Men Can't Cuddle

We went to bed last night and it was late.

Really late.
I was tired.

Really tired.

For once I was also hot! This is not a normal occurrence for me. I'm usually the one wearing a sweater on a summers day.
So, the scene is set. It's late, I'm tired (he know this) and I'm hot.

We say goodnight. Quick kiss. I roll over and with the speed and stealth of a Ninja...take off the flannel pajama bottoms. He still noticed.

"You want to cuddle?" Hubby asks
""Awh..that would be nice" I say

Wait a second. This is NOT how you cuddle mister.

Why is it that men can't cuddle??

Is this a throw back to the age of cave men when they felt the need to spread their seed and keep the population growing? Or is it a little more recent? Perhaps it's all those times they were shot down in high school, so now they are determined to make up for it with their poor unsuspecting wives. Maybe that high school boy just never grew up and is just following the lead of their "little hubby".

Tell you what boys, we do so love that you appreciate us, but sometimes when your wife says she is tired and it's late and she's hot, it really means she's tired, and it's late and she's hot. It's not personal, and it certainly isn't some kind of code or signal that you just need to try harder! Trust me when I say it is okay to just rub our feet, massage our backs and expect nothing in return. Sigh. It makes us happy. A happy wife equals a happy hubby! Give her a hug and call it a night...you will be rewarded....eventually!

Love ya Baby!

MWAH

Butterfly Backings and ER Docs

In the middle of June I took my two wonderful girls to get their ears pierced. They were 7 and 10 and had pleaded their case. Hubby and I figured these incredibly good girls were responsible enough to deserve such a privilege.

They (we) took care of those little lobes daily.

Cleansed, twisted, did not play with them.

They healed perfectly.

We were proud.

Last week they took out the big clumsy studs and put in the pretty wee earrings they have been coveting for months.

Still 14K gold. No cheapo stuff. We have heard about bad allergic reactions to those babies.

Continued to take good care for a day or two.

Then forgot about them.

One week later SweetGirl came charging into my bedroom yelling...

"Mommy Mommy I can't find the backings to my earrings and I have looked everywhere!!"

I looked at her ears...those butterfly backings were INSIDE her earlobes. Her little earlobes swallowed up those backings and they were gone gone gone.

A quick trip to the pediatrician was not enough.

4 hours in the Emergency Room.
The very confident Emergency Room Physician had to freeze SweetGirls Ears while I acted all brave for her. My tiny 7 year old shook, whimpered and softly cried. ..my heart ached.

The butterfly backings were extracted with a little help from fancy tweezers and a scalpel.

I had no idea this could happen!

The lessons learned on this strange day:

Kids ears have the ability to heal over faster than Superman can fly.

Tiny butterfly backings should not be worn the first year. They are too easily PUSHED inside the earlobe by little girls who are fearful of losing the pretty little earrings.

Hoops are the best choice, followed by those great big post types of earrings.

Never wear the plastic cheapo backs...those ER Docs say they see A LOT of those!

Four hours in the ER for a relative simple procedure was emotionally and physically draining. Be thankful for your healthy children.

Hope you all have a safe and healthy weekend!

And The Winner Is . . .

I punched all your fabulous entries into the Random Number Generator and it produced number....
35

A big congrats to Wanda who has won her own copy of There's More to Life Than the Corner Office.
Wanda I will be sending you off an e-mail to get your mailing address!

Thanks to all who entered!

Passive Agressive Letters . . . After a Night at the Movies

Dear Concession Salesgirl,

I respect that you have a job to do. You job is to up sell. Offer me extra butter, see if I want a bigger pop, perhaps I want a combo? No to all. Hmm. Well, Can I offer you a membership in our rewards program? AHHHH. Dear girl...my movie starts in like 2 minutes and I've been informed it is a sold out show, I really don't want to be in the front row..can I please just have the popcorn and slushie and move along!!!

Signed

Girl in a Hurry

Dear Cinepex Odeon,

Your ticket prices have skyrocketed, your theatres are too cold, your popcorn prices are ridiculous. I have accepted all of that. I am not impressed that after paying to see the movie of my choice I must sit through commercials? Commercials for milk and cell phones? If I wanted commercials I would have waited to see this movie on TV. Bring on the pre-views, bring on the show. Keep your crap 7 minutes of commercials.

