I woke up early Saturday morning with a phone call from Erin. She had locked her keys in her car at soccer practice and the other set of keys was in Shannon's friends car clear on the other side of town. I thought to myself, "If you procreate with the village idiot, you are bound to get an idiot or two offspring." Laurens graduation was at 10:00 AM so there was no time to deal with the car issue. She got a ride home from a friend and we could get the keys later.

We made it to Laurens graduation on time and everyone was able to attend except Erin. She had to work at 11:00. We made sure we texted her several times when we went out to lunch to let her know how much fun we were having.

Erin graduates tomorrow night and Sam graduates on Friday. May is such a busy time I wish I could just clone myself so I could quit running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Kelsey needs her eyebrows waxed and keeps asking me to take her to get them done. I told her to grab a tweezers but she didn't like that idea. Daqve cleaned out the garage yesterday and is really proud of himself. Wow, that's impressive, he put the Christmas tree and the light up reindeer in the attic in May. Can we maybe get the broken washing machine off the patio in time for Erin's graduation party or should I just put ice in it and call it a cooler??

I taped the kids in the kitchen without them knowing. My family really LOVES each other. Is it really this hard just to light birthday candles???

Maggie's birthday was yesterday. Lauren and Erin decided to surprise her and go up to school to give her 9 obnoxiously big balloons. Of course that meant I had to leave work early in order to fit carpool as well as the balloons in the car. Grandmas Toyota wouldn't cut it. When I got home Lauren told me that her and Erin were discussing what Maggie would think when she saw them at school. Lauren told me Erin suggested they tell her that Seamus died as a joke. Lauren was really proud of herself that she talked her out of it. She said, "I would have went along with it, if it wasn't her birthday." Should I be comforted by that??? What am I raising??
Maggie wanted a new bike for her birthday. Dave was less than pleased. That is the last thing we need, another bike in the garage. We have tried to sell them in garage sales, give them away and even throw them away and no takers. Even the trash men wouldn't take one of our old bikes.
Ryan was in a tournament Sunday and we didn't get home until after 8. We stopped at McDonald's on the way home to get some dinner. Erin called and wanted to know when we were coming home, she was starving. I told her it was after 7 and she should have already made herself something to eat and I was not bringing her food home, we are not made of money. A few seconds later Kelsey called and said she was hungry and Erin told her she wasn't allowed to take no for an answer. A few minutes later she sent a text that said, 3 double cheeseburgers, hold the onions and three fries. She texted her father because she knows he won't say no. Unfortunately for her, her father can never keep track of his own stuff so I had his phone. I texted her back and said "nice try."


Dave and I dropped off the kids AND the three double cheeseburgers with no onions and three fries and headed to Wal Mart on a bike quest. We finally found one at the third Wal Mart. Dave decided we should go with the more expensive bike and just not get a helmet. Brilliant Dave, now when she gets in a bike accident, she can wear a hockey helmet to school. Anything to save a buck!!

Erin called me today and told me she absolutely had to get new shoes for graduation. She was all prepared to wear her white Steve Madden sandals and she found out at school today that they aren't allowed to wear sandals. She has no other choice but to buy new shoes. The 27 pair of white shoes in the closet will never work. She said she tried on her cap and gown and her gown is so long that she just has to have new white shoes so it looks OK. I gave her my credit card but I should have just offered to hem her gown instead. I'm sure that would have went over well.

May is such a crazy time of year, I don't know if I'm coming our going. Four of my kids are at a great crossroad of their life. Kelsey is finishing up eighth grade and trying to figure out who she is and where she fits. Erin is finishing up her senior year and figuring out how to spend as much time fighting with her mother as she can, Lauren is finishing up her senior year of college and trying to figure out where to enroll in graduate school and what her future will bring. Sam is finishing up graduate school and trying to buy her first car and getting ready to start her first big girl job in her chosen field. I am still muddling through trying to figure out how to be the worst mother on the planet. (just ask Erin)

Seriously though, Dave and I are incredibly proud of our kids. They are far from perfect and anyone who reads my blog can attest to that, but they are great kids. Sam and Lauren have spent the majority of their college days on the Deans List, Erin has been on the honor roll all through high school and Kelsey has been on honor roll all through elementary school. The amazing part is that they have achieved such academic success all the while having the worlds greatest under achiever academically as their mother. Thank God my old report cards aren't laying around the house!!!

Erin is starting to stress about leaving all of her friends. She told me yesterday that she is planning on getting a Skype camera to take with her everywhere so she can still socialize with her friends while she is in Alabama. Of course she made no mention of missing her mother.

I found out Friday that I have a stress fracture on my shin bone. I may have come in last place in the family at the half marathon but I feel I should get extra points for completing it with a BROKEN LEG. Ok either extra points or a dunce cap. No wonder those hills hurt so bad. I took 4 Advil before the start of the race. I am tougher than I look. I was planning on running another half marathon in October but most likely won't be able to train because my shin won't have enough time to heal. Maybe I should have drank my milk as a kid!!! Are you listening Ryan?? I guess I have a good excuse to sit on my lazy butt all summer. I feel the best way to heal a stress fracture is to spend the summer in a lounge chair with a tall ice tea and a good book!!