Here is some amazing yet horrible baby shower cakes. A friend shared this on facebook so now I have to share since it kinda fits in here with all the other fucked up. Enjoy!
http://www.ivillage.com/awkward-baby-shower-cakes-backseat-birther/6-b-368385#459183
Also I found a small animal scull but couldnt buy it and now im sad. The place was doing an auction day so i couldnt just buy shit i guess, they wanted me to come back and bid for it. Im going back tomorrow to see if its still there and if they will just sell it to me. I was thinking of naming it Zoro(yeah like that dude that makes "Z" with his sword whenever he kicks someone ass). If I get my hands on it I will share on here.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Update and scary youtube videos.
Here's a slightly interesting and boring update followed by videos...
First, my sister got married. The wedding was beautiful and fancy and we all had a great time.
Me and Rye playing with flowers. He's so handsome in his tux!
Second, I had to change my phone number and now its killing me to remember it everytime someone asks for it. I hate changing numbers :(
Third, I bought a pool for the kids. Its big and the best 200$ I have ever spent. The kids are very happy with me....not Rye though. He's scared of it. He prefers his little baby pool.
Soo worth it. No heat exhaustion for us! plus my kids spend hours in it and sleep well.
And I go for surgery on the 3rd. Getting a masectomy and reconstruction. I'm scared shitless but I gotta do what i gotta do. Good thing about this? I get a bigger set plus I probably wont get boob cancer. If your wondering why I'm going for the masectomy its because I tested positive for BRCA1. Google it if you have no idea what that is. Nick may or may not update on here. I'm going to tell him to atleast update on facebook so my phone doesnt ring non stop.
Heres some vids if your as bored as I am.
Remember this commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuLkMBAFZg&list=LL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&feature=mh_lolz
Now this has to be the scariest shit ive ever seen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDHSbrPZH4A&feature=related
And On a less frightening and exciting note...Breaking dawn trailor woot woot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xOSoONDpY4
Can't wait to see it! anyways thats all for now. Laters.
First, my sister got married. The wedding was beautiful and fancy and we all had a great time.
Me and Rye playing with flowers. He's so handsome in his tux!
Second, I had to change my phone number and now its killing me to remember it everytime someone asks for it. I hate changing numbers :(
Third, I bought a pool for the kids. Its big and the best 200$ I have ever spent. The kids are very happy with me....not Rye though. He's scared of it. He prefers his little baby pool.
And I go for surgery on the 3rd. Getting a masectomy and reconstruction. I'm scared shitless but I gotta do what i gotta do. Good thing about this? I get a bigger set plus I probably wont get boob cancer. If your wondering why I'm going for the masectomy its because I tested positive for BRCA1. Google it if you have no idea what that is. Nick may or may not update on here. I'm going to tell him to atleast update on facebook so my phone doesnt ring non stop.
Heres some vids if your as bored as I am.
Remember this commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuLkMBAFZg&list=LL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&feature=mh_lolz
Now this has to be the scariest shit ive ever seen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDHSbrPZH4A&feature=related
And On a less frightening and exciting note...Breaking dawn trailor woot woot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xOSoONDpY4
Can't wait to see it! anyways thats all for now. Laters.
Friday, 11 May 2012
Muahahaha My immune system is working again...I hope
Three weeks of illness was not fun. First I got the stomach flu on easter and was unable to eat for about 5 days then 2 of the kids got croup while I had bronchitis and then I got shingles because apparently my body hates me. Ive had several readers asking about my whereabouts so I thought I should give an explanation because my being sick and not writing on here is causing mass boredom. If I become ill again and unable to write yall should come over and take care of my kids who will give you free entertainment. Ryker showed me a few minutes ago that he can moonwalk. I'm impressed.
Ok so ya'll remember how I rambled on about an awesome demon toilet paper holder at the farmers market?
I got it for my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
The kids and I love him:P I also got the felix the cat clock. I don't have a picture of that though.
So now for random shit on youtube time! woohoo!
I'm not sure if ive already shared this...its...well...uh..creepy but I can't look away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=1&feature=plpp_video
This is also really fucked up...my sister is to be blamed for me looking this up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjitsh0re3o
Well I must be on my way, Rye is determined to destroy my laptop which im using at the small craft table in hopes that if i blend in to their environment they wont notice that im not giving them 100% of my attention. Totally didnt work. They are demanding that I actually play with them even though thats what ive been doing all morning. I just can't catch a break *sigh*
Ok so ya'll remember how I rambled on about an awesome demon toilet paper holder at the farmers market?
I got it for my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
The kids and I love him:P I also got the felix the cat clock. I don't have a picture of that though.
So now for random shit on youtube time! woohoo!
I'm not sure if ive already shared this...its...well...uh..creepy but I can't look away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=1&feature=plpp_video
This is also really fucked up...my sister is to be blamed for me looking this up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjitsh0re3o
Well I must be on my way, Rye is determined to destroy my laptop which im using at the small craft table in hopes that if i blend in to their environment they wont notice that im not giving them 100% of my attention. Totally didnt work. They are demanding that I actually play with them even though thats what ive been doing all morning. I just can't catch a break *sigh*
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Lets chat about spring cleaning...and cleaning in general
I'm totally excited that warm weather is here(ish). I love spring cleaning. I love putting away all the winter gear that clutters my front & back doors, I love opening the windows and freshening up the house and most of all dh has been working on pulling our patio furnature out in the yard. YIPEE!
Now I know some people hate cleaning...In all honesty I dont really like cleaning all that much either. What I hate more is having a dirty house. I can live with messy, lets face it I got 3 kids and my house has toys and art all over the place regardless of how many times a day I pick them up. The chores that I do every day are cleaning the playroom, dining room and kitchen. The chores that get done a few times a week are bathroom and laundry plus I nag at the girls to clean their room and ryes room doesnt get overally messy and only takes a minute to tidy so its not even really considered a chore. Everything else just kinda builds up untill spring or fall cleaning(yes I do a big clean in the fall aswell) or just whenever I got a chance.
Some people I know complain that things don't get done because they honestly dont know where to start. I've been there so no worries, I'm not judgemental. I was a slob when suffering through post partum depression. I was so overwhelmed that cleaning was just not something I could manage very well. Id rush to clean the dishes and hide messes before Nick got home from work(just to clarify he's not an ass to me about housework, I was the only one freaking out). That turned into a completely different issue because eventually I had to go through random hidden boxes of stuff and junk drawers and reorganize everything.
Hopefully anyone who is struggling to get a head start on cleaning will be able to just follow along to my simple instructions.
First you need cleaning supplies. Several rags, paper towel, all purpose cleaner(You can mix water and vinigar for this or use whatever you find at the store), window cleaner (vinigar works fine for windows aswell) and a scrubby thing. You will also want a garbage bag(or many) and a big box for any stuff you want to donate.
For me I always start my cleaning in the kitchen. Its the center part of my house and the room that I insist on being clean at all times, plus its where my cleaning supplies are. You may want to start from front of the house to the back. So for me that would be starting at my bedroom or front entry, then dining room and kids rooms, kitchen and bathroom then the living/play room. Write down the order you want to clean.
Clear all surfaces, Throw out garbage and anything thats still good but you dont need then donate, rest of stuff just put it away. Next you wipe down surfaces with disinfectant. Move onto next room. Continue through the house. Use rags to disinfect surfaces except in the washroom. Please use paper towel when cleaning your toilet everything else you can use a rag. Once you do this with every room its time to look at door handles and walls. If you are in the kitchen you will need to clean your cupboards, front of dishwasher if you got one and fridge(as in taking everthing off it and wiping down). So get a fresh bucket of cleaner or vinigar and a rag. Look at the walls. I bet they are dirty so don't skip this. Find a starting point and work your way around the wall and disinfecting door handles(very important). Doors to outside tend to be a nightmare so be prepared to scrub around those. For any difficult marks then you can used Mr.Clean eraser but I do try to encourage mostly natural cleaners. Now once your done that its the most dreaded chore of all. WINDOWS. Yup those need to be cleaned aswell. I will admit that its mostly Nick who cleans our windows. I either never remember or I find something else to clean :P
So now that you have tidied and cleaned everywhere theres just one more thing to do. The floors. Sweep or vacume. Don't cheat and get behind and under the furnature at least every couple months. Then wash the floors. When I have time I wash them by hand but for every day touch ups I used my swiffer or mop. And if your thinking I'm one of those people who have a spotless perfect house then your very wrong. My walls are covered in kid stuff, Theres toys scattered from one end to the other and the computer desk has been cluttered for years even though I have made several attempts at fixing that and my girls room only gets a good cleaning every couple months because it involves protective gear and some liquid courage. Last time we cleaned the girls room there was a bunch of yelling and fighting and my mom hiding under my dining room table because according to her I have a scary mom voice. I don't recall where Nick was. Maybe hiding in the basement with the laundry.
Oh and a tip to keep the house clean on days that you don't actually plan to do a good clean, watch for sales on disinfectant wipes. I prefer Green Works or Lysol. Noname wipes work fine aswell. I didn't like the clorox that much but I will use it if its on for a really good sale. They work great for everything and its fast. If you keep some in every room(in a safe spot so the little ones dont get them) then your not running around trying to find the cleaner and rags. I know you can make them but I havent tried that yet but planning to experiment soon. Also for encouraging the kids to help clean just wet a cloth in water and ask them to wash their toys. My kids would rather do some washing instead of picking up so I let them. I also give them a little dish soap and the hose and have them clean their outdoor toys every spring :) Happy cleaning everyone! Hope this post was helpful or at least a little motivating.
Now I know some people hate cleaning...In all honesty I dont really like cleaning all that much either. What I hate more is having a dirty house. I can live with messy, lets face it I got 3 kids and my house has toys and art all over the place regardless of how many times a day I pick them up. The chores that I do every day are cleaning the playroom, dining room and kitchen. The chores that get done a few times a week are bathroom and laundry plus I nag at the girls to clean their room and ryes room doesnt get overally messy and only takes a minute to tidy so its not even really considered a chore. Everything else just kinda builds up untill spring or fall cleaning(yes I do a big clean in the fall aswell) or just whenever I got a chance.
Some people I know complain that things don't get done because they honestly dont know where to start. I've been there so no worries, I'm not judgemental. I was a slob when suffering through post partum depression. I was so overwhelmed that cleaning was just not something I could manage very well. Id rush to clean the dishes and hide messes before Nick got home from work(just to clarify he's not an ass to me about housework, I was the only one freaking out). That turned into a completely different issue because eventually I had to go through random hidden boxes of stuff and junk drawers and reorganize everything.
Hopefully anyone who is struggling to get a head start on cleaning will be able to just follow along to my simple instructions.
First you need cleaning supplies. Several rags, paper towel, all purpose cleaner(You can mix water and vinigar for this or use whatever you find at the store), window cleaner (vinigar works fine for windows aswell) and a scrubby thing. You will also want a garbage bag(or many) and a big box for any stuff you want to donate.
For me I always start my cleaning in the kitchen. Its the center part of my house and the room that I insist on being clean at all times, plus its where my cleaning supplies are. You may want to start from front of the house to the back. So for me that would be starting at my bedroom or front entry, then dining room and kids rooms, kitchen and bathroom then the living/play room. Write down the order you want to clean.
