My first complaint

Sometimes I have no backbone. I am sure most of you are not surprised at all. I get very upset with myself for some of the things I put up with. Like the time I was at Wal-Mart and the lady grab the twisty bag holder thing and twisted it aggressively and using a mean voice to yell at my daughter then froze to realize she twisted it out of my hand. I should have asked for a manager right then and there, I should have left the store without making my purchases. I really should have done something but instead I tried to give her a look of disappointment. It didn't work because she wouldn't look at me for nothing after that. I am learning my lessons.
So this last weekend I went to Joann's fabric store (mind you I love Joann's and I don't usually get negative attitudes form most of the employees there. I assume that she is a hired on seasonal helper because she is new and it's that time of year.) I went to get some fabric cut. The counter was full so I had to grab a number. Jessica squatted down like she was tired and didn't want to stand but changed her mind and stood up. Well on her way up she bumped a shelf and it made a loud ruckus. Everyone looked at her and she turned a million shades of red and ran to hide behind me. One of the lady's cutting fabric looked at me with a glare and said "she deserves it". Holy Cow deserves what!!!! She didn't do anything wrong. So I thought maybe just maybe she wasn't talking to me. So I was watching her out of the corner of my eye and she was continuously casting glares my way. So I assume she had to be talking to me about Jess. Jess didn't see or hear this lady and she was already embarrassed and I didn't want to call more attention to her so I just waited until my fabric was cut (by someone else) then I went around the long way to cash out so that I could see her name tag. I waited until I got home and I called the store to complain about this. The manager was in SHOCK and apologized and reassured me she would be getting a talking too. I don't think that she should have said that too me even if Jessica was being obnoxious and did deserve it.

Brownies

OK you have got to try these brownies. It will sound weird but they are so YUMMY and healthier. And if you have an egg allergy you can eat these brownies because you do not add the egg.

Ingredients
1 fat free or reduced fat brownie mix
1 can of fat free black beans

Pour the black beans into a colander and rinse well. Also rinse out the can. Put the beans back into the can and fill it up with water. Pour into a blender and blend well. Put the brownie mix in a bowl and add blended black beans. Stir together and pour into an 8 x 11.5 pan bake at 350 for 30 minutes. They are like cake brownies and so good. I can't even tell the difference. I was very hesitant to try them at first but I have made them twice now. If you live near by and are nervous to try them just let me know I will let you taste mine.

Brace Face No More

Today Brian got his braces off. I didn't get to go with him because I was babysitting 3 kids. So Jer took a few hours off of work to help me out. While sitting at home wondering how it was going I actually almost started to cry about it. For four years I have been taking Bri to the orthodontist once a month to have adjustments, new brackets, band changes and much much more. It has become a huge part of life. I remember in the beginning how incredibly sore he got, and the nights he woke up begging me to make it stop hurting, the days I wasn't thinking clearly and would make his favorite dinner, shredded beef burritos, on an adjustment day and him just sulking because it hurt too bad to chew. It seems I always plan that dinner on the painful days, mind you not on purpose. The end never seem to come, and then it did. His teeth are beautiful. They are perfect. He loves them. I hope this means all that pain was worth it. I found it so funny that the orthodontist gave him a bag of candy that contained, skittles, star burst, twizzlers, jaw breakers, and jolly ranchers. All the forbidden candies to a brace face. Although they didn't put gum in there. He gets to be care free for one whole week but next week starts the retainer which he will have to wear 24/7 for the first few months and then I believe it will go to just 12 hours a day after that. If anyone out there needs an orthodontist I highly recommend Dr. Poulsen and Dr. Endrizzi, they are awesome and so is there staff. Plus Brian get life time check ups for free. I don't know if all orthodontist do that or not but I thought it was nice of them. Kid #1 done, kid #2 still in braces for a while.

Potty training

Ok I have been trying not to blog about the kids I babysit. I do think I have said this at least once before. But it is getting harder and harder with them getting older and funnier. And quite frankly I have a boring everyday life so unless I blog about my kids (not really mine. well not biologically but in my heart they are) then I really have nothing to blog about. And this will keep me form telling my husband about someone elses kids everyday when he gets home from work. I guess for the momma who ready this blog she can look at it as a way to see what he has done for the day.
Yesterday I decided to start round 2 of the potty training adventure. It's a much different experience when it's not your kid you are potty training. It's much more funnier and a lot less stressfull. Yesterday I declare a success. Today well there was success and laughs. Of course I had to laugh away from him because I just don't want him to get a complex about himself. Yesterday we peed, we were rewarded, was great. He loved it and smiled for hours over his success. Today he figured out you don't have to let all the pee pee out in one sitting, that way you get more rewards. So we spent and hour peeing a drop and being rewarded. Then when he ran out he had to get creative, right? He pulled a string out of my bath rug and told me he pooed. Oh the laughter was so built up inside of me but I had to hold it together and explain to him I knew it was string and he couldn't get his reward. He just said "Oh".