Not me! Monday

Happy Monday! Ever just had one of those days? Well, Not me! Monday was created by MckMama just for those kinds of days (sometimes weeks) where you can confess to all of your imperfections in a fun and entertaining way. So, when you finish up here, head on over there and check out what everyone else has not been doing!

First off, I am not typing this instead of getting busy doing things that need to be done! Nope, I am organized and responsible.

Last Thursday was not the first day of school and I am not still trying to recuperate and get back on some sort of schedule. Nope, I am always scheduled and prepared.

Last night, knowing today was a school day, we did not stay up late and have an insanely late dinner. Nope, I am more respectful of my children's need for sleep.

On a quick trip to Walmart, where I was going to be the only one to get out and run in and get a few things, the whole family did not get out, wander around the store, fill a basket full of items, stop to visit with friends we have not seen in a very long time and take our sweet time getting home. Nope, we are quick and stick with the plan.

I did not just this morning get Tutti--Frutti's birthday invitations in the mail for the party that is in less than 2 weeks! Nope, I am organized, remember?

Speaking of Tutti-Frutti, he is not so mobile and into things now that nothing in the house is safe! Nope, he is still my little angel and never gets into anything...hang on, I'll be right back I think he is in the dog food!

He does not still have only 2 teeth! Nope, he is almost a year old, 1 year olds have way more than 2 teeth!

Boog does not absolutely LOVE doing his preschool work at home! He does not spend the majority of every day telling me that we have to get his work done. Nope, he hates school work, just like every other kid!

At this very moment, I am not listening to Tutti-Frutti cry and the dog howl because he does not like the sound. Nope, I am caring and compassionate and I would never allow my child to just cry, especially since it is hurting the dog's ears. As he is crying, he most certainly is not partially laughing because of the dog's crazy howling. Nope, he means business when he cries!

For the most part, I really do not care for pizza much. Don't get me wrong, it is not that I hate it, just would rather eat other things. I mean give me break, I worked at Pizza Hut in college and ate pizza every.single.day! So, it is understandable that it is not my favorite food. Well, a few years back, we did not discover the most awesome amazing pizza joint to ever exist! Nope, we are not that lucky. On with my story. Since not finding this place, we have also not discovered that the owner is from Italy. Nope, why would someone from Italy move to Texas of all places, not that I am complaining now because I lovingly call him my "other" man, it is a joke of course but I LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear him speak. Just something about that Italian accent. Anyway...back to the story once again. We always get pretty much the same thing every time, an 18 inch pepperoni with 1/2 jalepenos with a salad, extra ranch. (The ranch is home made!) The salad comes with what I used to think were banana peppers and anyone who knows me, knows I will only eat jalepenos, and only on my pizza or nachos (or when I was in high school with lays potato chips and sour cream, don't ask!) so needless to say, I never tried the "banana" peppers. Well a few months back, Lemon Drop kept insisting that I just try them, they are good. I held off as long as I could and finally one day I just could not take it anymore, I was like...if I try them will you please get off of me about it and she agreed. Well, oh my sweet heavenly goodness, boy was I surprised when not only they were not horrible but they were magnificant from then on, my order changed to salad with extra "banana" peppers! So, I became addicted...remember, I do not suffer from those types of problems! So last week on my weekly (yes I said weekly) pizza run, when I was inside picking it up, the guy (you know the one...my guy) asked if I wanted him to order me a jar of peppers (they are actually called pepperoncinis) and of course I jumped on it! This week, I did not go pick up the peppers and I have not tried to make myself sick eating them with absolutely everthing in the house. You will not find proof of said peppers anywhere so do not even bother looking below! And for the record, NO THAT DOES NOT SAY ONE GALLON! Geez, I am not a pig! I have self control (issues, maybe)!

Well, I am off...have to deal with the dog food eating, crying, getting into everything imaginable, crawling house terror of a precious baby!

Happy Monday everyone! Make sure you swing on by My Charming Kids to catch up with everyone else!

Happy Six Month

and a day... In your short time with us, we have discovered that we have way more love in our hearts than we could have ever imagined. We never doubted the fact we could love another child, but probably never imagined just how great it would be having another one to love. You are such a sweet blessing in our lives, now I cannot imagine that we ever lived without you. You are the sweetest most loving baby. You have quite the personality already. You love your big brothers and sister, and they love you. They cannot keep their hands off of you. You have recently discovered the poor helpless dog, I am afriad he might not have such loving feelings toward you...yet. You are our precious happy baby. You love your mommy and daddy too. You light up the room with smiles when we walk in.

I cannot belive that you have only been with us six months, it seems like a life time.

Your expressions bring such life and joy to our already happy home.

You are growing up so fast...

You love to laugh and smile...

but you can be so serious too.

You love to put everything in your mouth.

I think you are going to be a serious thinker...

You have recently discovered your feet and they are a source of entertainment for you.

Your hands are fun to chew on too, along with anyone else's you can get to.

We are truly blessed to have you as our precious baby son. We love you more than you will ever know. You have come so far...our beautiful little man.

There is a reason we pay to get our dogs a haircut...

Oh my gosh! What a morning. Top Banana and I (read...Mama) decided to give the dog a haircut this morning.

We had been taking him periodically to the groomer to have it done, but each time we picked him up, it was around $50 AND a haircut that is NOT what we asked for. The answer we got each time was..."but it is soooo cute like this!" Well, cute or not, it is not what we asked for. He is a long haired dog and they INSISTED on leaving his head (face, ears, mouth) a lot longer than we asked them to. Yes, he looked cute when they finished, but he is a dog and dogs dig, shove their faces in the water bowl then go outside and try to rub the water off, in the dirt, of course! So needless to say, within 10 minutes of being home, the new haircut was wrecked.

Ok, that was a little background information on why we (I) decided that we should just do it at home and save ourselves the money and aggravation of having someone else do it. It all started fairly calmly, we popped up a canopy in the backyard for shade, pulled out the card table and extension cord (we have to LOOK professional at least) the clippers and some scissors. Off we went on the worldwind haircut adventure. First we decided that since his hair is so thick, we would use the scissors first to take some length off, well that went pretty smoothly. THEN, we whipped out the clippers and the fun began. Did I mention that this dog HATES clippers? I am not sure what he does when we pay someone else to do it, probably sits there like a good dog I am sure. So we make progress up his backside and back then get close to his head and he turns into Cujo, remember him? Needless to say we are scratched up, burning up, covered with hair and down right pissed off at this point. I did not think we would ever get finished. Hours had passed by this time, Little Booger had fallen out the back door, the phone was ringing off the hook, the dog was trying to jump off of the table, I was hungry and ready to be done. Then we had to clip the nails, I might leave that story for another day!

We had a very busy, yet not so productive morning. We did get the dog done, beautiful he is not. He really is a cute dog, when you take him to the groomer! Ok, so he is cute when we do it too, but we are a little partial to the little pooch!

So, the next time you think about saving a buck and doing something yourself, make sure you look at all sides of the story first!

OH, did I mention after all of that, he still needed a bath?!? Wheew! What a day!