It's A Schmitty LifeIt's A Schmitty LifeA wife and stay at home mom of 3 trying to do her best and keep her head above water. Articles
Kids, please dial 911
2008-04-06 14:06:00 The kids had me hopping yesterday. My 9 year old niece, C., was staying with us for the day and she was also spending the night. Mr. Schmitty was working, so I was in charge of my brood, C., and a neighbor's kid.It was a gorgeous day. It was sunny and warm. The kids were really good and we had a fun time.I just wish I faced facts that I'm not 20 anymore!I.AM.A.FORTY.ALMOST.FORTY.ONE.YEA R.OLD.WOMAN! I am also twice the woman I was when I was 20, literally!I played basketball against W. I did pretty good, I must say. I was always an athletic girl, back in the day, so I held my own against my 9 year old. I guess I was feeling pretty spry because then I took to racing the kids.We were to race down the sidewalk to the neighbor's driveway and back. I started running, and well, any of you that have pushed babies out, might understand this, I almost peed myself. I had to stop before I completely left a puddle on the cement. Plus the ankles weren't feeling too great with the force of my... More About: Fun , Kids , Dial
Pint Sized Troublemaker
2008-04-03 12:57:00 My daughter, R., is hell on two petite legs. She's a tiny thing that still wears 3T clothing, though she is 4 and a half.Don't let her size, her sweet face, her big eyes that are green with a hint of brown flecks, and her darling smile fool you. She'll rip your face off!Most times she loves to cuddle and tell you that she loves you, "With all my heart, mama!"Other times, if you cross her, she's like Damien. I swear I've searched and searched for that 666 beneath all of her beautiful hair but I just can't seem to find it. She'll come at you punching and kicking. She's not one to take crap from anyone, not even her older brothers, or me for that matter.I've seen that munchkin take down each of her brothers in one fell swoop! And when I say take down, I mean like a pro wrestler slamming their opponent to the mat. She's that tough.One day she and T. were coloring with markers. Of course when they were done with their masterpieces, they had more marker on their hands than on th...
A Cauliflower Bomb
2008-03-28 17:27:00 I found a cool book for W. in the bargain section of Barnes and Noble. It is a journal type of book that asks all kinds of questions about him, his friends, school, and his life. W. loves this sort of thing and I thought it would be nice to keep and read when he's grown.He allowed me to read the sections he completed. It was very interesting and amusing to see how he answered. One questions in particular was, "Does your dad do anything to embarrass you?"He had written "No" in the blank."Dad doesn't embarrass you, at all?" I asked, finding this strange as he has definitely reached that time in his life when his parents are just SO uncool."Nope.""Do I?" I inquired, knowing full well what the answer would be."Yes mom, you're weird!" he said with a smirk."Weird strange or weird funny?""Weird funny.""Oh, I can live with THAT!" I exclaimed.That night when it was time for lights out, W. began his recent annoying stall tactics. He tried everything under the sun. When he realized he wasn... More About: Cauliflower , Bomb
I Can't Get Enough
2008-03-26 01:44:00 Git yer mind outta the gutter!I joined Netflix a few months ago and though I am a HUGE movie buff, I find myself adding different TV series to my queue. I started off with the second season of Weeds, very funny show. Then I watched 4 of the 5 seasons of Nip/Tuck. That Julian McMahon....let's just say HUBBA HUBBA! I can't wait until season 5 is released in June to continue that droolfest.I then moved on to The Shield. I heard such great things about this show but for some reason I couldn't get past the first couple of episodes.I needed something to replace that, hmmmmm... Ahhhh Haaaa....I heard that Lost was great so I added that to my Netflix waiting list. Why didn't anyone tell me about this show? I have been missing out for 4 years! I was hooked after the first 20 minutes. Lost is like, like....my daily fix. Never mind recreational drugs...no, no, just give me a couple of DVDs of that show and I'm good to go.Every night at around 7:30, I start watching the clock. Only a half... More About: Fun
Never mind the ham
2008-03-22 21:40:00 This morning I was preparing for tomorrow's Easter feast. I was rolling meatballs, making tomato sauce, cooking sausage, and defrosting the ham. I was also making mental checklists of what I need to do to pull off dinner for 15.Miss R. climbed up to see what I was doing. She loves to watch me cook and always wants to help out. We started chit-chatting and doing the whole mom/daughter bond thing.Me: "When you grow up, will you cook and invite me over for Easter dinner?"R.: "Yes!"Me: "What will you make me to eat?"R.: "Stew!" Me: "Yum! What kind of stew?"R.: "Rabbit Stew!"I hope the Easter Bunny rethinks his route and takes a detour that year! More About: Holidays , Mind
A Special Ingredient?
