What did you just say?

I dont know what is going on in little boy Luce land today... but these two older boys of mine are cracking me up. Today I put Ryan down for a nap  and a few minutes later I heard Andy upstairs dong something. I was worried he'd wake Ryan up so I ask up the stairs "Hey, Andy- What are you doing?"  He answers just so casually.... "shaving." I almost lost it. "Oh...ok. Just be careful then." Such a big boy....shaving at 5! Well...I do make some pretty manly boys, huh? (By the way, he was shaving with kids foam and a fake plastic shaver)

Then the other day Justin stares at me...totally studies my face. Hmmm...I wonder what he is thinking about staring at my face like that. Geee my mommy is beautiful. Haha... yeah right. Do you know what he says finally???? HA! "Mommy, why do you have cracks by your eyes?" Damn... time for a fasial I guess. I am humiliated... but I had a great laugh right now when he just got done studying Jakes face. I saw that look and just statred smiling and holding back my laugh. I knew something was going to come out of his mouth that made me laugh. Not quite as bad as asking why I have cracks under my eyes...but he stares into Jakes mouth and says, "Daddy, Why is your tooth crooked right there?

So cute and innocent for now. Wait till the are 16 and we could be having the exact same conversations!

 

Oh yeah...since I wont be able to get on this thing tomorrow....

HAPPY 1ST B-DAY TO MY BABY RYAN :)
MOMMY LOVES YOU

QotD: Neurotic Behavior

What's the one thing you're most neurotic about?

Lately it ihas been keeping the house clean. I dont know why or where it came from...but my house cannot be clean enough. I can get the kitchen spotless but it wont feel good until the rooms touching the kitchen are clean... it doesnt make sense to have one room clean when the other rooms will just track dirty floors and junk into them. So once I start thinking like that, I am not happy till the whole house has been cleaned...which never happens because I dont have the time to clean my house that much. I am turning into a neat freak... It was so much easier when I didnt care if the house was spotless.

Another thing I am freakish about is bathrooms. Whether it is me or my kids...I hate bathrooms. In public bathrooms, I feel like a surgeon getting ready to do surgery. I "hover" so I dont touch the toilet seat and I tell the boys to make sure their skin doesnt touch the toilet because its gross. I never use the first part of the toilet paper that was left from the person before me...you never know who was in there and what they did. People have a SICK sense of humor! After we wash our hands, I turn the water off with my paper towel and use the paper towel to open the door so I dont touch anyhitng nasty stuff. I used to use my sleeve, but realized how gross that was and that my kids hug my arms and if I have bathroom door handle germs on my sleeves they are pretty much rubbing thier faces all over the bathroom germs. :( Yuck. Once I get out, I take a big sigh of relief....then I go sit back down to finish eating and start wondering who's mouth was on the fork beofre me and if the guy doing the dishes did a good job.........

I'm right and you're wrong

Justin was just looking around for some of the little rocket eggs my Grandma gave the boys for Easter. He came and asked me where his eggs were and I told him that I thought he left them in the van because I saw some in there when I shut the door. He says, "NO, Mom...they are in there!" (pointing to the laundry room).
Umm...ok- go see then honey. He comes back to me with them in his hands...looks at me and says, "Oh- see. I must be right and you are WRONG."

Oh no! Not another person who is always right and has to let you know about it... I laughed...and laughed some more. What a turd.

Then I go to give the smarty a hi-5 since he just said his ABC"s the whole way through...he gives me a hi-5 but misses and smack my booby (Total accident) ....OUCH....why do boys think thats funny....I am soooo confused. Justin and Andy were almost on the floor laughing they thought it was so funny.

Thats my boys :)

QotD: If at first you don't succeed...

What have you tried in life that you just weren't very good at?

 

 Pretty much everything. I am not really GOOD at one thing. I can do a bunch of stuff good enough, but there is nothing that I am just great at. Maybe some day I will find a talent that I am awesome at...

