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I love my husband 2007-07-24 17:34:42 but right now I could seriously injure him if I had the chance. The last two days has been one continous long day. The boys did not nap yesterday and today my ears have been pounding. I called dh eariler today and said that I wanted to meet up with him after work so we could run some errands. Ran to my doctors appointment. I got home with the boys in tow. In a miserable mood because my ears are killing me and what do I find…..
His work clothes all over the bed and his bag on the counter but no husband. I know where he went and frankly I’m so pissed off about it I could care less if the dishes, dinner, or anything else gets done before he gets home. I’m over taking care of these kids and I’m so livid right now. So help him if he crawls into this house after just played basketball for several hours and acts all happy to see me.
I might just rip his head off. *and I don’t mean the one above his neck*
We got them all to sit still 2007-07-27 15:06:43 for a whole three minutes or so!
Notice how Cate and Sam are holding hands while swinging? Just too cute. We’ll miss you girls!
I hate it when 2007-07-27 12:59:38
your youngest refuses to nap so much that he makes himself throw up all over YOUR bed. Because that is where he naps. You go in to clean him up and find his diaper is full of poo which leaked through his clothes which is probably why he was crying so hard and made himself throw up.
you have to change the sheets on your bed when you have one of those eggcrate thingy’s on your bed over your mattress..so every time you change the fitted sheet the damn eggcrate thing bunches up and you have to keep fixing it.
you spent so much time changing boy 2 and wrestling with the fitted sheet that boy 2 is not even remotely tired now.
you don’t get your much needed break from two very active toddlers.
right lindsay 2007-07-27 12:14:39
and those weren’t your pants either. Right. Girlfriend get your shit together okay?
Fooling around 2007-07-27 11:56:42 I don’t have much to write about these days. It’s so stinking hot outside I don’t feel like taking the boys anywhere and when we do go out we stay in the backyard and play in the pool or sprinkler. We went out to the park this morning for an hour and I felt so sticky I couldn’t stand to be there another minute. (Sorry Beth, Tammy and Amanda.)
Does anyone know anyone that designs templates for blogs? I’ve been looking online and can’t seem to find one I like. I just bought a used CSS book which I will get into and I’m sure I can figure it out eventually but was just wondering. I know some of you have nifty designs and I have to hunt down your designers. heehee. Oh and by the way if anyone knows how to widen my right column can you please email me? Thanks!
Grim Reaper 2007-07-27 07:27:20 I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately. I know it has something to do with my FIL being sick, but I’m also at peace with my destiny of dying someday. My mother has let it known that she will die and she is always telling us this and that and all the other things she wants us to know before she dies. She’s always been open and honest about how she feels about us, what we should do if she dies…things like that. I’m not afraid of dying.
I am however, afraid of other friends, family, love ones of dying. It frightens me so very much. My heart aches when I think of the ripples of grief a family goes through when a beloved family member dies. Having my FIL go through this struggle with cancer has gotten Randy and I thinking about it all. We have already determined several ground rules.
If one of us gets the big C we will tell whoever wants to listen. If the doctors tell us we have __ months to live…we won’t tell a soul. I would tell Randy of
What is it with boys and tow trucks? 2007-07-26 07:15:01 Both boys love to tow trucks….you can see them towing one of their many trucks during the day around the house and if the hitch comes unlatched I can almost countdown the minutes until the tantrum. *sigh* We have a tow mater and several little people tow trucks and they are one hot commodity in this house.
My dad is coming by this morning so I can go to the dentist. My left molar is giving me issues these days which at first I thought it had something to do with my ears hurting. (my ears however just have fluid in them) I’m hoping the dentist will either tell me what’s wrong or do a magic trick for me to make the pain go away. oh how I hate going to the dentist. I’d rather have a pap smear than open my mouth for a dentist. ick.
Schmoozin’ 2007-07-30 09:20:58
“As it goes, schmoozing is the natural ability “to converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.” Good schmoozers effortlessly weave their way in and out of the blogosphere, leaving friendly trails and smiles, happily making new friends along the way. They don’t limit their visits to only the rich and successful, but spend some time to say hello to new blogs as well. They are the ones who engage others in meaningful conversations, refusing to let it end at a mere hello - all the while fostering a sense of closeness and friendship.”
Oh heck yeah. An award I can be proud of. I genuinely love being a part of this great big world of bloggin’ mamas, women and men. It’s awesome to blog hop and to see how everyone manages to get through their week.
