My New Years Resolution is to have no resolutions.

Every year on January 1st all you hear is "I'm going to lose 20lbs, I'm going to stop smoking, I'm going to go to Church, New Year - New Me" Blah, blahh. blahhh! The way I see it is, if you are serious and committed to making any change in your life no matter how big or small you would just do it then. Why do you have to wait until a new year to make a change? Why do you have to wait until a new year for a fresh start? Why? I just do not get it. I have vowed to make some changes in my life too, and as soon as I did I started them. I didn't feel the need to wait until January 1st, 2012 to do so. Maybe I am just venting but it bugs me. It's always the same ol story, the same ol resolutions. So, this year I have decided that I will have one and only one resolution and that is to not have one at all!

Besides, it's not like they last very long anyways! :-)

My new year was just another ordinary day. I woke up, popped the top on some diet Mt Dew, and started on the mountain of laundry. The most exciting part of my entire day was going to pick up Caleb's new Thomas The Train bed. The look on his face when he saw it was worth every penny spent on it. Then at night we went to my in laws Jamboree for some live music with the kids. It was fun, I got to sit back and relax and let them run wild. But of course Caleb started having a melt down which meant it was time to come home. Well.. I came home with the kids and my husband stayed. We brought in the new year by watching Dinosaur Train on Netflix. How exciting.

All I did today was clean house, tackled another mountain of laundry and painted the boy's bedroom, which took hours to finished since I had to roll and trim by myself. It turned out so cute, I will post pics soon. My little bundle of hyperness joy is going to love it, he is Train crazy!

Well that's about it. I guess when you are a Mom and wife your New Years Eve stories are kind of lame and boring, but I wouldn't have wanted to spend it any other way!

My Baby Brother Ate My Homework

Chaos has hit an all time high around here. I haven't been able to blog for awhile now and I apologize, I will try to do better. We've had ballgames, Girl Scout meetings, doctors appointments, Christmas shopping and the usual hussle and bussle to deal with over the past few weeks. The baby is 6 months old now and is starting to sit up. He is develpoping a personality of his own. I love watching them grow into their own unique selves.

As many of you know I wrote a blog long ago about Caleb and his behavior. I decided to finally mention it to the doctor at his 3 year check up. But, while we were discussing the baby and his developement, Caleb was bouncing around the room like a pin ball. I didn't even have to bring up his hyperness to the doctor. It didn't go un-noticed. She brought up the issue before I even had to mention it. We discussed how he is on a day to day basis and she suggests I put him in Preschool. ADHD is a possibility as well as an anxiety disorder. I knew this already, I guess mother's just know this sort of stuff about their children. She said getting him into a routine and in a structured environment would be the best thing for him at the point. He isn't quiet old enough to be diagnosed just yet, so we are kind of in the observation stage with him. I know he needs some sort of help, and so do I. Most days he is overwhelming to me with the other kids and a growing baby, but I manage. I just don't feel like I need to put him in preschool right now. He just turned 3. He would have to go to school almost 3 years before Kindergarten. To me it seems unfair. I haven't ruled it out, I am just giving myself more time to dwell on it to make sure I making the best decision for him..... and me.
-Just an example of the Caleb we all know and love. Catie was trying to keep him in line to sit in Santa's lap-



The girls are doing really well in school. I am so proud at how smart and driven they are to learn. Kayley has became a great reader and Catie is still making the honor roll like she has every year since Kindergarten. Catie played basketball and Kayley wanted to cheerlead. They both did so good. I couldn't be more proud of my sweet little girls And yes it is true; Kyle did eat Catie's homework. Just the corner! .



The kids are getting really excited about Christmas, although it's hard for me to get into the spirit considering how unseasonably warm it's been here over the past few weeks. I would like to see some snow on Christmas, but it doesn't look too promising.

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Revolving Door.

