Tuesday Is Not Me! Monday This Week

I was so totally NOT in a funk yesterday.

On Sunday our family drove to Corona to our first of two gatherings that day. When we were two miles away at approximately 12:30 pm we got a phone call saying that the gathering didn't start at 1pm but instead it started at 3pm! We were a little miffed at the communication issue but glad we were able to find a mall close by to hang at while we waited. I was not aware that the mall was indeed HUGE and had hard wood floors. Have you ever walked on hard wood with high heels you bought from the thrift store? Not me. I would never wear high heels to begin with since I walk silly and they are way too uncomfortable. I'm a jeans and flip flops kind of gal and there is no way I would take that sort of fashion risk. Oh, and I would never buy shoes from the thrift store. That's disgusting. Anyway, my feet were screaming. We made our way to Burger King where we got a tasty snack. While we ate my mom called my cousin to see if we could bring something to her house. We were then told the gathering was not at her house like we thought. It was at another house! At this point we wondered if it was even that day! Once we had the facts straight we finished our snacks and headed out. On our way out we stopped in The Children's Place (fabulous!) and I told Tyler to go take Cole to look at clothes while I looked for tights for Kayley. I expected him to stand against the wall and mutter under his breath but much to my surprise he did not go shopping. And he most definitely did not convince me to buy Cole a shirt. My husband does not shop. And he did not shop on Sunday.

Whenever my kids have their vitamins (we call them vita gummy bears) Tyler and I do not sneak a couple for ourselves. They taste just like gummy bears and since I love sweets I do not sample them once a day, every day. I have noticed that my once brittle and easily breakable nails have become strong and I will not continue my daily dosage of candy/nail strengthener.

I do not still have baby fever. I'm beginning to wonder if I had another one if I would still want another after that. What is this madness?

We had a wonderful Christmas this year and I don't have any great pictures to post. I will hopefully get around to it soon!

I've Got Nothin'

On any normal day I would be posting Not Me! Monday funniness but today I think I'll pass. Making phone calls to creditors and no news from job applications leaves me once again ready and willing to curl up in a ball and sleep it all away. I don't write this for sympathy. I write just because I have to let it out some way or otherwise I will just explode. I wish somehow God could come sit next to me and whisper in my ear His plan, His way, His solution. He has come through for us so many times and in so many ways. I have to just trust in Him, in His provision. But all I really want to do is put my fist through the wall.

Not Me! Monday

Not Me! Monday is here again!

I did not forget to include something I didn't do for last Monday so here it is, just for you Kim!

We were at the mall. Or the walking park. To tell you the truth I don't really remember. Anyway, we were somewhere with Kim and Ashley and we all had our strollers. Cole was walking helping me push the stroller from the bottom basket. I did notice that Cole started going head first into the basket but I really didn't care, I was not too busy chit chatting with my friends. As we went along I realized that my son started to moan. You see, it turns out he crawled himself all the way in the basket and underneath the foot rest for the rear seat (if you have seen a double you would know what I'm talking about) and got stuck. I had to push his head down to the bottom of the very dirty, crumb covered basket and pull him out by his feet! The funny thing is that I would never let my son ever lay (or sit) in the basket. It's clearly for storage only. I would never be too preoccupied with my friends and their darling little babies to forget all about my only son and his safety and well being.

Last night Tyler and I put the kids to bed early. It seems Cole wakes up at 6:30 no matter what time he goes to bed and Kayley is a sleep machine so we put them to bed at 7:30. At 8:30 Cole peeked out of his room saying "I lost my money." Tyler went to deal with it but quickly returned saying "I don't even know how to deal with that!" I walked down the hall into the kids' room and I most definately did not see my son completely naked. I turned around and tried so hard to keep from laughing. He said again "I lost my monies I had in my bed wif me" He didn't even care that he was naked. He was so concerned about the penny (we did find it by the way) that he was playing with in his bed, in the nude. After getting control of my smiles I did not put on the stern mommy face and got him dressed and warned him to stay in bed and keep his clothes on. I would never leave loose change sitting around for my two year old to play with. And I've taught my children that being clothed is better than chillin' in the nude so no, my son did not take off his clothes and play with a small item that could be easily lodged in the throat in his bed in the dark.