Rookie

I am going to the Bon Jovi concert tonight... and guess what? It will be my first "real" concert that I have ever been to :) How pathetic is that? I have been to little ones at the State Fair (Molly and the Heymakers...ahahahahahaha) and then a free one at Summerfest in Milwaukee- that one was Silverchair. But that day, I was so crabby that I wound up leaving because people were making me soooo mad...well, that and the fact that I dont smoke- but everyone around me was, and I was getting the worst damn headache...

anyway- I am really excited to go. I cant wait to hear what songs he does tonight. I feel bad though that I am leaving the kids again. I have gone to 3 different things this month- all on weeknights. The good thing is that Jake doesnt have to go out of town today so he will be home with the boys :) I was worried for whoever babysat and had to put the 3 of them to bed alone for the first time ever. It makes me feel a little better that Andy is off from school on Friday and it is the start of his spring break, so I will be able to spoil my 3 little bears the whole week :)

I am such a rookie at this...I dont even know if people sit or stand...do they dance? I sure as he** wont dance because I have no rythem. I guess I will wait and see what a real concert is all about. I am almost 30 and finally going to my first concert. I am so deprived. :)

What was I going to say?

This is so nuts. I had so many things I wanted to wirte on here today... but they are completely gone from my mind! Everytime I'd get close to remembering something I was gonna say, I would have to explain why that driveway is longer than ours... why that guy drives like that... why they put that building right there and not over there... why that car had different red tail lights than the other... why we stopped at a stop sign...you know. The normal stuff that 3 year olds ask :)

Too bad for me that I cant remember...

 

So as I am writing this...a crazy church lady comes to my door with her partner. They come here atleast once a month to tell me that Jesus is going to come soon to end the suffering in the world. Now she handed me an invitation to some crazy convention they are having or something. Yeah... I am hanging my freshly made "No soliciting" sign on the door as we speak. Then if she knocks again...I will hand the nut a restraining order :) Really...freaky lady- dont come to me...if I want something...I will come to you. (Which I wont.) oooooogggggg. She seems so sweet and old that I just cant slam the door in her face the way I want to- so I end up smiling at her because I cant help it. Gee...maybe I am leading the freak on, huh???

 

Hopefully I remember what I was going to say later on and I will feel better :) I get so damn frustrated when this happens. I swear sometimes I have the brain of an 89 year old person.

Any suggestions?

We are talking about driving somewhere fun for a little break...but dont really have any ideas at the moment. I would LOVE to go back up to Duluth, but think that would be more fun to save for summer time when the boys can smell the woods, and walk back to see the waterfalls and all of the fun summer things up there. So that leaves us with the Dells? Seems ok...but I am not really too enthusiastic about it.
I would be totally willing to drive far enough to get somewhere completely different...like south enough to feel warmth :) The problem is that I cant think of anywhere fun to go...so if you have any suggestions on what to do or not to do...throw them at me!!!!! I am so excited to finally do something like this! Hopefully we can think of something and somewhere fun! Let the planning begin

Here is what I have thought of so far...

Minnesota is too cold and over done

Wisconsin is kind of the same...but a possibility if the right place comes along

South Dakota would be fun...but when its cold out?

Iowa...well- i dont even need to say it.

Canada- Anything fun right on the other side of the border?

Tennessee- I dont know- just throwing it out there...give me a break!

Florida- perfect!

I would love to go more than a state away since they are all pretty much the same as we are right now. Slushy, gray and kind of chilly.I dont think there is anything too far for me...you could say Florida and I'd jump all over it. Ok- let's drive to Florida :) Haha

Happy Birthday to my Mom :)

It is my mom's birthday today! And it is my aunt's birthday too- Happy Birthday you guys!! That is what I like to call double trouble :) I love you guys... and dont get into too much trouble today!!! Hahahah

Deep thoughts........

So for some reason I cant sleep. Well...not some reason...lots of little reasons. So what do I do? Of course...get out of bed and come on here.

