because I really can't get enough of myself

We were supposed to go to Disneyland today. That was the plan anyway. Stupid plan.... I'm not feeling very funny about it. I've been off of M&M's for a solid week, but I'm thinking that this kind of let down is going to need a bag...or two.....or maybe one of those king sized party bags. It would help if they were Halloween colors.

I love it when I see a friend that I haven't seen in a long time and then realize that I'm still an actual person and not just "mommy." On friday I met up with one of my super great, never see, friends for a movie. It has been about 52 years since she and I have hung out (or maybe it just feels like that long, I'm not sure.) Possibly because we're both a bit "women who lived in a shoe"-ish lately. You know, too many kids to know what to do? I have my born-way-too-close-together kids, but get this: she has 7 month old triplets and a 3 year old son with Downs Syndrome . That makes my life seem like a walk in the park. And when those triplets learn how to run, my park will have daisy covered paths with relaxing muzak wafting through the gentle refreshing breeze. Because I'm pretty sure that many toddlers would be the death of me (hopefully she handles it better and can at least escape death.) So we had to schedule our girls night weeks in adva...

I searched through Jen's ENTIRE BLOG and couldn't find a picture of her. So I had to guess on what she looks like. This is what you look like, right Jen? (Don't we all?!) So here is Jen enjoying her brand new bathroom complete with jetted garden tub and a shelf just for her bath time candles. Don't let the enormous size of Jen's head fool you - this is really a huge tub. (Jen's head is just large to show off her gorgeous pouty lips, because pouty lips deserve showing off. Also Jen's leg wouldn't really be that big either, but I couldn't make it smaller because the toes are already puny looking compared to the size of Jen's lips....you see the problem?) But it really is a HUGE and WONDERFUL tub, in a HUGE and WONDERFUL bathroom with no extra poopish interruptions . And once all of my fasting and praying is done I'm sure this glorious bathroom will suddenly appear attached to Jen's house. Because that's our deal. (I'm still...

I'm feeling very moody. And not just normal moody, some kind of extra special moodiness. The kind of moodiness where if you just say words like "husband" I automatically scream and flail a little. I went to 2 Dr's appointments this morning. Ugh. Counting the 2 today, 1 yesterday, 1 last thursday and 1 tomorrow that makes WAY TOO MANY times. This morning I woke up and saw the billion tiny zits on my chin. But I only get zits when I'm pregnant (and TRUST ME, I am not pregnant.) Having no zits is my ONLY positive beauty factor, so I get really mad when I get them. And this morning I almost threw something. I had to see the eye dr . I sat in the waiting room and read the over-sized print version of Readers Digest. It was about how a teenager saved a 4 year old who was being mauled by dogs. I started panicking, with real heartfelt concern, but then they called my name. At this Dr's office they always numb my eyeballs TWICE. Why twice? Seriously. I ha...

Because it was so much fun the first time . Plus that's just how my brain works. Every day a school bus drives by our house about 15 minutes before my daughter's bus comes. and EVERY DAY I freak out thinking that her bus just drove by. Why do I do that? I know it's not her bus. And still the freak out.... At least I'm consistent. Last night I discovered that humming a tune, then stopping just before the end of it and starting a whole new and completely unrelated song, annoys my husband. I'm remembering this for our next road trip. Our Pediatrician hands out chocolate. Big gooey fudge filled chocolate balls. They are tasty. But today I took Monkey in for a check-up and NO CHOCOLATE. I would have thought that maybe she just stopped awhile ago and then moved on with life completely unaffected, except that we were there last thursday for Cheek's check-up and I got chocolate then. So where is my fudge filled chocolate ball for today? I will not forget that I am owed...

Over at Crazyland , Motherboard is always posting wonderful ideas to make someone else's day. I think she is amazing and obviously WAAAAAY nicer than me. (That really goes without saying, and everyone who actually knows me will agree.) But, she is very inspiring and even I couldn't resist being nice....just this once. I didn't take someone to lunch or write a note to a teenager or even move my neighbors garbage cans for them (even though I just heard the garbage truck leave...) WHAT I DID DO? The kids and I made rice krispy treats with strawberry marshmallows and cut them into hearts. Then attached a baggy of pink krispy hearts to a tag written by my daughter that said "Best Bus Driver" and had her give it away. To the bus driver of course. The man never smiles. I can imagine that possibly it's because he has to drive around Kindergartners all day. But I was hoping that by giving him the personalized treats he would be a bit less grumpy today. T...

Curly got in the car after school and said, "Zeke got in trouble for pushing today - but he had a really nice haircut!" A conversation with my 3 1/2 year old during time out (when he was supposed to be in his room): Toilet flush. Me: "What was in that toilet?" Screamer: "NOTHING!!!" Me: "Tell me what you just flushed." Screamer: "NOTHING!!!" Me: "I need to know what you just flushed down the toilet!" Screamer: "Ugggngngggg!!!!" Me: "TELL ME WHAT YOU FLUSHED!!" Screamer: NOOOOOOTHINGGGGGG!!!!" Me: "JUST TELL ME!!! What did you put in the toilet?!!" Screamer: "Toilet paper. I'm nice now." I never know what to expect with this kid - his moods changes are worse than a pre-menopausal prima donna. We have a 'friend' through the "Families First" organization that visits us weekly. She's really really great. She also reminds me of America Ferrera. She looks a ...