Who's Rotten?

You take your eyes off 'em for one second....



At this point, he'd had all the blankets out of the basket and had put some back in. I just refolded all of those blankets a couple of days ago because he'd done the same thing! GRRRRRR! Have I ever mentioned how I hate doing the same things over and over again? Cause I do. I don't mean stuff everyone has to do every day like brush my teeth, take a shower, load the dishwasher. I mean clean up the same messes over and over cause your kids go behind you and undo what you just did. I hate that!!



But then they look at me like this and I can't stay mad!

Tag

I was tagged by Jemmers!!

THE RULES:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag five people to do the same.

"Especially at my kids."

Ok, so I don't always blog in complete sentences, I see! I was talking about how I wanted to stop yelling so much. I'm a yeller. I don't like it, but my mom was a yeller, I'm a yeller, and my girls (especially the oldest) are yellers. I'm glad I did this, cause I had forgotten about that post and it was a nice little reminder that I need to keep working on this bad habbit!

5 people I tag:

1. If
2. you
3. wanna
4. go
5. forit!

Desperate For Desperate

Housewives that is! I can't wait! Season premiere is tonight! Yeah!! I have been SO looking forward to this! Here is what's going on in tonight's episode. Gonna be a great season!!



And we can't forget about the OTHER hot Jesse...


(Jesse Metcalfe)

The Big Reveal

1. I cannot drive the speed limit. Ever!-True. I must always go at least 5 mph over!
2. I can't carry a tune in a bucket.-False. I can carry a tune if the bucket's big enough.
3. I worked at a bank for 4 years.-True.
4. I used to sell Avon.-True. Not very successfully, I always spent any $ I earned on discounted products for myself.
5. I love to cook!-Big Fat False!

6. I was in 4 musicals in high school.-True. 2 Freshman year, 2 Sophmore year (and some plays too).
7. I once sent an email to my boss that was meant for a co-worker and it made me look bad.-True, unfortunately! That was at the bank.
8. I am extremely computer savvy.-False. If a button doesn't do what it's supposed to, I'm lost!
9. I have a child in 2nd grade.-False. I have a 3rd grader and a kindergartener (and a 1 year old).
10. I only have one piercing in each ear.-True.

11. I have 2 daughters and 1 son-True
12. I am 5'5" tall.-True.
13. I'm not a natural blonde.-Like False, duh!
14. I have a tattoo.-False, though I've considered getting an ichthus on my ankle (but I HATE needles!)
15. I like being a "minivan mom".-True, indeed.

16. I wear glasses/contacts.-True. Can't see without 'em!
17. I'm a great dancer.-False. I gots no rhythm.
18. I played varsity tennis in high school.-True. Ok, so we didn't have the best team if I played varsity, but I did get my letter.
19. I don't shave my legs in the winter.-False. (chica chica wah wah!)
20. I love staying up late and hate waking up early!-SoTrue!


(Ichthus)


(Pic of me from my 10th grade yearbook at tennis practice)

Latest Celeb Crush

Gotta be Jesse Spencer (Dr. Robert Chase) of House, M.D. I had not seen any of the movies he had been in. Well, actually, I think I started watching Uptown Girls, but it was kinda boring, so I didn't finish it.

What a cutie patootie bootie!



(HOT! HOT! HOT!)

And that accent...just yummy!

Interesting fact about him: He has 2 brothers and 1 sister, all of whom are medical doctors, as well as their father, and he....well....plays one on t.v.

Just for Fun!

Here's a little quiz for you (about me). I've done similar things before, I think, but it's fun anyway. Leave your answers in the comments and make your own True of False quiz on your own blog...if you wish to play along. To make it quicker, you can just leave the #'s of those you think are false. Have fun!

1. I cannot drive the speed limit. Ever!
2. I can't carry a tune in a bucket.
3. I worked at a bank for 4 years.
4. I used to sell Avon.
5. I love to cook!