Jennifer over at Playgroups are no place for Children awarded it to me. I’ve so very proud.
This is a hard one to award to folks because there are so many folks who I love r
Candle contest! 2007-07-30 07:51:49 Click to win a Febreze Candle
. Have I mentioned lately how much I love free stuff?
what he doesn’t get 2007-07-30 07:21:39 is the boys will find it and destroy it.
Randy wants nothing on our kitchen counter. No snacks, no applicances, nothing. Well….as you can see I do a pretty good job of cluttering the place up.
The random plug in the first shot is for my laptop so that counter top is even more cluttered than the picture describes. Anyways….Randy puts all the snacks in the cabinets which are down low so the boys can grab the snacks they want and pull them out themselves. Randy bought 100 calorie packs or hostess cupcakes for himself over the weekend. The boys found them right away and smushed the life right out of them. Clearly he was upset about it, but turned to me and said just tell them no. ‘Right’ sure thing dear. (I did everything in my power from cackling like the wicked witch of the east) I keep all my ‘valuable’ snacks above the fridge (another place dh hates to see anything). I’m not sure when Randy will learn that if he leaves snacks in a place that
woke up 2007-07-30 05:57:34 feeling awful this morning. The boys are sick, I’m sick. It’s going to be a rough day. Won’t be online much until Wednesday. I want to finish HP 5 before we see it on the big screen. (that is if I can keep my eyes open to read it)
Christmas in July 2007-07-29 07:17:01 Randy told me way back in January that he was planning on buying a LCD widescreen TV in December for Christmas
. He told me, do not let me buy one before Christmas. The prices will go way down and I don’t need one until then.
Friday night I came home from MNO and dh was telling me about the great deal they have at Circuit City. How he thinks this may be ‘the one’. I said honey, as your lovely wife I need to mention that you said no TV until Christmas. He said, I know what I said but this is the best price I’ve seen this is the one. I said I dunno honey….it’s not December. You said….
Saturday morning he got up with the boys and woke me up saying it is done. I said what is done? He said I bought it online I’ll pick it up this afternoon.
I tried to take a picture of the actual TV but it’s too dark in here. It’s huge and really beautiful. We watched HP 4 on it last night and it was a great picture. All we need now is surround so
i can’t keep up 2007-08-02 08:50:55 my google reader is so full and I can’t keep up. Everybody stop writing until tomorrow night so I can keep up ‘kay? My comments might come a week late but hopefully I’ll get to all of you soon. Now if I could get the boys to stop whining and screaming I’d be set.
Last night 2007-08-02 06:19:26 We went out ALONE last night. It was wonderful. I wore the wrong shoes (who walks around downtown DC with heels anyways?) We hit a Vietnamese place for dinner and went to see HP~Order of the Phoenix. I don’t know if it was the best movie I’ve ever seen but it was pretty darn good. I really wish there were 1/2 stars on netflix…it would get 4.5 if I could do it.
Randy and I didn’t have much to talk about. We are in that valley of kids and marriage. Where you know you have things to say..but has he heard this before…who wants to hear about the dull happenings of the day? It was funny because when I get anxious or nervous I start to mix up my words or talk to fast/slow and I can’t seem to remember where I was going with my thoughts. I was doing that last night. Not sure why but I was. Luckily I didn’t have anything to worry about. I knew my dad would take great care of the boys and with auntie Lulu around too for dinner I’m sure the boys di
Shocked 2007-08-01 06:42:50 Honestly Spark, why in the world would you have a sponsor like KFC? Seriously. I know you have to get money to support all the folks on SP but please. KFC? It bothers me that it’s on the screen where I’m entering my apple and water for the day. I do not need to see the delicious crunchy-ness of your fried chicken while I’m thinking about having lettuce greens for lunch. *sigh*
for my love 2007-07-31 22:06:20
How did nine year fly by so fast? Wasn’t it just yesterday that I called you? I was so nervous to ask you out. *yes I asked Randy out* He said yes 16 years ago.
I love you now more than ever. We have been through so much together. You fill my heart with love every moment we are together. You are my lil Australian critter that we will never speak of, you are my rock, my love, my everything.
Senior year of high school…how young we were. I was so in love with your smile, your sweet touch.
College. Our lives got complicated, busy. Our love grew stronger. Our commitment became real.
