The daily grind

I was contemplating what I do every day, this thing I call a routine. I think I am gonna change the word to monotony. Really- will the laundry never get done? The dishes, the toys, the dirty laundry, and the toilet, oh and cooking too. I don't think I am meant to be domesticated. Just some random thoughts on a crabby day.

Tommy's theorys and everyday randomness...

Tommy's theory on why men go deer hunting:
Tom-"Mom, did you know deer have beer in their belly?"
Me-"Really? What's beer?"
Tom-"I don't know. You know? Man's drink it"
Me- "What man do you know that drinks beer?"
Tom- " I don't know, but I know that some mans drink it"
Me- "OK"
Tom- "Well, that's why mans go deer hunting."
Me-"So they can get the beer from the deer?"
Tom-" Yeah, they cut open their belly's and drink the beer."

Tommy's advice on how to be "cool":
Tom- "Hey mom, do you know how to be cool?"
Me- "How?"
Tom- "Just be like yourself and then you will be like cool"
Me- "That's very good Tommy"
Tom-"Do you know where I learned that from?"
Me- "Where ?"
Tom- " I learned it from myself, cause I'm pretty smart."

Tommy's request for a you-tube video (strictly his fathers influence)
Tom-"Hey mom, you know that one thing on the computer where theres a bag on a porch and then it gets lighted on fire? And then you gotta step on it and then you get poop on you?"
Me-"What? I guess- the bag with poop on the front porch? Yes, I've seen it. Where did you see it?
Tom-" On the computer with daddy. Can we watch that again when we get home?"
Me- "Uh, no Tommy. You'll have to watch that with daddy."
Here's the link if your at all interested in the poo bag video:
http://minibytes.mondominishows.com/poo/main.asp?Affil=fan

Will the vomiting never end?

Ok- we are going on a week now of either vomiting or diarrhea and frankly I've grown tired of it. It has only been Aiden and Ophelia thankfully, but come on! Is there no end in sight? They are both so calm and good about it, that I hate to complain. They are just so pitiful though. I am just tired of vomit-end of story.

Playing catch-up once again

I am going to attempt to catch up once again...cause I am a slacker blogger...One family member at a time- Here goes:

Todd:

The fried pickle has died...it's dead. Last week Todd called home at about 7:45 and told me that he was broken down on the side of the highway. Something was wrong with the bus, and he wasn't sure what it was. I loaded everyone up (post-bath, pj's on, and 15 min. before bed time) and went to retrieve him. Obviously we couldn't leave his baby all alone in the dark, so we had to take it home with us. We attached a chain from my car, to the bus and started the rather short trip home. A five min. trip, took us 45 minutes, all the while Ophelia is screaming, and Isabella is convinced we were gonna die! I was quite livid, but for all accounts held my tongue. Todd has been driving my dads green Chevy truck, which brings back a lot of memories when I hear it pull up at about 6:30 at night. I could always here the truck pulling onto Holly Hills and new it was dad! With the death of the pickle, comes momma having to drop Bella off at school in the morn. So, instead of our usual lazy routine of taking it easy in the morn. we are rushing to get 4 kids up and at em' just to drive to Athena and home again. Not fun! Needless to say, I cannot wait for the bus to be resurrected once again! Todd also celebrated his 43rd birthday March 10th. We got him some gardening supplies, and a pair of vintage style Nike Cortez that he has been wanting for some time now- I surprised him and he was very excited!

Isabella:

Other than being grounded twice in two weeks for being extremely deceitful, she is trucking along rather well. Her dance recital costume came in and is so cute! She is getting excited about her birthday as well. It is quite amazing the drama that has already begun amongst friends, and also body/self awareness issues. If these past few months are just a taste of what is to come, than the entree will be quite flavorful. Here she is modeling a tutu I made for a Relay for Life silent Auction Basket.

