Daddy Survivor Series

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.There is no fast food.Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called Mother!

Computer Talk

Reading Card Girl's blog...she mentions what her children call the computer. I have a good story. When S was a little girl she was visiting her grandparents. At the dinner table with guests, she announced, "I came from my Mommy's puter". You can imagine the surprise! Eventually, with questions, they realized she was referring to her baby pictures on my computer slideshow... phew...thank goodness that was resolved.

Wonderful Life

I was sitting at the waterpark yesterday by the side of the pool watching J play with his long time buddy S. I got warm fuzzies for a few minutes and just couldn't help but smile. They have been best buds since before they were 2 years old and now they are racing each other across the pool. It really does go by so fast. I just started wondering....will they grow up together?? In a time where everyone moves at rocket speed and people move every 2 years, I wonder if some of the people we have made such good friendships with will still be here 10 or 15 years from now. I sure hope so!! I really want that for my children....to grow up with the same people. I guess I didn't really have that so I'm envious of those who do. I looked around and looked at all the familiar faces and smiled again. I love that I see people I know everywhere I go. It sometimes makes it feel like we are in a different time. I love the bubble. I know there is a whole world out there that needs to be explored and I definitely want different experiences for my children as well, but I love coming home. I just feel so fortunate to have a home instead of just a house.

Opening wine can be dangerous....

We were at C's house for dinner and she somehow got her shirt caught in the wine opener. It was pretty funny. She asked me to help her, but I had to get a picture first!!

Cosmos & Sex

Laundry Girl suggested a movie, Sex & the City specifically. What about Sat., the 31st (first night always sucks) at 7:30pm. Time for a cosmo first! (Harkins by Costco)

We should buy tickets in advance or before the cosmo! MovieTickets.com by clicking a linked showtime. 9:30am, 12:40, 4:10, 7:30, 10:50

Mommy's "Time Out"

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Runny Babbit

the boys have this book where the words are mixed up...  so instead of Bunny Rabbit, it is Runny Babbit...and so on..  "they went to let gunch"...     We read the stories to the boys before they go to bed and we let them figure out the correct way to say things..  they actually do pretty good! 

The other night, I was reading it to N as A was already  asleep... and there was a story about Dankee Yoodle ..(Yankee Doodle)...  when N was trying to correct the words, he said "Wankee" instead of Yankee.  

I couldnt stop laughing.   It sounded so funny at the time.   

Baby talk

So, I have been pondering child #3 since child #2 was about 1 year old. I think most of you know that by now. I have gone back and forth ever since. Biggest problem is biker boy says we're done. I beg to differ. I am not on the pill. I will not sign a waiver for you to get fixed. You are a man who knows he should wear......something.........but you are a man. Uh hum, nuff said. So, we play with fire month to month....well he plays with fire, I would be elated!! I have been really working on him for a good month now and he's not budging!!! Now I need to really examine whether it's what I really want or is it just a quest to get him to consider? I never want to regret not trying. It's no secret I really want to try for a girl, and that's one of his biggest arguments...."what if we have another boy?" Well of course I would love another boy as much as I love our boys now, I think I would cry for a month or so first though. I just can't let it go. He really has no good reason 'why not'. He says he likes our lifestyle the way it is and adding another would change EVERYTHING. Yes, I'm sure it would change, but I've never met anyone who regretted having more. I just look at little Z and he's sooo much fun and he just makes me smile so many times a day, but he's already getting big!! I just want little people around for a little while longer. I think. Then the other part of me starts pondering...hmmmmm....we are almost out of diapers.....vacation.......preschool.......coffee in silence......read a book......lay by the pool.....paint in peace.....go to the gym (I know, that one is quite a stretch). What to do, what to do. My thought is, if we do it I want to do it now, or at least soon. I guess, I kinda just want a maybe from the man. He's so freakin stubborn. Sorry to vent, I'm just frustrated that I can't break him. Sooooo, what do ya'll think.....give up or keep on truckin'??
Anywho,
school is out in a little over a week and I'm a little scared. YIKES. It's going to be WWE up in here. I need to plan activities every single day!! Z is definitely fighting back these days, he has marked his territory!!
Okay so one last thing, I need to laugh. I need funny kid stories pronto. Share share share!!!

