1. Who is your man? Eric
2. How long have you been together? I20 years (including dating) last week
3. How long did you date?7 years almost
4. How old is your man? He'll be 38 in December
5. Who eats more? I think the 12 year old has a corner on this one now
6. Who said "I love you" first? He did
7. Who is taller? He is
8. Who sings better? neither of us
9. Who is smarter? I can retain more useless information he is more logically inclined
10. Whose temper is worse? Mine is more frequent but when he gets mad he is REALLLLLLLY Mad
11. Who does the laundry? Me and ONLY me!!
12. Who takes out the garbage? The middle kid does
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does.
14. Who pays the bills? him
15. Who is better with the computer? He gets paid to be a computer guy so HIM
16. Who mows the lawn? me - it's good cardio
17. Who cooks dinner? Mostly me but he has since I've been working nights
18. Who drives when you are together?Him
19. Who pays when you go out? Whoever pulls out the debit card.
20. Who is most stubborn? it depends
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? him
22. Whose parents do you see the most? Mine
23. Who kissed who first? He kissed me
24. Who asked who out? I did. I needed an escort to a quince. So I called him - he had to ask a family friend who I was - but he said yes because a date was a date and he liked blondes LOL.
25. Who proposed? He did. I got my first pay check and insisted I take him out. He'd already planned to take me out. he was waiting for the right time to do it so he kept the ring in it's box inside his shoes. He took me to a garden and proposed. Just after I said yes, the SP's came by and chased us off.
26. Who is more sensitive? It depends on the situation
27. Who has more friends? Me - because I'll talk to anyone - though he's more extroverted once he gets to know someone.
28. Who has more siblings? we each have one
29. Who wears the pants in the family? It depends on the situation - I'm the meaner parent but the big decisions we make together
Monday, November 26, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
It's a hairy situation
and the long and the short of it pertain to my 12 year old.
I spent two hours yesterday debating the vice principal over the size of the hole in my son's jeans and the length of his hair.
It seems two inches of knee is considered sexually distracting.
If I were a brave woman I'd google knee fetishes but honestly, I am afraid of what I'll find. So yeah, we're not even going there.
and then the hair issue came up.
The kneenazi thinks that my child's hair is too long and it should be cut to conform with her standards.
One of us can read for comprehension because nowhere in the our district guidelines does it say that the district may determine an appropriate length of a child's hair. Hair however must be neat and tidy. Further in the book it say principals may relax certain rules but they may not strengthen the rules.
In all honesty - my child is a good student. He's respectful. he's in general a good kid.
There are far more pressing issues in this school that need attention than my child's knees.
Pregnant 11 and 12 year olds - yes do something about that
Kids getting in fights over stupid things - yes deal with that
Kids disrespecting their teachers - hell yeah - punish those kids.
but leave my kid's hair alone
I spent two hours yesterday debating the vice principal over the size of the hole in my son's jeans and the length of his hair.
It seems two inches of knee is considered sexually distracting.
If I were a brave woman I'd google knee fetishes but honestly, I am afraid of what I'll find. So yeah, we're not even going there.
and then the hair issue came up.
The kneenazi thinks that my child's hair is too long and it should be cut to conform with her standards.
One of us can read for comprehension because nowhere in the our district guidelines does it say that the district may determine an appropriate length of a child's hair. Hair however must be neat and tidy. Further in the book it say principals may relax certain rules but they may not strengthen the rules.
In all honesty - my child is a good student. He's respectful. he's in general a good kid.
There are far more pressing issues in this school that need attention than my child's knees.
Pregnant 11 and 12 year olds - yes do something about that
Kids getting in fights over stupid things - yes deal with that
Kids disrespecting their teachers - hell yeah - punish those kids.
but leave my kid's hair alone
Monday, November 05, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
It's the end of the month
the last day of Octoberso here are some random October images
October is a time for pumpkins
and a time for hay fights
more pumpkins
campouts
and sppoky sights
and a time for hay fights
more pumpkins
campouts
and sppoky sights
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Middle Meme
1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog
Mine is easy: ELIZABETH
E = emotional. I am and thats all there is to it
L - loud - I have three kids - I need to be LOUD
I = interesting
Z= zany
A able
B blonde
E excitable
T - tense
H happy
2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog
Mine is easy: ELIZABETH
E = emotional. I am and thats all there is to it
L - loud - I have three kids - I need to be LOUD
I = interesting
Z= zany
A able
B blonde
E excitable
T - tense
H happy
Life behind bars
He's twelve.
