Roo's Graduation!!

Andrew graduated!!  well okay, he graduated from room 5 at his school, but still, he graduated.  I think he'll actually move up to room 6 at the end of summer. 
He wore a cap.  And walked the "blue line" between the crowds.

I have a ton of pictures of the ceremony.  The kids did two numbers:  a rhyming song and peanut butter & jelly song.  It was so cute!!  Yours truly cried - the whole entire time.

He looked so cute on stage with his friends laughing and dancing.  I couldn't help crying.  I wish I would have thought to get pictures before the ceremony. 

My boys gravitate towards the prettiest teachers.  Mo-Mo is a family favorite.  ALL of my boys love her.

Amber is holding Colton.  She is another favorite.  Who am I kidding?  All of the teachers are our favorites!!  :)

This picture just makes me smile.  Two of three Goode boys and School Staff.  The other Goode boy was probably harassing another staff member. 

Special Delivery!!

I received a special delivery in the mail a few weeks ago.  I've been a little busy lately:  traveled for work for a week (getting ready to travel again in a very special location), working, going to t-ball practices/games, cleaning, planting and loving on my new vegetable/herb gardens, and the usual - watering flowers, painting my nails, and experimenting with new hair styles.  tee hee hee  Sooo, I apologize for not blogging lately! 
The anticipation killed me!!  I had to walk from the mailbox to my kitchen (which is not a very far walk, but it still was agonizing!).  I looked at each side of the package and I knew I was going to love it!!

 See the little happy face??  I was all smiles opening my special mug from Mackenzie.  Check out my  Online Mug Swap for more details.  It was hosted by Suzels Says!

Mackenzie even included an adorable little card which is still in my kitchen!!

Mug reads:  Mommy needs sleep!!  But she'll settle for coffee!

Pink is my favorite color.  I love pink.  Perhaps it's because I see blue and green everywhere with three boys.  Who knows.  All I know is that I. Love. Pink.  I also love coffee -  much needed caffeine.  So thanks, Mackenzie!!  She is my first blog-friend! 

And plus, anyone who thinks I'm a rockstar mom - is awesome!  :-)

Another Favorite Pink??

I blogged about Zoya Nail Polish last weekend (here is the post in case you missed it:  Zoya Nail Polish Special Edition.)  I love love love pink.  And now, I love love love the color in the special edition.  It is called Belle (by Capital Hill Style).  Belle is the perfect blend of pink and sparkles and sheerness (is that even a word?).  I love it.  Well, I painted my nails Sunday night.  I was bored.  I had my white crackle nail polish with me.  I decided to try something different and it was an epic fail.  I saw somewhere to use a paper clip to add detail to the nail.  I only had a thick paperclip with me, but I didn't think that would matter.  Apparently, it does.  I used the paperclip to add "dots" to my nails with the white nail polish. 

It didn't turn out well.  The paperclip was too large.  I wish I had a tooth pick and a design in mind.  My plan was to add dots just on the tips of my nails.  I had to fix it. I couldn't go to a training for work the next day with a weird nail design.  BUT I didn't have nail polish remover.  So, I added a coat of crackle nail polish.  What do you think?  I have received a few compliments from co-attendees of the training.

AND it just so happens to match my purse!  I'm really not that coordinated.  No one here needs to know though.  Happy Wednesday!!

Distractions.

I. Dislike. Hate. Distractions.  Jason can validate that statement.  I can't stand anything that distracts me.  It's like the people in the back of a movie theatre whispering loud enough to hear them, but not understand them. (Nat - remember that? Ugh.)  In a training environment, the person who is constantly clicking their pen or chewing potato chips during a presentation - drive me crazy.  Yesterday, two guys behind kept talking during the presentations.  And one of them constantly clicked a pen.  Imagine how awesome it was when I found out the training facility rearranges the assigned seating!  Woo hoo!!  I loved it.  I couldn't wait for this morning.  The training facility states it increases networking, blah, blah, blah - I say it saves my sanity. 

Everyone but three people were moved from my table. I was one of the individuals not moved.  The pen clicker was not moved.  The loud whisperer was not moved.  My freakin' luck.  Better luck tomorrow.

