Spent an awesome weekend at the Colorado River with some of my cousins and their family. It would be nice if we could get the whole family out there (but probably very expensive too!). We just relaxed, spent the day by the river, let the kids play in the water. It was a great Saturday, finished up with BBQing back at the house. I’ll be honest, I was the first to pass out and I was out early! (I was the youngest cousin there does that still count?). Being used to getting up at the crack of dawn really plays havoc on the senses when you’re trying to party it up with the big dawgs. =) I’m used to going to bed early and getting up early. I stayed up late the night before and got up early that morning, then stayed out in the sun all day. By the time we got back to the trailer and ate, I was ready for bed! LOL and when I went and laid down, it only took seconds for me to pass out. Sorry Chris, I tried to get back up and play with the big boys and just almost fell back asleep in the chairs outside. =)
Well, my little one will be 13 in 5 days! Gosh I can’t believe time has passed by so quickly. It seems just like yesterday I was putting her hair in pig tails and buying her Bratz dolls for her birthday. Now it’s new $300 phones she wants and laptops. (I’ll be honest, I’d rather buy the Bratz doll. LOL)
Wednesday is an early release day, so I have to leave work early to get her and Hannah from school. Friday I work from home, but right after school, we leave to California for her Birthday celebration! It’s going to be a busy week! Lots to do!
Hope everyone has a great week!
~Miss
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Totally Peeved~
As an update to yesterday’s post on going overboard on my daughter’s birthday parties. I have to say… I’m a little annoyed today.
A friend of mine made a few comments to me yesterday, after she read yesterday’s blog. In a round-about way, she was saying that everyone knows that I am a single mother and that I don’t have to keep trying to have these amazingly extravagant parties for my daughter and even went as far as to say that I’m doing her a disservice by doing so. Her daughter wasn’t invited to Kirstyn’s birthday parties the past couple of years (they aren’t the same age and my Kirstyn doesn’t have that much in common with her, so chose other friends to go). She said that it hurts the feelings of others who can’t go and celebrate with us and even makes some of the other kids feel disappointed that they don’t get the same kind of parties. THEN to follow that up. She had the nerve to follow that up with the age old, ‘You don’t have to make up for the fact that her Dad isn’t really in the picture.”
OK.. Now let me get this off my chest, because I know this person will read this blog today and I know you will know I am talking about you. Even though I didn’t have the balls to say it then, because I do count you as a friend, I’m saying it now. You are WAY off course here! I felt completely railroaded with this conversation yesterday. While I generally have no problem sticking up for other people, or something that I full heartedly believe in, I often have a hard time in sticking up for myself, so I walked away, keeping my mouth shut and avoiding the confrontation that I am sure would have ensued. I will be nice and not give out too many personal details about you, so that others also know who you are, because just you knowing is enough.
First… Kirstyn is very bright and works very hard in school every day, even goes to an elite school in the area, to which she had to apply to get into. So I feel that going a little farther for her sometimes, is a good thing, to show that her efforts are rewarded. Second, the fact that we have these parties that are cool and the kids love coming to them, isn’t necessarily due to the amount of money I spend on them. It’s more due to the planning and connections I have in putting them together. I may have a lot of really cool things going on at really cool places, but I do my research and I make sure to get the best deal and most of all, I do have quite a few connections in lots of areas! Including California, which we stay for free with my parents and my best friend is able to get us awesome discounts because she works at Disneyland. Being that we are like family and have known each other since 5th grade, this trip to Disneyland is her birthday gift to Kirstyn.
Lastly, I won’t say that I have never tried to make up for the things her dad has or hasn’t done, because that would be a lie. She didn’t pick him, I did. But I can honestly say that I have never tried to bribe her by giving her extravagant gifts. That’s his game, not mine. I can’t afford that. So the next time you think you have me pegged as the mom who is spoiling her daughter to make up for Daddy issues or because she feels like she needs to make up for something. Think again..
~Aggravated Miss
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A friend of mine made a few comments to me yesterday, after she read yesterday’s blog. In a round-about way, she was saying that everyone knows that I am a single mother and that I don’t have to keep trying to have these amazingly extravagant parties for my daughter and even went as far as to say that I’m doing her a disservice by doing so. Her daughter wasn’t invited to Kirstyn’s birthday parties the past couple of years (they aren’t the same age and my Kirstyn doesn’t have that much in common with her, so chose other friends to go). She said that it hurts the feelings of others who can’t go and celebrate with us and even makes some of the other kids feel disappointed that they don’t get the same kind of parties. THEN to follow that up. She had the nerve to follow that up with the age old, ‘You don’t have to make up for the fact that her Dad isn’t really in the picture.”
