Filed under: Blogging, Family, Totally Random, Uncategorized | Tags: days, lazy, summer, swimming
HA! I wish Summer days were lazy! Most people don’t sit in the house all Summer long doing nothing – especially if you have kids! Whoever came up with the term “lazy Summer days” must not have been a mom! Here in Texas, it has been summer weather since the end of April, and none of my days have been lazy.
Take this morning for instance…
I woke up pretty early this morning, the first day of June. My obnoxious Boston Terrier (who just became obnoxious about 2 weeks ago when I kicked her butt outside) decided that if she can’t sleep (in the house) NO ONE is going to sleep because she insists on scratching the door and whining at the top of her lungs. The only thing that would make her shut up is to kill her, which is NOT going to happen.
So I laid in bed siliently begging, ” PLEASE just be quiet for ONE more hour”.
No such luck. So I got up, thoroughly chewed her out and then commenced with the morning “human minutes” (twilight fans, you ought to remember that).
Soon dear, sweet, cranky son was hanging on my leg, whining something about I need to lay down with him so he can be “cozy”. I decided breakfast would do us cranky folks some good. So it is eggs for the little guy and cereal for me. Then it is time to work out. So 60 minutes later, I collapse on the couch with a bottle of water after some good cardio and ab work. Of course, I had 34 lbs of dead weight trying to cling to my leg EVERY second, whining about nothing and everything. Good workout alright.
So my list is started for the day.
Breakfast. Check.
Workout. Check.
Swimming.
Oh the fun of swimming! Once you FINALLY get there! After my workout, I proceeded to get freshned up, get dressed, and run around the house gathering all the swimming ESSENTIALS that any good mom makes sure to pack. List number two.
Sunscreen for kid. Check.
Sunscreen for me. Check.
Swim Trunks. Check.
Bathing Suit. Check.
Towels. Man! I knew I was forgetting something! So BACK across the house to the bathroom I go. For the THIRD time – to get towels.
Check.
Water bottles. Check.
Sandals. Check.
All the other stuff. Check.
So 30 minutes later, hyper kid is loaded, swim bag is loaded, dogs are chased down, caught, and put away, and I am FINALLY climbing in to the drivers seat.
So we get to the pool, get unloaded, and get in. Boy was it cold the first few seconds, but I adjusted rather quickly and once I am good and comfortable I hear, “Mommy, I need to go peepee”. WHAT?!? I told you to go earlier! So, out of the pool we climb, to the bathroom we go (I am happy he did his business outside of the pool, but sheesh).
Once out of the bathroom, its back into to the pool. Okay…this isn’t so bad….wait…yes it is! OMG! COLD!
So a couple minutes passes by then all of a sudden David Cook and Time of My Life is screaming out of my cell phone. A text message. To get it or not to get it….Well..what do you think?? I didn’t buy a BlackBerry Curve to ignore my messages! So its out of the pool, with the kid in tow (he is only 3) to find a nice “hi how are you message”…guess that could’ve wait..oh well..I am out now.
Back to the icy water we go..and let me tell ya, these 5 ladder steps are starting to make my legs turn to jelly. Me and an extra 34 lbs down, up, down, up, down – again.
The remainder of the swimming trip calmed down a little bit and after a couple hours it is time for lunch. So I haul us out of the pool, pack up ALL that stuff, load us up, get in, drive home, unload the kid and the bag, let the dogs out, go inside, put the stuff down, turn on the light, go to the kitchen, get out the food, get it microwaved (popcorn chicken & mac n chz for the kid, baked potato and popcorn chicken for me), serve, eat, clean up, cartoons put on for the kid, computer turned on for me, and now here I am.
Sorry guys, but there is NOTHING lazy about a summer day when you are mom! And we haven’t even tackled the afternoon yet!
Blissfully Choatic ~ gotta LOVE it!
Until later…
I think every kid has their one special toy that you do not DARE touch and if you do all chaos breaks loose. Have you ever had a moment like that?
Or even worse, you are in the grocery store and your child happens to find a toy they just can’t live without and you make the mistake of THINKING that you will just let them carry it while you shop. Then before you go to the checkout line you say
“ok sweetie, we are done shopping let’s put the toy up.”
Child: “no I want it”
You: “Sweeetiee…..what did momma say?”
Child: “No!”
You: “Maybe next time”
Child: NNNOOO!!!
Is this scenerio starting to become uncomfortably familiar?
Haha….I thought so…..
The solution?
Have no idea. Let me know when you figure it out!
*smile*
Filed under: Uncategorized
Okay first, let me say I blogging from the blackberry (bb), so please excuse spelling, grammar, and punctuation 
So, I am ridiing down the road on my way to arkansas to see my soon-to-be deployed-to-Iraq big brother, taking this trip is my daddy (yes, at 23 I STILL call him daddy), myself, and my three year old little boy. As I sit here I am thinking “ok something is missing…what is it?” How about “are we there yet?”, “how much longer, I’m hungry,..etc etc”
Do you remember those days of family vacations when you and your brothers and sisters sat in the backseat of the car and unmercifully went thru 20 questions – EVERY 15 minutes? Then, we didn’t think about when we had kids – but we sure think about now!
Thankfully, my son is just 3 so I have yet to endure 20 questions…right now I can just pop some word world and dragontales into the portable dvd and we are good to go.
However in a few years, it will be alittle more complicated…dragontales and word world won’t do it anymore…..
So….what do you do when your kids are questioning your ear off and you feel like giving them a seditive to quiet them down? (Jk) And swearing off vacations until the “golden years”?
Seriously, .how do you manage the questions?
Since my son is only 3, I can’t give you “mom advice” on this topic, but I can tell you what use to work for me when I was a kid.
Keep the munchkins entertained…have a wide variety of car activities available to your kids. Coloring book, regular books, dvds, games, etc. When you plan your trip, schedule in a 15 minute stop for every 4 hrs on the road…It won’t extend your trip all that much and it can make your drive a lot more pleasant.
Happy traveling!
Until next time…
Filed under: Blogging, Giveaways, Uncategorized | Tags: Blogging, games, grand opening, party
Yay! Today is the FIRST day of the Grand Opening Blog Party! Already my fellow bloggers are showing gracious support! Thank you much!
So, let the festivities began!
If you haven’t already, jump over to the GOBP page, and join us! All participants will be entered in the giveaway! The participation details are on the GOBP page.
Party Game #1 - Word Association
Are you up for some word association. We’ll start by writing a word, and then you write the first word that comes to mind. The hard part is, no repeats! If you catch someone writing a repeat word, you can quote them and say “NO CAKE 4 U” and then keep the game going with your own word.
The word is: Party
Filed under: Family, Totally Random | Tags: banana, chips, fat, random, saturated
Banana Chips. We all know them, some love them, and some have been eating them FOREVER! They are showcased on the grocery store aisles next to all the yummy healthy snacks we LOVE. They should be healthy then, right?
WRONG!
Did you know that most banana chips are fried in coconut oil, making their Saturated Fat content around 40% of your Daily Value – and that’s just ONE serving. 40% – wow.
You can buy baked banana chips which aren’t so bad. But still – our grocery store geniuses showcase a food that will CLOG YOUR ARTERIES next to the healthy food. Most Americans, see “banana” and think, oh this will be good for me!
So, next time you get a banana chip craving, check the label! You may be better off reaching for a nice fresh banana that you can savor without all the artery clogging effects!
Until next time….
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