I give up being embarrassed

We went to have some family pictures done today to send out to some family for Father's Day (a simple task of a cheap package of pictures) Right?! The woman who photographed us was very polite, and 7 1/2 months pregnant. In the middle of the pictures, Sweet Pea comments, "I have little boobies!" Out of no where and completely unsure of what to say! I simply state, "yes you do." Then I went on about what we were doing. I gave up on ever being embarrassed by my kids a long time ago because I believe it is my punishment for trying to teach them how to act in public!

Word of the day

Last night, Sweet Pea and I were laying down to go to sleep when she requested another drink (after 4oz. Apple Juice and 4oz. water). I told her that she would have to wait until the morning. She rolls over and states, "Dagnabbit."

She also seems to think she is a comedian now. As we were turning the bed down last night, she blurts out "A big red turtle eater." Matt and I did not respond so Sweet pea follows up with , "Get it guys, a big red turtle eater." We then laughed to appease her. All we can figure is that it is a spin off from the big red rock eater joke and we had been playing Super nintendo (how cool are we?!)

I apologize

I truly apologize for not posting in so long. We have been pretty busy around here.
Friday, we went to Dollywood and Sweet Pea was tall enough to ride the River Rampage and the Mountain Slidewinder so she was on cloud 9. Pumpkin Pie has recently backed out on riding the bigger roller coasters. She was hesitant to ride the Tennessee Tornado but did so without a fight. Beyond that, Matt was out of luck.
Saturday, we went to my cousins graduation in Rogersville. We are so proud that he made it (not that we didn't think that he could, ha! ha!). We also visited with my best friend from forever and her family for a little while. It was nice to be around someone that is just like me. Matt hands over the phone when she calls because she talks too fast for him to understand any of it and it usually does not follow a pattern. I hope to see more of her this summer as well.
Sunday, we laid around the house and played with the girls all day.
Monday (Memorial Day), we had dinner with some dear friends of ours to celebrate my upcoming birthday. Dinner was delicious (grilled steaks, baked potato, macaroni and cheese, and COOKIE CAKE).
We were invited to another cook out that same day that we really wanted to go to but we were exhausted and I am still fighting allergies right now. This weekend seemed to have been really bad and my throat was incredibly sore.

On to better things: My kids have just not been that funny lately. However, Sweet Pea's newest thing is, "Can you give me a favor?" And my favorite thing- last night, Sweet Pea was talking to her dad and stated, "You're a maniac." I'm sure that she has heard me say something similar!

I will keep a closer ear out for the things they say this week, I promise. On a happier note, Matt and I (along with the girls) are having a Nintendo night tonight. We are going old school to the original Nintendo Entertainment System. WooHoo!

trash

I cleaned the house up tonight. As I was putting new liners in the smaller trash cans (I do use old Walmart Bags), I asked Pumpkin Pie to take a bag to the trash can downstairs. I later go to the trash downstairs to add the trash from upstairs to it and take it all out; I notice the Wal-mart bag that I provided to Pumpkin Pie. I call her downstairs and questioned what the problem was. Her response, "Oh, I thought you wanted me to throw it away downstairs!" I know that things can be miscommunicated at times but I realized that more often than not, I rely on my children to have a logical process. I think that is obviously something that is learned in time! I consider it a lesson learned and will make my requests a little more clear next time.

Scooby Snacks

Yesterday...
Picture Sweet Pea sleepy and demanding and my husband just as sleepy and demanding.

Sweet Pea: Daddy, come wipe me.
Daddy: Your a big girl, you can do it yourself.
Sweet Pea: No, I want you to come get me.
Daddy: The sooner you wipe yourself, the sooner we get to go watch a cartoon together (as this is the method by which she falls to sleep and yes, I know I am a bad mom for it).
Sweet Pea: Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?
Daddy: No, now come on.

Sweet Pea did get up from the potty by herself and FYI, we do actually have Scooby Snacks (bone shaped cookies for humans) that the girls actually enjoy.