2008-03-19 16:18:00 The kids are getting very excited about the visitor who is scheduled to come this weekend.We've got our baskets ready, our cool, metallic egg coloring kit standing by, our plastic eggs are unpacked from the crawl space, and a bag of carrots has been purchased. I made sure I remembered the carrots because one year we had to leave the Easter Bunny an apple. And don't you know, though he was only 3 at the time, W. still reminds me of that EVERY.SINGLE.YEAR.T. and R. were talking to me yesterday about what Mr. Bunny might bring them. They are a bit delusional, I must say. But rest assured, I was quick to point out that the big ticket items were more Santa's gig and they needed to downscale their thinking a bit. If not, they were going to be highly disappointed.T.: "I hope he brings me lots of candy!"R.: "Yum, chocolate kisses!!"T.: "You know mom, they make some candy out of pee-pee."Me: "Huh? I really don't think so T."T.: "Yea, they do. You know, those yellow, squishy candies we ge... More About: Special , Ingredient
Oh I Forgive, I Just Never Forget
2008-03-12 14:17:00 Remember last summer when Mr. Schmitty and I had a sort of tit-for-tat war going on? It all started with this post.My throat still hasn't quite recovered from the Janet Leigh Psychoish scream I let out when Mr. Schmitty tried to liposuction my butt with the vacuum. That's when things got ugly. It was on!Since then I periodically lay little traps for him, just to remind him that I am a vengeful, vindictive woman who will not rest until I bring him to his knees.One of my evil plans is to have the guys he works with brought in to help me. Unbeknown to them, they will simply be my pawns in this ongoing game of ours.Every so often when Mr. Schmitty leaves his cell phone lying around, completely unguarded, I change his ringtone. Big deal, you say? My dear hubby works in a field that has some pretty masculine, man's man type of guys employed. Well, imagine his displeasure to have his cell phone ring, just as a meeting is starting, and all you hear in the room is, "If you like Pina Colad... More About: Kids , Forgive
Way Too Much On My Plate!
2008-02-23 15:16:00 I have noticed that I have been quite the slacker on my blog as of late. And when I have written here, well basically, it's fluff. I also have not been reading all of my favorite blogs very much. I wonder why my traffic has just about ceased to exist.This is an extremely busy time of year for me. I am on the PTA committee at my son's school for planning our yearly Chance Auction Dinner. It's a huge fundraiser and a lot of work. For the past couple of years I have designed the invitations for the event. That alone ~ tons of work. I create the design to coincide with that year's theme and then I must put together about 500 invitations and response cards. I also help with the actual soliciting of the prizes. I contact hundreds of merchants online and pretty much beg plead ask for their help in donating.I also was suckered roped stuck entrusted with the job of putting together our program for the night. It is a journal that breaks down all of the baskets and the prizes included in e...
I normally hate the stuff....
2008-02-22 14:41:00 ...But it's snowing, it's friday, and SCHOOL IS CLOSED!It's our first REAL snowfall all year!I'm going out to build me a snowman with pecs, abs, and all....well not all, this is a kid-friendly neighborhood, you know! More About: Hate , Stuff
No Words To Describe...
2008-02-17 18:10:00 ...exactly how cool this is. You just have to watch it for yourself. More About: Words
The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
2008-02-10 14:55:00 Boy this mono is knocking me for a loop. I just woke up, it's almost 9 am, and I feel like I need a nap. I'm just exhausted all of the time. I can't afford that right now. This is the busiest time of year for me. Besides just being a mom, a wife, and owning my own business, I have a TON of things I'm involved with at W.'s school. And when I say TON, I mean a TON! So I need to get better, and fast!Anywho....thank you all for commenting on my last post. Your thoughts of well wishes were so sweet! I also want to thank you for asking some questions, as I said, my blogging material is very limited right now. So let's get crackin'.1. The first questions come from my friend at The Fritz Facts."How did you come up with your characters for your doodlekids?"I began my business designing all sorts of different note cards. I kept thinking I wanted to add some sort of signature character to my line. One day, on a rare occasion that my daughter let me put her hair up, I gave her piggytails... More About: Truth , The Truth
Go Ahead - Ask Me, I Dare You!