The dr. Jeckeyll and Mr. Hyde years are beginning. One minute we are so proud of his thinking skills and the way he's maturing. The next, we wonder where the heck his brain is.
One minute we are happy to see him striking out on his own, blazing his own path. In a moment that happiness is gone when I realze he's no longer my baby boy and sooner than I'd like to admit he'll be on his own. That makes my heart hurt
I used to think that the woman in I Love You foreer was a real wacko now I know, soon enough I'll long for the days when I could rock his cares away and see his sweet sleeping face.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
My New Blog goal
100 posts for 2007 by November 15.
Can we do it?
Yes we can.
Okay no more Bob the Builder.
Can we do it?
Yes we can.
Okay no more Bob the Builder.
The letter I should have written in June
but I didn't but will now.
Dear Charles,
You are twelve. for twelve years now, you and I have walked this moer/son road together. You are the child that made me a mother, then a mom and now a mom - sometimes said with exasperation and contempt. In addition to the rand McNally stretch marks on my once flat belly you have made me a large part of who I am. You were the one who got me out of bed at 2 AM and could make me read "just one more story book because my eyes still aren't sleepy". You are the one I learn from this motherhood thing from. You are the one blazing my parenting trail - make the path easier for your brothers. You are the one who made me glad to be the mother of a son and not a daughter. You are my first born son.
Twelve things I love about you
1. As much as I was not fond of your long hair, I love why you grew it out. I love the quiet way you take a stand.
2. I love your quirky, sometimes sarcastic (no clue where you got that from) sense of humour.
3 . The way you call your brothers midgets makes me laugh - when I shouldn't. even though we admonish you for it - we inwardly laugh.
4. I love that even though you are a cool big kid now, you still bring me flowers that you picked - hopefully not from other people's yards.
5. I enjoy watching you become more sure of yourself and your abilities.
6. I am proud of the way, even though it kind of hurts my heart, that you are starting to show you can be independent and can make good decisions.
7. I love the sparkle in your green/brown eyes.
8. I delight in the fact that a good fat book is all you need to amuse yourself.
9. I love watching your imagination come to life
10. The Die Tinky winky song 'nuff said
11. I love that you can make omletes
12 I love the way you love your younest brother - the one you hoped would be a girl.
and one more to grow on
I am glad you are a boys and have way bigger feet than me already so you can never ever borrow my shoes.
Love,
Mom
Dear Charles,
You are twelve. for twelve years now, you and I have walked this moer/son road together. You are the child that made me a mother, then a mom and now a mom - sometimes said with exasperation and contempt. In addition to the rand McNally stretch marks on my once flat belly you have made me a large part of who I am. You were the one who got me out of bed at 2 AM and could make me read "just one more story book because my eyes still aren't sleepy". You are the one I learn from this motherhood thing from. You are the one blazing my parenting trail - make the path easier for your brothers. You are the one who made me glad to be the mother of a son and not a daughter. You are my first born son.
Twelve things I love about you
1. As much as I was not fond of your long hair, I love why you grew it out. I love the quiet way you take a stand.
2. I love your quirky, sometimes sarcastic (no clue where you got that from) sense of humour.
3 . The way you call your brothers midgets makes me laugh - when I shouldn't. even though we admonish you for it - we inwardly laugh.
4. I love that even though you are a cool big kid now, you still bring me flowers that you picked - hopefully not from other people's yards.
5. I enjoy watching you become more sure of yourself and your abilities.
6. I am proud of the way, even though it kind of hurts my heart, that you are starting to show you can be independent and can make good decisions.
7. I love the sparkle in your green/brown eyes.
8. I delight in the fact that a good fat book is all you need to amuse yourself.
9. I love watching your imagination come to life
10. The Die Tinky winky song 'nuff said
11. I love that you can make omletes
12 I love the way you love your younest brother - the one you hoped would be a girl.
and one more to grow on
I am glad you are a boys and have way bigger feet than me already so you can never ever borrow my shoes.
Love,
Mom
Monday, October 15, 2007
Ask a Stupid Question
Good rainy Monday morning.
Instead of taking our morning excursion to the park, Joey and I are home watch PBS. PBSkid's Sprouts used to show stuff (mean me) liked. Now it's endless hours of Barney, I hate Barney with a putrid purple passion. "I love you" uh yeah bite me pedophile boy.
