thursday night rolls around and I hear our youngest daughter yelling "I only have ONE pair of panties left!" My wonderful husband looks at me like "How?!" and I just look back like "IDK!" because I don't think he had noticed I hadn't done laundry in awhile...UNTIL then...and all the while I'm thinking "WHY do kids always call you out?!" I love how kids do that...I mean of course when they do it to someone ELSE not me...but still...their innocence...they have no idea they are calling you out.

And on another note...I'm sure the pro mom's already know this...but I have recently learned that while I'm folding laundry if I place the articles of clothing that need to be hung up on hangers while I'm folding instead of just laying them flat on the bed and then when I'm finished with everything else going back hanging those items on hangers and then putting them away it saves me A LOT of time...who knew something so small could save me time?

P.S. I'm teaching my first lesson EVER to a 5th grade class on Tuesday the 28th sooo if you'd like...just send a little prayer up for me so my nerves will be calm and I can teach a smooth lesson!!

Just another Not Me Monday

MckMama is having a baby, SOON! So let's play with her before she's too busy!

I most certainly did NOT reason with myself this morning that there was no need to wash my hair for work since I washed it less than 24 hours ago...because that's gross, right?

I am NOT drinking a large Cherry Coke from Sonic for breakfast...that would just be so unhealthy.

I most certainly have NOT been texting my friend Tiffany every half hour saying "Only 1 hour left!" "Only 30 minutes left!" until she finds out what her baby's sex is...how annoying that would be.

I did NOT bribe my youngest daughter with a brownie if she ate a piece of bell pepper...parents don't bribe their children with food!

And once again...I most certainly did NOT act like I didn't hear the alarm clock this morning so my wonderful husband would get the kiddos up...how RUDE. ;)

I'm a Hip Hopper!

Well no, not me...but evidently our youngest daughter thinks she is! Let me rewind and tell you the story...

As the girls were getting ready for bed the other night I told them to brush their teeth good...30 seconds later they both ran out of the bathroom and I quickly stated that they simply did NOT spend enough time on their teeth...and like any other mother...i told them what would happen if they didn't brush right...it went something like this...

Me: "You will get cavaties...your teeth will rot and turn BLACK...it will ruin your beautiful smile...blah blah blah"

Youngest Daughter: "My teeth will be black?"

Me: "Yes...and you will have to get silver caps on your teeth!" (i was threatening, i wouldn't really let them have silver caps in the front!)

YD: "Really? Like the silver shiny ones hip hoppers have?"

Me: (holding in my laughter as much as possbile while Manny is around the corner laughing so hard) "Well, kind of."

YD: "Oh...well I am a hip hopper!!!"

Me & Manny in unison: "NO you're NOT!"

YD: "Uh huh, yes I am."

Manny: "Really?! Do you even know what a hip hopper is?"

YD: "YES! They dance on the floor on their heads and spin around and I know how to do it."

Manny: "Really?? Show me!"

Me: "No, don't show us...I don't want any broken necks in this house tonight."

So yeah...our youngest thinks she's a hip hopper...I have no idea where she even learned the phrase "hip hopper." I can only assume school because we don't talk about that stuff at home. Man, gotta love public schools...

Rockin the Hawk!

Just one of the MANY reasons I love my dad....



He fixed his hair in a mohawk because that's how my nephew loves to wear his hair!

Not Me...MONDAY!!

Once again...I will play along with MckMama!!

I did NOT act like I didn't hear the alarm this morning so my wonderful husband would wake up and get in the shower first....nope, that would be mean because he had to work on the ambulance today.

I was NOT irritated this morning when I got to work and our internet was down and I couldn't post my Not Me Monday blog!

I did NOT eat just Jalapeno Cheetos for lunch today...and last Friday and last Wednesday. That's disgusting and unhealthy.

I did NOT get the baby aches when we were at the store the other day...that's CRAZY because 2 kids are enough for us.

I was NOT extremely sad Sunday afternoon on our way home from our "honeymoon." It all flew by so fast.

And most importantly...I did NOT fail my first math test...because that would be really bad...and I'm a better student than that!! (just on my own behalf...the test was 2 days before our wedding!! I was busy!!)

Introducing....

Mr. & Mrs. Torres!!! Manny and I got married Saturday, October 4! Everything turned out wonderful...not a flaw in sight (to me anyway!)...besides Nathan coming upstairs to my dressing room and saying "Mamie! I licked your cake!" =) He didn't actually LICK it...he just ran his little finger through the FRONT bottom part...but I didn't even let that bother me. The fact that my halter on my dress was too big didn't even bother me...I just told my sister to safety pin it. I was just calm...and happy. Everything went by so fast...just like people said it would! We stayed at the Woodlands Resort after the wedding in a really cool two story suite and Sunday we spent the day in the Market Square in the Woodlands and ate lunch at Tommy Bahamas...yummy! Then we both had Mon-Wed off from work and we just hung out together, went shopping, ate lots of food, and went to the museum and saw Body Worlds 2. Our "real" honeymoon will be in the summer. Now...here are some pictures from our day!

I needed a laugh...

I found this website through another blog and had to try it out for myself!

Here's what I would have looked like in 1966


And here I am in 1984...which is actually a year after I was Really born! HaHa


Hope you enjoy my "flashback!" =) I know I needed the laugh with all the stress I'm under!! Who knew 3 days before your wedding one would be so STRESSED?!

I'll post next week...when I'm MRS.TORRES!!!