2008-02-06 15:35:00 Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said I Dare You. I know how some of you can think. All minds in the gutter and whatnot. I may be in for it, me thinks.I got this idea from Laura at Lunatic Fringe. She just celebrated her 100th post (YEAH LAURA!) and she asked her readers to post some questions and then she answered 100. Considering I missed my 100th post - my Lord I missed my Blogaversary (I'm so bad at this blogging thing), I decided I would steal borrow her idea. I hope that's okay Laura!Plus, quite honestly, I've been as sick as a dog for over a week. The doc thinks I may have mono. Blogging material is very hard to come by right now. I haven't had much of a life other than lying on the couch or bed and flipping through tv channels. I need you all to get my brain working again. Throw some questions at me, get my gears going before I turn to mush! More About: Ahead
Bloggy Giveaways Carnival Winners!
2008-02-04 02:13:00 Hi everyone, sorry this is coming at you so very late. I'm a sick, sorry mess right now. This is the first I've gotten my almost dead body out of bed in a week. But you aren't reading this to hear me whine. I'll do that at another time. Ohhh and that rhymed!The great Carnival of '08 ~ that's why you're here! What another fantastic turnout. Shannon at Bloggy Giveaways is really a doll for always sponsoring these giveaways. They are so much fun.I used a random number generator 3 times and I have my winners. Lisa (#67), Susan (#5), and Sara (#17)! Congratulations ladies, you each have won a $25.00 gift certificate to the Doodle Kids® Stationery Store. I will be emailing each of you tomorrow with the details.Thank you all who entered. I hope you had fun!Now, I'm going to go crawl back into bed....that just about did me in. Sorry if any of this post sounds odd, I really don't know what I'm typing! More About: Winners
Dirty Fighting
2008-01-29 21:24:00 This was to be the rubber match, the third and final bout between the Palooka and the Southpaw. Southpaw was young, but had more experience in the ring. He was pound for pound the best fighter in his weight class. Palooka on the other hand was old, out of shape, and inexperienced. A brawler, Palooka was determined to lose the stigma of having a glass chin.All ready to throw in the towel, Palooka got lucky in the first fight with Southpaw. Prone to Pitty-Pat Punches, Palooka was no match for Southpaw. On the ropes, looking as though the fight would be over in minutes, Palooka got a sudden opening. An uppercut was thrown and a connection was made. Southpaw was thrown back, it was a knockout! The crowd went wild and many believed that Southpaw took a dive.Set on proving the public wrong, Southpaw scheduled a rematch. The bell rang and Palooka came out swinging. A jab was thrown, Southpaw feinted to the right and threw a counterpunch. Palooka was down for the count!The score was now one... More About: Dirty , Fighting
It's A Carnival!
2008-01-29 05:59:00 Hooray! It's another Carnival hosted by Shannon at Bloggy Giveaways! This is your chance to win lots and lots of great stuff. After you enter my giveaway, by leaving a comment to this post, swing by her blog. There you will see tons of links to other giveaways that are being hosted by some pretty terrific bloggers.Have I piqued your interest? Do you want to know what I have waiting for three, that's right THREE lucky winners? Drum roll please........I will choose three *people, at random, to receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to my Doodle Kids® Stationery Store!Doodle Kids® are cute little characters that can be customized to reflect just about any personality. There are different skin tones, hairstyles, and add-ons that will help make each of your Doodle Kids® special.You can use your Gift Certificate to purchase personalized Notes, Invitations, Notepads, Address Labels, and more. Stop by the store and take a look around ~ You'll Love The Charm Of The Doodle Kids®!Good Luck a...
