Owner: The Bell Pages Blog URL:http://thebellpages.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:07:46 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: I am step-mom to two boys, mom to two more, a wife, as well as dog, cat and goldfish owner. Should the growing laundry pile in the basement spark a life of it's own, I'll probably have to feed it too. So join me as I cook supper, mop the floor, put a chil Site statistics:Click here
Daddy Needs A Drink 2007-05-12 14:35:00 A while ago I received a request from a friend on MayasMom.com. Robert Wilder was asking parent bloggers to give his book DaddyNeeds
A Drink
a mention in our blogs. Daddy Needs a Drink is a story of the author's trials and tribulations as a parent.
Let me stop for a moment, and clarify my 'friend' status with the author. This isn't the "hold your hair back while you bring up all that tequila
Retraction of Mother's Day '07 2007-05-17 20:54:00 My gift from Mr. Honeybell came yesterday. It arrived in a pretty blue box. Not to be disgustingly materialistic or anything, but it's all good. Read more:Retraction
Someone Had Better Warn Them . . . 2007-05-17 17:20:00 Goofy Boy will be in kindergarten soon. We attended his pre-school graduation yesterday, where we were astounded as the kids counted to ten in 5 languages, signed their own names in American Sign Language, and each child gave a short speech. This was Goofy's:
I like the workbench. I like art. I liked it when we made peanut butter playdough.
Impressive don't you think? One thing I noticed
"We'll Be Lookin' Flashy In My Mercedes Benz" 2007-05-16 20:21:00 Mr. Honeybell and I have a new baby, a 1971 Mercedes
Benz. I equate it to a new child not because of some deep, misplaced affection; But because I'm sure it will cost us as much as raising a child. Consider it a long term project . . . VERY long term!
The good news is it runs, the interior could be much worse, and as a whole, for a 36 year old car,
it's really not in too bad of shape. Which Read more:Flashy
, Mercedes Benz
Mother's Day '07 2007-05-15 21:48:00 My Mother's Day actually began a couple of weeks ago. The three older boys came home from Awana the other night, and Goofy Boy was toting a huge bag from the Awana Store. "Honey, you can't look in here, this is your Mother's Day presents". Ten minutes later, he announces "I can't wait!" and presents me with a plastic basket of candy nestled in Easter grass.
For the next two days, Goofy Boy
Senseless Rambling 2007-05-19 21:28:00 Because I am totally lame, I often find myself amused by completely inane activities. One of which is going to dictionary.com and playing with the translator there. Type any story or whatever in, translate into a different language, and then back to English. What you end up with is often hilarious! Due to a complete lack of creativity today, I am presenting you with a description of our day: Read more:Senseless
, Rambling
It's All In The Hefty Bag 2007-05-22 13:18:00 Last night I was crying as I made supper. It wasn't the Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, or even the fact that I had bought the "ready to eat!" frozen shrimp, and I still had to remove their crunchy little tails.
I'm not a crier by nature. I can probably count the number of times I've cried in my adult life on one hand ~ keeping in mind I've lost both parents and had two children by C-section (
How Can I Be This Bored With Four Kids? 2007-05-21 16:02:00 I've mentioned before that I have a Myspace. It gives me something to do in the middle of the night when I can't sleep, plus I get the whole power rush thing when I deny people. Add me if you'd like, but be sure to message me that you are a blog reader.
Anyway, I have also created a Myspace for the family dog, Frodo. You wouldn't believe the number of furry 'friends' that are out there. So Read more:Bored
Midnight Text Message Between Myself & The Working Mr. Honeybell 2007-05-25 09:22:00 Me: What i just saw in bsemnt~either huge MOUSE or sm rat. You MUST kill in am.
(Disclaimer: I knew very well it wasn't a rat)
Mr. Honeybell: Ok go to bed.
Me: Squeaker squeak squeaken! Read more:Message
Everyone Needs A Little Ba-Hootie TLC 2007-05-24 08:40:00 Mr. Honeybell and I were at Walmart yesterday picking up some household stuff. While perusing the baby wipe aisle, we were looking for the pop up wipes, rather than the reach in kind, because everyone knows how having to reach into the box and getting a wipe can ruin your day.