Signed

Glad I rushed at the Concession stand so I wouldn't miss these commercials

Dear Texting Girl,

Turn off your cell phone in the movies means just that. Turn off your phone and stop your crazy texting. I don't need to be distracted by your little blue screen during a pivotal moment in the movie. Sex scene plus your blue screen and doot doot doot. Anti-Climatic.

Signed

Getting annoyed now.

Dear Sir -Sitting Beside Me,

Oh Sweetie. Didn't your Mommy ever tell about a little thing called the shower? If you knew about this glorious invention and the added benefit of deodorant my experience last night would have been so much more pleasant. Every time you lift your arm to grab some popcorn I gag. Each time the air kicks in I'm forced to plug my nose. You see dear, this is probably why your date didn't show up last night. She didn't know how to tell you the embarrassing news...you smell.

Signed

Girl choking on your B.O. that should have stayed home

Book Review and Give Away!

I was quite thrilled to be asked if I would be interested in doing a review of There's More to Life Than The Corner Office The Secret to Total Life Prosperity. By Lamar Smith and Tammy King.

From the Publisher:
"In 'There's More to Life Than the Corner Office', a parable, Lamar Smith explores the relationship between a young, driven, narcissistic investment banker and a down-to-earth, successful older CEO who meet by a fortunate twist of fate. This touching story is about a young man whose life is out of control. His career entirely consumes him as he focuses solely on acquiring the brass ring, losing sight of what's truly important to the point that he is separated from the woman he loves and on the brink of divorce. Initially dismissed by the young man as old and past his prime, the CEO takes him under his wing and shares the hard life lessons that he himself learned on the road to success."


As the pages unfold we are invited to follow Patrick Mitchell, a career focused, single minded business man as he fights his way to the top of the corporate ladder. He is angling for the always coveted corner office, no matter the cost. When he has a chance meeting with business icon Al Crafton a new relationship is forged. Al is determined to show this young man that a life of balance should really be the ultimate goal. Will the new relationship help him to see there is more to life than that corner office? Will Patrick see that when you are chasing your dreams of financial success, you must honour your other relationships as well as your emotional and physical self? I promise you will be anxious to keep turning those pages!

Following the birth of my second child I made the decision to give up the career I loved to stay home with my children. I found much of who I was was easily lost in my work. So many of my goals, so much of my energy was zapped by career goals and needs. It was inevitable, there was always a struggle for balance between home and work. Even though I now work at home, there were still many moments when reading this book I found the conversations of balance, finding significance in each day, and living with joy, resonating with me.

I tore through this book in a couple of days and my Hubby has just jumped in. He is looking forward to reading this novel with a message.

Thanks to the people at Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. I have a copy of There's More to Life Than The Corner Office to offer as a Give Away!

Entering is easy:
Are you a follower? 1 Entry
Not a follower? Time to start! 1 Entry
Grab My Button, or tell me you have it! 1 Entry
Is there a reader in your house that you think would enjoy this book? Tell me! 1 Entry
Blog about this Give Away. 3 Entries!

Don't forget to leave separate comments for each entry and include that e-mail address.
Contest will close on Friday August 28th and is open to Canada and U.S.
Good Luck!

What's on your bookshelf? . . . . My Lazy Sunday Meme

The unbelievably entertaining Eve from a Young Wives Tale
has passed on the Joy of Reading Award to little ole Me!
Reading really is one of my passions but what will this award reveal....





Here are the rules of this one:

1. Collect the book that you have most handy
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Site the sentence on your blog
5. Pass it on to 5 other bloggers

1. The book I'm reading right now is called "There's More to Life Than The Corner Office".

(This is also a book I have been given the opportunity to do a review for! Almost done then I will be doing a sweet little giveaway!)

2. This book is a super quick and entertaining quick read but doesn't have 161 pages! So I pick page...60.

3. Found my 5th sentence!

4. "As long as we have breath, we are not satisfied with the status quo."

5. Now I have the pleasure of passing on this award to see what's on your bookshelf.

The Juice is Worth the Squeeze

Hair Bows and Guitar Picks

Yonca is Cooking

sunflowers and lov

Secret Mom Thoughts

Looking forward to seeing what's on these bookshelves! Oh and if you love books like I do and feel like playing along please please do!! I love a good book recommendation!

