An award, for me?!?
Deb over at Mom Of 3 Girls has graced me with my very first bloggy award:
Thanks so much Deb! I’m going to pass this on to my top five commenters:
Corrie over at Tyler’s Triumph
Susan over at Strange Pulse
Janine over at Moving Mama
Cheryl over at Happy meets Crazy
Kailani over at An Island Life
Speaking of nice, have you ever had one of those days where you feel you ought not to do any commenting around the blogosphere just because you’re NOT feeling so nice.
It started with a lady, in the outer circle of a roundabout (the EXIT lane), refusing to exit and nearly crashing me into the center flower bed as she attempted to cut me off. And then SHE, had the GALL, to lay on her horn at ME!
Anyway, just thought it was funny that I got this award on a day when I wasn’t feeling so nice toward people in general.
So far today
“Where are we going mom?” Count Dooku asks
“Crazy!” I reply
I am tossing things around his room, looking for the missing sandal. Too many toys!! Too much mess!! Time to give to the Salvation Army again.
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A trail of pillows and chairs leads from the couch in the living room, back to the boys bedroom. They have to hop on pillows and chairs to avoid sinking in the mud, they tell me.
Cheerios are scattered all over the carpet, a reminder that I need to put the cereal box up after breakfast. And what on earth is that funky smell emanating from the garbage can?
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“Count Dooku, get that out of her mouth! Go to your room, you don’t shove toys in the baby’s mouth!!!!” I yell
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I look around in discouragement. It’s only three kiddos. I mean, two really, and a baby. Why is housework so hard to keep on top of since the baby came? Does nursing really take that much time out of my day? My efforts feel so futile. I am increasingly short tempered and tired. I’m either going to start my cycle again soon, or I need to increase my meds. *sigh*
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“Mom, I looove you!”
I feel Count Dooku’s small arms around my neck. A wet kiss on the cheek brings a smile. I’ll keep trying to keep a nice home. But I’ll try not to get discouraged and irritable on those days when I just can’t keep up.
Spaghetti Bake
1 lb. ground beef
1 standard jar spaghetti sauce
12 oz. egg noddles, cooked according to directions on pkg.
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1. Cook ground beef until browned. Turn off heat. Drain and then add spaghetti sauce
2. Mix together the cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and onions
3. In a 9×13 inch pan, spread a thin layer of beef sauce, then layer with some noodles, then some more beef sauce, then all of the cheese mix, then the rest of the noodles, then the rest of the beef sauce.
4. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 mins. Sprinkle grated cheddar on top and cook 5 additional minutes.
Which heroine are you?
You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of silliness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.
Oooo, tremendously attractive. Describes me perfectly ;)
I Quit!!!
I hope I’m not the only mother out there who has those days. Days where the fighting and the whining and the yelling between sibliings all culminate in mom joining the turmoil and everyone ending up in tears. I had one of those days yesterday.
It happened to be in the car. A spat over sharing chicken nuggets and french fries ended up with our car in the nearest parking lot, mom yelling, food confiscated and everyone crying. I shakily picked up the cell phone and called my husband.
“I can’t do this anymore!” I sobbed into the phone. “Sometimes it’s so hard to be a mom!”
I explained the situation and other frustrations that had been building and he calmed me down. He listened and empathized with me and I was soon composed enough to finish running errands.
I wish that was the end of it. I wish I knew that an episode like that wouldn’t happen again, but it always does. And when it does I feel like giving up or like I’m a crummy mother. But motherhood doesn’t come with the option to quit, so I go on. Sometimes strong and purposefully. Sometimes staggering, blinded by tears.
I love my kids. But like all kids they often do things that frustrate or anger me. Count Dooku is one sharp little five year old and he has always called me out on everything I do. For him there is a question behind everything I ask of him, and a reprimand for everything I do that I’ve told him not to do.
Then there is Obi-Wan. One of the most loving little boys on the earth. He still snuggles with mom and is always willing to give lots of hugs and kisses. But he is also extremely frustrating at times, in an entirely different way. Obi-Wan has been in speech therapy for over a year now. We still don’t very often understand anything he says beyond a three or four word sentence. His mentality is also not up to par with your average 4 year old. There are certain concepts he simply does not get. Patience and Time for one. He doesn’t understand the concept of later or wait. If you tell him he can have something later he thinks that is a “No” and ends up communicating his disappointment in the best way he knows. Crying or whimpering. And when I say crying I mean bawling and throwing himself on the floor and being so loud the neighbors down the hall can hear him. It’s been so difficult for both he and us as parents not being able to understand each other. Our speech therapist actually recommended we take him to a neuropsychologist to get him evaluated for something more serious than a speech delay. And of course that has opened up a whole new realm of worry for me.
I suppose compounding the latest meltdown, was the fact that we have all been sick with nasty coughs and colds. *sigh*
I love my children deeply and I love being able to stay at home with them and be their teacher. But it’s not all roses all the time ya know?
WFMW - Baking pan residue
How many of you use non-stick cooking spray with flour in it when a recipe calls for you to grease and flour a pan?
And how many of you that answered yes to the above have noticed a sticky, grimy residue building up on your pan? A residue that is extremely difficult to get off, without scratching the coating on your pan?
Well, if you guess that the residue and the cooking spray have a correlation, you’re right.
Now, something like goo gone and a bit of elbow grease might be able to get rid of that residue for you. But what works for me is to avoid the build up in the first place. And that means using good old shortening and flour when I bake.
For other Works for Me Wednesday Tips visit Rocks In My Dryer
End of Summer Party Giveaway
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU!
Trista over at The Pumpkin Patch is hosting an awesome End of Summer Party, full of giveaways, vacation stories and pictures. I have decided to participate by holding a giveaway.
One lucky person will win:
* An adorable multi-patterned, multi-colored sun dress by Hanna Andersson, size 3 months, and, a three pack of Gerber, zip front, tagless sleep n’ plays in pinks and whites, size 0-3 months.
A second winner will receive one pack of Gerber sleep n’ plays, identical to the package shown above. So you have two chances to win something for your darling baby girl. Or, you could win it for someone you know.
Here are the details:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me one of your favorite things about newborn babies. Comments that do not do this will be removed from the drawing.
2. The giveaway ends this Friday, August 24, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. est.
3. The first winner randomly drawn will receive the dress and sleep n’ play. The second winner randomly drawn will win the identical pack of sleep n’ plays. Winners will be announced on Saturday, August 25, 2007.
4. You do not need to have a blog or website to enter, but don’t forget to leave a valid email address so I can contact you if you win.
Good luck, and don’t forget to stop by The Pumpkin Patch to see other End of Summer Party entries.
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