Appreciation

As I done laundry this evening, I thought about all of the things that I dislike doing and how I need to be a more positive person (keep in mind that I am surrounded by bad situations all day long). So I thought about the following:
1. I appreciate doing two loads of laundry every day because...it means that I have someone else in my life that I can wash clothes for.
2. I appreciate doing dishes because...it means that I was blessed to have food to put on a plate.
3. I appreciate picking up toys after my kids because...many people don't get the opportunity to have a child brighten their life or are able to give their kids toys to play with.
4. I appreciate the phone ringing in the middle of supper (unless it is a telemarketer) because...it means that I have friends that want to talk to me.
5. I appreciate telemarketers because...they have a job and are at least working.
6. I appreciate bathing my kids every night because...I get to spend that time talking to them and showing them that I love them enough to keep them clean.
7. I appreciate my husband mowing our yard because...we have a yard to allow the kids to play in. I don't have to worry about them playing out in the street or if the neighborhood is safe enough for them to walk out in.
8. I appreciate cleaning my house because...I have things worth keeping clean (yeah, I know that one was weak but...)
9. I appreciate going to work every day because...I have a job that I love and I know that one way or the other, I am influencing someones life and I have the opportunity to make a change.
10. I appreciate being tired all of the time because...I am able to work, spend time with friends and family, and have all of the above things mentioned to take care of every day, plus some.

I invite everyone else to share the things that they appreciate the most. I never tell my friends or even my children enough how much I love and appreciate them. Keep in mind that for every negative comment that you make to a child, it requires three hugs to make up that one thing. How many times am I negative in a day? A lot more than three and if I am negative with others, I can't be a positive influence on my family or on the kids that look to me to help them every day.

Tattoos

Pumpkin Pie was questioning me about tattoos this evening. She wanted to know why I don't have a tattoo and why I don't allow her to have play tattoos. As I was explaining, she questioned us being friends with others who have tattoos. I explained that we have friends that have tattoos and named some off and how they are symbolic to some and just something to do for others (please don't be offended to anyone out there that falls into this category). My smart little child comments, "It's one thing to get a tattoo, it's another thing to frame it." I guess she can come up with some smart thoughts once in a while and I guess that is how I feel about it to. It's a personal decision but if you have a tattoo on your rear end or upper breast, I sure don't want to view it!

puppies and potties

If you have been reading, you would be aware that my children want a dog. Last night, Sweet Pea and I was getting ready for bed and she had gone to potty. I asked her to wait to flush because I needed to pee right after her. Sweet Pea's next comment, "Yeah, cause if we flush we would be using money that we could have for a puppy." The best part is that she sure did not learn that from me. I insist on the potty being flushed after it is used and have never told her that we have to save up money for a puppy.

On another note, I was cleaning Mario's bowl yesterday and noticed him trying to jump out of his cup AGAIN! I requested that Matt come watch him while I finished up his bowl. My wimpy husband jumps back at one point and screams because Mario jumped again and almost came out of his bowl. Matt says that it freaked him out. I think he is just a wimp and therefore could not handle a pet that was any larger or more demanding.

Ice

The other night, I did not feel well. I hate warm water to drink. So when Matt brought up the water (no ice) for me to take my medicine with, I naturally smarted off. We have been together nearly seven years and he could not remember that I hated warm water to drink! (even though he waits on me hand and foot) Sweet Pea was laying in our floor drawing and so sweetly looked up and said, "mommy, do you want me to get you some ice?" I, of course, told her no thank you and drank the warm water but I thought it was such a sweet gesture on her part.

overalls

Sweet Pea was getting ready for bed last night and had just put on her pajamas. She came into my bedroom to go to sleep, as always (Matt moves her to her bed after she falls asleep). She announces, "I forgot to put on my overalls." Matt asks, "what overalls?" Sweet Pea states, "the overalls that hold my boobies up." She had laid out a "bra" (small training bra that was bought for her because her sister has some) and forgot to put it on before her pajamas. So, last night, she slept in "overalls" and I laughed at her associations.

P.S. I love you

For Mother's Day, my husband took it upon himself to purchase "P.S. I love you" because I mentioned that I wanted to see it. After a two hour movie, I had used 30 Kleenex. I have a new favorite movie and I warn you that it is a tear jerker. I would recommend that EVERYONE watch this movie.

I also want to wish all mom's a Happy Mother's Day!!!

A Good Day

Today, the kids were on a roll so you get several little funnies.

I was getting Sweet Pea dressed to run an errand today. She is really into Scooby Doo right now and decided that she wanted to watch an episode while I got her ready to go. When she seen her clothes, she decided that she did not like that outfit and wanted a different one. When asked which outfit she wanted to wear, she replied, "It's a mystery." She wanted to leave me clues to figure it out but we were in a little bit of a hurry so she had some encouragement to play the mystery later.

Neither of the kids like for my husband to drive. I blame myself for that because his driving gets on my nerves as well but I also hate driving in a high traffic area so I'm willing to sacrifice once in a while. While traveling, Sweet Pea comments, "Dad, your driving is making me dizzy."

