Weight

Why is it so easy to put on weight and the hardest thing in the world to lose it? I am on a new mission to drop 20 pounds in the next few months. It is going to take some hardcore work, but it is totally do able. I plan on walking in the morning & working out in the afternoon, I have the time why not do it? Now, can I give up sweets? I doubt it but it is worth the try.

I'm Not Smarter Than a 2 Year Old

"Why did you poop your pants? I don't understand why you didn't use the potty. Look at this mess, it is everywhere, why didn't you use the potty? You have been doing so good, I guess I am just puzzled as to why you didn't use the potty?"

"Mommy, sometimes it just happens."


"Tell daddy about feeding the goats, he hasn't heard about that yet."
"Mommy, I only fed one goat not two."

"You are my favorite 2 year old in the whole wide world!"
"I am 2.5 now mom!"

He is really much too cute & smart, these are the jaw dropping moments I like best about parenthood.

That's a Low Blow

When a conversation starts out like:

"I am not implying anything, but at the station"

and my response is

"Don't say anything else, I don't want to hear it"

and you continue

"We have a cleaning rotation"

and I say

"We tried that when we first got married, it didn't work for us, we never did it"

and you say

"I said it would benefit ME"

and I give you the look and then you say

"Why are mad?"

and I say

"I am the one who cleans the house, don't you think I would get mad, hell yeah I am mad, you just said I don't keep the house clean enough."

Lesson that SHOULD be learned here that most likely wasn't: Don't insult the person that does your laundry, dishes, cleans the toilets, picks up every night, cleans the counters, and everything else AND cooks your food, the results could be none of the things listed above getting done.

I don't think our house is perfect, but it is clean, I feel comfortable that if someone made a drop in surprise visit the worst you would find were toys on the floor, but with two kids running around who doesn't have toys on the floor? I can also say there aren't many people that you can drop in on and find a clean house, they would have dirty floors and dirty dishes in the sink these are rare sights around here so until you take the time to fold YOUR laundry that has been sitting in the corner for well over a week I don't want to hear about how I could do a better job keeping up the house, and by the way your welcome for folding YOUR clothes that YOU washed and didn't bother to take out of the dryer or fold. I took them out of the dryer and placed them in the basket and didn't fold them to see how long it would take you...I guess you won that one, because after a week I couldn't handle it anymore.

I Do What I Say...

Once in an interview I was asked what would the principal see when she entered my room, I said well you might see what you may think is chaos but really it is learning. I am often on the floor with my kids, when I was nine months pregnant (with #1) I was sitting on the floor PAST my due date. Next she asked me what kind of teacher do I consider myself, I said, strict but loving, I hold high expectations, and as I have already said I am an on the floor kind of teacher. I never said that I have a bad habit of lying on the floor with the kids, especially for tight fitting rooms where there is no room for tables for reading groups. My parapro took some pictures last week of the kids and I playing I Spy in our new I Spy book. Just proof I do what I say. :)

Maybe I Am The One

So I find it hilarious that Rhino sits around going "Maybe I am the one, maybe I am the one" he is singing part of Puddle of Mudd's "Psycho" I know it isn't a very Christian song and very much different from what we normally listen to, but for some reason this song is catchy to me. It is my ring tone for everyone except a select few and I personally find it funny for some people. I have to remember he is a sponge soaking up everything including my ring tone. Maybe I am the one who will give him an open mind and he come to appreciate different types of music and know it is okay to be diverse. Maybe I am the one, maybe I am the one!

Couldn't Stay Away

I should've listened to my friends and not deleted my old blog, I should've taken a break and then picked back up. On the other hand I think that it is good because I am not telling anyone I am back on so they will have to stumble upon it. :) I like it! I like the idea of being kind of ambiguous to others for a little while anyway.

So here we go, blogging again!