Happy Labor Day, Mom!

33 years ago today, my mom was working really hard RIGHT NOW to bring me into the world... little did she know, it was still about 9 hours away.... Thanks, mom.  :D

I'd just like to share a few reasons why today was SO special :D (who needs birthdays?)

1. My shopping trip at Meijer took about an hour longer than it should have, as I went back and forth across the store (mapped out list in hand - just not looked at) forgetting things left and right.  Even though I went a full 45minutes past dinner time, the kids were MARVELOUSLY well behaved.  Shocking.

2. They did not ask me to buy them anything, while there.

3. I spent twenty dollars less than my usual 2 week budget allows for!

4. We celebrated by going to McDonalds - apparently everyone was celebrating there.  Huge long line to order our food - the girls stood quietly by my side, holding my hands, waiting patiently.

5.  The Happy Meal toy choice was Barbie or cars.  They picked cars.  {insert overwhelming pride here} The lady at the counter asked if they wanted the girl toy or the boy toy - I said they want the cars.  Cars are for girls too. :P

6.  The play place was FILLED with big kids.  Intimidating big kids.  We always eat first - after the girls had eaten well, the big intimidating kids were gone.  Just sweet kids left - and half as many as when we arrived :D

7.  The oldest kids were boys, and they were instantly protective of Zaya and helped her to not be scared.   Zaya learned how to climb up and go down the slide alllll by herself for the first time.  Both girls played well with the other kids, no injuries or melt downs or accidents.

8. When I told them it was time to go (a full 20minutes past BEDtime - I'm talking *in* bed time, not getting ready time) - they hardly fussed at all.

9.  They quickly got ready for bed and were on best behavior the whole time.  Eva needed to blow her nose.  I grabbed a kleenex and she blew.  A drop of snot somehow flew UP and hit her on her upper eye lid (???).  We wiped it away and she said to me, "Mama, I don't like snot in my eye.  My eyes are expensive and snot is not healthy for them."

10.  Tomorrow's my birthday, but today was amazing.  I laughed a lot today.  I'll just take this day as my birthday :D yay!!

(Rob's working second shift again, so he was at work for all this fun evening stuff.  He blessed me too, though, by being so loving this morning :D)