You remember that for mother's day my wonderful Hubs bought me a Kindle Fire? No? You were going on with your life and had let that small detail of my life slip right out of your mind?! How dare you! haha!
Anyway, I have become severely addicted to this. I've always enjoyed reading, but I've never had so many books at my finger tips. I usually read about 4 or 5 books a year (I know that's totally slackerish, but I'm bad about getting to the library, and I hate spending moola on something I'm going to be done with in a week or less.). Well, the Kindle has changed all that! In 14 days I've read 7 books!
I even have to force myself to take hiatuses from reading so often so I can clean and do laundry etc. (Most of the time, I don't read while the kiddos are up.... Unless the Hubs is home and the book is particularly addicting. Then I've been known to hide in our room for a little bit so I can read the next chapter ;).
Let's just say the Kindle is one of the BEST gifts I've ever gotten! The Hubs is so awesome. Gotta love him!
Hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
A Lapse in Judgement
Ok, this story requires a little "back story" first. Firecracker still gets rewarded with "candy" when he goes # 2 on the potty (I'm sorry if this is more information than you want to know, but I promise it's all relevant to the story!). Only the candy has been switched from M&Ms to his gummy vitamins. And for some reason he almost always ends up needing to be rewarded right before nap time- if you get my drift. Ok, uncomfortable back story is done and you can all take a sigh of relief.
Normally when he gets his "candy" I make sure he's chewed it up and swallowed it before he lays down for his nap. Well, the other day I was busy and distracted so I forgot to take this extra step. I guess I just assumed he would be fine with it.
After about 10 minutes of him being in his bed, I heard him crying and calling for me. I raced in there only to find that he had taken his gummy out of his mouth and stuffed it into a part of his toy car that folds up..... (p.s. I may be a softie of a Mama, but he is allowed to bring one toy to bed with him, almost always) You can imagine how thrilled I was about this. (heavily sarcastic tone intended here)
I did not over react (which I was proud of myself for =). I took the car away and told him he couldn't have a toy since now this one was all messed up. I stepped outside of the room and laughed! Oh goodness! The things little people come up with! Hahahaha! The Hubs was able to clean out the gummy from the car using a small screw driver, and the car is no worse for the wear.
Let's just say, I will not be forgetting to make him swallow his gummy before he lays down for nap for a long time!!!
Hope you have a great day!
Ms. T
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Normally when he gets his "candy" I make sure he's chewed it up and swallowed it before he lays down for his nap. Well, the other day I was busy and distracted so I forgot to take this extra step. I guess I just assumed he would be fine with it.
After about 10 minutes of him being in his bed, I heard him crying and calling for me. I raced in there only to find that he had taken his gummy out of his mouth and stuffed it into a part of his toy car that folds up..... (p.s. I may be a softie of a Mama, but he is allowed to bring one toy to bed with him, almost always) You can imagine how thrilled I was about this. (heavily sarcastic tone intended here)
I did not over react (which I was proud of myself for =). I took the car away and told him he couldn't have a toy since now this one was all messed up. I stepped outside of the room and laughed! Oh goodness! The things little people come up with! Hahahaha! The Hubs was able to clean out the gummy from the car using a small screw driver, and the car is no worse for the wear.
Let's just say, I will not be forgetting to make him swallow his gummy before he lays down for nap for a long time!!!
Hope you have a great day!
Ms. T
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
All the Birthday Parties...
In the past 3 months we have attended at least 8 birthday parties. (I think there might have been one or two more, but I'm not certain). That's a lot of times buying gifts, eating cake and singing "Happy Birthday".
We love all the people whos parties we have attended. I'm starting to see all the parties starting to rub off on Firecracker though. He keeps playing birthday party. He will bring me a box filled with things and sing "Happy Birthday" to me (which he knows almost all the words to by now ;), and encourage me to open his "gift" to me. Then once I open it he says, "you like it?" =). He's such a sweet heart!
