Not Me! Monday

Oh, Monday. How I tolerate you!

Confessional and fun. It's Not Me! Monday time!  I feel it's too fun to give up, even though MckMama doesn't seem to be participating. That's k!

So I DID NOT promise to call back a friend from Texas in 10 minutes. I WAS NOT so proud of myself that I called her back in 7 minutes. I DID NOT call a friend in Illinois by mistake and continue talking to her as if I meant to call her. I DID NOT dial again to reach said friend in Texas only to realize I called a friend in Kirkwood. By the time I actually called said friend in Texas it was not 20 minutes and two very funny conversations later.  I would never be that absent minded.

I HAVE NOT found red potatoes all over the house. Annalise HAS NOT been taking them from the pantry, gnawing on them a little and leaving them in place like Sabrina's room, the bathroom, her closet. NOPE, I always keep track of my kids better.

I HAVE NOT considered again how much it would cost to have an iPhone. NOPE, I would never be sucked in by the amazingness that is Apple. We DO NOT already have 2 Mac laptops and 3 iPods. We are NOT that brand loyal.

I DID NOT leave a $4 tin of pretzel rods in my cart at Aldi. NOPE, always remember everything in my cart.

I DOT NOT have 10 loads of laundry to do today. I would NEVER wait all week to finish the laundry. There IS NOT clean, folded laundry still in a basket from last Monday. NOPE, totally on top of it here.

Happy Monday! I would love to see your Not mes! this week!

Not Me! Monday

The fabulous Monday time in the confessional box!

I DID NOT serve my 14 month old skim milk with half and half because I was out of whole milk. I especially DID NOT do that because there was another full gallon of whole milk in the other fridge that I thought was skim. NOPE, I am totally aware of our home grocery inventory and substitute accordingly.

I DID NOT throw away Valentine's Day candy I found in the cupboard where I put the Halloween candy. I also DID NOT find some Halloween candy from last year either. NOPE, absolutely not.

I AM NOT obsessed with Snuggle Blue Sparkle fabric softener. Really NOT at all obsessed. I DO NOT smell every piece of laundry I fold because I like it so much. I DO NOT open the kitchen window because it is by the dryer vent and the fragrance can waft through the house. NOPE, not at all.

Sabrina DOES NOT make up her own worship songs all day long. They are NOT full of great theology. I AM NOT amazed and proud of this.

I WAS NOT disappointed that the soccer season for Chase & Stu is over. I WAS NOT surprised at how much I enjoyed practices and games!

I AM NOT eating up this little girl right now. Her personality HAS NOT arrived in full force!

I AM NOT quite strict about "screen time" in our house. So of course, I DID NOT put on a video for the girls to watch while I finished this post. NOPE, I would NEVER use the television as a babysitter. So I was of course NOT disappointed when Annalise didn't care at all about the video and continues to bring me books to read!

Happy Monday, all!

Not Me! Monday

Even though MckMama seems to be on a Not Me! Monday break, I will be sharing with you a few tidbits that DID NOT happen this past week.

SJ DOES NOT call her sister "Florence" and the doll "Fiona" when she plays house. She also DID NOT call her sister "Flower Garden" yesterday because of her Halloween costume. As in "Flower Garden, Flower Garden! Come here Flower Garden!" Nope, didn't happen.

I DID NOT use orange Kool-Aid to dye my oldest child's hair Ron Weasley red. These are not before, during, and after photos. Nope.

I DO NOT love his ginger hair so much! I especially HAVE NOT considered trying to convince him to actually dye his hair red. Nope, that would be silly.

He DID NOT get this idea because he read all of Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets in 4 days. We DID NOT catch him reading with a flashlight at 11:15PM one night. Nope!

Mompetition is NOT my new favorite place to go if I just need to laugh!

Stu DID NOT spend breakfast this morning telling me what his Halloween costume plans until college graduation. He DOES NOT like dressing up that much.

My favorite new phrase is NOT "You're confusing your opinion with knowledge." I HAVE NOT said this to my oldest child multiple times this week. I HAVE NOT considered making a T-shirt.

