Writer's Workshop

Okay so I haven't done one of these in a few weeks because I have been a slacker.

Hop on over to mamakats to read more!

The Prompts:

1.) Describe something you're proud of.

2.) Tell me your most humorous wedding experience

3.) 10 reasons why you can't sleep at night

4.) Describe an experience that you wish you could shake from your memory.

5.) Write a love letter to the object of your affection.

I am going to choose number 3 because I seem to have some problems in this area lately.

Ten reasons why I can't sleep at night.

1. I think because all three kids are taking turns waking me up every hour. Okay maybe not, but it sure feels like it.

2. Because #2 comes in a couple times a night asking me to cover him.

3. Because #3 feels the need to wake up in the middle of the night so that she cry her head off until I put her in bed with us.

4. Because my husband gets home from work at 3am. Thanks to our alarm lady who is louder than hell, I wake up to "Disarm system now."

5. Because I have had a bad case of sleep walking. Not sure why but I wake up as I am getting back into bed.

6. Because I am too busy tying knots, in my sheets, in my sleep. Again...not sure why. Funny, I know. I have to hear it from my husband!

7. The time change. For some reason we are all jacked up over here.

8. Because I get stuck thinking about certain people that I am angry with right now. I don't know how to just let it go.

9. Because I hear things and I am scared of seeing ghosts.

10. Because it is time for a new bed!!

Halloweeeeeeen Fun!

The kids had a great time on Halloween. #2 felt fine in the beginning of the day but then got another fever around 4. I gave him some medicine and had him rest until he felt better. My SIL, BIL and niece came over along with my MIL and FIL. We ate dinner, got the kids ready and then we were on our way!

#1, 2 and 3


Jack Sparrow


Sharpay from High School Musical


And our wandering little ladybug.


Last year #3 was only 3 months old on Halloween. This year she still wasn't into it. When people opened their door and she didn't like the looks of them, she would plop down on the floor. BUT when they held out some candy she'd hop up and gladly take it from them. She was sooooo slow that the rest of our family left her in the dust. I guess they were in a hurry. Poor baby. But she didn't care. She was very polite. She told everyone Day-dew (thank you) and waved them good bye.

She had a great time pushing her little cousin in the wagon.


She even tried to let herself in someone's house!


Now who is this??


Her dream came true!!

Swine Flu And Fist Fights

I thought of a great way to try to avoid, as they now call it, The 2009 H1N1 aka swine flu AND also prevent fist fights/hair pulling in public places. It's a simple solution that I wish I would have thought of earlier. I now make my kids keep their hands in their pockets while out in public. It may look funny but at least now there's no hair pulling in public and we cut down the risk of swine flu. Well kinda. #2 has had a fever and woke up with a headache this morning. Now I'm all on edge. What a super way to spend Halloween tomorrow. I hope he gets better soon...like today soon.

Oh NO!

So the other day #1 pulled out this little piece of paper and handed it to me. She told me that she wrote it for this little twirp this kid Robby that she is ALWAYS talking about. It reads...

I like you Robe (Robby)

What! #1 is not supposed to be sending notes to boys. She is only 6! I asked her what Robby said when she gave it to him and she said that he gave it back and said, "You like me?" Then the little player kid started asking her if Crystal liked him, and Aaliyah, Sailor and about 2 other girls! I thought first grade was about addition, subtraction and sentences. Clearly I was wrong. First grade is about chasing boys, making up songs about them, and sharing your boyfriend with all your friends.

I will leave you with a song that #1 and her friend like to sing about good ol' Robby boy.

Lemonade,
(clap clap clap)
Crunchy ice,
(clap clap clap)
Beat it once,
(clap clap clap)
Beat it twice.
Twirl around,
Touch the ground,
Kick Robby out of town!

I Give Up!

So every time my husband gets into bed, he drops his pants and shirt right there on the floor. Seriously, right there next to the bed. I got tired of telling him that there is a laundry basket in the closet, just in case he didn't see it. Well I decided to take matters into my own hands. I placed a laundry basket in the same spot where his clothes land every day. And this is what happened...

