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I was in Walgreens the other day and saw this Kansas name mint tin thing. I checked it out to see if any of my children's names (who have weird names) were on these tins.  When I saw this..

At first I thought this is a pretty specific name.. "RICK CHALK".  Then I realized it should say "ROCK CHALK"  as in Rock Chalk Jayhawk.  I almost  bought one for proof, but didn't. 

PS.. only #1 and #2's names were on these mints…. to bad I didn't name any of them RICK.

A few weeks ago it occurred to me that I had two reunions to go to this year; The Man had his reunion last Saturday and mine will be in late October.  This got me thinking about stuff…

• what should I wear?
• would my best friend from school be there? (since some man took  wooed her to Jeff City)
• Do I have anything relevant to wear?
• Will I look like the mother of 6… while everyone else looks like they have spent their life in Paris France (not Texas) and Milan Italy  (not Indiana)?
• Do I need to wear jeans with rhinestones and big white stitching to be cool?
• What if I don't 't show my shoulders or arms because they are just too dang chubby for the light of day to see?
• Does everything I own have peanut butter and jelly or spit up on it?
• Maybe I should buy something that isn't black.
• Maybe I'm too old and have too many children to think about fashion.
• I think I'm going to wear black.

When I was in grade school 40 year old women looked like this…

Bea Authur on Maude

When I was a teenager 40 year old women looked like this…

Dynasty! (one of my favorite shows)

Now 40 year old women look like this…

Sex and the City

and this..

and this..

Have you noticed that women don't have grey hair any more.. and they are all blonde?

I guess age is much more important than I have been giving it credit.   I  was asked to apply to be on a parenting board.  When I did, they  turned me down because I am "too old" to be on it.  I have 6 kids.. one of which is 7 months old! Seriously?  I'm too old?  A month or so ago, I had someone want to interview me because of eBay… and when they learned how old I am… the told me I was too old for the interview.  OUCH!

I don't feel old.. I don't think I'm irrelevant… I think I can learn something from ANYONE.. regardless of their age, race, station in life, color or religion.

Stay tuned.. I'll let you know how this whole "reunion" business works out, and if I wear something other than black with baby hurl on it.

This particular sign is bolted to a wall in a parking garage in Leawood, Kansas.  I've never seen this sign before… until now.  I've probably parked in this garage once or twice a month for the last year or so.  The main level of this garage is apparently "compact car only". (Which I never knew)  BUT  on the upper level of the garage *ANY * car can park there. 

In my defense, the upper level has a clearance of 6'1".. My lovely 8 passenger vehicle is just slightly taller than that. 

I've ALWAYS parked on the main (lower level) of this garage.. because of the clearance issue.  I even blogged about it HERE.

Here's a photo of what happens when you drive a car into a parking garage

that doesn't have the right height clearance. 

Apparently you can't park on the main level.. because you'll get one of these.

This is my car… and my stroller. That white thing on the wall is the "sign". You can see my car is parked in the lines with room to spare on this side.

This is my car.. #1 and #3 with my stroller.  You can see I am CLEARLY between the compact car lines here.. and if you the car next to me.. that's not a compact car EITHER.

Dang parking tickets!

By the way #1's shirt reads: "I heart boys that recycle".  She likes the shirt, but thinks she's too old to wear a shirt advertising for a "boy".  I try to tell her they are all boys, but she doesn't believe me.  Just wait #1… you'll figure it out someday.

Tomorrow is our first day of school.. Which made me think about some other first days.  This is our first day of school 2 years ago…

This is one of my favorite photos.. because it TRULY captures the personalities of my children.  On one side I have 2 kids that are excited to do school.. on the other side I have 2 kids that look like they just rolled in from a night on the town.

Last years first day of school picture.  All I can say.. is that I'm glad that #5 showed up with a shirt on.