I DID NOT have an absolutely crazy day on Tuesday. It was not a day hijacked by all sorts of insanity. By the end of the day I DID NOT feel like Tina Fey in the movie Date Night. Michael DID NOT suggest to me that I might want to sit alone and drink a Diet Sprite. I DID NOT laugh so hard I almost had to pull the car over to be safe! Nope, it was not that crazy of a day.

And of course, Michael and I DID NOT go through the kids Halloween candy and take all the good stuff out. We would never feel that was our right as parents! Not me!

This IS NOT typical of our house. Nope. Always calm and controlled around here!

Happy Monday and Happy November one and all!

Not Me! Monday

  

I DID NOT go to a party this week on the wrong day. Nope, I totally knew what day of the week it was. I also DID NOT go to the wrong house for the party. I would NEVER be that scatter-brained or unprepared.

I HAVE NOT been consumed by preparing for our Prague adventure. I DO NOT have 25 pages that are in a 3-ring binder for the AMAZING grandparents who are caring for our children. I AM NOT thanking the FLY Lady, my former Mary Kay director Amy Duncan, and my gifted ed teacher Mrs. Susie Zammar for teaching me how to organize, because I wasn't born that way!

I HAVE NOT watched the entire sixth and seventh seasons of the West Wing in the last 3 weeks. I DID NOT cry when Bartlet gave Charlie a copy of the constitution. Nope, I've NOT watched this series about 4 times and still get choked up. I HAVE NOT considered following people like Sam Seaborn or Josh Lyman on twitter. I DID NOT mention this in a tweet and get an @ response from Donna Lyman. I DID NOT get starstruck for just a moment. Nope, totally understand this is a fictional show of fictional characters. I AM NOT lame.

While making a trip to return a dress to Kohl's and then out to the Viviano's in Chesterfield, I DID NOT forget the dress. NOPE, I'm always prepared and remember what I'm doing.

I DID NOT get my 4-year-old to help me clean the house by playing "maids". I DID NOT write a note from "The Lady of the House". We DID NOT clean for an hour and half. I DID NOT leave a check from said lady, which my daughter cashed in her African Bank. It was NOT a great time pretending while cleaning.

 

Have a fabulous week!

OH, yes! It's Monday! It HAS NOT been full and crazy!

We DID NOT enter the world of after school sports for the boys this week. Our first soccer practice was NOT a great success. I DID NOT think this will be fine, until we had the parent meeting to talk about games. I DID NOT completely forget that practice lead to games on the calendar as well. This week will NOT be the test of it all. Monday-C's soccer, Tuesday-S&S dance, Thursday-S's soccer...I'm NOT tired already.

I DID NOT spend this week painting while Sabrina was in school. At least her room is finished! I am NOT tired of painting things (I promise pictures soon)

I DID NOT spend a fabulous time at Jubilee this weekend for our Acts 13 meeting!!!

I HAVE NOT spent a lot of time working on a schedule for the people keeping our kids while we're in Prague. I know it's stuff I do everyday, but it doesn't seem overwhelming until I have to communicate on paper to someone else!


Speaking of Prague, I HAVE NOT been thinking about getting a kindle or iPad. I DO NOT love paper books so much that I feel a bit guilty. It doesn't really matter, because we can't afford it, but y'know, a girl can dream.

 

Have a great week!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, yes! I've been bullied into Not Me! Monday. I am not feeling especially funny or pithy today, so this is the best I can muster.

I DID NOT sprain my ankle two weeks ago. Nope, was not helping my oldest learn how to ride his bike when he yanked the bike and I went sprawling. I DO NOT still have on a brace and a huge scar.

I DID NOT completely ignore my sprained ankle and barrel ahead into doing a ton of house projects. I did not weatherproof windows and make curtains and paint rooms. Nope, totally took it easy and recovered.

 

I AM NOT thrilled the kids are back in school. Our family DOES NOT work best under routine. Nope, totally free birds here. Doesn't kill my free bird spirit at all that we are NOT so organized.

I was NOT thoroughly proud of myself that I completed three blog posts last night! You should read below.

Have a great week!

