Is that a plan?

Ainsley wants everything right now. She got a new Diamond Castle Barbie and now she NEEDS the other Barbie, the carriage, the castle, the friends... She asked if she could get Theresa (what she calls the other Barbie and who knows where she got that name) tomorrow. I told her no and reminded her that we don't get new toys every day. She thought about it and said:

"Okay. We won't get her in the middle (of the week? I assume) we'll get her at the end. Is that a plan?"

I said "it's a plan." Not that we're going to do her plan, but it is a plan.

She said "Okay. It's a plan."

Everyone is okay

No school today, so I decided to take the girls to the pumpkin farm. We had an accident when we were turning to go into the parking lot. Everyone is okay, but the car is probably totaled. Air bags went off, I lost my glasses, my door was stuck shut, and the girls were crying in the backseat. I was in a panic when the other driver came over and told her to call 911. I couldn't find my phone either. I finally got my door open and Mr Gust (the farmer) helped me find my glasses. I got Ainsley and Anna out of their carseats when I realized that they were okay - just scared. Mr. Gust was talking to Ains while I got Anna out of the car. At that point she was crying because she wasn't going to gert a pumpkin and see the animals. He was so sweet. He told her that he owned the pumpkin farm and that he would be sure that she saw the animals and got a pumpkin. He walked us across the street and Ains let Mrs. Gust hold her. She got Ains an extra jacket to put on when she said that her hands were cold. The sleeves were long, so she kept her hands inside of them. The ambulence arrived to check everyone out. Julie, the EMT that helped us, heard Ains say that she was scared. I was reminding her that Uncle Paul looks funny in all of his fire gear, but he's still Uncle Paul when she took off all of her gear. She said that she didn't need it and it would make Ains feel better. They gave both of the girls a small fleece blanket and a stuffed animal. It was so nice. I asked if the stuffed animals are donations - they are. I'm going to send some animals to repay the favor for another family. Paul arrived when we were done in the ambulence and took the girls to the pumkin patch while I finished with the police. The Gusts wouldn't let us pay for our pumpkins when we left. Everyone was so nice.
At dinner we always say what was our favorite part of our day. Ainsley's answer? The pumpkin patch.

Dancing with the Stars

The parents went in to do a dance tonight with Ainsley's class. Mimi Jan and Papa Jim came over to watch Anna for me while I was in the room with Ainsley. She kept telling me that she wanted Mimi to dance with her, but I did it when the time came. It was fun and I'm really glad that I got to do it with her. She keeps saying that her ballet shoes are too small. We just bought them in September. I'm going to take her to the dance store and have them checked. I don't want her in shoes that hurt.

Rapunzel

Ainsley has been asking for a haircut. I've been waiting because I thought that she would change her mind. She didn't. I sscheduled an appointment for this morning after school. Last night we looked for styles that she would like. She initially said that she wanted it very short. I told her that we would get some cut and go back if she wanted it shorter. I took the portable dvd player with some movies and some snacks to keep her occupied in the chair. What movie did she pick to watch while she got her hair cut? Barbie as Rapunzel. That's funny. The amount of hair on the floor shocked me. I picked some up to save for her scrapbook. She asked me why I was picking her hair up off the flood and gave me the "you're a crazy lady" look when I explained. It's very pretty and it's going to be a lot easier to maintain. I just hope that she doesn't decide tomorrow that she wants it all back.

Anna has a temper

Anna has been a pretty laid back girl. Today she let us know that she does have a temper. She threw a huge fit this morning over putting on socks and shoes. Paul had a hard time getting her into her carseat because she was doing that "stiff as a board" thing. When I picked her up from school at 11:00 it was the same thing. She wanted to go get Ains from her classroom. But Ains wasn't going home with us today since she had Kindermusik. Another big fit and the same trick when I tried to put her into her carseat. Fast forward to naptime... Putting shoes on to take Ainsley to gymnastics class... It was a day. Luckily Ainsley was in a good mood.

My bargain of the day

I went to www.geicoprivileges.com/members/home.php?sid=26XXdKrlo2601 to sign up for Geico rewards. You don't have to be a Geico customer. In a couple of hours they will email you a $25 Omaha steaks gift certificate.
I went to Omaha Steaks here: www.omahasteaks.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?Dsp=265&AID=2160&SRC=AE4994&partner=mypoints&visit_id=VoyGRwPirS6sWkXEClWOand they added 6 chocolate molten lava cakes to my order for free.
I ordered:Pastry bites: 39.99 full retail price - in overstock section for $6.99
Stir Fry Veggies: 11.99 full retail price - on sale for $4.99
Green Bean Casserole: 23.99 full retail price - on sale for $7.99
6 chocolate molten lava cakes: 39.99 FRP/On sale for $19.99/ I got them free

Total retail: $115.96
I paid: $9.96 including shipping
I feel like the bargain queen!

Parties

I slept in today. Paul had school and the girls were with Mimi Bev and Papa Ralph. It was nice. I set an alarm for 9:00 and ignored it. I didn't get much done, but felt rested. I did most of the clean up last night from the scrapbooking group. I realized this morning that I took down all of the table and should have left one set up. I vacuumed and set the table back up because we had Paul's MBA group over for dinner. His team is Amanda and Steve (they live together in Ann Arbor) and Billy. Billy brought his wife (who is gorgeous) and their 3 girls (also beautiful). It was really nice. Everyone headed home around 8:30. I've been hearing about them for a couple of weeks now, so it's nice to get faces to put with the names.