So without going into too much detail and saving myself a little dignity...I will try to keep this as vauge as possible.

I have realized that this whole e-mail, vox,facebook thing is taking up way too much of my time and being too much of a distraction to me during the day- so I am only going to be on the computer once a day. (Unless of course I am p-'d off again and cant sleep...then my rule doesnt apply.) I have never been so unproductive and distracted with my time.  I have also realized that I cant get on here and say the things I really want to say because god knows who is reading it anyway- and sure wouldnt want to look like a ranting bee-otch to anyone. So if I cant say what I am thinking...whats the point, right? I also need to clear up some time during the day, because it seems that I have no time even when I should have time to do simple things ( like putting away laundry without it becoming an "issue"). Nope...not doing anything fun, nothing I am doing for ME...just putting away clothes can ruin the night. Lovely.

I have also noticed that the people I thought I could go to and talk to about stuff...the one that I really thought I could  (and SHOULD) be able to count on... really dont give a crap about what I have to say. It is just so they dont "look bad" or get yelled at later on that causes certain people to half heartedly listen.

And one last thing...what do you do when you make a really difficult decision...one that you have already struggled with for a long time, and will struggle with forever if you dont make the right decision. After trying to talk yourself into something you know will make someone else happy, and failing miserably at it...knowing that what you want, is not what the other person wants...and that someone, regardless of which decision is made, will be sad/miserable/wondering what if, the rest of their lives. How do you pick who has to feel that? Its not fair to anyone and that sucks because the two halves of this decision dont agree at all. So I should suck it up, be content  with what I have, and avoid leaving the house, because anywhere I go I will be reminded of what I want so badly...but I just cant because - well- I cant.I have tried- trust me.

And as for everything else that I want to say on here but cant because I have already said too much...

:) *%)%(#%()#*()#!!!!!!!

 

Did you know there is a "season" for cats?

I have been trying to help my sister find a kitten for a couple of days. She has called tons of pet stores who say they dont have them, but that they will be getting some soon. It is out of season for getting kittens.

Huh? Really?
Maybe I am just not up on my cat facts...but I never thought there was a season for cats.

She has been able to find some places that have older cats, but they either dont like kids or dogs...and she really wants a kitten. Who would have thought that they were so hard to find. I thought cats were everywhere.

Oh...wait- she did find someone who was getting cats in today...but they were $400.00. For a cat?? Really?

Better late than never!

So I never got around to putting the pictures of my mom and her blanket on here like I said I would! Now that a few people have asked me (more than once) if she got it...I realize that it is time to get off my lazy horse and put these on here :)

 

 

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I think she liked it. My sister would tell me how she would just take it out and look at it forever for days after she got it. And the last picture on here is of her holding the autographed picture of Paula Deen from the food network! I emailed them and asked if she would be able to do something like that for my mom to put on her blanket. Once I got it in the mail, I thought it would look better framed so it was safe! Isnt she just the greatest, Y'all??  And that is why Paula Deen is the sweetest one on that channel!! I knew we liked her for a reason. Cant count the hours me and my mom spend on the phone watching her together :)

That was probably the most excited I have ever been to give someone a present :)  Now that she has it, I can go back to breathing easy...I would almost slip everytime she asked me what I was doing when we got on the phone. "Oh...just sitting here working on your blanket." So close, so many times...but thakfully I never slipped!!!

Things that I have realized from going to one hockey game...

1. Hockey is really cool if you give it a fair chance...but it's still not figure skating!

2. I have committed the ultimate Minnesota sin and will admit that I know NOTHING about the game of hockey...except that there are 3 periods and thats about it.

3. My camera is too slow and I cant catch any good fights with it. Here is proof:

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Too bad...too slow.

4. Goes along with number 3... I have a weird tick that I never knew about...I wish for them to fight just for my entertainment purposes. I found myself sitting there thinking, "Come on...fight...I want to get a picture..."