It just shows that even when you aren't trying to teach your child something, they're picking up on what's going on around them.
I hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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We love all the people whos parties we have attended. I'm starting to see all the parties starting to rub off on Firecracker though. He keeps playing birthday party. He will bring me a box filled with things and sing "Happy Birthday" to me (which he knows almost all the words to by now ;), and encourage me to open his "gift" to me. Then once I open it he says, "you like it?" =). He's such a sweet heart!
It just shows that even when you aren't trying to teach your child something, they're picking up on what's going on around them.
I hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day!!
I am so proud that America is my country! I just want to say thank you to all those who have defended, and are defending our freedoms! I appreciate all of your sacrifices! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
I hope you all have a great day cooking out and hanging out with your families, or whatever you have planned for the day ;).
Ms. T
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I am so proud that America is my country! I just want to say thank you to all those who have defended, and are defending our freedoms! I appreciate all of your sacrifices! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
I hope you all have a great day cooking out and hanging out with your families, or whatever you have planned for the day ;).
Ms. T
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Friday, May 25, 2012
5 Question Friday!!!!
This week has flown right by! Oh my goodness where does the time go? Not that I’m complaining it’s the weekend. Love the extra family time that the weekend brings my way! ;) Alrighty on with the 5 question Friday fun! Once again thanks to Mama M. for letting me link up!
1. Are you a napper?
Yes, I love to nap. I don’t do it much, but Sunday afternoons are almost always a napping occasion.
2. What was your favorite subject in school? Most hated?
My favorite subject in school was history. It was like a story to me, and I crave story lines. My most hated subject was science. I despised it. I would have rather stuck pencils in my eyes than done science, I would rather have slid down a banister of razor blades than done science, I would have rather cut off my own head and used it as a punch bowl than done science. In short, it was a miracle that I passed Physical Science I and II, and Chemistry. Let’s just say there’s a reason I’m not in a lab somewhere doing CSI type stuff….. Trust me, Dude, if I were in that lab I'd end up sending little old ladies to jail for something a huge, body-building man did. I can admit where my weakness lies so I'm steering clear of that path. YOU'RE WELCOME! And you can tell your Grandmas to thank me to, since now, they're not going to jail. hahahaha! ;)
3. What one thing are you determined to do this summer
Get my kids to the pool at least once. I’m actually terrified of this, because I can’t imagine taking both children that can’t swim into the water by myself. The Hubs is NOT a fan of water. Well, I mean he likes it well enough to shower and everything, but he’s against getting into big bodies of water unless it’s with a boat and a fishing pole. Therefore, if I want to go to the pool with the kids that means I go alone, or with a friend that also has their own kids to watch still presenting a problem. Anyway, it's a goal. I'm sure I'll accomplish it, but the sheer enormity of it scares me. Have I mentioned that I have abnormal fears? hahaha!
5. Ice cream or Popsicles?4. Did you have the something old new borrowed and blue at your wedding? What were they?
Yes, I did =). My old was a necklace my Sis in Law let me borrow that was gorgeous. The borrowed was my tiara, also from the same Sis in Law. The blue let’s just say I had blue. The new was my dress.
Yes, I love to nap. I don’t do it much, but Sunday afternoons are almost always a napping occasion.
2. What was your favorite subject in school? Most hated?
My favorite subject in school was history. It was like a story to me, and I crave story lines. My most hated subject was science. I despised it. I would have rather stuck pencils in my eyes than done science, I would rather have slid down a banister of razor blades than done science, I would have rather cut off my own head and used it as a punch bowl than done science. In short, it was a miracle that I passed Physical Science I and II, and Chemistry. Let’s just say there’s a reason I’m not in a lab somewhere doing CSI type stuff….. Trust me, Dude, if I were in that lab I'd end up sending little old ladies to jail for something a huge, body-building man did. I can admit where my weakness lies so I'm steering clear of that path. YOU'RE WELCOME! And you can tell your Grandmas to thank me to, since now, they're not going to jail. hahahaha! ;)
3. What one thing are you determined to do this summer
Get my kids to the pool at least once. I’m actually terrified of this, because I can’t imagine taking both children that can’t swim into the water by myself. The Hubs is NOT a fan of water. Well, I mean he likes it well enough to shower and everything, but he’s against getting into big bodies of water unless it’s with a boat and a fishing pole. Therefore, if I want to go to the pool with the kids that means I go alone, or with a friend that also has their own kids to watch still presenting a problem. Anyway, it's a goal. I'm sure I'll accomplish it, but the sheer enormity of it scares me. Have I mentioned that I have abnormal fears? hahaha!