Not Me! Monday

A few weeks ago we DID NOT find a dead squirrel in our backyard. This week, our second son DID NOT find a dead rat in the back. The conversation DID NOT go this way:
Him: MOM, I found a dead rat in the backyard, [hands in the air] but I didn't touch it.
Me: EW! What!? Where?
Him: Over on the hill. But it's already in the trash.
Me: But you said you didn't touch it.
Him: But, Mom, I didn't touch it. I just scooped it up with SJ's butterfly net and threw it in the trash.

I DID NOT shudder when I got said butterfly net and saw rat blood on it. UG UG UG!
{Update: Jenn Russo DID NOT witness the crime scene clean up!!}


I DID NOT try to make dinner more exciting by calling Captain Chicken "Pirate Captain Chicken". We DID NOT make pirate eye patches to wear during dinner. We DID NOT run out of paper, so I of course DID NOT resort to an extremely long Aldi receipt. Nope, not me!

I DID NOT gag just a little when I went into the baby's room and could smell the rank lovie from the door. Of course not, it gets washed on a regular basis. I would NEVER forget how long it's been since it's been washed. Nope, not me!

SJ was NOT stretching from the couch to the coffee table saying, "Mom, look. It's my foot lay down connection! That's what I call it when I do this."

More funniness over at MckMama's Blog

Have a great week!

Not Me! Monday

Have I avoided Not Me! Monday because of insane busyness? NO! Not Me!

If you were at Deirburgs on Sunday night while I was waiting for the slowest deli clerk ever, you DID NOT see me wipe my baby's nose with a Starbucks receipt. Nope, I am always prepared with tissues and would never risk ink schmeg all over the baby's face. No, that was another woman. Not me.

Also, that trip to Deirburgs was NOT a last ditch effort to make it before the 10 for 10 sale was over. I absolutely DID NOT procrastinate the trip to the grocery all week. I DID NOT make my list from the circular on Monday.

I DO NOT allow my baby to climb on our brick hearth. Nope, I would never allow that kind of unsafe behavior. I absolutely would not take photos of it or nick name it her "perch."



This child is NOT still obbsessed with call his sister "The Chewer."

More funniness over at MckMama's Blog

Have a great week!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, Monday! Here's the crazy blog carnival of MckMama  of all things that DID NOT happen.

Remember this week last year when we put our house on the market and it failed to sell so we rented it out? Our renters DID NOT call this week to break their lease to buy a new house. We were NOT shocked at this, 6 months early. We are NOT hoping that someone will just walk up and buy/rent it. NOPE, NOT at all praying the third times the charm! I'm totally looking forward to hearing realtors say, "This house is so cute! It will sell in the first week." I've NEVER heard that before. (But if you are interested, you can email 817Atalanta@gmail.com!)

This week my husband and I DID NOT have a great, long date. It was NOT wonderful to be gone from the house for 5 hours! I'm NOT a little sad that A is weaning, since she's probably our last. (Not that nursing has been something I've ever been able to do exclusively, but sad to see it go)

My kids DO NOT say too many funny things to record. I DO NOT berate myself for forgetting to write these things down when they say them. I am NOT promising to get some recorded this week, just because I love y'all.

I DID NOT just admit to Michael & Sam that I may be watching Kelly Ripa too much when she came on "The Marriage Ref" and I noticed that I'd seen her wear the same dress twice before...

Have a great week!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, Monday. Today is a quasi-weekend day...what a sweet thing for Monday to do for us. Alas, it is still Monday, so I'm loving confessing (or not really) some of the things I DID NOT do this past week.

While feeling quite queasy Wednesday and not eating for most of the day, I DID NOT eat part of a Jilly's cupcake that Ging brought over. Nope, that would be completely foolish.

Also that night I watched A League of their Own, and I DID NOT cry several times. That would be crazy...it's a comedy. Why would one cry at that? Not me!

I DO NOT have a stack of St. Louis Post-Dispatch Let's Eat sections sitting next to me, waiting for me to decide which recipes to clip and save and which to recycle. Not me! I always keep up with those kind of things and not let them pile up from December! No way.

This weekend we traveled to Tina, Missouri to visit Michael's dad's family. The kids played and played and played. (If you're FB friends with Sandy Jo, she's got some great pictures up!) Anyway, we adults DID NOT take turns on the Wii playing Super Mario Brothers 3 or Wii fit. Nope, we did very adult things while only the children played Wii. We would NEVER take a child's turn "to help" them out. Not ever. Not one time.