Oh, plus I'm nosy and want to know what you are all reading right now!!

Everybody Does It

I simply can't be the only one. Don't you...

Taste the milk and think it's a wee bit off, you know, it stinks like sour! So you go and ask your significant other to give it a try. Honey drink this stink. Is it sour?

I can't be the only one to use the ol "Oh the Kids are so tired, I think we better be going..." to escape the family function that has gone on 2 hours toooo long.

Someone besides me must have hoped for rain so your Hubby's golf game will be cancelled, or at least cut short.

I'm sure I'm not the only Mom, short on time and out of ideas, who has thrown a wiener into a bowl of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and called it a balanced meal.

I may be the only fool who buys light popcorn and then smoother's it in extra butter. mmmm. Hey, the lady in front of me at the McDonald's Drive-thru today got the biggie fries and a Diet Coke. Same difference.

Of course this doesn't make me feel better about the fact that I spent 45 minutes on the treadmill and then celebrated with a chocolate bar. Sigh.

I am SURE I am not the only wasteful human to simply discard a funkified container of Tupperware full of mystery meat instead of doing the responsible thing and oh I don't know, washing it!

Ever turned a sock over to hide a hole? Nope, me either.

This is what passes for normal here in the Suburbs. At least I hope it does.
I'm pretty sure everybody does it.

Life as a girl

There are times in your life when you just have to admit, it's great to be able to play the girl card...

-Women can cry their little hearts out at a good chick flick. No judgements will be made. Kleenex will be passed.

-Women can declare a box "Too Heavy". Men can't do that. Well I guess they can but it's not very sexy.

-Girls are able to ask for directions. Apparently men are not able to do this? They are missing the direction asking gene. That's a fact. I asked around.

-Women can SHOCK a man when we kick his butt in a hand of poker, hang a picture, or set up a TV. These things men are supposed to know how to do.

-We can be scared. It's even cute.

-Enjoy a mani/pedi. Personally, I have already advised my girls to avoid all boys who have better nail polish then they do.

-Wear a pretty little sundress to that wedding while he melts in his hot, yet oh so gorgeous suit.

-Women can scream for help when we see a hairy spider. Men, not so much.

-Get giggly over wine. Yeah, not so attractive from a dude.

I know there are lots of things about being a woman that truly suck...PMS, unrealistic body expectations, crunch between work and home...but I would never, not ever want to be a man.

So I'll admit it, here in the Suburbs, sometimes it's good to be a girl.

I had a list. . .

I am a great list maker. Lists keep me sane.
Got a deadline coming up? Make a list.
Feeling overwhelmed? Make a list.
Have a big decision to make? Make a list.
Been given a bunch of wonderful blog awards all at one? Make a list.

Trouble is I lost that last one. eek.

I am so sorry! I am a bad bloggy friend.

In no particular order and with huge hugs I would like to gratefully acknowledge:

Heather over at Theta Mom for awarding me the Inspirational Blog Award. She is so so sweet and I truly enjoy reading her blog. If you have not read Heather yet you need to jump on over there and tell her I said Hi!

Courtney over at The Kirkland Family for generously passing along the Honest Scrap award. Courtney is as Honest as they come and I adore reading about her day to day giggles and organizational challenges:)

The Mamas, Amy and Lady Di, over there at Daily Doses of Mama Drama for once again crowning me the Queen of Awesome. A true compliment coming from these two wise and witty women. Must read these two every day!

...and last but not least

From I hate Michigan!(Love that)atIf I Could Only Find the Words
Has awarded me the Superior Scribbler Award



Here are the rules: (and the one I will pay forward today b/c it's the only one I did not lose the list for...um did I mention I'm having some blonde moments lately)

1. Each Superior Scribbler (SS) must pass the award on to 5 most-deserving bloggy buds.
2. Each SS must link to the author and name of blog from whom he/she has received the award
3. Each SS must display the award on his/her blog and link to this post which fully explains the award.4. Each blogger who wind must visit this post and add their name to the Mr. Linky list at the Scholastic-Scribe's blog so we can keep track of all who wins this prestigious award!
5. Each SS must post these rules on their blog.

