ToO MuCh YoGa

Today was fun...i guess. I went to work and took Emili to the bus at Quad Care and off she went to school. I was very busy at work today! I guess everybody and their brothers teeth were rotting out today. So remember in an earlier blog when i said that Megan and I are alike. Well tonight we did it again. We went out to eat and Auntie dumped steak sauce on her hash browns! I have been doing that too. We both do that...weird. Then we went to Walmart Auntie drove over the entrance way (curb thing)... KABOOM went her car and she totally freaked out. I on the other hand was uncontrollably laughing because i have done the same thing, not once, but twice...scares the crap out of me!!!

Then we came home and Megan convinced me that we had to do stress relieving Yoga because, i was stressed out by a long day at work. So we made a deal. If I didn't like it in the first 5 minutes I could stop and she wouldn't bug me about it for the rest of the night. So Emili was on Auntie's Yoga mat and I think her bladder got a little too relaxed and amongst the giggling... the river flowed..right onto the mat. Too much Yoga 4 tonight. Tomorrow is the big Chucky Cheese Party for Emili in Brookfield. So far 4 of Emili's friends are going. Auntie, Daddy and Scott will also be there! Stayed tuned for Party Mania 2morrow.

tWo pigGieS & cRaZy HUGE uNdErWeAr

Ya I am feeling rather silly tonight. We (Megan and I) are at home having great discussions with Emili from about the past. The two little pigs were getting on my nerves, so I decided to blog. Crazy chicas!

Emili wanted to hear stories about Auntie and Mama about growing up and Auntie had a memorable story. Since the Lomira pool was the hang out spot this summer for Auntie and Emili. Auntie had to share the pool story. Auntie told Emili about the time that she arrived at the famous Mayville Pool with all of her friends. And that is when tradegy flopped onto the sand.... Auntie went to extend her towel out so she could lay down and a GINORMOUS pair of Grandma's unmentionables flew onto the sand in front of all her friends. Auntie quickly scooped up the enormous underwear and shoved it in her bag. It was a mortifying experience for any ten year old (according to Megan). In this household we have an abundant supply of dryer sheets thanks to Aunties static cling tradegy. Auntie commonly refers to Mama's underwear as parachutes!!! So enough for the stories tonight.

Today was a fun day. Mama and Emili woke up to Emili's dad this morning who dropped in, late last night (early am) because he was close to the area and missed her. Emili was so happy 2 c her daddy. I couldn't help but to overlook the fact of how much Emili and her dad look alike!!! I took Emili to school and Daddy hung around our house and recuped from last night. Then, on my break, I came home and we went to Emili's school in Theresa. I wanted to let them know that Emili's Daddy was going to pick her up from school, instead of her usual bus routine.
When we got there, Emili was walking out of the office. She was outside playing at recess and got a bloody nose and was sent to the office, until the bleeding stopped. Emili's father and I had a great conversation with her first grade teacher and Daddy got a tour of the school. We even got to go out to recess with her for a little while. Then I went back to work and Daddy dropped me off, since we didn't have a lot of time left. When I got done with work, I found Megan and Miguel outside of Quad waiting for me... Where was Emili... playing with her friends. Daddy went back to Milwaukee since Emili was off playing and then she came home and the craziness started...speaking of craziness... Megan and Emili are in her bed comparing who has a bigger mustache! Crazy Piggies.... and GINORMOUS UNDERWEAR!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

2nd day of First Grade

Today was the second day of first grade. Nothing really new. Emili and I went to Quad at 730 am and she boarded the bus and off she went to her second day of school. She reported that all went well and she had a good day. There is an open house next Wed and I don't think that I will be able to go. It is from 4-5 pm. It is to meet and greet the teacher and to meet other parents of her classmates. Hopefully, Emili's dad will go because he is off on Wednesdays. We will see what will happen. Well, sorry for the boring entry today. Nothing new to report. Nothing funny happened today. I think Emili is a little tired tonight and so is Mama.

1st dAy oF 1st gRaDe 4 eMiLi

Today was the first day of 1st grade for Emili. Daddy called to wish Emili good luck and to let her know how proud we are of her. We arrived at 7:45 am to meet her teacher Mrs. Koepsell. Emili was greeted with a great big welcoming hug. She has a really nice classroom. Decorated with every type of learning tool imaginable on the walls. She has her own locker and desk. Emili was disappointed that she didn't bring her "High School Musical" posters to tape in her locker. We will have to deck out her locker next week! I kissed her goodbye and off I went. She didn't even shed a tear; mom on the other hand was a different story when she got to the car. Kids grow up really fast.

