GREAT news, BAD news

We'll start with the bad news. They called me to go into subsitute today from 8 to 12. It wasn't too bad. After, I stopped to get diapers. On my way out of the parking lot - a lady ran into me. Well into the big sexy red van actually. Picture:

Not too bad. I am ok. But now my hip hurts a little bit. Hum.

GREAT news! I talked to the bank guy - and he is recommending they FILL IN all the holes in our neighborhood and the contractor will START the day he get the OK. The meeting to approve all this tomorrow and bank guy is going to call me back to confirm the project will be starting THIS WEEK probably. Bad news - it is suppose to rain for the next two days. AH!

Ashley really likes to run her hands through her hair (hands with sand, playdough, food, snot). So Josh suggested we just get her hair cut short -less trauma for her, less hair combing (of which she is not a big fan), etc. So here is the new do!



The photo from yesterday is of my palm- where I might now have a fakie tattoo. Also I was cutting Ellie's hair when we got home and I totally snipped right at the base of my finger - impossible to bandage or do anything. So after it stopped bleeding all over, I think I will be fine. Is this hand-injury week or what?

Also today I figured out that being a parent means training your CHILD. So if you have to say "walk on the sidewalk, not the lawn it isn't respectful" about 2,543 times in your life - that 1) repeititon is how we learn 2) at least the kid is getting trained in something