5. Nerdy boys who become fathers of boys who are equally as nerdy as they were, should not try to shove sports playing and sports knowledge  down the throats of their son, who would obviously rather be at home doing oragami, leaving the boy to look bored as hell and just miserable every time his dad opened his mouth to quiz him on the next random and useless stat or to bring up their trip to Florida to watch Twins spring training.

6. Girls wear too much perfume. Mix this with the smell of beer and Bbq sauce, and deep fried whatever waifting through the air, and it reminds me of an aunt of mine and I wanted to barf the whole time we were there.

7. Never sit behind a pretty pretty princess with long hair (also wearing too much perfume) because they will constantly be running thier fingers through their beautiful mane sending little pieces of dandruff and god knows what else into your pop, which happens to be sitting on the floor by your feet...right under the diva's head.

8. You can pay 20 bucks to park outside across the street, or you can park in meuseum parking for 12 bucks and be in a nice covered parking ramp...oh yeah, and BACK into the parking spot so when you leave, you dont need to try to back out into the line of traffic leaving the ramp at the same time.

9. Brett Farve is a loser

10. Excel center doesnt put enough sugar on their mini donuts

11. executive type men who wont take their trench coats off for the whoe game and who wont sit down because they are too busy standing behind your back talking throuh the whole game...irritate a person after about 5 minutes of the game starting. These same men will get a call from their wives and say that they have to "GO" because they are at a customer meeting. Nice- liars.

12. People cant even go to a game anymore without sitting there texting people. Their were atleast 2 guys close to us who were constantly texting someone...I think one of them was probably trying to prove that he WAS really at the game since he took a picture of the ice and sent it off. See honey- I told you I was at the game and not out with another woman.

13. My husband looks really hot in forest green and a scruffy face.

14. I would totally go to another game

15. I felt horrible for going out again and not bringing the boys with...again.

16. At hockey games, they dont come out wearing an autographed shirt and rip it off their backs to give it to some lucky bitch in the first row.

 

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Seeing the ice 2 times in one week??

For someone who never goes anywhere, this has been an exciting week! I got to go to Stars on Ice last week, and now I find out Jake won tickets to the Wild game tomorrow. So it is the same place, the same ice, I will eat the same Davanni's pizza, all within a week of eachother. I have never been to a Wild game. I am so excited. I thought maybe Jake needed to go back to find his dignity that got left there with all the men in tights, be he says that not it. :) Hopefully the nasty feeling I have right now is from the corn dogs I made Justin for lunch and not the alternative. I would hate to miss this for anything. I want to go out and get some Wild shirts to wear tomorrow. Nerdy- yep...but fun- heck yeah!! I am so excited.

Entertainment QotD: Sweet Charity

Scarlett Johannson is auctioning herself off for charity. If you could bid on an evening with any celebrity, who would it be and how much would you be willing to pay?

I think it is kind of lame that someone is so full of themselves that they assume people would PAY to spend time with them. I am sure it is for a good cause and everything...but come on. The sad thing is, someone WILL pay it- and they will pay LOTS of money for it too.
I would pick Reese Witherspoon, Carrie Underwood, Patrick Swayze (reminds me of my brother in a weird way!) , Pink... I am sure there is someone obvious that I am not thinking about right now..but the thing is...I would never pay to hang out with anyone. I am so damn cool- they should pay me to be in MY presence. :) You know I am kidding, right???

