1. Rudeness
2. Lateness
3. The sound of a car crash
4. jellyfish
5. plunging the toilet
6. an itch in the middle of my back
7. manipulation
8. sharing my computer
9. bad drivers
10. unfairness
11. diseases
12. being fat
13. allergies
14. nagging
15. Needing to nag.
16. getting old
17. gray hair
18. hypocrites
19. temper tantrums
20 above...done by adults.
21. self centeredness
22. swearing in front of children
23. fair weather friends
24. lack of appreciation
25. snobbery
26. never having enough money
27. grudges
28. diseases
29. pain
30. helplessness
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Things I love about my kids getting older
1. No large pieces of baby equipment. No high chair, exersaucer etc.
2. Packing for trips is a lot easier...no packing of said large pieces.
3. No babyproofing. Moving was easier with no plug covers, cabinet locks, gates.
4. They can dress themselves.
5. No diapers!
6. They can read.
7. They can buckle themselves in the car.
8. They can put on their own shoes.
9. Not so bound to a eating/napping schedule.
10. I can read at the pool.
11. They can go outside without me.
12. They can fix their own breakfast.....sleeping in for me!
13. Less crying, more reasoning.
14. No sippy cups, no finding scary sippy cups under the couch.
15. I can pee alone......sometimes.
16. I can take longer showers.
17. Can buy all regular groceries.
18. I cook only one meal......not that they eat it.
19. Everyone showers.
20. They can be alone in a room.
2. Packing for trips is a lot easier...no packing of said large pieces.
3. No babyproofing. Moving was easier with no plug covers, cabinet locks, gates.
4. They can dress themselves.
5. No diapers!
6. They can read.
7. They can buckle themselves in the car.
8. They can put on their own shoes.
9. Not so bound to a eating/napping schedule.
10. I can read at the pool.
11. They can go outside without me.
12. They can fix their own breakfast.....sleeping in for me!
13. Less crying, more reasoning.
14. No sippy cups, no finding scary sippy cups under the couch.
15. I can pee alone......sometimes.
16. I can take longer showers.
17. Can buy all regular groceries.
18. I cook only one meal......not that they eat it.
19. Everyone showers.
20. They can be alone in a room.
Friday, August 13, 2010
The things I Say.
1. Turn your light off!!
2. Pee IN the toilet.
3. No.
4. You are not having another snack.
5. Get out of my chair.
6. Get off my computer.
7. Please don't come in the bathroom while I shower.
8. Go downstairs.
9. SHHHH!!!
10. Sit down and eat.
11. Put your dishes in the sink.
12. Don't throw that.
13. You own thousands of legos and you are fighting over that ONE.
14. Check your attitude.
15. Be careful.
16. Watch for cars.
17. Stop jumping on the couch.
18. Leave your sister alone.
19. Get away from each other.
20. When do I get to eat?
21. We are not watching star wars again.
22. Go to bed.
23. You cannot play with my phone, you keep accidently calling people.
24. If you are going to wear tennis shoes, wear socks. Your shoes stink.
25. Shut the door.
26. Get your hands off of each other.
27. Can't you just be nice?
28. Get out of the fridge.
29. If you say "I was just..." again my head just might explode.
30. I said "no" and now I'm done talking about it.
31. If you don't clean up I'm getting out the trash bag.
32. Do not take video of me on the flip.
33. With all the toys you have you want to play with....daddy's shoes, scrap paper, sharpies, a twist tie....
34. All those books on the shelf and you have nothing to read.
35. You smell like the sun.
2. Pee IN the toilet.
3. No.
4. You are not having another snack.
5. Get out of my chair.
6. Get off my computer.
7. Please don't come in the bathroom while I shower.
8. Go downstairs.
9. SHHHH!!!
10. Sit down and eat.
11. Put your dishes in the sink.
12. Don't throw that.
13. You own thousands of legos and you are fighting over that ONE.
14. Check your attitude.
15. Be careful.
16. Watch for cars.
17. Stop jumping on the couch.
18. Leave your sister alone.
19. Get away from each other.
20. When do I get to eat?
21. We are not watching star wars again.
22. Go to bed.
23. You cannot play with my phone, you keep accidently calling people.
24. If you are going to wear tennis shoes, wear socks. Your shoes stink.
25. Shut the door.
26. Get your hands off of each other.
27. Can't you just be nice?
28. Get out of the fridge.
29. If you say "I was just..." again my head just might explode.
30. I said "no" and now I'm done talking about it.
31. If you don't clean up I'm getting out the trash bag.
32. Do not take video of me on the flip.
33. With all the toys you have you want to play with....daddy's shoes, scrap paper, sharpies, a twist tie....
34. All those books on the shelf and you have nothing to read.
35. You smell like the sun.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Mad skillz
1. Parallel parking (which has declined since living in the burbs)
2. cooking
3. Multitasking
4. amateur detective
5. screen sucking
6. Remembering movie quotes.
7. sleeping
8. avoiding housework
9. ok, this is a pretty poor list. Anyone want to help a sister out?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Things I am going to love about my new house!