And P.S. the leopard shirt is our one year old daughters. Even SHE knows where her clothes go!

The Tooth Fairy

So on Tuesday #1 lost another tooth. This is a very exciting time for the both of us. Her for obvious reasons, she gets a visit from the Tooth Fairy and money. For me it's kinda like being Santa. It's kinda a weird feeling lying to my child by telling her that some Fairy flies around her room leaving fairy dust (gold glitter) all over her bed and then takes her tooth. That's pretty much the only information I have given her. She asked me how big the Tooth Fairy is and I told her I don't know because I have never seen her. I told her that when I was her age I would always try to catch the Tooth Fairy but never did. That was stupid.

Tuesday night I got caught TWICE going into her room. She was so eager to catch me the Tooth Fairy that she rolled over so fast with the biggest eyes I have ever seen. The first time I didn't know what to say. I just said, "Oh you're awake??" and the second time I had already spread the glitter on her bed and I was in the process of putting the dollar in the little teddy bear when she caught me again! What was I gonna say this time?! I acted like I was pulling the dollar out and said, "Oh my gosh the Tooth Fairy came and look what she brought you!" Nice save! The next morning she was so excited and flashed her dollar around for everyone to see. Which lead to fights with #2 of course. Not a word was said about me being in her room and I'm not about to bring it up!!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I have NOT been a horrible blogger this past week. Plain and simple.

I do NOT have a 15 month old that is obsessed with wearing her shoes. Even if its with her sleeper pj's on...


Or half naked...notice her whole entire hand in her mouth. That leads me to my next not me...


Because #3 is going from having 2 teeth to 8 in just a few days, I do NOT have a sore left arm from holding my cranky baby. I have not been overly worried about her 103 temperature every night that I did NOT give in and let her sleep with us so I could keep a close eye on her. I am NOT getting only a few hours of sleep at night which is NOT making me a cranky mommy to be around. Teething IS horrible!

While on the phone with my cousin and making dinner at the same time, I did NOT accidentally put the spanish rice seasoning in the with the taco meat. I did not decide to just add the taco seasoning in with the taco meat as well, finish the spanish rice, then mix them both together and try to act like I did it on purpose...Oopsy :)

T-Ball Time!

So #2 is playing T-Ball now. I love seeing him in his little uniform. I also love watching him play. It is so funny when they ALL run after the ball to get it. The first time he was up to bat he hit the ball and instead of running to first, he ran after the ball! Then when he was at third I told him that he had to run to home and then go sit back in the dugout. What did he do? He ran straight to the dugout! I LOVE it!

Before our kids we old enough to play sports, I would always tell my husband that I was dreading the outdoor sports because of the heat. I never thought that I would end up loving these games so much. I love it when he gets a really big grass stain on his white baseball pants. I love it that my husband enjoys it as much as our son does. I am SUPER excited that it is our turn on Saturday to bring the snacks for the kids! I'm not sure what to bring yet but I am having fun talking it over with my son.


Umm, excuse me #7, I believe my son had the ball first!


Check out that guy on the right. He's like, "Hey lady, how many pictures are you gonna take?"



Playing catch with Daddy.


Drake and Coach for the day...Daddy!



Go #4!


Mommy and Drake.

Caught Red Black Handed!

So, on top of all the other things I do as a SAHM, I get to do other fun stuff at home as well. Private Investigating. Sometimes it's hard and sometimes it's totally obvious...but still fun to question them.

The other day I was doing my normal laps up and down the hallway putting clothes away for everyone. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed something on the bathroom door.

This little black hand print was only about 18 inches of the floor so it could only be one of the three kids.








I decided to bring my 15 month old to the scene of the crime and start asking questions.



Mommy: Did YOU do this to the bathroom door?

#3: No comment



Ah-HA! Nothing says guilty like a big gummy smile! If she plans to be as slick as her big sister and brother then she needs to learn two rules.
1. Smiles means your guilty.
2. Deny, deny, deny!

Not Me! Monday

I have NOT been walking around with only one slipper every morning because the other one somehow went missing...

I do NOT chase my 15 month old around just to see her chubby and stubby legs waddle around as fast as they can go. It's amazing how someone so small can haul ass without even bending her knees!

