Tonight I announced to Ariel, with nauseating enthusiasm, that I was going to clean her room. "Ariel!!!! I’M GOING CLEAN YOUR ROOM NOW!!!!!!" She replied back excitedly, "oh, great!! I’LL WATCH YOU!!"
I replied with the same sense of excitement "I have an idea!! How about you HELP ME!! AND NOT WATCH! IT WOULD BE SO FUN!!"
Her response?
"No, thanks! I’ll watch you!"
smart girl.
Yesterday, Racecar cracked his forehead on the corner of our coffee table. He immediately came towards me while crying (I was 14 inches away.) I asked him if he was okay and he replied with "Mom, I hurt my father." He said this while holding his hand to his forehead like he does when he does the sign of the cross. He called his forehead his father because that’s what he calls it when he does the sign of the cross. Which means the son is his chest, one shoulder is his holy and the other shoulder is his spirit. Good to know the sign of the cross is currently just anatomy to him.
On to today.
Brian comes home tonight. Not Surprisingly, his flight left three hours late, in fact, he had to take another fight entirely. I’d like to pretend like I handled the five day four night, stay at home, single parent venture with grace, but I didn’t. All grace flew out the window while I was sleeping last night, apparently.
Today has not been a good day, to put it mildly, and I am ready to start fresh tomorrow. A new day where we can spend the day with Daddy, I can get out of my house ALONE for five hours thirty minutes and hopefully a day where Ariel is feeling much, much better. And Mommy, too.
I am stunned at how much food one can consume when one is feeling stressed. Whether it be chocolate or oreos or chips. I do not discriminate, I’m good like that. Equal Opportunity Eater.
I gotta get out of these restricting jeans and put on some yoga pants. Do you hear the caramel ice cream calling my name? What about the nachos?
When my hubby travels out of town I always splurge on a pint sized Ben & Jerry’s. It’s mine when the kids are asleep, and it’s like my reward for holding it all together (mostly) while he’s gone.
Glad things are getting back to normal for you!
When my hubby travels out of town I always splurge on a pint sized Ben & Jerry’s. It’s mine when the kids are asleep, and it’s like my reward for holding it all together (mostly) while he’s gone.
Glad things are getting back to normal for you!
ROFL, your kids are a riot!
ROFL, your kids are a riot!
MOVE AWAY FROM THE FREEZER! Woah, girl. Just last week you were all ready to get back on the wagon.
I’ve been indulging lately too. My parents were in town and I bought junk I wouldn’t normally have around. I learned that I can put away an entire bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in one evening. Scary.
MOVE AWAY FROM THE FREEZER! Woah, girl. Just last week you were all ready to get back on the wagon.
I’ve been indulging lately too. My parents were in town and I bought junk I wouldn’t normally have around. I learned that I can put away an entire bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in one evening. Scary.
I’ve been trying to do WW but I think today I just said @#$& it and threw all caution to the wind.
freakin’ Aunt Flo and freakin turtle brownie mix in my basement bought w/coupons. . .
I’ve been trying to do WW but I think today I just said @#$& it and threw all caution to the wind.
freakin’ Aunt Flo and freakin turtle brownie mix in my basement bought w/coupons. . .
Equal Opportunity Easter, ha! I am so glad Brian is back (I hope!). I have not done the “single parent thing” since last summer when Mike was at Purdue and we were up north for a few weeks yet…rough, very rough. I hope you get more than 30 minutes away tomorrow, but also that you have some good family time. I am stunned at how much junk I can consume as well, and I don’t have nearly the excuse as you do!
Equal Opportunity Easter, ha! I am so glad Brian is back (I hope!). I have not done the “single parent thing” since last summer when Mike was at Purdue and we were up north for a few weeks yet…rough, very rough. I hope you get more than 30 minutes away tomorrow, but also that you have some good family time. I am stunned at how much junk I can consume as well, and I don’t have nearly the excuse as you do!
stress-eating was the word of the week in our house last week! our basement flooded and then i had a party anyways – a mexican fiesta for a friend’s birthday. seriously – how can i resist guacamole and chocolate cake? while hubby is out of town? while our house is turned upside down?
you just can’t!
stress-eating was the word of the week in our house last week! our basement flooded and then i had a party anyways – a mexican fiesta for a friend’s birthday. seriously – how can i resist guacamole and chocolate cake? while hubby is out of town? while our house is turned upside down?
you just can’t!
whoa beth! STEP AWAY FROM THE NACHOS. It is my duty as a faithful and caring blog reader of yours to stop you from losing (gaining?)all that you’ve worked so hard to gain (lose?) — you know what I mean.
