The Head Slap Moment ...

While delivering the Hello Kitty Cake on Monday I went to grab the cake from the car and look what I saw ...

YUP that so happened! I so didn't turn the cake around when I was frosting it the night before.  Can you tell I was tired ??? Oh lord I was so embarrassed when I was dropping this cake off at the homeless shelter.  I so know the kid won't mind but still!  Head slap moment award goes to Alexis!

What that was wrong?

Conversations at my house to make you laugh :

10:30AM

Caden: Mom can you get me my ice cream

Mom: Caden, No it’s too early for that.  Ice Cream is a treat for after dinner if you eat all your food.

Caden: Dad said I can have it.

Mom: Caden we’ve talked about telling lies.

Caden: BUT Mom … he did (insert a stomp and a pouty face)

Mom: Caden your dad would not say that!

Caden: He DID .. (Insert Tears)

Dad: What are you all yelling about (Yes he is sitting in bed)

Mom: Caden is saying you told him he could have ice cream and I’m telling him not to lie to me.

Dad: I did tell him he could have it.  Is there something wrong with that?

Mom: REALLY dude?  Come on he hasn’t even eaten all of his cereal yet.  IT’s in the AM why would he get ice cream.

Dad: How should I know that is not ok?

Mom: Did you really just ask me that? (meanwhile I’m sticking my head in the oven … there must be a gas leak everyone is crazy here)

This is where I open the bedroom door tell him to get out of the bed and deal with his son who is having a break down now over ice cream.

Sometimes being mom really makes you wonder if everyone has gone crazy!  How about you?

Thank you Google Images for the picture.

We Doodle, We Boo & We Suit Up

These darn boys as color crayons, and even a permanent marker.  I’m telling you some days!!  Thank God Magic Eraser’s can help a little bit, well it helped some.  So let’s just say the art table with coloring items are moved next to my work desk.

Saturday after I finished up on Work I got dressed and dressed the boys up.  I did try to find my witch hat (according to Rick’s it’s fitting for me … lol).  The zoo we are members of had what they call Zoo Boo.  Dress up in costumes for a fun day of activities.

Our Tuesday Dinner friends came along with us for some play time!

We feed the goats, did some crafts, saw some cool animals.

I made some lunch for the kids, which we stopped and snacked on a few times.  And check out the cool pumpkin that was carved.

Cole & Rick did some decorating around the house.

Sunday after church we hit JcPenny for a new shirt and tie for picture day at Cole’s school.  Then we went over to the playcenter at the Mall.  We didn’t stay long one little boy kept following Caden and everywhere Caden sat in something this little kid would come up and start yelling at Caden to get out.  One time he even pushed Caden.  I said something and the parents gave ME a dirty look.  NOT once said anything to their kid!

Picture day at Cole’s school.  He thought he was so spiffy, we even (2nd pic) put Dad’s hair gel in!  Last year Cole’s school pic is on their website advertising for the school.  He thinks every year he’ll get his new pic up .. lol.  Poor guy his pants were too big and all I had was a dino belt, which he told me was not cool … lol.

Happy Wednesday, Sorry I haven’t been by it’s been a bit nutty around here with work and I haven’t gotten much me time when I clock out.

You ever like you are Alice?

Well I guess it could be Alice falling down the rabbit hole but more like Alice the maid.  Must give props to my mom I always thought she was NUTS getting up at 5am to get the floors mopped & house cleaned before work. 

Now as I find myself getting up at the same time to get a load of laundry in, dish washer loaded, sweep the floors and get the door water & food.  I find myself wondering what happened here. Then I go to work (thankfully that is in my house so I can wear PJ’s), then clock out again find myself unloading the dishwasher, washer, preparing Cole’s lunch & boys breakfast.  Then back to work, then clock off again to pick up Cole.  Get dinner prepared and then off to whatever after school program we have that day.

Well my house WILL never be crystal clean like my moms (I was a pretty clean kid … NO really I sat in my room and read books until High School … that is when it got complicated … hehe).  So to the Mom’s before us I bow down give you the praise and think to myself once more how the heck did I get here?  This after I step on a few lego’s, pick up the umpteenith hot wheel car and oh yes whatever food that was snuck in during the night into the kids room. 

I think I will sit here in my PJ’s for the whole day .. well that is until I have to pick Cole up since I don’t want to be the next fashion victim on What Not to Wear!

It’s the Small Things :)

I was leaving the gym the other day and sitting at a red light I look over and smile at the guy next to me.  I always like to smile at people either while I’m driving or when I’m out and about I find that it makes me feel better and heck it always brightens my day when someone smiles at me.