We DID NOT have a great time. See...

I am NOT considering buying the children vinyl clothing. I DO NOT think this would be easier to keep up with the laundry. Then I could just hose them off or throw them, in their clothes, in the tub, and everything could get clean at the same time. I DO NOT fantasize about this.

Happy President's Day!

Not Me! Monday

Ok, it's a Monday!

This week I DID NOT get puked on several times by my poor little baby girl. Five month old vomit is not as bad as toddler vomit, but when it's all over me, still gross.

I DID NOT have a great time with my parent educator this week that was a complete answer to prayer. More on that later.

My oldest son is 7. He IS NOT acting like an 80 year old with a teenage/toddler attitude. I'm NOT not struggling with him.

I DID NOT fold laundry and do other household stuff while watching 5-6 episodes of the Gilmore Girls. I DO NOT feel the need to speak faster and make pop cultural references.

I AM NOT in a bit of a funk with writing/blogging. I DO NOT want to just get over it.

My 3 year old HAS NOT begun the testing of the wills teenage stile. We've NOT had lots of foot stomping and do overs this week.

My 5 year old is NOT fascinated with our borrowed Wii. He has not bested me in pool and the target practice on Wii Play. Also, he has NOT been incredibly helpful and sweet this week. (I'm going to believe it's because he's being kind and not trying to get more Wii time.) We adults DID NOT play the Wii by ourselves at all. Nope, wouldn't waste time like that.

I'm NOT counting down until March weekend! Nope, not me!

Have a great Monday!

Not Me! Monday

 

Ok, it's still Monday. It counts right?

I'm not overwhelmed. Nope, totally in control. Don't feel like there will never be an end to the to dos and demands. Not me!

I am not dying to escape. I don't just want to either get it all done or get away. Nope, I totally understand that life is always running and that maintenance is a part of it.

I don't have 80 thousand ideas running around in my head of things I need and want to do.

Happy Monday!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, yes! It's the crazy Monday non-cofession of all the things I DID NOT do!

I DID NOT fleetingly consider getting a sarcasm mark. Nope, don't think either of these sites are a great idea.
SarcMark
Introducing the Long-awaited sarcasm mark

My 4 month old daughter DID NOT have a blowout diaper of yellow poo. She was NOT having tummy on her blanket in her living room. When I went to fetch changing supplies (there was no way carrying her was an option) she DID NOT roll over in the 30 seconds I was gone. She DID NOT roll off her blanket. There was NOT a mess of yellow poo to clean up before getting her cleaned up! Nope, never happened!

I DID NOT jump for joy at the fact that I finally had my morning to myself on Thursday. Sick kids, snow days, holidays DID NOT make me go a little crazy and need some quiet time with just one child! (Side note: Is is sad that having one child instead of four is considered time to myself?)


I DID NOT put on the Yule log again with the sound muted so I could still have the fire and different music. Nope,  I DO NOT have a fake fireplace playing on my television. In addition, I am NOT still loving my DVR.

My 4 month old is NOT brilliant and extremely interested in the happenings of the world.

When I was cleaning my refrigerator this week, I DID NOT find cranberry sauce in my fridge from Thanksgiving. Of course, I've cleaned out my fridge since Thanksgiving. I would NEVER let leftovers stay in there that long! I also DID NOT find moldy refried beans. I'm NOT blaming it on our side-by-side fridge, missing our bottom mount from the old house.


Happy Monday!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, yes! Happy Monday everyone. Time to NOT confess the craziness of life! Check out more Not Me! Monday fun over at MckMama's blog!

I DID NOT throw a little fit about the snow day on Thursday. I was NOT complaining about the weakness of St. Louis that 4 inches of snow crippled the city. It was NOT the only 2 hours I had to do Trilogy work for History of Missions. We DID NOT end up having a lovely day.









After agreeing to cuddle with my 3 year old after breakfast last Friday, I DID NOT fall asleep. I certainly DID NOT fall asleep for almost an hour and a half. S DID NOT play quietly for that time and A DID NOT sleep until 9:30 that morning. I was NOT thrilled!

