Some peoples children

Some people are not meant to be mothers....am I one?


Get the bottle to my MOUTH!


Hey guys...are you ready to party back there?!?!?


No worries mom, I know I'm drinking and driving, but I'm REAR FACING, so its all good!

To drink or not to drink, that is the question

Too funny....my aunt (god that makes you sound old) had quite the dilemna this weekend. And I felt, as did she, this was the perfect place to share. When your at a bar and someone buys you a drink, are you OBLIGATED for anything? I mean, you didn't ask for the drink, you didn't even smile at the guy, so are you obligated to repay it in any way, better yet, do you even take it?! Me, personally, I think you didn't ask for it, your not obligated to do anything, and you MINE AS WELL take it because its not something you can "return" it would just be WASTED. Once they have served it, they wouldn't be able to serve it again. But the real reason I wanted to bring it up is because this dilemna which isn't such a horrible one, can really put stress on a person.

Here is the thought process that went through my aunts head: DO I DRINK IT? DO I LET IT SIT THERE? WHAT WILL HE THINK IF I DRINK IT? WHAT WILL HE THINK IF I LET IT SIT THERE? DO I JUST LET HIM WASTE HIS MONEY ON IT SINCE IT WONT GET HIM ANYWHERE WITH ME ANYWAY............... DO I SAY NO THANKS? WHAT KIND OF SIGNAL AM I SENDING????????????????????????? TOO MANY DECISIONS. WHATS THE RULE ON IT? THERESA AND I DECIDED THAT IF HE DIDNT ASK US FIRST AND JUST WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THEM THEN ITS HIS FAULT THAT HE SPENT HIS MONEY FOR NO REASON...............BUT THEN MAYBE HE WAS JUST DOING A NICE DEED AND THEN WE NEED TO PAY IT FORWARD......HMMMM, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Oh the decisions we must make on a daily basis, they really can get to be just TOO much!

"F$%&ing Shoes"

I love the days of taking care of your children. When they can't get by without you. You feel so needed. And don't you find kids can be so funny when they want to? They repeat things a lot and act goofy. They tend to fall down or drop things. They can't find something so "mom" has to do it. Sure, kids drool, they sometimes spit up, and they sometimes can't get thier shoes off, but hey...they are kids! They can't be perfect. My favorite is when the kids do something they feel guilty about so they blame the other kids. "Its Bobby's Fault" "Bobby made me". As if peer pressure explains away everything. The best is when the swear, and you probably shouldn't laugh, but when it comes out so quickly, its hard not to fight back the shock and surprise, so you laugh. But you don't let them see you laughing either because you don't want to let them think its okay, or in my case, because you don't want them to think your laughing AT them. But, they are kids, so we forgive them and we love them and sometimes even laugh at them.

I love my kids. My two big dorky old kids, who stumbled in from thier cabs at 1:30 in the morning last night, falling down trying to take of shoes, swearing about this and that, blaming each other for thier current state, and needing to be taken care of. My kids: Dad and Kevin. Don't you just wish you had my kids!

The results

So after 2 hours, yes, 2 hours of the nap time fight. She finally has given in. It took me hiding next to the pack and play and gently slipping her fingers off the side every time she reached up. But it worked! There were a few tears from both teams but all in all I think we will all live. I'm pretty sure I'm far more scarred then she will ever be (about letting her cry a little). But in the end, I DID IT. I got her down. Now, if tomorrow is this easy........

SUPER Sunday

Whether you watch for the commercials or for the game, whether you root for the Colts or the Bears, whether you watch alone or at a party, SUPER Sunday is all the same. Its a SUPER excuse to eat. You can NOT, tune in on SUPER Sunday wihtout something that is scrum-didilly-dumpsious. Thats the first law. The second would be you are not allowed to tune in without something GREAT and prefereable alchoholic. Beer would be the optimal choice, but for those of us who don't do beer, you need something that is in the malt beverage catagory. Of course there is the amendment to this law for our friends who are NOT able to drink, due to babies in their tummies, ages on their IDs, or addictions in thier head. So whatever reason you have to watch, make sure you have something GOOD to eat, and something STONG to drink and ENJOY!