Ok, so it’s been a long time for me too. I swear I will try and get better about writing. Life just gets in the way sometimes. So, I’ve been really busy with work. Had a couple of major things on my plate and I’m going on vacation in 15 days so I’m trying to push them through. I’ve done pretty well with them too. And then there is the family. My girls seem to be growing so fast now! It gets faster as we get older I think. I took the twins to see Body World 3 and Makenna loved it. She didn’t want to leave. She is enthralled with the body and how it works. Shelby on the other hand thought it was cool, but was ready to leave about 2/3 of the way through. Makenna might be a doctor when she grows up.
In a coule of weeks we are going to Texas to see family. We will be there for Easter, which will be nice. Spending the first couple of days with my mom and then on to my grandparents for about 9 days. We will be driving, so that will be fun with 2 5 year olds and an almost 3 year old. Hopefully it won’t be too bad. I am really looking forward to seeing my grandparents. We haven’t seen them since Thanksgiving of 2009. It’s been way too long.
To piggyback on something Melissa was talking about. Arguing with her daughter. My 5 year olds have started this. Shelby has started her own version of negotiation. She wants what she wants and will do what she can to get it. Last night for example. We had chicken and green beans for dinner. She ate it all and then wanted some cereal or a cake pop. I told her if she was still hungry she could have more chicken and/or green beans. No, she wanted cereal or a cake pop. I asked her if she was really hungry. She said yes, then I told her again, chicken and/or green beans. She threw herself on the couch and said she didn’t’ want that. After they had their shower a little later (and it was my turn) she came into the bathroom and said that she wanted a PB&J. I told her her we didn’t have any bread. So, her next choice was an apple. I finally relented. Fine, have the apple. I mean, my goodness. It wears you out. I can only imagine what my hubby goes through on a daily basis since he stays home with them. God bless him.
~A
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Bachelor Show
So, my aunt got me hooked on the bachelor for the last few episodes. Last night, I sat with her and watched the 2 hour finale to see he picked the girl that we liked and then watched the ‘after show’ for an hour afterwards to see how everything was going, only to find out that they had broken up and then gotten back together, but weren’t getting married quite yet. Everyone was stunned, but I don’t see why everyone was so shocked. These people haven’t been living a normal life. They’ve been on a vacation for most of their dating experience and usually when you first start dating someone, it’s lala land for the first couple of months. Now this girl has to watch him on tv making out with other girls and saying things to other girls that can only make her wonder what his true feelings are for him. Not to mention all the speculation and lies all over the tabloids. Really, how long does it take to get to know someone? A couple months and a normal person runs away and gets married and everyone says they jumped in too fast, but when it’s a tv dating game, everyone expects them to marry right out of the gate? It’s crazy. I hope things work out for them, she seems like a sweet heart and he’s very handsome. I’m sure we will be kept updated, through the tabloids, tv shows and programs and I’m sure many will be waiting with baited breath to see what happens. I know I’m curious!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Beastly Movie
So this weekend, I went to see Beastly with a friend. It’s a modern day teen Beauty and the Beast. I thought it was actually pretty good. It’s definitely geared towards the teen/tween female audiences, while they try to put in some more adult situations to bring in the older crowd, but it was pretty well done. I think it’s helpful to sometimes remind kids that being a brat or stuck up, does have consequences. But to also let them see that people aren’t always what they seem and there may actually be other factors at play behind the scenes that can cause someone to be or act the way they do. Definitely a movie that I’ll take my daughter to see, as I’m sure she’ll like the beast who likes to walk around a lot with his shirt off. =)
The teenager in this movie is actually almost 21, so it’s a little less annoying to me that Hollywood keeps putting these ‘boys’ into movies while having them wear less clothes. (Jacob in Twilight?) I wonder if this causes boys of this age to think that they must look like these boys, as you know many girls have that problem, while seeing so many of TV’s actresses who have that perfect body? Having these boys that are ripped like an adult and walking around with no shirts on, does that cause boys to worry about how they look with their shirts off? Just another thing for today’s youth to worry about.
Anyhow, I would recommend it for mommies with teen girls, as it’s not over the top about sexuality. For those girls who love Twilight, I think this goes along the same lines.
