Goodtimes and Summertime

It is summer. Summer in VA is hot and sunny (most of the time) Roo goes to pre-school so I can make that money and hubby can sleep (he works nights). Last week Hubby went to go get Roo at pre-school and the kids where playing outside. Roo was red, red enough that when I got home 30+ minutes later her face was still red…she had a sunburn. Hubby is religious about the sunscreen thing and years ago when I use to go to the tanning bed and fry myself in the sun all summer long we use to get into arguments about it. He is Columbian and wears 55+ SPF sunscreen! I’m Irish and wear 15 SPF. Roo was lucky enough to get her Albeulo’s genes cause she tans better than both of us. Hubby was pissed when her face got a little burn. The pre-school ladies don’t like dealing with him (cause he tends to over react when it comes to his baby girl) So he goes and talks to the director of the school about sunscreen and how it’s dangerous for these kids to be outside without sunscreen on. Seems like common sense right? Nope. The director tells hubby that Roo’s doctor must fill out this special form for her to have sunscreen applied at school. She told him that we needed to apply sunscreen to her before school…OK but between breakfast, play time, lunch, nap that sunscreen is going to wear off.

Long story short (well not really) hubby went to Roo’s doc and he wrote a letter to the school stating the Roo needs to have sunscreen applied 30 minutes prior to resess. Come to find out this is common here. All the schools require a doctors note for sunscreen. Is it that way everywhere?
I brought the letter in this morning with Roo’s sunscreen and guess what? They can’t use our sunscreen it has to be their’s….huh?

Me: So let me get this straight; you have sunscreen here for them to use but you won’t put it on them?

Assistant Director: Yes, that’s right. Not without a doctors note

Me (shaking my head): Well that’s logical

AD: And we also need a new note from Roo’s specialist about her asthma and inhaler use.

Me: Why?

AD: Well, her last note is over a year old so we can’t give Roo her required medicine unless a new letter is provided. We require a yearly renewal from the doctor.

Me (getting pissed now): You know that she has to go to Portsmouth to see her specialist for that? We get appointments every 3 months or so. It’s not like I can just call up and they’ll see her that day; plus it’s a 30+ minute drive and I have to take ½ day off from work to bring her.

AD: …

Me: So if Roo requires her inhaler before I can get you the new letter you will not give it to her?

AD: If she was struggling to breathe we would call you

Me: I’d appreciate that

Needless to say; when we get back from our trip to Alaska I will be touring the Christian school I’ve had my eye on. It’s going to cost us more but they’ll start her in Pre-K in September.

On another note, went to Paramore and No Doubt last night. It was awesome! I had so much fun with Megan and the boys (pics to follow) But I’ve been burning the candle at both ends…today is the LONGEST day ever!

Congrat’s to Caitlynn on graduating from Elementary school today!!

Shopping

The mission for the perfect dress isn't going to well. First my mom changed my color on me so this threw me all off. Second, I kind of fell off my workout routine and was eating like shit...so I haven't been seeing the same results which is unmotivating and then I get stuck in a crazy cycle.
Third, I have NO time to shop.

I am weird about how I shop. I like to start at a certain point in the store and make my way carefully through it; hitting all the clearance rack along the way. This is the way I like to shop because then I know I saw everything and picked up what I wanted to try on. This also means I usually have a crap load of stuff to try on and I either find everything I love and can't buy it all or I end up hating it all.

So the bottom line is; due to the fact that I have a very specific way of going through a store, I have a hard time taking Roo shopping with me because I usually take a while. There are only a few people that can handle shopping with me (I go grocery shopping the same way).

I have been dress shopping for my maid of honor dress twice but with no luck. I have a dress I could ware but I really want something that I love! I leave for Alaska next Wednesday, I have 8 days (not even) to get my hair cut, highlighted and styled, find a dress, get John's shirt and tie, clean my house, go spray tanning, pack...and on top of this I have to work and go to the gym.

Oh yeah; and I'm going to No Doubt & Paramore! Whoo hoo

I'll post all about the New Kids on the Block concert (I went Friday night with VIP passes) when I get the pics up...

Daughters make moms crazy

On the way to work this morning I heard a news story on the radio about a mother who kidnapped her 21 year old daughters boyfriend because she didn’t want them seeing eachother.
You can find the story here

They had callers and texts coming in about what parents have done to protect their daughter from guys they didn’t think they should date. I was laughing my butt off listening to some of the calls. Mother’s will do crazy things to keep their daughter safe. One mom would sit on the porch and clean her gun when her daughter’s dates would arriver (that’ll be me!).

My mom never did anything to crazy to my boyfriends. The worst was when she would come outside to the car in her nightgown if a boy didn’t come in to see her when picking me up.
But my sister had a boy that she was dating. He was much older than her and my sister ran away with him. My mom lost her mind and tracked them down and beat the guy up. Needless to say all of the boys at school heard about this and where petrified of my mom!

I have a few more years before I have to worry about Roo and boys. Good thing; cause I don’t know how I’m going to handle it. At least I had an older sister to pave the way for me…