Week in Review

So many things this week prompted me to brainstorm a blog post, so I decided to compact all of my thoughts into one post. 

The new season of The Bachelor - terrible.  Well maybe not terrible, but not appealing enough to keep me watching.  I've only missed 2 seasons of the show and this may be a 3rd.  For starters, I'm not crazy about Juan -- he's not very serious compared to the others they've had on the show.  He will make the season entertaining I guess, but I could care less who he ends up with or if he even "falls in love".  And the "free spirit" chick -- seriously?!?!?-- she has got to be a paid actress...who really acts like that?!?!?!  I dislike how the producers plant somebody for entertainment purposes.

The state fair cashless system for food -- I know this is a non-issue now, but I still have something to say.  I do agree that it would have been inconvenient, BUT.....all of those people who were saying they wouldn't be going to the fair anymore --- seriously?!?!?!--- I didn't believe a single one of them.  The fair is so much more than just food.  And I was prepared to have to be a little organized and plan ahead this year, and open to seeing how it would work.  Here is what I had in mind:  So, I walk past the "fair square" vendor and decide I want one.  I see that they cost $4.  I walk over to the ticket booth (which probably isn't too far away if they were going to have 50+ of them), and I buy my 4 tickets.  I do this all day long and 1) I don't have any tickets left over and 2) I probably didn't spend as much money this time because a couple of times I realized I didn't want the item bad enough to go find a ticket booth.  Done. I didn't lose any years off my life and still got to enjoy our wonderful fair!

Letting my 2 year old watch her baby brother get shots -- horrible idea!!  Normally, when Wyatt has to get shots, the nurse will give Rylee a basket of stickers to look through so she is preoccupied.  This time, I asked Rylee if she wanted to hold Wyatt's hand.  Being the compassionate person she is, she definitely wanted to do this.  I warned her that he was going to cry loud and she kept telling him, "it will be okay Wyatt."  The nurse says to me, "Are you sure you want her to watch this?"  My reply was, "She's fine.  She knows shots hurt."  The nurse give me an "okay, but this is a really bad idea" look.  So I watch Rylee's face and I am aware the instant the needles have gone into Wyatt's legs, because she jumps, turns pale and starts shaking.  EEK!!  Guess I won't do that again!  She didn't cry though and got to go pick out stickers and a toy to take home.  Hope she forgets about that event real fast!  What was I thinking?!?!?!????

Being a single parent all week -- tiring!  It wasn't my first rodeo and won't be the last, but dang was it a long week being stuck inside so much due to the cold weather.  Except for a couple of quick showers, I have been with my kiddos 24/7.  Rylee's special treat when Daddy is gone is that she gets to sleep with me -- so literally, I am with them 24/7.  Knowing that I can handle 6+ days with the kids by myself makes me feel like a strong mother (and a tired one too), but I would much rather have James home!  So glad he is back!!!

The Cyclones -- So happy they won earlier this week, but this Oklahoma game is making me cringe.  C'mon boys!!! 

Have a great weekend!  Go State!!