5. Ice cream or Popsicles?4. Did you have the something old new borrowed and blue at your wedding? What were they?
Yes, I did =). My old was a necklace my Sis in Law let me borrow that was gorgeous. The borrowed was my tiara, also from the same Sis in Law. The blue let’s just say I had blue. The new was my dress.
Ice cream please!!! Yummo! Gotta love some delish ice cream. The only thing is that my body loves the ice cream so much it ends up staying. And therefore I end up needing bigger clothes. Now normally I’m all about a reason to buy some new clothes, but that particular reason isn’t apealling to me at all.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Ms. T
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
New-to-me Computer!
Earlier this week my computer decided it didn't like me anymore and shut down. Well, technically it gave me the blue screen of death. It would turn on, boot up and even seem normal for a few minutes then BAM it would blue screen.
Now, to be honest the computer was 8 years old, which in computer years is like 1,008. So it didn't make me mad that it up and died. I just felt disconnected. Hahahaha!
Anyway, part of the perks of the Hubs being a computer man is that he knows other computer people and one of his other computer friends had an extra computer that they weren't using and we were able to pick up super cheap! YAY!! So, once again I'm connected to the world!
Hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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Now, to be honest the computer was 8 years old, which in computer years is like 1,008. So it didn't make me mad that it up and died. I just felt disconnected. Hahahaha!
Anyway, part of the perks of the Hubs being a computer man is that he knows other computer people and one of his other computer friends had an extra computer that they weren't using and we were able to pick up super cheap! YAY!! So, once again I'm connected to the world!
Hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Anti-social
Have you ever been "anti-social"? You know what I mean: no desire to go to places where you know lots of people will be, you'd rather sit quietly than attempt to have a conversation that you're convinced will be awkward? No? You've never experienced this?
Huh, I guess it's just me then. Lately, I've noticed this kind of a trend in my behavior. It makes me nervous to leave my house. My house is like a gigantic security blanket. And if I have to leave, then the Hubs is my travelling security blanket. I hate this new tendency, because it's so opposite of who I used to be.
I used to be miss independent. I travelled by myself constantly, meeting and conversing with new people wasn't a problem (I grew up as a Pastor's kid, this is like a job requirement! ;), I enjoyed leaving the house.
So, if you've thought I was avoiding you, or didn't want to be around you, or didn't come to your party, it's not because I'm trying to snub you, I'm just trying to cope. I'm not telling you this to make you feel bad for me. This is just a place for me to be honest about my life and at least for now this is part of my life.
I hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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Huh, I guess it's just me then. Lately, I've noticed this kind of a trend in my behavior. It makes me nervous to leave my house. My house is like a gigantic security blanket. And if I have to leave, then the Hubs is my travelling security blanket. I hate this new tendency, because it's so opposite of who I used to be.
I used to be miss independent. I travelled by myself constantly, meeting and conversing with new people wasn't a problem (I grew up as a Pastor's kid, this is like a job requirement! ;), I enjoyed leaving the house.
So, if you've thought I was avoiding you, or didn't want to be around you, or didn't come to your party, it's not because I'm trying to snub you, I'm just trying to cope. I'm not telling you this to make you feel bad for me. This is just a place for me to be honest about my life and at least for now this is part of my life.
I hope you all have a great day!
Ms. T
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