Maybe someday

I will have the guts to be like her.... and be obliviously happy.

What I am thankful for...

After a much longer than intended break from writing blogs, I have been reading a ton of them.

Lots and lots of them with really good and really honest details about what life is- and it ain't pretty!

It is all about the dishes being undone, the floors being dirty and all sorts of loose ends. I appreciate that immensely.

I am someone who never feels caught up and loses sleep and fingernails over it ( but gains a few lbs!)

In the REAL world- the one I live in- the kitchen is clean, but still cluttered, the bathroom hasn't been touched and the bed is still awaiting fresh sheets.

I also have been extremely blessed to have really great friends who appreciate this too! How great it is to try to stop sweating the small stuff.

Friday my daughter turns 2 and one of our friends baked her a cake to celebrate with everyone while we did our weds beach day. She stayed up late do it and had all the extras- matching tablecloth, napkins- everything! You know who you are and you ROCK!

We had a great day.

Sleeping pills and washable markers

I had an unexpected half da from work today. That turned out to be a mixed blessing since I really would rather work, but I have been up since 3am.

I came home to one kid relaxing in a recliner and the other napping- or so we thought.

Instead we found a very blue girl with very blue walls, crib, sheets and mobile! Good thing that Crayola makes washable markers. This is her outside where I decided to spray her with the garen hose. Yes- she wa snaked when she did her artwork, so it was EVERYWHERE, if ya catch my drift.

No naps happened today and very crabby kids prompted me to put us all to bed at 6pm and I took my new sleep aid.

We are all up now. That lasted a whole hour and a half. I am very groggy now and these crazy kids say they are hungry! Yea for husbands and McDonalds, both of which arrived at home about ten minutes ago. I got my sweet tea fix and they are currently having a burger picnic. I am going to bed!

Woo time goes by...

I realize that it has been a good while since I posted and I promised myself I wouldn't do that when I started this blog!
So very much has been going on... a sudden family wedding to think about, freaking out about selling our home ( mostly getting it ready to sell), figuring out what money we REALLY have, deciding to send the youngest child to daycare and also to dance class in the fall, my mom being gone for two weeks, then awaiting to see when she will to have knee surgey, both my husband and I getting baptised, a few family spats :) , and finally the purchase of a strapless bra.

I know, I know, the last thing seems so dumb. But in relation to how things go in my life, it is huge. This family wedding should be fun, but the figuring out of outfits ( namely shoes and undergarments) is dreadful. I have a super cute dress from last year that I never wore and bought on major clearance for like $15. But it needs a super special undergoody and since I need super special support- this is daunting to me.
But alas, Kohl's came through and for onlt $21! Well to me that is a bunch, but maybe I can get more use than I thought?!
So now I have to figure out the cheapest way to get rid of my farmer's tan... hmmm!

All drivers beware!

I had my first ride, or drive rather, on a motorized vehicle with two wheels.
It was very impromptu, I was just getting home and my husbands friend stopped by to show it to him.
He practically dared me to drive it and of course I cannot turn down a dare no matter how scared I am.
While both kids were still in the car, I took off down the side walk, missed the driveway, flew over the curb and very very close to a white ford station wagon.

But then I got the hang of it and went entirely around the block! HOW FUN! But I think that is enough for a while.

I didn't even have a helmet or sunglasses on. Look out she's a dare devil!


All that excitement on top of a super good deal at Target, free splashes at the downtown fountain and then 3 free fruit teas from Carabou Coffee!
And then it crashed when I got home to check the mail and in it was a notice that my children's health insurance was ending in 10 days due to non-payment. Funny since my bank says the premium check cashed 4 days before it was due... hmm.
I already sent off a very demanding email as to what the heck happened and will this be a regular occurrence? I am sure they will all laugh at that one and throw me to the end of the pile, since it is the State, but I feel a teensy bit better! SO HA!

Brownies WITH sugar

I re-made Ina Garten's "outrageous brownies" again today... this time with sugar!
About two weeks ago I absolutley forgot the 2 1/4 c of sugar and let's just say they were very dark.
I also made a double batch of banana muffins to use up my brown bananas and those were ok. Nothing fabulous like everyone rated them.

I did about a zillion loads of laundry - in Gain- naturally. I washed my floors by hand, did dishes, put dishes away, got an oil change, took clothes to Goodwill and hit CVS and Target.

I took my three year old to breakfast at a restaurant , just us. We snuck out before anyone else was up. That is so fun. We have done it before and he is such a grown up!

So my mother has a fresh set of sheets waiting to get put on our bed in the morning, a dust free ceiling fan, clean floors and bathroom. All of this took only three days!
I had a ton of catching up to do... years worth. I had just been shuffling a lot of junk around.

Good thing we are going ot of town tomorrow and I had to do it- or else I may never have.

I did a ton today, I did not, however, shower. Something has to give.

Oh yeah- and I never figured out my tutuorial on using our remote control and switching from tv to dvd.

Bugs or just mental?

I am itching like crazy and I think I may be off my rocker, but I just came back from the laundromat.
I haven't been in a laundromat in ages and I remember them being less than sanitary, but today the one we went to was down rightEW!
I had to go, I have a king sized comforter that I wanted washed, but I wound up bringing it home damp because I could barely handle it.
Don't you think it is wrong to smoke in a laundromat? I don't know, just me.