Then we got married. I knew my life was complete with you in my heart.
Traveled the world together. All over Europe, Hawaii, the USA. How Minh and Lil got us to go to Iceland in forkin’ February I will never know.
I’ve loved every minute of this wild ride with you. Through all the heartache, stress, happiness and joy you’ve been there for me. Thank you. I love, appreciate,
Meme 2007-07-31 16:44:46 I am so behind on the meme that Sarah gave me that since Erica tagged me for another meme I thought well better get it over with. Here we go:
What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was in college...planning my wedding and enjoying being young and 22.
What were you doing 1 year ago?
I think we were in Reheboth this time last year.
Five Snacks You Enjoy
Popcorn
Cheese (a huge issue when I’m not eating Dairy any more.)
Blue tortilla chips with crab and artichoke dip from Whole Foods. *yum*
Apples and peanut butter.
Chocolate
Five Songs That You Know All The Lyrics To
More ~ Bobby Darin
Love Song ~ The Cure
Every ‘the Smiths’ song ever made
Everybody wants to be a cat ~ The Aristocats
Florida ~ Modest Mouse
Five Things You Would Do If You Were a Millionaire
Pay off our house
Pay off student loans
Buy a huge house in Potomac or Bethesda
Buy my grill/bar on the beach and hire someone else to run it.
Hire a maid/nanny and chef.
Five Bad Habits
I constantly worry w
Weight Loss 2007-07-31 13:21:18 I joined another weight loss competition on SparkPeople. Mainly because I like to have other folks telling me to drink that extra three glasses of water a day or to make sure I have an extra apple before bedtime or just the general encouragement. I heart turbo jam and need to do it more often. I also picked up booty jam and need to kick some booty doing that tape. I just want to get back down to 135 sometime before Christmas. Dh keeps reminding me that I weighed 115 when we first met, and I reminded him last night that he weighed 140 when I first met him. Two can play that game mister.
i.can’t.stop.stumbling.everything.I.read. I did not stumble this. Seriously why do I read parenting advice anymore? It just causes me to stress out and to feel an increasing amount of guilt over everything I do with/for the boys.
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dorkus 2007-07-31 11:23:59 DC101 is doing a lunch hour with the Beastie Boys to gear up for Virgin Fest. Listen with me here. The boys and I are jamming to the music outside before naptime.
I’m beautiful… 2007-07-31 07:48:40 underneath the snot covered shirt I’m wearing, the coffee stained shorts I have on and my funky frizzy hair. Oh my hair. What happened? Oh right the humidity in the DC area sucks ass and makes any effort I put into my hair goes to shit because I choose to walk out the door. *sigh* It’s going to be a long, long, long day with two sick children.
When my husband says to me (every once in a while) I was going to get you flowers on my way home but forgot. What exactly am I suppose to say to that? um, thanks but wait you didn’t actually follow thru so why are you telling me what you thought but didn’t do? I’m perplexed. He wants ‘bonus’ points for thinking of it and mentioning it so I know that he thought to do something sweet. *sigh* men.
Tomorrow is our nine year wedding anniversary. He told me a week ago that he was planning a surprise, something I’ve wanted for a long time. I thought about it and couldn’t figure out&hellip
;what I want
Friends make the story of your life 2007-08-05 06:53:10 While reading through my reader this morning, I came across a gem. This isn’t a story
that is joyful, funny or silly. It’s a thoughtful gem that lets you think, evaluate your life, your actions. It made me think of all the friends I lost after I gave birth. All my unmarried, childless friends who love me but have nothing left to say.
There is one I miss terribly. We talked once, twice, fifty times a day by phone. We worked together. She was my other half, she knew exactly what I meant before I finished my sentence. She knew how I felt after a big argument with Randy, or my boss, or my family. She was always there for me willing to see me through another adventure. She lives about 20 minutes south from me now but I haven’t seen her or talked to her in probably two years. I’ve called her several times and she will call me back but the spark is not there anymore. We are distant, we both try to find words to fill the voids. She changed me in a way I can never put in Read more:Friends
whew 2007-08-04 14:16:51 I’m sitting here waiting for my iPod to find all the album covers on all my music…so I started browsing the web. Found this article, because the boys are asleep (all of them even dh) I decided to check out Lijit which I’ve never heard of before. What a neat site. Check it out…when you put everything together like that I look like quite a little dork. Heck, I am a dork. I’ll admit it. Now…to send an email to them to add Sk*rt and technorati and I’d be set.