While at a store tonight, we were looking for the price on an item. It was on sale and there was a sign underneath the item. My husband and I were both unable to find the price on the item. Pumpkin Pie, being the little genius that she is, comments, "maybe they misspelled red" as she looked at the "reg." (for regular) When we informed her "mistake", she hung her head down and said, "how embarrassing." All I have to say is that the brains had to come from her dad's side of the family.

sibling rivalry

I received my mother's day card and gifts from my girls today. Sweet Pea wrote me a "secret message" (code for random letters and doodles) while Pumpkin Pie wrote a sweet mother's day note. Sweet Pea decided that she would read each message to me. Hers, of course, was all about all of the things that she could do for me. When she came to Pumpkin Pie's message, she stated, "...and no one ever likes her." I couldn't help but laugh and luckily, Pumpkin Pie did as well.

Comments

For those of you stopping by, it would be nice for you to leave a message to let me know what you think and what stories/sayings/funnies that you are enjoying and to let me know that you all are alive.

Homework

Pumpkin Pie does her homework on her own and then I critique it. Keep in mind that she is in second grade and knows how to spell fairly well. I could not help but laugh at her grammatical errors as we discussed her homework tonight. She obviously was in a big hurry to complete the lesson so that she could go outside to play. The following is her story, grammatical errors and all.

Two Famous Presidents
The two famous Presidents are Gorge Washington and Honst Abe. His real name is Abraham Lincon. Gorge was a very very importent man. Here's a strory of him. Ounce there was a little girl with one brother. The dad said now lets go to the Gorge Washington prade. The mother said I can't because someone has to watch the house. I well said daghter so the daghter stayed. And the daghter saw Gorge Washington before her family. Now let's talk about Abe. One day Abe was a salesporsne. He had lots and lots of costomers. One time there was a lady that was por. Abe axidently charded her six cents to much. And Abe walked all the wayto give her six cents back.

Pumpkin Pie did repair the paper and was able to point out almost every one of her mistakes. She laughed along with me over some of the silly things that she done. I cannot say that she learned a lesson from this though, as I am sure that history repeats itself and she will hurry through work again in the future. For anyone who is reading this and did not find the errors in this report, I know you went to the same grade school as me!

Support Group

On a side note: I have been procrastinating! I had not uploaded any of the girls pictures this year because I have been trying to get the scrapbooks caught up and my thinking was the less pictures to go through, the less confused and overwhelmed I would be. So I finally decided to upload all of the pictures starting with January 1, 2008 to present: a total of approximately 600 pictures. That comes out to over 100 pictures per month and one expensive habit. Does anyone out there know of a support group for picturaholics?!

Hottie

Sweet Pea came tramping down the steps as I was cleaning up the supper dishes tonight and yelled for me to come see her. As I rounded the corner, there stood Sweet Pea in the only pair of high heels that I own. She says, "I'm a Hottie!" Behind her stands her sweet and innocent sister stating, "I taught her that, " beaming with pride. The looks on their face was priceless!

No big deal

We have been working with Sweet Pea on using her manners more frequently than she already does. She is a very polite child anyway, but still needed some work. Today, I complimented her on good use of manners. She replied, "It's no big deal, mom!"

Mario the super fish

Yesterday, I placed Mario in a cup (not filled to the rim with water, actually not even close). Sweet Pea and I cleaned out his fish bowl. While cleaning the rocks, I was rinsing them off and placing them back into the bowl. I turned at one point to put rocks in the bowl and notice Mario laying on the counter top. It appears that Mario is a bit of a stunt fish and jumped out of the cup. I quickly scooped him up and put him back into the cup (he did survive). However, we did not fill his bowl up quite as high as it had been. I guess he is just trying to compete with the greatest fish ever (my previous fish, Brandie)!

Deprivation

As I type, my children are playing in the backyard (their dad is watching them). As I was letting my children out to play (makes them sound like dogs), I told Pumpkin Pie to take off her socks and go out. It is 82 degrees! She looks at me and says, "but how will I walk in the grass?" I walked out with her and demonstrated that feet can walk in grass with or without shoes. She, being the more sensitive child, gets angry at me. She did go on out and play but it made me think about how much I love to be barefoot as a kid and even now. If I could wear flip-flops or be barefoot all of the time, I so would do it. Of all the things that I want my kids to learn, I want them to learn how to have fun and enjoy textures. So this leads me to my next goal of running around outside all summer with the kids and without shoes!