Maggie's birthday fell on Mother's Day this year. I can't believe my baby is eight. She was thrilled because she got a bunch of new Summer clothes. Summer is definitely her season, she lives in tank tops, mini skirts and flip flops. I see problems with her just over the horizon. I will worry about that when I reach the horizon, by then I can send her to stay with her older sister's for the summer. Someone is bound to be out on their own by then. Someone. Anyone?? Who am I kidding, they will never leave!!! Ryan was in a tournament on Sunday so we did a lot of running around. By the time he finished his last game it was 4:00. I took Maggie to the store with me so she could pick out her cake and what she wanted for dinner. I am so sick of being around cake, dessert has always been my downfall. It seems like every time I turn around there is cake. Erin's NHS induction, work, Maggie's First Communion, Dave's birthday, Maggie's birthday. Enough Already!!! I caught myself on Monday, I lifted the plastic lid off the cake and felt the edge of the cake just to see how moist it felt. Then I thought to myself, "What in the hell am I doing??? I am fondling cake, how pathetic is that???" I am starting to make a list of foods that I will eat first when I am off my diet. I think cake will be at the top of the list along with McDonald's Fish Fillet, Steak N Shake cheese fries, Taco Bell bean Burrito, KFC with mashed potatoes and gravy and Baskin Robbins peanut butter and chocolate hot fudge sundae. Hmmmm, I wonder how many weeks it will take to put my weight back on??


Erin goes in for her surgery tomorrow. She seems to be in pretty good spirits, I'm sure she is pretty scared. She has already had eight reconstructive surgeries on her scalp. So unfortunately this is nothing new for her. This is the kid who ate garlic bread and chicken a few hours after she had her wisdom teeth cut out. She has a very high tolerance to pain. She is not happy about having to take her belly button ring out. I won't lose any sleep over it. Lauren has found a way to try to use Erin's surgery in her favor. Grandma wants to take Erin to Atlanta with her this summer to visit my sister. Lauren decided that she will be getting pretty much anything she wants this summer, (just because she grew four extra bones on her skull.) She decided it would be a good idea if Erin suggested to dad that a built in pool would make her upcoming surgeries much more bearable. Let me know how that works out for you Lauren!! We will just go to the money tree and put in a pool. All kidding aside, it is nice to see all the love and concern from all my kids for their sister. They are however, enjoying the pre-surgery treats and gifts that she has already received. I sure as hell hope no one brings over cake!!!