QotD: Remembrances

How would you like to be remembered?
Submitted by Paulha66.

Well, this is kind of morbid since this would mean you're dead??? But I can answer by what I want the people I know now to think of me RIGHT NOW. Maybe it is how they can remember me when I leave the room or something.

Maybe just that I am a good person and more importantly a great mom...

Hopefully there arent too many bad or annoying things that people remember. I hate meeting new people because I think that people are pretty stuffy and have no sense of humor and that is very hard for me because I am a very joking/ sarcastic kind of person. I dont take things too seriously unless it is something major that needs to be serious.

And I hope that people think of what I am always trying to say on here, and can look past my typos because I dont want to take the time to go back and and check my typing and spelling. I know its not always right...I know that- but if I were writing a paper...I'd care.   ( yes...this was sarcasim)

HARDLY PG

I guess the rating guides have changed since I was a kid. We brought Andy and Justin to see Speed Racer tonight and had Ryan go to Grandma's for a little one on one time :) I thought we were being good parents breaking the bedtime a little bit and having some fun before it was back to school.
Speed Racer...sounds innocent enough, right??? I want to know when all of this is rated PG...

Crotch shot from behind of a very thin woman in a very tight swim suit as she walked out of the room.

A kid sticking up his middle finger at some guy being a jerk.

Some guy being tied up and tortured (getting the living hell beat out of him anyway) until he gave in...which he didn do, so he got dumped out the back of a very fast moving semi truck all was all bloody.

Some swear words. (Dont really remember which ones)

Lots and lots of guns, shooting, and explosions where it is obvious that people are dying and getting hurt.

Some guy screaming in pain as he sticks his finger in a hole in an aquarium to plug the leak (dont remember for sure...probably cause by gun fire though). This aquarium is filled with Pirranahs and they are eating his finger tip off and the water is getting all bloody- but the "boss man" wont let the guy take his finger out- he just wants to save his "babies".

And at the end a kiss...which isnt too bad, but they made a joke about a warning that it was graphic to those who havent passed the cootie stage and then went on to finish the kiss.

 

I dont know. There is more that I am forgetting to write...but IF I would have known this ahead of time, I would SO not have brought them! Maybe I am just an uptight fuddy duddy with my kids...but I really dont want them seeing that kind of stuff yet. It would have been good for maybe an 11 year old or something. So God, what the hell is a PG-13 movie like...soft porn or some kind of horror movie?

 

 

 

I am addicted

I was just thinking about all of these things that I am so addicted to. I dont know why but here they are:

1. Being pregnant and the whole "baby" phase.

2. Caffeine.. how do you spell that...it looks wrong "ei" and "ie"

3. The computer

4. Carrie Underwood

 There are more... but I will stop there for now :)

Ok... just needed to add another...

 

5. Fast food

Smelly washer...part 2

Ok- what a lame topic!! But I am bored and this is all I can think about right now, so stop reading if you dont want to be bored into a coma about my washer. They have been out two times and the thing still leaks. We have had two of those rubber rings that are supposed to keep the water IN the washer (I have no idea waht it is called...obviously- its that thingy, ya know??). Then they have tried a new hinge, but that didnt work either. So, I still cant really get the moldy smell out of the washer because I can't run the clean cycle. So I still have a stinky, leaky washer! Next week they will be back to try a whole new door on the washer. So, hello mold, for atleast another smelly week. 

I called the police twice within 4 days!!!

That is crazy. The last time I called 911 was when I was maybe 5 years old and I was at my grandmas house. I read the numbers off the sticker she had by the phone...then I hung up on them when they answered. Then I really freaked out when they called back to my Grandma's house because when I answered they said,"This is the Bloomington Police Dept." (Waaaay before the days of caller ID!!!!) I thought I was going to jail for that...but what is a 5 year old supposed to think??? :)
Then on this past Saturday, I was driving back from a birthday party at my Grandma's (Is there a pattern here??) I got to a stop light and it was red. When it turned green, the two cars in the front of the pack in both lanes were going about 25 mph. Then out of nowhere, they tore off and were going about 80. I thought they were long gone till I got up the road about a mile and they were going about 30 again...on the highway. Then the car in front of me swerved really bad and I thought they were going in the ditch. So, by this time I had my cell phone in my hand going back and forth on if I should call or not. I got almost to my exit and they did it again. So I called. I dont know if they were drunk, or stupid little shits showing off for their prom dates or whatever. I was alone with my 3  little innocent (for now) kids in the car and this shouldnt be happening on the road...someone is gonna get hurt. So I got the lady one the phone and said I needed to give her a lic #. I got the first 3, and then the car took off so fast that I couldnt even see the plate anymore and I never saw it again. Hopefully they caught up with the crazy person though.

