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!

Friday Funnies

SJ singing/rhyming to rhythm to herself in the backseat:

"Little Pig, little Pig let me in!
Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin
Little Pig, little pig, let me in!
Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow yo ass in!"

(In Mrs. Heinnemann's defense, I'm positive she taught the original version of "house" and my daughter simply left off the "h" in her funny Southern/English/Mid-western accent!)

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!

Friday Funnies

Some videos of the kids that I personally think are hysterical!

Stuart singing to my iPod. Can you guess?



Chase Wii boxing and getting coaching from Stuart.


Annalise & Stuart playing. Yes, those are peals of laughter


Sabrina getting a bit excited about her Wii bowling

Ten on Tuesday

1. Last week, I finished reading the Percy Jackson series. Fun reading fantasy. I'm not sure why I'm drawn to children's/young adult literature. I think I want to read Ghost Girl next.

2. My level of coffee intake has increased greatly with each child. I mostly drank tea with Chase; Stuart, a mix of tea and coffee; Sabrina, 1-2 cups a day; Annalise, I lose count. I greatly appreciate all the starbucks gift cards anyone feels like blessing me with.

3. We are going to Tina, Mo. this weekend to visit Michael's dad's grave. The kids have never really been. It's always hard, but I'm concerned with it being in the winter. It's bare and sad and cold; visiting a tombstone in that enviornment can sometimes make it difficult to recall the warm memories and remember the joy of his life. Time with our family will be wonderful and fill our hearts.

4. I've removed virtually all the toys from the kids room and boxed them up in clear bins. The kids can get toys to play with (1 at a time) and then they return them when they want another. It's been wonderful. They can take care of their belongings and not feel overwhelmed when I ask them to pick up their rooms. I'm not frustrated by their lack of concentration. It's been great so far.

5. Stuart is really learning how to read! He's been reading whole books by himself. Simple, patterned books, but reading none the less.

6. Sabrina is loving starfall.com. She feels so successful and is transferring her skills well when we read and play other games.

7. I'm trying to decorate this rental as best a can. I know that I'm not a decorator, so my friend Jodi is helping me. I'm excited. Maybe I'll actually get some pictures up of the house!

8. I'm starting to feel a little of the homemaker's ennui. I want to blame it on the winter and the mundane tasks of caring for kids and a home, but I'm sure it's because I'm not been in the Word. Days I set aside time to study in the Word, really listening to God, my joy returns.

9. Our church's series on sex has been really great. If anyone wants to come, I think you'd really like it. XXXposedchurch.com  Jubilee Church St. Louis City

10. Chase loves his chess tournaments. His first week he won both games; last week he had two draws. His teachers are always telling us how to help him improve. Little do they know, he's already surpassed our skills. We know how the pieces are supposed to move, but have no strategy. Chase loves it. He teaches us a "4 move checkmate" and then when we try to use it says, "Oh, no way. I am NOT going to let you use the 4 move check mate on me!"

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!