One day I need to carry a notebook and a pen with me and keep a tally of how many times I repeatedly do something in a day. Wash the same sippy cup, pick up the same toy, walk to the trashcan, wipe the same butt, say the same thing over and over and over. I believe I could blindfold myself and still be able to run the household just fine considering all I do one day to the next is a repeat of the day before. Except of course on grocery day when I have to drag along 2 to 4 kids with me and manage to get enough contents in my cart to make a complete meal every day for a week. But, every grocery day is the same, too. The same ole routine, the same ole list of the same ole items we need. I am not complaining, by any means. I love my life and I can count on less than one hand the things I would change about it if I had the opportunity.

I hate routines, I used to say "How boring would your life be if you did the same thing every day over" Then I realized, I AM IN A ROUTINE. I wake up at 6:45 every morning, the first thing I do is plug in the flat iron, pee, then wake up the girls. Tie shoe laces, brush hair, flat iron hair, insert bow and drive them to school. Come home, feed Kyle breakfast, dress Caleb and start a load of laundry, Kiss my husband as he leaves for work then start making beds. I won't give you a run through of my entire day but the all start out just the same. The moment I realized I am doing all the things that I despised so much when I would speak of 'growing up' and the things that I'd swear I would never do, is the moment I realized I am getting old and perhaps my life will always be a revolving door. A few things may change a long the way as the kids grow up, I am sure I will have to adjust but no doubt day in and out I will repeat the day before.

Everything I do, I do it for you.

It's amazing how much you do for your kids without even realizing it. I have been into the Halloween candy way more than I should have been but then I realize that the reasoning behind it must be my parental instincts taking over. The more of the candy I consume the less my children do. Which means I am preventing cavities and looking out for their well being. If everyone passed out the icky gummy body parts, sour
eyeballs and generic chocolate pumpkins this would not be an issue. Curse all of you who buy the good stuff to which I have to consume for my children's sake.

It's no secret that I am not a morning person. If it were up to me I would not rise until noon. But, because I have kid's I wake up early to get them primped and groomed and off to school; mostly on time. And I say mostly because until lately we were in a mad dash to get them out the door on time and to school before being counted tardy which involved them running down the hall to get to their classrooms all while shoveling down breakfast on the go.

Every spare penny we have goes to our children. Buying

new shoes, the latest styles in clothing, the newest toy, sending money to school for this or going out and buying that for the classroom... Some may say we spoil them, and it's true! We do. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I will always put my wants aside to give my children all that I can. Even if it means selling clothes out of my own closet just to afford it.

I always protested mini vans. I told my husband even before our first child was born that he would never ever buy me a mini van. I refused to let one sit in our driveway let alone drive the awful thing. But, as our family grew the need for a bigger vehicle did also. And last year I went against everything I worked so hard to despise and bought our first mini van FOR THE KIDS. And now I secretly love it, but shhhh don't tell.

Dressing up as a dude for Halloween and my husband dressing up as a chick is no exception. Our kids beg us every year to dress up with them. So for them, we do. Might as well have a little fun with it, right?

Tug of War Mommy

"Momma, I want some chocolate milk"

"Momma, I need help with homework, I don't understand it"

"wah-wah" Translation: I need a bottle.

"Momma, Caleb hit me"

"Momma, I'm thirsty"

"Momma, she won't share the computer."

"Momma, we are hungry and there is nothing here to eat"

"Momma, come wipe me I have diarrhea"

"Momma, will you fix me something to eat, I'm hungry"

"wah-wah" Translation: I need a dry diaper

"Momma, Caleb is coloring on the walls"

"Momma, I need a pull up"

"Momma, I want some Kool-aid"

"Momma, book fair is tomorrow at school, can we have money?"

"wah-wah" Translation: Hold me

"Momma, I pooped"

"Momma, where is the charger to my ipod?"

"Momma, Caleb is bothering the computer again"

"Momma, I want to play basketball, the money is due Friday"

"Momma, I can't find my favorite shorts"

"wah-wah" Traslation: I need another bottle.

"Momma, I wanna watch Spongebob, no wait, Toy Story! no wait, Spongebob."

"Momma, Caleb is trying to push the tv off in the floor"

"Momma, can we play the PSP?

