First Day of School...

Ry starts first grade today. I took him on Friday to meet the teacher. AWWWWWWW !!! He is growing up so fast. He was soooo excited for today. This comes as a shock to me b/c at the end of the school year last year he told me he was never going back. A Kindergarten drop out....what fun !! I am glad he changed his mind and has decided to continue his education. I am really tired of reading the screens on the x-box games and gameboy. I took him to get his haircut yesterday. It is back in full on military style. I don't know why I keep it so short, but I can't stand the scruffy look. Oh this brings me back to the M.A.S.K. days !! Okay, some of you know what I am talking about...others do not. Please let me take a minute to explain. When Ry and Rae were little I was known for keeping them extremely well groomed and cleaned. I FREAKED out at Ry's first b-day b/c he got orange frosting all over him. I truly hated for them to be dirty. Anyway, not only did I not like for my kids to look scruffy, but it bothered me when other kids looked scruffy. I mean come on moms, how long does it take to wash their face, clean the boogies out of their nose and brush their hair? Anyway, so I always said I was the founding member of M.A.S.K.- Mother's Against Scruffy Kids. As the years have gone on I have gotten lax and I truly think that if I had more than 2 kids that I would probably get booted from M.A.S.K. Rae seems to have taken every step possible to get me banned. I fix her hair and 10 minutes later she has the pony tail pulled out and she has a string of hair in her mouth !! EWWWWW !!!

So, back to the first day of school. I had to get Ry a new lunchbox yesterday. His old one is floating around Kids R Kids right now and who knows if I will ever see it again. He picked out a lunch box that looked like it would fit 4 lunches in it. I had to explain to him that he was 6, not 16. So, I broke his poor little heart and made him get a different one. I am SUCH A MEAN MOMMY !!! I also got him a new backpack. Okay....no flames.....we got him a New York Yankees sling back pack. The kid loves the Yankees for some reason. I still haven't figured it out. His favorite baseball teams are the Yankees, Cubs, Astros, and the Indians ( just b/c it has a smiling indian as the mascot !! LOL ).


I will update you and let you know how it goes. Last year Ryan had an issue w/ keeping his mouth shut and staying on task in class. Part of me is afraid that he got his Daddy's ADD, but I think society medicates children too fast. That is the easy way out. If Ryan did have ADD, it would only be slight from what I have seen and I think kids CAN fully function through that. When I was a kid only a small small handful of kids had ADD. There was only one who I remember who really needed his meds... MARK !!!!!

Whoa, I am getting off topic left and right here. Not sure what topic I was really on. We have baseball practice tonight which means he practices until close to 8:30, then has to go home, get a shower and go to bed. ( I feed him before practice folks !! ) His teacher will LOVE him tomorrow. Oh, so you know how I was sooo excited to get lots of sleep this weekend? Yeah well, last night not so much. I was ALMOST asleep, then I heard it... BEEP.... 1 minute later BEEP. Why in the hell do smoke detector batteries ALWAYS go out b/w the hours of midnight and 3 a.m.? So, I had to get up around 1 and change the battery. Two hours later I fell asleep. Two hours later I was awake for work. Sucks huh?

Okay, I have rambled enough and who knows if you actually got through this whole post !!!

Oh, T I need some more medicine !!! I am in pain right now girlie...guess I will run out to Walgreens.

So far so good...

This morning we all slept in. Okay, wel I slept in until 9:00. My kids were up at 8:00, but turned on the t.v., got a snack and Ry proceeded to Heely around the house while Rae got her eyes to work. ( this can be a long process for Rae) Anyway, bless their souls, the kids let me sleep in !!! Get this....I fell asleep around 11:30 last night and got to sleep until 9:00....did you get that??? 9.5 hrs of blessed sleep !! That is usually what I get in two nights combined. Today is going to be a good day, I can tell. The kids are watching poke'mon ( I think that is what this whacked out show is )It is 9:20 and we are supposed to start cleaning at 9:30. I think we can knock this out in about 2 hrs or so. Then I have to clean out my hell whole of a Nissan that manages to collect a closet worth of the kids clothes, 4 pairs of shoes and who knows how many empty juice boxes every week. Once that mission has been accomplished I think I am going to take the kids swimming. It is a GORGEOUS day and I need to darken the tan !!

For now I am waiting for my Diet coke to kick in so that I can start my morning of cleaning. We all know that Diet Coke is essential in getting me going every morning !!

