Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 29, 2018 by msdramaqueen

My parents came to town a couple days after Christmas, and we went to the “Winter Wonderland” festival at Circuit of the Americas! It was pretty cool…. They had an awesome Chinese lantern display…

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There were opportunities to take group photos…

We rode the carousel…

…and at one point the kids decided to get up close and personal with a light display, hanging out on the steps and running around on the lawn:

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We ended the night by giving the kids a chance to ride carnival rides!

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It was cold, but we had a great time!

Laundromat

Posted on December 27, 2018 by msdramaqueen

So back on December 2nd my washing machine broke. I finally got someone to come look at it yesterday (shout-out to my friend Celeste for letting me do a couple loads at her house last week, and to Dillard’s for the underwear when I ran out)! Turns out it would have cost more to fix it than to buy a new one, so Merry Christmas to me! *sigh* I ordered a new one yesterday and it’ll be here Monday. My parents are coming today, though, and I ran out of clean sheets! I haven’t been to the laundromat since college, and this one was by far the nicest one I’ve ever seen. The kids were amazed at the concept.

CHLOE: Do they make places like this for people whose washers are broken?
ME: Or people that don’t have them at all.
CHLOE: What?!?

Made me thankful we’re in a position where the laundromat doesn’t have to be our norm.

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 26, 2018 by msdramaqueen

Merry Christmas! Chloe helped me decorate this year:

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On Christmas Eve we made cookies for Santa, but we ran out of sugar and tried to replace it with brown sugar. It didn’t work. They looked fine but did not taste fine! Even Santa agreed.

And then it was Christmas morning! The kids got exactly what they wanted from Santa: Chloe asked for a stuffed animal that looked like Boom Boom, and Chase finally gets to play Fortnite (*sigh*)!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

KickStart Yellow Belt

Posted on December 20, 2018 by msdramaqueen

Chase is taking KickStart at school, which is a karate program. So tonight he earned his yellow belt in karate!

Happy 12th Birthday, Chase!

Posted on December 16, 2018 by msdramaqueen

Wow. 12. I’m not sure how we got here. This is scary.

I made the cake again (as is tradition). He wanted a Fornite theme. Here’s a picture of the cake before I dismantled it to put the candles on (with an image from the game for context/comparison):

It was a blast to watch him at his party. His friends are so perfect for him. I mean, words just can’t explain, so I’ll use pictures:

Now that he isn’t in elementary school anymore, he doesn’t have to do the whole “invite your whole class” thing, so it was really nice to see who his “people” are these days. He found himself a good group of friends. They call themselves “the squad.” It’s awesome.

Happy Birthday to my “baby” boy!

Another Soccer Season Over

Posted on December 2, 2018 by msdramaqueen

Chloe started playing in an “Academy” league this fall, which was a little more intense as far as practice requirements and competition go. That also meant her team grew from the original bunch to twice its size, so it has been a bit of an adjustment… but she still likes it!

Kicking for Miracles

Posted on December 1, 2018 by msdramaqueen

Every year, Chase’s Tae Kwon Do studio hosts a fundraiser to raise money for Dell Childrens Hospital. This year Chase participated and they broke 2,000 boards, raising over $13,000!