oops

today we were meeting some friends at mcdonalds for lunch. olivia eats lunch at school, so she just snacked on a few fries until tim picked her up to take her to school. after mcdonalds, we went to a playdate for a little while.

so when we finally got home, there sitting on the counter was olivia's lunch bag. oops, i guess i never put it in her backpack. i felt so bad for her. obviously it was way past school lunch time and i knew her teacher would make sure she got some lunch, but i just felt so bad for her.

here's what olivia had to say to me once she got home...

"mom, it's ok. just try to put my lunch in my back pack next time."

well, i guess i'm not up for the mother of the year award... maybe that will go to someone who buys their kids light up coats. ha ha :)

customer service

a few weeks ago i ordered olivia a fall fleece from llbean. based on it's tracking info, it was supposed to be delivered last tuesday (11/13). after no package, on wednesday i looked up the tracking info. it stated it was delivered on tuesday at 4:15pm. odd...cuz i had no package.

i figured it got delivered to the wrong house since i had noticed a sub-mail carrier earlier in the week. so i waited a few days, figuring that if someone was going to return it that was enough time. friday afternoon i asked our usual mail lady if she knew who delivered our mail on tuesday and explained what happend. she said it was a new guy, tracey, and she'd go talk to him.

last friday afternoon tracey stopped by. he said he totally remembers dropping if off tuesday afternoon right next to the front door.

sooo....all i could assume was that it was stolen. which was odd since we were all home that afternoon.

then i called llbean, here's what they said...
customer service rep: "oh, i'm soooo sorry that happened to you. i'll get a new jacket out right away."

seriously???? is that awesome customer service or what???
llbean is now our new favorite store!
and did i mention free shipping...who doesn't love that?

but the story doesn't end there...

the next day one of the other moms on olivia's fall soccer team stopped by...with our llbean package :)

mmm...so much for tracey's memory!

and yes, i called llbean to cancel the second jacket :)

hello, jello

ryan found a new friend tonight.

and i found a new way to keep him busy during supper time.

note to self: only try this at home...
a full clothing strip down was required post meal.

and guess who learned how to say "cheese" for the camera tonight?

i'd call it a pretty successful single parenting attempt at dinner!
(although i am looking forward to reinforcements soon - so get better tim!)

little alarm clock

ryan is the perfect alarm clock
whether i want one or not

he gets up EVERY morning at 7:15

it doesn't matter what time he goes to bed... 7, 7:30, 8 or 8:30
it doesn't matter how many naps he's had that day...0,1 or 2

it doesn't matter if he's had a big evening snack or no snack at all

EVERY morning it's the same thing

so if you are looking for a good, reliable alarm clock... i'm willing to rent him out
WARNING: his services come with the occasional late night alarm glitch

prayers - updated

garrett's prayer at bedtime tonight...

dear god,
thank you for santa, thank you for me going to see santa at the mall, i want a spiderman scooter, then i want a superman scooter. amen

prayers - kid style

last night at supper...

olivia: dear god, thank you for mommy, thank you for daddy, thank you for ryan and thank you for molly. amen.

garrett: hey! sissy didn't say me!!!

olivia (with a smirk on her face): and thank you for garrett.

garrett: dear god, thank you for mommy, and NOT sissy, thank you for daddy, and NOT sissy, thank you for ryan, and NOT sissy, thank you for molly, and NOT sissy. amen.

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a night out...with keith

here's a few pictures from the keith urban concert last friday night...
the guys were hoping for a nicole sighting - no luck!
we did luck out with almost 3 hours of keith :)

future online shoppers

conversation in the bath tub tonight...
(olivia was playing with the spiderman dive stick)

garrett: sissy, i want spiderman.

olivia: garrett, just go to spiderman.com and buy your own.

garrett: ok sissy, i go to spiderman.com

ho ho ho

halloween candy is still overflowing from the candy bowl.
halloween decorations are still out.
garrett just got 2 new halloween costumes courtesy of target's 75% off sale.

but the new holiday at our house is christmas.

garrett saw the decorations up at the mall yesterday.

his new obsession is santa, reindeer and the words "ho ho ho."

his one concern so far is that santa is going to get snow in our house when he comes.

oh and garrett has given me the following promise about a zillion times..."mom, i will be brave. i won't cry at santa."

so the countdown begins until santa takes his spot at the mall...