Clear all surfaces, Throw out garbage and anything thats still good but you dont need then donate, rest of stuff just put it away. Next you wipe down surfaces with disinfectant. Move onto next room. Continue through the house. Use rags to disinfect surfaces except in the washroom. Please use paper towel when cleaning your toilet everything else you can use a rag. Once you do this with every room its time to look at door handles and walls. If you are in the kitchen you will need to clean your cupboards, front of dishwasher if you got one and fridge(as in taking everthing off it and wiping down). So get a fresh bucket of cleaner or vinigar and a rag. Look at the walls. I bet they are dirty so don't skip this. Find a starting point and work your way around the wall and disinfecting door handles(very important). Doors to outside tend to be a nightmare so be prepared to scrub around those. For any difficult marks then you can used Mr.Clean eraser but I do try to encourage mostly natural cleaners. Now once your done that its the most dreaded chore of all. WINDOWS. Yup those need to be cleaned aswell. I will admit that its mostly Nick who cleans our windows. I either never remember or I find something else to clean :P
So now that you have tidied and cleaned everywhere theres just one more thing to do. The floors. Sweep or vacume. Don't cheat and get behind and under the furnature at least every couple months. Then wash the floors. When I have time I wash them by hand but for every day touch ups I used my swiffer or mop. And if your thinking I'm one of those people who have a spotless perfect house then your very wrong. My walls are covered in kid stuff, Theres toys scattered from one end to the other and the computer desk has been cluttered for years even though I have made several attempts at fixing that and my girls room only gets a good cleaning every couple months because it involves protective gear and some liquid courage. Last time we cleaned the girls room there was a bunch of yelling and fighting and my mom hiding under my dining room table because according to her I have a scary mom voice. I don't recall where Nick was. Maybe hiding in the basement with the laundry.
Oh and a tip to keep the house clean on days that you don't actually plan to do a good clean, watch for sales on disinfectant wipes. I prefer Green Works or Lysol. Noname wipes work fine aswell. I didn't like the clorox that much but I will use it if its on for a really good sale. They work great for everything and its fast. If you keep some in every room(in a safe spot so the little ones dont get them) then your not running around trying to find the cleaner and rags. I know you can make them but I havent tried that yet but planning to experiment soon. Also for encouraging the kids to help clean just wet a cloth in water and ask them to wash their toys. My kids would rather do some washing instead of picking up so I let them. I also give them a little dish soap and the hose and have them clean their outdoor toys every spring :) Happy cleaning everyone! Hope this post was helpful or at least a little motivating.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Happy Hippity Hop Day!!!!
Hope everyone has a great Easter!
If your Easter is crappy I found an amazing video on how to make popcorn shrimp to make your weekend a little magical....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Your Welcome. Seriously though popcorn shrimp is really good.
I'll be back with egg adventure pictures on Monday. Till then I hope that Nick doesnt talk about Anti- gravity bread machines anymore. That conversation was caused by our loud bread machine that sounds like it may blow up half my house. Don't think on that too hard...I swear it only results in migranes.
If your Easter is crappy I found an amazing video on how to make popcorn shrimp to make your weekend a little magical....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Your Welcome. Seriously though popcorn shrimp is really good.
I'll be back with egg adventure pictures on Monday. Till then I hope that Nick doesnt talk about Anti- gravity bread machines anymore. That conversation was caused by our loud bread machine that sounds like it may blow up half my house. Don't think on that too hard...I swear it only results in migranes.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
I'm BAAACK!
Sup?
Anyways now that I have a new modem and laptop is starting to like life again I have returned. Apparently I'm missed here by a number of people and have recieved harrassing messages to come back and write unimportant shit that doesn't make sense to half the world but enjoyed by a few weirdo's :P
Shall we do a little boring update?
Miss.V Is doing well and a bit of a smart ass recently(I dunno where she gets that from...). She has had to deal with a bully at school recently and has handled herself well during the tough time and I'm very proud and want to stick my toung out at the bully and go "nanananana my kid is better than you" but havent because I'm a responsibleish person who is setting a good example for the kids. But seriously bullying is a terrible issue in the schools and we all need to work together and teach our children how to protect themselves aswell as teaching them to be nice to others(even if they don't like someone).
Miss.S is doing fantastic and amazes me everyday. She's socializing more and working hard with school work.
Rye is FINALLY walking and starting to talk....in a babbling non clear sort of way.
Nick and I started growing our vegie garden indoors a few weeks ago and the plants are growing super fast so I'm hoping for warmer weather soon so I can transfer them outside. This year we are growing cucumber, tomato, peas, parsnip, corn, lettuce and of course parsley because it makes all the other foods taste even better.
In other news I'm trying to convince Nick that we need a toilet monster because our doodoobird and pink sparkly skull that stalk the toilet are lonely. Nick being awesome then suggested a demon for the house aswell. Funny enough we saw a toiletpaper holding demon at the farmers market on saturday and I'm thinking someone should buy it for me for my upcoming birthday and everyone will get use out of it. Its the most logical birthday gift for me. Some people may not appreciate toilet roll holders but they suck and don't deserve presents.
Alright Nick is texting me and thats distracting me from my thoughts and im sure hes only making me text because im tired and can no longer spell and im sure he's at his desk giggling at my unintentional horrible messages. Later.
Anyways now that I have a new modem and laptop is starting to like life again I have returned. Apparently I'm missed here by a number of people and have recieved harrassing messages to come back and write unimportant shit that doesn't make sense to half the world but enjoyed by a few weirdo's :P
Shall we do a little boring update?
Miss.V Is doing well and a bit of a smart ass recently(I dunno where she gets that from...). She has had to deal with a bully at school recently and has handled herself well during the tough time and I'm very proud and want to stick my toung out at the bully and go "nanananana my kid is better than you" but havent because I'm a responsibleish person who is setting a good example for the kids. But seriously bullying is a terrible issue in the schools and we all need to work together and teach our children how to protect themselves aswell as teaching them to be nice to others(even if they don't like someone).
Miss.S is doing fantastic and amazes me everyday. She's socializing more and working hard with school work.
Rye is FINALLY walking and starting to talk....in a babbling non clear sort of way.
Nick and I started growing our vegie garden indoors a few weeks ago and the plants are growing super fast so I'm hoping for warmer weather soon so I can transfer them outside. This year we are growing cucumber, tomato, peas, parsnip, corn, lettuce and of course parsley because it makes all the other foods taste even better.
In other news I'm trying to convince Nick that we need a toilet monster because our doodoobird and pink sparkly skull that stalk the toilet are lonely. Nick being awesome then suggested a demon for the house aswell. Funny enough we saw a toiletpaper holding demon at the farmers market on saturday and I'm thinking someone should buy it for me for my upcoming birthday and everyone will get use out of it. Its the most logical birthday gift for me. Some people may not appreciate toilet roll holders but they suck and don't deserve presents.
Alright Nick is texting me and thats distracting me from my thoughts and im sure hes only making me text because im tired and can no longer spell and im sure he's at his desk giggling at my unintentional horrible messages. Later.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Time out from posting
....because my stupid laptop hates me and decided to break down.
Using Miss.V's computer to post this while she is in school. I'm saddened by this as I had an amazing post to make on Leprechaun day and couldn't. Our friend is fixing it for us so hopefully I can get back to entertaining you all :)
I shall return soon!
Using Miss.V's computer to post this while she is in school. I'm saddened by this as I had an amazing post to make on Leprechaun day and couldn't. Our friend is fixing it for us so hopefully I can get back to entertaining you all :)
I shall return soon!
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Well I got a job at home.
Selling Avon oooo aaahhh.
Anyways If your interested contact me at april-sharp@hotmail.com and put Avon as the subject so I don't delete it.
An entertaining post is coming soon...waiting for jessica to draw pictures. Apparently she is slow at it. I'm now expecting perfection.
That is all.
Anyways If your interested contact me at april-sharp@hotmail.com and put Avon as the subject so I don't delete it.
An entertaining post is coming soon...waiting for jessica to draw pictures. Apparently she is slow at it. I'm now expecting perfection.
That is all.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Let me introduce
The newest member of our family. He arrived today. He was a delightful suprise. It was love at first sight.
My father in law bought it for us.
Thanks dad!!!!! <3
My father in law bought it for us.
Thanks dad!!!!! <3
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Writing team???
Turns out I'm not the only f***ed up person in the world.
You know how I wrote a untrue story about my friend Ben? Well what started as one stupid story has turned into several. Ben, Jessica and I have gone a bit nuts and there will actually be a series of Ben and his crime fighting companions. Ben just hangs around so I can continue to get awesome idea's to write about and Jessica can draw so you all can enjoy those once they are finished. I think she's currently drawing grapes but I havent written about those yet so she probably should work on drawing up a picture for Ben's Adventure Part 2 which I have written but can't post without the picture I demanded she draw.
I'm really not sure how this all happened. I thought the first story was terrible. I guess that's what is liked about it so I have been asked to continue writing. I also never thought Id have a team for my writing. Maybe we will turn Ben's Adventures into graphic novels. Maybe not. This is a hobby for us because we might aswell put my crazy to good use and make it look good. Plus I think they are super bored and would rather play in my world because obviously my world is better.
oh and I want these.... may ask for them for my birthday. Nick made a sound of disgust so I'm guessing that he wont buy them for me. I'm devestated by my husbands lack of love for Lucy.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LOVE-LUCY-STRINGED-LIGHTS-SET-/330696025921?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4cff04e741
Anyways my next post will hopefully contain Ben's Adventure Part 2. With a picture. Hoping to turn it into a poster. You will understand why when its done.
Having a goddamn fabulous night yall.
You know how I wrote a untrue story about my friend Ben? Well what started as one stupid story has turned into several. Ben, Jessica and I have gone a bit nuts and there will actually be a series of Ben and his crime fighting companions. Ben just hangs around so I can continue to get awesome idea's to write about and Jessica can draw so you all can enjoy those once they are finished. I think she's currently drawing grapes but I havent written about those yet so she probably should work on drawing up a picture for Ben's Adventure Part 2 which I have written but can't post without the picture I demanded she draw.
I'm really not sure how this all happened. I thought the first story was terrible. I guess that's what is liked about it so I have been asked to continue writing. I also never thought Id have a team for my writing. Maybe we will turn Ben's Adventures into graphic novels. Maybe not. This is a hobby for us because we might aswell put my crazy to good use and make it look good. Plus I think they are super bored and would rather play in my world because obviously my world is better.
oh and I want these.... may ask for them for my birthday. Nick made a sound of disgust so I'm guessing that he wont buy them for me. I'm devestated by my husbands lack of love for Lucy.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LOVE-LUCY-STRINGED-LIGHTS-SET-/330696025921?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4cff04e741
Anyways my next post will hopefully contain Ben's Adventure Part 2. With a picture. Hoping to turn it into a poster. You will understand why when its done.
Having a goddamn fabulous night yall.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
yay time for blogging
First a comic.
Ok now that I have FINALLY posted that(your welcome Ben) we can move on to other things.
Remember when I said that I may have a sleep disorder because I can't seem to sleep and stay awake all night? Well according to Nick I probably really do and should see my doctor. So he googled my symptoms and he diagnosed me with insomethingnia and told me that I'm taking melatonin to see if that works. Well it took us a while to find it. It fell behind the fridge. Apparently I should clean behind there more often.
