This is why I will never be a Gap Mom

So picture this. I get up get dressed, actually look decent, did my hair, put on capris and a new tee I picked up at Gap. So I run Ryan and Tay to school and come back here. I am going to clean up the bathroom and fold a load of laundry before going to run errands. So I clean the small bathroom. It takes me 15 minutes. As I do one last check in the mirror to make sure I didn't miss any spots, I see it. A godblessedfreakingstain! Thats right I managed to ruin a brand new shirt in 15 minutes. How I managed such feat I don't know. I only used bleach on the toilet and it was the one that squirts out of the bottle under the lid. I swear I will just never make it as a Gap mom. How the hell do they clean in clothes that aren't already ruined? I just don't get it. I just give up and from now on let it be known that if I am cleaning I am wearing bleached stained tee shirts from high school and pj pants! Screw trying to look presentable in case someone comes by. Shit ya'll know I am redneck by now.

The food issue

There seems to be a issue with food in our house. We can't seem to keep any in it. My kids eat like there is no tomorrow. They are perfectly healthy. They don't have worms, smoke pot, or any other reason I can think of that they would eat like this. I know they are growing children. But omg!! I went grocery shopping twice today! Once to Target to get the essentials, and then again to Winn Dixie this afternoon to get meat and ended up getting another buggy full of food. I just don't see where they put it all. Everyone told me how much teens eat. Well none of them are even teens yet and I am scared! Kyle and his best friend, aka my 4th child, can wolf down a x-large pizza in one sitting. They inhale it, grab cheesey bread and look around for more. I recently took them out to dinner and then bowling, within a hour of being at the bowling alley I had bought 4 pizzas, 2 pitchers of soda and some nachos. This was after we hit the KFC buffet. Now granted I had 6 total children with me, but still. I think its a little excessive. Maybe I am jealous because I am always watching every bite that goes in my mouth while they inhale everything in site and stay skinny. Or perhaps I am just smarting in the pocketbook. Either way I just feel the need to let people know just how much my children eat. I do have witnesses by the way. Ask one of their grandparents or friends moms. My children are known eaters!

Letting things go

It has came to my attention that I haven't updated since May. Well lets just say I was letting things go. I just wasn't in the mood to share my life with anyone. I have been super busy all summer and hardly on the computer. Gasp! I know! Not the norm for me. I also just think the whole blogging thing was a cute way to let my family know what was going on. Then I was like screw it its just trendy and I can call them. Then I was going to go back to blogging on myspace and lo and behold I got bitched at by my mil who was like you need to blog! LOL So here I am back blogging. Hope you are happy Martha! LOL My blog isn't the only thing I have let go. The size of my ass, the ocd about my house being clean have also went to the wayside. The size of my ass I am working on. I think the house thing is a good thing. Its one thing to be clean, its another to be fucking obsessed. Let's face it I was obsessed. I am now bordering the fence between clean and messy and I like it this way. Once you get over the thought that there might be a hair on the bathroom floor or a sticky spot on the kitchen counter, likely occurrence in a house with 3 kids, well it just becomes easier to let things go a little. My house is not dirty or nasty by no means but I had to quit being so obsessed about my house. I would clean it like the president was coming if a girlfriend was coming over. Umm what the hell is up with that? If someone is your friend they dont care if you have toothpaste on your counter. I think it just stems from having ocd and always priding my self on having a clean house. Also with my friends back home I was always the neat freak, I always had the clean house. I liked that title and wanted to carry it with me to Mobile. Now a year later I look back and thing hmm no one really gave a shit how clean my house was and people either like you or they don't. Not sure who I was trying to impress with the clean house thing. Maybe it was because it was my first brand new house. I am very proud of our house and I like it to look nice. But anyway I am getting better about the house thing. I even leave dishes in the sink all night. I know its a big fly lady no no but I really dont think I want house cleaning rules anyway. On to other news we had a break in the heat today it got all cloudy and dropped down to the 80's! Can you imagine? I thought I was going to need a jacket. I will be glad when it cools off and stays cool. I would love to open my windows and air out the house. Look at my lower power bill with glee. Go to the flea market with out having a heat stroke. I love the fresh veggies and fruits there but omg its so hot. Mark and I have been talking about moving. I don't have a reason to stay in Mobile. I like it here. But there is nothing holding me back. Just my fear of not liking a new place and my overwhelming need to stay in one place. My childhood was one move after another. I was always packing up and moving somewhere with my mom and as a adult I hate moving. It greatly upsets me. I have this need to be settled and stay somewhere. I don't want my crazy issues to hold me back from things in life, but I also don't want to make the wrong decision. Everything in life is a gamble but I just hate to lose. Well I guess thats enough of my rambling for one post.