My 5 choices for this little baby will be:

Frugal Mom Knows Best
Green-Eyed Momster
Secret Mom Thoughts
Shabby Chics
Stacie's Madness


If I missed passing along an award I'm truly sorry!
Mwah!

Lazy Sunday Meme

Vicki over at Frugal mom Knows Best has provided me with a way to spend a lazy Sunday Morning. Don't judge, I know there are a million other things I should be doing, but this Meme was way more fun!

The rules were simple enough, erase her answers and fill in my own. Here is goes!

1. Who is the hottest Movie Star? I'm not naming a dude, their heads are all big enough. How about Rachel McAdams. She is from Ontario Canada and too cute. I loved that movie the Notebook. It was an entire box of kleenex movie for me. Oh OK her co-star Ryan something was pretty hot in that movie!

2. Apart from your house and car, what is the most expensive item you have ever bought? Gee, I am so boring. I guess if I'm going to tell the truth, I have to say my Washer/Dryer set. Snore.

3. What is you most treasured memory? I'm changing this to memories, because this is how I roll! When I was growing up the Summers I spent in Muskoka. My Honeymoon almost 13 years ago at the Sandals Bahamas, birth of 2 babies, and my 10 year Wedding Anniversary in Mexico. Bliss.

4. What was the best gift you ever received as a child? The swing set and sandbox in our backyard. Now that I'm a Mom I get that it was probably the best gift my Mom ever got too!

5. What is the biggest mistake you have ever made? Right now I would say the biggest mistake I have ever made was stopping to push a strangers car out of the snow. I fell in the process and broke a couple of ribs, etc. etc. A year and half later I'm still not back to normal. Sigh.

6. 4 words to describe yourself? Reliable, Friendly, Hopeful, Loving.

7. What was your highlight or low light of 2008? Fabulous 2 Week vacation with my Family in Sunny Florida. Relaxing and playing. Reconnecting and enjoying.

8. Favorite Film? Forest Gump. Seriously love that film.

9. Tell me one thing I don’t know about you. I could eat chocolate every single day. I think I have a problem:)

10. If you were a comic book/strip or cartoon character, who would you be? I could not come up with an answer for this one, but my kids say I 'm like Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents. Why? Well, because she is always right and tells Timmy Turner when he is wishing for dangerous things!

The four bloggers I am tagging with this Meme are:

Mommy Kingdom

A Little Blog About Nothing

It's Just Me...Again

Raising My 4 Sons

Hope you all like playing along!

Outside My Car Window. . .

. .and peeking into yours!

I can see you ya know.
Just because we are separated by a couple of panes of glass doesn't mean you are invisible.
Just because you paid extra for tinting...doesn't mean I can't see you!

Yes. I see you when you are picking your nose. So does everybody else. It is not attractive sweetie.

You are not invisible as you pop that zit on your chin. As a matter of fact, when it back splashed onto your rear view mirror I threw up in my mouth a little.

Hey you! You know my kids and I are lovin the way you are singing and rocking out with total abandon to the Killers, but dude, the light is green. Time to go.

Are you aware that many of us feel it is unsafe to read a book while driving? Do you think we don't see you reading while driving?

Seriously? Eating an ice cream sundae? One hand to hold the ice cream, the second to scoop the gooey goodness into your mouth. You do not have a hand left over for driving let alone that chocolate syrup that is running down your chin.

Texting while driving. That is why I am shaking my head at you. Clearly you know you are not invisible, but do you think you are invincible?

I do like that shade of lip gloss..but only porn stars put it on that way...ahhhh.
I get it, you were HOPING someone was looking.

Oh...and dear sir..we can see the girl in your lap.

When you are driving around in the Suburbs, someone is always looking.

