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Please Cocktail Save Me From The Madness!

April 24, 2013 By lyonpartyof4 Leave a Comment

As I sit here in my messy unorganized house, I keep looking at the clock thinking to myself “This is going to be a long ass day!“

I have soooo much to do again today and already feeling overwhelmed!

I feel like I live and breathe the movie “Groundhog Day!” Its same damn thing everyday for me

the madness usually starts like this…

My kiddos are seriously fighting to the death over a happy meal toy that they found at the bottom of their toy box after dumping it completely out.

Due to the big move my house looks like this

My kiddos try to be independent but it always back fires!

My kitchen is a disaster as we speak even though I cleaned it last night!

Harrison supposedly cleaned his room, but instead messed it up more! I know in my mind I am eventually going to have to clean it myself to get the job done

I also love how Weston cleaned his room! These are all clean clothes mixed in with messy ones AND not to mention the clothes I had bagged separately for a yard sale

I have a list of things to do in my head but I cannot keep it together! Does that make me an average stay at home mom or do I have a bad case of ADHD!

The fact that it has been ages since I took any time for myself…

Shit!?! When was the last time I was alone by myself doing something I love????

Now I know what I want for Mother’s Day!!!!

A day of nothing and no one near me, is that too harsh?

Between the fighting of the kiddos, packing, cleaning, editing, blogging, doing laundry, budgeting, meal planning, running errands, entertaining and volunteering it’s no wonder I look forward to this at the end of the day

Yummy!!! Strawberry margarita!!!

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Mommy Has Gone Savage Today

March 30, 2012 By lyonpartyof4 Leave a Comment

As you know from many of my posts I am a stay at home to two boys. After days like today, nothing makes me more happier knowing that my Mirena is nicely put in place and doing it’s job! Now, if only my hubs would do his part (snip, snip.) He seems to always have an excuse and has had one since Weston was born (2 freaking years ago!) I am stressing he do it NOW!! Some days I have patience but really today I have none. I have to say and admit it that yes I am a mom who yells and yells a lot. I know its wrong to yell but it works for me in my house. I am thinking its a male thing to not listen unless being yelled at, just ask my hubs. Nothing makes the men in my house listen more then when I am yelling…LOL!

Before you go judging me I have to tell you why today is one of those days! Sorry Dr. Phil, I love you and your advice, but you being against parents yelling, I may have to disagree…ummmmm alot! I don’t think Dr. Phil quite understands about how being at home ALL day with the gremlins can do to your mental state. Especially when they are really little and needing everything and anything, every minute in the day. I can’t remember the time where I ate a hot meal (Pizza Rolls are so much better hot.) Also, trying to watch anything DVR’d that is 30 mins on TV turns into 2 hours because you have to keep pausing your show to break up combative fights over a happy meal toy….true story!

Today is really that day when Weston doesn’t understand that this is not a “naked house.” It gets really old looking at a little naked rear end all day long (unless it’s Channing Tatum’s butt of course……sorry honey, your butt too!) Harrison decided to jump on the naked bandwagon and I had to yell ”please get some freaking clothes on and you are suppose to be cleaning your room!!” He did listen to me and this is the ensemble he came up with……..

If you look really closely, you will notice that the white vest he is wearing is from his tuxedo that he wore when he was in me and Eric’s wedding….ummm 2 years ago!!! I guess all the 80′s & 90′s music I have been rocking to has really started to have an effect on him. Yeah its cute and all, but this is where I get really angry, because I am thinking to myself “hmmm where in the hell did he get that vest from?” I decided at that point to race up the stairs because I get that bad feeling in my gut. You know that “oh shit” feeling. Yeah well my instinct was definitely spot on!! This is what I came too…………

Instead of cleaning his room, he was messing it up and he took all the clothes out of his closet and off all the hangers and threw them on the floor in his closet. Now if you live in a world where you only have a PG language, you may want to skip to the next paragraph. This is where I yell “Harrison are you f**cking kidding me!” Yep I had said it, but that was only after a long day!!!! At that time I did want to yell “freaking” but my anger took over.

