MOM NOTES

Ok, so I found this adorable "MOM" quiz to give the kids and their answers cracked me up, so I had to post it on here, too! Here are some thoughts from McKenna, Garrett & Dylan about their mom, Kaylee's still gone or I'd have made her do it, too! Enjoy & hope it makes you smile, too!

1. What is something mom always says to you?
McKenna (6): “Clean your room”
Garrett (9): “Clean your room”
Dylan (11): “Clean your room”

2. What makes mom happy?
McKenna (6): “Saying nice things, like I love you”
Garrett (9): “Doing what she says”
Dylan (11): “Doing what she wants me to do”

3. What makes mom sad?
McKenna (6): “Not doing what she says”
Garrett (9): “Being disobedient”
Dylan (11): “When I don’t do what she tells me to”

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
McKenna (6): “Saying weird things”
Garrett (9): “Talking to me in a Chinese accent”
Dylan (11): “Doing funny stuff, like telling jokes”

5. What was your mom like as a child?
McKenna (6): “small”
Garrett (9): “good”
Dylan (11): “good”

6. How old is your mom?
McKenna (6): “42”
Garrett (9): “32”
Dylan (11): “32”

7. How tall is your mom?
McKenna (6): “4 inches”
Garrett (9): “5 feet”
Dylan (11): “5’ 2””

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
McKenna (6): “Clean”
Garrett (9): “Clean”
Dylan (11): “Clean”

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
McKenna (6): “Sleep”
Garrett (9): “I don't know, sleep?”
Dylan (11): “Clean”

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
McKenna (6): “A talent show”
Garrett (9): “Shopping”
Dylan (11): “Singing”

11. What is your mom really good at?
McKenna (6): “Coloring”
Garrett (9): “Shopping”
Dylan (11): “Singing”

12. What is your mom not very good at?
McKenna (6): “Painting”
Garrett (9): “Cooking”
Dylan (11): “Changing an air vent & light bulb, or stuff that’s high”

13. What does your mom do for a job?
McKenna (6): “Work”
Garrett (9): “Sell Scentsy candles & help other parents with their kids’ schools”
Dylan (11): “She’s a parent specialist”

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
McKenna (6): “Shells & Cheese”
Garrett (9): “Pizzookie at BJ’s in Fresno”
Dylan (11): “Spaghetti & Pizza”

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
McKenna (6): “She makes me food”
Garrett (9): “You help me”
Dylan (11): “She cooks for us”

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
McKenna (6): “Dora the Explorer”
Garrett (9): “Sandy Cheeks on Spongebob”
Dylan (11): “Bugs Bunny, cuz’ you’re funny like that”

17. What do you and your mom do together?
McKenna (6): “we walk to the park”
Garrett (9): “Shop”
Dylan (11): “Go to the store”

18. How are you and your mom the same?
McKenna (6): “We have the same skin”
Garrett (9): “DNA”
Dylan (11): “We speak the same language”

19. How are you and your mom different? "
McKenna (6): “We don’t have the same hair”
Garrett (9): “We don’t like doing the same stuff”
Dylan (11): “She can speak Spanish & I don’t”

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

McKenna (6): “She takes care of me”
Garrett (9): “You always take care of us when we’re sick”
Dylan (11): “She just does”

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
McKenna (6): “He cooks for her & is nice”
Garrett (9): “He has a job where he gets money so we can by food”
Dylan (11): “He works at a good job”

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
McKenna (6): “To the pizza place”
Garrett (9): “BJ’s in Fresno”
Dylan (11): “Target”

The weekend already?

Wow! I can't believe it's the weekend already! This week has been so busy! The kids are thrilled to officially be on Spring Break today! Steve's on duty at the base today & tomorrow - his last duty weekend of his 20 year Navy career! This leaves me at home with Dylan, Garrett & McKenna, since Kaylee is gone for the week, and our plans involve doing a whole lot of nothing today! The 3 kiddos are having a blast in the family room right now, rockin' on Guitar Hero, while mom gets a little computer time!

Yesterday, we said goodbye to Kaylee & Nana (my mom) as they departed Green Acres on a bus headed to LAX, ultimately with the destination of New York City! The bus was over an hour late - supposed to be at the school at 3:00 p.m. and leaving no later than 3:30 p.m. - but did not even arrive in the parking lot until 4:30. They got loaded up quickly, though, and headed off, arriving at the airport around 8:30 p.m. Their flight left LAX at 11:12 p.m. and they arrived at the Newark Airport at 6:41 a.m. today. They got off the plane, were going to pick up breakfast, and were headed out for a full day of sightseeing, not to see their hotel until about 10:00 tonight! Their itinerary for the day included visiting Rockefeller Center, touring the NBC studios, St. Patrick's Cathedral, shopping on 5th Avenue, and dinner at a restaurant called Mars 2112.

After bidding farewell to Kaylee & Nana, the rest of our family, including my dad, headed out to eat a quick dinner & head out to Golden West H.S. for Dylan's track meet. Dylan ran the first leg of the 4 x 100 relay and did a terrific job! I'm going to try & post a video of his leg of the run at the end of this post. After the challenges Dylan's encountered over these past few years, and having just recently made the transition to Oak Grove and back into a general ed. classroom, I couldn't be more proud of my sweet boy for the incredible strides he's making with school and making friends. Just seeing him on the track team and out there participating in an event like this is so exciting! We had a great time watching him & Garrett and McKenna love getting to be out in the stands hanging out playing with friends & snacking during the meet. It was pretty cool out, windy actually, but it didn't seem to phase them at all - just us old folks, I guess!


This week also entailed Kaylee's first Cheerleading Squad meeting, where the girls picked their uniforms and the parents went over fundraising, which I was excited about as the cost for cheer is between $1,500 - $2,000. Ouch! That all has to paid before the school year starts in August! So, I was glad to hear about the biggest fundraiser they do, which is selling scoreboard advertising to local businesses. Depending on which option a business chooses, the cost ranges between $50 - $250 and 100% of the proceeds go directly to that girl's account. So, Kaylee & I jumped right on that "bandwagon" and were out on the fundraising trail the next day! So, for any of you that have a business, work for a business, or even you independent consultants that do home business, if you might be interested in helping out Kaylee and advertising your business at the Mineral King Bowl for the Redwood High School football games, shoot me an email ( carissamorgan@yahoo.com ) and I can send you the details! Every little bit helps!

Something else I'm excited about is a new business that I started this week called Scentsy! I already have my website up and running so you can go check it out at www.scentsy.com/CarissaMorgan . I'm having my Launch Party on April 18 at 10:00 a.m. so if you are here in my area, you have to come! Email me for details, and for those of you who live outside of my area, go to my website and you can participate that way!

I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend and get a chance to relax yourselves! Remember to post comments & share what's going on with you down below!

Blessings!

Carissa