My last two posts are BLAH! Really, I am enjoying some things about this time of year! The kids are crazy but FULL to the brim of Christmas Spirit! It does inspire me...so, things to be buttoning up this week:
1. Bake
2. Wrap
3. Relax
I hope to get all that in! I work every day up until Christmas Eve so we'll see...
Hope your last week is full of joy, laughter, and excited anticipation (as it should be!)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Top 10 Christmas Bah Humbug's...
10. Black Friday. Sad what our society is reduced to...mass hysteria to save $50 on a game system!
9. The "green, greedy give-me's" that start when all the toy catalogs and commercials start showing up.
8. The " biggest Christmas sale" adds that appear every Sunday in the paper featuring discounts that
amount to nothing really...
7. The pressure to buy, buy, buy wherever you go.
6. Watching people you know (and even those you don't know) spend, spend, spend on gifts that are
purchased out of obligation rather than out of love.
5. The weight that I inevitably gain.
4. The sleep that I inevitably loose.
3. Christmas cards. How I spend nearly $100 to send out 70 and receive only 35 in return. People who
don't send them and have no guilt about it must be smarter than me!
2. How I get "too busy" with all crap Christmas nonsense that I cannot do the things I really want to do with
my kids, even though every year I say "I'm not gonna get too busy with all the crap Christmas nonsense!"
1. How the real reason for the season has been virtually eliminated from Christmas. Christmas has
become a way for us to boost our economy rather than our spirits! It's appalling!
9. The "green, greedy give-me's" that start when all the toy catalogs and commercials start showing up.
8. The " biggest Christmas sale" adds that appear every Sunday in the paper featuring discounts that
amount to nothing really...
7. The pressure to buy, buy, buy wherever you go.
6. Watching people you know (and even those you don't know) spend, spend, spend on gifts that are
purchased out of obligation rather than out of love.
5. The weight that I inevitably gain.
4. The sleep that I inevitably loose.
3. Christmas cards. How I spend nearly $100 to send out 70 and receive only 35 in return. People who
don't send them and have no guilt about it must be smarter than me!
2. How I get "too busy" with all crap Christmas nonsense that I cannot do the things I really want to do with
my kids, even though every year I say "I'm not gonna get too busy with all the crap Christmas nonsense!"
1. How the real reason for the season has been virtually eliminated from Christmas. Christmas has
become a way for us to boost our economy rather than our spirits! It's appalling!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
I truly cannot believe that it has been over one month since I last posted, but I guess it has. Life has been so busy! I feel like all I do is wine about my life and how hard it is to blog. I love my life...truly, I do. And honestly the fact that I cannot get around to blogging only saddens me from the standpoint that I'm not recording any memories for my family. All that's happened the past month will quickly fade from my memory and I'll look back and think "Why did I have a big blank NOTHING right there?".
It's been busy with "stuff". That's why. And not all of it has been overwhelmingly important, but necessary nonetheless. Thanksgiving, of course. My favorite holiday. Should I not have SOMETHING to say about it? I will refrain this year. And hope that the not-so-good parts fade from my memory and that all I remember is the good. I've been shuffling people here and there. We've been to Omaha to see my beautiful niece, Lilly, dance in the Nutcracker ballet. I've spent countless hours doing laundry, shopping on-line, paying bills, making dinner, picking up, helping with homework, and working...of course.
And the time flies...ticks...passes and slips... Just another day, week, month in my life. Busy with the people I love. Just the way I want it.
It's been busy with "stuff". That's why. And not all of it has been overwhelmingly important, but necessary nonetheless. Thanksgiving, of course. My favorite holiday. Should I not have SOMETHING to say about it? I will refrain this year. And hope that the not-so-good parts fade from my memory and that all I remember is the good. I've been shuffling people here and there. We've been to Omaha to see my beautiful niece, Lilly, dance in the Nutcracker ballet. I've spent countless hours doing laundry, shopping on-line, paying bills, making dinner, picking up, helping with homework, and working...of course.
