Cut your losses.

I've had less than my fair share of lucky breaks
And enough of this fooling around
I've got one last chance to get rid of my past
And bury it deep in the ground
And no matter what you try man
You're never gonna tear me down

When the only blame you cast is your own
And your only guarantee is your fear of the unknown
If you don't cut your losses before you get lost
They're never going to leave you alone

My best bits of advice I'll repeat only twice
After that you can fend for yourself
If you think that your shoes couldn't find better use
About just about anyone else

You need to face up and fold
Or deal with the hand you're dealt

Make up your mind
Are you in are you out
I've no patience for your impetuous doubt

When the only blame you cast is your own
And your only guarantee is your fear of the unknown
If you don't cut your losses before you get lost
They're never going to leave you alone
No


I've had less than my fair share of lucky breaks
And enough of this fooling around
I've got one last chance to get rid of my past
And bury it deep in the ground

Make up your mind
Are you in are you out
You'd be better served as a face in the crowd

You never want the truth to be told
And all your major concerns are out of your control
If you don't pick your feet up to come back around
You get stuck in my way to get wronged

When the only blame you cast is your own
And your only guarantee is your fear of the unknown
If you don't cut your losses before you get lost
They're never going to leave you alone
Leave you alone

Pizza Day

The boys and I had an awesome day on Friday. We made a homemade pizza with tons of cheese and pepperonis. Each boy made their own half and it turned out surprisingly awesome. I can't wait to do this again but maybe buy olives and mushrooms. :) We'll see! Here are some cool shots I got catching our adventures.






Hope you enjoyed! This is my first photo post. We'll see how this goes!
<3 Shermy

Secrets

So I am a pretty consistent reader of post secret. (Thanks to Margaret Sandberg). Normally when I read the entries I am surprised to see secrets that could relate to me, or I could have written them myself. So I decided to write a couple secrets, knowing no one really reads this.

- I miss you so much, I wish you were a good enough friend to call me.

- I am crazy in love with who you are, but I was never good enough for you.

- I would pay a million dollars just to make you leave your girlfriend. Everyone hates her!

- Once, I hit one of the kids I watch. Sometimes I think if he had a different nanny, his tantrums wouldn't be as bad.

- I wish I had never dated you. I lost who I was because I was trying so hard to make you want me. I still care about you, and think about you, but only because I'm worried you'll end up a shitty person.

- I know it was one day, and we haven't really talked since ... but I wish I could repeat that night a million times over. It was the most fun I'd had in a long time.

- I wish I could stay at ACC because I know its too easy for me. I'm scared I will actually have to study next year.

I had been meaning to post this...

Summer!

Okay so summer so far has been crazy! I am having quite the adventure getting closer to Cameron. Brandon and I have always been close, probably because he was 3 when I started working for him, so he has always climbed into my lap or cried on my shoulder. Now that this is my fourth summer working for this family, Cameron has FINALLY gotten to where he will give me huge hugs or sit super close to me. Last night, out of frustration, Cameron simply flopped on the couch and put his head in my lap. This is SO out of his realm of normalcy. I just scratched his head and pretended this was nothing out of the ordinary, but on the inside I was going "HAHA! YOU DO LIKE ME!"

In sequence of events the boys and I have:
Created:
Oobleck
Muddy Buddies
"Gak"
Cake
Cupcakes

Experienced:
A soccer party with 40 guests, 23 Kids, 15 Water guns, 3 boats, 2 wake boards and 1 hot tub.
A Broken arm
Jealousy and bickering
A guinea pig named Coconut and a Tortoise named Torta.
Swinging one handed
The punishment for shooting Ashley in the eye. (nerf, not airsoft thank goodness)
The joy of racing a popsicle in 100 degree weather

All in all, I love my job!!

Ugh.

I have 300 friends on facebook...
but no one to go have a drink with.
Whats the point of being 21 then?

Despite getting rid of everything I thought was making me unhappy... I'm still really sad.
I don't know why...

(I went back to edit this post for several reasons)

Okay so I was super bummed the day Brandon broke his arm, and I couldn't help but be super lonely on a day I literally spent over 24 hours with the boys. I was craving adult interaction BAD!
However the VERY next night by wonderful Bestie Buennisima and I went to see hangover, and decided to have a hangover of our very own. Well actually I didn't have one, but Buennie might have.

We discovered the annoyances of men. How they believe if you're wearing a short skirt, they can rub up on you. (not!) That if you look really pretty, obviously you're single!
I wish there were a place where taken ladies can still act like single ladies!
Oh yeah, RAIN!

Dear Gay Men,
I love you.
<3
Ashley

Summer

Summer so far has been awesome!
Last week I started watching Brandon who is such a great kid. He is a very inspired learner and just yearns to know and be ahead. We worked on spelling and math, and he discovered he knows how to do two digit math. (without much guidance!) Cameron got out of school on Thursday and we celebrated with baking a "last day of school chocolate cake."
Friday was a BIG day. On Saturday the boys had a soccer party planned for Cameron's soccer team and their families. They were all going out to my uncle's lake house in Marble Falls, TX. He has a huge house with a two story boat dock complete with rope swing, boat, and jet skis. There were 10 players, 12 siblings, and at least 20 parents not including a couple sets of grandparents!
So on Friday we packed and got everything ready so that when Scott got home all he would have to do was pack up the car and we could go in the morning.
Friday night was Animal Collective at Stubbs. I had a GREAT time! Watching Chris and all of his friends dance was pretty amusing/awesome. I was soo tired though so I enjoyed one song sitting on a giant rock wall and people watching. Chris is soo energetic! It was a lot of fun just watching him!
Over the weekend I experienced tubing, watching two 9 year old boys wake board simultaneously behind a boat, mothers crying because they didn't want their kids to grow up, and mothers flicking off a boat driver after being thrown off a tube.
And today I have tonsillitis! What a life I lead.