Bringing Out My Inner Blonde

Our car came with something special.
A built in invisible friend.
This wee friend advises me when my car is low on gas and where the nearest service station is.
She points out the nearest Hospitals and clinics..helping me to embrace my inner hypochondriac. She makes me feel all safe and cozy like.
She answers the phone for me. I just have to press a little button on the dash that says accept or ignore. Doesn't matter how loud the music is, she turns the music off for a moment to see if I want to take the call.
My little invisible friend even learns my favorite songs on the radio and lets me know when they are playing on another station!!
Quite possibly my favorite thing about the voice that pops out of my speakers is that she knows how to get me places. Ahhh yes, she is the Queen of Directions. How I love and depend on her built in Global Positioning System. Perhaps depend and GPS should not be allowed in the same sentence. This is where I get in to trouble.
If my invisible friend tells me I must go straight, even if my brain is screaming "TURN, TURN Right you idiot" I defer to the GPS. My invisible friend couldn't be WRONG!
If my invisible friend tells me to take Lake Shore in 300 metres but I really think I should continue on to Lake View, who do I listen to? Well the sweet calm voice of my invisible friend of course. She has steered me the long way around a few times but I always get to my destination.

Until...
I asked my little friend how to find a remote cottage for my girls weekend.
I programed in the address and she answered "Route Complete".
No problem baby, thanks to technology I can do anything. Time to kick back and enjoy the drive.
1 1/2 hours into my drive my dear sweet invisible friend announced.
"You have entered an unmapped area. Please refer to your road map for the completion of your journey"
WHAT??
I am in Bumble %#&*
I do not have a map. I have you!
"Drive Safely. Goodbye" She said.
Oh no, don't leave me! Re-compute. Re-calculate! Come Back!!
"I'm sorry. This area is not currently mapped. Please refer to your map"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Now what. Okay. Cell Phone.
doot do do do doo do doot
No Service.
CRAP on a STICK!
Great, now I have to try and use this pretty little head of mind. Ha.

I was a mere 5 minutes from my girlfriends cottage and yet had to ask three different groups of people for directions before I finally arrived, red faced, at my destination.

It is official. GPS is making me stupid.

And The Winner Is...

Thanks so much to all of you for all of your comments on my very first review and Giveaway! Also a big thank you to JumpStart.com!
I installed that wonderfully handy random.org and the winner of a three month on line membership is lucky Number 13...
Clueless Mama at Guessing All the Way!

Laurie, I will be in touch!

Mwah

Girls Weekend

We sat in the sun.
We walked and we talked.
We ate so many great little snacks there was no discussion of dinner.
It was dark before we even looked at our watches.
We laughed until we cried.
We talked of struggles, and love and children.
Of hopes and dreams.
We relaxed and grew closer.
No one cared what we were wearing, or who weighed what.

I drove home by myself and enjoyed the quiet.

I came back to the chaos, and loved that too.

Girlfriends.
Everyone needs a couple of great girlfriends.


Don't forget to enter my Giveaway! It ends Tuesday!

Woo Hoo! It's A Review and JumpStart Giveaway

Confession Time. Living in my house here in Suburbia are three complete and utter computer geeks. Hubby, SweetGirl (age 7) and BlueEyes (10) are all skill full little computer geniuses. They are dragging me behind with them into the modern age.
So when I received an invite from the people at JumpStart to see if I would be interested in reviewing their JumpStart Virtual 3D World, a virtual world of educational games aimed at children ages 3-10, this house was all kinds of excited! They like the games part..I'm after the education.

About JumpStart

JumpStart is an award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is super-personalized, wildly imaginative and really fun, but don't let that fool you - it also teaches math, reading, and critical thinking skills so kids get a real jump start in life.

I am here to tell you JumpStart.com opens up a 3D virtual world of learning like no other.
Grab a coffee and let me tell you about our experience!

In case you don't know, I'm the typical overprotective Mom and also like to pretend I'm in charge. Quickly I decided I would be the one to get us all signed up. Let me assure you sign-up, installation, a complete breeze. Simple, clear, 1 step at a time instructions. Easy Peasy.
Each member of my family took their turn creating their own name and signed up under my account. Now each person has their own game and can play at their own speed. Perfect. No fighting that BlueEyes played ahead of her sister or in our case that Hubby finished the games and mastered the skills without me!

Once inside this beautiful 3D world you are invited to create your own avatar. We truly all got a kick creating our own "Jumpee" to use in the JumpStart World. ModernMom aka Lily Starbolt is pretty darn cute in her fashion forward pink mini skirt and and flower in her hair. Funny how I went for a look so similar to my 7 year old daughters. We are so much alike it's scary!