And the time flies...ticks...passes and slips... Just another day, week, month in my life. Busy with the people I love. Just the way I want it.
Monday, November 1, 2010
welcome
a little piece of heaven...
Congrats Nadalie and Andy! "She's a beaut!!"
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| Ryan Abigail 7 lbs. 2 oz. 18 1/2 inches October 30, 2010 |
Congrats Nadalie and Andy! "She's a beaut!!"
Halloween highlights
As much as I'm ready to put Halloween behind me, I have to share some pics from our weekend...
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| Pumpkin carving with Dad-Dad |
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| my hottie husband |
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| BOO! |
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| TRICK OR TREAT!!! |
But, probably our most exciting weekend event was the arrival of Chris' brother Andy's little girl! She arrived on October 30th about a week earlier than planned. For some reason I cannot get her picture to upload, so I'll have to add her picture later! Nothing beats having your own kids, but in my opinion, welcoming a child of a sibling into this world is a close second!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
penis envy {finally} figured out!
So, I'm in the bathroom when Colin comes in to use the toilet. As usual I have to remind him to please lift the seat because every now and then he misses and, well,... I have to sit on the seat and I'd rather not sit on a wet seat thank you very much! To which he replied, "Girls have it way worse".
"Why's that?" I asked.
"Cuz they have to get their tummies cut open to have babies. {Oh, poor boy, he only knows the half of it!} And they have to sit down to pee. And if they have long hair bats can get stuck in it easier. And they have that other thing...what's it called? A vagina?"
"And what, exactly, is wrong with that?"
"Well, it's not long enough to hold on to." {said in the most matter-of- fact, innocent way only a boy of 7 could say it}
It has been a very long time since I have laughed that hard and that long.
He is all boy...no doubt about it!
"Why's that?" I asked.
"Cuz they have to get their tummies cut open to have babies. {Oh, poor boy, he only knows the half of it!} And they have to sit down to pee. And if they have long hair bats can get stuck in it easier. And they have that other thing...what's it called? A vagina?"
"And what, exactly, is wrong with that?"
"Well, it's not long enough to hold on to." {said in the most matter-of- fact, innocent way only a boy of 7 could say it}
It has been a very long time since I have laughed that hard and that long.
He is all boy...no doubt about it!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Bill Cosby once said, "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody".
Really?... Crap!
It seems that this is my goal on a daily basis...to keep everyone happy. Let's break this down, shall we?
By definition.....
Please: { pleased, pleasing, pleases} v. To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to: make glad or contented.
Happy: delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing.
So, essentially the same thing. And, yes, that is my daily goal. To keep the kids happy so I don't have to listen to screaming and yelling and begging. To keep the schools happy by getting my kids there on time, helping out, keeping the teachers happy, paying the tuition bill on time. To keep the coach happy, the den mother happy, the other parents happy. To keep my boss and co-workers happy so I can keep my job. To keep our parents happy so that they will continue to help us out with the kids. To keep our siblings happy so that we don't have to deal with all the baggage that comes along with unhappy relationships. To keep my husband happy (...and he would say that I don't try hard enough with that one). To keep my friends happy so that I can keep them. And, lastly, to keep me happy... { in no particular order}. All those reasons and because I want the people I love and care about the most to be happy, after all.
So, according to Bill I'm destined to failure. Trust me, I realize that Bill is not Einstein...but he does have a point. Failure may be a harsh word, but then again maybe not...
We all seem to forget that in pleasing everyone else we sometimes fail ourselves, whether it's failing to get enough sleep, failing to finish our own projects in our own homes, failing to stay well, failing to clean the toilets, failing to give the most attention to the person or thing that needs the most attention at that moment...
Maybe Bill should be held in a bit more esteem...?
Really?... Crap!
It seems that this is my goal on a daily basis...to keep everyone happy. Let's break this down, shall we?
By definition.....
Please: { pleased, pleasing, pleases} v. To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to: make glad or contented.
Happy: delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing.