So PBS it is.
Curios George is up next yet.
Some day I'll learn that my child is the product of his raising and has an answwer to every question.
I asked Joey "How does curios George sound?" meaning how about we watche George?
The answer I got?
Monkey sounds and a a dance.,
Indeed a monkey does sound like OOo eeeeoooh ohh ahhhhhhhhhh ah ah.
Some day I'll learn.
Instead of taking our morning excursion to the park, Joey and I are home watch PBS. PBSkid's Sprouts used to show stuff (mean me) liked. Now it's endless hours of Barney, I hate Barney with a putrid purple passion. "I love you" uh yeah bite me pedophile boy.
So PBS it is.
Curios George is up next yet.
Some day I'll learn that my child is the product of his raising and has an answwer to every question.
I asked Joey "How does curios George sound?" meaning how about we watche George?
The answer I got?
Monkey sounds and a a dance.,
Indeed a monkey does sound like OOo eeeeoooh ohh ahhhhhhhhhh ah ah.
Some day I'll learn.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Changes I don't like
Yesterday, I spent a little time on the Dark Side. I volunteered at my middle son's school at the semi-annual book fair. I hate the PTA. I hate the way they do business. I hate the Steppford cliqueness they always seem to have - I HATE the PTA. But that's not the change I am talking about. I am talking about the change in class language.
We were helping kids make their wish lists at the Book Fair. When the kids would line up the teacher didn't call them "boys and girls" "children" or even "students". she called them "friends". Children in other classes were Mrs./Mr. So and So's "Friends". I asked one of the other volunteers what the deal with the creepy "friends" bit was. The principal has determined in her infinite wisdom that calling the kids "students", "children" or even "boys and girls" is harming to the children. Friends is more gender neutral.
Excuse me?
Gender NEUTRAL?
Also gone are the words "be quiet", "Simmer down" and anything else askimg for silence and listening. To gin a class' attention noiw the teacher (or libriarian) must clap a rhythmic clap which the "young friends" return to show they are ready to listen.
"Be quiet" and the like are listed on an inapproprate words list.
Honestly. To call a child by their gender and ask them to sit down, be quiet and listen to the paid teachers is harming to the esteem of a child?
Somebody needs to stop smoking crack and the bong water needs to be changed.
Color me crazy, but I am not concerned about harming my eight year old's gender identity. I was there when he was born with ten fingers, ten toes and a penis, that he was proud to show, in perfect working order. What I am concerned with is quality of learning that my child receives. I care that he is learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide. I care that he's learning to write a complete sentence and paragraph. I care that he's learning how tou use the dictionary and encyclopedia. we send our kids to school to learn to follow instructions and interact with others. I have never been to a business meeting where some one got their feeling because they were asked to take their seats and be quiet so the meeting could start. I would be appalled that some one had to clap a beat to get the room's attention.
We were helping kids make their wish lists at the Book Fair. When the kids would line up the teacher didn't call them "boys and girls" "children" or even "students". she called them "friends". Children in other classes were Mrs./Mr. So and So's "Friends". I asked one of the other volunteers what the deal with the creepy "friends" bit was. The principal has determined in her infinite wisdom that calling the kids "students", "children" or even "boys and girls" is harming to the children. Friends is more gender neutral.
Excuse me?
Gender NEUTRAL?
Also gone are the words "be quiet", "Simmer down" and anything else askimg for silence and listening. To gin a class' attention noiw the teacher (or libriarian) must clap a rhythmic clap which the "young friends" return to show they are ready to listen.
"Be quiet" and the like are listed on an inapproprate words list.
Honestly. To call a child by their gender and ask them to sit down, be quiet and listen to the paid teachers is harming to the esteem of a child?
Somebody needs to stop smoking crack and the bong water needs to be changed.