Yes, these are my children. No, I did not let them lay upside down for 20 minutes while watching a movie.

I'm not so excited that it's the week of Christmas!!!!

Joyful Job Jubilee

I'm feeling rather happy at the moment and no, it's not because I'm holding a baby. It's because Tyler is filling out a job application and it just fills me with the greatest amount of glee. It doesn't even matter that it's raining and that it has been for the past three days. My house isn't fully clean and, as a matter of fact, my son isn't even wearing pants. And I don't even plan on dressing him anytime soon. I don't care where Tyler works, all I care about is that he has a job. Tyler + a job during the holidays (or anytime really) = happy wife.

Not Me! Monday

It is not Not Me! Monday again. Time does not fly by so quickly that I can't keep up!

Our family did not go to the tree farm again this weekend. We already got our tree so why would we go again? Kayley did not get to hold the saw again (you know how I feel about that) and Cole did not run around jumping off and tripping on tree stumps. My dad paid for the kids to ride the ponies. When they were done Cole said "mom, I rode a big rooster!" The ponys' name was rooster but it was funny if you can imagine him riding a real one. I would never do that though. That's way too weird.

I have not had crazy baby fever the past couple of weeks. I would not actually want to be big and uncomfortable with an achy back and sore feet. I never enjoyed people doing things for me while I was prego and I wouldn't like late night feedings or clothing changes after projectile poops. I have never liked all the tiny little clothes and shoes and such. Nope, I would never even think about having baby fever.

We did not find out this week that Tyler is unemployed. I'm so good at keeping my cool and rolling with the punches that I havn't lost my temper or my mind for that matter. I am not trying the best I can to stay joyful and keep it together. It is also apparent that I can not take a usually funny Not Me! Monday blog and make it depressing.

I could not use some cheering up this week!

Joy to my World

I'm really not feeling all that wonderfully creative with my bloggin' skills this week plus I'm not too happy about Tyler being out of a job two weeks before Christmas. So here's a little something something to make us all happy.

Not Me! Monday

It’s that time again! MckMama makes me feel so much better about the silly things the kids and I do during the week! Enjoy!

Tyler got a new cheapo helicopter this week. We did not spend our Friday night flying the heli back and forth between the living room and dining rooms for 45 minutes. We did not find that if you give it a little push that it plummets toward the other person at amazing speeds and can even cause injury. It then did not turn into a game of crash-land-the-heli-and-see-if-it-stays-together. We have more important and exciting things to do than play silly games like that, especially on a Friday night!

We went to the Thayer’s Christmas party this weekend. We played an exchange game with gift cards where you try to get the one you want. I did not have to fight with women twice my age for a gift card to Victorias Secret! Thank goodness I didn’t go home with it.

I did not go to see Celine Dion on Tuesday with Krista. I did not totally love her and her beautiful face. My heart did not go out to the old man next to us who was holding a picture of his wife and a tissue. Tears weren’t running down his face and I would never desire to wrap my loving arms around him.

When we were getting our tree this weekend my husband did not allow our four year old to carry the saw the entire time. After 20 minutes of jabbing me with it accidently, I decided it was time for me to hold it. When I took it from her hands, Kayley did not shout “Mom! You scratched me! Be careful with that!”

While my daughter was busy slaughtering the nearest victim, my darling son did not try to make his way through the trees but instead managed to trip on every single tree stump, land on his face, shake it off and move along like it was daily business. I didn’t choose to ignore his subtle cries knowing they wouldn’t last long and that he didn’t really need me.

My kids didn’t do anything else noteworthy this week. I would never forget to make a note of these things so I could write them here for you to read!