Anyways he rescued it for me :) He's my hero.
And moving on to the topic that is Twitter. I joined. I know crazy. I said I wouldn't but thanks to peer pressure I did. And I have no idea how to use Twitter. Here is a convo over facebook between Fourmonkeys4me and I showing just how stupid I am when it comes to joining complicated sites.
And it just got worse from there. I thought last night that maybe after some sleep I would have a clear mind and figure it out this morning. This is so not the case. Here is my linky https://twitter.com/#!/A3littlepiggies . Nothing exciting going on there yet but there may be in a few days if I figure it out.
Now onto something else that is new. My friend has started baking stuff for people. She's good at it.
Visit her here.
http://www.mommysyummybakedgoods.ca/
She currently has a contest for pet pics. According to her my cat's picture is not appropriate and she has to crop out Free Pussy.
That's Maverick. He was like 10ish weeks old in this picture(the day we brought him home). He's a pussy and we got him for free which is why his first baby pic says Free Pussy. Ya'll are sick to think otherwise :P
Alright my kids are now done making birthday card goodness and want to play. Have a great day!
Ok now that I have FINALLY posted that(your welcome Ben) we can move on to other things.
Remember when I said that I may have a sleep disorder because I can't seem to sleep and stay awake all night? Well according to Nick I probably really do and should see my doctor. So he googled my symptoms and he diagnosed me with insomethingnia and told me that I'm taking melatonin to see if that works. Well it took us a while to find it. It fell behind the fridge. Apparently I should clean behind there more often.
Anyways he rescued it for me :) He's my hero.
And moving on to the topic that is Twitter. I joined. I know crazy. I said I wouldn't but thanks to peer pressure I did. And I have no idea how to use Twitter. Here is a convo over facebook between Fourmonkeys4me and I showing just how stupid I am when it comes to joining complicated sites.
Now onto something else that is new. My friend has started baking stuff for people. She's good at it.
Visit her here.
http://www.mommysyummybakedgoods.ca/
She currently has a contest for pet pics. According to her my cat's picture is not appropriate and she has to crop out Free Pussy.
Alright my kids are now done making birthday card goodness and want to play. Have a great day!
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Introducing Ben...
Ben is a friend.
Benjamin and I. We totally did the typical take picture of self thing that you see girls do on facebook
I met him in grade 9 french class while he was sitting next to a girl(you know who you are) putting paperclips in an outlet.
He texts alot so this will be much more confusing than usual as it will include what he says and she says and I'm already lost.
Anyways Ben likes unicorns. Ben says he is AWESOME(he said it loud). He is helping me write about him. Ben says to add our friend Jessica D**n(I can't actually put her last name for privacy reasons). So yeah she is fabulous. And feeds me coffee sometimes. Coffee is good.
Back to Benjamin. Although we should call him BANJAMIN. You want a reason for that? It sounds excellent. You should all f***ing agree.
He will be the star of an upcoming comic. About tanks...I can't tell you more because then there would be no point in making the comic about him and tanks.
Answer to Jessica's text to Ben : No Jessica you cannot be an animal. Your human and your interupting my writing.
A totally untrue story about Ben...
One day Ben decided that he would like a pet unicorn.
(Even I looked at him like he was crazy). Like really Ben get back in touch with reality!
Anyways he named his unicorn Sir. Spikeyspikeson. Well one day they were flying through the clouds when a flying armadello came along with a monkey(a real one) on its back. I know who woulda thought right? Ok so the monkey was all "HELP Ive been abducted by a armadello!". Ben trying to be all famous through my quiet little blog was all badass and drew his sword to battle the evil armadello. BUT he was tricked! Shocked right? It was really...
AN EVIL MONKEY!!!! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN
So Ben and Sir.Spikeyspikeson battled on for hours with the evil monkey in order to save the flying armadello. The poor armadello was traumatised by the entire ordeal and fainted on a cloud. The evil monkey lost the battle.
I wont give details of the evil monkey's death just incase someones kid reads this crap. Your welcome for saving your kid from nights of nightmares.
Afterward the victorius Ben invited the armadello and Sir.Spikeyspikeson back to his log cabin deep within an enchanted forest for beer and to watch enchanted hockey. The flying armadello turned out to be a nice fellow who also liked hockey and did the dishes since Ben doesn't like doing dishes. Oh and the armadellos name is potatoe. I don't think his mom liked him much and thought he would make a nice soup instead of a son but she was wrong because he can fly and is better than she is. Take that armadello mom. Anyways Ben, Sir.Spikeyspikeson and Potatoe joined a badass group to fight evil in the sky and in the enchanted forest because Ben is thoughtful like that and won't tolerate crazy people, creatures and drug dealing leprechauns.
Stay tuned for next weeks possible adventure!
That was part one of a possible series of Ben's adventures. He helped write part of this...ok he didn't write shit but I just typed some of what he said including text from jessica. I'm not sure why she wants to be an animal either. She has kids so she probably lost her mind like I did a while back. That happens when you have kids. I'm gonna wrap this up now. I'm sure you all need to recover from this awe inspiring post about Ben. Have sweet f***ing dreams everyone.
I met him in grade 9 french class while he was sitting next to a girl(you know who you are) putting paperclips in an outlet.
He texts alot so this will be much more confusing than usual as it will include what he says and she says and I'm already lost.
Anyways Ben likes unicorns. Ben says he is AWESOME(he said it loud). He is helping me write about him. Ben says to add our friend Jessica D**n(I can't actually put her last name for privacy reasons). So yeah she is fabulous. And feeds me coffee sometimes. Coffee is good.
Back to Benjamin. Although we should call him BANJAMIN. You want a reason for that? It sounds excellent. You should all f***ing agree.
He will be the star of an upcoming comic. About tanks...I can't tell you more because then there would be no point in making the comic about him and tanks.
Answer to Jessica's text to Ben : No Jessica you cannot be an animal. Your human and your interupting my writing.
A totally untrue story about Ben...
One day Ben decided that he would like a pet unicorn.
(Even I looked at him like he was crazy). Like really Ben get back in touch with reality!
Anyways he named his unicorn Sir. Spikeyspikeson. Well one day they were flying through the clouds when a flying armadello came along with a monkey(a real one) on its back. I know who woulda thought right? Ok so the monkey was all "HELP Ive been abducted by a armadello!". Ben trying to be all famous through my quiet little blog was all badass and drew his sword to battle the evil armadello. BUT he was tricked! Shocked right? It was really...
AN EVIL MONKEY!!!! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN
So Ben and Sir.Spikeyspikeson battled on for hours with the evil monkey in order to save the flying armadello. The poor armadello was traumatised by the entire ordeal and fainted on a cloud. The evil monkey lost the battle.
I wont give details of the evil monkey's death just incase someones kid reads this crap. Your welcome for saving your kid from nights of nightmares.
Afterward the victorius Ben invited the armadello and Sir.Spikeyspikeson back to his log cabin deep within an enchanted forest for beer and to watch enchanted hockey. The flying armadello turned out to be a nice fellow who also liked hockey and did the dishes since Ben doesn't like doing dishes. Oh and the armadellos name is potatoe. I don't think his mom liked him much and thought he would make a nice soup instead of a son but she was wrong because he can fly and is better than she is. Take that armadello mom. Anyways Ben, Sir.Spikeyspikeson and Potatoe joined a badass group to fight evil in the sky and in the enchanted forest because Ben is thoughtful like that and won't tolerate crazy people, creatures and drug dealing leprechauns.
Stay tuned for next weeks possible adventure!
That was part one of a possible series of Ben's adventures. He helped write part of this...ok he didn't write shit but I just typed some of what he said including text from jessica. I'm not sure why she wants to be an animal either. She has kids so she probably lost her mind like I did a while back. That happens when you have kids. I'm gonna wrap this up now. I'm sure you all need to recover from this awe inspiring post about Ben. Have sweet f***ing dreams everyone.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
I think my husband may be ignoring me now...
Because I emailed him this...
"theres no words for this...
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Effigy-Human-type-head-pottery-Very-Unusual-/230750646394?pt=Art_Sculpture&hash=item35b9cf707a
His mouth would make wonderful storage for buttons or cigarette buts. We should totally get this for all the smokers who visit us. It would look great out on the patio and show them we care and want them to have a wonderful experience at our home. "
Again I should not be allowed on the Internet. Its almost as bad as me going into old thrift stores and dollar stores except on the Internet I rarely spend any money. I have a problem. I also found a rabbit head with antlers called a Jackalope. It would be perfect in my dining room but its alot of money and I already know that Nick will tell me no when he decides its safe to talk to me again. My birthday is in April if anyone needs a gift idea...
"theres no words for this...
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Effigy-Human-type-head-pottery-Very-Unusual-/230750646394?pt=Art_Sculpture&hash=item35b9cf707a
His mouth would make wonderful storage for buttons or cigarette buts. We should totally get this for all the smokers who visit us. It would look great out on the patio and show them we care and want them to have a wonderful experience at our home. "
Again I should not be allowed on the Internet. Its almost as bad as me going into old thrift stores and dollar stores except on the Internet I rarely spend any money. I have a problem. I also found a rabbit head with antlers called a Jackalope. It would be perfect in my dining room but its alot of money and I already know that Nick will tell me no when he decides its safe to talk to me again. My birthday is in April if anyone needs a gift idea...
7 yr old wants to be older. I Will help the world with lack of sleeping....maybe.
My sweet baby girl is trying to grow up. Miss. V just tried to sneak to school wearing lipstick. She didn't think I would notice the bright red.
I can't believe its already starting >.<
Not looking forward to the teen years.
I need more coffee -_-
I think I have some sort of sleep disorder(I could be wrong, I don't know anything about those) because yet again I sat awake ALL night(this has been happening almost every night for about a year...maybe longer....time is a blur to me now). I'll go harass my doctor....once I've had more coffee that is. I could find a midnight hobby so then I wont be bored while everyone is blissfully sleeping. Maybe I'll write a book. I could help the world with a book. OR I could write a song. I can't sing though so I probably wont do that. Unless Britney Spears wants to sing it for me but I doubt ill be able to get a hold of her to ask. She would probably run away screaming at the sight of me approaching with my disastrous hair, smudged eye makeup and superman pyjamas. Is she on twitter? I could always join that site too but I'm really lazy and don't really post on my facebook so it wouldn't be responsible for me to join yet another site that I can't keep up with.
Oh and Ben there will be a comic soonish, I swear. It has been lowered on my unorganised priority list because Nick wants to go through everything in our house so it can get organised and less cluttered. We will be doing this for probably a long time. If I disappear from the blog for more than a couple days send a search party as I'm probably lost in my basement.
I can't believe its already starting >.<
Not looking forward to the teen years.
I need more coffee -_-
I think I have some sort of sleep disorder(I could be wrong, I don't know anything about those) because yet again I sat awake ALL night(this has been happening almost every night for about a year...maybe longer....time is a blur to me now). I'll go harass my doctor....once I've had more coffee that is. I could find a midnight hobby so then I wont be bored while everyone is blissfully sleeping. Maybe I'll write a book. I could help the world with a book. OR I could write a song. I can't sing though so I probably wont do that. Unless Britney Spears wants to sing it for me but I doubt ill be able to get a hold of her to ask. She would probably run away screaming at the sight of me approaching with my disastrous hair, smudged eye makeup and superman pyjamas. Is she on twitter? I could always join that site too but I'm really lazy and don't really post on my facebook so it wouldn't be responsible for me to join yet another site that I can't keep up with.