"Momma, when you go to Walmart can you buy me the new Barbie fashion hair designer?"

"wah-wah" Translation: I pooped in my diaper and I want it off.

"Momma, Caleb is getting into the medicine cabinet"

"Momma, My belly hurts."

"Momma, Sissy won't let me play with her toy"

"Momma, Caleb is pulling my hair"

"wah-wah" Translation: It's time for some baby food.

"Momma, Can you turn on the Wii for us?

"Momma, we are bored there is nothing to do here"

"Momma, Caleb is trying to poke out Kyle's eye"

"Momma, can I have $5.00?"

"Momma, I want some Kool-aid, no wait, chocolate milk, nah just get me kool aid.

"Momma, can you warm us up some pizza rolls?"

"wah-wah" Translation: I need a nap.

"Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Translation: THERE IS ONE OF ME AND THERE IS FOUR OF YOU. YOU HAVE TO WAIT YOUR TURN, THE BABY COMES FIRST. YOU HAVE A DADDY TOO, GO ASK HIM! AND BEFORE ASKING PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. I AM RAISING FOUR KIDS ON ONE INCOME I AM NOT MADE OUT OF MONEY AND SINCE THERE ISN'T A MONEY TREE GROWING IN THE BACKYARD YOU ARE EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO GET A JOB OR LEARN THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING. CALEB IF I HAVE TO GET AFTER YOU ONE MORE TIME YOU ARE GETTING A SPANKING AND GOING TO TIME OUT. WE HAVE 3 COMPUTERS, AN XBOX, PLAYSTATION 3, PSP, WII AND EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE HAS THEIR OWN IPOD AND ALL THE TOYS A CHILD COULD POSSIBLY WANT, THERE IS NO REASON TO BE BORED! NOW FIND SOMETHING TO DO BESIDE STAY UNDER MY FEET AND GET ON MY NERVES. YOU COULD ALWAYS GO CLEAN YOUR ROOM. AND BEFORE YOU ASK ME WHERE SOMETHING IS YOU COULD ACTUALLY LOOK FOR IT YOURSELF FIRST. IT'S NOT GOING TO JUMP OUT AT YOU. WE ARE NEVER OUT OF FOOD, FOR THAT WE ARE BLESSED, PLEASE LEARN TO FIX YOUR OWN SNACK. A MICROWAVE AND TOASTER IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. NOW WHERE IS MY TYLENOL AND PROZAC, MOMMY HAS A HEADACHE!

You might be a parent if...

-You have ABC magnets, My Trip to Chuck E Cheese pics, and a school calender on your fridge.

-Your cabinets are full of sippy cups and bottles.................. perhaps even a shot glass (or two)

-Instead of fancy bath salts and bubble baths in your shower caddy you have roll on soap and rubber duckies.

-You have an entire bag of crunched up BBQ potato chips in your mini van that's been there a week.

-You consider going to the grocery WITHOUT snot on your sleeve being 'dressed up'.

-You take Prozac, Valium or Xanax regularly.

-You get concerned if you don't wipe a butt other than your own for several days.

-You have multiple personalities which might include: Tooth Fairy, Santa Clause, and Easter Bunny.

-You go into a panic when you run out of Mr Clean Magic Erasers and Windex.

-You keep a stash of quarters in your purse specifically for gum ball machine bribery.

-You play a game similar to Clue to investigate the mystery spot in your carpet and how it got there.

- Pizza Rolls and/or Spaghetti O's are considered a meal.

-You can talk to yourself and not think you are going crazy.

-You can name all the cast of iCarly, Dora and Spongebob.

New look - New name

I have decided the time has came to rename my blog into something for fitting. I am definitely a mom over anything else so my blog should reflect on that, since that's what consumes 99.999999% of my life, right? I hope I can start making myself take a time out to share some of our wild adventures with you. It seems like the chaos and increased tremendously lately. You guys might as well get a good laugh at my expensive. So, I promise I will try to get some posts up soon. Until then tell me what you think about my new blog name.... :)