This weekend...

Sooo...Dom's birthday came and went.
This is what he looked like on Sunday.
He got to stay up as late as he wanted to on Saturday. We had gone to Angel's Uncle's house and he was there hanging out with his cousin Brandy for most of the night.
He slept most of Sunday.

He had been asking me to dye his hair purple for a long time. We went to Hot Topic and let him buy some stuff. (My mom gave him $50 for his birthday).
Now, notice that we didn't use a bleaching kit before we did the dye. That's because me (dear old Mommy dearest) wouldn't let him do that just yet.
I was talking to the guy who was selling the stuff at Hot Topic and he said that if we put it on black hair before bleaching it that it would have a hint of purple.

DONE!

That's all I wanted anyway. I didn't want (and am not ready) to have Dom running around looking like Barney! It's just too bright for me if we use the bleaching kit.
I like it this way.
In the house, his hair looks black.
Outside, his hair has a tint of purple.

Check it out:

It's vague...but it's there.
We had just finished rinsing it out and we ended up dying the concrete patio furniture and floor purple.

This is the jacket he bought at Hot Topic. I told him that Jared might like something like that.

Angel was telling him that he needs to change his shoes because he is still wearing his skater tennis shoes and he now needs some boots........

....and skinny jeans.

Trust me....not my idea.

BUT...he still has to EARN them!

Miah also found something she wanted at Hot Topic.

Pink mesh gloves.

Looks like she's following in her brother's footsteps.

The only person NOT going the punk route is Devyn.

He's doing great in baseball.

He is hitting the ball and running the bases.

Yesterday was their first game. They finally got their uniforms.

Their team is the Astros.

They are so cute.

Here's Devyn after his team got their 3rd strike and they were switching sides. He was just getting ready to go up to bat.

This is him after he ran in and made a run.

He's sooo cool.

They won their first game 7-1.

He has a couple more games this week.

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GUESS WHAT!!!

Tomorrow my brother comes to visit.

Are we ready?

Pretty much. I already am seeing some of my patients that I would normally see on Thursday and Friday. I will only have about 1 or 2 patients on those day when they come. (Recently, I have only had about 1 or 2 patients a day).

Anyway..time to get the kids off to school!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOMINIQUE!

Yesterday was my son's 13th birthday. For some reason, it seems like he matured overnight. He is actually taking the time to think about his response before he actually responds. I hope this keeps up.

Here's what we did:

I picked up the kids from school and we went grocery shopping. I told him he could pick out whatever he wanted to eat and a cake. He decided he wanted to make homemade pizza (we do that occasionally) and this is the cake he picked. It is actually delicious. Strawberries, kiwi, pineapple and grapes on top. My husband bought his gift..a Zen stone mp3 player. (which I didn't know is what he wanted) so Dom and I sat in front of the computer and downloaded songs onto it. It has a mini built-in speaker so we can hear the music too. He is happy. Even though we didn't take him someplace expensive, he said he really enjoyed his day.

As for me....My husband sent me a text earlier saying that he was still going to get me a gift for our anniversary. He got me a pair of sunglasses, a small potted plant and a choker. (I loooove chokers).

I guess I will have to continue to get used to all my gifts being late. In my case...it's the after-thought that counts. He pointed out that he forgets to take his daily meds (he's had Rheumatoid Arthritis since he was 23 and now he takes as much meds as an elderly person) so if I can't get mad at him for forgetting his meds... I can't get mad at him for forgetting certain days of the year.

Today we are taking the kids to a park area where they can ride their ripstick, skateboards, bikes..etc.

Devyn is my athelete. He can throw anything, catch anything and is just always running.

Miah is the Diva, wants to sit and brush her hair, skips around in her skirts and has a crapload of lipgloss (more than I have).

Dominique is the brain. Always figuring things out and finishing games before anyone has a chance to play them on his xbox. He corrects me on some of the things I say or do (which can be really annoying sometimes).

Either way. I am in a better mood. I will be sad again come Mother's Day but that is my routine. I always let my husband off the hook when he shows up the next day with gifts.