Skate Night

Tonight was the last skate night of the year. It just about broke my heart. Really! I am not being sarcastic this time. My babies are growing up so fast. Kyle was skating around doing his thing. Taylor was spending all her time flirting with a little boy in her class and running around with her friends. And Ryan skated with out me. He actually can shuffle along now. He doesn't need me to hold onto him. It just breaks my heart, I don't want them to grow up! He even plays a mean game of air hockey and played his first game of pool tonight. I am just not ready for my babies to be growing up this fast. Tomorrow is Kyle's last day of Elementary School. I am going to be a mom of a middle schooler. I just can't believe how big my babies are. I really don't know where the time has gone. I guess my point is to enjoy your kids while they are little cause they grow up so fast.

The end is near.

Five, count them, Five days of school left!! I am more excited than the kids. I can't wait. I can sleep late. I don't care if uniforms are clean. I don't have to worry about lunch money, science fair projects, or a million other things they always need all year long. I am so glad to have some freedom. Even if they are home all day driving me nuts. I am taking the alarm clock and putting it in the bottom of a drawer. This whole school year has been one thing after another. I am glad I survived my first year with the Alabama School System, for awhile there it looked like I wasn't going to. You would think moving from one state to another would not be like moving to another country. Maybe it's not, maybe it's only Alabama. In other news my husband is coming home for a visit! I am excited. I really miss him. It's hard all the time, but it seems hardest on the weekends when everyone else has plans with their hubby's and you are just sitting home alone thinking this sucks and I know it sucks for him. I got a little something, something planned for him when he gets home. *insert evil grin here* Let's just say Victoria's Secret had a hell of a sale and they have 3 day shipping. So that's pretty much my big news. Ryan got his stitches out and it looks great. He is all healed. He is going to have a scar but that's to be expected. I had a pampered chef party this weekend and imagine this I had compliments from everyone on my home decorating skills. My bathroom was a big hit. I am actually becoming a real honest to god housewife. I know I have been one for a long time, but I am becoming a typical one now. LOL I haven't helped worked on a truck or been covered in mud in at least 9 months. Not that I think that is something to be proud of. I really miss getting dirty and working on things, I just don't have the chance to do it. Anyway I am proud of my newly acquired decorating skills. I am off to watch a movie with Ryan. Peace out Homies!

Slumber Party

Taylor turned 10. Well technically she turns 10 on Mothers Day, but we had her party this weekend. I tried my best to bribe her with a party anywhere she wanted, Libby Lu, Sassafrass, anything. But no she wanted a slumber party. So I spent Friday night with 6 little girls. We had dancing by disco lights in the living room, pizza, ice cream sundaes, cake, chips, a bellyache, let balloons go and made wishes on them, and makeovers. We watched movies, drew outside with sidewalk chalk, and opened presents. We had alot of fun. I hope that she remembers this years from now. I am going to refrain from whining about how much work and how tired I was. Well other than that sentence, lol.

I dribble!

Yes I admit it. I dribble alcohol into my drinks. I went to a play date today and it was oh I don't know not even lunch time so I didn't want to get drunk. So I just dribbled a little into my cup. LOL I would say it wasn't a virgin but it had been to second base! I am such a lightweight. So it's good sometimes to drink before 5:00. It was nice today to get out and talk to another adult. I really do love me some shake shake, my friends back porch paradise for those of you who don't know the Queen. So my hubby is coming back home this week, I am inspired to cook. Since I haven't cooked since he was last here except for maybe twice, I figured it was time. Yeah that's right, I don't cook when he ain't home, vote for me for mom of the year, I am the one opening the lunchables boxes. I am excited to see my hubby. It's Taylor's birthday party. She is having a sleepover. I can't believe my baby is going to be 10! Where the hell did the time go? It seems like just yesterday that she was born. It's crazy how life ends up, all the things you thought you life was going to be and it ends up totally different but better than you ever could have imagined. Well I am off to do some stuff around the house, my big kids will be home any second and then it's referee time for the next few hours. C-ya!