It is not Hillary's 23rd birthday today! I do not love her bunches and wish her a wonderful day filled with laughter and tasty food!!!

Great Friends Forever

It has been so long since I've seen a picture of Hillary and her favorite who happens to also be one of my favorites too. Here they are gazing into each others eyes like they always do.

Good news!

Hey ya'll. Ha, that's funny. I'm totally not from the South. Anyway, Tyler told me tonight he's not leaving for Pendleton on Tuesday with all the other guys. He is now on light duty which is basically sitting doing nothing all day. He is scheduled for an MRI on his knee and his back, both of which have been really hurting lately. His back has always been an issue but his knee is a new injury within the last few months. I know, I said there was good news and there still is! You ready?

Tyler is NOT going to Iraq!!!

Ok so i spoiled it. I'm sure you saw it before you even read through but it's just too exciting not to put in bold and really large lettering!!!!!!

I'm so glad that Tyler will be here for me and the kids and he'll get to see Kayley start Kindergarten. I'm just a little confused about God's plan here. There is a small possibility that they will just put Tyler back to Reserve and he'll have to find a job again. There is also a chance he'll get to stay and do office work or recruiters assistance. Hopefully we'll know soon, within the next week or so. So if you read this and think of me later please pray for God's will in this and that there would be no anxiety in me or Tyler while we wait. Thanks guys!

Wordless Wednesday

Not Me! Monday

MckMama is the author of the blog above that I follow and the Not Me! Monday creator. Go to her blog and check it out! I thought it would be fun to try so here I go!

I am not attempting Not Me! Mondays for the very first time. I am perfect so there would be no reason whatsoever for me to tell you all about the things I don't do!

I did not bite into a piece of chocolate and crack my tooth in two places this week. I never eat chocolate, especially in the morning before church. So no, I most definitely did not crack my tooth.

I did not throw a dirty (poopy) diaper on the middle of the driveway while I ran into the house to get something for Tyler before work. I did not forget to pick it up before he left and Katie's mom did not call me to let me know that there was a diaper smashed on my driveway, poo poo tire tracks and all. Nope, I'm never that absent minded!

When I asked Kayley if she wanted her nails painted, she did not forget that I bought No Bite top coat to help her stop biting her nails. I did not tell her that the more I put on over the blue coat the more shiny her nails would be. And it did not work! She does not, to this very hour, still have her blue nail polish on her fingers! Hallelujah!

I would never tell my son that if he let me clip his toe and finger nails that I would paint his two big toenails. He did not leave the bathroom giggling with two sparkly toes. I would never do anything to reduce my sons masculinity.

Before Tyler and I went for a walk this morning we did not swing by McDonald's first to pick up iced coffees. I did not take a big bite out of Cole's hash brown (and then wash it down with a swig of coffee) on our way from the car to the walking park to sweat off those pounds! I don't even like hash browns, nor would I feed those greasy things to my own children.

I did not finally convice my husband, after five years of marriage, to wear a collared, button up shirt for Thanksgiving. When he asked me if he could take it off forty-five minutes into our family gathering, I did not say "yes" with a feeling of accomplishment that he wore it for even that stretch of time.

I am definately not enjoying my crazy life as a wife and a mother of two and I will not have any other stories to tell come next Not Me! Monday!

I Did It!

I figured out how to customize my blog! Oh the possibilities...

Too Many Things To List

There is no way I could list all of the things I'm thankful for. But here's a start.

I'm thankful for:

• God, who is so full of grace, mercy, love and second chances.

• My husband- even through the rough times it has been finding a job in the past couple of years he still kept at it. The military was not his first choice and he gave up what he wanted to do so we could be provided for (and at the current moment he is cleaning his guns in the middle of the living room and aiming at my head. I'm thankful that he keeps his ammo locked in the garage!).

• My kiddos- Kayley, who is so full of love, and Cole, who is so happy and smiley all the time (unless he's throwing a tantrum!). These kids bring so much joy to my life.

