I will be almost 10wks tomorrow & I am hoping for the best !
potty"... as he totters out the door he says, "Daddy, I think there is a problem with this!" And then he comes around the corner, walking on his tiptoes, no underwear and he has both legs in one leg of his shorts... which is why he is walking on his tip-toes.
My husband scolds him and helps him take his shorts off and then sends him back in the bathroom to retrieve his underwear.
When Brendan returns, he has his underwear balanced on his head... and a look on his face like, "What's going on?".
It is priceless and I dive my head under the blanket I have on my lap to keep him from seeing me laugh. Hubbie meanwhile takes over the scolding, while Brendan asks,"What is wrong with Mommy?".
OMG, I wish I had gotten a picture of that! Where the heck does this kid get this stuff?????
"Momma, I want to ride a school bus this weekday!"
"this weekday"... WHO SAYS THAT !?
And he is 3 1/2...
seriously, I am going to start recording him - I can't make this stuff up!
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .
- Music:Uggg - Dora
Dom will be missed :(
You can spend mucho bucks, while sitting in the comfort of your own living room...
while drinking your hazelnut iced coffee...
and before your hubbie even gets out of bed... heh
Today has been that kind of day...
First, I bought a refurbished Red Dell Inspiron Mini 10 that I have been looking at.
And then I bought a refurbished matching wireless mouse for around 9 bucks! - isn't it cute.
And then I bought a cool mini laptop sleeve... not refurbished ;)
And by then Jason had finally gotten out of bed and showed me the coolest thing ever...
And so then I/we bought these... notice it is also red ;)
OMG, I can't wait til everything comes in !!
And I am forbidden from going on Ebay again anytime soon...
lol, just wait 'til he goes to bed...
This was the email my bat-crazy husband sent to the people he works with about our trip to see Fleetwood Mac. It is long, but hilarious !
Okay so as you know, J and I went to see Fleetwood Mac in concert on Tuesday. This was a pretty big deal, 'cause this is one of the concerts that J has always wanted to see, and we had pretty decent seats (roughly 30th row on the floor, dead center). However, as cool as the concert itself was, as usual with me, the journey was the destination and there was more to it than just watching the band. Therefore, here are some of the highlights (as I remember them):
12:30 (C'view Time) - Leave for Atlanta. Stop at gas station for fuel and traditional Jason travel snack pack: 1 large water, 1 large coke, bag of cheese snack (in this case, Cheeto popcorn), bag of Slim Jims and two packs of Slim Jim and Cheese to tide me over during the boring parts of the trip.
1:07 - Worried that cheese may start to melt, I eat both Slim Jim and Cheese packs. Would have been better had they melted. Icky.
1:30 - Dead skunk smell on the road. This is a lucky break, as it hides the aftereffects of speeding through two Slim Jim sticks and two pieces of nasty cheese. J suspects nothing.
6:30 (Atlanta Time) - Arrive in Atlanta. Given the choice between the printed directions and our GPS system to get to the arena, I opt for using our GPS system to lead me through downtown ATL. Learned almost immediately that the "Calculate Trip Via Ghetto" option was left on by mistake, and as a result we get to sit at the most uncomfortable and longest traffic lights in the city. Auto-locking doors are very loud and call attention. Wish I had added the optional "Shanked by Pimp" coverage to our insurance.
6:42 - Arrive at Philips Arena. Park near exit, walk downstairs to arena and wait to be let in. We are told by security to take everything out of our pockets before entering, and then are not searched at all. Awesome security. Everyone is handed a sheet detailing how we are not allowed to take pictures. This is evidently a mild suggestion, as there wind up being more cameras in this place than outside the Brittany Spears house.
6:45 - Hit the merch table and spend 'leventy billion dollars on shirts, key chains and other stuff. Stevie's gotta eat, so everyone buys something. Buy a pretzel and my first Heineken of the year. The stall also sells a rice crispy square, and nothing goes better with seventies rock than rice crispies, so I pick one up.