Tommy:

He is bored- pretty darn bored! Especially on Fri. when there is no school. It hasn't been quite warm enough to send him out to play, so he has taken to aggravating everyone around him. He will dance in front of the baby for minutes at a time, make strange noises just to hear himself, take things away from his brother, and cont. ask me for food, noggin, food and more food. Kindergarten reg. is this week and that should be fun.

Aiden:

What a crack up lately! He is so talkative and expressive. He is convinced that all his friends are stupid, and tells me that almost everyone tells him to "shut up". He has such an imagination and so much character- def. the life of the party. Here is wearing Opelia's teddy bear hat, and Tommy's "Fider man" (spider man) sun glasses. What a nut!

Opelia Jane:

She is recovering from a bought with the "flu"- not sure if it was the actual flu, or just flu like. She vomited for about a day, and is finishing up some pretty nasty diarrhea. I am just glad she stayed hydrated. She is so perfect and wonderful-she amazes me everyday. She has discovered her toes and is quite impressed with them. She has also started sleeping through almost every night, and going to bed in her crib by herself!!! Yeah!! She is modeling an outfit I made for her for spring!

Me:

I am still working out at Snap, but not loosing any weight. I am getting frustrated b/c right now, I am craving everything in sight and out of sight as well. It is gonna be pointless to loose 5 pounds then gain it back when I am menstrual. We are going to Gulf Shores in 2 weeks and these humongous beeboes are not gonna fit into anything! I am gonna cont. to plug along and hope to see some form of a result soon. I also am going to be selling 31. They are monogrammed bags- hit me up if you are interested. I am also going to working toward setting up an online boutique- look for that in June/July. I will be selling my handmade dresses, bags, hair bows etc.... I've named my line "Ophelia's Fancy Pants" What do you think? I will be taking custom orders soon!!!! That's all for now- I am turning in!

I am taking $10 of it back!

Here is my $90 put to work...what do you think?

Girl Scout Cookies are the devil, and how $30 turned into $90...

Girl Scout Cookies are the devil:
It's true! First of all, they only come around once a year, so you are compelled to stock up. If you don't get them now, you won't have another chance for another year! Another year! So, before I tried to squeeze my lumpy body into lycra and made the vow to go on a diet, I bought 5 boxes of cookies. 2 Samoas, 3 tagalongs...I love them. So, after a dissapointing last week of restricting my calories to under 1400, giving up regular soda, and working out 5 days, and getting on the scale tonight and reading that I had gained a pound and a half...I decided to eat some dang cookies. I just downed 7 freakin girl scout cookies! Oh yes! 7! Binge eating at it's worst! I did get 15 minutes on the Eliptical in today-but seriously...I have issues. I am back on track tomorrow, and if that freakin scale doesn't move by next week then we will have some serious problems.
$30 into $90:
Isabella has dance class on Wed. nights from 5-6 pm. My mom meets me at Dietrichs and takes the baby's home, and Tommy goes to a friends for the hour. I have 50 minutes of peace and quiet mommy time. Sometimes I go to Alisons, sometimes I run to Walmart, and on a really good day I venture into Joann's. I cannot get out of that store without spending at least $30. I went there tonight with the idea to get the kids Easter basket fillers from the $1 bargain aisle. So, I started there, then I saw some super cute Spring decor. I took a deep breath and called Todd to get his opinion on buying some decor. Knowing he wouldn't care, I had already started filling my cart with 30%-50% off items. He said sure, how much? I said about $30 or so. Oh, that's fine he said. So I shopped and shopped and shopped some more...couldn't resist the fabric at $1.99 a yard. So, or course, I get to the checkout and $91.99 later I am walking out of the store with 4 bags and a shroud of guilt. I told Todd and of course he doesn't care, but then on the way home his wonderful reliable pickle broke down...engine trouble? Do I take the decor back? Any suggestions??? I really like it though!! He has assured me that he has a new engine in the garage....what should I do....help-Tina and Adrienne-you guys are really good with your $'s! Oh I also decided to give up my $60 hair color, the Wii fit I really want, and $60 of wall decor for the kids rooms...so I am kind of saving money at this point...right?