6. I was in 4 musicals in high school.
7. I once sent an email to my boss that was meant for a co-worker and it made me look bad.
8. I am extremely computer savvy.
9. I have a child in 2nd grade.
10. I only have one piercing in each ear.

11. I have 2 daughters and 1 son
12. I am 5'5" tall.
13. I'm not a natural blonde.
14. I have a tattoo.
15. I like being a "minivan mom".

16. I wear glasses/contacts.
17. I'm a great dancer.
18. I played varsity tennis in high school.
19. I don't shave my legs in the winter.
20. I love staying up late and hate waking up early!

At The Convent

The nuns at the local convent had their daily announcement session. The mother superior walked out in front of the 100 nuns with a very serious frown on her face. She began to speak...

Mother Superior: There had been a sinful deed committed here yesterday.

99 nuns: Oh, no!
1 nun:Hee,hee,hee.

Mother Superior: Today I found a pair a men's underwear.

99 nuns: Oh, no!
1 nun: Hee, hee, hee.

Mother Superior: And I also found a condom.

99 nuns: Oh, no!
1 nun: Hee, hee, hee.

Mother Superior: And it has been used!

99 nuns: Oh, no!
1 nun: Hee, hee, hee.

Mother Superior: And there was a hole in it!

1 nun: Oh, No!
99 nuns: Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee!...

Bad Blogger Etiquette

Ok, so I am getting a little tired of blogging. Here's why. At first, I was blogging just to do it. Then a few weeks ago, I was like "why do I do this, no one really reads it". So I start commenting on more blogs. Lots of them, to see if I could get more people to come check out my site. I realize I am kinda boring, but so are a lot of other people's blogs!

You know how many people came back and commented on mine? Maybe 2! I mean, come on people, at least a return "Hi" comment or something!

Now, I know what you're thinking...lots of people don't return comments. But here's the thing. I've seen those bloggers that I have made several comments on their blogs return comments to other bloggers who visit their site, but not mine.

Am I really so uninteresting that I don't even deserve a "hello, thanks for visiting my blog"? I guess so!

Good Weekend!

I found a new diaper bag. I looked many places over the last few days desperately searching for just the right one. I looked at Babies R Us (where I found one and bought, but couldn't decide if I wanted to keep), Big Lots, WalMart, Target, JC Penney's Outlet, among several others. My final stop was at Marshalls. I figured if I couldn't find anything there, I would just keep the one I got from BRU and get on with my life. I looked around and found a couple diaper bags, but no backpack ones like everyone suggested to me. So I thought, there's no reason I couldn't just get an actual backpack to use. So I headed over to the backpack area. I found this one:




It was only slightly more that I paid for the one from BRU and lots bigger. So I bought it and took the other one back. I've only used it for 2 days now, but am already loving it! I am so not good at making decisions. For goodness sakes, I have to lug this bag everywhere I go, I need to like it!

Saturday, of course, was the OSU Buckeye game with the hubby. You can read all about that here. It was a BLAST!!!!! Now, I am not the biggest football fan in the land, but I do like the Bucks! I have no choice really living here in Columbus (unless I WANT to be declared a traitor and be hunted like a wild animal...a wolverine perhaps?!!!). But if ever a great team existed that you were forced to root for, it would indeed be, the Ohio State Buckeyes!! Go Bucks!!! We had an awesome time!!! It was exciting from start to finish!!! Definitely want to go again sometime!! Maybe when we're old and rich (ha) we will purchase season tickets!

Today went fairly well also. It started early with praise team practice at 7:30. That was, of course, sucky! The guys running sound have even less of a clue of what they're doing than the worship leader! For second service, my mic was not even turned on AT ALL!! I tapped my finger on it to try to give them a clue that it wasn't on to no avail. They were back there lifting their hands as if to tell the team to sing louder. Here's a clue, buddy, turn the mic's on and maybe we'll sound louder!!!! Sometimes I just want to quit (again), it's not worth it. But I do enjoy the adult time I get while at practice, and I enjoy singing, and the friendships I'm building. I suppose as long as God can hear us, it doesn't really matter if the congregation can! So I'll stick it out for a while longer at least.