2 more days until school starts....

I CANNOT wait for Ry to go back to school. How I long for those days when he is so mentally and physically exhausted that he cannot question every decision I make as a mother !!

Ryan: Can we go over to John's house...
Me: Ummmm, NO
Ryan: Why?
Me: Because we aren't going anywhere tonight.
Ryan: Why?
Me: Because we need a night at home to rest.
Ryan: Why?
Me: Because we have to get up in the morning and clean house.
Ryan: WWWWWWWWWWHHHHHYYYYYYYYY???? ( this would be a long drawn out whining why)
Me: Because we clean every saturday morning Ryan ( or at least we try tee hee )
Ryan: Okay, can Cameron come over to play?
Me: No
Ryan: WWWWWHHHHYYYYYY?

I am going to erase the word why out of his vocabulary !!

He asks WHY about everything??? It is like he has regressed to being two again !!

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!

Pet Peeves....

Okay, as the day has progressed little things keep getting on my nerves so I am going to try to "flush" the bad vibes and write down my pet peeves on here !!!

( in no particular order )

1. People who use ALL CAPS when they are emailing me...Come on people, we all know that is the equivalance of yelling at someone over the computer. Also, if you ARE going to yell at me and you personally know me, then pick up the damn phone or better yet do it in person !!!

2. People who wear navy with black... ack ack and double ack !! I am sorry, but those colors DO NOT match, nor do they even blend. If you can't tell that you put on black pants accidentally with your navy top then it is time to change the light bulbs in the closet !!! ( I also think I am sensative to this considering I was forced to match my dad's black and navy blue socks from the time I could tell colors !! )

3. People NOT communicating when in fact our relationship demands that we communicate !! For example, today at work I was told that our custom DB homes were going into a new accounting software...ummm, lets see, I am the accounting manager...think they should have told me??? I DO !!!

4. People who assume that petite women can eat whatever they want b/c they are petite.... ummm, I am small because I DON'T eat that crap !!


There is more to come I am sure... This is all I can think of at this EXACT moment !!

My 3 a.m convo with a 4 yr old....

Yep, you read it right... okay, so I was EXHAUSTED last night and fell asleep watching the news. Off to dreamland I went. ( oh and if you know how jacked up my sleep has been lately, me falling asleep before 10:30 is as rare as my kids going 20 minutes without tattling or fighting !! )

So, I am peacefully asleep then all of a sudden I feel a nudge. I open my eyes and see Rae. CRAP !!! Here is our conversation that followed.

ME: Rae, what's wrong, why aren't you in bed?
RAE: I CCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN'TTTTTTTTTTT Sleep in there, it is tooooooooo scary.
ME: Rae, you need to get back in bed mommy is sleeping.
RAE: I want to get in bed with yoooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!
( if you haven't figured it out yet, all the drawn out words are her whining, yes WHINING at 3 in the morning !!!! )
ME: No, you know you are not allowed to get in Mommy and Daddy's bed. ( OKay, some of you might be thinking that I am mean mommy about this, but( and this might be TMI LOL )Chris sleeps in the buff and well it is inappropriate as far as I can tell for a 4 yr old to be in the bed with that being the case )
RAE: PPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE ( hey, at least she used some manners while whining )
ME: Look Rae, you can go get on the couch, in bed with your brother, or back into your bed. I don't care, but mommy is going back to sleep.

I wait a second and see her contemplating her options.

RAE: But sleeping on the couch scares me now and BBBBBBUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAAA won't move over for me to get in his bed. Hey Mommy, you know what? ( CRAP CRAP Triple CRAP !! When Rae says "you know what?" then she has a LOT on her mind and she can go on forever!! )
ME: Ummm, Rae, I am not having a "you know what" converstation right now. It is late.
RAE: But mommy, I want to tell you about my dream... there were these girls and they were....
ME: Seriuosly RAE, you can tell me about your dreams tomorrow. Better yet, go back to bed and keep dreaming good dreams.
RAE: But, I CAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTT !!! I am aaaaaaaffffffrrrrrraaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiddddddddddd!! I want to sleep with yyyyyyyyooooooooouuuu!!!
Whatever Rae, all I know is that you are not getting in here. Figure something out.
RAE: BBBBBBBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTT IIIIIIIIIII'MMMMMMMMMMMM SSSSSSCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDD !!!! ( that would be But I'm Scared all drawn out and dramatic )
ME: That sounds like a personal problem Rae, Mommy is done talking and I am going to sssssssssssssllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppppppppppp. Go find somewhere to sleeeeepppppp!!!!! ( at this point I am broken down to whining also and I am contemplating waking her Daddy up and telling him to finish the conversation !! )

I close my eyes and hear walk off. Yes, mission accomplished !! Finally, back to sleep !! I had no clue where she had decided to go back to sleep at. As long as it was in the locked compound of my house I really didn't care !!

