Have a happy period

really??? Does any one have a happy period? We can all have a did not ruin my fav pair of panty..but a happy period??/ Ummm...no Must have been a man who came up with that wonderful tag line. I think..."have a period" would have been much better. I had a party tonight for blogging mommas and I was all excited. My hubby even took care of the kiddos while I showered and got ready. I got showered, sat on the potty and auntie fol came for a visit. Nice.... Have a happy period my ass!

Eating" Burgers"

Claire has discovered a new way to insure that she gets attention. She will pipe up in her sweet little voice, "I'm eating burgers (boogers)" She will repeat this getting louder and louder until she gets the desired effect. Ella has been yelling at her that she will get sick and boogers have germs. This is great coming from the big sister that claims that she is just scratching off "crusties", not picking her nose. Ella managed to scratch off crusties her whole dance class the other day. I was so proud! I must say it doesn't help that when Clarie announces her booger picking she gets giggles and smiles from the general public!

heinous anus

We celebrated my hubby's birthday on Saturday with a night on the town with a few friends. My hubby drank a few pints of Guinness. It was his birthday, my soon to be sister in law was driving so he drank a few more than his digestive track would allow. His bowels revolted and produced a stench so heinous, that I literally almost threw up in my mouth SEVERAL times. The worst of it was that the stench lingered. I would leave the room only to return 20 minutes later to the smell of ass. So, I have decided that I need to invent a butt mint, or perhaps a maxi pad of some sort that could be attached to boxers to absorb stench. We have deodorant maxi pads, why not a butt maxi. Now I don't think that it needs to smell like roses, but perhaps the fresh linen sent would be nice. I would walk into a room and think, did my husband do the laundry? Too bad it was just the butt maxi... I wonder if I could patent this idea. My husband refuses to take gas-x, but perhaps a super thin stench absorber would do the trick...hmmmmm

I'm back!

It has been a crazy past few days. We have been dealing with sick kiddos, birthday celebrations, visits from relatives, and I had to work last Saturday. Today for the first time in a very long time my mantra was "screw it". I took Claire to the Dr. for her 2 year check up and then went to the gym. I came home, put the kiddos down for a nap and went outside and read a book for the past 2 1/2 hours. My house is a mess, I have not vacuumed or mopped the floors for three days. Laundry is piling up and toys are strewn all over. I don't care. I love this feeling, however I know that by tomorrow I will lose it and stress out about the mess.

Next years Valentine's day gift for hubby

Birthday check

Whoo Hoo...the stress is over. Claire's birthday party went great and everyone is healthy..and my house smells great thanks to the plug in that I got from my wonderfully romantic hubby! He totally gets that he will never live this down!

Nothing says romance like a glade plug in

I got a glade plug in wrapped in left over Christmas paper for Valentine's day. Trump that!

NOT just a Hallmark holiday

I repeat Valentine's day is not just another hallmark holiday. According to Wikipedia (OK it was the shortest explanation that I could find) "Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The day was originally a pagan festival that was renamed after two Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished." Take that my hubby who says, I don't need a holiday to say I love you. Ummm...that is true but how difficult is it to make a card or write a love note. Those things don't cost any money even if you are on a budget. I will say that my husband is fantastic when it comes to birthdays, anniversary's, and Christmas, but as he says this "holiday" doesn't mean anything to him. There lies the problem, because it means something to me.

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling

Today was Claire's real birthday. She is officially two. I stayed home with the girls all day due to the flu. We NEVER stay home all day for sanity's sake. I really lost it. Poor Ella is sick, but by the end of the day I couldn't take her whining and crying about EVERYTHING. I snapped, luckily Jeff took over by 6:00pm. I had made strawberry shortcake for Claire's birthday since she doesn't like chocolate. She took one bite and said for the video camera.."I don't like it". Great! I did feel bad about yelling at Ella today, so when I was tucking her in I apologized but said that she was driving me crazy at times. Her comment was, "Mommy, I can't drive, you drive YOURSELF crazy". True... Ella is getting better, Claire is Claire scaling the walls regardless of a fever! I am dreading tomorrow stuck at home AGAIN!

Son of a ............