False advertising. "Square" is a small desert item. This is rice crispy brick, large, brown and barely fitting in my hand. It is also heavy and may come in handy at traffic lights on the way out of town. I'm not even sure that the brick isn't made of small pebbles instead of rice crispies.++
We go to our seat and get comfortable. 18 year old guy walks by repeatingly asking in a not-so-quiet voice if anyone has any herb on them. The "Least Subtle Toker on the Planet" Award officially has a new winner. I love concerts.
J and I quickly glance at the people sitting behind us, noting that they are a little on the "not tall" side. They don't know it yet, but they will be watching the concert through the "Driver Tall Wall" in front of them, which is to say, they are doomed to see nothing. Darwinian principles count for a lot on the floor of a rock concert. I feel bad for them, but the feeling passes as we turn back to the front and the guy who just showed up in front of J turns out to be a little taller than she and with an abnormally wide head. Luckily, there is no one in front of me, and my view of the stage is near-perfect. I feel bad for J, but the feeling passes. I know she'll make the best of a bad situation.
My view behind the guy with the big head isn't THAT bad, I guess. Hopefully Stevie Nicks hasn't lost much weight, or I will be taking it on faith that she's up there at all. Lights go down and show starts. I try to chew on rice crispy brick, but evidently in an attempt to save money, they didn't use any butter to make the thing and it's like nibbling on sugar dusted concrete pebbles. I leave it for later.
10:45 - Concert was awesome. Loud and slightly distorted, but awesome. However, it wasn't all music and lights. In addition to Mr. Widehead in front of me, I also had Mr. Too Drunk to Keep from Spilling Water On My Feet All Night dude as well. Add in his constant need to bump into me while rocking unsteadily in time to the music, and he is my new best friend. I find the bad part of me hoping he walks home using the same GPS system we did.
11:15 - On our way home. Traffic is crazy, but we are making good time. Stop for gas outside of Atlanta and get new bottle of coke and large can of energy drink. I'm ready to drive home.
12:00 (Wednesday morning) Highway 85, somewhere in Georgia - Starting to realize that all I have had to eat since Monday evening is a pretzel, one dutch beer, some Slim Jims, two cokes and a large energy drink. Combine this with very little sleep the night before, and I'm starting to feel a bit....odd. Best way to deal with feeling odd is to eat more (also helps me stay awake). WIth years of practics, I start opening Slim Jims one-handed, stopping only to gulp more energy drink in between. On a whim, I read the wrapper of the last one to check the sodium content of each. While 490mg of sodium doesn't seem all that high, I think that I have consumed my weekly allowance of sodium already. Not wanting to have to worry about salt for next week either, I slam back four more.
12:20 - Feeling very sleepy now. Finish off energy drink with a coke chaser. Must stay awake. A quick glance at the ingredients in the energy drink tells me that I shouldn't need to sleep until Saturday. We'll see.
12:30 - Starting to nod off a bit. Must take drastic measures to stay awake. I stick a piece of cheese popcorn up my nose. Cheese should not be inhaled. Ever. However, I am awake now. I hook the Iphone up to the car stereo to listen to some music while J dozes off.
12:50 - Starting to sing to ABBA along with my Iphone. Cannot sing ABBA without dancing, but how can I show my appreciation for the deep lyrics found in "Dancing Queen" if I am stuck in a driver's seat traveling at over 80 mph? Simple. "Jazz Hands" in time to the music and dancing from side to side in the seat. It helps me stay awake and doesn't look ridiculous because it is dark outside and there are no cars around.
J just woke up. It now looks ridiculous. However, it is keeping me awake, so after quickly slamming back two more Slim Jims and the last of the demonic energy drink, I'm back to doing "Jazz Hands" and dancing to "Momma Mia". J stares, but I will not give in and be shamed into ignoring what is obviously a hidden and until now untapped musical and dance talent. I start singing as well. J turns her back to me & goes back to sleep, hoping that she is as delusional as I am.
1:15 - Came two feet from hitting a deer standing in the other lane. It scared me really badly, but thanks to the cheese and the popcorn, I just hurt instead. I deal with this near-death experience by shoveling handfuls of cheese popcorn and Slim Jims in my mouth. Have stopped ABBA and I'm now on to Lionel Richie. I don't know what possessed me to put some of this music on my iphone, but it IS AWESOME! I am officially the Dancing Queen....better not put that in writing anywhere where people could read it...
