I need to chill out...

So Shelby starts 3rd grade in about 8 days. Friday was THE DAY that the kids would receive letters from their teachers for this year. I checked the mail box TWICE by myself before going with Shelby a THIRD time and the mail had finally arrived....around 3:30. Don't get me started on the fact that the mail arrived before noon the next day!

Anyway, so Shelby didn't get the teacher she wanted but she is okay with that. She was even okay with it when she found out two of her friends did get the teacher she wanted. But me, I am not okay with any of it!! I have already started to stress out for Shelby. I am worried that none of her friends will be in her class, that she won't get along with her teacher, that it will just be an AWFUL school year!! Wahhhh!!!! Sob, sob, sob!!!

I guess I just like to be a mom who worries though I shouldn't. Shelby is such a well adjusted kid that she is just like "Oh well, I will just make some new friends." What is funny is that I am always the one that tells her that, so why do I worry so much???

I think it is in the job description "Must worry excessively". Must mean I am doing a GREAT job!

Shelby-isms

It's the little things that come out of Shelby's mouth that sometimes just make me take a step back and go "Huh, what a smart and/or wise child" I like to call these little bursts Shelby-isms. They make you laugh, cry, shake your head....

So in the past few days there have been a few Shelby-isms that have just touched my heart.

The first one was when Shelby went up to her room and gathered a bunch of stuff to sell at a Garage sale. Then she asked me "Do you know why I need to sell this stuff?" and points outside. "Um, no Shelby why do you want to sell your toys?" "To earn money to help daddy so he can finish building the shop!" Oh so sweet! I didn't have the heart to tell her that whatever money she made would make the most minuscule dent in what Chad needs to finish the shop.

So then a few days later we were talking about the neighbor girls b-day party. Shelby finds some books (with coordinating CD's) and some playing cards that have seen better days. She was like "We can give these to Danika since we don't have money to afford a gift for her" Oooh! Nice thought but money isn't THAT tight. I mean we can afford $15 for a birthday gift. We just have to get better at watching our spending! (or in other words: NO MORE MOCHAS)

But it is a good feeling to know our daughter is aware of the value (or lack there of) of the OL' MIGHTY DOLLAR and was trying to help out.

The Pederslie's Invade Cali

Yes we have arrived in Cali and are taking it by storm! We arrived Saturday and prompty jumped into Toyota Camry rental and headed to San Diego for 2 days of fun and sun (though I think more sun then fun was had by me). Though I am a true Washingtonian, there is something to be said about warm Cali weather. I laugh when the meterologists say a cold front is coming in and it's going to be a breezy 70 degrees! That's a cold front? Dude, that is a heat wave for me!!

After a quick visit with my childhood BFF (too short but not for lack of effort - that is a whole other story that I just don't want to rehash right now) we headed to Seaworld where Shelby forced us to sit in the very first row of the Shamu show. Yes, we got soaked! However, we agreed that due to our soakage that Shelby's rule for daddy of only "One Starbucks a day" was now null and void.



The following day we ventured to Legoland. Talk about creativity! Makes me want to buy some Legos and get to work on my own little Legoland! But I will settle for the cool little Gnome Lego Guy I got and call it good!




After another long day in the sun (more sunscreen for us that day though so no new sunburns!) we got back in the car and were Disneyland bound! We are now in our COOL beach themed room at Paradise Pier Hotel. OMG, this decor is coming home with me! Wonder if they will notice me walking out with the cool surfboard lamp.....

Today is a fly by the seat of our pants kind of day. We will be taking a tour of Warner Bros Studios since Chad & I loved that so much the last time we were here and we think Shelby will enjoy it. She got very excited when we say the big donut at Randy's donuts as she had seen it on Iron Man 2.

Though I should bring my jacket, because you know there is that cool front coming in today. It is going to be a chilly 70 degrees.....