testing and then some

The kids had TKD testing today.

All 5 passed.

And the boys all broke all of their boards in the first try :-)

And,

our good buddy, Pete,

earned his black belt today!!

(he also broke all of his boards on the first try, which was really nice for his momma and me!)

And,

Brandon got to be the one who tied his belt.

So,

it was a good TaeKwonDo day!

(except that another good buddy didn't break all of his board, so that part was sad)

Lily is a green belt now,

and Lexi is yellow,

and, as she said, her "big friend,

is a purple belt."

(I love that my kids considers people of all ages their friends

and I love that Bayley is so sweet to Lexi, that she really is her friend)

After testing,

we were going to go The Yellow Papaya for lunch.

We've been watching it being built,

and have been waiting for several months for them to open

(it looked like they were ready, we couldn't figure out what the hold-up was!)

A week or so ago, Tyler told me they were open,

so we decided we'd try it out today.

We went,

but we didn't end up staying.

After 5 minutes

(and getting up to grab menus for ourselves) 

we still hadn't had anyone come to our table,

or even make eye contact,

and

it was pretty pricey, with no kid's menu.

We figured Lin's Garden would be considerably less expensive

and its most of the kids' favorite place to eat,

so we left

(as discreetly as seven people can get up and leave a restaurant)

and went there instead.

I confess - I eat wheat when we go there.

It's just too hard for me to say no

to the crab wontons.

(okay, and the lemon chicken...)

After lunch,

Tyler and the gang went home

and I went shopping

and was a brainless idiot

and forgot quite a bit of what I needed to buy.

grrr

While I was at Walmart,

I saw two 20-something gals, shopping together, in the produce department.

After I passed them, I heard, "She's one of those."

It's the only thing I heard them say, so I assume it was said looking in my direction.

Now, I don't know for certain they were talking about me,

but it seems likely.

I can't for the life of me figure out what 'those' they pegged me as.

But whatever it was,

I seriously doubt they were correct.

After Walmart,

I came home, unloaded and put away,

and we all hopped in the van to go to A-Z

where

Tyler and Brandon found a wedding decor solution

to a need that has nagged me for months!

And,

Tyler also figured out a solution to a dilemma that arose just today.

so, yay for both of those!

And he almost stayed home....

After A-Z,

we came home and Tyler Superman fixed dinner

so I wouldn't have to.

And now,

he and Brandon are waiting for me in the living room, 

so we can watch an episode of White Collar

while I sew a diamond or two onto a star,

to make it a hexagon.