Avatars finished and dressed to our satisfaction it is time to enter the virtual world and get our game on. Fortunately for me you are not just thrown in. You are provided with a handy map to show you around and great little training opportunities so you know how to work your Jumpee. Training completed we moved on over to what ended up being our favorite place. Adventureland!

Oh how we all loved Adventure Land!
Some things I heard while my kids were playing this newest game:
Wow Mom this is so cool.
No stop Mom look where this takes you.
OH the Math game is so much fun. (Yes..I said Math. Fun.)
BlueEyes, Do you think this is a verb or a noun?
Can I please play for just 5 more minutes??


Some things we loved about JumpStart.com
I am a Mom who believes you can't be too careful when it comes to Internet safety.
I am probably also one who is too strict when it comes to what my kids play and what they watch. I felt completely at ease with my two girls exploring the JumpStart world.
It is a safe controlled environment. You don't have to worry about your little one accidentally skipping into inappropriate content on the web.
We loved the personalized Jumpees.
The 3D graphics. Fabulous.
The fact that my kids were learning while they were playing and begging for more computer time. Tricky right?
The different levels of math/reading skills. My girls were truly able to work at their own pace and at levels appropriate to their skill level and learning style.

One tip, it is easier to navigate through this fantastic 3D world if you are set up with a mouse.

My family was thrilled to get the opportunity to play through the JumpStart games and loved playing reviewer!
In summary, not only would I recommend the on-line version of this game but I would and will be purchasing the CD Rom version as gifts for friends. The CD ROM version is more Grade Specific and provides the parents the opportunity to receive e-mail updates on your child's progress! Seriously. How cool is that?

Now to the GIVEAWAY!!

The lovely people over at JumpStart.com have generously offered one lucky reader a three month membership to their amazing site. It's an all access pass opening up this incredible 3D educational world to your little one. You won't be disappointed.
No restrictions, this is open to everyone!

To enter:
1) Leave me some comment love and let me know you are a follower. Don't follow? It's not to late! I love new followers!
2)Leave me a comment let me know you have my button or that you just grabbed it!
3)Blog about my giveaway over at your place and then tell me all about it. Flattery will get you everywhere my friends. Telling your friends to come on over here to check out my giveaway will earn you 2 entries.
4)Jump on over to JumpStart.com and take a look at their website. What do you see over there that you think your child, niece, nephew, friend might find appealing? or What did you learn about JumpStart? That's one more entry my friends.
*Please make a separate comment for each entry.

Giveaway will close on Tuesday August 11, 2009.

Good Luck!

Escaping Suburbia

A spontaneous getaway with the girls!
Not my little girls.
Real women.
Friends.
Imagine. Taking time away from my family and doing something for me?

Quick! Time to pack.
Suddenly my head was spinning. I feel anxious?
Not that long ago a quick getaway also meant a quick pack.
Easy. Bikini, sunscreen, 1 or 2 cute little dresses and a credit card and I was good to go.
Things have changed.

My first task to prepare for this last minute weekend of girlfriend travel.
Confront the Stress.
Apparently I must agonize and rant about how I need to lose some weight. I can camouflage those extra 5 pounds I've been carrying for a couple of hours over dinner, but there's no hiding that extra poundage on a beach weekend.
When did I start caring about what other women think of me? Weird.

Then my inner control freak shows up and starts with the lists.
Things that must be done around the house before I can even think of going.
Groceries in the fridge so my family doesn't starve to death, or live off chips and cookies for 2 days.
Laundry all caught up so my children will at least have clean clothes if they go out in public.
And for some odd reason, the house must be clean from top to bottom. I don't know why because we all know by the time I get back the place will be destroyed...underwear all over the floor, and pizza boxes littering the counter tops.
When did I get so damn boring??

When I feel my house is in order I can begin the ordeal which is packing.
Where to begin?
Now that I am "old" (38) this means I start to pack up what can only be described as a mobile pharmacy. Either I am really sick and in need a lot of drugs or I have turned into my Mother. The good news, if you are traveling with me and take ill..I got cha covered.
Next on my list are bathing suits, oh and these little babies can no longer travel alone, they must have cover ups! Lots of cover ups, wraps and disguises. We must not forget that I am still in mourning from the Death of my Bikini.
The 1 or 2 cute outfits I used to just throw into a bag? These are now carefully planned, best of the best, "outfits". Each must also have little matchy sweaters and cute shoes. Lots of yoga pants and comfy sweatshirts too.
Magazines.
Make-up.
Snacks. Everyone loves the girl with the best snacks.
Hair Stuff.
Drinks.
Cell phone.
The bag for two days is now getting incredibly heavy.
That has to be everything!
UG!
It is decided.
Escaping from the suburbs for a couple of days is a lot harder then it looks.

