One Tired Mom

I am not going to lie. I am exhausted. These kids really know how to wear me out. We had a great day yesterday at the Mt. Laurel Spring Festival. My parents took Mackenzie and Jackson to the Fall Festival there while I was in the hospital last year. They had a blast then and yesterday. It was from 11-4 and of course they wanted to be there right when it started. I had to explain to them there was no way I was going to be there for 5 hours. Boy was I wrong.

We got there around noon and walked the little streets. Mackenzie looked around for kids from her school and we ran into a few. Then they were starving. Note to self: feed the kids before we leave for any events. We ate at this tiny pizza place. It was nice to be able to sit for an hour. The mom of one of Mackenzie's classmates who also lives in the neighborhood came over and introduced herself to me. She also has a 4 year old boy. I thought it was so nice for her to come over to our table. I haven't met very many of the moms. To be honest some of them ladies are not the nicest. This area of town and especially across the street from my parents house is a very ritzy or pricey area. Some of the ladies there are down right snobby, heck even some in my parents neighborhood come off that way.

The ladies son, Collin, has been so nice to Mackenzie. They sit next to each other in class and he invites her to play with him in the afternoons. He even stuck up for her the other day when one of the boys, Connor, was saying really ugly things to her. Oh yeah, and one day I will meet up with him and it will not be pretty. No one hurts my kids and gets away with it.

We looked at all the booths and my favorite was the one by the committee for the Mt. Laurel Library. It has not been built yet and they are raising money. They were selling books that people had donated to them for $1. Boy did I love that! I ended up buying 9 books and 1 for Mackenzie. I already finished one of them too. It is a hardback of John Patterson that just came out in November. Yes, I'd say I got a good deal.

At the book booth Mackenzie ran into a girl from her school. I met her mom and the girls went over to get their finger nails painted. Then it was off to jumping in the jumping thingy and Jackson ran off with them. Oh and he wanted his nails painted too. Poor boy cried when I told him no. My parents arrived and we went strolling around. It was fun. We saw people from Montgomery who now live here. The weather was perfect. It was a nice outing for me and the kids.

Mackenzie then ran into another friend. The parents were taking them to the park a few streets over and invited Mackenzie. After talking to the parents for a bit I let her go. Jackson was devestated that he couldn't go with the big girls. It broke his heart. So I ended up taking him to the park at 4. Yes, I spent 4 hours after the thing. Then we didn't leave the park until after 5. So the kids did get 5 hours out of me. They had a blast and I met some parents and Mackenzie saw her friends so it was worth it for me.


On Wednesday I went to an event called Moms and More at Briarwood Presbyterian with an old friend from Jr. and Sr high school. It was so thoughtful and nice of her to invite us. Jackson was excited to be going and making friends in the nursery. Avery, well, she didn't outwardly show any excitment but I know she was. It was such a great event. The speaker was the wife of the preacher who started the church. She was amazing. She is a gifted speaker and has been in the shoes of all of us moms. She was inspiring. She's got to be in her 70's but she looked so beautiful in her suit.

Jessica was a great hostess for inviting me. She introduced me to so many people. I even met a lady who teaches art classes in the summer and I think it's something that Mackenzie would really enjoy. After it was over Jessica and I and our kids went to eat at Chappy's. I have not eaten at a Chappy's since I moved from Montgomery. It was a great time for us to catch up and just spend some adult time together. She was always such a sweet girl growing up but she just blows me away now. She has such a deep faith in God and truly one of the most compassionate, caring and sweet people you will ever meet. I had a great time with her and her girls.

I was suppose to start my new job on Thursday but instead I start it tomorrow at 1. It will be a time for me to go in and meet with the lady and go over everything. I am looking forward to it very much. I am excited to get my creative juices flowing again and get my hand back into real estate. I hope this turns out to be a good partnership.

Oh and Monday I took Avery to the Dr. First of all the office girls are the most incompetent people I've ever met. On the other hand the nurse and Dr. were great. Avery is up to 24 inches and 12lbs 14oz. She is right on track for everything and is finally on the charts growth wise. She was so happy the entire time until she got her 4 shots. Jackson wasn't happy with her getting shots either. She ended up getting a fever from them and was sick for 2 days. It was so pitiful. It was the first time in 5 months she was really sick. She's much better now and her perky self.

So I'm off to shower. She just dozed off and I better jump on the chance to be clean. Yes, those opportunities are far and few between when you have kids.