That's when I saw them. Baby wipes with Cucumber Extract and Green Tea. OhmyGod. This is exactly what Monkey Boy has Read more:Needs
, Hootie
I Have Quit Watching the News, But It Gets In Anyway 2007-05-29 18:54:00 I used to be a certifiable news addict. I was content to watch Fox News Channel (keep your smart comments to yourselves) all day, and sometimes did. I quit for two reasons: 1) The human capacity for cruel and heinous behavior depresses the hell out of me. 2) After a while, I began to realize that that same cruelness and heinous behavior is becoming entertainment in our society. Let's see, Read more:Watching
, Anyway
Photoless Recap of Memorial Day BBQ 2007-05-28 16:49:00 Because my camera batteries were dead, and I'm too lazy to buy more, there are no pictures of our Memorial
Day Festivities. Here are the highlights:
~My brother and his family, my nephew and his family arrive. Sporty Boy exclaims "Hey Honeybell! Everybody brought a baby!" Evidently a baby is the price of admission to the Honeybell house.
~Waterguns appear. Phone Boy and Sporty Boy chase 17 Read more:Recap
, BBQ
, Memorial Day
Relay For Life 2007-06-04 10:24:00 Friday night Sporty and Goofy were spending the night with grandparents and Mr. Honeybell was working. Phone Boy and Monkey Boy joined me at Relay for Life.
I had been recruited by my friend Debbie, and I'm so glad I was. Unfortunately, Due to Monkey's inability to sleep anywhere but his crib, and Mr. Honeybell's inability to get the night off, we weren't able to stay the entire night. In
Because Paris Hilton Affects My Life in So Many Ways 2007-06-08 17:43:00 Surely you have seen this:
ParisHilton
going back to jail weeping and wailing. At the risk of sounding like a heartless uncaring bitch, I find this very funny. Another example of a moronic celebrity who is actually surprised and heartbroken that laws are for everyone, not just the little people. This particular moronic celebrity is even funnier, as her celebrity status stems from being rich
Watch Your Guts 2007-06-07 17:43:00 I just had the following exchange with Goofy Boy:
Him: Honey! Do you know where Sporty Boy is?
Me: No, did you look upstairs?
Him: Well, he's just hiding from me 'cause I'm gonna beat his guts.
He's such a sweet, unassuming child.
Patient is Disoriented x3 2007-06-07 13:38:00 Now that summer is nearly upon us and boys are out of school, I am at a loss. Because Mr. Honeybell and I work indiscriminate night shifts, daily living was planned around school. The school schedule was our calendar. Normally the boys have strict bedtimes, lately they have still going strong at midnight. I rationalize this by saying they are simply adapting to their night owl parent's
Life is a Highway . . . We Rode It All Day Long 2007-06-06 12:14:00 We needed to pick up my nephew from the bus station. Mr. Honeybell had worked all night, so I volunteered to drive~which is quite an offer, because I despise driving on busy highways. But because I heart him, I was willing to make the sacrifice. We were picking Kevin up in St. Joe, driving him to the town in which my other nephew lives, and then going home to our own town.
The drive to St. Read more:Highway
A Curly Update 2007-06-11 19:47:00 Monkey's curls remain firmly attached to his head! Of course I warned Mr. Honeybell that the internet global community forbade any premature haircuts, thanks for the support!
Also, I realized while driving home from work yesterday morning that in the previous post I mentioned our wedding in 2000.
We were actually married in 2001.
One might think it's horribly agonizing to be this ditzy, Read more:Curly
, Update
Not Without My Curls 2007-06-09 14:13:00 Mr. Honeybell has decided little Monkey Boy needs a haircut.
NNOOOooooo! Leave Mah Baby Alone!!!
How could anyone want to destroy this cute little head of hair??