2:05 - Starting to come down from my mega sodium/sugar/cheese high. Slam back some more Slim Jims and the rest of the coke. Feeling better and I'm back to ABBA again.
2:17 - Must watch the "Jazz Hands", as only I realize that when I'm weaving in my lane that I'm doing it in time to the music, and it's hard to do "Jazz Hands" and hold on to the wheel at the same time, especially at the speed that I'm going at now. Decide to use my knees to work the wheel and I'm back to ABBA.
3:00 - In Florida finally. Coming down from my high again, but there is little left to take, so I will be going "cold turkey" all the way to Crestview. Can't keep eyes open, but new pain in my stomach will help keep me awake.
3:30 - Home. Fall into bed and set alarm for 5:30 to get up for work, because I am stupid.
Okay, so admittedly this probably isn't as funny as the others, but keep in mind that as I type this, I still have only had 2 hours of sleep since Monday night, so I'm just glad that I was able to more or less form sentences. My head is aching and my stomach hurts. I'm off to eat a few more Slim Jims and then go to bed. Maybe then the Sweedish voices singing in my head will stop...
Now on to more important things, like the Fleetwood Mac concert Jase and I went to last night in Atlanta !!!
OMG - I can't tell you how "once in a lifetime" that was for me. I actually teared up when they sang "Landslide"... seriously... I kept thinking - I am ACTUALLY standing here 30 some odd rows from the stage watching them live !!!
Stevie was gorgeous and her voice was flawless. She rocked all of the songs but "Rhiannon", "Landslide" and "Silver Springs" were some of my favorites. Mick, was hilarious with his facial expressions and his swinging balls (if you haven't read his book, then you NEED to so you know what the heck I am talking about !). Lindsey Buckinghmam - wow, can that man play a guitar... and they rocked their song "Tusk" - which if you didn't know it is supposed to be him singing to his penis...
We left at 1:00 yesterday and arrived there about an hour before, so we could shop and get a bite to eat. And after the concert, we started the trek back. Poor Jason, I will describe in detail later just what he did to keep himself awake on the way home - he was HILARIOUS. Let's just say, Abba music and Jazz hands.
I will write more this afternoon when I can - off now to pick up Lil B and get him to daycare so I can go in to work a little ... well alot late.
My ears are still ringing !!!
I was with a group of people and we were doing some type of Ghost hunting in this big, old spooky house. Next thing I know there is a presence with us, and a nasty one at that. And it either turned into an apparition or it possessed one of the people that was in the group - I am a little fuzzy on that detail. But it started talking to us, trying to taunt us. And then it turned its attention to me. It laughed, as it got closer to me and said, "We have your baby here with us. It was a girl, by the way."
I was shocked and tears streamed down my face. How the hell could this thing know that I lost a baby last yr and why the hell would it taunt me with that !?
Then it continued, "We took your last baby and we will take your next one!"
And at this point in the dream I lost it. In a rage, I screamed as I leaped at the apparition and everyone else in the group held me back. The apparition just stood there with a smirk...
and that is when I woke up sobbing. My God I have never had a dream that stayed with me like this one.
1. The idea of just how much can come out of a small person has been redefined…over and over and forever and ever.
2. Disposable diapers are more expensive than gold, but cloth diapers still aren’t worth it.
3. Like other holidays, there should be a Hallmark card for the first time your child sleeps through the night.
4. Nothing is worse than when your child cries.
5. Nothing is better than when your child learns to say “daddy” for the first time.
6. Children’s shows are irritating, but even worse, the songs get stuck in your head forever.
7. There is something new every day.
8. No words can describe the feeling of seeing your child in an incubator. No one should have to feel that.
9. Children will always pick up the things you say when you don’t think they are listening.
10. Just when you think nothing your child does will ever surprise you, life proves you wrong.
11. “Go Diego Go” is best watched with the sound off and with lots of aspirin nearby.
12. Where you used to look forward all day to getting to go home and hang out with friends, you now look forward all day to going home and getting to read to your son and then tucking him in bed.
