A Thorn Among Roses

when paige and austin were getting pics for homecoming, sofia was jacked up...she was saying, "i go dance wif you, austin." as paige and austin made their way to the car to load up, sofia yells, "wait, i need to get my seat.  my car seat, austin. i need my seat." reality started to set in that she wasn't going along...and the eyes started to swell and get all red and puffy... ...and then, sadness fell.  it fell hard!!! and like any woman in love, she chased that car all the way to the end of the street begging him to take her. it's ok...she learned a really good lesson.  when you learn that boys ARE stupid {{boys are scum...kick them and run}}, we unite as women. we went to DQ...with daddy too...the only real man who will not break your heart!

a few things that me and fam DID NOT do this week... paige DID NOT play in a softball tournament all day, head home and transform into a homecoming pretty lady saturday night. austin and paige DID NOT look really cute...and me and hubs were NOT a little, well, WOW at how big our little girl has become.  i mean, sophomore!  really?! ryan DID NOT have a convo with austin prior to him leaving with his baby girl... sofia DID NOT start screaming when she discovered that she was not part of the dance...she DID NOT start wailing and chase the car down the court. i DID NOT do 3 bootcamp workouts this week and a flipping spin class. my booty does NOT feel like i rode 327 miles on a bike.  i am NOT ready to have the body of a supermodel with all the work i put in. brooke DID NOT kick open paige's bathroom stall door at bw's the other night.  b DID NOT giggle so loud that you couldn't hear paige's screams. lipgloss can NOT solve the world's problems...i'm just saying th...

"mom, i kissed a boy tonight." me: "really." "yep. it was great." me: "what made you decide to do that?" "just did. it was fun." me: "who did you kiss?" "john." me: "your cousin?" "yep. i just leaned right over and kissed him." me: "where did you kiss him?" "like this." (followed by a kiss on the cheek). yep...it's true. brooke kissed a boy...her second cousin, john, for pete's sake. hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come...i guess i need to ugly this girl up and teach her to keep her lips to herself a bit! boy, this is too much. i thought i only had to worry about the teen kissing the boys...and she doesn't!!! but, the 5 year old...oh my. that's my brooke. and, sadly, soooo me too. this is me and my cousin, kevin...throw back a few years...and kevin, btw, is john's dad. this is one of those times where you hear your mom and dad laughing h...