I do NOT spend a ridiculous amount of time reading blogs.

I did not just wear socks with my flip flops when I dropped my daughter off at school. Thank God I don't have to get out of the car or that would have been embarrassing!

Randoms

At only 8:50 this morning I realized that I had so many thing buzzing through my head and I had only been up for like almost 3 hours. Today's post is going to consist of my complaints thoughts.

Why on earth is #2 telling me that I need to work out?

Me- What? Why do I need to work out?

#2- Because you've had a busy day.

Oh! Phew! I thought he was dropping a hint. Really, it's just 4 year old talk for, I want a snack while you are busy doing something.

Which leads me to think...Why is it so hard to dedicate a half hour to Gilad every morning? Oh yes I remember. I am tired of not being able to bend down or get back up after I bend down due to sore muscles.

If I have to say "You're not using the jump rope because I just did your hair" one more time, I'm gonna flip!

Ahhh, finally after 5 night shifts my husband is finally going to be home for two days...wait. That might not be a good thing because that means now I have 4 people to clean up after AND I am no longer head honcho of the remote.

#2's first T-Ball game!!

Putting child locks on all the dresser drawers is a must...

Writer's Workshop

Writer's Workshop from mama kat

This week I am going to do not one, but TWO prompts.

The first one is prompt number one.

How did you meet your best friend?

My best friend Danielle and I met at the bus stop in 1985. 25 years ago. My memory kinda sucks but here are a few things that I do remember about my Be-Fri back then. Her and her twin brother were not so great at sharing. I remember playing at her house and she had a cool swing set in her backyard. You know, one of those metal ones where if you were swinging the whole thing would kinda sway back and forth. I also remember playing jump rope in her front yard on the sidewalk. Anyhow when I was eight my family moved away to another city. Then I think about 7 or 8 years later her family moved to the SAME CITY! So we picked up where we left off. I was happy to see that she was better at sharing. My parents never gave me money for lunch and so out of the kindness of her heart, she shared her lunch with me EVERY DAY. Ever since we got reunited, she has been my best friend. She is the only one on this earth that knows every little thing about me. I don't even have to tell her half of my drama and she can tell me the rest. So here is a not so good picture of me with my Davel (a nickname I gave her) at the river.

Danielle on the left me on the right.


Prompt number 5
Create a conversation between one of these three couples. I chose couple number three because it totally reminds me of my husband. Instead of creating a conversation, I will just write a caption. But I have to tell you, this is what my husband does to me ALL THE TIME. Anytime he has the chance to "cop a feel" he jumps at it. I guess that's a good thing...

Seriously Danny? Can I just empty the dishwasher??

I LOVE Laundry Day!

Umm, who put bubble gum in with their laundry?? Time to find the culprit and make them peel the gum out of the dryer :) Just another day around here.

Wordless Wednesday

I don't know why it's called "Wordless Wednesday" because they are never "wordless" for me. Now that it's finally starting to cool down it is beginning to feel like FALL!! So for my Wordless Wednesday I am going to put up a couple pictures of things that remind me of FALL!! I am sorry they are not the same size. I got them from photobucket.

Not Me! Monday

Here we are again! I only have a few Not Me! moments...I think that might be a good thing!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I absolutely did NOT tell my husband that I thought #3 might have been switched at birth because #1 and 2 were NEVER as wild as #3! Nor did they throw fits like she does!

I am NOT using Dora as a babysitter right now so that I can do my Not Me!'s

I did NOT walk in on my 4 year old while he was, like he would say, "taking a dump" and he did NOT yell at me. I did NOT have the video camera rolling while I did this...Oopsy :)

I did NOT eat a whole bag of popcorn by myself last night. I NEVER do that alone...

I did NOT spend a stupid amount of money on my son's T-ball stuff. I did NOT tell my husband that even if he is not that good, he will look great! It is NOT a fashion show!

My husband did not think he was hilarious when he said Deon Sanders' famous line,

" if you look good, you feel good, if you feel good, you play good, if you play good, they pay good."

I did NOT look at him like he was expecting too much from a four year old.