Oh and Ben there will be a comic soonish, I swear. It has been lowered on my unorganised priority list because Nick wants to go through everything in our house so it can get organised and less cluttered. We will be doing this for probably a long time. If I disappear from the blog for more than a couple days send a search party as I'm probably lost in my basement.
Monday, 27 February 2012
I really shouldnt window shop on the internet
because I find too much stuff that I want to buy but I have bills to pay so I can't.
I may start selling lemonade on my front yard so I can raise monies for this.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bad-Taste-Bears-Dawn-Ted-Self-Catering-Figure-/280728171079?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415cb3f247
Turns out theres a collection of zombie teddies! Maybe I can buy them all for Nick for our anniversary. Six years should be something super amazing and zombie teddies is just the right anniversary gift.
I may start selling lemonade on my front yard so I can raise monies for this.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bad-Taste-Bears-Dawn-Ted-Self-Catering-Figure-/280728171079?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415cb3f247
Turns out theres a collection of zombie teddies! Maybe I can buy them all for Nick for our anniversary. Six years should be something super amazing and zombie teddies is just the right anniversary gift.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
He's sooo excited
....about poking his eye. Cutie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW-bIn9iuvA&feature=g-logo&context=G2eb18b1FOAAAAAAAEAA
Wow we seriously forgot how to spell "excited". That's enough wine for us tonight! And now excited is too drastic according to nick.
oh and the spell check didn't know how to spell excited either. I'm not the only stupid one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW-bIn9iuvA&feature=g-logo&context=G2eb18b1FOAAAAAAAEAA
Wow we seriously forgot how to spell "excited". That's enough wine for us tonight! And now excited is too drastic according to nick.
oh and the spell check didn't know how to spell excited either. I'm not the only stupid one.
Saturday, 25 February 2012
My hopes and dreams are shattered
Nick is not a zombie. I'm a bit sad. Id be famous for having a zombie husband but he just shattered all my hopes and dreams. We would have looked great on magazines.
He cleaned the kitchen at 6am for me, fed the girls peanutbutter and jam bun sandwiches because we are out of bread and fed ryker a bottle while holding his breath because he doesn't want rye to get sick as Rye has no immune system and finally recovered from a nasty cold and we don't want to see what would happen if he got the flu.
That was a pretty amazing run on sentence. That takes mad skill ya'll.
The point of that run on sentence though is that my husband is not a zombie...maybe...he did hold his breath to feed Rye which only someone who doesn't need to breath can do. Like a ZOMBIE. I'm I confusing anyone yet?
Ok so remember I said on my post about health and fitness that I would do before and after pics so ya'll can see my weightloss success so far? Well here they are.
Dec2007 with Miss.V and Miss.S
This is my size now one baby later from the above pic. I'm not as skinny as I used to be but im healthy and proud of myself. I worked hard for a very long time to lose the weight that I had put on with my second pregnancy then had to lose 3rd pregnancy weight. It didn't just go away on its own and I'm hoping my success will encourage others to eat healthy foods and be active.
He cleaned the kitchen at 6am for me, fed the girls peanutbutter and jam bun sandwiches because we are out of bread and fed ryker a bottle while holding his breath because he doesn't want rye to get sick as Rye has no immune system and finally recovered from a nasty cold and we don't want to see what would happen if he got the flu.
That was a pretty amazing run on sentence. That takes mad skill ya'll.
The point of that run on sentence though is that my husband is not a zombie...maybe...he did hold his breath to feed Rye which only someone who doesn't need to breath can do. Like a ZOMBIE. I'm I confusing anyone yet?
Big Me and Little Me!
Ok so remember I said on my post about health and fitness that I would do before and after pics so ya'll can see my weightloss success so far? Well here they are.
Dec2007 with Miss.V and Miss.S
This is my size now one baby later from the above pic. I'm not as skinny as I used to be but im healthy and proud of myself. I worked hard for a very long time to lose the weight that I had put on with my second pregnancy then had to lose 3rd pregnancy weight. It didn't just go away on its own and I'm hoping my success will encourage others to eat healthy foods and be active.
Not the most flattering picture, I was worried for the wellbeing of my camera as I was letting Miss.V take the picture. And YES I have a KISS poster in my kitchen lol
Friday, 24 February 2012
wtf... Nick is really sick???
So it turns out my husband isn't a god or robot.
He NEVER gets sick. The occasional sniffle and injury is all he gets. Now I'm freaking because he's actually really sick. Seriously Nick your not supposed to get sick. Ever. Seeing you laying in bed all fevered and helpless is breaking my heart and makes me worry. I'm kinda disappointed though because I was thinking he was maybe a indestructible robot or something super cool and bad ass like that. Turns out he's human with a usually awesome immune system that no longer likes him. I know he's f***ing lucky right? Ok if his immune system no longer works then he's not that lucky but luckier than me so he still wins.
I get sick all the time even though I live a healthy life( clean, eat healthy and exercise). Probably from being a stay at home parent and having kids get their germs all over me. I should stick them in a bubble for my own protection. Or hire a nanny to deal with their germs and when they have been scrubbed clean I will play with them and teach them stuff like how to pull pranks on grandparents and Beatles lyrics.
So back to Nick, If The walking dead show is correct about the symptoms of someone turning into a zombie then I'm fucked because Nick is all fevered, headache, neck and back pain, chills and his belly isn't feeling great either. How am I supposed to sleep with a could be zombie? Would that be considered cheating? I know its him but not really him if he's zombie Nick right? Would it be ok if I remarry him? I still have my wedding dress and I've lost enough pregnancy weight that I can get into it again even though its a bit tight. I don't think zombie Nick will care too much. Chances are he has the flu and I'm f***ed because I'll probably get it too even though I'm trying to avoid him and gargling mouthwash and drinking wine because i read articles that say wine and other booze prevents illness. All should be well soon though unless I turn into a super hot zombie bride. Can't complain too much there because I wont be chased by zombies and I wont have to worry about if its cheating if he's a zombie. Like really who doesn't want to be a super hot zombie bride? I could build an army of zombies and be royalty and bake brain pies for all my adorable zombie babies. I'd make a wonderful caring zombie bride mother....with nice hair. Problem solved. Your welcome everyone. Yet again I have fixed all the problems that I have created in my own awe inspiring head.
Cloth wipes. Another non entertaining informative post.
So I mentioned cloth wipes in my cloth diapering post a while back but thought I could chat more about cloth wipes and how easy they are to make. Since my sciatia pain is currently severe I am unable to do much so I decided today that I would catch up on some sewing and make Miss.V a belt and some more wipes for Rye. Wipes are VERY easy to make. I use whatever material I have on hand. Typically flannel or fleece.You can also cut up old towels and use those and they work great. The only reason why I don't have too many of those is because Ryes skin is sensitive and the material is a bit rough for him. You can make the wipes any size you want. I never bother measuring because im usually using scraps of material and make whatever size can be managed. Some are small while others are much larger.
So to start take whatever material you have and cut into squares. Whatever size you like. I usually stick to 5-7inches but again not always possible when using scrap material.
So I make the wipes with 2 layers of flannel. Put the together with printed sides facing out. Just like in the picture.
Next I use the zigzag setting on my sewing machine and go around twice. I want to make sure they don't fall apart in the wash. After you do that cut close to the edge.
And viola! You have reusable wipes! You don't need to use soap. Just wet with warm water and use.
These are easy to wash. If you cloth diaper then just put them in the washer with the diapers. If you don't cloth diaper you can wash these in the laundry sink by hand and will only take a moment to do. Just wash in very warm water and a little detergent and then rinse well. Squeeze out extra water and you can hang them up to dry or put them in the dryer.
These wipes are adorable and cost me very little or nothing to make and they are not uncomfortable for my baby.
If anyone is interested in reusable wipes but does not sew feel free to leave a comment and we can see if we can work something out :)
So to start take whatever material you have and cut into squares. Whatever size you like. I usually stick to 5-7inches but again not always possible when using scrap material.
So I make the wipes with 2 layers of flannel. Put the together with printed sides facing out. Just like in the picture.
Next I use the zigzag setting on my sewing machine and go around twice. I want to make sure they don't fall apart in the wash. After you do that cut close to the edge.
And viola! You have reusable wipes! You don't need to use soap. Just wet with warm water and use.
These are easy to wash. If you cloth diaper then just put them in the washer with the diapers. If you don't cloth diaper you can wash these in the laundry sink by hand and will only take a moment to do. Just wash in very warm water and a little detergent and then rinse well. Squeeze out extra water and you can hang them up to dry or put them in the dryer.
These wipes are adorable and cost me very little or nothing to make and they are not uncomfortable for my baby.
If anyone is interested in reusable wipes but does not sew feel free to leave a comment and we can see if we can work something out :)
Thursday, 23 February 2012
A post about absolutly nothing and everything ...
..Because I'm just that amazing. Muahahahaha!
So I finally got to the chiropractor this evening. Definatly did a number on myself....again. For all of you who don't know, when I was pregnant with Rye I took a fall on the staires. I ended up f***ing up my back and pinching my sciatic nerve. http://www.medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm <--This explains it because im to lazy to. Once I started putting on 3rd trimester pregnancy weight I stuggled to walk. My leg would go numb which caused me to fall a few times. Other times my leg tingled like it was falling asleep. I suffered from severe pain through my lower back and hip untill I started recieving treatment at my chiropractor. I seriously reccommend seeing one because they can help fix the problem, not cover it up with painkillers that leave you stoned and useless.
To this day I still have to put up with it and its hard to say if this is temporary or not. Usually its just an occasional pain that passes quickly or easily dealt with Advil, but the past 2 days its been severe. Walking has been a challenge for me.
So now that the kids and Nick are sleeping I'm bored and can't really do anything useful. Now I spend my precious time writing posts(which i need to catch up on anyways) and looking up horrible things on urban dictionary (don't go to that site mom because you may have a heart attack if you do). And no I do not have cable to entertain myself with. I can't afford to sit around watching stupid shows and my focus is horrible so Id get bored 5 minutes into a show anyways. Id rather use my brain even if I'm using it for stupid things because its better then not using it at all. See I'm even smart when I'm being stupid. Not many people have that kind of talent.
So now I will share what I'm watching on youtube for the simple fact that when I created this blog I didn't click the option of it being adult content so I have to share things that are somewhat appropriate like people being chased by llamas and some of my favourite music. If your bored then check this shit out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGinm6KIC4Q&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=52&feature=plpp_video - guy gets chased by a super adorable llama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3iFhLdWjqc&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=67&feature=plpp_video - my kids love this. Anything to do with cats they love which is why I should get more cats but nick says no because vet bills are too much.
And my new addiction(don't worry its not drugs) LITERAL VIDEOS! yay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZ-BMKVbSc&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=128&feature=plpp_video - love is a battlefeild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaiB9jYCxI - Safety dance hehehehehe
Now for some other good tunes..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0&feature=relmfu The Creep by the lonely island (not for kids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9rwKjZpBTo&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=5&feature=plpp_video Skrillex. Check out there other stuff, its pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Epg24Er8w&feature=BFa&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&lf=plpp_video Infadels - Jagger 67
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhgvWLs2rsM Kerli - Army of love
You should check out Kerli's other stuff as she has some good tunes.