Annalise is not almost 5 months old!



I DID NOT bounce a check this week. Nope, I always keep our check book up, even when things are very busy. I DID NOT transfer a lot of money into our savings account forgetting that that money was in our account to pay for the check that bounced. (The sad thing is a really do keep an eagle on our money, and I've not bounced a check since I was in high school.) I'm NOT a fanatic about our budget. I AM NOT really angry with myself for forgetting a minor detail of our monthly cash flow that made this all happen.

I DID NOT get into a laughing fit which included tears over a Facebook chat with Ginger over personalized trinkets. I mean lots of tears. I'm NOT giggling now, just thinking about it.

I DID NOT stay up until 4 AM on Saturday night with a puking little girl. She DID NOT vomit spaghetti & red velvet cake on white sheets. Nope, never happened!

Have a happy Monday!

Not Me! Monday

Oh, yes! It's the return of Not Me! Monday! MckMama will be so proud. I know the tens of you that read this blog will be thrilled at list of all the behavior I DID NOT exhibit over the past week (or months in this case!)

So the first thing is we DID NOT get U-Verse. Nope, we have NOT succumbed to American TV culture. We are NOT so excited to have anything other than rabbit ears for the first time in over a decade! (Yes, that's right we've had regular TV for years) I DO NOT feel the need to justify our choice by telling everyone that it's cheaper for phone, fast Internet, and TV than we were paying for just phone & Internet. No, I DO NOT care what people think about me. I AM NOT that self-centered.

I AM NOT in love with my DVR. Nope, I DO NOT think it's the best invention ever. I DO NOT love the control it gives me over what the kids watch and when. We HAVE NOT become acquainted with the "Smile Channel" that plays old Christian TV that our kids love. Seriously...Super Book, Colby's Clubhouse, and Friends & Heroes. Nope, our kids DO NOT love that!

I DID NOT record the Yule Log on channel 11 on Christmas Morning. Nope, I've NOT played it every day since then just because I love the fire and the music! My children have NOT asked to watch the Yule Log or put it on for me just to be nice. Nope, NOT in my house!

I DID NOT write the entire post just about our new TV. I would NEVER be that addicted! Not me!

Happy New Year and Happy Monday all!

Not me! Monday

Yep, Monday, Labor Day, and a week of things I did NOT do!

While feeding the baby, I did NOT discover that size 1 diapers are much bigger than newborn diapers. I did NOT discover this leak by a huge wet spot on my shorts. I did NOT continue to wear the shorts the rest of the day. I certainly did NOT wear those shorts the next day.

Stuart does NOT insist that whenever Annalise cries, that she needs to burp. When she cries really hard, he does NOT say that Annalise wants him.

Chase has NOT discovered that he can play games on our iPods and Michael's work phone. One of those games is not Ms. Pac Man. This was NOT my favorite game as a child!

I do NOT not remember when I showered last. I am NOT using the excuse that I'm doing laundry and don't think that there will be enough hot water.

I am NOT totally eating up these girls together!


My youngest baby is NOT 2 weeks old. It does NOT feel like she's always been a part of the family.



Leave your own "Not me!" antics in the comment section!

Not me! Monday

Oi vey! It's Monday! Time for a little fun...

This past week I HAVE NOT been reveling in a dreamy baby girl. She is NOT sleeping almost 5 hours already. I DO NOT know how amazingly wonderful that is. (Really—a-MAY-zing!)

My older kids DID NOT start a great school year the day before Annalise was born. They DID NOT LOVE it. I DID NOT hear about how great school was.

Chase DID NOT confess that he doesn't really like the baby. That same night he DID NOT get out of bed when I was getting ready to feed her "just to check on her". He did not get up 20 minutes later to ask me this: "Is Annalise left or right handed?" It was not 3:30AM.

I have NOT gone a little coo-coo for this free mug from the hospital.

I have NOT been mercilessly teased by people, including the baby's nurse for getting excited about the mug.

I AM NOT feeling so good that I want to go running. (Reminder: I hate running). I am NOT getting frustrated because I feel I should be able to do more and then I realize I spend 8-9 hours every day sitting in a chair feeding a newborn.

Hope y'all have a great week.

