Just let me vent...

Ok, so there are a few things in life that just baffle me and no matter how much I try to not over-analyze them, when it comes to other people's stupidity, I just can't help myself.

Yeterday, when it was ABOVE freezing and barely raining outside, I get a phone call from Trevor's day care center. They have decided to close at 9:30 in the morning. Serioulsy? Apparently they have some (hopefully now they are former) staff members who decided not to come to work because of the threat of the weather worsening. What? I guess that's what happens when you employ people who would gladly forgo their hourly wages in such a prosperous economic time. Anyway... So I went to pick up Trevor who, thanks to the generosity of my principal, spent the rest of the day with me in kindergarten. We made it through with one diaper, milk from the cafeteria, and some marshmallows leftover from Snowman Soup in December, and no nap. We were not alone-- there are 5 other teachers at my school who had to do the same thing. With the money the day care center saved yesterday not having to pay their employees, they should eagerly credit my account with the daily rate of Trevor's tuition. Should I hold my breath?

Church And Other Important Things

Finding a church is like dating. Seriously. Jonathan and I have been in a "relationship" with a few churches in our married life. Each time we really like the church, attend regularly, all is great. Then, each time we move and although the relationship is going really well, we can't committ to anything long distance. So, we start over, find a new church to "date" and the cycle repeats. We tried to "get back together" with the church we attended when we lived in Frisco the 1st time, but it's just not the same as it was before-- it's a lot bigger now and has even added shuttle bus service. Too much hooplah for us. So, we have been "seeing" another church and hopefully things will progress the way we want them to! Please say a prayer that this church will be "the one"~ we need some stability, especially since there are children involved! Hope no one is offended by my analogies or my ridiculous use of quotation marks...

In other news:

My children have been having Wiiiiiii too much fun these days! Ashley loves her some Super Mario and Trevor begs to play "bo-ball" (bowling).




Ashley was named QUEEN of her class this past week. As my dad said, I guess they just had to make it official...


Jonathan's team is now 6-1 in district play which puts them in first place! Now that's something to cheer about!

Ummm...

So I thought I was done blogging for the night, and then I read my friend Stacy's blog. She lists some of her favorite products and one is the Phil & Ted's Sport Buggy stroller.



I immediately had a flashback to one of my more stellar parenting moments. Here is The Ellis Family version of the Phil & Ted:



The background story is that I had been searching for a double stroller that Ashley would fit in as an almost-5-year-old and just couldn't find one. So, in a moment of desperation on a much needed afternoon trip to the park, I invented my own. Hey, we lived in Melissa, Texas at the time-- no one even noticed that I might be a redneck if...

PS-- it worked out so well the first time, we did it again a few more times. I know, mom of the year!

Random Update

It's been two whole weeks and I am sure you are dying to know what the Ellis peeps have been up to. Since I have nothing major to report, below you will find a random list of happenings~ I know you're excited! Here we go:

Trevor is still obsessed with Elmo, but he has branched out and his fascination now includes all Sesame Street characters. He really likes Zoe and Telly. He calls them by name and DEMANDS to watch them on TV. Thank goodness we have Video on Demand. Someone with a child must have invented this fabulous feature!

Ashley's current favorite movie is Mamma Mia! I had never seen it so my mom brought it for me to watch over Christmas. Ashley wanted to watch it with us, and the rest is history. It's probably not the most appropriate movie/musical for someone who's 6, (I know, mom of the year!) but she LOVES it! My mom left the movie here with us for Ashley to keep and she has watched it about 7 times in the past 10 days. She knows ALL of the words and we have even put some of the songs on her iPod. Someone sign this girl up for musical theater!

Jonathan's team is now 3-0 in district play. It's a great start and we are really proud of him and his players. The games have been fun to watch, thank goodness because we are only halfway through the season!

We all made it through our first week back at school, and now we are counting down the days 'till Spring Break!