Just gotta say

I brought Justin and Ryan to my grandma's. Justin wound up coming with me to see the baby though. He adored her :) It was pretty sweet. Got back to my grandmas and Ryan was on the table getting a twinkie...it was cute- he had frosting all over his little face. Then we come back home to go swimming. Grandpa comes over to watch Ryan while me and Justin go to the pool. I love the excitement that kids has in his personality. He is a total firecracker :) I thought that I would be tiring him out so we could come home and I would get him to bed and have the night to myself... to get the house picked up and to just be all motivated to stay up all hours of the night getting stuff done since I am alone for the night now that the 2 are sleeping. I guess it comes with being an old mom or something, because swimming tired me out so much that I got Justin his bath and put him to bed....and all I have been doing is sitting on here avoiding anything else because I am so tired from trying to tire Justin out. I am mad at myself! I barely have enough energy to take a shower to get the pool water off of me- those public showers are nasty and not the place for a germ-o-phobe like me. Yuck. So I am sitting here wasting the night away and cant keep my eyes open...so I am going to go to bed and not get anything done.

I was going to put pictures of the baby on here, but realized that since I sent Click up north with Jake, I had no camera to take pictures with. :( It was horrible to be there with nothing to take pictures. Andy is havinga good time so far :) I think he got bored with staring down a hole in the ice waiting for a fish to bite his line so decided to play in the snow instead. Good choice buddy :) I miss them and cant wait for them to get home so I can hear all about it!

Like I was saying...

So I thought I'd answer the QOtD simply and make a seperate post to get off the subject like I am so good at. Yep. Little Andy on his first overnite ice fishing trip with Daddy.  We will see how he does. He gets cold so easy- I am worried he will whine the whole time...but since he is up there with the "Guys" he might put on a big boy front...so we will have to see. I dont think he realizes that it is cold and snowy up there right now,  since we usually only go in the summer and that is all he knows of the cabin - the nice warm summer with campfires and all that. The cold weather isnt stopping them from grilling out on the lake though :) Men are weird. (Actaully- it kind of sounds fun)

Justin on the other hand, is pretty bummed that he didnt get to go...even though we didnt say where they were going or he'd be totally broken-hearted. Just me and my 2 little-ist boys tonight :) Here is what my day is like... I am off to meet Alexis and give those little baby girl snuggles I have been dying for. My grandma is watching Justin and Ryan for a while so I can go do that. Then to mend Justin's double broken heart (not only did he see dadddy and big-brother leave together, he also didnt get to go in the water at swimming lessons today...but thats a whole different post), I promised to bring him to a pool in the area that has a waterslide and all that fun stuff.  Grandpa Mike is coming to watch Ryan so I can give Justin my complete and undivided attention. I am so excited. Heis such a thrill seeker- he is just going to light up.

Of course, Ryan is indifferent since he just doesnt know whats going on yet :) He will be happy as could be to see great grandma and then get to see grandpa again!

My only request was that the boys take lots of pictures up there for me. We'll see how that goes. Guys on MAN trips dont exactly go along with camera requsts from picture crazy mommies. I can hope for one atleast :)

 

As for the pool...this is the second week in a row that some middle schooler has thought it is hilarious to put pieces of poop in the pool so lessons are cancelled. Grow up - really people. I guess it has happened everyday this week so far. Ummm...let's be proactive and catch them them...be smarter than the middle schooler people. Last week they cancelled classes- this week they moved them to the Junior High pool which is kept at a whopping 69 degrees. They wouldnt let the preschoolers in- so Justin was absolutely crushed. He got a lecture on water saftey and what the tag meant on the inside of a life jacket. Not comparable to swimming if you ask me. The older kids could go in...but Andy sat on the edge the whole time since they made such a big deal out of the COLDNESS of the pool. The kid was brainwashed. Oh well. Hopefully next week- things are different. I think I want to go through somewhere else for the next session. This has been soooo un-organized right from the get go and now this. Ugh.

QotD: That's the Worst

What's the worst thing that could happen to you today? Bonus question: How would that thing potentially benefit you?

Umm... since Jake and Andy JUST left the driveway to go up north and go ice fishing for the first time ever...you dont want to know what kind of "worst possible" things have been going through my head these past 85 seconds. I am scared about the roads, the ice breaking... anything you name it.
And there is no way that anything beneficial could come of the horrid things going through my mind.

It is a sickeness...a damn sickness I tell ya.

 

:)