The girls went to school excited and ready to celebrate Valentine's day with their class. Jeff delivered donut holes with pink sprinkles to celebrate Claire's birthday. I was stuck at work, sad I was missing watching Claire's face as she was being serenaded. I had just gotten off of work and was headed to the grocery store to begin picking up items for Claire's birthday when I got the call. Ella isn't feeling well. I knew that it had to be the flu. My parents watched the kiddos last weekend and my mom came down with the flu. I picked Ella up and took her to the minute clinic at CVS. They rock, no lines. The flu was confirmed and we were all given tamiflu to take, double doses for Ella and single doses for the rest of us as a preventative. My dad picked Claire up and brought her home. She was chipper as ever, but Ella was miserable. While they napped I disinfected the whole house. I will probably develop some sort of respiratory illness from inhaling all of the Lysol. I just did not want Claire to get sick. Her real birthday is tomorrow and her party is Sunday. After Claire woke up she ran around the back yard, Ella slept on the couch. By 6:00 Claire too had a fever. Oh hell... The doctor said that they should be better in 2 days, this is the "short flu". They had their flu shot. The same damn thing happened last year. One more thing... why is it so hard to make medicine for children that tastes OK. They claim that it is tutti fruti. Ella spit it out all over the couch and it sure did not smell like tutti fruti. More like chalky walky.

My Claire Bear

Claire turns 2 on Thursday, and I am getting a bit choked up. They grow too fast! Looking back at her pictures, makes me want another cutie. What if I would have another girl??? The future cost of pads and tampons could potentially put us under. Yes, I do think of those things. In laws come on Saturday and Jeff and I have another date night!! Whoo Hoo! We had a great weekend away from the kiddos. It was strange both of us sat in silence for a good amount of time in the car. No radio, just silence. It was so nice, no constant chatter or squabbles. I know why I married my husband, it is great to be reminded what a cool guy he is away from the everyday chores and kids. We talked, laughed, and enjoyed each others company. WE went to the King Tut exhibit, it was amazing. There was a couple behind us as we slowly meandered through the exhibit that were, um ...rednecks? The comments this guy was making just cracked me up. He felt the need to comment to his wife that they didn't have cameras back then, so we don't know they looked like. Really 3,000 years ago. Without any household chores to think about, I let lose. I jumped on the hotel bed with my shoes on. I was however sad to discover that the ceiling was far lower than I expected and I think I knocked some popcorn off of the ceiling. It was fun to be free!!!

Now, back to reality. Making Valentine cards for the girls classes, planning Claire's 2nd birthday, getting ready for the in laws. I am so glad that we had the break!

Proud Mama Bear!

Ella wrote her name for the first time on her magna doodle in the car. Granted it is a bit backwards, but hey its a start!

Whoo Hoo

Tonight Jeff and I went to see the Broadway production of Legally Blond. It was fantastic. It made me want to wear short skirts and cute high heeled shoes. Speaking of cute high heeled shoes, I picked up a pair at TJ MAXX and they were so comfy when I tried them on. I was not really a fan of them after walking however. I found myself uttering curse words under my breath with each step.

This weekend Jeff and I are going on an over night date. My parents are watching the girls. I am thrilled by the prospect of actually talking to my husband. It is hard for me to fathom an uninterrupted conversation. I am also excited about seeing Jeff in clothes (he works from home...no dress code). Jeff is under the impression that business casual in the home is shorts and if he is really feeling fancy a shirt. I miss the clean shaven, clean smelling, stud that I married. I hope to meet him again this weekend!

caved

I have been tagged for the 25 random things about yourself on facebook. I'm telling you facebook has the power to suck you in. I figured that I took the time to write the darn thing, I might as well post it on my blog too:
1. I am borderline OCD with the vacuum cleaner. Yes, I vacuum about 2 times everyday. I was never like this in college but once we bought our house something snapped. Anything on the carpet and I feel my heart start to race and I run to grab my Dyson.

2. I have an aversion to completely closing caps on bottles. For some strange reason I can't completely close bottles. I like to just gently lay the tops on. This has let to many accidents. If Jeff and I ever get divorced, this will be one of the reasons why!

3. I hate Stink. I should have stock in the darn plug ins. I can't stand stinky stuff, so I get crazy with the fragrance fresheners.

4. Dirty feet disgust me . My husband claims that he is from Kentucky therefore he can walk everywhere without shoes. No shoes = Nasty dirty feet.

