I had a 7:30 am flight to Fort Worth this morning for work. Trent & Little K agreed to take me since my car is in the shop. At 5:30 am, I gently woke my daughter, saying it was time to go to the airport.

My sleepy girl arose, grabbed her baby dolls & headed to Daddy's car.

"I can't believe I'm in my PJs," she said sleepily with a slight sound of a giggle.

"I can't believe we are driving at this hour!" I replied. It was still dark outside. All in a day's work, right?

After my meetings, I head back to the airport. Surprise! Flight delay! Oh, I'll be home soon if those Houston storms will clear.

Until the next nap time...

Fun Summer Activities in Absolutely in the Loop Magazine

Looking for fun things to do with the kids this summer? Joy Stevens has written a great article in Absolutely Inside the Loop magazine, which includes Dadddy-&-me activities, pontoon boat tours, swim lessons and even recommendations while the parents are exercising at the gym. Check out the article at
http://www.absolutelyintheloop.com/ab-columns/summer-fun-family-style for more exciting ideas.

Until the next nap time...

The Day After Father's Day

This morning, Little K awoke and found me at the computer, working away. I convinced her to get dressed and then gently wake up her daddy.

Instead, Little K went into our bedroom, climbed up on her father and said: "Daddy, wake up. It's Kids Day!"

Today, following Father's Day, we both chuckled but my husband is quick even upon first waking.

"Good!" he said. "Since it's not my day, I'm going back to bed. Or should I put you to bed?"

"No way, Daddy!" Little K giggled. It was a good start to the day.

Until the next nap time...

All in the Eye (& Ear) of the Beholder

The other weekend I bought some new face lotion that smells so aromatic. It's wonderful! So earlier this week I put it on as Little K got in bed. As she called for her bed-time prayers, I took a deep breath of my relaxing-scented lotion & calmly walked into Little K's room. She's gonna love the smell, I thought.

As I laid down on the bed, Little J commented, indeed.

"Mommy, you smell like Daddy's shaving cream," she said, scowling.

There went that idea!

Until the next nap time...

So I'm stuck in traffic on 249 so I'll take a minute to blog.

Little K is in her second week of summer camp, which means no uniforms. Well, that is except for my daughter, who keeps picking out her uniform shorts and skorts to wear. I told her she could wear any of the shorts in her drawer for camp. Nope. She keeps going to her closet to get those uniform skorts. At least the uniform bottoms are solid navy so it's not super obvious. And a change if shirts is a good cover. Who knew I wasn't the only sucker for the uniform?!

Until the next nap time...

Studio Movie Grill Kicks Off Summer with Kids

The Studio Movie Grill not only makes going to the movie easier to dine and relax, it also is stirring up a pot of cool flicks for kids this summer. Monday - Thursday at 11 am kids can watch fun films for only $1 while adults get in for only $2.

Here is the line up for the Studio Movie Grill at Town & Country (called City Centre) but check the Web site for the schedule at your local Studio Movie Grill. Visit http://www.studiomoviegrill.com/ and then click "Family Fun" in the bottom left corner.

Horton Hears a Who (6/7-6/10) (G)

Charlotte's Web (6/14-6/17) (G)

Curious George (6/21-6/24) (G)
Planet 51 (6/28-7/1) (PG)
Kung Fu Panda (7/5-7/8) (PG)
Madagascar 2 (7/12-7/15) (PG)
Monsters v Aliens (7/19-7/23) (PG)
Ice Age 3 (7/26-7/29) (PG)
Rugrats in Paris (8/2-8/5) (G)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (8/9-8/12) (PG)
Muppets from Space (8/16-8/19) (G)

Last week was Little K's last trip to pre-k & I was surprised at my reaction to the milestone. I was surprised the year flew by so fast & that my baby completed her first year in elementary school.

Little K at first said she didn't want to go to kindergarten because they have homework & that's boring. She later admitted that she didn't know what "boring" meant.

After meeting both kindergarten teachers, she's looking forward to it. Phew!

Today my husband dropped her off at her first day of summer camp. She was ready at 7 am! Wow! I'm sitting at the doctor's office for my annual check-up, wishing I could have dropped off Little K. Well, there is tomorrow.

Until the next nap time...