two bags and a take home box of garlic chicken fried rice

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It has been crazy, I mean crazy. Stuff with Stephanies parents and the whole smoking, purse cutting fiasco, one of the most craziest customers, working everyday 10:30 to 7:30 (yeah, it's still 8 hours but it is the worst possible shift)

Last night, Hannah who is done with all of her exams ask if she can stay home today, yep, it will be nice to have a day just me and the banana. We sleep late (me 8:30, her 9:30). I am totally engrossed in a new blog (I will write about his later). Time to get dressed and go to lunch. One of our favorite places, HB Steakhouse. Japanese food cooked hibachi in front of you. We have been going there for years and Hannah loves it. We have a very nice lunch, her the special (filet, mushrooms, shrimp appetizer and vegetables) me, fried rice, onion soup and shrimp tempura.

There is a couple at our table, we share some quick conversation with them. I notice they have sprint phones, it's a habit of the job, noticing who has what phones (remind me to post about phones later, basically how to get what you want from your carrier)

After lunch we stop by the mall to pick up some new makeup, we are all 3 out, and that sucks because it is very expensive when you have to replace 3 girls pressed powder and blush. The lady helping us was new, the blush I adore is being discontinued, she is taking forever. Finally we get out, Mom, don't forget to stop by walgreens! Oh yeah, a spray bottle for the lemon juice. I don't color my hair, but will indulge in a little lemon juice during the summer.

We come home and grab bathing suits, lemon juice and tanning oil fill the air, the gentle sounds of the waterfall and the "Mix" radio station and I am bliss. Hannah hand I lay around the pool for a couple of hours. Hannah randomly spouts off "hannahisms". She is jealous I have taught Bella (our oldest weenie dog) not to lick my face. It cracks her up, I snuggle close to Bella and she keeps her tongue in her mouth, she goes over to banana and gives her a big wet one on the lips.

Hannah is gorgeous, I mean drop dead very pretty girl. As I watch her laying in the float I am amazed we have all come this far. I remember when she was just over three. My sister was over for dinner and we had made some cake. At the time (moms will relate) me was I. "Me want this" "Me want that" My sister taking child development classes with no kids of her own at that time thought she would be able to teach Hannah to change the me to I. OK, we finish dinner and out comes the cake. Hannah in her highchair tells Autumn, "Me want some cake" Autumn replies, "I want some cake" Hannah retorts, "NO! ME wants some cake" Autumn tries again, "Hannah, say I want some cake" This goes on a few more times, finally, Hannah frustrated looks at Autumn and declares "YOU already had some cake!!!!!!!" We laughed so hard, that was the first of many many more to come.

One Valentines Day we are all dining at a very nice steakhouse. Hannah and Ashley begin to have a conversation, the topic escapes me, but this I do remember, Ashley tells Hannah she is not mature enough to do something, Hannah looks at Ashley and flatly states, "I can be mature!", then proceeds to stick her tongue out at her. We rolled.

I sit with a towel around my head, skin soft from the oil, fingers wrinkle from the water, being happy. I love this feeling. I love this part of being a mom, the part where you reflect with love.

Ashley has been given the day off as well. She is going to the movies then out tonight. She needed a break from us as much as we needed one from her. Her algebra test is Monday, set your clocks again.

We are going to see episode three tonight, then it's back to the schmucks at work tomorrow.