5. The sound that pantyhose makes when they are being scratched or rubbed together is worse than finger nails on a chalk board. Thank God pantyhose are no longer in vogue.

6. The sound of someone clipping their finger/toe nails drives me insane. I make Jeff cut his nails in the bathroom with the door firmly closed and I turn up loud music downstairs.

7. I would love to go back to college and just take classes, not for any sort of degree but just to learn more. I love learning!

8. Thanks to genetics I buy clothes from the juniors department at Ross. Just wondering why JR clothes have to be so whorish. Just because you are a small size does not mean that you want to put it all on display. If you HAVE to wear a thong to make it look good then it is so not an option.

9. I moved every three years growing up. I attended 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and two high schools.

10. I still crack up when someone cuts the cheese. I have been known to giggle in a public bathroom if I hear a toot....I hate the word fart.

11. I went to Thailand for 4 weeks with a guy that I had only dated two months. He offered to pay for my ticket...we almost broke up after the trip. Now we are married!

12. I went to Japan to study the Japanese educational system thanks to a Fulbright grant. A group of us drank some...ok a lot of sake and sang karaoke with a bunch of Japanese business men.

13. I can't spell to save my life. Thank goodness for spell check.

14. I love my red hair, but hate my freckles. I am still confused why my friends have said...no your zit isn't that noticeable because of you freckles??

15. I love to go dancing and have even danced on a bar (not a pole) back in the day. Now I have a hard time hoisting myself up on a bar stool.

16. I always wanted to grow up and be a mommy.

17. I am secretly sad that my children will never get to know the thrill of a good crank call. Don't you remember calling up the boy that you liked giggling and then hanging up??

18. I miss gossip now that I stay home with my girls. I read gofugyourself.com to catch up on what ugly things the celebs are wearing.

19. I have eaten a whole refrigerated roll of cookie dough in one sitting.

20. My favorite thing about being pregnant was the boobs.

21. The beach is my favorite place in the world to be. The sound of the crashing waves, the sea breeze...relaxation! (ok that was before kids)

22. I was one of the first Americans visiting a small village in Japan. I was honored to sit on a stage in front of the community while they put on a musical performance. There is nothing like having menstrual cramps and eating raw quail egg in front of a captive audience. It was like fear factor, only worse because I had to eat the food with a smile!

23. I have hitch hiked in Thailand and rode on the back of one of the Thai motorcycle "taxi's" in a dress. This was all before I had any common sense...ok it had more to do with the guy that I was dating at the time!

24. I have always wanted to be an actress. I did a lot of acting when I lived in Las Vegas. Now I deal with drama on a daily basis with two little girls.

25. I hate people who cut in line and many years ago I got into a little scuffle with someone who cut in front of me.

Book 'em Danno!

Our summer road trip vacation is booked! In June, we will be renting a car and driving to Louisville to visit with Jeff's family for a few days. We will then jump back in the car to drive to Chicago for Jeff's father's retirement party and then it is off to the Wisconsin dells family reunion. We had contemplated driving back to Texas from Wisconsin,but will instead take the Amtrak from Chicago back to the lone star state. It should be an interesting trip, traveling with a 2 and 3 year old. I suppose it will provide us with non stop entertainment both good and bad.

WE debated riding the train since it will take a day and a half to get home. In the end, we thought that traveling by train would be much more fun than driving. One bonus...there is a potty on board. I will also be release of my navigational duties which more often than not lead to a whole lot of bickering. "Where are we on the map?", "I get car sick reading." , "You were suppose to turn there.", "What are you talking about, yes, i can read a map", "Trust me!", "Just ask someone directions!"...ect.

Redneck

Going to a redneck bar is a study in the importance of dental hygiene. Last night after a party at my girlfriends house, we went to Giddy Ups. Giddy Ups is a self proclaimed redneck bar where you can order a beer in a can or if you feel like being a bit fancy, you can order a beer in a bottle. The people are genuine, no one is hiding the fact that they smoke a pack or two a day or can put away a six pack of natural light. There was a pretty decent live band and the dance floor was crowded with some very serious two steppers. We stayed for one beer, but the smoke was just too much. I may have a black spot on my lung thanks to just 45 minutes in the joint.

Cough...cough...

Just plain cool!