• My home. This is the first house I've ever truly felt like I was home. I love it!

• My friends-New or old; even though some of them don't live close I still love talking to them and hangin with them when they are here! I love that I can be myself around them and that they are just as insane as I am (most of them anyway!)

• My family-there are always going to be people in my life who will love me no matter what happens or what decisions I make or how stupid I can be. Thanks familia!

• My car. Yes, I'm thankful for my big black bundle of joy, even if the check engine light comes on for no reason every couple of months and people seem to feel the need to ram into it every six months or so and leave me driving a rental car. But I love it. If I didn't have the Tahoe I wouldn't have had a vehicle large enough to do daycare, which leads me to number eight.

• Katie, Noah, Ashley and Isaiah. All of these precious little ones have helped make ends meet at one time and I'm thankful that I am/was able to be home with my children and also bring home some bacon. I suppose in my case I would be making the bacon at home:)

I could go on and on. I'm so blessed in every area of my life! Next time I complain you have my permission to slap me on the wrist!

Happy Thanksgiving!

By the way, I know the layout is weird and the picture is off center but I'm workin' on it!

I lie awake...

...and think of him. What's he doing, what's he thinking? What's the future going to be like for us? I'm scared, anxious, overwhelmed. I guess all I can do is search and find the most handsome picture of him and post it for all to see...and then smile...and maybe cry.

"My buns don't smell anything like cinnamon"

Above were my children, ready and waiting to watch me create a work of culinary art. The art of banging the container on the counter to open the package. The art of trying save the rolls after discovering that when I tried to separate each one it rolled out into a thin, snake like piece of dough. The art of devouring them and hogging all the icing so I can smother my four, I mean my one with more than a person would ever need. I am an artist, appreciated in my time, and the best kind too:)

You Better Watch That Attitude Young Lady!

That is something I've said quite often around these parts lately.

I've known before how great it feels to finally potty train my kids or teach them to ride their bikes. But now I feel a sense of something greater. I had a chance just the other day to teach Kayley a lesson straight from the Bible about our attitudes. I read to her Phillipians 2:5 which says "Your attitude should be the same as Christ Jesus." Then I made her write it after I gave her the the dotted letters to follow. Once she memorized it I had her hang it on the door to her room. Since then we have been referring to the "verse on the door" when the attitude comes creeping in. It totally works! I love it, not because of anything I've done but because of the Word of God that made its way into Kayley's heart. And the best thing of all is that I too have been aware of my own attitudes and sometimes I have to refer to the "verse on the door!"

Sis

I love how life evolves. There once was a time when I pinned her to the floor and spit in her face. But things have changed. Now we're friends, better by the day. My sister rocks.

No Fall This Year

Is it just me or have people/stores/commercials decided that they were going to skip Thanksgiving this year? I hear talk of people already decorating their homes and going gift shopping and it seems so strange to me. I seem to remember a time when Christmas didn't start until after turkey day. Maybe the fact that it has been 90 something degrees has something to do with it. "Fall" here isn't really fall, it's more like a tree here or there turned yellow or orange but everything else remains the same. Sometimes I wish I lived in a place that had true seasons where I could wear a coat and a scarf in the morning and still need it around lunch time; a place where when I walked by the scarves, hats and gloves in Target I would actually stop and maybe buy something instead of looking, laughing and going to check if there are any shorts left on clearance.

Fun With Chalk

Kayley, Katie, Cole and I spent the morning outside today (you know, since it was warm and all) and we decided to color with chalk. Cole didn't come up with anything more than scribbles and Katie did more drawing on the inside of her mouth than anywhere else. I was however proud of my darling daughter who managed to draw these two very amazing pieces of art.

My First Blog

So I'm completely taken by the whole blogging world and, mostly because Kim has one and I think it's fabulous, I have decided to start one myself. So for those of you who have nothing better to do than hear me ramble on about my children, my husband, our new military life and all the craziness that goes on in our Batten world, feel free to read and comment.