A Needle In A Haystack
2008-01-22 14:01:00 A while back I told you that my MIL needed to sell her house because, well, basically it's falling down around her. She has decades of junk just plain crap memories piled heaped filled up in that house - all the way to the brim. I think it's actually holding the house together. Anyway, Mr. Schmitty and his siblings have been working really hard at clearing everything out so they can get the house on the market.My cousin owns a company that provides dumpsters and has given us one to keep at her house for as long as we need it. It allows everyone to work on the task at hand, without worrying that the dumpster is costing money. Mostly everything that needed to go, has been tossed in that dumpster. And YES, the house is still standing. Hallelujah!My cousin came by on Sunday and picked up the loaded down dumpster. Good-bye was the hide-a-bed couch my MIL swore she was going to reupholster since Mr. Schmitty was a tot. Gone were the million and one paint cans my FIL held on to, in every... More About: Haystack
What Being Married 15 Years Feels Like
2008-01-16 19:48:00 We are pathetic. Mr. Schmitty and I are pathetic with a capital P.P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.Yesterday my MIL and SIL came over to babysit T. and R. while W. was in school. T. asked why they were coming to babysit and told them that I was going out with my boyfriend on a date. He grinned and said, "That's daddy, right?" Then he ran off and told Mr. Schmitty that he had to open my car door for me on our date. He also asked if I was going to wear my wedding dress.No sweet child, mama couldn't get that thing on even if she used a crowbar.So off we went on our little date. Mr. Schmitty did indeed hold every door for me. The dear. We decided to have some lunch so we went to a diner that we love. We sat in a booth and for once had all the elbow room we needed. Aaahhh, the glory! No crayons, no booster seats, no kid's menus! We ordered from the adult menus and then we looked at each other.Crickets, birds chirping, silence.We laughed.Our waitress brought our lunch and then we proceeded to scarf dow... More About: Years , Married
Things That Make You Go...Hmmmmm
2008-01-10 15:50:00 I just noticed something I do to my son. I didn't realize I did this until today. It's one of those things that will eventually come back to bite me in the arse.W. is 9. Technically he is 9 years and 7 months. This being said, I'm wondering, do you do this too? Do you sometimes refer to your child's actual age and other times add a year? Let me clarify this with an example.W.: "Mom, I don't waaaaannnnnnaaaa take a shower!!"Me: "Please stop whining, you are going to be 10 years old!"W.: "Mom, can I get a cell phone?"Me: "Why do you need a cell phone? You are only 9!"See what I mean?I use the span of a few months to twist my responses to him in a way that will work for ME. He can't possibly ever win, can he?I know it sounds like total manipulation of my child. You are probably right and Dr. Phil would be ripping me a new one if he read this. But I look at it this way, in a few years he'll catch on. He'll be working me instead.Me: "W., call me when you get there and be home ear... More About: Make , Things
Seeking Absolution
2008-01-06 18:11:00 I have no excuse. None whatsoever. I was all my fault. I completely and utterly forgot. It is unjustifiable and reprehensible. It was just plain WRONG.I was out Friday evening, gallivanting with a girl friend. I joined her for a movie. We gorged on popcorn and diet sodas. We had the audacity to laugh and enjoy ourselves. And our fun didn't end at the closing credits. Oh No! We continued on our merry way, I, not once remembering the day and what it meant. The degradation and humiliation I would feel upon realizing my err. Oh the shame of it all!We shopped at a local bookstore. I searched for books and magazines that I would take pleasure in reading, all the while selfishly thinking of only myself. How dare I? As life only revolved around my happiness. There I stood, leisurely browsing the racks, all the while sipping on a hot chocolate. And it was topped with whipped cream. WHIPPED.CREAM! Satan's drink, I tell you. The sheer gluttony of it all makes me bow my head in self-reproach.... More About: Seeking
Happy New Year!
2008-01-02 03:58:00 How was every one's first day of 2008? I hope your year is starting off well. The Schmitty house was finally put back together after the holiday festivities. The trees are down (we have our regular tree and a small one for the kids), the ornaments and decorations are packed away, the Christmas dishes are covered in bubble wrap and put away, the new toys have been added to the playroom, the house has been dusted and vacuumed, and I even cleaned out the refrigerator. And thank goodness I did because I found some leftover shrimp scampi from Christmas Eve. Imagine me when I opened that Tupperware container! WHOA NELLIE!Don't you love how the house looks so shiny and new when all of the decorations are down? It's so nice, well until the kids come through like the tornadoes they are.So, the big question. How many of you have made a list? You know, of all of your New Year 's resolutions. I, honestly, did not make a list this year. Yes, I know, the QUEEN of lists did.NOT.make a list?! Th... More About: Happy , Happy New Year
That's Not Toilet Paper On My Shoe