Now last night, I was sitting at the computer for a minute and I had the blinds down since it was dark and I hate feeling like people are watching me in my house. So then I see a bright flash outside my window. My first thought was. "Oh, I didnt know we were going to get storms tonight." Then it happened again. My next thought was "Oh my God, is something on fire on the porch???" So I opened the blinds. I was really scared of what I would see. In the street was a police car with all of its lights off except for the huge spotlight that they were shining into peoples yards. I freaked out and went into the garage to get Jake and tell him about it. When he looked the car was gone, and we thought that was the end of it. But it wasnt!! Pretty soon, I hear a helicopter outside. This isnt really a big deal because we live about a mile away from the hospital and we have heard the helicopter from that before. I totally jokingly said to Jake, "Oh, watch, they are searching for someone in our neighborhood with that helicopter." Why did I have to say that??? We looked out the back window and yep... there it was. Circling the hood with its big spotlight in all of our yards. Freaky. I was soooo scared. We have a pond flipped over upside down in the front yard so I was sure somone hid under it...but they didnt. I felt like whoever they were looking for was going to come into our house (if he wasnt there already) and take us hostage...that didnt happen either. Good thing my imagination is just over active!! :) But I did call the police station to see what was going on. I mean, you shine a light into my yard from the street and then there is a search helicotper out..I think I have a right to know who the heck was loose in the nighborhood and if I should get my kids out of the area!!  She obviously couldnt tell me much. Just that they are looking for a suspect by air, car and they are walking the area by foot too. Just stay inside she says. Yeah, like I am going to go hunt the guy down myself. What would I do. "Um, excuse me, sir? Those police are looking for you. I dont know if you know that or not. But cant you just be a good boy and do what you are supposed to do. If you did something wrong, you made a choice...now you have to deal with the consequenses of the choice you made."  REAL scary, huh??

I still have no idea what happened. Maybe its better that I dont know. I would never go outside alone again!

QotD: Ten Years From Now...

Where do you want to be in ten years?
Submitted by baby3194.

The cool thing is that I am pretty sure that know where I will be in 10 years. I dont know what will have happened between now and then, but I do know that we will be in the same house and just having fun living life and doing the things we have always wanted to do with the kids.  I will have finished school or gotten a job that I like enough to take without needing to go back to school. That is the biggest thing that I dont know right now. What will I be doing for a job when I go back??? Well, that and if we will have 3 or 4 kids...but that is a whole different subject though...and a totally confusing one at that!

We did our part to boost the economy!

We went out and go tthe boys a wooden playset for the backyard tonight with some of the stimulus money. I am so happy- you have no idea. It broke my heart everytime Andy and Justin would look at other yards and say that they wished we had a park in our yard too. Well... now we will- once we get it put together :)
It is the simple things that are making this feel like home. To think in under a year, we have added grass, a tree (more to come still), a vege garden, and now a swing set and some landscaping in the front!
I love stimulus checks. What are the chances they will hand them out every year??

Archivers is gonna get me into trouble

Just a thought I had today...

Why is it that I cannot go into a store and buy myself some decent clothes that fit me and dont have the little holes in them from being washed too much without feeling guilty as heck for spending money ...

BUT

I can go into Archivers and drop 50 bucks or more like its nothing?????? I do feel guilty about that too, but I can justify that by saying that while it is my hobby, it's not only for me...so that makes it easier to spend money on it!

Damn you Archivers!!!!

Hahahahah

Arent washers supposed to smell good??

Our washer has this really strong smell  of mold or mildew coming from it. It seriously stinks up the whole laundry room. We tried the "clean washer" cycle, but then it starts spitting water out the front door! (It's a front load washer) It smells like we ran a load of laundry and left it in there for a week. Jake called the service company today--thank God the thing is still under warranty!!! Maybe I will get a new washer out of the deal. I would love one that doesnt smell like mold, and preferably, one that doesnt leak water out the door during the clean cylce. Thats not too much to ask, is it???
We are lucky though... this is really the only issue we have had with our house since we built it! In fact, they just built a new model and they are letting Jake have some cabinets from the old model...so now he will be able to organize the garage the way he wants...everything will have it's place, and there will even be extra room :) Today he is getting their old windows for our future shed. Ok...so really that has nothing to do with what I was saying inthe first place, but you know- I am so easily distracted...

I just cant wait to have a clean,non-stinky, mold-free washer!

Apparantly...I need a better calender :(

I am so mad... I just planned our getaway for the same wekend as Andy's Kindergarten Graduation. He isnt going miss that. I cant believe I did that!! I am soooo mad at myself. SO... now to get on the phone and reschedule things. I feel so bad because Jakes mom already had the time off...again. Arrrg. Really...I need a better calender. How flippn retarded am I that I cant plan a short trip without screwing it up?? And to think...I used to be a travel agent. Guess it's a good thing I dont do that anymore. :(

Hi-ho, Hi-ho. To Michigan we go!

