The Mom Life for me and Karson

I've been on my own since early Sunday morning.  I have a new appreciation for all of the single Mom's out there.  This is not an easy job.  Matt is currently in Boston with 80 students from South Warren High School.  Although he handed the reigns over to the new teacher who took his spot, he went on the trip to help with the transition.  I, on the other hand, just ate my fourth piece of Philly Cheesesteak pizza from Domino's, chased with a glass a wine, and finished with a couple of graham crackers and chocolate chip cheeseball.  My eating inhibitions are LOW right now, and I am counting the minutes until Matt returns (which is tomorrow night).  This getting up and looking presentable at 6 AM stuff is for the birds.

  Isaac went to a church retreat last weekend.  When I picked him up on Sunday, he made a pronouncement in the car that he liked PANCAKES.  As I was tucking him in bed that night, he asked me if I would make him some the next morning.  SO, Monday and Tuesday, I made him and Karson homemade pancakes, aka Bisquick Shake and Pour, and every Wednesday is Cinnamon Roll day so I've literally cooked every morning this week.
  Meanwhile Matt is chaperoning students and partly stalking Malia Obama who they saw on Harvard's campus yesterday.  All I could think of was Prison Mike's line in The Office - I stole, I robbed, I kidnapped the President's son and held him for ransom...my brain goes weird places sometimes.  Very cool that he got to see Malia.

 

I took the kids to Fazoli's last night for kids night.  For the boys, that means a whole pizza.  For me and Karson, the 99cent kids meals.  Pizza has been the theme of the week - Fazoli's, lunchables, and Domino's. Pap picked them up tonight, and they had Godfather's. It's all about survival this week.  That and the fact that I don't really enjoy cooking at all =).

I have failed to mention that for a brief moment approximately one week ago today, I became a Grandmother.  Karson is in FACS and has learned how to make eggs, bake a cake, is sewing, and also signed up to bring a robot baby home.  Her name was Pound Cake, and we had her almost 24 hours.  Karson ended up with an 89% because she got a 5/7 on feeding but had the highest marks in everything else.  I guess with a name like Pound Cake, you sort of have to watch your baby's diet?!?  Just saying.

 

 We also got to meet our sweet friends Ben and Ashley Storey's new little one last weekend, Baby Brooke.  Precious!

My little mommy also took the ACT this month.  I was curious about where she would land on the old composite.  As usual, she knocked it outta the park with a 27.  This was her first go around, and she didn't know some of the math or other questions - stuff she hadn't studied yet.  I'm hopeful that score will continue to climb over the next two years.  Smarty pants!!!

Logging off now..going to burn off some calories with my neighbor and exercise buddy! Can't wait to be reunited with my better half tomorrow =)!