Color me crazy, but I am not concerned about harming my eight year old's gender identity. I was there when he was born with ten fingers, ten toes and a penis, that he was proud to show, in perfect working order. What I am concerned with is quality of learning that my child receives. I care that he is learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide. I care that he's learning to write a complete sentence and paragraph. I care that he's learning how tou use the dictionary and encyclopedia. we send our kids to school to learn to follow instructions and interact with others. I have never been to a business meeting where some one got their feeling because they were asked to take their seats and be quiet so the meeting could start. I would be appalled that some one had to clap a beat to get the room's attention.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Seasons - they are a changing
and sometimes change is good.
soon enough fall will really be here. The crispness in the air will match the bright blue sky. fall and it's gold shades will blend into brown as the world goes to sleep.
soon enough fall will really be here. The crispness in the air will match the bright blue sky. fall and it's gold shades will blend into brown as the world goes to sleep.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Promises Made
Promises Promises Promises.
promises might be broken. I promised myself I'd take more time write on this thing. The number of posts by me in the the last four months is horrid. It was a birthday resolution - like exercising and losing weight that has so far been a big fat stinkin' lie.
My goal is 15 posts in October.
That should be simple. right?
promises might be broken. I promised myself I'd take more time write on this thing. The number of posts by me in the the last four months is horrid. It was a birthday resolution - like exercising and losing weight that has so far been a big fat stinkin' lie.
My goal is 15 posts in October.
That should be simple. right?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
So much for keeping this thing updated
Not much going on here. we are starting our month from hell this weekend.
too bad ebay doesn't sell transporters so we can get from place to place easily. with the flick of a wrist.
too bad ebay doesn't sell transporters so we can get from place to place easily. with the flick of a wrist.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Catch of the day
otherwise known as how Charles catches fish.
1. Get some bait - the liver the better
Then you take pieces of dry cold tortilla and drop them in the water. Observe where the fish pop up and drop your line. wait patiently.
The plan works!
Charles and the catch of the day - he had to throw it back because it was 1/4 inch too small.
trying to get back in the water - once the fish heard he was free he couldn't wait to get back in the water.
Actually, Charles refused to touch him so his mother had to put the fish back in the lake.
Monday, August 27, 2007
It's the First Day of School!
/It's a time for new beginnings. clean binders and fresh sheets of paper and unsharpened pencils and poiunty crayins went to school today. Minds will be opened. Knowledge will be imparted.
But. most importantly there is NO FIGHtiNG at my house.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
How to Take a Christmas Card Photo - or Not
Did y'all know Christmas is 4 months and three days away? Time to start thinking about that christmas card photo
Trying to get three kids and a dog (Because she needed to be in the shots too) to look the same way is like trying to give a cat a pill.
YAY! It's almost Christmas (oh dear )
Notice the dog creeping in - she wants to be in the card this year too.
we'll look anywhere BUT at mom - notice the dog tail
What kids? I didn't see any kids. I need to be in the card shot too mom (this one cracks me up)\
Make sure you get my best side mom - hey what's that laughing sound?
Rabi SIT down!
then the karate chopping started - nothing says "Peace on Earth" like karate chop to your brother's head.
This should have been my cue to stop
but I didn't this is getting close
Nope
Then Joey saw a butterfly and took off and Tommy needed a drink (so did I of the adult variety) and the dog had to bark at the mailman. We took a break
Trying to get three kids and a dog (Because she needed to be in the shots too) to look the same way is like trying to give a cat a pill.
YAY! It's almost Christmas (oh dear )
Notice the dog creeping in - she wants to be in the card this year too.
we'll look anywhere BUT at mom - notice the dog tail
What kids? I didn't see any kids. I need to be in the card shot too mom (this one cracks me up)\
Make sure you get my best side mom - hey what's that laughing sound?
Rabi SIT down!
then the karate chopping started - nothing says "Peace on Earth" like karate chop to your brother's head.
This should have been my cue to stop
but I didn't this is getting close
Nope
Then Joey saw a butterfly and took off and Tommy needed a drink (so did I of the adult variety) and the dog had to bark at the mailman. We took a break
Monday, August 20, 2007
Y'all know what time it is?????
It's time for me to start thinking about what is going IN my christmas cards.
I know it's still August and it's hot. But, seriously, it's almost time for christmas. October will be here before we know it. Then comes november and the Christmas rush is on. So NOW is the time to prepare.
Before Boy Scout popcorn and halloween even hit rest assured i'll be making my list, checking it twice and getting the ultimate christmas card shot.
I know it's still August and it's hot. But, seriously, it's almost time for christmas. October will be here before we know it. Then comes november and the Christmas rush is on. So NOW is the time to prepare.
Before Boy Scout popcorn and halloween even hit rest assured i'll be making my list, checking it twice and getting the ultimate christmas card shot.
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