2007-12-29 23:42:00 Well, I finally dug myself out of the rubble. The Christmas gift rubble. I feel like I've been clawing my way out for weeks. Just when light would begin to stream in....BAM! An uncle, aunt, or grandmother would hand over another present to my spoiled brats beautiful children.The green and red gift wrap, the curly ribbon, the bows, wads and wads of tissue paper - I couldn't escape it all. It just kept appearing and I was tangled up like a mummy in the stuff.I grabbed the big leaf garbage bags, the kitchen ones just wouldn't do, to help dispose of the mess. As I was cleaning up I had to fight off the pup who was shredding, the already torn to bits wrapping paper, into minute, teeny tiny pieces. I then started shoving the heap, deep down into the bags, all the while trying to free my finger of the same piece of static-clinging plastic wrap from one of the boy's games. It wouldn't come off. The freakin thing would move from one hand to the other, then to my arm, then back to my fin... More About: Toilet Paper , Toilet , Paper , Shoe
R. - the educator
2007-12-20 01:51:00 T., R., and I were coloring a few days ago. It is our favorite thing to do together. I could color for hours. And I sometimes do. It relaxes me. On stressful days, I am usually pulling out the coloring books and crayons or colored pencils. I may keep coloring long after the kids have moved on to tv or puzzles.The best conversations usually crop up while we are coloring. We all seem to just start talking. The banter flows. I learn a lot from my kids during our creative sessions. They loosen up and before you know it they are filling me in on all the happenings of their lives. It's so much better than when I ask, "What did you do today?" That question is usually answered with a, "Nothing."Yes, I believe bringing out the artist in them gets the gears in their minds turning. Not only do they talk to me, they make me laugh too. It's hilarious to find out what goes on in their little heads."Mommy, can I have the brown crayon?" asked R."Sure, sweetie!" I reply as I look over at the pictu... More About: Educator
Happy Birthday My Little Man!
2007-12-16 15:06:00 Five years ago today, I went through the world's easiest birth. It was a definite indication of the baby's personality. Of my three children, T. is the most easy going. Yes, he can be tough, just like his siblings, but he is so adaptable to most situations. He just goes with it. He is such a middle child, the moderator, the one who makes everyone happy ~ even if that means his own unhappiness, the child with a smile on his face. He is also the most sensitive, the first to cry, and when you are the middle child you get it from both ends. I know, I'm a middle kid. I think that's why I have a special bond with him. I love all of my children equally, but my heart tugs a little when I see what he endures as the second born.T. was my easiest birth, but my hardest to conceive. I had been through years of fertility treatments to conceive W. and I knew that I wanted more children. We began trying for our second child as soon as the doctor gave the okay after W. was born.We tried and trie... More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
They Took Aim And Won
2007-12-07 10:30:00 One day I was sitting at a traffic light on the way to taking T. to preschool. R. was also in the car with us, well, because she's too young to leave at home alone. Plus, she'd probably burn the house down.Anyway, R. said, "OOOHHH look at all of those birdies!"Then T. asked, "Mommy, why are there so many birds up on the wires?"I looked up from my cell and stopped texting (JUST KIDDING, I thought I'd throw in a Britney Spears quip. You know, for search engine optimization!) Sorry for that, it's 4 am and I can't sleep, I am a bit slap-happy.Okay, back to my story. I thought to myself, "Yeah, another opportunity to mess with them!" Because, I'm just fun like that. I swear the things I tell them. They still think that factory chimneys are cloud makers.I looked up at the wire above and see a MILLION birds. Seriously, it looked like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"."Oh, they are playing Bomb's Away!"T. responds, "Bomb's Away? What's that?""Well, they sit on the wire a...
The Ways They Entertain Themselves!
2007-12-03 01:58:00 I was on my laptop, literally the whole day on Thursday. I had seven browsers going at once, each open to a different store; ToysRUs, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Buy.com, Best Buy and Ebay. All in that order. I had my three wishlists from each of the Schmitty children. I began with ToysRUs and typed the first item on W.'s list into the store's search field. Out of stock. I went on to Target. Sold out. So I tried Walmart. BINGO! I placed the item in the shopping cart. Back to ToysRUs and the next item and so on and so forth until I went through all three sheets of paper. It took forever, but I did find much of what I needed. I used the mentality that if I had gone out shopping in the real world, I would have been wasting precious gasoline driving to all of these stores anyway, so what's a little shipping expense?As I was getting ready to purchase my loot, T. and R. came running down the stairs, through the dining room, through the kitchen, and back up the stairs. I looked up, shrugge... More About: Entertain
Always Believe
2007-11-29 15:04:00 As I mentioned in my previous post, my son W., wants a gazillion things for Christmas. He has a serious case of the gimmies. I really don't think it's because he's spoiled, okay, maybe a bit, but he still believes in Santa. And Santa doesn't pay for gifts, right? He just has his elves work a little OT and KAZAAM! The gifts miraculously appear under the Christmas tree. He truly believes it's that easy.W. is the type of child that believes in everything. He's 9 and shows no signs of even questioning the existence of St. Nick, the Easter bunny, or the Tooth Fairy. I think he'll still have faith in these characters well into his twenties. Do your kids know yet?This all being said, I wanted to prepare, the sometimes dramatic son, for the reality of Christmas morning. I wanted to do this without making him suspicious about the true identity of Mr. Claus.I began by asking him what was the number one item on his wishlist. He, without hesitation, yelled, "A Wii!"I think to myself, "Gr...