So I have done my job in either entertaining you all or boring you to death. Either way I'm happy to help. If you haven't already please go to facebook and LIKE Save Bethesda. You suck if you don't. The link is on yesterday's post if you have trouble finding it.
Also let me know what you think about the new layout. Either in the comment section or through email. Doesn't matter to me, just want a little feedback.
So I finally got to the chiropractor this evening. Definatly did a number on myself....again. For all of you who don't know, when I was pregnant with Rye I took a fall on the staires. I ended up f***ing up my back and pinching my sciatic nerve. http://www.medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm <--This explains it because im to lazy to. Once I started putting on 3rd trimester pregnancy weight I stuggled to walk. My leg would go numb which caused me to fall a few times. Other times my leg tingled like it was falling asleep. I suffered from severe pain through my lower back and hip untill I started recieving treatment at my chiropractor. I seriously reccommend seeing one because they can help fix the problem, not cover it up with painkillers that leave you stoned and useless.
To this day I still have to put up with it and its hard to say if this is temporary or not. Usually its just an occasional pain that passes quickly or easily dealt with Advil, but the past 2 days its been severe. Walking has been a challenge for me.
So now that the kids and Nick are sleeping I'm bored and can't really do anything useful. Now I spend my precious time writing posts(which i need to catch up on anyways) and looking up horrible things on urban dictionary (don't go to that site mom because you may have a heart attack if you do). And no I do not have cable to entertain myself with. I can't afford to sit around watching stupid shows and my focus is horrible so Id get bored 5 minutes into a show anyways. Id rather use my brain even if I'm using it for stupid things because its better then not using it at all. See I'm even smart when I'm being stupid. Not many people have that kind of talent.
So now I will share what I'm watching on youtube for the simple fact that when I created this blog I didn't click the option of it being adult content so I have to share things that are somewhat appropriate like people being chased by llamas and some of my favourite music. If your bored then check this shit out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGinm6KIC4Q&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=52&feature=plpp_video - guy gets chased by a super adorable llama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3iFhLdWjqc&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=67&feature=plpp_video - my kids love this. Anything to do with cats they love which is why I should get more cats but nick says no because vet bills are too much.
And my new addiction(don't worry its not drugs) LITERAL VIDEOS! yay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZ-BMKVbSc&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=128&feature=plpp_video - love is a battlefeild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaiB9jYCxI - Safety dance hehehehehe
Now for some other good tunes..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0&feature=relmfu The Creep by the lonely island (not for kids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9rwKjZpBTo&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=5&feature=plpp_video Skrillex. Check out there other stuff, its pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Epg24Er8w&feature=BFa&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&lf=plpp_video Infadels - Jagger 67
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhgvWLs2rsM Kerli - Army of love
You should check out Kerli's other stuff as she has some good tunes.
So I have done my job in either entertaining you all or boring you to death. Either way I'm happy to help. If you haven't already please go to facebook and LIKE Save Bethesda. You suck if you don't. The link is on yesterday's post if you have trouble finding it.
Also let me know what you think about the new layout. Either in the comment section or through email. Doesn't matter to me, just want a little feedback.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Save Bethesda because it is awesome!
On a more serious note, we need to support keeping the Bethesda home open for young mothers. Go here and f***ing LIKE it.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Save-Bethesda/252651091480734
This home is very dear to my heart. I was 16 when I had Miss.V. This place took me in while I was pregnant and I immediatly became good friends with other young woman who were pregnant or mothers. At Bethesda they do not judge young woman and offer a supportive caring home . They taught me all the things I needed to know about caring for a baby and even prepare the girls for living on their own by teaching them about meal planning and prep, managing money and girls are able to continue their education while their babies are in an onsite daycare. Unforunatly the home is struggleing and its now a fight to keep this amazing resource for teen parents. Please show your support. These woman and babies deserve a good start just like any other family.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Save-Bethesda/252651091480734
This home is very dear to my heart. I was 16 when I had Miss.V. This place took me in while I was pregnant and I immediatly became good friends with other young woman who were pregnant or mothers. At Bethesda they do not judge young woman and offer a supportive caring home . They taught me all the things I needed to know about caring for a baby and even prepare the girls for living on their own by teaching them about meal planning and prep, managing money and girls are able to continue their education while their babies are in an onsite daycare. Unforunatly the home is struggleing and its now a fight to keep this amazing resource for teen parents. Please show your support. These woman and babies deserve a good start just like any other family.
Here is Miss.V and I playing in our apartment at the Bethesda home.
We may have been teen parents but we love and adore and took responsibility just like any other loving parent. Our age didn't decide what kind of parents we would be, we did.
Painkillers make me dopey so I shall share videos that amuse me
By the fact that my last post wasn't even close to entertaining(but im hoping it was encouraging and helpful). Now that I'm doped up on painkillers I decided to share some youtube shit because im bored and should probably not do anything useful because I might hurt my hip even more. And now thanks to my friend posting a confusing muffin conversation on her blog I wish I had carrot muffins and I doubt Nick will pick any up on his way home from work since I already convinced him that the world will end if he doesn't take me to the library this evening to find more corny romance novels.
Alright Video #1. My mom made me go on a hunt for this terrible workout video from the time in our history when people had bad hair and even worse clothing. The shinyness is blinding me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_6wUpaejw&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&feature=mh_lolz
The next one is kinda old but I remembered it last night and thought Id share for all of you who are not easily offended by cartoon violence(I'm not talking bugsbunny here either). Not a video for kids. I'm not joking. Totally inappropiate video so please don't let your children watch. You should probably skip this link mom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA
Wanna know my secret to cheering up my children when they are mad at me for being a parent and enforcing rules or saving them from themselves? They love the bootyshaking gummybear and quickly forgive me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9dBg3WVe10&feature=related
Alright Video #1. My mom made me go on a hunt for this terrible workout video from the time in our history when people had bad hair and even worse clothing. The shinyness is blinding me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_6wUpaejw&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&feature=mh_lolz
The next one is kinda old but I remembered it last night and thought Id share for all of you who are not easily offended by cartoon violence(I'm not talking bugsbunny here either). Not a video for kids. I'm not joking. Totally inappropiate video so please don't let your children watch. You should probably skip this link mom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA
Wanna know my secret to cheering up my children when they are mad at me for being a parent and enforcing rules or saving them from themselves? They love the bootyshaking gummybear and quickly forgive me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9dBg3WVe10&feature=related
The time the time who's got the time!?
Obviously not me. Wanna know the reason why yet again I havent been posting? Remember that cold that poor Rye has been fighting off and was the reason why i hadnt been posting before? Well it went from improving to horrible suddenly. Poor kid has an ear infection. He's almost done his antibiotics and feeling much better :)
So since I last posted and promised a follow up post that I never got around to I have tried convincing my hubby to let me rename our dog, Maggie, to Lady Rottingham because shes fat and smells, made several attempts to reorganize my house and did manage to get more done then expected and yesturday morning while exercising I aggrevated my sciatic nerve yet again and currently in lots of pain so all the other stuff I had hoped to accomplish will have to be put on hold. At least sitting here writing a post is doable.
So I promised a follow up picture of my diaper stash. So here ya go!
I use a pail with a lid that latches as shown above for dirty diapers. It contains the smell plus prevents children getting into it. I keep it up high just incase.
Lets talk about health and fitness!
I believe its very important for moms to gets lots of exercise and to eat healthy. The problem? We don't have time for gyms and so rushed that we end up eating crappy foods that are fast to prepare or we skip meals. I'm guilty of forgeting to eat and doing my best to fix that. To raise happy and healthy children we need to be happy and healthy ourselves.
Well heres what I do to get my exercise in. First of all I walk to and from the school 3x a day. The walk is 15 minutes each way so that totals 1.5 hour of walking just to and from the school. During spring and fall when the weather is still nice enough for the park I take the kids and that adds on an extra 20-30 minutes of walking not including the running around I gotta do at the park. During the winter in the mornings I do what I call baby arobics. I dance around with the kids and use the baby to get a workout. Maybe I'll post pics sometime to give a better idea when I'm no longer suffering from nerve pain. Kids are heavy and make great weights. Older children are great for counting and its good for them to practise. I also do yoga and beginners pilates with the kids because those are safe options they can participate in. The kids have a great time and they remain active which is important to me.
On the days when I don't get a morning workout I do have Jillian Micheals Ripped in 30 and Carmen Electra DVD's that I can do in the evenings. I also try to attend the Zumba class at Goodlife on Sundays when Nick and the kids are at church.
So as yall can see I take the opportunities that life gives me and use what is free or I can easily afford and do at home or out in nature. I don't need a gym or a babysitter or any fancy equipment although one day Nick and I would like to have a small home gym. For now we don't have the space or money. I'm happy to say that although I havent reached my pre pregnancy size, I have slimmed down lots and feeling great and energetic and healthy and that's what matters most, I do not care to be super skinny, my body will never be 100lb again and the stretch marks are here for life and thats ok. I do not have unrealistic expectations of myself, my only expectation is to be as healthy as possible and to encourage my children to live a healthy lifestyle. Maybe at some point I'll post a before and after picture but for now I must wrap this up.
So since I last posted and promised a follow up post that I never got around to I have tried convincing my hubby to let me rename our dog, Maggie, to Lady Rottingham because shes fat and smells, made several attempts to reorganize my house and did manage to get more done then expected and yesturday morning while exercising I aggrevated my sciatic nerve yet again and currently in lots of pain so all the other stuff I had hoped to accomplish will have to be put on hold. At least sitting here writing a post is doable.
So I promised a follow up picture of my diaper stash. So here ya go!
I use a pail with a lid that latches as shown above for dirty diapers. It contains the smell plus prevents children getting into it. I keep it up high just incase.
Lets talk about health and fitness!
I believe its very important for moms to gets lots of exercise and to eat healthy. The problem? We don't have time for gyms and so rushed that we end up eating crappy foods that are fast to prepare or we skip meals. I'm guilty of forgeting to eat and doing my best to fix that. To raise happy and healthy children we need to be happy and healthy ourselves.
Well heres what I do to get my exercise in. First of all I walk to and from the school 3x a day. The walk is 15 minutes each way so that totals 1.5 hour of walking just to and from the school. During spring and fall when the weather is still nice enough for the park I take the kids and that adds on an extra 20-30 minutes of walking not including the running around I gotta do at the park. During the winter in the mornings I do what I call baby arobics. I dance around with the kids and use the baby to get a workout. Maybe I'll post pics sometime to give a better idea when I'm no longer suffering from nerve pain. Kids are heavy and make great weights. Older children are great for counting and its good for them to practise. I also do yoga and beginners pilates with the kids because those are safe options they can participate in. The kids have a great time and they remain active which is important to me.
On the days when I don't get a morning workout I do have Jillian Micheals Ripped in 30 and Carmen Electra DVD's that I can do in the evenings. I also try to attend the Zumba class at Goodlife on Sundays when Nick and the kids are at church.
