Warning: If you hit any of these, your likely to have a very pissed off Me on your hands.

- people not giving others the "benefit of the doubt".
- adults acting like children.
- using pregnancy as an excuse.
- using PMS as an excuse.
- expecting anyone to just "give" you "stuff"
- not giving others adequate warning before you freak out.
- being ungrateful for the things others do for you.
- Expecting my kids to act younger than their age (ie not jumping off of the steps) just because your kid is younger and may copy them... this isn't my kids fault. It's your job to parent your child, not my kids job to be responsible for their actions.

basically people being self centered... it kind of covers it.

Oh, then there's this one...
- trying to force or manipulate me into doing anything.
...that one just grates against my rebellious nature and will likely put me into a very bad mood.

State of the Union....

I'll admit I didn't watch it. I refuse to anymore with the media pulling strings and the audience inturputions... however, I did read it. I suggest you do the same so that you can get a real feel for what was said and not just what the audience was reacting to.

here is a link to the full text on it.

What do you think? (That's NOT a question on what the pundits think or what the audience reaction was.)

Turbo and the Computer

Jer took the day off of work today and since he is home he set up his old computer for the kids.
This is the first time Turbo has ever had an opportunity to use a computer.

Brownie Points for Hubby

So yesterday Missy asked me to draw a picture of our family on the tile that I use as a whiteboard on our fridge.

I, of course, drew stick figures.

This morning after both Jer and Goober had left for the day I found this...

Apparently Jer found the need to expound on my stick figures. :)

(Rhino the Hamster voice and all... hehe)

Any G

Tonight as Missy is running back and forth across the room as fast as she can...

Jer: "Missy, did you not get enough energy out today?"

Missy: "I don't have any G... just at school"

"It's Too Much Mom!"

So yesterday after I finished painting the kitchen I was talking to my mom on the phone... wandering around the house picking up stuff and placing things back where they needed to be in the kitchen.

The older kids had gone to see if friends could play, and apparently found one at home. Turbo was in the backyard in his snow gear cause that was where he wanted to be.

As I wondered around blabbing to my mother, I considered going downstairs and picking up things there... I'm glad I didn't.

Blah, Blah, Blah *squeak* ??

I look up at the back window and see a big streak of mud.... and behind that mud? A face... and more mud.

"Oh, crap, mom I have to go!"

Turbo had apparently found some nice gooey mud in the backyard. And from what it looked like he had bathed in it! To give you an idea, I considered hosing him down... IN JANUARY! And then discarded that idea for one that involved stripping him down on the back deck.

Apparently he didn't care that his clothes were wet and muddy, just that his hands (which were holding his mud soaked gloves) had gotten soiled. Even then I had to bribe him with a bath to get him to let me take off his clothes!

The whole time he was looking at his hands exclaiming "It's too MUCH mom! It's too MUCH!"

BAM!

Painted! and Peppy! ... Didn't think it was that bright of a purple... but it's growing on me. :) I certainly like it better than what it was before.

New Do

Bangs and a little blue.... well, turquoise-ish blue anyhow :) It fits.

Having an Up day...

Ain't husbands great? (Yes, I know ain't, ain't a word... but I ain't going to stop... so SUCK IT TREBEK!)

My hubby and I had a good talk Saturday night... after, I admit, me having a bit of a tantrum...

This week we are not getting on the computer until we feel like we have accomplished something.

Monday we cleaned out the pantry and vacuumed the whole house and I did laundry during the day around errands.

Tuesday Jer cleaned the bathrooms and I started painting the last bar stool and shelf that have been sitting in the garage waiting to be painted for over a year... Jer also put up the heating vents in the basement and the water access covers that have also been waiting for a year to get done... easy but for some reason just never gotten to. I also swept and mopped earlier in the day.

Each evening the kids have taken turns picking out a DVD... they only get one a day now... and we have sat down as a family to enjoy it.

Today I cleaned out and organized the shelves in the kitchen. I read to the kids, and I got the book order filled out for Goobers school. I have a hair appointment and I plan on going to the store and getting paint....

I have to say, it's really nice to feel like things are getting done, when before I was too overwhelmed to do them or to even start... now I feel like there is some hope that one day MAYBE I might get caught up. Maybe my house will look like mine (I'm going to see what can be done about painting the kitchen tonight), and maybe my house might get decluttered. But for now, just turning off the computer and sitting down to watch a movie as a family has helped me to realize (yet again) that most of those things don't matter as long as our family knows we love each other.

Needless to say, today is a good day. Hope it continues....

P.S. Jer is planning a trip to get me away from home for while and give me a chance to miss my kids... Sometimes missing them is a godsend and helps you realize what you have.

Sorry I haven't posted in a few...

I'm struggling with a bit of depression at the moment, and can't think of much that is worthwhile and not uber depressing to blog about.

A "new" thought on why they hate us so much.

Have you ever heard that the terrorists hate us so much because of our money? Or maybe our education?

What about our feminism?

I hadn't thought of it before, but it makes perfect sense. If your interested here is the article that brought this possibility to my attention.