13. Crayon comes off of car windows with some effort.
14. Concepts that have new meaning with a child:
a. Love
b. Priorities
c. Frustration
d. Purpose
e. Helplessness
f. Patience
g. Reasons to cry
h. Reasons to smile
i. “Good Night’s Sleep”
15. It is hard to send your son to time out for refusing to take 16 matchbox car tires out of his mouth while trying to keep him from seeing you laugh at the same time.
16. Naps are important. Do NOT take your child out in public without one.
17. Take toys and books when you go out to a restaurant with your child. They will improve your chances of getting to eat, and reduce your chances of embarrassment.
18. Hugs are awesome.
19. Kids will break Federal laws for a “Spongebob Squarepants” sticker.
20. Stickers take the paint off of living room walls.
21. When a three year old is quiet for more than 1 minute, something is broken or up a nostril.
22. The term “terrible twos” indicates that there is an end in sight to the bad behavior. There isn’t.
23. Don’t let your child sleep in your bed more than once or it is all over.
24. Potty. Training.
25. Friends who buy your child musical instruments for Christmas aren’t friends.
26. Holidays are more special.
27. Kids are awesome.
And then when he had them all lined up he threw his hands up and yelled, "TA - DA!"
Lol and Jason snapped a pic just in time!
Notice they are all the same bunny... and also that they are all going in the same direction... ahhh, my son is SO OCD!!
(And then a nasty teenage store employee came up to me and said, "Ahem - are you going to clean that up or do I need to?" I gave her a look and said, "He's my child - I think I have it under control!")
- Music:Wow, Wow Wubzy
And good luck today April ! I am SO sorry we missed being there, but I hope you have a wonderful day ! {We went by Heliotrope yesterday and I SO thought of you and Toaster - remember "Christ is Risen - Heliotrope !" - loL!}
And today we went to IKEA...
AND we are never coming back.
We are going to live in the Bedroom and Kitchen sections...
and eat their yummy cinnamon rolls & mac-n-cheese from their IKEA Cafe.
MMMmm, meatballs... tasty!
Summer is coming - might as well start thinking about what concerts you need to start looking for !
Here is my Top 26 List of Groups/Singers I want to see before They or I die - whichever comes first...
Fleetwood Mac
Imogen Heap
Aerosmith
Allison Krauss
James Taylor
Ozzy Osbourne
Peter Gabriel
The Police
Tenacious D
Foo Fighters !
AC/DC
U2
Cher
Bette Midler
Rush
Indigo Girls
Queensryche
Pat Benetar
Shawn Colvin
Sting
Melissa Etheridge
Jonathon Coulton
Heart
Journey
Cheap Trick
Abney Park
All right - it's YOUR turn !
- Music:"It's a Brand New Day" - Dr. Horrible
Yeah, today I was reminded that I am on yearly contract, so my position next yr is not guaranteed. And although I really already knew that, because I have been a stay-at-home mom afterall and I knew that when I came back all seniority was gone, but still...
it really sorta bugged me. Of course, then I had to worry about getting ready for the meeting I had after school, so I got over it and moved on. Not much I can do about it. I know my principal wants me to be there, so we will just see what happens.
In other news...
Jase and I are going to see Fleetwood Mac in Atlanta at the end of April, and we are on the floor !! I am seriously dying with excitement. This is one of those MUST SEE BEFORE I DIE or THEY DIE bands for me and I am on cloud nine!!
- Music:Brendan watching Wal-E
Wait, let me do my "I'm not an old lady yet" dance... there, I feel better now :)
Ahh, this week is CRAWLING by...
must have something to do with the fact that I AM OFF ALL NEXT WEEK and Friday is a Teacher Workday of which I am SO taking a personal day!!!!!!
One more day, one more day - I think I can, I think I can...
2nd girl: "She's planting a pipe bomb?"
1st girl: "Okay, two reasons."
And from here on out - here is how the game will work:
Name the movie, leave your own quote. Identify the commenter's quote, leave another quote.
Believe it or not - I watched this for the first time TODAY!!!
Then I watched it about 3 more times !!
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