Attention Moms!

Mommy A D D

2009-03-21T08:25:00.000-07:00

I am doing laundry, I go upstairs to put it on their beds to be put away, while in the room I see my laptop that I've been looking for, so I put that in my office, where I see the bills I meant to do last night, so I start doing the bills, one is for the year book, which makes me think - have we ordered senior pics yet? So I go downstairs to pull the paperwork and see if we've filled it out, in the school - paperwork pile/file I see the lacrosse team schedule, noting their is a game that day, so I run until I find the jersey and go to the laundry room where the water has been running for about 40 minutes and flooded the floor! So I throw towels on the ground, throw jersey in machine - run machine, shut the door, go to my office and blog about it to relase my frustration!

Experinced mommy ADD? Who hasn't???

Why Do We Get Phone Calls From Home When DAD IS AT HOME?

2009-01-04T16:30:00.000-08:00

Does this ever happen to anyone else? I will be at work, out with my friends, at a PTA meeting, jogging, walking, just sitting at the pool and my phone will ring. That isn't the surprising part, the surprising, no SHOCKING part is it will be one of my children calling from home to ask, inquire, get help, find something at home,when their father is in the room next to them AT HOME?

Does anyone else get these calls? Does it drive you insane? Am I being to nitpicky and anal here? Are they incapable of asking DAD who is right there, or is it that DAD is incapable of helping them out so he points them towards us?

Arrrgggghhhhhh

Warning - Brief Rant/Vent regarding Holiday Shopping

2008-12-28T19:01:00.000-08:00

So during the holidays they have all these wonderful specials and coupons, right? Last week I made the horrible mistake of going shopping without my reading glasses... hence I couldn't read the small print on the coupons I held as I did my last ditch xmas shopping blitz. Since I couldn't read the fine print, I couldn't see all the things the store coupon did NOT cover.

When I hit the same cashier with a purchase and presented my coupon for the fourth time, and for the fourth time he told me, "I'm sorry, but this coupon doesn't work on ______." I got a bit frustrated. I finally lost my patience, and responded, "so tell me, what exactly does this cover? - just all your in store label merchandise that no one has bought yet?" With no turning back, I continued, "yea, well guess what, it's not working, because I'm still not buying what you wanted me to buy!"

Seriously? This major department store had the following copy on their coupon ...does not cover: jewelry, furniture, household items, small or large appliances, no less than 8 different brands of clothing, electronics, beauty & cosmetic items, and rugs. Now that doesn't leave much that it will cover does it?

GEESH!

Teach Your Boys to AIM Ladies, It's Worth Your Time and Energy

2008-12-20T14:36:00.001-08:00

Just finished cleaning the bathrooms after an experiment that ran a muck on me. I thought that perhaps, I could give the 16 and 18 year old brothers a little more privacy and got them to commit to cleaning the bathroom they share.

With company coming for the holidays, I thought it would be wise to check on them and see how they are doing.

O. M. G. What the heck was I thinking?

All light bulbs out - check.
Shower curtain gross - check.
Toilet paper out - check.
Trashcan over flowing - check.
Evidence of complete lack of aiming - check check.

After 2 hours, a lot of bleach, I don't know how many of those "magic eraser' sponges I went through, 4 lightbulbs, a quick trip to Bed Bath and Beyond, I think I will be done.... AFTER one more session tomorrow morning to hit the sinks and floor in the "non tub and toilet area."

Good gosh! So, for all those women I chuckled at under my breath when I saw they were teaching their "momma boys" to pee like a girl, and you know who you are ladies living on the court, during the early 90's as we had our first rounds of babies.....YOU got me, you got the last laugh!

It's Joe Paterno's 82nd Birthday Ladies - Why Should I Care, You Ask? To Impress Your Husband with Your Sports Trivia Knowledge of Course!

2008-12-16T10:19:00.000-08:00

Then let him know, that you know not only is Penn State's Littany Lions going to the Rose Bowl vs. USC, (okay, so you know it now ,and thats a REALLY BIG DEAL in the college football world), but it is ALSO PENN STATE's Football Coach, Joe Paterno's, (affectionately called, "Joe Pa") 82nd birthday this Saturday!

I predict that your dear, significant other will turn around with jaw dropped and eyes wide and then, suddenly look at you with a new found, "infatuated crush look." Yes ladies, its a proven fact, simple retention of basic sports knowledge is ranked very high in the top 20 "attraction" factors men look for in women!

Better yet, you can even win your DH a PENN STATE Year in Review DVD or other PSU gear by simply posting or uploading a picture and/or video to the JoePaBirthday Site!

Really want to impress him? - prove your knowledge isn't just surface deep; go to the site first and read up on Joe. Then in a casual, conversational tone throw in a few lines like this... "oh yea, wasn't he born in the broncs," or, "he was assistant coach for a few years first, right?", or state the always reliable stat or two, tacked on with "he is, after all, up there with some of the most winningest coaches in D1 Football."

Voila! Your husband will be eating out of your hand for the rest of the holiday season; what better way to get his help cleaning up for company, wrapping presents or even, purchasing you what you really want for the holidays vs. what he thinks, maybe, kinda you would like!

Have kids? - especially boys who watch football, or a drama queen daughter - then get them in on the action, tape them singing Happy Birthday Joe Pa and upload it to the site, you may win!

Either way you'll have fun doing it with the kids, and fun doing it-- oops, shouldn't repeat myself. Either way you will amaze and impress your husband - and have fun with him too! GUARANTEED!

Go for it ladies, this is an easy WIN-WIN, and lets hope JOE PA pulls out a win at the Rose Bowl too, then you can say, in your sweetest voice, the ever subtle, "I TOLD YOU SO!"

Cheers Everyone, enjoy your mad rush to Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa!

Have WE Finished Our Christmas Cards?

2008-12-12T10:29:00.000-08:00

Has your husband asked you this? Something along the lines of, "Hey honey, how are we doing with the Christmas Cards, they are all out in the mail, right?"

It makes me wonder, does he have a mouse in his pocket, this asking how WE are doing on the cards? If WE aren't done yet, are WE going to stay up late tonight to finish them, or is that just me I envision at the computer purging the address book of old addresses? Sometimes the labeling of a partnered effort when one partner doesn't even know where we store the addresses can be frustrating!

I have to admit my guy is great at wrapping gifts though, although I don't hear him saying, "hey, WE did a great job wrapping!" It only took 17 years of marriage, the agreement to buy a table at Price Club that was the perfect height for his back, the purchase a pair of scissors that are just right and a box of tape hidden under our bed for his personal use at all times was all it needed!

It is the holidays, so I won't rant too much. It just makes me chuckle that "How are WE doing on the Christmas Cards," will quickly turn into, "Why did YOU do the cards so late this year?"

Things that make you go Hmmmmmmm.