Not me! Monday

Oh, yes...I have returned! Well, sort-of. I don't know if I'll ever be back to my real old self again, but at least, my new self is here!

I'm going to share a few things I certainly have NOT done over the last few weeks. Others are happy to tell you what they haveN'T done over at MckMama's blog.

When I found a small bug on the floor while I was mopping with the swiffer wet jet, I DID NOT simply douse it with extra half a cup of wet jet juice and mop over it. I would never be that wasteful just so I don't have to bend down. I also did not leave a clump of cat fur sitting next to the trash can for 2 days because I would have to bend down to get it and it was too gross to pick up with my toes. NEVER, that would be disgusting.

I have NOT made my kids watch several musicals this summer, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sound of Music, Newsies, or have them watch several old Muppet shows. Nope, I would NEVER use the television as a babysitter and if I did, I would let them choose for themselves. I would NEVER be so selfish as to choose myself so I didn't have to listen to something I didn't like.

I have NOT resorted to bribing my 3 year old with stickers to behave appropriately in the store. Nope, she HAS NOT thrown several embarrassing fits recently that have completely exhausted my pregnant self. She is always the perfect angel.

My children have NOT invented a new game to play with swords. They do NOT run around the deck fighting "all the pharaohs dead."

I also have NOT been playing 80s pop music like "Footloose" or "We built this city" while we do our chores and jobs. My children do not have their own signature dance moves to these songs. I have NOT be unable to record their "rehearsals."

I am NOT hoping the baby comes tomorrow so that it would be a convenient birth date to remember. The kids DO NOT start school 3 days after my due date, so I am of course NOT hoping the baby comes now or next Friday. I am all natural and know this baby will come whenever it wants. (I, of course, have NOT been induced with my 3 other kids!)

Have a great week!

Not me! Monday

Oh yes. Happy Monday all! Visit MckMama for more not me fun!

This week I DID NOT cry every day. Nope, I'm totally in control of my emotions.

My youngest DID NOT turn 3 this week. She DID NOT ask me everyday this week, "Am I still 3?"

I DID NOT stuff the washing machine full of dirty clothes to the point the lid didn't even bang shut in order to clean up for the Open House on Sunday. Of course, I do laundry on a routine, so there is never piles of laundry around. I am NOT currently working my way through 6 loads of laundry today. I would ever procrastinate like that.

I am NOT audibly hearing the countdown of this baby coming, no matter what the house does!

I DID NOT decide on Saturday that I couldn't wait any longer to start preparing for this baby. SO I DID NOT discuss with Michael buying a twin bed for her, find one on Craig's list, and buy it that day. She DID NOT have a perfect first night in her big girl bed!

Lastly, I have NOT discovered I have no control in my life. None. God is in control and that is enough. As a psychological response to this discovery, I DID NOT dye my hair cartoon red. Nope, not me!



Have a great week!

Not me! Monday

Oh yes! Monday a la MckMama! I DID NOT engage in any of the following this past week. Anyone who says differently is simply spreading malicious lies!

I DID NOT have strawberries and cream (well, whipped) for dessert one night. I did not add more more whipped cream to the bowl telling myself I was simply finishing off the can of whipped cream.

I DID NOT thoroughly enjoy my Mother's Day celebration of sleeping in, naps, Chinese food, and a movie with the kids!

I DID NOT have a girls' night because I'd been crying to much. It WAS NOT a fabulous time!

Stuart is NOT obsessed with the future prospect of marrying Ella. He DID NOT tell me he was going to ask Bryan on Sunday if he could marry Ella when they grow up.

All of the kids are NOT completely taken with the Pigeon Books, particularly Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late. Stuart and Sabrina DO NOT take turns "reading" it to one another. Chase DOES NOT repeat the lines at random.

My husband DID NOT get the boys hair cut and bring them home with short spiky hair. I DID NOT almost cry when I saw them. I WAS NOT completely surprised by this change in hair.

I AM NOT utterly exhausted with my house still for sale. I DO NOT have only 3 months left until this baby comes. I AM NOT at all concerned with what to do and where to put this one. I DO NOT pray constantly that my house will sell. I DO NOT feel like "forget the cheese, let me out of the trap!"

Have a great week!