1. Four Bedrooms
2. Big closets
3. Two car garage
4. Storage space
5. Study
6. granite
7. Hardwood
8. Trees in back
9. Microwave above stove
10. All new appliances
11. Laundry upstairs
12. Separate shower
13. Nickel plated finishes
14. ceiling fans
15. not hauling groceries up a flight of steps
16. Backing out of my driveway with ease.
2. Big closets
3. Two car garage
4. Storage space
5. Study
6. granite
7. Hardwood
8. Trees in back
9. Microwave above stove
10. All new appliances
11. Laundry upstairs
12. Separate shower
13. Nickel plated finishes
14. ceiling fans
15. not hauling groceries up a flight of steps
16. Backing out of my driveway with ease.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Life's Little Luxuries
1. The seat warmers in my van.
2. My new dishwasher.
3. The light on my vacuum cleaner.
4. Online bill pay.
5. The DVR.
6. The icemaker.
7. Diet coke
8. Microwave steamers.
9. Iron on patches.
10. Ipod
11. Satellite radio
12. The deck with stairs.
13. Hugs from my babies.
14. epidurals.
15. comfortable shoes.
16. good books.
17. My lazy boy chair
18. wireless internet.
19. facebook mobile.
20. electric doors on the minivan
21. good medical care.
22. hair dye
23. double hung windows
24. Air conditioning.
25. IM
26. contact lenses
27. fleece sheets.
28. king size beds.
29. allergy medicine
30. cool vacations
2. My new dishwasher.
3. The light on my vacuum cleaner.
4. Online bill pay.
5. The DVR.
6. The icemaker.
7. Diet coke
8. Microwave steamers.
9. Iron on patches.
10. Ipod
11. Satellite radio
12. The deck with stairs.
13. Hugs from my babies.
14. epidurals.
15. comfortable shoes.
16. good books.
17. My lazy boy chair
18. wireless internet.
19. facebook mobile.
20. electric doors on the minivan
21. good medical care.
22. hair dye
23. double hung windows
24. Air conditioning.
25. IM
26. contact lenses
27. fleece sheets.
28. king size beds.
29. allergy medicine
30. cool vacations
Thursday, November 19, 2009
I've become emotionally attached to Star Wars!
I never thought I would say it. I am one of those who never cared about anything Star Wars. At all. I know it existed in my childhood because of the commercials and toys. Then it went away. I had no clue that the trilogy involved any kind of storyline, I just knew that it was good vs. evil, blah blah blah. I mean how can you get into a story that starts in the middle?
When they made episode one, I watched. I will watch Liam Neeson in pretty much anything, but I appreciated episode 1, but never watched the next two. Then I had two boys and they grew to be 5 and 7. Star Wars was reinvented in the form of the animated Clone Wars on Cartoon Network and in the form of Lego Star Wars on the Wii. As I screened the Clone Wars and watched the animated Anakin in action I realized that he was the future Darth Vader and I wanted to know how that transformation really happened. We were able to DVR the movies and I started watching them with the boys and paying attention to the story line.
And here I am, at the age of 38, and I'm sad for Anakin Skywalker and what he became. My brain struggles to reconcile the loss. I have to snap myself out of it and remember that it's a fictional story from a long time ago in a galaxy far away. But I wonder how are George Lucas, Hayden Christionson and Mark Hamill not haunted by the characters in this movie?
I need a new hobby!
When they made episode one, I watched. I will watch Liam Neeson in pretty much anything, but I appreciated episode 1, but never watched the next two. Then I had two boys and they grew to be 5 and 7. Star Wars was reinvented in the form of the animated Clone Wars on Cartoon Network and in the form of Lego Star Wars on the Wii. As I screened the Clone Wars and watched the animated Anakin in action I realized that he was the future Darth Vader and I wanted to know how that transformation really happened. We were able to DVR the movies and I started watching them with the boys and paying attention to the story line.
And here I am, at the age of 38, and I'm sad for Anakin Skywalker and what he became. My brain struggles to reconcile the loss. I have to snap myself out of it and remember that it's a fictional story from a long time ago in a galaxy far away. But I wonder how are George Lucas, Hayden Christionson and Mark Hamill not haunted by the characters in this movie?
I need a new hobby!
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