Super Bowl Blog

I'm not really the "sports" type.  I know, you are shocked and amazed!  I've been to my fair share of football games.  I've tried to watch.  I've pretended to be interested.  But, more than the game, I enjoy the social aspect of it.  In high school, the games were an opportunity to run around with Shannon and act a fool.  And, I went to every one of the games, because "acting a fool" was my specialty.  (Still is.)  In my 20's, it was a chance to get out of the house and maybe run into someone from high school.  Oh, and the hot chocolate.  "One dolla'.  No holla."  Yes, please.  Now, I don't go.  I work for the same school system.  I wear a shirt that says I like the Rebels.  I work with a coach's son, a coach's wife, and the AD's wife.  But, I'm telling you, I don't care.  Sorry....but, back to the Super Bowl.  I like three things about it. 
1. Super Bowl parties.
2. Finger foods.
3. Commercials. 
I have been dieting since January 4, so I'm not enjoying #1 or #2.  Yes, I'm sitting on my couch, without food, blogging.  Just watched a good Doritos commercial though. I don't want to ruin the diet, because I've been doing good.  I've lost 10 pounds!  Yeah, I have!  And, I allow myself one day per week to cheat.  I did that Friday, so I'm controlling myself today.  As of right now, I have 143 calories left for the day.  A glass of wine is 127.  Hmmm...

So, Friday was the splurge day.  Chuck decided that we (the whole family!) would go to Longhorn's Steakhouse.  His mom got us a gift certificate for Christmas, and we wanted to spend it.  So, on Friday, I prepped the little ones.  I told them we were going to a restaurant, and they needed to be good.  I told them about the delicious macaroni and cheese, the french fries, and the chicken strips.  They said they'd be good.  We loaded ourselves in the van, picked up Zak at his new apartment, and headed to Lexington.  At Mount Hebron Road, we discovered that the gift certificates had been left behind.  Yeah.  So, we turned around to get them.  I was fine with that.  Maggie had been grumpy, and was asleep in the back.  I figured it would be good to add another 30 minutes to her nap.  So, we went back home, got the certificates, and decided to go to the Longhorn's in Frankfort instead.  We arrived in Frankfort just in time to wait for an hour.  (Just saw another GREAT Doritos commercial.)  The wait wasn't bad.  We drove to Walgreen's and back.  Then, we ate.  It was a little hectic.  I mean, with three-year-olds you only have a small window of "being good" time.  We drove for over an hour, and waited for a table for over an hour, so we were out of time.  They weren't terrible though.  They could've been much worse.   Maggie was a great kid.  She ate her sandwich, touched her vegetables, and laughed a lot.  Eli....well, Eli was a boy.  He chewed on a straw, destroyed the paper advertisement on the table, and dipped his french fries in his Sprite.  But, we made it.  And, the babies and I sat in the van when I was done so the others could finish in peace.  Good night.  We enjoyed ourselves. 


Now, I need to change gears.  I need an opinion.  Oh wise blog followers, all four of you.  I just found out today that Montessori will be charging more next year.  Basically, I'll be paying $50 more each month.  (And, so will their dad..)   That's $900 more for the year.  Should I do it?  I don't know.  I've loved our year at Montessori.  The teacher is awesome.  They've made great friends.  They know the continents!  Maggie wants to read and write all the time!  Eli is more independent.  But.....$50 more each month?  I guess I need to say that I have FREE daycare.  Mom is retired, and she loves to keep them.  She's a great grandma, and I know she'll expose them to awesome stuff too.  But, will they miss out on something very important if we don't go back?  Am I being selfish?  I would love to take that money and use it for other things.  I mean, I could put it in their savings accounts.  I could get my eyebrows waxed again. The kids could take dance or gymnastics.  We could get a new TV.  (I'm trying to balance the "me" and "kids" stuff. ha.)  Give me some advice.

And, one last thing....We watched "The Wizard of Oz" last night.  Great decision!  Maggie sat and watched the whole thing.  Eli hopped around on a hip hop ball and wrestled with Chuck, but I think he enjoyed it too.  The kids wanted to sleep with the light on afterwards.  They were afraid of the witch.  Maggie went to the bathroom, and made me check behind the shower curtain for a witch.  It was fine.  There wasn't one there.  Maggie told me today that she really liked the red shoes.  :)