So, essentially the same thing. And, yes, that is my daily goal. To keep the kids happy so I don't have to listen to screaming and yelling and begging. To keep the schools happy by getting my kids there on time, helping out, keeping the teachers happy, paying the tuition bill on time. To keep the coach happy, the den mother happy, the other parents happy. To keep my boss and co-workers happy so I can keep my job. To keep our parents happy so that they will continue to help us out with the kids. To keep our siblings happy so that we don't have to deal with all the baggage that comes along with unhappy relationships. To keep my husband happy (...and he would say that I don't try hard enough with that one). To keep my friends happy so that I can keep them. And, lastly, to keep me happy... { in no particular order}. All those reasons and because I want the people I love and care about the most to be happy, after all.
So, according to Bill I'm destined to failure. Trust me, I realize that Bill is not Einstein...but he does have a point. Failure may be a harsh word, but then again maybe not...
We all seem to forget that in pleasing everyone else we sometimes fail ourselves, whether it's failing to get enough sleep, failing to finish our own projects in our own homes, failing to stay well, failing to clean the toilets, failing to give the most attention to the person or thing that needs the most attention at that moment...
Maybe Bill should be held in a bit more esteem...?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
why was I going to blog tonight?...
This is a post in which I say nothing really. You've been warned.
What exactly is the phenomenon that makes our brains forget if we did something 20 seconds ago? Did I add the soap to the wash yet? Why did I walk in here? Oh crap, I forgot to turn the drier on! I mean really... I'm only 37...yet I feel like I need 24 hour care! Jeez-o-peet. Yes. I just said that.
What exactly is the phenomenon that makes our brains forget if we did something 20 seconds ago? Did I add the soap to the wash yet? Why did I walk in here? Oh crap, I forgot to turn the drier on! I mean really... I'm only 37...yet I feel like I need 24 hour care! Jeez-o-peet. Yes. I just said that.
Perhaps it's my lack of sleep...
just sayin'...
This is for Sarah...if I can manage to get it to work...
I promised pictures, but she's very rarely still enough to photograph... so here you go! (Yea me! I did it!)
Gotta go...time for Parenthood....
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Sunday
Ahhh...Sunday evening and the kiddos are in bed. It's been a very busy weekend with soccer games, errands and home projects. I had a few moments today feeling crabby because the clock kept ticking away with so much to do...seems like there is never enough time, and a new work week looms...
because before I know it he won't need the stool and the books to see in the mirror to shave... :)
Sarah had posted this post from Clover Lane several weeks ago. I think it does an outstanding job of putting into words what all us Moms feel from time to time. When I try and blog about stuff like that it turns into a blog tantrum, and who the heck wants to read that?
I thought of her post a lot today and her words brought me peace...I am not alone. Every Mom struggles with life from time to time. It feels good to have company.
I promise to post pictures soon of the baby, but for now I will leave you with this...
The "stuff" that I hope I will always remember...the things that bring a smile to my face whenever I come across them...
because before I know it he won't need the stool and the books to see in the mirror to shave... :)
Saturday, October 9, 2010
excuses
Hello all! Top 10 reasons I haven't blogged lately:
1. Computer acting up and making me way grumpy!
2. soccer (practice and games and make-up games...)
3. Colin joined cub scouts and is a month behind everyone else...
4. my darling Eden
5. Chris is trying to finish up the dormer/roof project...so single parenthood
6. laundry
7. work
8. my inability to be organized anymore
9. two boys who cannot get along unsupervised :(
10. did I mention my grumpiness?
The End.
* I just realized how many posts I have about why I haven't been posting...
1. Computer acting up and making me way grumpy!
2. soccer (practice and games and make-up games...)
3. Colin joined cub scouts and is a month behind everyone else...
4. my darling Eden
5. Chris is trying to finish up the dormer/roof project...so single parenthood
6. laundry
7. work
8. my inability to be organized anymore
9. two boys who cannot get along unsupervised :(
10. did I mention my grumpiness?
The End.
* I just realized how many posts I have about why I haven't been posting...
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