And I totally know what you mean about stress eating! I have eaten 3, count’em, 1,2,3, Baby Ruth bars since YESTERDAY. Granted 2 of them were the bite size ones, but still. I’m disgraceful.
Oh and I love that Racecar hurt his “Father” At least he knows that God is always with him
whoa beth! STEP AWAY FROM THE NACHOS. It is my duty as a faithful and caring blog reader of yours to stop you from losing (gaining?)all that you’ve worked so hard to gain (lose?) — you know what I mean.
And I totally know what you mean about stress eating! I have eaten 3, count’em, 1,2,3, Baby Ruth bars since YESTERDAY. Granted 2 of them were the bite size ones, but still. I’m disgraceful.
Oh and I love that Racecar hurt his “Father” At least he knows that God is always with him
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Hi! I just wanted to let you know that you’ve been given a Thinking Blogger Award over at There’s A Frog In My Soup – http://www.afroginmysoup.com/2007/04/thinking-blogger-award.html!
My husband travels for work, too, so I can relate to the part-time single parenthood… and my kid goes to daycare! ha I’m such a wuss! Hope everyone’s feeling better and that’s Racear’s father didn’t suffer any permanent damage (though scars are big with boys aren’t they?). Enjoy some time to yourself today!
My husband travels for work, too, so I can relate to the part-time single parenthood… and my kid goes to daycare! ha I’m such a wuss! Hope everyone’s feeling better and that’s Racear’s father didn’t suffer any permanent damage (though scars are big with boys aren’t they?). Enjoy some time to yourself today!
Just to warn you, sometimes the binge continues for a few more days after he’s home. But be strong, you can get through it. Breathe…in through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Arm yourself with an apple in one hand and a banana in the other. You can use them either to drive off cravings, or to throw at naysayers…
Just to warn you, sometimes the binge continues for a few more days after he’s home. But be strong, you can get through it. Breathe…in through the nose, out through the mouth. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Arm yourself with an apple in one hand and a banana in the other. You can use them either to drive off cravings, or to throw at naysayers…
Racecar hurt his father. THAT is priceless. Think of it as he’s got God on his mind, not that it’s just a body part name!!! I hope tomorrow is 100% better!!
Racecar hurt his father. THAT is priceless. Think of it as he’s got God on his mind, not that it’s just a body part name!!! I hope tomorrow is 100% better!!
Sorry it wasn’t such a good day for you – hopefully today is going much better! I had to laugh at the “I’ll watch you” clean my room comment! Although I’m sure it wasn’t funny to you! How cute is “I hurt my father” – makes sense that he would think those body parts are called Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Sorry it wasn’t such a good day for you – hopefully today is going much better! I had to laugh at the “I’ll watch you” clean my room comment! Although I’m sure it wasn’t funny to you! How cute is “I hurt my father” – makes sense that he would think those body parts are called Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
I am actually laughing out loud over Racecar hurting his FATHER! I love the things kids say. Oh, and I am heading to the freezer for Raspberry Sherbet as I type. At least it’s fat free (let’s just forget about all those calories, shall we?)
I am actually laughing out loud over Racecar hurting his FATHER! I love the things kids say. Oh, and I am heading to the freezer for Raspberry Sherbet as I type. At least it’s fat free (let’s just forget about all those calories, shall we?)
How funny and smart those kids are! Poor Racecar, I hope his ‘father’ didn’t swell up too much
I admit I’ve been binging too – a whole bag of chips and ALL the kids Easter candy. OMG!
Hope everything is back to ‘normal’ with Brian home!!!!
How funny and smart those kids are! Poor Racecar, I hope his ‘father’ didn’t swell up too much
I admit I’ve been binging too – a whole bag of chips and ALL the kids Easter candy. OMG!
Hope everything is back to ‘normal’ with Brian home!!!!