Granted, Goofy Boy didn't get a haircut until some kids at the park offered to push my little girl on the merry go round, but still . . . Those curls! That sweet little baby hair! Not only that, but Mr. Honeybell looked like Read more:Curls
Always Trade Up 2007-06-12 23:08:00 Mr. Honeybell and I have decided it's time for a new car. Well, a newer car. It makes total sense, my '95 Nissan Pathfinder has a multitude of problems. It leaks oil like a sieve, it hasn't had a working odometer for 4 years, and the mileage . . . something like 5 miles per gallon I'm sure. Although I'm not really a sentimental person, leaving the Pathfinder behind makes me a little sad.
Before Read more:Trade
Soccer Camp Revisited 2007-06-15 20:24:00 Challenger British Soccer
Camp time again! Goofy Boy has spent the last week being taught by some of the best soccer coaches from the UK. He had a great time this year, and learned a lot.
May God Bless The Queen if I never have to sit in the hot sun for two hours a day ever again with this child:
And believe me, that sun was HOT! It's hard to tell with the spiked hair (yes, he made me do Read more:Revisited
Random Photos 2007-06-21 15:02:00 Mr. Honeybell has been out of town this week, Phone Boy and Sporty Boy spent the week with their mom, leaving the little guys and I to our own devices. This is the result of our loneliness:
Yes, that is underware on his head. He put it there. And kept it there for quite some time.Things like this make me wonder at the 19 month old mind. He removed all of his clothing, then insisted I put Read more:Random
Tag I'm It 2007-06-20 14:59:00 I have been tagged by The Mad Goat Lady to participate in the Alex Shalman’s Gotta Get Goals Meme 1) In a new blog post, list and write about the top 5 to 10 goals that you gotta’ get so that you can truly say you have achieved your wildest dreams in life. These have to be your best, most exclusive, and over-the-top goals that you can pick off your goals list. (I know I’ve previously said Do Not
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2007-06-19 16:42:00 We had a great time yesterday when we took the boys to the T-Rex Cafe! This place is incredible. We dined next to a waterfall amid animatronic dinosaurs and other pre-historic creatures. I was a little jealous though of the patrons in the "shark tank" section, they ate beneath giant jellyfish. I did have a pretty good view of the giant robotic squid though.
The best time was in the Read more:Guess
, Dinner
My Single Strangest Grocery Experience 2007-06-18 16:25:00 So. I'm at Aldi's grocery store-where you rent your cart for a quarter, buy your grocery bags, stand in line forever because there's only employee, and bag your own groceries in exchange for cheap food. I have four boys, you're damned right they're eating Tasty-Os.
The lone checker throws my food back in the cart, and I take it over to a long table to do my bagging. I'm listening to Goofy Boy Read more:Grocery
Enough With The Teen Angst 2007-06-23 17:57:00 Mr. Honeybell and I are smokers.
Yes, yes, we know.
We do manage to smoke outside ALWAYS, never in the house around the kids. I swear we are not really all that nosey, but smoking outside presents the unique opportunity to see into the life of our neighbors (my next door neighbor who reads this is freaking out about now . . . "Oh shit! What's she gonna say??!!" Naaw, you're safe Leann!).
We Read more:Enough
, Angst
A Parents Worst Nightmare 2007-06-22 18:32:00 Today I was making my daily stops. Miss Britt has a post showing support for NYC Watchdog
who tragically lost his 5 year old son yesterday. I had never read his blog before, but as a parent I cannot imagine the anguish he is experiencing right now. Please consider helping this family by going here and buying a badge as you see on the top right. 100% of the proceeds will be sent to NYC Read more:Parents
, Nightmare
The Confessional 2007-06-28 14:52:00 Over at Maya's Mom there is a section for anonymous confessions. Fascinating reading, really. Some are funny, some are sad, some seem to be posted out of sheer boredom.
Being the drama queen I am, today I am standing up and proudly shouting my confessions from my blog. Are you ready for the dirt? Here we go:
*I confess that when I see a spider and Mr. Honeybell isn't home . . . I'll make Read more:Confessional
Yum! 2007-06-27 19:15:00 After working all night and only sleeping a couple of hours, I am bereft of any creativity. Thus, I present you with a recipe from the Honeybell Kitchen.
I make this a lot for get togethers, and always get requests for the recipe. Being the faithful reader that you are, I will forgo the regular $5.00 finders fee. Do not be alarmed at the final product's appearance . . . the most common
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