Repeat of last Sunday...Mom of the Year Right Here

Ok...before you AWWWW at this picture lemme just TELL you a little bit about this buddy this weekend.  He has only ever fallen asleep in this chair ONE other time in his LIFE.  So, today being the 2nd time this has ever happened I had to document.

Buddy was pulling on his ears Friday night - crying - "ears." Thank God he can tell us what is wrong now!  So, Neal took him to the Dr. Saturday morning (after a LONG Friday night of no one in our house sleeping.)  After waiting behind 21 other sick kids to be seen by the Dr. it was determined he has a cold, fluid in his ears (ear infection) and his tubes are falling out.  Sweet. 

The rest of our Saturday was spent getting $63.00 (wtf) antibiotics spit in our faces as we tried to inject them down B's throat, trying to "hide" the antibiotics in his juice, and listening to him say NO about 50 million times.  

I feel horrible, awful, unbearable that I cannot help my little buddy feel better at all.  I am his mommy - that's all I want is for him to feel better. WHY on earth does he keep having all these ear problems!?!?!?  After trying to console him all day I had to get OUT of my house - Thank you Jesus for my best friend Kim!

Kim and I had never been to Cinebistro and Neal and Curtis did not want to go and see The Vow ( I have NO idea why.)  So we get all dolled up, take our wedding rings off (kidding!) and head to Stony Point.   Upon our arrival we discover we parked near the employee entrance so we hike around the complex until we get to the main entrance where we are told, very snobbishly, that we have to order our tickets waaaaaay in advance. Or we can see Star Wars. Better luck next time.  We are STARVING. It's 8 oclock and we want to eat!  We try Brio ~ only a tiny 2 hour wait. Super.  

Since we are already in the mini-van and dolled up on the prowl we ditch Stony Point and head to Stella's - a new cute restaurant off Patterson! Mediterranean - YUMMY!!! SO excited to go out and be out- this is fun.  We walk in the door and the hostess (without the mostess) very snobbishly tells us that they only take reservations while giving me the look of "I can't believe you tried to eat in this restaurant at 8:30 on a Saturday night" look.  FINE BIA I wouldn't eat here if you paid me!

Back in the mini - van start driving around God only knows where....I think we are in the ghetto and get a little scared - Kim has a horrible headache and is sweating to death because I like to crank the heat.  So we find 64 and get off at the Short Pump exit - there has to be SOMETHING we can eat here!

BURGER WORKS ~ yes we went from Stony Point to Burger Works but lemme tell you that Blues Burger is on POINT!  We got there just in time to scarf it down before they close.  We get BACK in the van and it is 9:00. Wow.  We can't go HOME our movie would just be starting now if we had bought our tickets in 1984.   

Where can we drink cheap that will help ease our sorrows?  EL PASOOOO yippeeee I have only been there 5,432,123 times since I have lived in Richmond but I love it!  We walk in the door and realize we have 30 minutes until they close BUT it's 3.99 Sangriaaaaaas ~ holler.  We both order 2 - chow down on some soaked fruit and had some great conversation.  Thank you Miss Kimberly Wallace for reminding me how lucky I am to have you as my best friend - you are freaking amazing girlfriend.  

I was too hungover from my 2 Sangrias (not drinking in 3 years) to make it to church this morning - but you know good ol Neal sure made it alright!  I got to snuggle on the couch with my babies and try to console them.  

We had a nice visit from Uncle Jason and Aunt Nancy ~ how they truly love my children I have no clue - but they do and they are awesome!!!! I can't wait for their BIG HUMONGOUS wedding day :) :) :)  and to call Nancy my SISTER even though she already feels like it :) 

Glad it's Sunday night now. Beckett ate 1 popsicle all day and drank some hot chocolate ~ Mother of the Year award goes to me.  Time to go re-cover up my buddy in his crib and slather some more Vicks on his back and pray he feels better tomorrow!!! Nighty night all :)  Well I mean technically not nighty night because I'll be up in 2 hours to feed Miss Emerson :)

~Libby