Fast forward to this morning... I had to be at work by 6 so I was trying to be quiet and keeps light to a minumum. Needless to say, I go into the living room to see her sleeping on the couch. I won I won I won !!!!!!!! I swear this girl is going to be the death of me !!!!! Her brother has always slept like an angel, she however power sleeps ( in like 3-4 hour shifts ) and it drives me NUTS !!!!

Little League Heaven...

Yes, I am in little league heaven !! Folks, it has been 6 straight days of little league world series games, and there is only more to come. Seriuously, I could watch this all day long !! Ryan lays on the couch with me and we discuss pitching strategies, batting stances, how all the lefties are playing ( he is a lefty so of course he is intrigued by other lefties ). Anyway, I LOVE this time of year....almost as much as Christmas !!

Right now we are watching Mexico vs. Venezuela. Mexico is an amazing little team. I going to call it now that I think Mexico and Lubbock will end up in the finals. Call it a hunch !!

Trying to be better...

I am trying to be better about updating the blog this week. Things have calmed down a little at work. I have gotten used to getting here at 6:15-6:30 every morning. If anyone knows me then they know that I am NOT a morning person so most people around here know not to talk to me until about 9:00.

Ryan starts baseball practice with the Legends today. I can't wait to see how that one goes. All the kids on the team are really good. I think Jared's mom is going to try pitching. This should be very funny. When she was over at the house on Sunday for the cook out we had Ryan's pitching net set up and she was "pitching" into it. She was doing really good !! Want to know the catch??? She had been drinking. We are thinking that we will start a Legends tail-gating ( did I just spell that right? ) before every game !! LOL If you know anything about the rents on the team, then you would know that we would win in a drinking contest every time. Shoot, half the team works for Houston Distributing ( Miller Lite here in Houston). So, we have that tonight. Maybe I will take the kids swimming afterwards. Swimming is always good for wearing them out before bed.

I know...I know...

It has been too long since I have updated this. I am sorry, but things just got crazy hectic.

My company got bought out a little over a week ago, which means that they streamlined. Luckily, the president is able to still have 100% full control of the company. The person who bought out the company just wants financial control.
Luckily my job is 100% safe... however it is too safe. I had to take over a couple departments and it has me on the edge of a nervous breakdown. I am mangaging the marketing, advertising, and accounting depts of the company now. I have been going into work at 6 every morning just so that I can stay caught up. It has been CRAZY. However, when I get stressed a couple of things happen. The first... I can't sleep. I have issues sleeping as it is, but this just impounds the problem. I have been getting about 3-4 hrs a night MAX right now of sleep. The second thing is that is terribly hard to eat. I have to force myself to stay energized with lots of protein and healthy foods. I am hoping this is a temporary issue at work. I love my company and I will not find another job. They treat me awesome and value that my family comes before them. I can't ask for anything better than that. Okay, enough said on the negative things.

So, is everyone here in the houston area ready for Hurricane Dean? Chris wanted me to stock up on water, batteries, gas, etc... I said yes to the other stuff....but gas???? Ummmm, after learning my lesson during Rita, I am not going anywhere !!

When you grow up in this area you just learn to embrace these storms and pray for the best !!

Last night was our monthly bunco night. It was a blast !!!! I love those girls. We played for a little bit, chatted it up as usual, drank our drink of choice, and then hit up a bar. Unfortunatley, once we got to the bar I started to feel yucky. The stomach in knots and the stress started creeping back in. So, I went home early. Still, I had sooooo much fun !!!

Today I am cleaning house...ummm, well I wil be when I get off the computer. The kids are supposed to be cleaning their rooms, but I am not sure how that is going. Maybe I can sneak the kids to the pool before it starts pouring.

Anyway, I will try to be better about updating the blog this week.

Kid Free Weekend...