~Miss
The teenager in this movie is actually almost 21, so it’s a little less annoying to me that Hollywood keeps putting these ‘boys’ into movies while having them wear less clothes. (Jacob in Twilight?) I wonder if this causes boys of this age to think that they must look like these boys, as you know many girls have that problem, while seeing so many of TV’s actresses who have that perfect body? Having these boys that are ripped like an adult and walking around with no shirts on, does that cause boys to worry about how they look with their shirts off? Just another thing for today’s youth to worry about.
Anyhow, I would recommend it for mommies with teen girls, as it’s not over the top about sexuality. For those girls who love Twilight, I think this goes along the same lines.
~Miss
Friday, March 4, 2011
Working Mom vs. Stay at Home Mom
So I’ve been back to work for a full week now (after my 4 month hiatus). At first it started out REALLY slow and boring, which for someone with ADHD, is a really bad thing. I didn’t have enough to do and the things that I was given to do were done in a very short amount of time. Yesterday was the first day that I felt truly back to work. (Other than the getting up early and getting ready every day in order to be at work by 7:30 and being stuck in a cubicle for 8 hours a day.) I finally had enough of the programs that I need to do my job, installed on my computer and I actually had some work to do. My boss had given me another project and the people I was waiting on for my first project, finally responded. Finally a busy day where I actually worked for most of the day! =)
As surprising as it is to me, you can only do so much internet surfing in a day without being totally bored out of your mind. (Most of the good sites are blocked anyway.)
I hear lots of people say that stay at home moms have it easy, the proverbial sitting on the couch eating bon-bons and watching soap operas is a total misnomer. I found much to do while I was not working. I didn’t sleep in ‘til noon, as I had to be up early and take my daughter to school. Granted, I usually didn’t take my shower until after I dropped her off, I was still up early. Then there’s the cleaning, the shopping, the errands and doctor appointments all before 2:30 when you have to race to the school and sit in line to pick up your child and then sit in chaos while everyone tries to leave the school at the same time. Kids running across the street (of course not in the crosswalk), parents zooming by in the school zone, busses stopping and putting out there little stop sign and holding up traffic and then the crossing guards. What should be a couple minute excursion turns into a 30+ minute war. Only to come home and have to feed your kid, take them to whatever practice’s they have and home from said practice. Then come home and make sure they start on their homework, and let’s be honest I don’t think I learned half the stuff my 8th grader is learning in school. Then the dinner and taking care of the animals. Finally winding down to go to sleep, only to start the whole process again the next day. Stay at home mom’s I salute you!
Now as a working mom, you still have a lot of the same duties (if not all) and let’s be honest there are some things that just wait until the weekend. But the plus side is that at least you pull in a paycheck. =)
Anyhow, time to get back to work. Have a great day everyone, it’s Friday!
~Miss
As surprising as it is to me, you can only do so much internet surfing in a day without being totally bored out of your mind. (Most of the good sites are blocked anyway.)
I hear lots of people say that stay at home moms have it easy, the proverbial sitting on the couch eating bon-bons and watching soap operas is a total misnomer. I found much to do while I was not working. I didn’t sleep in ‘til noon, as I had to be up early and take my daughter to school. Granted, I usually didn’t take my shower until after I dropped her off, I was still up early. Then there’s the cleaning, the shopping, the errands and doctor appointments all before 2:30 when you have to race to the school and sit in line to pick up your child and then sit in chaos while everyone tries to leave the school at the same time. Kids running across the street (of course not in the crosswalk), parents zooming by in the school zone, busses stopping and putting out there little stop sign and holding up traffic and then the crossing guards. What should be a couple minute excursion turns into a 30+ minute war. Only to come home and have to feed your kid, take them to whatever practice’s they have and home from said practice. Then come home and make sure they start on their homework, and let’s be honest I don’t think I learned half the stuff my 8th grader is learning in school. Then the dinner and taking care of the animals. Finally winding down to go to sleep, only to start the whole process again the next day. Stay at home mom’s I salute you!
Now as a working mom, you still have a lot of the same duties (if not all) and let’s be honest there are some things that just wait until the weekend. But the plus side is that at least you pull in a paycheck. =)
Anyhow, time to get back to work. Have a great day everyone, it’s Friday!
~Miss
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Joys of a Deranged Teenager!