This time last year 2007-08-03 21:35:32
All I could think of was how great ‘this’ summer will be. Coupe would be walking, Woodrow would be talking, life would be great. Life is chaos, crazy and exhausting. It’s the roller coaster of life. I think as humans we always see the grass greener on the other side. I know I do.
I’m happy with my life. It’s insane, but I can not imagine my life without Coupe in it. When he was first born I was in shock…I think after having a child your on a type of cruise control. Your body is trying to survive on very little sleep, you have a toddler to take care of and you come last. You just coast through your nights and days wondering, hoping for it to be better tomorrow. Then they turn six months. Cooper was crawling then. He was becoming quite a little man then. Woodrow was 18 months old and getting into everything, communicating, learning. I’m still overwhelmed by how close in age they are.
I think I may be getting in over my head here, but I am rea Read more:last year
oh boy what a day 2007-08-03 15:40:45 Randy is due home in twenty minutes and I am counting down the seconds.
The dog has been throwing up all day.
Woodrow decided to sneak into his room with a tube of lotion and spread it all over himself. (what a forkin’ mess)
I was making lunch and heard Woody’s ‘evil’ I’m getting into trouble laugh and walk down to see the box of Honey Bunches of oats all over the berger carpet. What a mess.
We go outside to run around in the sprinkler and I must have forgotten to do a poop sweep of the backyard last night because Woodrow stepped in a fresh one.
Is it Saturday morning yet? So I can lay in bed and forget I’m a mom to two little boys?
Things I’ve learned 2007-08-03 07:27:32 in just one day.
Dh does not like getting his picture taken. I ‘thought’ he only hated to go to a portrait studio to get his mug shot…he hates all of it. He hates posing, positioning, smiling..the whole deal. Huh. Found this out after booking a session w/Melanie to have our christmas pictures taken. *sigh* Don’t worry Melanie, he’ll smile and he’ll like it.
Buying Birthday invitations can lead to dangerous purchases. Like grab bag toys. 10 items for 15 dollars. All items I could probably get somewhere else for 50 cents each..but they wouldn’t have the cute birthday theme. It’s hard to come up with a birthday theme for two boys whose birthdays are 2 weeks apart with Christmas the week in between. (yes I’m thinking about birthday’s this early i can’t help it…I’m just eager about it all.)
A dachshund who has a very sensitive stomach, when given a green yogo will promptly throw it up. On the beige carpet, the h
Ipod 2007-08-07 08:15:09 I just finished uploading every song I own onto my iPod. Every CD is now on my CPU. A long tedious job that Dh contributed a good chuck of his evening to. We made sure there are no duplicates and all the songs are uploaded with album art onto the lovely iPod. I now must do the boring, insane job of making playlists…that I am putting off until well….we take another trip somewhere.
I thought I would make a little contest out of this. Guess just how many songs I have on my iPod. A few hints:
I have an 80GB iPod.
I own close to 300 CD’s. We borrowed our BFF’s cd collections which makes our grand total of downloaded CD’s to close to 700 CD’s.
I have used 49GB’s of space on Audio/Songs.
Whoever guesses closest to the correct number wins! You will receive either a 10 dollar gift card to iTunes or a 10 dollar gift card to Amazon. You may only guess ONCE. Your first guess will only count so post wisely. The contest will end on Friday. I will post the
faith, hope, love and family 2007-08-07 07:59:16 I’ve been very sentimental the last few weeks. I’m not sure why. Maybe I’ve been thinking of my grandpa…or that my FIL is so sick, or that I just don’t tell people enough how much I appreciate them, love them, enjoy them. So…here’s a story I don’t think I’ve shared on this blog. I know some of you have heard it before but I want to write it down anyways.
Sorry Melinda I apologize in advance for bringing this up. I know it’s hard for you but it was such a pivotal moment for me.
Randy and I got married in 1998, we honeymooned in Europe for sixteen days. We ended our trip in Rome. We went to Vatican City to visit St. Peter’s. (a highlight for a Catholic schoolgirl) We walk up to the church. I literally felt a source of hope or love surrounding me. We walk inside and emotionally I am more overwhelmed than I have ever been. EVAH. Randy and I split up to explore the church. I start walking towards the center of St. Peters
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