So Long, Soccer Season!

Lofton's last soccer game was today! The Sharks played so well together; I hate to see the season end because the boys are finally starting to understand the game. Lofton scored a goal, but again, it was in the wrong goal, but he gets so excited that it is worth scoring for the other team. After the game, Lofton's team met us at our neighborhood park for pizza and cake. At the after party, Lofton and his team were also given trophys. Lofton was so excited about getting his trophy that he did not even want cake; he told his coach that he would eat his cake later. I am so glad that we signed Lofton up to play.

Lofton's Program

Lofton had his end of the year school program the other night, and he redeemed himself from last year. At last year's program, Lofton informed me on the way there that he was just gonna stomp his feet, which he did, so this year I wasn't sure what he would do. As he took the stage, I got a little nervous, but he said his memory verse and sang along to most of the songs. He was a little preoccupied throughout most of the show because his shirt had come unbuttoned, and I think he felt a little exposed because he kept trying to hold his shirt together. Overall, it was great night; Lofton successfully did his part and Ella and Riley graduated too.

Grease

On Mother's Day, Lofton and I went to see Presley play Rizzo in Grease. Lofton really enjoyed the play, and he really wanted to go on stage. He kept telling me that if they called his name that he was gonna run up on stage. Who knows what he would've done, but I would've liked to have seen it.

Tea by the Sea

Today, Lofton's class had a special day just for moms- tea by the sea. Lofton and I got to eat lunch together, which was a special lunch that they had helped Mrs. Teri prepare. We ate a sandcastle cake, which was so yummy. Lofton's class sang some special songs for us moms, and Lofton gave me some special gifts that he had made. My favorite thing was a worksheet that he and Teri had filled out about me. A few of the questions and answers are as follows:

My mom is as pretty as... ME"
My mom has a pretty smile!I like to make her smile by... "Eating my dinner all gone"
I'd like to tell my mom... "I like to eat dinner" How funny that he'd like to but it isn't going to. ha ha
My mom is so smart she even knows ... "how to work the computer"

Of course, I am leaving out the best, and fortunately Teri did too, but she asked Lofton what my name was, and he said, "Momma", so she asked him what Phillip calls me, and he said, "A jerk". She had to ask me the other day if she was hearing him right, so she asked him in front of me, "Lofton, what does your daddy call your momma?" He looked at me and said, "A jerk, and you call daddy a baby." Wow! How embarrassing and how true, but poor Phillip got blamed for my word; I am the one who uses jerk the most; in fact, the day Teri told me about this, we were hanging out with Jonathan and Amy, and Megan McAfee called me, and Phillip answered and proceeded to give her a hard time; she is so sweet and quiet, so I tried to help her, and I said, "Phillip, leave her alone; stop being a jerk." I wasn't even mad at him, and the word just rolled off of my tongue. I apparently use it so much that I even at times spell it because Teri said that when she couldn't understand him that he tried to spell it for her! Oh, from the mouth of babes, and I should know better. As a teacher, I have heard it all. Oh, to think of what the next few years will bring.

One Step at a Time

Landon has been cruising since early February, and I really thought that he would be walking by one, but he is just too cautious to do it. He did start taking four or five steps at a time a few weeks ago, but it has been hard to catch on video. Usually, the minute he sees me with a camera, he drops and crawls. Today, though I got him; hopefully, he will start walking soon; I have to put jeans on him all the time so he can crawl around outside, and besides being too hot, he keeps holes in the knees.

Worse Than I Thought

Ok, so Phillip brought to my attention that six or so months ago, my neighbor returned our checkbook that he had found in the street, but it gets worse. Phillip said that I could not blame this on having kids when he reminded me that we had to purchase more than three gas caps once upon a time when I drove my Honda Civic; apparently, I had forgotten that I used the roof to hold my gas cap while I pumped!

Hard Habit to Break

Like a line from an old Chicago song, I've gotta a "hard habit to break." I don't know what is up with me, but when putting the boys in their car seats, I constantly use the top of my car as a catch all for anything and everything that is in my hands. And more than once or twice or three times for that matter, I have driven off with my belongings on top of my car. Let's see, I have driven to Hendersonville with my cell phone on top of my car, and when I arrived at the Roses, it was still there; I guess I'll admit that this wasn't the only time I did that either, not too long ago, I drove home from Kroger and when I got home, I found my phone on top of my car. I am constantly misplacing my keys, and guess where I normally find them? Yep, I find them on top of my car. For the most part, I have been lucky, and I haven't lost much- at least that I know of. I did loose Lightning McQueen once, but we had three others so it didn't matter. Well, today, I have come to realize that I have got to break this habit because I lost a dvd that I had just rented from Movie Gallery. If you know me, I hate to loose something, so I spent my entire afternoon searching for this dvd and retracing my steps, but I had no luck. I called Movie Gallery and asked if anyone had turned it in, and then I confessed to the sales clerk what had probably happened. When I got off of the phone, I couldn't stand it anymore,so I got in my car and headed back to Movie Gallery. As I drove, I looked on the side of the road, but I did not find it until I was headed back home when I saw what looked like a dvd case on the side of HWY 76. I pulled over and sure enough I found a crumpled case and back a few feet from it, I found the insert but no dvd. This is definetely going to lead to a new obsession for me; I will probably look on top of my car three or four times before taking off. Luckily, Lofton was holding on to the game he had rented or we would have lost a dvd and a video game! When I return the game to Movie Gallery and have to explain what happened, maybe I will use Amy's line, "Well, I do have two small children, but I am pretty sure neither of them did it!" ha ha