Love is in the air at the Murphy house. Erin and Shannon are having a lovely time sharing the car. Erin's argument is "Shannon can't do anything for herself. Everyone stands up and gives her a standing ovation every time she works on homework and she always gets the car." Shannon's argument, is "Erin is so mean, she always bully's me and says I get everything I want." It all started on Tuesday. Erin stayed the night with a friend and didn't tell Shannon she had to wake up on her own and drive to school. The fact that she wasn't in the bed that she shares with her wasn't a big enough clue. Apparently when she got to school it was ugly. Shannon was unable to park in her parking spot because it was ring day and Erin didn't tell her. A friend of mine who is a teacher called to tell me what entertainment my girls provided. Shannon stood in the middle of the street and stared Erin down and refused to budge when Erin's friend came by to pick her up because she had to park so far away.

Thursday night Erin had to work at 6 and Shannon had to work at 7. We had a little problem deciding who got the car. Lauren called me in the morning to tell me how she didn't like my children because they weren't silent in the morning while they got ready for school. Oh this is going to be a long summer when Lauren comes home.

Last night Shannon came in my room and asked if she could go bowling with her friends. I told her no because she didn't have any money. Dave said "If you quit fighting with your sister you can take all the money I have." Shannon jumped up grabbed the cash and we didn't hear from her the rest of the night.

Today is the display of the rain forest in Maggie's classroom. I called Dave to see if he wanted to meet me there at 2:30. I told him they were taking donations to save the Lair. Whatever the Lair is. He said No, I had to pay our kids to get along so I am out of money. I don't think we will find that paying your children to not kill each other will be in any parenting books.

No time to write. Prom was great, weekend was crazy. Squeezed in a few hours to clean on Sunday, and Erin said "I am not scrubbing a toilet, "Are you kidding me? That is disgusting." Of course not Erin, I just devoted my whole Friday, most of Saturday and a large part of Sunday to your every need. How dare I ask you to clean a bathroom. That is no way to treat a princess!!

Erin has prom tonight. The problem is, she has to play a soccer game at 3:30 and that gives us around 30 minutes to turn her in to Cinderella before the prom.. We did a quick trial run last night, she wants a bun but I didn't like it. I had arranged to go to a friends house to get Erin and her friends ready because she lived close to the field. Their dates told them they were meeting in South County for pictures. She received a text later that now they are meeting in North County for pictures. WHAT!!!

Grandma informed me that Kelsey is upset because no one ever goes to her out of town tournaments, only Ryan's. (Ryan has had 3 out of town tournaments, I have missed every one) I don't really have time for her pity party this week. Come see me next weekend!!

I emailed my friend to let her know that we are no longer meeting at the house by the soccer field and that I won't need her help and I gave her the solution to all of my problems. See the email below;


As of now, you are off the hook. Erin got a text last night that they are now meeting for pictures in North County by my old house. The prom is at Norwood Hills Country Club in North County. We are heading to one of her friends houses in Florissant after the game to get ready. I put her eyelashes on this morning. I hope they don't fall off during her game.

I had the night from hell. I bought fake hair at Sally but it looks too fake. She wants a low bun but I think it looks like crap. I would gladly trade my six girls in for six boys right now. Dave was out of town last night, Kelsey had a woe is me night, (nobody comes to my out of town tournaments), Erin broke her new phone, Shannon got a job last night (no one had time to care) Ryan needed a protractor for his test today and Maggie needed a gift for her 5:30 birthday party that she has tonight. (that I won't be home to take her too, thanks to Erin.)



Solution:


Kelsey shut up and get over yourself. We all love you, I am driving up to Muscatine at 3:00 in the morning on May 1st after I get Erin ready for her other prom. I don't have time to coddle your ego, we love you snap out of it. There is no time for drama!!

Shannon I need your first pay check to pay for the car insurance since you are so lazy I won't get the good student driving discount!!

Ryan, here is another protractor to replace the first one that you lost. God help you if you don't do well on your math test when I run to Walgreens at 9:45.

Maggie, just keep being Maggie. Someone will get you to your party tonight, I'm not sure who. I will figure it out later. (God, please help me remember to pick her up in the morning)


Erin, You are not wearing your hair in a bun, it looks like crap. Please don't wipe your eyes on the soccer field. Your fake eyelashes may fall off. Trust your mother, you will look pretty when you leave for prom. Make sure your stick on bra stays in place and behave yourself tonight. No drinking, no drugs, no sex.

Colleen, go home, drink, take drugs and forget about sex!!!

Dave, do nothing as usual!!