a father’s love!

We are planning to go to the Dr. Seuss reading in our area on Saturday morning. That night we have concert, but I am sure that he will get a lot of out of that. He likes to rap with us. So onward we go building our son’s 8th birthday to be one he won’t forget

The combo and the colours are available for a limited time only, until September 30th, 2008.

There are a number of other packages available, as well. I was personally very interested in the wrist tags that can have a child’s name and allergies listed. My son being allergic to milk, I am always afraid that someone will give him the wrong things. With that tag, I know that he would be just a little safer when he is not in my care.

Make sure to get your orders in soon. School is only just around the corner. Your Mabel’s Labels agent is Nicole Lee. Make sure and tell her that I sent you

So, soon there will be room to stick treadmills and all kinds of other things, because there will be an empty space where Coby used to reside. I am so sad about it, but unless he suddenly can handle being inside when we are not home, there is no way we can keep him. We are planning to move soon, and he won’t have the freedom he has now.

If anyone knows a place that he can go that won’t put him down, or has a home where he can live happy and free to be his wonderful self, please do let us know. We would rather him NOT have to be put down. He isn’t a bad dog. He is loving, protective, caring, and energetic. He adores my son and would die for him. He loves to play and wrestle. He loves to chase animals. He loves to be loved. He would be awesome for anyone with small children, a yard, and a home he would be able to sleep in at night with the family.

And YES
I am PMSing…

what of it???

battery.

So I text my husband (wish I would have had a Bluetooth headset then, cuz the text wasn’t quite enough info), and he says he forgot to charge the battery. That’s all he said. Okay,so I figure I have time to get to my aunt’s, then my father’s and get him to charge it. I only barely made it to my cousin’s house. By the time I got to the city where she lives, I had no signal lights, no ABS and no brake lights.

I had a good time at the party, then called my father to come with his charger. After a few wrong turns, he got there and charged up the truck battery. Surprise! It wouldn’t keep a charge, so my family decided that we should drive it to Wal-Mart and get a new battery instead of trying to continuously charge this one.

That’s where the real fun began.

It took us 3 hours, and a God sent good Samaritan named Tom Earl, to get the battery loose from my truck to install the brand new one. We had to get tools and it was just not pretty. I even injured my hand, which is making it difficult to work today *sigh*. The battery kept its charge long enough to get to my mom’s house, and then come home. The fact is:

We need a new alternator.

When I got home, I came in on a horror scene. The dog had broken from his cage, eaten everything that we told him he wasn’t allowed to have (seriously), threw it all up all over my house, peed, and rubbed his hair on everything. Needless to say, his nasty self stayed outside last night. … sometimes I wonder why I got a dog.

So, what did I get for Mother’s Day? My son DID make it the best Mother’s Day ever. But then, what is a Mother’s Day without the ones who made you a mother to begin with? I finally unwrapped the present he made me at church the other day. It was a gorgeous little snow globe with his picture (when he had long hair) inside. I have it on top of my television. He also made me a flower pot with flowers that will not die. He had been so upset by the fact that my other flowers died, that he was all too happy to give me something that will last forever. My sis in law gave me a cute shirt and some bath/body stuff. My MIL gave me a red rose and a gift certificate to Red Lobster. My mother gave me twin eggplants dressed like babies!  Oh she is hilarious. My baby sister gave me a gorgeous flower that will continue to bloom through the season. The Man gave me time, which is a luxury anymore. He works ALL the time and it’s amazing he was able to stay with me for even a few hours.

What did I do?
I ended up going to Red Lobster for lunch with my in-laws. I wasn’t going to go, since no one had informed that the kids weren’t allowed to go and I had nowhere for my son to be. Even if I had known in advance, I still wouldn’t have had an option. They said he could come, so I went. I wasn’t worried about any diet pill reviews that day. I had my fill of scallops & shrimp before heading over to my cousin’s house. The theme: seafood! There were crabs, crab cakes, shrimp, and plenty of desserts. I don’t know how I put away more food, but I did. My fave that day was no bake cheesecake with strawberries slathered all over the top. Talk about GOOD.

PS. I hate flourescent lights. They leave motion trails and make people look demonic, but here are the pictures nonetheless.

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Daddy showed up with a remote control helicopter…the one he has been seeing on television and wishing for FOREVER. He was disappointed that he couldn’t play with it outside as it was raining, but he got to spend some time with his dad before he had to go back to work.

Then it was MY turn to take him and have a good time!

First we went to Toys R Us so he could get his birthday King crown and balloon. He also used his gift card to buy toys he wanted. He was very calculated in his thinking and ended up with 3 toys he is very pleased with …in 20 minutes! I thought we would be at least an hour.

Then we headed over to the bowling alley. We both did the first game together. It was his first time bowling. He got one strike and scored a 75. The second game he did 1/2 by himself then he got tired. He had a 38 and then we finished up his last few frames.

Next we drove over to Bob Evans to get some grub, where my sisters and mom joined us late into our dinner to have a mini surprise party. He had just asked me if he could go visit them, then they showed up. We went to their house to finish up our birthday fun.

It was awesome. He was so happy! All in all a fabulous day.

Happy birthday, my sweet boy!