And I am embracing it as of now. I got a new job!!!!!

The pool party went as I thought it would - BM being a biotch, and yelling at SO because they sang the birthday song and started on the cake without her present.

WELL, AHEM. She had no treats for the sleepover the night before, and SO and I brought three yes three pizzas, plus the cake, and she couldn't be bothered to be at the pool when everyone wanted to do the song.
Munchkins best friends parents had to leave.

So she chews on SO, and of course apologizes later. Same thing as always.

For Munchkins' 11th birthday, last night, I had arranged a shopping trip to get her special clothes for her 5th grade promotion ceremony. After work, we shopped for 3 hours! Then I helped prepare dinner, and finally fell into bed, exhausted. Three of us woke up at 6:45 and got ready. Guess who stayed up late and was still snoozing? Yep, Winona SD18.

It was a situation yesterday. SO asked Winona about the High School graduation guest list, found out I was not on it, and he grew very angry, "was not ok with it." BMs boyfriend was also not on the guest list.

I am not a biological mother, but Mother's Day is one of my least favorite, most stressful holidays all year long. My mother always gets a little sad for the loss of her youngest son in '95. Then my brother this year said he was going to come down and cook dinner, and at the last minute bailed.