After church, we ate lunch with my dad at BW's (B-dubs). Very yummy! Their wings were excellent today. We don't go there often but have been wanting to go for a while, so we did.

That's pretty much it. May watch a movie we borrowed from the library later after getting the kids all in bed. Overall, a good weekend!

Any Suggestions?

I need a new diaper bag. I have been using the one I got free from the hospital for about a year now. (before that I was using a bigger one I'd received as a gift).

The one from the hospital is still in good shape, however, this past week sometime, I left a sippy cup of chocolate milk in it and left the whole bag in my van as I usually do (because I would forget it if I didn't do that). Well, somehow, the sippy got turned upside down in the bag and leaked all over everything that was in there. So, of course, now the bag reeks of sour chocolate milk!!! I cleaned it out with lysol disinfectant wipes and even sprayed some lysol in it and let it dry out. Well, now, it just smells like mountain fresh soured chocolate milk. So, to the dumpster with that bag. At least it was free!

Anybody have any good suggestions on where I can find a small-medium sized diaper bag or backpack that's well made but inexpensive? I checked wal-mart and will be checking Target and possibly Babies R Us today. Anywhere else I should look?

Tech Support for Etch-A-Sketch

Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has a distorted display. What should I do?
A: Pick it up and shake it.

Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has these funny little lines all over the screen.
A: Pick it up and shake it.

Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
A: Pick it up and shake it. Set it down.

Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has lines that prevent me from doing my art project.
A: Pick it up and shake it.

Q: How do I delete a document from my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.

Q: How do I keep from losing my Etch-A-Sketch document?
A: Stop shaking it.

Sorry!

I gots nothin'!

Concerned

I just had an IM conversation with my dad. I am worried about him. It just doesn't seem like he knows some stuff that he needs to know and he doesn't want to take advise from a young whippersnapper! It is so frustrating!!

For example, he's been working apartment maintenance for 25 years. He is currently 49 years old, widowed, and at the top of his pay band. He just refinanced the house, that he and my mom bought over 8 years ago, not quite 2 years ago (just before my mom died). So now he is just over 1 and a half years into his 30 year mortgage.

He was talking about his day and the stresses of his job. I asked him why he doesn't just take a supervisor position and be able to get paid more. His excuse is that being a super is more stressful. From how he talks, I don't know how it could possibly be more stressful than his current postion. He makes it sound as though the boss has a cake job and he and the rest of the crew do all the dirty work.

Keep in mind that he is not in the best of health or physical condition. Read, he has diabetes and is at least 100 lbs overweight. I asked him if he thought he was still going to be able to do his job 10 years from now. I think he has a better chance now of getting another job than he will at 60 and most likely in worse condition than he is in now.

He said something about hoping to have his house paid off and working at McDonalds or something. Does he seriously think he's going to get his house paid off in 10 years?!! I reminded him that he still has over 28 years left on his mortgage. He was dumbfounded at where I came up with 28 years. He thinks that since he originally purchased the house 8 years ago, that he's already that far into his 30 years. He has no clue about any of this. My mom always took care of that kind of stuff.

Nevermind the fact that I worked in a bank for 4 years and learned a lot about mortgatges and that my hubby worked for banks for nearly 10 (some of that with an actual mortgage company!) But we're just kids! We couldn't possibly know more about something than he does.

So, be forewarned G, he'll probably say something to you about how I "attacked" him online or something. I want to make it perfectly clear, no matter how much he embelishes, that I was not attacking him, but was asking questions of him because I am truly concerned for him and his future. He has almost no retirement plan. He owes on his house til he's almost his own father's current age, asuming he doesn't refinance again at the end of his 7 year balloon, and we both know the kind of condition his father's in. And as far as I know, he still doesn't have his house insured to where it will be paid for if something happens to him (regardless of how it happens).

But, I can't bring it up with him anymore, because he is obviously not going to listen. But that will not keep me from being concerned about it.

