that's my boy!

Yesterday when I picked the kids up from school Alexandria made an announcement that Abraham was "in space" just when I started to tell her that although sometimes Abraham may zone out he's not in space, she finishes saying it means "Special People At C****** Elementary" I realized that she was talking about the Gifted Program. Which actually means "Special Programs for Academic and Creative Excellence" This is what I found out about it online:

This program is an enrichment program for gifted and talented students. A student is qualified for the program based on information gathered in three areas: These areas include aptitude, characteristics, and performance.

Teachers who are responsible for the S.P.A.C.E. program, are adept at working with the mental and behavioral attributes of gifted children. Trained in gifted education, they provide for the unique needs of gifted students.

So He has been going to gifted class once a week for the last month and I knew nothing about it! I'm not sure if a note was sent home that I never got, or if the teacher just figured Abraham would tell me. I was sad that I wasn't up to date on his life but most of all I was happy and of course extremely proud of him!

Yay for friends!

Toya P. & Holly T.

what my family does while I'm at work...

Alexandria says: "Anthropologie is better than Disney World"

decisions, decisions...

Matthew wants a GOLDFISH.  It's so cute when he just randomly mentions it, he'll just be going thru his day and all the sudden he says "mommy, I want a goldfish, I'll take care of it."  

I have 2 major issues will this prospect:

1.  It may not live very long

2. It may live way to long (if you are not aware of my history with goldfish, click HERE.)

Today, while at Petsmart we looked at goldfish and aquariums so maybe I'm warming up to the idea.  I started a poll (top right corner) but I do realize that most people will note vote against my little buddy having a fish I mean look at those puppy-dog eyes.

Today started off rough...with sinus headache that felt like it was melting my face.  I made a decision that I was not swallowing any more pills or quick dissolving either.  So I went to the store for one of these.  In a word LIFE-CHANGING!!!  And on my way home I drove by "BIG LOTS" and saw a chair that I could not pass up knowing that it would be a delightful addition to Aiya's room.   Perfect for her don't you think?

Well it seems like one new chair was just not enough for the Torres clan...Carlos brought home a set of 4 super groovy bar stools and had a fun photo shoot in the front yard with the boys.

 

aiya...

she got the nickname "Aiya" from Abraham because he couldn't pronounce "Alexandria" and it just stuck...for a while all the kids had nick names... "Aiya, Hammer & Poody" Matthew has since demanded that we drop Poody and now we mostly call him Matty :)

aprons...

Aiya took this candid picture of me cooking last night...I thought it was the perfect opportunity to show-off this adorable apron I found...guess where...Target Clearance end cap for $6!!! Anthropologie has the most divine aprons seen here but sadly, they're more than $6.
I like aprons...

mac daddy and a random list of yay fors...

yay for macs.

yay for diet vanilla cokes from sonic.

yay for dancing with the stars starting tomorrow.

yay for spring break.

*I decided to make my blog public again, mostly because I researched and found that blogger is way more secure than lets say MYSPACE where my profile will always remain private. I will however not remove my last post about bras even though boys may read it...that's just the way I roll.

uplifting...

Carlos is my only MALE blog reader so I feel it's a safe place to talk about bras. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to make peace with bras that cost less than $40, I made the decision to go to Victoria's Secret and buy my favorite "Body By Victoria Full Coverage Bra " (Aunt Susan calls them $40 boob jobs.) Well guess what...they were out of my size in the color I wanted sooo I walked back over to the display I had just passed that said something about "uplift" and that word really struck a chord with me ;) It seemed to have a lot of padding but I tried it anyway, along with my original favorite in another color.
It doesn't add to your cup size, it has padding that kinda redistributes everything if you know what I mean...if you have ever breastfed a baby you know what I mean. I tried the original favorite on next and yeah...there was no way I was going back! It was $5 more but it's a small price to pay to be uplifted.
You should all go get one and tell me what you think. See what I'm talking about here.

green never looked so good.

I have invested in some reusable shopping bags and so far I love them. Target has ADORABLE red ones with a picture of a bird in a tree for $1.49, Publix has black, green and tan to choose from for $1.00. The trick is to return them to your car when you've unpacked the groceries otherwise you may forget them at home and not have them on your next trip to the market. Other than the satisfaction of knowing I'm helping the environment, they are so nice. They are square like a large brown paper bag so they fit so much stuff. We had a lot of groceries and only needed 4, the last one only had a gallon of water in it. So we had 4 large and flexible bags with handles making them easy to carry over my shoulder instead of 10 little bags slipping and breaking...can you tell I'm excited? Carlos loved them too...

you wanna piece of me shredder?

Although it's been really cold on some days spring is starting to bloom which gives me sinus headaches. Knowing I have to close tonight I took a power nap so I wouldn't be a total mess, I left Matt with this TMNT DVD and went to bed.
Everytime I drifted off into sleep, I would be disturbed by karate sounds (you know the ones that little boys make) or the sound of him running down the hall singing the theme song. Well the best part was hearing him yell at the top of his lungs "YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME SHREDDER?...Cowabunga!" I really wish I could have gotten some rest but at least I got some giggles, He's so funny!

yay for haircuts!

last week before everybody got haircuts.

well...gunny still needs a haircut but look at Aiya!

a little shorter by still long by Alabama standards!

and Matt just got a little trim.