Next time I feel the need to embrace my spontaneous diva from within...I'll take the Hubby Skinny Dipping. No planning required.

Just Press Play

We are only half way through summer here is suburbia and I have come to the realization that I could easily be replaced by a well timed tape recorder ...or maybe a record with a couple of scratches in just the right places so once in a while it could get caught skipping!

Time for breakfast.
Hurry up a little please.
Did you brush your teeth?
Did you brush your hair?
Did you do a good job?
Oh Honey, let's go do it again.
Yes Dear.
No Thank you Dear.
Go wash your face.
Pick up your clothes.
Who's wet bathing suit is this?
No you can not have that.
How about milk instead.
Say Thank You.
You're Welcome.
Wash your hands please.
Wash your hands please.
Wash your hands please.
Did you wash your hands?
What would you like for lunch?
What would you like for lunch?
Use your fork please.
Who wants to go outside?
Did you grab the sunscreen?
Will someone let the Dog out please?
Can no one but me hear the dog??
The Dog needs to come in now!
Girls, someone left the TV on.
Did anyone feed our fish today?
Do you need to use the washroom before we go?
How about you just try?
Yes I do need a hug.
Turn off the lights please.
Time for dinner.
Wash your hands.
Yes I know you had a shower only yesterday, but you have to have one today too.
Time for bed.
Pj's on.
Good night girls.
I love you.
I love you.
Good night girls.
Girls GOOD NIGHT.
I love you.

If I taped myself today, I bet tomorrow, I could just press play.

Wild Olive Tees Giveaway!

Have you Heard??

Wild Olive Kids, A Charity Tee Line, are having a Giveaway!

See:
We are excited to announce the launch of our Wild Olive Kids line! We will be offering tees for both boys and girls in sizes ranging from 2-12. Our tees will be available just in time for back to school shopping. You can expect to find them in our stores around August 12th.

In celebration of our kid’s line and our newest charity tee, we are doing another giveaway!!!! Beginning today, through Wednesday, August 12th, you will have a chance to enter our giveaway for a prize of two kid’s tees, and one adult tee of your choice.

Hop on over to their blog at Wild Olive Tees and grab an entry for this great giveaway and worthwhile cause!

Am I in Love?

Memes, Tags and Awards are so much fun. My only challenge is that I am not very good at following the rules!
I was Tagged by the Lovely Lola over at The Johnson Diaries and challenged to come up with 10 things that I love.
Really...mmm..10 huh?
I was also honored recently by Tami from Diary of a Mad Woman , Mad Mom at Mad Mom on a Mission and Nancy at If Evolution Really Works
Thanks so much girls! I have decided to combine these four lovely awards and see what I come up with.

I will follow the fun part of the rules and list 10 things I love...

1. I am totally completely in love with my Hubby...except when he lets one rip in bed.
2. I don't think I knew the meaning of a full heart until I gave birth to my first child. My children are the biggest blessing in my life.
3. I adore chocolate. Why oh why is chocolate not better for you?
4. I go crazy for a raging fire, candles and a glass of wine on a cold winters night.
5. I love good, kind, caring people. A believe a random act of kindness is a true gift.
6. I love skinny dipping on a hot summer night (ummm but there are rules, it must be dark, and the pool must be free of bugs and above 88 degrees)
7. I love a dinner of just appetizers.
8. I love showing my children the world. Everything from the bugs in the backyard, to the excitement of fall fairs, to the cobblestone streets of tiny towns in Mexico. The world through their eyes is a fascinating limitless place.
9. I love home.
10. I love a house full of laughter...

Life is pretty good right now, I guess I could say I am in love with my life.

How about you?

I'm going to pass on this award and the question to a few of my new reads! Pop on over and tell them I say Hi!!

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Thanks for the love!