Playdates, Frustration & Pirates (and a theme!)
Pic of the Day ~ Becca enjoying some Ice Cream!
The last couple days I have been a flake. I cannot get my self together in the mornings, it is so odd! This morning I forgot all the jazz to join the new play group!! Luckily JoAnne totally had my back! The play date was awesome! The mom’s were great and the kids were good too! I am really glad I joined! We met at a park not far from our house and just let the kids play while we chatted! Intelligent conversation not about dinosaurs, snakes and animals was so wonderful!! Afterwards JoAnne and Ryan took us out for lunch!
Becca had a nap then woke up all odd and honestly annoying! I hate to say that about my almost perfect child 
, however I could not wait for J to come home. I had asked the little monster sweetie pie if she would like to go swimming. Well you all know she is part fish, so the logical answer would be “YES!” with a squeal. I was so looking forward to soaking in the pool, relaxing….yeah Becca said “NO!” I knew at that moment the afternoon was going to be bad. I am not totally selfish is was 36 C (97 F for those folks) out there today! I was hot and sticky (so was Becca) from playing at the park (even though we both had a break for nap/work on design) we both could have used a refresher!
Becca later declared that she did want to go. Yet she refused to let me help her get into her bathing suit, in fact would never come within arms reach of me!! GRRRRRR….so I finally lost it and proclaimed “If you are NOT HERE IN 5 SECONDS WE ARE SO NOT GOING SWIMMING!” Yup I yelled. I am a bad parent. Whatever, I was so frustrated at that point I wanted to scream not just merely yell!!! So umm yeah we did not go swimming and both Becca and I were mad at each other for a while (window into the teenage years?!?!) We both felt a lot better once Daddy was home, and we got a break from one another! Tomorrow we are going on an adventure with JoAnne and Ryan so the no can attitude better be gone by morning!
At last I finished the theme I was working on. Please be patient as I work out the bugs (haha lady bugs hahha get it…ok yeah I am lame). So here I present A Lady Bug Theme … Once again I drew all the graphics and worked out all the code myself. I am very proud of how it all came together in the end.
I have mentioned that people are not always kind (or quiet), when they notice that Becca is wearing an eye patch. Most people give that “Awww poor kid smile” but remain silent. Oh OH but the ones that have to open their big mouths are the ones I have prepared speeches for now. Even children can be a little cruel. Staring a Becca like a circus freak, so yesterday I was ready, at Disneyland. To three different kids that were really going over the top with staring I simply bent down to their level and said “You know this is her day off, when she is working she’s a pirate, so I wouldn’t stare too long” and I’d smile then stand back up. lol! Well all three parents chuckled at this, then quietly spoke to their children about staring. One mom proclaimed ” Oh do not tell them that!! They will believe it!! heheheh!”, so I looked her dead in the eye, straight faced and replied “What’s not to believe?”
ps for those of you that spotted the new theme…you quick little devils!! hehe! Now you have to comment again!
YAY! Good for you! She’s a beautiful little pirate.
Love the new theme!!!
Love the theme! You’re so talented!
The pirate comment is great - good thinking!
Totally loved the line you gave those staring kids! It was great! As was the comeback to the mom! Wish I was quick on my toes like that
I have days like that too…just watching the clock until Daddy gets home so he can take over! And if you’re a bad mom for yelling, well then I’m sure there are many more that will join you in that club! I swore I would never yell, but there have been a few occasions where my patience gets the better of me and I let one out. Feeling guilty afterwards though!
Hope you have fun tomorrow and it’s a much better day for the two of you to get along!
The new look is great!
ooh a new theme. I wish i could take the time to bust out a new theme every month or every other month
aaaaaaaaaah look how cute your spot looks………….
nice work chelle..
Love the new theme!
Wow, it looks FANTASTIC around here!
I like the new theme! It’s very summer-y!
I wonder if you could get those eye patches in black? She’d make a great pirate!
Of course you know I love the theme, I love all your themes you’re so darn talented!
So I see you had a bit of a preview of terrible 2s, did ya?
Overall it’s not so bad but they’re testy once in a while, lol.
Your new theme is awesome! It loads much faster too - and being on dial up, I love that!
I loved the pirate comment also.
Great pirate comment!
Although I miss all the Becca pictures, I really like this theme! I’m impressed that you did all the design/code work yourself. My blog needs a revamp but I’m clueless about web design!
I love the new theme! The flowers are so good!
I have a teenager and oh yeah, it is so wonderful!! Wanna trade for a day! =)
Oh. My. Gosh.
This is the fourth and VERY VERY BEST theme of yours I have seen. I love it. It is so open and light. I am getting tired of mine. I am going to have to come up with something.
*sigh* to the stupid people. People is general are rude and ignorant. You have to find a person to find compassion.
I hope tomorrow goes smoother for the both of you. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday too.
The new theme is perfect for you. She is an adorable pirate and not at all scary. Then again, I’m not her mother.
It feels like summer here!
You did an awesome job! However, I do miss looking at those polaroid pics of Becca with you or J from your old design.
Anyway, The Pirate Becca story was hilarious….arrrrrrrrrr! Maybe you should walk around with a hook for a left arm so you can just poke at those that rudely stare! hehe
She is arrrrrrfully cute. Sorry, couldn’t resist a little pirate talk.
I love the new theme and am so jealous of your mad skillz. I wish I could draw but I am hopeless.
I go away for ttwo nights and I come back to a gorgeous new layout!! I love the new look of your blog!
The new theme looks great! Actually I wouldn’t mind asking you some questions about it… if you will let me. Email me if it’ ok.
I like the attitude you have about the situation. Humour is good medicine.
cute cute cute. she’s a pirate when it’s not her day off. i looooved that. I love your new look. You are so talented.
Your pirate line technique is classic!
Your blog looks so beautiful. I absolutely love it.
GREAT IDEA about what to tell the kids! It’s creative and fun. You have to be the coolest mommy ever.