Here for a little while...

I took a blogging break...my life is hella hectic at the moment...

So whats been happening?

I hosted a wedding shower last Sunday...so we quickly refinished the bathroom..new floor and paint...

The party went great and Doug made the a cake and cupcakes...since the wedding is in Jamaica we decided on a tropical theme...

I also gave my house a deep clean...that hadn't been done in a long time...I tend to neglect a few things when I clean..like dusting and cleaning the baseboards...etc...


I have been stressing about my trip...we leave a week from tomorrow...one minute I am so excited to be kid free for 7 days...and then I get sad because I am leaving them for 7 days...I'm sure I will be fine when I board the plane...Doug's mom and I came up with an agreement...that I will try to call and check on the kids...but don't tell me if one is sick or whatever...only let me know if they lose a limb or something...I would not be able to relax if I know there is a problem...

Packing is another pain in the ass...I really don't know what to bring...different outfits everyday or wear something more than once...I will probably spend most of the day laying on the beach or by the pool...so I got a few different cover ups to wear...and to eat in the restaurants at night there is a dress cold...so Doug will have to wear khakis and close toed shoes...speaking of shoes...I need to get fancy sandals...some flip flops...bring my good high heels and sneakers for a morning jog and and any excursions that require tougher footwear...

That's pretty much been it...cleaning, organizing and packing...

Lazy...

I've been dragging ass for the last few days...I'm just tired and burnt out...

Its been raining and damp for the last few days and I feel like the tin man...my joints hurt with every move I make..I've been horizontal more than I have been vertical...I lay on the couch while I get decorated with toilet paper and cat food...the kids have no interest in listening me barking at them from the chair..

Today...I must regain control of this ship...I'm losing my mind....

As I was watching the cartoon Caillou yesterday I became very resentful of Caillou's mother...this woman has it all figured out...even if the kids keep her up all night..she is still not too tired to make them pancakes in their favorite shapes...her house is always clean and the kids are never messy...then she was vacuuming and Caillou interrupted her and wanted her to read a story...she didn't tell him to piss off...she stopped and read him the story...I also wondered why Rosie has red hair when neither of her parents do...it all made sense when the delivery man showed up and he had red hair....maybe mommy isn't such a saint after all...

Yes, this is what it has come to...I compare my mothering skills to that of a cartoon character....least its nice to see that Caillou's mommy never lost the baby weight..she is always in the same frumpy red sweater...

Linda took the kids for a sleepover last night...as much as I would just love to sleep and watch TV all day...I really need to clean the basement, bathrooms and Leah and James' room...that will just about take all the time they are gone...

I'm counting down the days until I can pass out under a palm tree...soon my lovelies...

The time has come....

This entry is totally TMI...


I think its time for Hallie and I to have "the talk".....

She came to me a few days ago telling me her face was weird...I looked closely and sure enough I can see a few small whiteheads..and her face did seem to be more shiny...

Someone hold me...here comes puberty...

I explained to her that she is getting old enough to notice some changes in her body...she sees me naked enough to know what a woman's body looks like...I clued her into the fact that she may start growing hair where there wasn't any before...she may also find that her armpits might start to stink after gym class...the talk was going great until I mentioned the blood bit....I wanted to explain the whole monthly thing to her...I don't want her freaking out in the bathroom one day because she sees some blood where there wasn't any before...she knew a little about it already obviously...she seen me buy tampons and pads and of course asked what they were for...so I told her when that happens its not a big deal..she won't die etc...when it happens she is to come find me and I will show her how to deal...I can just imagine when the time comes and I show her a tampon she will freak out and say "you want me to put that where"?

Next time we are out shopping I will let her pick out some deodorant and face wash...it wouldn't be a bad idea for her to start cleansing her face every night with something gentle...I had horrible acne when I was 12 and 13...luckily proactiv is on the market now...if her breakouts get that bad I will buy her some of that...


As for the birds and bees...well I'm not ready to go there yet...professionals say that you need to tell your kids about sex as young as five...that is too young for me..I think ten is still a bit young...I'm fairly confident she won't be getting into that stuff for at least another 2 years when she hits junior high...she knows how babies are made..it takes a man and woman...yada...yada...

I will have to do this again in a few more years with Leah...I told Doug he was responsible for James...while I know how to handle a penis...I don't have one nor do I know all the logistics that goes into operating one...

Raining here today...I'm trying to keep the kids entertained since they can't go outside and burn their energy off...



Happy Saturday...