So as yall can see I take the opportunities that life gives me and use what is free or I can easily afford and do at home or out in nature. I don't need a gym or a babysitter or any fancy equipment although one day Nick and I would like to have a small home gym. For now we don't have the space or money. I'm happy to say that although I havent reached my pre pregnancy size, I have slimmed down lots and feeling great and energetic and healthy and that's what matters most, I do not care to be super skinny, my body will never be 100lb again and the stretch marks are here for life and thats ok. I do not have unrealistic expectations of myself, my only expectation is to be as healthy as possible and to encourage my children to live a healthy lifestyle. Maybe at some point I'll post a before and after picture but for now I must wrap this up.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Happy Valentines Day! ...And diaper talk. Not gross. I promise.
Yay for love day! Hope you are all feeling loved.
This morning Miss.S and I made cupcakes for Nick. Rye supervised us to make sure we did the baking correctly. He is very good at that job. Sophia got to lick the chocolate cake mix off the spoon and made a mess of herself. She's such a cutie! Will post pic tomorrow.
Can I chat about cloth diapers? why yes I can!
So I have had many other parents ask me if cloth diapering is easy. Is it actually cheaper? Is it difficult to wash the diapers? Why did you chose cloth instead of convenient disposables?
After the start up cost it does save money to use cloth. For me I have a close friend who lets me borrow diapers that she is not using and then I give them back once my babe outgrows them. I also have a couple Kushies(50-60$ for a 5 pack) and a couple home made diapers that are made out of 5 layers of flannel that require a plastic cover. I bought the material for 2$ a meter at fabric land when they had a huge sale. I also bought used Flannel bedsheets from thrift stores. Most of those were newborn sizes and are packed away now so I wont be showing a picture. To get better deals on cloth diapers you can search kijiji, make them yourself if you can sew or swap with other parents. Check out parenting forums for other cloth diapering mamas.
Is it difficult to wash cloth diapers? No its not. Simply put them in the washer, add detergent and walk away. I use purex. Beware some detergents are not safe for diapers and NEVER use fabric softener. On occasion you will need to strip the diapers. This needs to be done if the diapers still smell after a washing and or if your baby starts developing a rash. This is caused by detergent build up. Its important not to use too much detergent and I like to do an extra rinse because my last 2 babies have had sensitive bottoms. You can google stripping diapers and figure out what works best for you. We do a load every 2-3 days.
Why did I chose Cloth? Well that's simple. First it has saved me hundreds of dollars, second Miss.S and Rye have both been sensitive to disposables and got awful rashes and third as a family we try to be environmentally friendly whenever possible and this is an easy way to cut down on the amount of garbage. I also use cloth wipes most of the time for the same reason plus I wet them in warm water right before a change so I don't make my baby cold. Also we have to be very careful what wipes we use. Rye has really bad eczema and most wipes irritate his skin. I've had a couple friends complain of consistent rashes and once switched to cloth wipes and just water they stopped having rash issues. Definitely worth trying if diaper rash cream does not work. You can buy the packs of baby wash cloths or make flannel or fleece wipes. I just use really old receiving blankets and cut them out into wipes. I try to use what I have on hand instead of spending money and thankfully after 7 years of being a mom I found plenty of worn down puke stained baby blankets to use.
If anyone wants to cloth diaper but without the extra work you can see if your local area has a diaper service. They provide you with a weeks worth of diapers and every week they pick up the dirty ones and give you some clean ones. The one in my area I believe is $20 per week so I'm guessing other diaper services probably have similar prices.
Well This post has taken me all day to write due to being super busy. I had intended to share a picture of chocolate faced Miss.S, Rye's new haircut and show off the adorable diaper stash I currently have but unfortunately that will have to be done with a recipe tomorrow because I haven't folded and put away diapers yet and I'm too tired to do any more work and just want to have a glass of wine and go to sleep. Night Everyone.
This morning Miss.S and I made cupcakes for Nick. Rye supervised us to make sure we did the baking correctly. He is very good at that job. Sophia got to lick the chocolate cake mix off the spoon and made a mess of herself. She's such a cutie! Will post pic tomorrow.
Can I chat about cloth diapers? why yes I can!
So I have had many other parents ask me if cloth diapering is easy. Is it actually cheaper? Is it difficult to wash the diapers? Why did you chose cloth instead of convenient disposables?
After the start up cost it does save money to use cloth. For me I have a close friend who lets me borrow diapers that she is not using and then I give them back once my babe outgrows them. I also have a couple Kushies(50-60$ for a 5 pack) and a couple home made diapers that are made out of 5 layers of flannel that require a plastic cover. I bought the material for 2$ a meter at fabric land when they had a huge sale. I also bought used Flannel bedsheets from thrift stores. Most of those were newborn sizes and are packed away now so I wont be showing a picture. To get better deals on cloth diapers you can search kijiji, make them yourself if you can sew or swap with other parents. Check out parenting forums for other cloth diapering mamas.
Is it difficult to wash cloth diapers? No its not. Simply put them in the washer, add detergent and walk away. I use purex. Beware some detergents are not safe for diapers and NEVER use fabric softener. On occasion you will need to strip the diapers. This needs to be done if the diapers still smell after a washing and or if your baby starts developing a rash. This is caused by detergent build up. Its important not to use too much detergent and I like to do an extra rinse because my last 2 babies have had sensitive bottoms. You can google stripping diapers and figure out what works best for you. We do a load every 2-3 days.
Why did I chose Cloth? Well that's simple. First it has saved me hundreds of dollars, second Miss.S and Rye have both been sensitive to disposables and got awful rashes and third as a family we try to be environmentally friendly whenever possible and this is an easy way to cut down on the amount of garbage. I also use cloth wipes most of the time for the same reason plus I wet them in warm water right before a change so I don't make my baby cold. Also we have to be very careful what wipes we use. Rye has really bad eczema and most wipes irritate his skin. I've had a couple friends complain of consistent rashes and once switched to cloth wipes and just water they stopped having rash issues. Definitely worth trying if diaper rash cream does not work. You can buy the packs of baby wash cloths or make flannel or fleece wipes. I just use really old receiving blankets and cut them out into wipes. I try to use what I have on hand instead of spending money and thankfully after 7 years of being a mom I found plenty of worn down puke stained baby blankets to use.
If anyone wants to cloth diaper but without the extra work you can see if your local area has a diaper service. They provide you with a weeks worth of diapers and every week they pick up the dirty ones and give you some clean ones. The one in my area I believe is $20 per week so I'm guessing other diaper services probably have similar prices.
Well This post has taken me all day to write due to being super busy. I had intended to share a picture of chocolate faced Miss.S, Rye's new haircut and show off the adorable diaper stash I currently have but unfortunately that will have to be done with a recipe tomorrow because I haven't folded and put away diapers yet and I'm too tired to do any more work and just want to have a glass of wine and go to sleep. Night Everyone.
Monday, 13 February 2012
where was I? ...
Even I don't know. The past couple weeks have been crazy. Poor rye is still battling a cold and not sleeping and between going back and forth from the school, going to playgroup and studying the driver handbook to get my g1(which i got today) I have had nothing interesting or f***ed up to write about. I'm seriously sorry for my severe case of writers block. But since I'm here and writing I'm going to share my goals this week even though boring its better than nothing.
-Make a belt for Miss.V because she's super skinny and nothing fits her.
-Make aprons for both girls.
-Get out of the house doing something I like for at least one hour(I know probably not going to happen but I should try right?
- Make a diaper or 2 or at least more soakers and cloth wipes because I'm finding that I'm running out after 1 day and end up using disposable wipes which Rye hates because they are cold. He's spoiled:D
I also need to do up our meal plan because I have been slacking and then an hour before supper time I have no idea what I'm cooking because I didn't plan anything. This results in either odd meals or purchasing tacos or subs and that goes against our goal of being more frugal. Subs are tasty and worth it though and Miss.S will eat them. Its the easiest way of getting lots of veggies into her. She's probably like every other kid who doesn't eat nearly enough recommended veggies(or any other food for that matter) because the people who came up with the food guide obviously never had to get a kid to eat or they were feeding the rare kid who actually likes to eat. That's my theory anyways.
In other news, Miss.V got a new book from Chapters that's filled with pictures and stuff about the Harry Potter movies so she is super happy with us. Oh and the only reason we were able to buy the book was because when uncle Jordan was visiting he was stupid and gave Rye his Chapters gift card to play with so he wouldn't cry while we were at a restaurant and never got it back because its evil to take stuff from a baby. Plus Rye can scream super loud so we avoid pissing him off.
I'm still annoyed at over priced products including Grover from sesame st hats and mitts. I seriously want them but can't justify spending that kind of money on myself. I didn't even buy a coffee from Starbucks even though I so badly wanted one.
Saving money takes a lot of effort.
-Make a belt for Miss.V because she's super skinny and nothing fits her.
-Make aprons for both girls.
-Get out of the house doing something I like for at least one hour(I know probably not going to happen but I should try right?
- Make a diaper or 2 or at least more soakers and cloth wipes because I'm finding that I'm running out after 1 day and end up using disposable wipes which Rye hates because they are cold. He's spoiled:D
I also need to do up our meal plan because I have been slacking and then an hour before supper time I have no idea what I'm cooking because I didn't plan anything. This results in either odd meals or purchasing tacos or subs and that goes against our goal of being more frugal. Subs are tasty and worth it though and Miss.S will eat them. Its the easiest way of getting lots of veggies into her. She's probably like every other kid who doesn't eat nearly enough recommended veggies(or any other food for that matter) because the people who came up with the food guide obviously never had to get a kid to eat or they were feeding the rare kid who actually likes to eat. That's my theory anyways.
In other news, Miss.V got a new book from Chapters that's filled with pictures and stuff about the Harry Potter movies so she is super happy with us. Oh and the only reason we were able to buy the book was because when uncle Jordan was visiting he was stupid and gave Rye his Chapters gift card to play with so he wouldn't cry while we were at a restaurant and never got it back because its evil to take stuff from a baby. Plus Rye can scream super loud so we avoid pissing him off.
I'm still annoyed at over priced products including Grover from sesame st hats and mitts. I seriously want them but can't justify spending that kind of money on myself. I didn't even buy a coffee from Starbucks even though I so badly wanted one.
Saving money takes a lot of effort.
Friday, 10 February 2012
What a week *sigh*
Sorry for the lack of posts this week.
The family has been taking turns getting sick. Miss.V started feelin like crap on sunday and stayed home from school for 2 days then Rye got a cold and still battling it. And of course the girls have projects for school and there was a mistake on the assignment sheet so instead of the projects being due monday they are due today. Gotta love last minute homework. Miss.S and I(mostly me, thanks school for giving my nonfocused hyper 4 year old a project) just finished hers and I took a blow dryer to it to make the glue dry faster. Totally worked and her project is ready to go! I'm smart like that ;)
During our awful week our friend Ben stopped by one evening for a visit. He was talking about work then told us how he walked into work the other day to find this:
Poor Alvin :(
I swear I will have more interesting stuff to post in a bit but Rye is on the move and determined to trash my house with Miss.S and being a responsible parent I must stop them.
The family has been taking turns getting sick. Miss.V started feelin like crap on sunday and stayed home from school for 2 days then Rye got a cold and still battling it. And of course the girls have projects for school and there was a mistake on the assignment sheet so instead of the projects being due monday they are due today. Gotta love last minute homework. Miss.S and I(mostly me, thanks school for giving my nonfocused hyper 4 year old a project) just finished hers and I took a blow dryer to it to make the glue dry faster. Totally worked and her project is ready to go! I'm smart like that ;)
During our awful week our friend Ben stopped by one evening for a visit. He was talking about work then told us how he walked into work the other day to find this:
Poor Alvin :(
I swear I will have more interesting stuff to post in a bit but Rye is on the move and determined to trash my house with Miss.S and being a responsible parent I must stop them.