So back to my story I smiled at the gentleman next to me and was about to turn back to patiently (ok cursing in my head that this red light will go quicker) to see he was rolling down his window.  He smiled back and yelled at me thank you for smiling that was the first time someone has smiled at me in a long time.  Thank you!

Yup I made his day and I hope to keep doing it.  It made me smile for the rest of the day and that there is hope that the small things (in this case smile) can make a difference.

NOW GO OUT THERE AND SMILE!!!

If this is Tuff … I’m super woman!

Well I guess I once did wear this cape:

So Poor Jake doesn’t have a lot of excitement around here while I’m working so I try to get him something to chew on. I’ve tried a little of every toy out there.  Usually the NON stuffing ones are a hit, but that bugger of a dog keeps sneaking them outside and even a good wash in the machine doesn’t clean them enough to bring in side.  So I hit the pet store thinking ok I’m going to spend a little more but get a toy that last a long time and is easy to clean.  I hit the toy isle on a mission then I was overwhelmed with all the choices.  As you all know I love our dog but I’m not one of the mush buy outfits etc for the dog.  I go in want to find one thing and out I go.  After 20 minutes and thinking I rather pull out my eyelashes then try to find what toy may be right I come across this one that says right on the front “TUFF STUFF”.  It’s made from neoprene material and the inside said it can last up against the toughest play.  I’m thinking oh good this can last a good amount of time!

I walk in show Jake his new toy he almost bounces me over like I’m Fred Flintstone and he’s Dino (yes it’s spelled that way I googled it, pronounced Dee-no).   I rip of the tag, before I’m run over again for it.  And off he goes!  I go about my work and with in 15 minutes Caden comes running in throwing fluff like it’s snowing in my kitchen.  He’s giggling the dog is jumping and I’m feeling like I’m part of some children’s story gone wrong.  I pick up the first batch of stuffing and try to pull out the rest so it won’t be a big mess.  Thinking ok if I get rid of this he can just run around with the rope and the duck part of the toy.  Yes you can see a picture below of him doing just that!

Then I go back to work and think he’s good for a while.  With in an hour and half the head has been pulled off the stuffing has been removed the rope has a body that one resembled a duck left.  And that darn stuffing is back all over my floor, that is the duck head in the middle of that mess.  So I’ve moved from a Cat who left me dead mice to a decapitated duck.  The head as my gift … Guess it’s better than the mice so I didn’t have to do the scream the little dance and then call for Rick.

Well $15 for an hour and half of fun … hmmm not sure on that one!  Tuff Stuff you let me down like a bra that has last it’s elastic and underwire that is now poking me in my boob!  Oh the life!  And with that visual I’m going to back out with my once perking upper self .

Being a Mother it’s a low paid job, but worth every minute! Right?

Come on it is joyful every minute!!  Ok we know it may not always be a shining moment every moment of the day. But there are those glimmers of light that make me not want to duct tape them to the garage door so I can finish pull the rest of my hair out.  I just keep chanting to myself everyday I love them.  Then I get I can I get a hug mom or “I love you mom” and it melts my heart.  I just know that I need to cherish those moments threw the college and probably 20’s until they become a real person we enjoy to hang out with again. lol

And for the rest of the times I must look at these pictures and laugh .

My house has no Barbie's, but I don’t have any shortage of cars! And don’t worry Bumblebee is here to protect me!

No shortage of food here, we just find it in places it should be like under the bed or even a track in the heater which made a worse smell I think then the milk cup under the bed.

My artist sometimes don’t think paper is needed.

Walls and toy boxes triumph over the might Magic Eraser.

Mom’s may not get paid much but the smile and hugs is all worth it!

I think mine looks cheaper but in the long run shiner!

Pet Peeve Post it Note Style

The other day on my favorite show "The Talk" they were talking about pet peeves, it got me to thinking. I know I have tons of things that probably drive my friends (yes Rick to put he doesn't count ... lol). Mine mostly are about parties, I'm a nut when it comes to parties as you all know. I have the rule I go to yours you come to mine. I'm usually down with going to any event even on short notice. I rather get go out on the weekends with the kids, I just need to find more people who want to do get together's. I need to find a mommy support group ... lol.

It's NOT because I'm Overweight ....

It's a vent time :). I have a family member in my life that makes it very clear how they feel about me being overweight. Most of you know me that I have been struggling with my weight since I was very young when my dad remarried. For my wedding I lost 80lbs (which was the result of working out SEVEN days a week and not having kids). Then got pregnant on our wedding night, then lost 60 lbs to get pregnant a second time. This time around I'm tired, my body is tired and I am limited on resources so here I am. I hear threw the grapevine I don't do things because my weight, this person doesn't know me very well if they did they would know that every weekend I'm out and about! So to set the record straight: