Laughing Moment

It's been a interesting week or so. Getting caught up in the life of Little Momma, Soccer Tuesdays and Thursdays, Swim on Saturdays, Big Momma works Five days a week and has online classes, Little Momma has her Soccer and her Swim and her Kindergarten.
Plus all the wonderful appointments in between. So the new schedule needless to say has been a adjustment for us both the last few weeks. We are making it work.
Well today, feeling a little drained and tired after having my huge (4'2 70lbs) 5 year old sleeping in my bed last night, had a long day. I pick her up from after school and Lil Momma looks a little stressed herself. So I ask how her day was. And without missing a beat she looks me dead in the face and says "I'm not going back to school any more because it's too much work and they wont let me play with my Barbies during the day. My teacher said I have to wait until recess." hahahahahahahahahahahaha After a moment or two of composing myself I explained that school is not a time for running around and playing Barbies, it's a time for learning, and all I could think was "Damn I sound like my mother!" So tomorrow we are gonna give school another try! LOL and Big Momma had her laugh of the day at the expense of the school and Barbie!

My Kindergartner

Lil Momma is officially a Kindergartner. And Big Momma is having a hard time cutting the strings. hehehehe A really hard time. I will admit that I spoke with my coworkers and I wanted to call the school and see how she was doing. I was antsy and wanted to leave work early and just peek in and see how she was doing. Just peek in and see how it was going. LOL Is that so wrong? Am I the only mother in the world that wants to see how her daughter/son is doing on their first day of kindergarten? I think not!
So the proud excited mother that I am drove a little bit over the speed limit and got to her after school really fast and about skipped up the side walk to pick her up and ask her all about it! Lmao, I go in I sign her out really quick and try my best to hold my excitement in. I ask her on my way out the door how her first day of school was, and low and behold the years and years of meanness that I slung at my dear old Mother came back on me and I got the dreaded heartbreaking response of "Nothing."
My balloon burst into a million pieces I swear to god. Big Momma was heart broken. I immediately text my best friend who laughed her hardest at me and said "Welcome to Motherhood of a School Aged Child" (even though she has no children herself!) But I remember doing the same EXACT thing to my mother myself. No matter how old I may be.
Man oh man.

Hand in Hand

There are many people out there right now that are struggling. Big Momma isn't the only one. Your not the only one. There are tons of people, friends, neighbors, family.
Some people are barley feeding their families.
And as a friend, and I take it very seriously, I think that when another friend is in need that you do all you can. Regardless of weather or not I'm a single mother. Struggling herself. Things need to be done. You need to make sure kids are fed. Yours, your god children or not.
So please, this is my plea to any and all of you that are out there reading this. Please help out your neighbor, if you see that they need some help, leave a bag of groceries on their porch,that kind of thing.
It's these little things that make the world to go around. Just a little step, take out some cans from the pantry, maybe make a donation to the closest food pantry.
These little steps will help the world, for everyone.

Book Club

Well here I go again, trying to start yet another book club. I have some people that say they are going to come. But we all know how that goes. That doesn't mean much.
Big Momma has learned that if you want anyone to show up you need to invite twice the amount of people you want there. LOL Otherwise your all on your own.
Our first book is going to be "Homer & Langley" by E.L. Doctorow. I hear nothing but good things about it. So here's to hoping that it's as good as people say it is. :)

A good Momma

So Big Momma sucked it up and went to a concert with Lil Momma. Selena Gomez to be exact.
Honestly it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. She was good, dancers were good, and she even thanked the parents for "putting up with her" and bringing their kids.
Lil Momma had a blast. I will warn you though, 5 is young for a concert. The noise level got to be a little much for her there towards the end. She was extremely confused by all the shrieking fans of girls, I just told her she would understand in a few years or so! LOL
On a Big Momma note, I'm finally able to leave a job that I have not been happy in for quite some time. So I'm excited about that. Now instead of working two part time jobs, I will have one full time job. And yes, yes I did it! I'm enrolled for my Bachelors Degree. I cant quite beleive it myself. If you asked me years ago while I was in High School or hell even after that before I had Lil Momma if I ever thought I would be getting schooling like this I would laugh in your face. I HATED school.
But with aging, and having Lil Momma I realize how important it is for me to get that education. I need to bring home the dough and take care of us! And we all know Big Momma deserves the best! heheheh
Happy Labor Day Weekend Ya'll! Stay safe and be happy the kids are going back to school soon! ;)