Lola B's

We had one of those weekends that was so chalk full of fun and friends that this afternoon..

i plopped in a movie for the kids….shut all the shades….and put the sign on the front door

that reads….

Beware of the child eating pit bull dog.

I know….its a gorgeous day out today…as a matter of fact…it’s 80 degrees…

but here we are…all holed inside….recouping and recharging.

On friday some of my friends and i decided to pack up the kids and head to the Morton Arboretum.

Even though Mason was in Florida…i still somehow had three children. I don’t think

life would be normal for me with any less than three.Between my two friends and myself…we had 10 kids between us.

I decided since us moms had fulfilled our duty of actually being real moms for the day..

while doting on our children and taking them on a field trip….

{it’s almost like we home school…..almost…}

that i decided i should probably have all the girls over in the evening for some drinks.

No one argued..

All the girls showed up with kids in tow….

{almost like homeschooling again…}

except the kids had root beer and popcorn while us moms indulged in wine and beer.

a couple of these girls even ran the chicago marathon yesterday.

I did not run this year.

Obviously….for personal reasons.

I did silently cheer them on though….so…that should count for something.

I’m just piping in here to let you know that my kids are no longer watching a movie…

a neighbor child didn’t heed my sign hanging on the front door…

and now all the kids are in the back tearing apart all my hay bales.

I will tell you right now that i have no intention of raking up that hay in addition to

sort of

kind of

playing homemaker and homeschooling mom.

If someone wants that hay raked up….well…then….they better send my children back

to public school and make their own dinner tonight.

Just sayin…

Anyhoo…..

back to the regularly scheduled chit chat.

This morning since our public school decided to take a holiday….

i decided it was due time to take another field trip.

We needed some donuts…and some pumpkins.

Not necessarily in that order…but it always helps to have donuts before picking out pumpkins.

There is this farm about 20 minutes west of us that makes the most amazing apple cider donuts…

i do believe they are famous for them…because there was a huge ole line to get into the bakery and

scoop those bad boys up.

I’ll take two dozen please….{ignore the bed head please….he’s having fun on the tractor}

obviously my children don’t read…or they can’t….

i’m not quite sure which yet…..

so it really is silly that there is no school today…because they should be learning…

how to read.

Here is where they make the donuts…..

and here we are eating them….

i might have had 2 or 12….i’m not sure.

They were very good.

After we gobbled down the donuts…we went across the street to where the part of the farm offered

hay rides and fun activities for the kids.

We stood in line…with everyone else till we got to the front and the really nice lady

with two missing teeth told me it would be $48 for the four of us to get in and have fun on

their farm.

I cleared my throat…and swallowed the rest of my donut that came up thru my nose…

and said….

oh….i don’t think i understood you…did you say $48 or did you say $28?

i was really sure that i misunderstood her because of the teeth issue..

but no….i did not misunderstand at all.

It was going to cost $48 to have fun on a farm….so i dragged my three crying children away

from the hustle and bustle of screaming children who’s parents paid that money to jump in a jump house

and go on a hayride and over to the pumpkin patch which is where i would rather spend my $48.

And once we got to the patch….all the tears disappeared…and pumpkins were chosen.

The funny thing is…i almost gave in.

I almost said…what the heck….my kids want to have a fun day….

but i am so glad i held my ground…and that my kids learned a lesson this morning…

{another homeschooling thing i tell ya}

that we don’t get to do everything.

Some things aren’t worth spending our money on.

Now…if i can just apply that lesson to those Anthro boots i’ve had my eye on.

Guess what…

my kids lived.

No one croaked….no one laid on the floor and died because they didn’t get to jump in a house

or go on a hayride today.

I’ll have another donut please.

The end….now who wants an apple cider donut before i eat the rest?

Oh….i have one more little photo to show you.

At church yesterday we had the privilege of listening to the lead guitarist

Brian “head” Welch

from the metal band called KORN.

he told his story….and i let Lola come to the service with me and hear him talk.

{i’m still answering her questions today about why he started doing drugs in 3rd grade}

We love music in our house….we love all types…

and my kids love to sing and one day…will have a rock band of their very own.

Preferably…not heavy metal….fingers crossed.

{i’m holding onto the dream that one day they will be supporting Bryan and myself}

Anyhoo….as soon as the service was over..i grabbed Fin and his friend from class

and we ran to get in line to meet this guy.

This guy who is all tatt’d up….had dreadlocks…and lead a very strung out life…

but now is a role model for us.

It was very fun for them to actually meet a real life rock star.