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Activities for the kids!
A lot of my mommy friends are always trying to figure out what to do with their kids or if they are like me they are not very creative and suck at coming up with crafts. Well I get most of my activities or worksheets from this site.
www.education.com
There's plenty to do for all age groups and that means you can finally sit down for that cup of coffee you keep reheating but never get a chance to drink or go for a bathroom break....maybe. If you have an infant that wont do anything other than cling to you or consistently attack the dogs water dish and making a mess then you can forget about coffee or washrooms. Its just not happening. Been there done that...OK STILL there and doing that. *glares at Rye*
Speaking of Rye, my 13 month babe painted for the first time today(other than me doing footprints a few months ago). He made 2 wonderful creative pictures. They were full of colour and...splatters? Either way I think we could frame his paintings and sell them for lots and he will be all famous and will have college monies. Alright he probably will not become famous and no one else will think his paintings are good but I'm his mother and I see loads of AWESOME when I look at his paintings.
OK OK y'all are probably wishing I would shut up already so you can check out kids worksheets and whatnot.
Tomorrow I'll post pictures of stuff.
www.education.com
There's plenty to do for all age groups and that means you can finally sit down for that cup of coffee you keep reheating but never get a chance to drink or go for a bathroom break....maybe. If you have an infant that wont do anything other than cling to you or consistently attack the dogs water dish and making a mess then you can forget about coffee or washrooms. Its just not happening. Been there done that...OK STILL there and doing that. *glares at Rye*
Speaking of Rye, my 13 month babe painted for the first time today(other than me doing footprints a few months ago). He made 2 wonderful creative pictures. They were full of colour and...splatters? Either way I think we could frame his paintings and sell them for lots and he will be all famous and will have college monies. Alright he probably will not become famous and no one else will think his paintings are good but I'm his mother and I see loads of AWESOME when I look at his paintings.
OK OK y'all are probably wishing I would shut up already so you can check out kids worksheets and whatnot.
Tomorrow I'll post pictures of stuff.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Random sh!t day. WOOHOO!
Its not all youtube videos this week. Yay me!
This first picture is a screen shot from season 3 of True Blood. Yes I'm aware im behind lol Anyways While watching creepy guy poke Bill's forehead I had a sudden craving for pineapple.
And apparently the search engine felt the need to suggest I look for uses for Avon bubble bath...seriously search thingy?
Im sure you all have seen this video but if not here you go. "Movies bring so much joy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA
And I wanted to share how much I love my husband and one of the messages I sent him while he was away for a month. He was having trouble sleeping so I though I would help him out because I'm a devoted, loving, responsible wife.
I know this is being posted on a thursday evening and not friday but I thought ya'll could use a good read with your morning coffee because I'm helpful like that. Your welcome.
Remember to help a local mama out and check out her business, Stephanies Creations that I posted about after saving you all from vampire-zombies.
Have an awesome friday!
This first picture is a screen shot from season 3 of True Blood. Yes I'm aware im behind lol Anyways While watching creepy guy poke Bill's forehead I had a sudden craving for pineapple.
And apparently the search engine felt the need to suggest I look for uses for Avon bubble bath...seriously search thingy?
Im sure you all have seen this video but if not here you go. "Movies bring so much joy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA
And I wanted to share how much I love my husband and one of the messages I sent him while he was away for a month. He was having trouble sleeping so I though I would help him out because I'm a devoted, loving, responsible wife.
I know this is being posted on a thursday evening and not friday but I thought ya'll could use a good read with your morning coffee because I'm helpful like that. Your welcome.
Remember to help a local mama out and check out her business, Stephanies Creations that I posted about after saving you all from vampire-zombies.
Have an awesome friday!
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Oh the things we say! continued..
That's right there's lots of f***ed up in this house. We have the weirdest conversations.l I don't know why, it just happens so I might as well share since people find us entertaining.
Family chat one evening with Miss.S
Miss.S - There's an antidote in the air! Where can we find it?
Me - The doctor?
Nick - Shaman or witchdoctor...i dunno
Me - oo ee ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang!
She thinks we are informative and funny :D
Now and even more f***ed up conversation between Nick and I last night. It all started with a rash. On his shoulder neck area. I said it looks like a vampire was snackin on him. And now he's infected and will turn into a vampire/zombie hybrid. We were all like f***! How are we supposed to battle a vampire-zombie?
Problem # 1 - If its half zombie it can go out in sunlight
Problem # 2 - A stake through the heart will not be good enough.
Problem # 3 - Not allergic to garlic
Problem # 4 - They won't just find your blood tasty, they will find ALL of you tasty.
NOM NOM NOM!
Problem # 5 - Can probably teleport or turn into bats
Problem # 6 - May still wear a cape which looks sexy on vampires but a zombie wearing one is kinda wrong...it just not done.
Problem # 7 - Crosses won't burn them.
Problem # 8 - Blade is too busy not filing his income tax to save us
Problem # 9 - Vampires can seduce their victims...vampire-zombies will probably do the same.
So after thinking about how to kill a vampire-zombie we figured out the one common weakness between the two. You must destroy the head. Its the only way and yes I'm aware that its a bit messy and probably tricky with all its special abilities. I recommend if you come across any vampire-zombies that you do not kill it on nice carpets and preferably outdoors where you can hose down the area of the slaying. If we are being attacked we must find the easiest and fastest way to clean so we can continue to defend ourselves.
So now that I have protected everyone with my messed up thoughts I would like to share a home business that's just starting up. If you need specialized invites this is the place to go. She also offers other services.
http://www.wix.com/stephanie_edwards87/stephanies-creations#!
Family chat one evening with Miss.S
Miss.S - There's an antidote in the air! Where can we find it?
Me - The doctor?
Nick - Shaman or witchdoctor...i dunno
Me - oo ee ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang!
She thinks we are informative and funny :D
Now and even more f***ed up conversation between Nick and I last night. It all started with a rash. On his shoulder neck area. I said it looks like a vampire was snackin on him. And now he's infected and will turn into a vampire/zombie hybrid. We were all like f***! How are we supposed to battle a vampire-zombie?
Problem # 1 - If its half zombie it can go out in sunlight
Problem # 2 - A stake through the heart will not be good enough.
Problem # 3 - Not allergic to garlic
Problem # 4 - They won't just find your blood tasty, they will find ALL of you tasty.
NOM NOM NOM!
Problem # 5 - Can probably teleport or turn into bats
Problem # 6 - May still wear a cape which looks sexy on vampires but a zombie wearing one is kinda wrong...it just not done.
Problem # 7 - Crosses won't burn them.
Problem # 8 - Blade is too busy not filing his income tax to save us
Problem # 9 - Vampires can seduce their victims...vampire-zombies will probably do the same.
So after thinking about how to kill a vampire-zombie we figured out the one common weakness between the two. You must destroy the head. Its the only way and yes I'm aware that its a bit messy and probably tricky with all its special abilities. I recommend if you come across any vampire-zombies that you do not kill it on nice carpets and preferably outdoors where you can hose down the area of the slaying. If we are being attacked we must find the easiest and fastest way to clean so we can continue to defend ourselves.
So now that I have protected everyone with my messed up thoughts I would like to share a home business that's just starting up. If you need specialized invites this is the place to go. She also offers other services.
http://www.wix.com/stephanie_edwards87/stephanies-creations#!
Recipe Wednesday! Mexican Casserole
I got this recipe off of allrecipes.com. Its easy and yummy. Made it at nicks birthday last year and it was a huge hit.
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups salsa
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, drained
3 cups tortilla chips, crushed
2 cups sour cream
1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 pound lean ground beef
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Stir in salsa, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in beans, and heat through.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Spread crushed tortilla chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips. Spread sour cream over beef, and sprinkle olives, green onion, and tomato over the sour cream. Top with Cheddar cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
I'm a happy mama
I shall give some history about miss.s. As a baby she was perfect. She rarily cried or made a sound but did smile and responded to her name and laughed when tickled. She also said mama, dada and roger roger(star wars) at 1 year. She also was crawling at 6 months and walking by 1. She was developing at a normal rate. When she was around 7 months I started a home daycare. I did that for 2.5 years and never had she tried to socialize with the other children, participate in activies or even attempt to sing songs. She was always off in her own little world. Whatever thats fine, she was still very young but I was suprised that she had ZERO interest in anything. Fast foward to April2010 and she was not talking and still babbling. At this point she was almost 3. We had her first speech assessment at TykeTalk. She was diagnosed with moderate/severe speech production delay. So While on the waitlist they gave me face exercises to do with her as we suspected something was going on with her jaw as she was doing weird movements. During that assessment I was asked questions about how well she eats. Up untill about 2 she would choked and gagged on almost everything and I was continually saving her life because she wouldnt chew the food. It didn't take long to make the connection. 17 weeks of speech therapy through TykeTalk and I can happily say my kid is talking and we can understand most of what she says :)
Now we are facing new concerns. Miss.S is a VERY energetic child. Often impulsive and destructive to objects around our home, struggles to focus except on a couple activities(obsesses about her puzzles)and theres been other behaviours that ive wondered about sometimes extreme and sometimes not. During her time at TykeTalk the speech pathologist finally, after struggling to get her to sit still and do the activities, reccommended that she gets a referal for a developmental assessment. I have always had the gut feeling that something was "off" with her but everyone else who doesnt have to be with the kid 24/7 kept telling me "oh shes fine if you take her to the dr they will drug her blah blah blah". I was relieved when finally someone else saw what I saw! I was made to feel terrible for thinking something was different about her. Now I realize it was kinda my fault everyone thought she was perfectly normal because if I knew she was having one of those days where she would get crazy hyper and act up nonstop I just wouldnt take her anywhere and very picky that we have a strict routine because she would be impossible to handle if we broke the routine. Noone was around to see what I live with. She's been on the waitlist for that assessment for a year because we suspect ADHD. Theres also concerns about how she socializes with other children. She does not directly intereact with them but more plays with them but doing her own thing. Kinda how toddlers play and this has concerned me for some time and I take her to a play group every week outside of school to encourage her to play with other children.
Yesturday I had a meeting at Miss.S school with the teacher, early learning person and the speech pathologist. I was a nervous wreck waiting for this meeting. I've heard so many horror stories from other parents of the schools not being helpful and whatnot. This was not the case. The speech pathologist has been reassessing her over the past couple weeks and is working on a program for her for at school aswell is willing to send home some of the activities as I would like to reinforce what shes doing at the school. The teacher has also noted her lack of focus, how she obsesses about certain things aswell as how she doesn't directly interact with her friends. They did up a report about not only the speech but the social and attention issues for when sophia is assessed. I'm also happy to report that sophia is now in the nomal percentile for speech and language although understanding questions she scored in the 5th percentile but the rest she was scoring around 35th percentile. I realize thats the low end of average but she started at 0 so we are very proud of her.
