My big boy

Today was a sad day. We stopped by Kohls to buy some back to school clothes for Austin. And it hit me that I would have to buy size 8 clothes. We had to go to the big boys section. My little boy is now in the big boys section. It made me a little sad. The pants look a little big but I'm sure they will fit in just a couple of months. Poor, poor mommy.

Poof, you are a...

Growing up, my mother tortured my sister and I with the following statement when we asked her to make us _______ (fill in the blank with whatever...eggs, pancakes, etc.) She would say "Poof", act like she was shaking a magic wand, and then conclude, "you're a ___ (whatever we had asked for." I think I have stated before that Austin is a very literal thinker and has some trouble understanding some jokes and slang. So he asked my mother to make him some cereal on Sunday. She replied, "o.k., poof, you are cereal." Austin replied with "ok, I will help you up. Let's go." It seems that he did not get what she was saying and only heard the o.k. part. I should have tried that when I was younger, because she did indeed get up and make it for him.

Christmas songs

I got in the car this morning and had 102.5 on the radio. I was singing along with the songs as I always do, not even paying attention to what I was singing. Then the words came on "102.5 the Christmas station". Still did not notice anything odd. Then Josh Grobin's 'Oh Holy Night' came on. I finally thought, "huh? I wonder why they are playing Christmas music?" Then I realized that it was July 25 and they were doing it as a Christmas in July to help give people incentive to donate to the food pantry. A noble cause I think.

Also, I read on MSN a while ago that one of the big department stores (I think Sears) already has their Christmas displays up.

Ridiculous

I saw the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in my whole life tonight. Austin had a baseball game. The rules for first grade say that the kids get three swings and if they do not hit the ball, then they hit off of a tee. However, tonight there was no tee. Initially they just let the kids swing at a bunch. Then they just let the kids run to first without hitting the ball for a while. Then this stupid woman made her own tee. She put a lawn chair upside down and set it in a box. Then they put the ball on top of this. It was RIDICULOUS! and most of the kids weren't hitting any better off of it. We didn't have to worry about it really until Austin's third at bat when they made him use this. I guess I was a little louder than I thought when I told him just to break it so they wouldn't use it anymore. He swung very hard and wacked it a couple of times right below the ball (he really wasn't trying to break it, it was just too high for him), but everyone thought he was trying to break it and they were laughing because of what I had said. Everyone must think I am a horrible influence. I understand that the woman was trying to be inventive, but I have never seen a dumber idea than that.

Golden Girls

I am a big fan of the Golden Girls and have been for quite some time. This summer I have noticed that it is on several times during the day. I normally have it on right when I get up and just before I go to bed. This is also usually when Austin snuggles up with me on the couch. I guess he has come to like the show because last night I walked in his room and he had the Golden Girls on (and it's not on one of his channels - so he had to switch it to get it there). I asked what he was doing and he said, "just watchin' some Golden Girls - what? I like this show".

Off the subject - I have come to the realization that now that Austin can read, I can no longer spell things I don't want him to hear. Since he has a good memory, he works on the word in his head, until he puts all the sounds together. Also, we got a Junie B. Jones chapter book to read and I've never heard him laugh so hard while reading a book. Maybe he will enjoy reading after all.

WiiFit Age

When I first bought the WiiFit, my WiiFit Age was 32, which is not bad considering that I am morbidly obese and by doctors point of view I should just drop dead any second. Anyway, today when I did an update to the test, I got a WiiFit Age of 49. What a way to backslide. I must say when I fail at something I put my whole heart into it. Really, I think this was mostly because Austin knocked me off of the balance board on one of the tests knocking my score of 93% last time to 21% this time. Oh well, I guess I am just over the hill.

Food

I was in a superWalmart the other day doing some shopping, when I noticed a couple of college guys walking by. In their cart was: three gallon containers of milk and several cereal boxes. Nothing else that I could see. They probably have a box a day. I'm not really sure how they can afford it though with the high price of cereal these days.

Secondly, while watching a reality t.v. show, I saw a woman get milk, add sugar and add honey to a cup. I thought that surely she had to be making something. But, no, she just drank it as it was. Gross!