I just got done plannig a getaway to Michigan! We are going to go to Milwaukee and take the ferry across Lake Michigan. I am excited about that...but a little freaked out about it too. I think it's the stories of the shipwrecks on the Great Lakes that get my imagination going in the wrong direction!  I may just be the only one on th boat wearing a life jacket! I'm Kidding..I think. I dont know...there is something about being in the middle of such a deep lake and the water being so dark and cold ...blech! I might barf! The motion wont bother me one bit...just the thought of sinking!!! I cant wait though! I will get to see Sadie, and her boys... and I havent seen them in almost 2 years! Jake's mom is coming with us too- so that will make the trip even better. I seriously have the best mother-in-law ever. I dont even think of her as that...she is just like a 2nd mom :) So, needless to say, I am about to jump out of my skin and act all giddy from excitement! I cant believe we are getting away again!!! Waahoo :)

Barf

Yuck.

Poor little Justin isnt feeling so hot today. He wouldnt eat breakfast...but I thought he was just not hungry yet so he just had some orange juice. A few minutes later- it came right back out.
He didnt do much but lay around whimpering all day, so I thought maybe he wasnt really feeling great. I carried him up to his bedroom to get him out of his hot flannel jammies and into a t-shirt. Once I got the sirt on him he lost it all over his bed. I gave him a bath to clean up, and gave him some new sheets, and now he's been sleeping for about 35-40 minutes. Hopefully he is better when he wakes up and this was just a little icky something from something he ate or something like that. Poor little guy... his face melts my heart when he frowns and trys not to cry. I had him in the bath tub and I told him I was going to go and change his sheets, so to yell if he needed anything. On my way out I heard him say something, so I went back and asked him what he said. He said "I am not talking to you, Mommy...I was talking to myself." So I asked him what he said and he told me that he felt sad for throwing up on his bed. That made me feel even worse that he was telling himself things like that. :(

Atleast it is pouring outside and he's not missing out on playing out there and having a good time. If you feel like crap, this is the day to do it, I guess.

Bye bye, curls...

I brought Ryan to get his first hair cut  today. It made me so sad... but he does look more refreshed than before. The lady gave me each and every curl that she cut off, and the good thing is that his hair is still a little curly! So when it grows out again, he will still have adorable little curls. He didnt even cry- he wasnt excited about it...but he was a big little boy!

Justin got a hair cut too. I figured since I had my camera with, I would just get a couple of him too :) He didnt want to look at me- he was "too busy" watching Dora. The cool thing is that they were doing a little project for thier walls and they let him do a handprint for collage. So now when we go in there, he will point out his little handprint on the wall everytime! And you gotta love a place that leaves sidewalk chalk out for the kids who happen to by!

From this ( ) ... to this )(

I bought a skinny machine! Ok...I bought a tread mill. I got it a t a gargae sale for 75.00. They were asking 100.00, but I offered 75 and they took it!  The only catch was that it was missing the magnetic safety key to run the thing. They told me that it was either free or less than 10.00 for a new one and that they would get it for me. When we went back to pick the treadmill up after Jake go thome...the couple had a different story. Now the first guy she talked to at 2nd wind was new and had no idea what he was talking about. The key isnt available at the store...but I could order it from the distribution center and pay 30 bucks for it, or go pick it up for 20 bucks.

We checked online and didnt find any prices better than that.. Untill Jake looked at the empty plastic thing that the key is supposed to fit into and realized that it was the same size as the magnetic tot locks we already have around the house. Jake went out and plugged the treadmill in, and put the tot lock on the magnet and guess what?? It worked! haha-- so just a tip for anyone if you ever lose the magnet to your tread mill... go to babies-r-us and get a magnetic tot lok key for 7.00 and you can have it the same day too. No waiting or paying for shipping!

So now I can run or walk anyimte I want to. I always get a little freaked out when I go out to do anything like that after dark. Not because I am afraid of people running out of the shadows to get me, but it's their dogs I worry about!! I LOVE dogs...dont get me wrong. But everyone in our neighbor hood has Kujo dogs (or yellow labs...the dont scare me) But the rest have huge St.Bernards or German Shepards or some type of dog that has a jaw bigger than my head. So I was always looking behind me at night. And I didnt want to go during the day because I didnt want people to see me trying to run or walking fast or anything. I am not in shape so I would be too embarrassed for that! So yay...hopefully, the next time you see me, I will look about 10 - 15 lbs lighter :)

Vox Hunt: Dream Pet

Show us a picture of the pet you'd most like to have in your life.

 

Isnt this coincidental since the last post I wrote about was how bad I wanted one of these things???? It was so meant to be...it's just not even funny. :)

 

Oh yeah...no offense to the cat in my life. It's just that youre not...well, a dog. Thats all!