Traveling for work isn't that great.  I enjoy the peace and quiet, but yet I crave noise.  The television is always on in my hotel room.  However, I can't watch my normal t.v. as I'm not current on my episodes.  My DVR is a little backlogged.  So, I always put on USA.  And I watch Law & Order: SVU.  I love it.  I went away last year for two weeks.  It just so happened there was an SVU marathon on the weekend between the two weeks.  Outstanding.  Nothing is different this time around.  USA is on right now with SVU. 

What's in Your Purse?

I left today for a work training.  I'm gone all week.  Sunday through Friday.  Kinda sucks, kinda okay.  I miss my boys and hubby.  On the way here, I panicked a little when I thought I was on the wrong road.  But then I saw a bunch of Virginia tags, so I figured I must be going in the right direction.  My company credit card has been giving me troubles since yesterday morning.  It wouldn't work when I picked up rental nor did it work when I had to fill up the rental gas tank.  How do you pick up a rental with only a 1/4 tank of gas, by the way?  Good news is that I only need to bring it back with 1/4 tank, but still. 
Anyway, on the way here, I kept hearing a dinging noise.  After a while, I realized what was dinging.  It wanted the seat belt on the passenger seat to be buckled!
I laughed.  It reminded me of the "What's in Your Purse?" series over at Kate at The Small Things Blog.  (Kate has an awesome blog with lots of hair tutorials!)  My purse is so heavy my rental wants it to put on a seat belt!!  ha ha!  Do you think it's time to clean it out??  :-)

Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day!!  I love celebrating mothers.  I have a few great mothers in my life.  I love hosting parties and holidays.  I love having company.  Luckily, so does Jason. 

Take One:

Take Two:

Take Three:

Anyway, mother's day is a holiday I can dress up.  I can make it my own, but I can't this year.  This year, I have to leave for travel.  I didn't realize when I booked my training for work I would be leaving on mother's day.  Darn it.  Oh well...I was dreading it until...

THIS BECAME THE BEST MOTHER'S DAY EVER!!  I consider myself a pretty creative person.  And I love getting home-made gifts.  Handprints/footprints are my favorite.  I always bug Jason to do something crafty with the boys instead of buying or getting me something.  He always tries - things just never go his way it seems.  He got in luck this year - the school helped him!!!  Each boy did something different.  I love each of their gifts so much!!

Colton:
Colton's teacher painted a flower pot pink and put his thumb print all over the base.  She then made the thumb prints into little lady bugs!  It says:  Colton Mother's Day 2012.  I love it!!

Tyler:
Tyler picked out a color and painted a vase.  He picked out one of my favorite colors!!  I love pink!!  He did such a great job!  It says:  Happy Mother's Day 2012 Love, Tyler.  I love it!!

Andrew:
Andrew made a jewelry box with ladybug fingerprints!  I love it!!  He is so proud of it!  I can't wait to start using it!

From all the boys:
Jason got a necklace with each boy initial.  Their birthday is on each initial.  I didn't get a close up of it, but I'm wearing it in all the pictures.

Zoya Nail Polish: Special Edition

I introduced you to Birchbox the other day.  Birchbox has the best points program.  For every product I review, I receive 10 points.  For every 100 points earned, I receive $10.  The points expire one year from earned date.  The money can be used towards products AND SHIPPING!!!!!  I had $20 in credits and wanted to get something.  Believe it or not, there are tons of products under $20.  BUT the item I had my eye on was a Zoya Nail Polish: Special Blogger Edition.  The colors in the pack are orange, pink, and pinky-reddish.  Pink and reds are my favorite.  I wasn't too fond of the orange.  I had the credit, so I decided what the heck.  I spent $2 for the collection since the polishs were free shipping this month. 

I received the collection later part of last week.  I tried out a Sally Hanson nail art thingy, so I didn't want to change it up yet.  I finally let Andrew pick out the color I try first.  I should have known what he would choose - the ORANGE!!  I love the way the nail polish went on my nails, but did not like how many coats I needed for it to be noticable.  However, it is considered to be a jelly nail polish.  Anyway, I'm excited to try out the other colors within the next week!

Did I mention the day I painted my nails orange happens to be the day the Baltimore Orioles won?  :)