Good Night!!

TEST TIME

I have to tell you all a story about my evening that I'm sure you can all relate to. (I hope at least) First of all, it's 7:30, or better known as wine-thirty....finally. Z and I went to the zoo today and met biker boy for lunch and it was a spectacular day. J went to a friends house after school so we had the whole day to play. It was great until J came home. Everything seemed to go downhill from there. It was already 5 o'clock so I was trying to get something quick done for dinner. Biker boy decided to leave as soon as he got home at 3 to work on his bike trails so he won't be home till who knows when so chicken nuggets it is!! Mommy will drink her dinner tonight, only after kids are in bed of course!! Anyway, so J decides tonight is the night to torment Z. He wants to eat his dinner outside, which is fine but then starts swinging the swing into Z's chair and then they are screaming at each other. So, I tell J if he does it again he is going inside......of course he is inside in about 3.2 seconds. I am on the phone at the time of course, so one of my fellow mommies gets to hear the WHOLE thing. So, he goes inside and continues to get out of his chair and do EVERYTHING he can to drive me absolutely insane. I finally give a whole bunch of empty threats and I'm sure inside he is smiling his biggest smile because he knows I'm on the phone. In the meantime, Z is going from dinnerplate to sandbox so he comes inside to get buckled in his 'babyseat'. J now has a new person's skin to get under. So, he starts his whole "you're going to bed, ha ha ha" and Z starts screaming back. AHHHHHH!!! Still on the phone at this point...... I tell J if he doesn't getting out of his seat and eat his food I'm going to put a belt around him to keep him in his seat. At this point mister testy decides to run and hide. So, my phone friend suggests I pretend like there is something super cool going on, so I say "Josh you gotta come and see this, it's sooooo cool!!!" It worked and he comes running out...."what??" As soon as he figured out I was kidding he ran back into hiding.....under my bed. Ah ha!! Caught!! So I pull out his skinny little legs as he is laughing hysterically and I'm still trying to be mad but I have to get a little tickle torture in first!! I love the giggles. After the giggles I turn back into mean mommy...."get back at the table NOW!!!!" Still on the phone by the way.....And I did make Josh a homemade 'baby seat' with one of my belts. I'm the meanest mom in the whole world.
And J is still torturing EVERYBODY!! I don't know what has gotten into him today. I then remember he's been at a friend's house and probably had a millions snacks so lets just do bath and bed so mommy's head doesn't spin around and fall off. I really do love my children dearly, I swear.

I tried to change names to reflect my true calling. I hope I succeeded...

Just to make Laundry Girl Happy

I have two reasons for this post; 1) to tell you that our sandbox is DONE! Next time you come over your kids can get really messy and 2) to get Laundry Girl off my back. LOL

Really important topics

Who is up for the sex and the city movie at the end of the month??
And, who is Matt going to pick on the Bachelor?? I know, it's retarded to watch these shows but I just can't help it.
And....did everyone have a good mother's day??

I did it!!

New to Blogging.

Thank you to R for bringing me into the new Millenium. I love this kind of stuff but don't really know how to get started. This will be great way to hear from the long, lost ("E") folks. I love to see photos. So here's one... Ian at bat!! As you can see from photo #2, he missed...oops

Blogging Virgin! Yippee!

This is my 1st time to blog. How cool to do this R! I miss E so much! Now it is just "E"? How things change in a year and 1/2! Anyway we enjoyed 80 degree day today after getting 6 inches of snow last Thurs.! Crazy place Colorado is! C is back to school today after being "off track" for 3 weeks. (that is the name of the break kids have with year round school) and S had Kindergarten info meeting last night and has a great teacher for next year. A had her 3 month pics today! Time sure flies. I can't beleive how busy I am being taxi for these kids. I love though and would not change it. Will try to get some pics on soon! M Former E Mom

P.....I don't believe it about the real pots.....I want some proof...lol. Where's that Schnitzel??