Emili got to ride the bus to Quad Care where she was dropped off and I got to visit her on my break. She only had a half of day of school and was done at 12:30 pm. When I asked her how her day was she said, "Mom, my first day was off the hook". This meaning the following....Origin of 'off the hook'?


I first heard "off the hook" meaning "totally wild" or "out of control (in a good way)" a few years ago. (Example: "We're hiring bellydancers and fire jugglers for the party - it's going to be off the hook.")
Like so much innovative American language, it seemed to arise from the African-American community. But it puzzled me, since "off the hook" already means something else, along the lines of "no longer responsible for" as in, "I did the dishes, so you're off the hook."


She also had a lot to say about seeing her friends from the neighborhood in the hallways.
When we got home from my job, Emili went out the play with Hope. Hope is now GROUNDED...so we aren't elaborating on that. She can't play outside for the next couple of days. The first week of school is always the hardest. Change is never easy. I am really happy that she had a great first day.

mOnDaY, MoNdAy...moNdAy

Busy Monday and I didn't even work. Went shopping to get things to make for dinner for my friends and Emili played outside in the am with Hope for a little while. I called my friends to see what time they were coming over and Veronica let me know that they couldn't come up today. It is getting really hard to see my friends from Milwaukee with our busy lives. I love them dearly, but we are all so busy now. I got done shopping and came home and started cooking. Hope came over and played with Emili. Laundry and picking up and then I talked with my friend Mauricio online for a little while.

I was on my way over to my moms house to type up the Goodman Chronicles, when my friend Jaime called me to let me know that he was in Lomira and stopping over for my famous Enchiladas. My mom did manage to snap a pic of Emili and Hope though.

So as soon as we got to my mom's, we turned around and came back home, to find them (Jaime and his son Jaime) sitting outside my house. Then it was time to catch up. For anyone that doesn't know my friend Jaime, back in the day we used to work together. I think I was 14 when I first met him. I remember it well, I worked a Mayville Family Restaurant, and I couldn't get in because the doors were locked. Then I remember Jaime opening the doors for me and mumbling something to me in Spanish. Thanks to him and all the non-English speaking kitchen staff, I am bilingual today. The margaritas were flowing...good times... The last time a saw Jaime's son he was 12 and a really cute chubby little boy. Now he is 20 and has grown into a handsome young man.

It was really nice to see old friends. Jaime's son Jaime.

After they left I went back to my moms to finish typing the "GOODMAN CHRONICLES" and then back home to clean up dinner and blog of course.. Tomorrow is the 1st day of 1st grade for Emili... stayed tuned for 1st day of school action.

oK sO i LiEd

Remember yesterday when I wrote...stay tuned for Sunday action..well no action today. Nothing new to report. Emili played alot again with her friend hope and went to see the Lomira Fireworks with her and her family. Mom stayed back home and enjoyed a Margarita on the deck and saw the fireworks in peace. Yep, that is pretty much it...

wohooooo! I love my new place so much, I am finding it hard to leave the comfort of my home..(omg) I am turning into my mother...ahhhhhhhhhhhh and now i am even liking country music....check out this funny video.....I am a mild asmatic and am 5'3 .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GcVnhNjWV0

You can click on the link or on the box.... watch the whole thing.....

pLaY dAy 4 eMiLi

Ya today was definitely uneventful. It was very busy for Emili. Hope (emili's friend) was over early am and they played outside and had lots of fun. Auntie woke up early today and then took Emili to the last day that the LOMIRA POOL was open. There were no breaks in celebration of the last day, so it was SWIM till ya drop. Meanwhile, I stayed back at home and cleaned and cleaned. Being laid up from my surgery for the last 2 weeks, has really put a damper on house chores.

Emili passed out the invites to her birthday party at Chucky Cheeze and all the kids were excited. She played some more after coming home from the pool. She came home for supper and went back out for more playing until it got dark.

I stayed home all day on a beautiful day and cleaned and organized...boring.... At least I got to talk to my good friend David from Chicago for a little while on MSN messenger. He will be coming up to visit in two weeks to see the new place. I haven't seen him in about 2 months so it will be nice for him to visit and see where I am originally from . Since he lives in Chicago he has only visited me in Milwaukee and also to my grandparents farm in Neosho, a couple of years ago. My girlfriends are all coming over for a labor day get together on Monday (hence the intense cleaning). It will be nice to blend a little of my old city past with a little Lomira action! Not a lot of news today. Will write more tomorrow...stayed tuned for Sunday action...