I decided...

That I don't like our government. It is no longer "for the people", it's "for the politicians". That's a huge problem. Term limits people... there is something appealing about someone running for office with the idea that their stay in office is temporary and not something owed to them.

Holy Whinefest.

For the last couple of days Goober has been a major whiner. I think it probably has to do with the fact that I now have to get him up early again for school and the missionaries came over last night to give us a pep talk about helping them do missionary work. As a consequence the two older kids went to bed later than usual.

Yesterday Goober got into trouble with one of his friends parents. Basically he and one of the kids were wrestling and she told him to get off and he didn't... then when 3 yr old little brother started hitting Goober to get him to get off, Goober threw a snowball at him.... not okay, the snow is now hard. Anyhow, when mom asked what happened Goober got an attitude with her and she told him if he wasn't going to tell her that he couldn't come over to their house and play. Needless to say, Goober came home bawling.

When I called and found out what happened I made sure Goober made a special "I'm sorry" card for mom, and we took a special trip over to their house to have him say sorry to everyone. Mom wasn't home, but we left the card and said sorry to the siblings.

Today Goober told me his friend had said that Goober couldn't come over to play there, but that Goober could come over and ask if he could come here.

Turbo was being an kamikaze kid and jumping on people soon after Goober got home from school so I had to put him down for a nap after he jumped on and hurt Goober.

Well, because I really don't want to have an uber loud house when Turbo is down for a nap I told Goober that he couldn't go and see if his friend wanted to play here. That if his friend came over on his own then they could play here.

Is that unreasonable? The kid never comes to see if Goober can play, it's always Goober going there. I feel like the parents probably think I'm pushing my kids off on them, but Goober has said that his friend only likes to play at his house. I wonder if the kid likes Goober or just puts up with him. It kind of worries me, honestly.

Anyhow, because of this Goober has continued with the whinefest today. Asking every so often if we can call and ask him over, or if I can call his mom. To which I reply no. Then he whines that he wants him to see that he passed all the "levels" on his Star Wars Wii game. etc etc

I'm thinking about moving bedtimes up if this continues. UGH.

And It's Started....

The beginning stages of potty training that is.... Oh the joys of Potty Training.

I think the Energizer Bunny aka EB aka Turbo will probably have the least restrictive potty training experience on the planet. After all the joy of potty training Goober, I don't want to make the same mistake again. I WILL NOT make this a power struggle. Been down that road... don't want to visit again.

So basically potty training Turbo will be all his choice. No pushing from mom.

Today he asked me if he could use the potty... so I let him try. He sat for a couple then decided he was done and wanted to flush the potty. Great. Nooooo problem. Then I asked if he wanted me to put a diaper on him or undies (I bought him some undies the other day, just in case). For the first time he responded undies. So we put some one him.

I have no clue how long those undies will stay unsoiled, but HEY! He wants to wear them so YIPPY! it's a step. And if they become wet and he doesn't want to wear them anymore... fine. Great by me. I'm not going to push it. I truly believe that that was my #1 mistake while potty training Goober... that and the fact that I didn't know how to tell if he was "ready" because he is my oldest child.

Honestly, I don't remember much about potty training Missy. It went to smooth... I was just happy it was done. I think she was done in less than a week. Goober on the other hand I struggled with for years. If you think I'm kidding, I really wish I was. I potty trained Missy while I was still trying to potty train Goober. They are 2 years age difference. You do the math.

I am bound and determined with Turbo to make it all his choice... he has a couple of years till I have to make it more than that. And at that point I can talk logic (though not much).

Anyhow, wish Turbo luck and cross your fingers that he chooses to do this quickly (for me, ya know.)

9 am Church....

Ugh. Hope we make it.....

It Snowed

and it snowed, and it snowed some more.... the snow blower had a hard time getting through the stuff on the driveway this morning even though I cleared it just last night! We probably got a good 4 inches during the night, which isn't that much in and of itself, but the fact that it was heavy and wet made the snow blower clog up.

After clearing the drive, I came in and told Goober that is was good "snowman" snow... he instantly wanted to go outside and build one... and Missy joined in! So we got all three kids bundled up and shoveled them into the back yard, After which I told Jer to go get his snow stuff on too... we were ALL going outside dang it! He boobed a little, but in the end I like to think he had fun playing in the snow, throwing snowballs at the kids, and building something that resembles a snowman (we didn't have carrots or sticks or anything... so really it's more of a snow "tower" than a snow "man", but that is okay!).

There is no way I'm going out on the roads today, the snow has melted just enough underneath to make it wicked slick... even just for walking on the newly cleared driveway! To all those that have more guts than me and venture out in their vehicles ... GOOD LUCK... and heaven forbid.. STAY OFF YOUR CELL PHONES!

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PS just discovered our city is stupid... oh wait, I already knew that... it's just been reaffirmed. They aren't starting snow removal till tomorrow..... what in the.... apparently so that the snow can melt a little, freeze hard again, become black ice, then have the remaining "non slick" snow scraped off of the top to make it an ice skating rink.... sigh.