TGIF

What a busy week!! Last night was Show and Share at school..you know the time when the children show their parents all their wonderful work. I know the parents love it, but from a teacher standpoint...it is very tiring!! Two late nights at school in a row...the day before was a staff meeting!! So today, after being on duty, I picked up the girls from daycare and headed straight to Walmart with the 3 kiddies. It really was the last thing I wanted to do, but we needed valentine stuff and I thought if we did it tonight I could lounge around tomorrow morning! The kids were awesome..we found some cute valentine stuff, wandered through the toy aisle and found some great deals. My birthday cupboard is stalked once again and the girls both spent some money they had received for Valentine's day! Cory, only wanted to look in the sports aisle...and found nothing of great interest. He decided he'd save it...he is so much like his dad!!
By the time we were out of Walmart, it was supper. So, off to McD's! Not my choice, but it was delightful. We talked all the way there about what to order. Rachel said, "If its a good toy I want a happy meal, if not just a cheeseburger and root beer!!" well after looking at the toy, she decided it should be "just a cheeseburger". I ordered and Cory, being the little man that he is, organized his sisters. He found a place for us to sit, got some straws and handed them to Amy so she felt she was helping too!! Rachel helped Amy get settled in her seat and then proceeded to help Cory carry all the little ketchup containers to the table. We had a lovely dinner (well, conversation wise) and then headed out for the rest of our shopping. Watching my kids helping each other and not whining when I said no playing in the play area, really was what I needed tonight! They were so sweet!
Then..off to Shopper's Drug Mart in search of hockey valentines. First I thought I'd pop into the dollar store to look for some valentine pencils for my class. While looking around, Amy runs to me..."Mommy, I have to pee!" I asked the two young clerks if they had a washroom...."No, the closest one is in Safeway!" obviously, neither of them had any experience with a two year old...when they have to pee, you don't have time to walk across the parking lot to another store. I went directly to Shopper's next door, where although they dont' really have a public washroom, they are at least empathetic to the needs of a two year old and her mother!! peeing done, successfully!! Hockey valentine's, no such luck. Then Cory remembers that Daddy said he had seen some at London Drugs. (why didn't he buy them then????) so, back into the van and off to London Drugs! Success...hockey valentine's and he also found something to spend his valentine's money on!! A new laundry hamper! I am not kidding!! His choice...of course, it is a very cool Canucks laundry hamper, that just happened to be on sale for 50% off!! happy children make for happy mommies!! We came home, unloaded everything and then raced over to the curling rink..... yes, if you are wondering where Brian was this whole time...he is curling this weekend in a bonspiel. The kids wanted to kiss him goodnight, and he wanted the van as he is supposed to be providing a taxi service to the hotels later tonight!
So, after I got the kids to bed, I sat down to begin this post! It had been awhile...when all of a sudden, BANG! BANG! BANG! iceballs hitting my front window. It scared the heck out of me!! I looked out the window only to see another iceball coming toward me!! Three young pukes took off....I opened the door and yelled at them. Probably not the smartest thing to do...but it made me mad. Then I called the police...and asked them to step up patrols. My neighbor then called me and said they had done the same thing to her house. Where are these kids' parents?? I really think it is more a parenting issue than anything. Shouldn't they know where their kids are and what they are doing? If I knew who they were...I would've called. As a parent, if my child were out roaming the streets making trouble, I would want to know. So to everyone out there with kids... watch out and let parents know when their kids are doing wrong..it is not ratting them out...it is caring for them!
I am off to bed now...less grumpy than I was before. My kids showed my tonight all that I have to be thankful for! which truly is a lot!