Heartbreak.

I don't even LIKE baseball, but here I am, still awake at 12:58 am, completely & totally stunned by the Rays loss tonight (Michael has been asleep since the 6th inning, I think; when the Rays were up 5-0). I think I'm going to watch "The Office" off of the DVR to get my mind off of the game, hopefully I'll be able to doze off as soon as I hear the theme song. Something about that song just makes me happy. I hope Jim & Pam are still happily engaged. I just couldn't handle it tonight if something goes wrong in their relationship.

Nerd Day.

Today is Nerd Day at the high school. This is the same outfit Jordan wore last year, except this year the glasses are real. I think the dress is part of the Mary Kate & Ashley collection from the little girls section at Wal-Mart. It came with a long sleeve mock turtle neck with ruffles on the sleeves, but that was "too" nerdy. Apparently she can only be a "cute" nerd.

If she gets dress code today, I will not be going to the school, as I suggested that she may want to put on a pair of shorts underneath. I was given the "idiot mom" glare, which means she is on her own with this one.


BTW, I hadn't realized that dress code violation=referral. Not cool. Apparently, the Dress Code Nazi was on a rampage that day... I guess she thinks that Spirit Week is a distraction from the education process. Whatev! Thankfully, one of Jordan's teacher's saw the whole thing go down & the dress code violation has been "taken care of". Sometimes it pays off to be a good kid. And she is a good kid, despite the "idiot mom" glare.

Anger Management.

Apparently, Jordan is the theme for today.

I had just gotten out of the shower when I get a text message from Jordan saying that she had dress code violation & that I had to pick up her clothes. Now, you SAW what she wore to school today, she was completely appropriate & adorable.

So I texted her back: Do I need to bring more clothes?
Jordan: Yes please. I'm wearing freaking leggings.

Aargh! So I put on "bank clothes" (see #8) to go to the school (instead of the shorts & tshirt I was going to wear to the grocery store), grab some jeans for Jordan & head out the door... FUMING!!!

As soon as I get in the car, I call Michael to vent (read:scream) about the situation. All I could figure is that some teacher had deemed the skirt too short (like my mom had in the comments) and had made her take it off, but I couldn't figure out why the leggings by themselves were okay. I was sure it was some ugly teacher that was just jealous that Jordan looked better than she did in the 80s. I was on a rampage... baring my mommy claws & ready to rip someone to shreds, which I don't do often, or very well for that matter. He, too, was incredulous, but he was able to calm me down enough so he wouldn't have to read about me in the paper tomorrow by the time I got to school. When I get to Student Affairs, Jordan was at lunch, which was about to be dismissed, so I waited to try to catch her in the hall... ready to raise some HELL (but not as much hell I was going to raise before I talked to Michael) especially after seeing A LOT of other kids dressed very similarly to Jordan when she left this morning.

So I find Jordan & she explains to me that she was hot first period so SHE TOOK OFF THE LEGGINGS and that a teacher walked by her when she was a TA (teacher's assistant) in 2nd period & busted her. Rather than letting her just put the leggings back on under the skirt, they confiscated the skirt & made her put on the leggings instead. I know the skirt was a little short (especially since Mom pointed it out to me this morning), but she's worn it before & it hasn't been an issue. I can (kind of) understand the schools' perspective on this because some kids might put the leggings on now & take them off a little while later. After all, all kids are not perfect like mine (and yours, of course!). I think I'm going to have to put the blame on Jordan for this one... I mean if she had started the morning in jeans & had gotten hot first period, I'm SURE she would have left her pants on, right? But, she was so upset I didn't give her a hard time. Anyway, bloodshed was avoided & the only damage done was that I had to make a withdrawal from my closet bank.

I know this ended up being not so exciting of a story, but as I was driving to the school, I was sure it would make great blogger fodder. So thought I'd share anyway. Aren't you happy you read until the very end? :)

Four Eyes

Someone got glasses Friday. Isn't she cute?!

Finally, I know something!

"Blast From the Past" day at the high school today. It's the one time a year I get to serve as fashion consultant. Jordan doesn't have pierced ears, nor does she wear makeup, so she's missing 2 vital 80s components, but she still looked pretty cute, I think.

Soccer-Something-Or-Other

Here are a few pics of the 2nd half of Jordan's 2nd game today (that's all I saw her play). Her team won both their games today. At least one more tomorrow...

Fun Friday.

The garage is clean :) Michael has today off too, so he's joining me for a Friday morning movie, then we're going to lunch. (No lunch out yesterday) Tonight I'm going to Kristen's house for a Girls Night with some old high school friends (no, they aren't old, I've just known them for a long time). Kristen is making some of her sangria...YUM! I'm not usually a sangria gal, but she makes it extra yummy.

Tomorrow Jordan has an 8am game...about an hour from home. Ben's 5th grade class is meeting at the movie theater to watch City of Ember, which is based on a book they've been reading in class, at 11:30. Normally, I hate to miss her games, but in this case I'm glad to be going to the movie. The game is part of a tournament, so I'll be able to get my soccer fix later
Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning. I'm also excited that I get to borrow my dad's mac daddy camera this weekend to take pictures of her games. Hopefully, I'll have some good ones to share

Have a great weekend everyone & GO RAYS, GATORS & BUCS!!!