So many people make comments such as "I don't know how you can handle being with her all day by yourself" but really I'm used to it. Its exhausting work(I wont lie I do sometimes need a break and I do sometimes get frustrated) but I knew becoming a parent was not going to be easy. Her different needs is not what she is, just a part of her and I don't mind. She's healthy, brilliant, happy, hilarious, shes is great with her baby brother and is always helping, she stands up for her friends when she see's they are being mistreated and she's a sweety and I adore her, crazyness and all.
Now excuse me while I go clean glue off my coffee table.
Now we are facing new concerns. Miss.S is a VERY energetic child. Often impulsive and destructive to objects around our home, struggles to focus except on a couple activities(obsesses about her puzzles)and theres been other behaviours that ive wondered about sometimes extreme and sometimes not. During her time at TykeTalk the speech pathologist finally, after struggling to get her to sit still and do the activities, reccommended that she gets a referal for a developmental assessment. I have always had the gut feeling that something was "off" with her but everyone else who doesnt have to be with the kid 24/7 kept telling me "oh shes fine if you take her to the dr they will drug her blah blah blah". I was relieved when finally someone else saw what I saw! I was made to feel terrible for thinking something was different about her. Now I realize it was kinda my fault everyone thought she was perfectly normal because if I knew she was having one of those days where she would get crazy hyper and act up nonstop I just wouldnt take her anywhere and very picky that we have a strict routine because she would be impossible to handle if we broke the routine. Noone was around to see what I live with. She's been on the waitlist for that assessment for a year because we suspect ADHD. Theres also concerns about how she socializes with other children. She does not directly intereact with them but more plays with them but doing her own thing. Kinda how toddlers play and this has concerned me for some time and I take her to a play group every week outside of school to encourage her to play with other children.
Yesturday I had a meeting at Miss.S school with the teacher, early learning person and the speech pathologist. I was a nervous wreck waiting for this meeting. I've heard so many horror stories from other parents of the schools not being helpful and whatnot. This was not the case. The speech pathologist has been reassessing her over the past couple weeks and is working on a program for her for at school aswell is willing to send home some of the activities as I would like to reinforce what shes doing at the school. The teacher has also noted her lack of focus, how she obsesses about certain things aswell as how she doesn't directly interact with her friends. They did up a report about not only the speech but the social and attention issues for when sophia is assessed. I'm also happy to report that sophia is now in the nomal percentile for speech and language although understanding questions she scored in the 5th percentile but the rest she was scoring around 35th percentile. I realize thats the low end of average but she started at 0 so we are very proud of her.
So many people make comments such as "I don't know how you can handle being with her all day by yourself" but really I'm used to it. Its exhausting work(I wont lie I do sometimes need a break and I do sometimes get frustrated) but I knew becoming a parent was not going to be easy. Her different needs is not what she is, just a part of her and I don't mind. She's healthy, brilliant, happy, hilarious, shes is great with her baby brother and is always helping, she stands up for her friends when she see's they are being mistreated and she's a sweety and I adore her, crazyness and all.
Now excuse me while I go clean glue off my coffee table.
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Oh the things we say!
Conversation between Nick and I about my childhood and my birthday this year(which isn't for another couple months but he likes to plan stuff out ahead of time).
Me: As a kid I always made my dad buy me a bag of Ruffles sour cream and onion chips on his way home from the bar. Those are my favourite.
Nick: Well on your birthday instead of playing in cake like Fergie you can roll around in chips because your April and your AWESOME.
Me: Yeah...I could totally pull that off. Fuck cake. I want chips! They have to be Ruffles, none of that lays or cheap Brand stuff.
Its not only Nick and I who have odd conversations.
Miss.V: I'm hungry
Me: *looks around my almost empty kitchen because I avoid grocery stores* Want a banana? We have lots of bananas!
Miss.V: Does it have vitamin A?
Me: uh...sure?
Miss.V: *stares at mom with attitude because she's stupid and doesn't know anything about bananas*
Me: Listen kid eat the banana or don't, I don't care. Its healthy, EVERYONE knows that.
Miss.V: OK OK I will eat the banana.
Of course I was then left wondering why the hell my kids question everything we feed them and why after all the junk she insists on eatings she's suddenly concerned about vitamins. I don't think I will ever understand the way her mind works.
Me: As a kid I always made my dad buy me a bag of Ruffles sour cream and onion chips on his way home from the bar. Those are my favourite.
Nick: Well on your birthday instead of playing in cake like Fergie you can roll around in chips because your April and your AWESOME.
Me: Yeah...I could totally pull that off. Fuck cake. I want chips! They have to be Ruffles, none of that lays or cheap Brand stuff.
Its not only Nick and I who have odd conversations.
Miss.V: I'm hungry
Me: *looks around my almost empty kitchen because I avoid grocery stores* Want a banana? We have lots of bananas!
Miss.V: Does it have vitamin A?
Me: uh...sure?
Miss.V: *stares at mom with attitude because she's stupid and doesn't know anything about bananas*
Me: Listen kid eat the banana or don't, I don't care. Its healthy, EVERYONE knows that.
Miss.V: OK OK I will eat the banana.
Of course I was then left wondering why the hell my kids question everything we feed them and why after all the junk she insists on eatings she's suddenly concerned about vitamins. I don't think I will ever understand the way her mind works.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Random sh!t on the internet day!
I think everyone knows I have a youtube addiction.... so here yea go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3rbv_QbAU4&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=3&feature=plpp_video ahaha he's so sexy with his socks and moves. I can't stop giggling!
Here's something special that I would like to share. My husband is the star in this indiana jone style shoplifting video from back in the day. He was in the broadcasting class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o6QE8czNqE&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=44&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3rbv_QbAU4&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=3&feature=plpp_video ahaha he's so sexy with his socks and moves. I can't stop giggling!
Here's something special that I would like to share. My husband is the star in this indiana jone style shoplifting video from back in the day. He was in the broadcasting class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o6QE8czNqE&list=FL9UyHI5ADFWoN0fdZv2SL4g&index=44&feature=plpp_video
Pictures I had meant to post last week but totally didn't..
..because I'm an unorganized lazy person with alot of kids who take up the little energy I have...and the hole gettin sick thing didn't help because honestly strep I don't need your help falling behind and can do so on my own. Oh and you can go away please so I can swallow without pain. definatly still sufferin but I'm awake so I probably shouldn't complain even though thats one of my many talents.
So here are some pictures of my super adorable kids during our cookie making adventure last week. I havent posted anything about them recently and thought I should since its kinda promised in the "About me" bit on the side over there somewhere---->
Plus all the other mommies are posting about their kids and make me look like a crazy unloving parent. Which im not because instead of posting about my kids all day I do stuff with them. I'm sure when they are older they are gonna look back on their childhood and go "making cookies and having nerf gun wars with mom was fun" while other peoples kids will be like remember the days when our mom was so focused on us that instead of playing she was posting about us shitting ourselves on facebook and blogs? Pull out the nerf guns and shoot at your kids instead of posting about them! My kids are at school and napping so im allowed to post about them :P I win!
Rykers first chocolate chip cookie.
mmmm yummyness!
So here are some pictures of my super adorable kids during our cookie making adventure last week. I havent posted anything about them recently and thought I should since its kinda promised in the "About me" bit on the side over there somewhere---->
Plus all the other mommies are posting about their kids and make me look like a crazy unloving parent. Which im not because instead of posting about my kids all day I do stuff with them. I'm sure when they are older they are gonna look back on their childhood and go "making cookies and having nerf gun wars with mom was fun" while other peoples kids will be like remember the days when our mom was so focused on us that instead of playing she was posting about us shitting ourselves on facebook and blogs? Pull out the nerf guns and shoot at your kids instead of posting about them! My kids are at school and napping so im allowed to post about them :P I win!
mmmm yummyness!
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Porn for pregnant ladies!
Hahahahaha came across this blog and thought this was funny.
http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/1/17/porn-for-pregnant-ladies.html
You don't have to be pregnant to enjoy this!
Ok I promise a real post later but Miss.S and Rye are staring at me like I have 2 heads for laughing at my laptop and I must go entertain them before school and naptime or they may try to murder me in my sleep.
http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/1/17/porn-for-pregnant-ladies.html
You don't have to be pregnant to enjoy this!
Ok I promise a real post later but Miss.S and Rye are staring at me like I have 2 heads for laughing at my laptop and I must go entertain them before school and naptime or they may try to murder me in my sleep.
Tip of the day
I have now done my duty in protecting you. Your welcome.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Explanation for my disapearing act plus some
I'm a magician! muahaha!!!
Ok I'm actually not but it would be cool if I was right? So instead of being awesome I got strep throat and slept Sat, Sun and Monday. Most of that was a blur of Nick shoving painkillers and infection fighting pills down my throat and my fever being so bad that everything was spinning and my cat had 5 heads. I'm still currently high off a mixture of advil, tylonal and antibiotics so if this post seems a tad weird then you know why. So I will start with posting a comic I made last week but never had a chance to post due to my non magical abilities of getting very VERY sick. Than I shall post instructions on how to make garlicky creamy potato soup that I promised Jordan. The comic introduces Jordan. He's awesome and feeds me alcohol. I'm sure encouraging my drinking is probably a bad idea but I don't mind.
Ok I'm actually not but it would be cool if I was right? So instead of being awesome I got strep throat and slept Sat, Sun and Monday. Most of that was a blur of Nick shoving painkillers and infection fighting pills down my throat and my fever being so bad that everything was spinning and my cat had 5 heads. I'm still currently high off a mixture of advil, tylonal and antibiotics so if this post seems a tad weird then you know why. So I will start with posting a comic I made last week but never had a chance to post due to my non magical abilities of getting very VERY sick. Than I shall post instructions on how to make garlicky creamy potato soup that I promised Jordan. The comic introduces Jordan. He's awesome and feeds me alcohol. I'm sure encouraging my drinking is probably a bad idea but I don't mind.
Ok so here's how to make potato soup. Take how ever many potatos you feel like making soupy. If you want lots I reccomend more than 5 large potatoes....maybe like 7-10. Cut skin off and chop into smaller peices. If you have managed to get this far put your chopped potato into a big pot with lots of water and boil untill easily mashable. Drain about half the water when ready to mash it up. Ok so now that the potato is mashed add however much minced garlic you want, salt, pepper, oregano, shredded carrots, celery and chopped onion. Then add come coffee cream and milk untill it looks soupy. Taste test alot during this to make sure you add enough salt and garlic. You can probably add sour cream if you want. I havent froze any yet so I can't say if it freezes well but im sure it will freeze just fine. It will thicken in fridge so when reheating you will need to add a little milk. This is not an exact recipe as I just started mixing this stuff together one night when I hadnt hit up the grocery store and lacked food and had a hungry family to feed so I just did what looked good with what I had. Oh don't forget to wash the potatos.
Your welcome Jordan.. Thanks for making me screw up the blog routine that I was attempting to create but I did it for you because you are a cherished friend who promised me skyrim and its my blog so I create the rules and break them if I want to. I wont be posting a recipe tomorrow. I'll possibly post another comic though because theres another one I made last week that I had planned to share but didn't due to sleeping for 3 days with fever induced hallucinations. If ya'll are worried the cat is back down to one head and theres no need to rush him to the vet for some weird growing extra heads disease.
Friday, 20 January 2012
Go adsense! hahahaha
I thought it was worth sharing this amazingness. I knew that adsense would post ad's that are somehow related to the topics of my blog but I didnt even expect to see a gun ad.
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