I need to go shopping for summer clothes. Not for me but the kids, all four of them. Apparently everyone has grown out of everything, including shoes

My sister in law graduated last week and got her Masters of Science in Management. I am so proud of her!!! She is strong, hard working and an inspiration to me.

The Survivor finale. Oh I have a lot of thoughts about this season of Survivor. Russell did not play as well this season. When he gave Pavarti that immunity idol, I just knew he was headed for trouble. He called J.T. the dumbest player because he gave the villains an idol, well what does that say about him giving his idol away? I knew if he made it to the end he would not win. He is just too cocky. It is ok to think you are the best but you do not have to rub it in people’s faces. Especially not the heroes. The Heroes play with “emotions”. It would have been a much smarter move to get rid of all the heroes in the beginning and fill the jury with all villains. They would have appreciated the best strategic player, and that was not Russell this time. Pavariti made some great moves this season that changed the game. It’s kind of funny how she saved Sandra and Sandra won  The final challenge was good. I was on the edge of my seat because it was so close. I was not sure who was going to win! This was a perfect example of how seconds make a difference. Oh and when Sandra threw Russell’s hat in the fire, that was hilarious. He kind of deserved it for burying the machete.  I had to roll my eyes when Coach gave his speech before the jury vote. I was thinking “Really? You should be in the final three. I don’t think so”.

All of the kids waited until this morning, while it was raining, to say “Oh yeah, we do not have any umbrellas. They are all broke”. Jazz is scared of worms so she convinced her Dad to drive her to the bus stop. I just know he was thinking about catching those worms for fishing.

My brother asked to borrow my Ab Roller. I told him sure, so my husband brings it out of the basement.  Turns out I do not have one. I have the Ab Lounger. So now it’s sitting in the middle of my living room because the kids think it is so fun to use.

Pencil sharpeners. Why is this on my mind? Because I can not find a good one that will actually last in my house. I think it is actually a simple request. My kids have to use pencils for homework so all I want is a pencil sharpener that will not stop working in the middle of homework.  We have tried all kinds. The small hand held ones where you just twist the pencil. They have broken hundreds of them. We even had one that we screwed to the wall, like the ones they had in school when I was little. Somehow that did not work well. I even broke down and bought an electric one. They managed to break that one three times before my husband was no longer able to fix it. And no one like mechanical pencils, go figure.

One of my rules for the kids is when I am on the phone, do not ask me anything. Wait until I get off the phone. TJ has started to just stand directly in front of my face to wait until I get off the phone. But I never technically said where to “wait” so he is kind of off the hook for that. But it is one of the most annoying things ever!

I just got my Piggly Wiggly Preferred Club card in the mail. I went there a month ago, that seems like a long time to wait for the cards.

I finally convinced TJ to go get a haircut. He wanted to grow it into an afro which would not be bad if I did not have to ask him every day, “Did you comb your hair today?”