The thought of a kid free weekend brought thoughts of fun times and wild night... bwa ha ha was I wrong ! The kids left on Thursday morning so I went and had drinks with my girls... Ummm, always a fun times... darts, awkward turtles, goals in life, etc etc !! LOL I guess you had to be there to understand. Anyway, I was supposed to go out dancing Friday, but I was feeling yucky and tired from Thursday night. I cuddled up on the couch and watched 4 hrs of the little league world series regional comp ( yes i know i am a huge giant little league dork for doing this !! LOL ) I slept all alone in my big ole bed and got to sleep late. I literally layed on the couch and watched yet more little league. I went to dinner with Todd and Gretchen. Gretchen is due next weekend so I am ready for her to pop that little baby out !! I can't wait to meet baby Emma.
My throat had started to get a little scratchy yesterday, but I woke up today feeling like I had gotten run over by a freight truck. I have watched movies all day. So, my kid free weekend turned into a t.v loving little league baseball fest. Hmmm, actually I probably needed it to chill out. I tend to be on edge a lot these days.

I wish I had some funny quips and such, but I don't considering i still feel like crap. I am excited to see my kiddos and kiss and hug them again !!

Ryan should start practice with the Legends this week. I am excited to get him back into the baseball groove. I had DVR'd all the games from the weekend so that he can watch them. There are some amazing teams on there.

Anyway, I will get all the kids stories from this weekend and post them tomorrow.

la dee da...

I am sitting here updating my blog as the kids are "supposed" to be taking a shower and getting ready for bed. Truthfully, I think they are playing in their rooms, but at least they are not fighting. Chris had softball games tonight, so it is just me and the kids !! Chris woke up on the wrong side of the bed today and has been in a foul mood all day long. It is probably a good thing that he is doing "guy" things tonight. However, with all the fishing and softball going on lately I am thinking that a girls happy hour is soon in order. Hmmm, yep, I won't have the kids on Thursday ( they are going to g'mas), there it will be happy hour time for sure !!
Decision made.

What else? Hmmm, still loving the new job. I am soooo busy, but that is a good thing !! Like I said Rae and Ryan are going to their grandma's Thursday-Sunday. I am nervous b/c Rae has never been away from me that long. I think she is going to freak out truthfully. Oh well, if it gets too bad we can always go to get her on Saturday. I am sure we will do some fun things while we are kidless. Who knows, after this weekend g-ma might get them more often !! Ummm, PROBABLY NOT !!

Well, time to get the kids in bed. ( yes, they do go to bed at 7:30 some nights )

Park Pics...

We were at the park and I got some pics. The kids had a blast. We had a picnic, played, explored trails and watched the ducks and squirrels.

There are lots of pics !!!













Ryan looks real thrilled huh?

I am pissed...

Tonight has been crappy. My feelings are out of whack and I am just down right pissed.

First of all, Chris got into a screaming match with the ump of Ryan's last game of the season and got himself thrown out. Okay, what kind of grown man fights with a teenager about 7U little league? I am pissed that he does not have enough self control to keep his mouth shut. It embarrasses me, Ryan and my whole family. I was so upset that I couldn't even go to Ryan's end of season party. I feel bad for missing it, but I will make sure that Ry knows that I am proud of him. However, I feel that a point needs to be made to Chris that I WILL NOT in any fashion support his decision to open his mouth and keep ranting. I do not know how to get it across that the world is not all about him. We were already winning by a lot and Chris goes and ruins it.


Okay, time to go calm down.

Time for a change...

Well, Ryan tried out for the select little league team and made it this weekend. He is now a Legend. It will be sad to say good-bye to the storm, but it is a needed break.

Like I said, tryouts were this morning and then I went and met up with a bunch of moms that I have met online through the gymboree forum. We had a blast. The kids played and the moms got to sit around and visit.











I am not going to post pics of the other kids there since this blog isn't totally private, but here is some of Rae.


Toodles for now !!

Holy marketing job batman....

Ummmm, WTH , I haven't blogged in about 4 days. That is how busy I have been in my new position. I am busy all 9 hours, and I am loving every bit of it. We are getting the adobe creative suite so that we can bring about 80% of adveritising in house and moi gets to do it. That means more work, but more of doing what I love.

Tonight is Ryan's last game with the storm. If all goes well on Saturday, then he will be part of the Legends. ( which is a true AA Little League team ).