First Day!

Ok, better late than never. I kept forgetting to bring my camera in to upload the pictures. So here you go...

My youngest daughter's first day of kindergarten was this past Monday. Here are a couple of pictures of her in front of her school:


[with big sister looking unamused in the background. She has done this a few times already, you know :)]





And her teacher:



She cried the first couple of days before getting on the bus to come home. The first day of school was her first time on a bus ever! So you can't blame her for being scared. Since she has a.m. Kindergarten, her sister doesn't ride the bus home with her. Fortunately, she has a friend from our neighborhood that she rides the bus home with. So she has been fine the last couple of days.

She does, however, get to ride to school in the mornings with her sister, so that makes it easier for her!

Kids Cones!

I love these kids cones from McDonalds. They're just the right size for little people!



And the best part about 'em is...they're free, free, free!

Kids' Stuff With Previous Experience....

That's right. I shop resale stores. I'm not ashamed. I just cannot justify spending that much money on clothes that my kids will wear for a few months and then grow out of! So, to be able to buy name brands at a price that's right, I hit Once upon a child!

I was able to pick up 6 pairs of pants (2 for each of my kids) and about 7 or 8 shirts for my girls! All of which were name brands...Levi's, Gap, Limited Too, Tommy Hilfiger, Old Navy, L.e.i., etc. And all for LESS than $60! All the clothes look new! That averages around $4 an item! Not too bad for name brands!

It's the little things that excite me!

7 Things...

To quote Kevin James: This is like homework, this is!

7 things I plan to do before I die
1. live a long, happy, healthy life
2. get a degree
3. be financially comfortable
4. enjoy retirement with my hubby
5. travel to everywhere I want to visit
6. enjoy and spoil my grandkids
7. be physically fit

7 things I can do
1. give birth
2. be angry with my kids and still love them with all my heart
3. hold a grudge
4. sing
5. put myself down
6. spend money
7. lose my temper

7 things I cannot do
1. read when there is noise in the background
2. sing with confidence in front of a crowd
3. be patient
4. afford private school
5. be a man
6. keep my house clean all the time
7. find my magic clip sunglasses

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1. nice smile/straight teeth
2. sense of humor/funny
3. clean smell
4. nice rear end
5. style/nice dresser
6. confident, but not conceited
7. talented

7 things that I say most often
1. be quiet
2. my kids' names
3. clean up this mess
4. you're so cute
5. I love you
6. NO
7. be careful, baby

7 celebrity crushes
1. Matthew McConauhey (aka: McConauhottie)

2. Matt Leblanc

3. Brad Pitt

4. Jimmy Fallon

5. Topher Grace

6. Ashton Kutcher

7. Freddie Prinze Jr.


7 people I want to do this
1. Lizzlee
2. AWFI
3. FIF
4. GFF
5. F of 3
6. fatdaddy
7. Oz

Frustrating day!

Yesterday morning I noticed that my daughter's glasses (that we just got late last week) were sitting crooked on her face. She said it was because my son hit her in the face with a light saber (he's only 1, mind you). While I was out and about I stopped in at Lenscrafters, where we got them, and had them adjusted. Great. They were back to normal and ready to go.

So then this morning, she comes crying to me that the baby grabbed her glasses off her face and she couldn't get them from him. (This is already a sore subject with me because he is really grabby and is always trying to get her glasses and pull his sisters' hair...he does this several times a day, and they always cry about it! Point being, they know he's grabby!) So, back to Lenscrafters it was for us today.

I felt slightly embarrassed going back in two days in a row for them to adjust her glasses. I figured they were going to begin to think I hit her in the face or something. But, it needed done before school starts. We walk out and I again remind her that she has to be careful around her baby brother cause she knows he's grabby and she should probably just take her glasses off when she's playing with him. This was one of many in depth lectures about it that she had today. I couldn't believe 2 trips in 2 days. Ridiculous!