Bullets
2007-11-23 18:24:00 Hi everyone. I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. I am a complete nut this time of year and can't seem to get a grip at all.So to catch up, I am going to throw out some random thoughts from the jumbled mess in my brain.*I hope everyone had a GREAT Turkey Day yesterday. I stuffed myself fatter than the bird!*I hope you crazy people that woke up at the butt crack of dawn today got some great bargains. I was under the covers, snuggling with my little one, T., who had crawled in after a nightmare.*I am SO.FAR.BEHIND in everything. I usually have most of my Christmas shopping done by now. I've purchased two gifts. TWO!*The kids wrote their lists for Santa. I think my son W. needs a reality check. I'm not sure if he seriously thinks he'll get EVERYTHING on his list or he figured he'd list as many things as he could think of with the HOPES of getting something. A Wii, a PSP, Guitar Hero, Playstation 3. Are you seeing a pattern? Considering we already own Playstati... More About: Bullets
My 40th And A Half Year And 18th Day Birthday Celebration!
2007-11-09 05:12:00 Back in April I turned 40. I was suppose to have a nice mom weekend away with my best friend to celebrate. It never happened due to some plague the Schmitty household was infected with.Well last night was a make-up night out. My best friend, sister-in-law, a friend of my sister-in-law, and I went to the Daughtry/Bon Jovi concert. Now, I am a HUGE fan of Daughtry, he's my boyfriend, you know. I even have his picture plastered on my wall by my computer. Okay, I am robbing the cradle, but so what? I can dream can't I? He's just such a great singer and quite yummy too.I also think Mr. Bon Jovi is quite easy on the eyes. He actually is getting better with age. And let me tell you, he looks mighty fine in those black jeans he wears on stage! *Fanning myself*So get this, we arrived at the concert and couldn't find our section. We passed section 7 and then the lounge and then got to section 9. Where did section 8 go? Our section was MIA. We asked at the entrance to the lounge. Section 8... More About: Celebration , Birthday , Year , Half
Fall, Y'all Winner!
2007-11-07 01:33:00 I know, I know, it's about FREAKIN' time! I am sooooooooooooo sorry that I am sooooooooooooooo late getting this done. But read my prior post and you will see things have been a tad hectic in the ole' Schmitty household.Miss R. is back to her self, thank GAWD! I was getting very worried the past few days because she was basically a lump on the couch. That sickness took everything out of her, the poor girl. Thank you all for the well wishes!Okay, let's get down to some business here. Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer's, Fall , Y'all Bloggy Giveaway Extravaganza! She's such a dear to organize this second great giveaway carnival! Now, my prize was from my business, it is a set of 20 Personalized Doodle Kids® Notes with coordinating Address Labels. I had 183 entrants!! That's so awesome. I used an online Random Number Picker and it chose lucky #21. BLACKJACK!! Meleah Rebeccah, my fellow New Jersian, you are my winner!!Congratulations! I will be sending you an email with instructions ... More About: Winner
It's Always Something!
More articles from this author:2007-11-04 22:56:00 I am sorry I haven't been around for a few days. Halloween started off really great. T. dressed up as Anakin Skywalker and R. was a ladybug. They were adorable. We walked over to W.'s school for his parade and to see him dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi. It was fun seeing all of the neighborhood kids in their costumes. We walked back home and I was loving the beautiful fall day, greatly anticipating the trick or treating festivities. This is my kind of day!Then the poop hit the fan. Or should I say the vomit hit the grass. As R. was about half way across our lawn she stopped dead in her tracks and proceeded to get sick all over her ladybug costume. Glitter shoes and all. I wanted to cry for her.She had gone from feeling fine to looking as green as an unripe tomato in seconds. She didn't even care that she didn't get to go trick or treating with her brothers. She just wanted her pillow and Spongebob on the tube. I was devastated. I was so looking forward to seeing her little smiling fac... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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