I guess to explain why today is one of those days, I did forget to tell you about what happened earlier in the day, actually I can show you a wonderful pic…..

Pic #1

Pic #2

Yep, Weston had gotten into my mascara, not once but twice. The first time he not only painted himself, but my carpet too. Luckily my 4 year old likes to tattle because I caught him before he went for the wall. What I didn’t know is that why I was of course yelling to myself saying bad words while scrubbing the crap out the carpet, he snuck another mascara that he had found in a drawer and hid it in his room.

Picture #2 is from the mascara he snuck into his room. He painted his pillowcase and his face while he was suppose to be napping. I didn’t find this until he woke up from his nap. That was def a surprise for me.

Yep I did do alot of yelling today but I thought I was feeling better knowing that bedtime was coming and I can enjoy that wonderful glass of wine…..until I realized I had no wine…insert loud horror scary movie style scream here!!!!! I was suppose to go to the store today, but I new after the first hour my hyper boys being awake, that being in public today was a huge “no no!” I caught a glimpse of today’s future of being one of those moments in Wal-Mart where you want to yell at your bad kids, but you can’t until you get in the car. Sometimes I do loose my cool and yell, but then of course I have to look around at the people around me and at the ceiling to notice the cameras looking right at me! You never know these days, people are def judgmental and have camera phones. I don’t want to be called to be a guest on the Dr. Phil show because of my yelling : )

As a mom I guess I wanted to say that I am not afraid to admit that yes, I yell, and go savage at times. I do love my kids tons but it doesn’t mean I love my kids any less because I yell. I have good days and bad days. Now if my hubby would hurry home with that wine that I sent a text to him about to get on his way home, I can end a bad day good!!

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Really? Already?

March 22, 2012 By lyonpartyof4 Leave a Comment

I am very happy (at times) that my 4 year old is a tattle tale. The reasoning behind that is, he has my back on dealing with my very curious and destructive 2 year old. Usually, when I hear the word “mom” yelled in that very alarming tone (yes I know you have heard that tone.) Not only do I go completly still, but my keen sense of hearing is at an all time high! I think to myself “what the hell has he got into or done now!” Sometimes some of those words are changed into more harsh “bleep” words you can only hear or say on HBO. Eric has never had to babyproof the house as much as he has with Weston. You can’t make up some of the things that Harrison yells…..

“Mom! Weston has a knife from the drawer!”

“Mom! Weston is in the garbage”

“Mom! Weston is in the toilet”

“Mom! Weston is in the litter box!”

“Mom! Weston is standing on the dining room table!”

“Mom! Weston took his diaper off and pooped on the floor”

I could keep going…….True Story!!!!

This morning it wasn’t even 8am and we all had another not so dull moment. What do I hear, “Mom! Weston is in your room putting your makeup on his face!” My kids are never allowed in our bedroom AND the door is always shut. Of course now I know that Weston can break through the baby proofed knob cover (insert a huge sarcastic Yay!) I of course never move that fast to get to him as I did unless Weston runs away in the store. As if I am not already on my toes as it!!!

Here is proof……

Really?!?

Really!?!

I know now that this is how this day is going to go. Yay!!! I know I have alot of blog posts about Weston messing up, but Harrison is the “I know better through experience” child. Harrison is my big boy. I need to head out to the bouncy house today so we aren’t all cooped up together again today!

