I'm trying to remember to take pictures so I have something to upload... but a lot of times, it's just a snapshot of that kid on that day, not doing anything special. I hope that's all right. Shabree's wearing her High School Musical t shirt she got for her birthday... which I think they got her on clearance at Wal mart. Gotta LOVE clearance at Wal mart. Before we started seriously shopping at thrift stores, I used to buy pretty much ALL the girl's clothes from the clearance racks. Well, I tried anyway... jeans were another matter.
I'm putting together a really cute layout of this Valentine's day, using most of the pictures I posted the other day. I think I'm going to have to clean up first though, because the cardstock I need already went missing. Shoot. I hate it when I do that, misplace stuff that should be really obvious.
I've been fighting with Shabree to get her homework done so she can go to the park, and I'm really pretty tired of it already.
MUCH later... kids are in bed, I'm reading a book, the second book in the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. VERY good book. I'm going to go back upstairs in a bit to read more. I'm pretty tired. Syd got into a fight at the park. She picked up some kid's rip stick, so he slapper her, well, she choked him, so he punched her in the stomach. Shabree rode home to get me. I made Syd come home. I told her that choking is NOT an acceptable way of defending herself (which is what she claimed she was doing.) Gees. She has gotten into a few fights, some where she was TOTALLY in the wrong. As usual with our kids, the other kids were black kids. ALWAYS black kids. This I do not understand. The kid even came up to me and told me what happened (except he left out the part where he slapped her.) Very uncool, the whole of it. They NEED to go to the park, they need the exercise. But I gotta say, I am not going to be in a mood to let them go to the park if this is what's going to happen. I love this house...but this neighborhood often leaves something to be desired.
Well, I think I'll get off the computer for the day, though I may read some email if there's anything worth reading in there.