So after a long day of running around getting the rest of the supplies on the school list, taking my younger daughter for her physical she needed to start kindergarten, stopping by Lenscrafters, visiting with my grandparents and driving them a couple of places, I finally made it home around 5. I did a few chores and sat down at the computer to shoot of an email and get ready to start making dinner when all of a sudden, my daughter starts crying in the next room. I look in at her and she says, "I'm sorry. He got 'em and I couldn't get them from him."

No friggin way! There sits my son with her glasses in his hands! "Are you kidding me?!!" I went over to him and check them out. Sure enough, they were bent again. The same ear piece sticking out to the side and this time a lens popped out, only I didn't even notice that lovely little nugget right away!

I was furious!! I was shaking I was so mad. She kept saying she was sorry, but I had to tell her to leave me alone and not even talk to me right then. LIVID!

What the heck would the Lenscrafters people think? Three trips in 2 days (2 in the same day)!! I called my hubby crying! He had a side job to do this evening and wouldn't be home in time to take them up this evening and she needs them for tomorrow morning! I had no choice but to go back. AGAIN!

I decided, however, that I couldn't go back in the same store, and looked online to find the next closest one to us. It was twice as far away as the other one. But, dang it, I refused to go to the same one again! So off we went at almost 7pm (thank goodness they are open til 8!).

Our round trip took us an hour. Which meant we didn't get home for me to make dinner til almost 8:00 this evening. The baby was fussy cause he goes to bed at 8:30 and he hadn't even eaten dinner yet. I was cranky, for obvious reasons. And I still had 3 loads of laundry to fold and put away and a backpack to pack up for tomorrow as well as a sack lunch to prepare. I was so looking forward to a relaxing evening when I got home...the first time.

O well, such is life, I guess. The baby still got to bed at 8:30 and the girls at 9:00. The backpack is packed, the lunch is made, the clothes are folded (still need to put them away). Now it's time for a nice hot shower and some reading before hitting dream land.

Last Day!

Today is the last day of summer break for my oldest daughter. She is going into 3rd grade tomorrow! Not only that, but she is starting a brand new school. If that wasn't enough of a change for her, the school she previously attended (from pre-k through last year) was a private, Christian school and the new one is a public school.

Now, there are pros and cons to the whole private vs. public school debate. Personally, I would have loved to keep them in private school. If money wasn't an issue, I would, at least for now. However, it is an issue and with sending both girls (and the baby in a few years) the expense is just too great!

I have mixed feelings about homeschooling. If I had no choice but to live in a bad school district and couldn't afford private school, I would definitely homeschool. I am just not a patient person at all. I get frustrated just helping her with her homework, let alone doing it all day every day with kids of different ages.

Fortunately we are in one of the best school districts in Central Ohio! So that makes me feel a bit better about it. I was also able to meet both of my daughters' teachers and they are both very young and seem very nice. I also plan to be involved as much as possible in their classrooms throughout the year.

My younger daughter will go in for Kindergarten evaluations for an hour on Friday and then start her normal schedule of 8:45-11:30, M-F next Monday. She is VERY excited that she is no longer in preschool and is in KINDERGARTEN! She is literally counting down the days. Each day she wakes me up with, "just 6 more days til kindergarten!" "Just 5 more days". She's so cute!

Well, I've got a busy day ahead of me with last minute preparations for school. Physicals to get, supplies that still need purchased, etc.

Wish us luck!

"The Advantages of Breast Milk"

A not necessarily well-prepared student sat in his life science classroom, staring at a question on the final exam paper. The question directed: "Give four advantages of breast milk."

What to write? He sighed, and began to scribble whatever came into his head, hoping for the best:

1. No need to boil.
2. Never goes sour.
3. Available whenever necessary.

So far so good - maybe. But the exam demanded a fourth answer. Again, what to write? Once more, he sighed. He frowned. He scowled, then sighed again. Suddenly, he brightened. He grabbed his pen, and triumphantly, he scribbled his definitive answer:

4. Available in attractive containers of varying sizes.

He received an A