So as many of you know, I have a TEENAGER! She’s 13 going on 30! It is constant chaos and she’s not even here right now! I understand that the hormones are going nuts inside her body and maybe that causes her to do and say things she shouldn’t, but Dang, sometimes I just wanna throttle her! I just keep telling myself, go to your happy place, over and over. =)
I was never really close with my mom, as I was more of a daddy’s girl and I definitely didn’t tell him about things going on in my everyday life. But being a single mom, I’d like to think that she and I are pretty close. Not that we don’t have others to rely on, but we are usually together all the time (wanting it or not).
Our most recent argument is about boys. My daughter has a boyfriend (well had because they recently broke up). Anyhow, I was talking with a friend of mine (who is also her friend’s mom) and telling her about my daughter’s boyfriend. When we got in the car to leave our ‘play date’, my daughter was furious that I told her about her boyfriend. ??? As I tried to calm her down and tell her that I didn’t know it was a secret, she was still very angry with me for telling my friend. I told her I wouldn’t tell anyone else, her big secret and left it at that. I understand it can be a little embarrassing for a teenager to talk about her boyfriend, but Sheesh!
Well a couple weeks later, I walked into it again. Without mentioning her boyfriend, I asked her what it is that boyfriends and girlfriends do at her age. The problem was that I asked her while we were in the car with my best friend and we were talking about how times have changed. Now let me be the first to say, that I have definitely been up front to my daughter about how things work and am always an open book about answering her questions and telling her that she can come to me with any questions. I also made sure to tell her that if a girl is too embarrassed to talk about the big SEX topic, then she’s definitely not ready to do it. Anyhow, she was really ticked off and wouldn’t talk to me for the whole time we were with my friend, unless it was a one word answer and it was in a very annoyed and rude tone.
Of course when we got home that evening, she ranted and raved about me talking about her boyfriend again to my friends, even though neither of us said anything about said boyfriend. When I tried to point that out, she just got more upset. I just don’t understand what the big deal is. It’s not as if I was teasing her about him, or anything mischievous. I don’t get her or her annoyance at the whole subject. Which makes me wonder what is going on that she’s not telling me?
Aargh. I am totally hating this stage of the game in raising a girl!
I was never really close with my mom, as I was more of a daddy’s girl and I definitely didn’t tell him about things going on in my everyday life. But being a single mom, I’d like to think that she and I are pretty close. Not that we don’t have others to rely on, but we are usually together all the time (wanting it or not).
Our most recent argument is about boys. My daughter has a boyfriend (well had because they recently broke up). Anyhow, I was talking with a friend of mine (who is also her friend’s mom) and telling her about my daughter’s boyfriend. When we got in the car to leave our ‘play date’, my daughter was furious that I told her about her boyfriend. ??? As I tried to calm her down and tell her that I didn’t know it was a secret, she was still very angry with me for telling my friend. I told her I wouldn’t tell anyone else, her big secret and left it at that. I understand it can be a little embarrassing for a teenager to talk about her boyfriend, but Sheesh!
Well a couple weeks later, I walked into it again. Without mentioning her boyfriend, I asked her what it is that boyfriends and girlfriends do at her age. The problem was that I asked her while we were in the car with my best friend and we were talking about how times have changed. Now let me be the first to say, that I have definitely been up front to my daughter about how things work and am always an open book about answering her questions and telling her that she can come to me with any questions. I also made sure to tell her that if a girl is too embarrassed to talk about the big SEX topic, then she’s definitely not ready to do it. Anyhow, she was really ticked off and wouldn’t talk to me for the whole time we were with my friend, unless it was a one word answer and it was in a very annoyed and rude tone.
Of course when we got home that evening, she ranted and raved about me talking about her boyfriend again to my friends, even though neither of us said anything about said boyfriend. When I tried to point that out, she just got more upset. I just don’t understand what the big deal is. It’s not as if I was teasing her about him, or anything mischievous. I don’t get her or her annoyance at the whole subject. Which makes me wonder what is going on that she’s not telling me?
Aargh. I am totally hating this stage of the game in raising a girl!
Back Again!
So it's been forever, I know! But what can I say, I had stuff going on. Amie had stuff going on, as we all do, but I think it's time to get this baby going again.. Stay Tuned.
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