OK.. Now let me get this off my chest, because I know this person will read this blog today and I know you will know I am talking about you. Even though I didn’t have the balls to say it then, because I do count you as a friend, I’m saying it now. You are WAY off course here! I felt completely railroaded with this conversation yesterday. While I generally have no problem sticking up for other people, or something that I full heartedly believe in, I often have a hard time in sticking up for myself, so I walked away, keeping my mouth shut and avoiding the confrontation that I am sure would have ensued. I will be nice and not give out too many personal details about you, so that others also know who you are, because just you knowing is enough.
First… Kirstyn is very bright and works very hard in school every day, even goes to an elite school in the area, to which she had to apply to get into. So I feel that going a little farther for her sometimes, is a good thing, to show that her efforts are rewarded. Second, the fact that we have these parties that are cool and the kids love coming to them, isn’t necessarily due to the amount of money I spend on them. It’s more due to the planning and connections I have in putting them together. I may have a lot of really cool things going on at really cool places, but I do my research and I make sure to get the best deal and most of all, I do have quite a few connections in lots of areas! Including California, which we stay for free with my parents and my best friend is able to get us awesome discounts because she works at Disneyland. Being that we are like family and have known each other since 5th grade, this trip to Disneyland is her birthday gift to Kirstyn.
Lastly, I won’t say that I have never tried to make up for the things her dad has or hasn’t done, because that would be a lie. She didn’t pick him, I did. But I can honestly say that I have never tried to bribe her by giving her extravagant gifts. That’s his game, not mine. I can’t afford that. So the next time you think you have me pegged as the mom who is spoiling her daughter to make up for Daddy issues or because she feels like she needs to make up for something. Think again..
~Aggravated Miss
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Birthday Bash Extravaganza
So.. My daughter’s 13th birthday is next weekend. Labor day weekend.
13 is a big deal! She’s finally a teenager! I’ll be honest, I usually tend to go overboard on her birthday’s anyhow, but this year, especially since it’s her 13th birthday, I feel that I definitely must do something to show it’s a big deal that she’s 13.
A large part of my family lives in Southern California, so we often head that way for her birthday, with a friend or two of hers. For her 11th birthday we took her best friend with us to Cali and made a stop at Disneyland. Last year, we took 2 of her friends to Cali and went to Universal Studios. I keep making these really big deals out of her birthday and it’s going to be hard for me to stop and make her realize that it’s not always going to be a Rock Star party for her. Generally, we head to Cali so we can visit with family and it’s on a holiday weekend, so it just works out that way.
As I said in a previous post, this year, we’ll stay with my parents in Huntington Beach. It’s a 6 hour drive, so not too bad of a drive and much cheaper than flights for 5 people, so we will definitely be driving. They can relax and watch movies, play games, whatever they like. After school Friday, we’ll stop by our house so they can change into comfy clothes for driving and hit the road.
Luckily, my best friend works at Disneyland, so we’ll head to Disneyland with her and 2 of her friends for the day (Thanks again Dona!). We’ll start off the day at Goofy’s kitchen (which she loves). It’s a buffet style breakfast, with lots of fun kids stuff. Not that the average person won’t like it, but it’s definitely geared towards the kids. Next we head to California Disney and get our fastpass for the new Colors of the World attraction (this will be a first for us) and her It’s my birthday tag! I think I might even get the girls all a Mickey/Minnie hat with their names embroidered on it. That will take up all day Saturday.
Sunday we will maybe head to the Bella Terra mall in HB for a movie in the morning and then back to grandma’s for a BBQ in the early afternoon. Complete with cake and ice cream! Monday we’ll head back to California. Probably stopping at Ruby’s diner (that’s her favorite) for lunch and if we didn’t get to do the movie on Sunday, maybe we’ll hit a movie on Monday. She wants to see the Vampire spoof movie, so that’s probably what we’ll see. But not for sure.
Anyhow.. Back to the issue at hand. If I keep doing these outstanding parties, she’s always expect them. I think next year, we’ll have a sleepover with 3 girls and maybe Skateland. LOL.. We’ll see how that works. Especially since it falls on Labor Day weekend. She’ll just have to have her party the week before or after! Darn it!
13 is a big deal! She’s finally a teenager! I’ll be honest, I usually tend to go overboard on her birthday’s anyhow, but this year, especially since it’s her 13th birthday, I feel that I definitely must do something to show it’s a big deal that she’s 13.
A large part of my family lives in Southern California, so we often head that way for her birthday, with a friend or two of hers. For her 11th birthday we took her best friend with us to Cali and made a stop at Disneyland. Last year, we took 2 of her friends to Cali and went to Universal Studios. I keep making these really big deals out of her birthday and it’s going to be hard for me to stop and make her realize that it’s not always going to be a Rock Star party for her. Generally, we head to Cali so we can visit with family and it’s on a holiday weekend, so it just works out that way.