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Missing & Wishing

March 22, 2012 By lyonpartyof4 Leave a Comment

At this moment right now (or maybe any moment in the day) after a long day of potty training, breaking up fights, cleaning up pee/poop off the floor, picking battles, cleaning tacos off the wall, no adult interaction, I think to myself “mommy needs a break with daddy!!!!” My husband has taken a new position in the Army and it involves him waking up at 4am and coming home anytime after 7pm (with no overtime pay of course.) If he is on overtime then I am on overtime as well. When he gets home we literally see each other for 2 hours (if that) before he falls asleep. In those 2 hours we are talking about him fitting in his DVR time of Mythbusters, Top Gear, Swamp Men, Sons of Guns, Man Vs. Wild……..you get it. Insert HUGE yawn here from me. I find that I will watch whatever if it means spending some time with him. Our kiddos have a strict bedtime of 7:30pm. I def stick with that bedtime every night considering the LONG day it has been. When they are nestled in thier beds my mind takes me here………..

If you notice in this picture I am really just wanting to have some wine and sun! Ahhhh yes the yummy taste of wine in the sun while listening to a live band. We are def needing that right about now considering it suppose to rain & snow the next couple of days. No matter the weather, I can honestly say I do have the wine part down…..LOL. What I really want is to go away on a magical trip far away with only me and the hubs! If you notice in this next pic, the last time we were really together alone in the sun was our honeymoon (aka after Harrison was born.) Since this pic we have been together in the same house a total of 11 months on and off added together since 2009!!! Wow adding it up makes it even more depressing : (

Funny comment here: As I am writing this blog post, Harrison looks at the picture and says “mommy why are you in underwear and bra!” Now that is proof of point A: he never see me in a swimsuit because we can’t swin here in WA and point B: I don’t look like that anymore because of birth of baby #2. Def no bikinis for me! I may go to the gym two hours a day 4 days a week, but nothing can take away the damage done to your body from gaining 85+ lbs each pregnancy. (go ahead and puke now from that story!)

I am not saying I dont like my time with my family as a whole, but getting away and feeling “young” again sounds like fun (minus the 3 day hangovers you get when you are older!) Hopefully someday SOON (before he deploys) I will get some time with him ALONE like the old days and sit in the sun drink my beer/wine/anything with alcohol & umbrella!!

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New Do For Turning 2 (Not On Purpose)

March 15, 2012 By lyonpartyof4 Leave a Comment

Ok so we have this on going issue in our household that when my hubby goes away months at a time (Army duty calls) he seems to forget how it works with the boys when he gets home. Totally understandable but only for a day or two. As a mom I have learned and not loved the philosophy that you always have to be one step ahead of the kiddos. Ugh I can’t remember the last time I only had to think for only myself, I think”American Idol” was on season 1, I weighed 105 lbs., stretch marks were a figmant of my imagination, and my boobies actually were placed where they should be.

When my hubby went back to work after getting back this last training trip, he had to shave that morning and left his electric razor out. He left it out on the counter where the boys brush their teeth every morning in our bathroom, and since I dont leave things out like that, I didnt even feel the need to inspect the bathroom before they brush their teeth. As I am getting ready for the gym I hear a loud “bzzzzzzzzzzz.” I come running into the bathroom and find that Weston decided to take it in his own hands to cut his own hair. There was “no gaurd” so there was no hair what so ever where he decided to run the razor on his little head. He had nothing left on the left side!!!! I screamed because other than hair & clothes, I have nothing else in common with my boys. I felt at that time I needed to fix his hair and blend it in and believe me it was waaaaaaay worse! Here is hair before that razor….

Thank you so much to the lady who came to the rescue today and fixed his hair!!! Its really short but she said it had to be because it needed to fixed! Here is his new haircut…..

It’s so very short! Just in time for him turning the big 2 on friday! If you look closely you will find that he had a sucker during his haircut and he has a ton of hair stuck to his cheeks and chin (so gross and itchy.) I have yet to have my husband admit fully that I do have a hard job staying at home with frick & frack. Always being one step ahead at all times is exhausting and putting both of my boobs in a meat grinder sounds more appealing way to spend my day…LOL! Stories like these make me sleep better at night because I get to say “Honey, I told you so!!!!”