As I said in a previous post, this year, we’ll stay with my parents in Huntington Beach. It’s a 6 hour drive, so not too bad of a drive and much cheaper than flights for 5 people, so we will definitely be driving. They can relax and watch movies, play games, whatever they like. After school Friday, we’ll stop by our house so they can change into comfy clothes for driving and hit the road.
Luckily, my best friend works at Disneyland, so we’ll head to Disneyland with her and 2 of her friends for the day (Thanks again Dona!). We’ll start off the day at Goofy’s kitchen (which she loves). It’s a buffet style breakfast, with lots of fun kids stuff. Not that the average person won’t like it, but it’s definitely geared towards the kids. Next we head to California Disney and get our fastpass for the new Colors of the World attraction (this will be a first for us) and her It’s my birthday tag! I think I might even get the girls all a Mickey/Minnie hat with their names embroidered on it. That will take up all day Saturday.
Sunday we will maybe head to the Bella Terra mall in HB for a movie in the morning and then back to grandma’s for a BBQ in the early afternoon. Complete with cake and ice cream! Monday we’ll head back to California. Probably stopping at Ruby’s diner (that’s her favorite) for lunch and if we didn’t get to do the movie on Sunday, maybe we’ll hit a movie on Monday. She wants to see the Vampire spoof movie, so that’s probably what we’ll see. But not for sure.
Anyhow.. Back to the issue at hand. If I keep doing these outstanding parties, she’s always expect them. I think next year, we’ll have a sleepover with 3 girls and maybe Skateland. LOL.. We’ll see how that works. Especially since it falls on Labor Day weekend. She’ll just have to have her party the week before or after! Darn it!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Things are looking Up!
So to add to Amie's Be Positive..
Things seem to be looking up for me. I have found a place to move. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 story town home. My daughter is absolutely ecstatic! She has ALWAYS wanted something with stairs. (I guess it’s a kid thing.) I can’t say that I’m too upset about it either, as I think that with her turning 13 next month, the additional levels will help us to be able to have our own space from one another.
I have finally gotten off my butt and done my taxes. Yay for me. Yes, I mean my 2009 taxes. And yes, I had filed an extension… I am getting back enough to pay the deposit and first month rent on the townhome, so that’s a plus. So far so good.
Next weekend is vacation weekend at Lost Lake with the cousins, for Christopher’s Birthday. Boy is he getting old. Sometimes it’s nice to be the youngest of the older set of cousins. =) We’re taking our families and it will be a great time. Fun in the sun at the resort. Drinking and more fun. Hopefully nobody falls out of the golf cart this time. LOL. Chances are nobody will want to ride with me after they’ve been drinking. Lol
The weekend after that is Labor Day weekend and I’m off to California for my daughter’s 13th Birthday! I can’t believe she’s so old! Ok, well really I’m the old one, but she’s the one making me feel old. She’s invited 2 of her friends to join us at Grandma’s house in Huntington Beach. We’ll spend Saturday at Disneyland with my Best Friend and her family (thanks Dona!) as her present. And BBQ/pool party Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa, where we’ll have cake and ice cream. Then back to good old Arizona.
See. Things are looking up. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they keep going this way for us. I’m excited and feelin good! =)
Hope everyone’s Thursday is going Terrific!
~Mirthful Melissa
**Seriously I just couldn’t do merry Melissa because it reminded me of santa clause..
Things seem to be looking up for me. I have found a place to move. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 story town home. My daughter is absolutely ecstatic! She has ALWAYS wanted something with stairs. (I guess it’s a kid thing.) I can’t say that I’m too upset about it either, as I think that with her turning 13 next month, the additional levels will help us to be able to have our own space from one another.
I have finally gotten off my butt and done my taxes. Yay for me. Yes, I mean my 2009 taxes. And yes, I had filed an extension… I am getting back enough to pay the deposit and first month rent on the townhome, so that’s a plus. So far so good.
Next weekend is vacation weekend at Lost Lake with the cousins, for Christopher’s Birthday. Boy is he getting old. Sometimes it’s nice to be the youngest of the older set of cousins. =) We’re taking our families and it will be a great time. Fun in the sun at the resort. Drinking and more fun. Hopefully nobody falls out of the golf cart this time. LOL. Chances are nobody will want to ride with me after they’ve been drinking. Lol
The weekend after that is Labor Day weekend and I’m off to California for my daughter’s 13th Birthday! I can’t believe she’s so old! Ok, well really I’m the old one, but she’s the one making me feel old. She’s invited 2 of her friends to join us at Grandma’s house in Huntington Beach. We’ll spend Saturday at Disneyland with my Best Friend and her family (thanks Dona!) as her present. And BBQ/pool party Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa, where we’ll have cake and ice cream. Then back to good old Arizona.
See. Things are looking up. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they keep going this way for us. I’m excited and feelin good! =)
Hope everyone’s Thursday is going Terrific!
~Mirthful Melissa
**Seriously I just couldn’t do merry Melissa because it reminded me of santa clause..
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