Five Moms & A Blog

Gap's Give and Get Program

2010-11-11T10:28:00.003-05:00

Hello, out there! LONG time no see! I've been away for quite a while just living life to the fullest. How blessed am I that I have the privilege of making that statement?!!

Today, as I was reading a friend's blog, I learned that Gap has developed a program called the Give and Get Program, designed to raise funds for charities and, in return, rewarding it's consumers for their participation. With just a click of a button, a charity of your choosing will receive 5% of the proceeds of your purchases while you get a discount of 30%. That's pretty amazing! It's a way of helping those in need while helping ourselves as well.

Purchases can be made, November 11- November 14, 2010, at the following stores:

Gap
Banana Republic
Old Navy
Banana Republic Factory Store
and
Gap Outlet in-store

I chose The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Click HERE to help a charity of your choosing :o)

With ♥

Miti

Umbrellas Are For Cowards

2010-11-02T03:01:00.001-04:00

Did you all pass out in surprise when Erica posted yesterday? I'll bet you thought we Five Moms were lost in a pile of laundry somewhere, didn't you? Wasn't her idea adorable?

I would love to blog about something equally brilliant. Unfortunately you're just stuck with my ramblings, because I haven't been working on anything other than my tan, and that isn't going so well.

Today I fixed my hair all cute and then proceeded to watch all my stylin' wash away in the rain. And I do mean RAIN, we are talking Noah's Ark rain, people. My. Word.

Here's the problem: I don't like to wear a hat in the rain because it ruins my hairstyle. I don't like to wear a hood in the rain because it ruins my hairstyle. I don't like to wear my HAIR in the rain because it ruins my hairstyle. "Umbrellas are for cowards!" I cry as I run outside and totally throw caution (and my hair) to the winds.....and the rain.

I absolutely pretty much 100% categorically refuse to carry an umbrella.

Umbrellas are a nuisance. Who wants to carry an umbrella, look at all the fun you'd be missing? When you refuse to carry an umbrella:

You can have the crazy thrill of running through a parking lot as fast as you can, hoping that it's not raining as much as it looks.
You can experience that wonderful moment when a big drip cascades down your neck, down your back and between your shoulder blades
Your hair can be a quick change artist - from full to flat in 5.7 seconds.
You can experience what it would be like to take a shower with everything on.
You can experience the fun as your mascara burns your eyes and runs down your face.
You can look like a raccoon with your rings of mascara all around the eyes.
You can have an excuse to change your clothes several times a day, as no one would expect you to remain in wet clothes.
You can listen to the squeak, squeak, squeak of your shoes as you walk through the store and everyone turns to stare at you.
You can have the thrill of discovery as you realize that you have a hole in the bottom of your shoe.
You can cry in the rain and no one will ever know, unless you do the big ugly cry, in which case everyone will know.
You can come in all wet from outside and look at someone blankly when they brightly ask "Oh, is it raining outside?"

On the other hand, there could be lots of fun carrying an umbrella too:

You could smack people with it if they are walking too slow.
You could use it to pick up gum off the ground if you're feeling hungry.
You could wave it around and yell "I am Mary Poppins. Follow me if you want to learn how to fly!!!!" and start running away fast.
You could use it as a cane when your legs start to ache from all that running.
You could carry it upside down and use it to carry your groceries.
You could hide behind it and play peek-a-boo with total strangers.
You could buy one in every color to match your wardrobe.

The possibilities are endless, but I may rethink my umbrella policy, although I have yet to see 007 with an umbrella. So, tell me, do YOU use an umbrella when it's raining or do you like living dangerously?

Willow Tree Kids

2010-11-01T07:56:00.000-04:00

I finally completed my project!
And I absolutely love it!

MY WILLOW TREE KIDS...

It's Not Wallpaper, It's Hairpaper

2010-09-28T02:08:00.004-04:00

Here are ten things you don't want your husband to hear you say when you are removing wallpaper and he is in the other room within earshot:

1. Uh oh!

2. ooooooops!

3. Wow, that scratch looks pretty deep.

4. Hmmm, I wonder if I can hide that behind a picture frame?

5. Wow, who knew you could put a hole in the sheetrock like that?

6. Good grief, another one?

7. I can't believe that sheetrock is so fragile. I mean, after all, it has ROCK in its name.

8. Ouch!

9. Why did I ever decide to remove this in the first place??????

10. I think I changed my mind.

I think I will be removing wallpaper for a very long time, sigh. Maybe we should just close the door and put "caution" tape across it. Distressed is "in" right now, but not sure that the walls would qualify.

Tonight I was watching a little t.v. and my husband pulled a piece of wallpaper out of my hair. Maybe I'll start a new trend. Care to join me? What will you be wearing in your hair?

The Battle Of The Dog Hair

2010-09-21T01:50:00.001-04:00

As the "parent" of a toy poodle, I must admit that there were times that I felt superior to a cat owner. My friends with cats had cat hair all over the clothes, and I could not relate. I wondered how they could leave the house with all that cat hair on them.

Until my day of reckoning came. I failed to reckon with our beagle who is about the size of a small elephant. That dog flings his hair everywhere without a care.

He loves to scratch his back all over my blue and white checked slipcovers. As he walks by my coffee table he leaves a little of his DNA on that too. I have found beagle hair on my kitchen counters, in my kitchen cupboards, on top of my dishes, and recently I noted on facebook that I found a dog hair in the fridge.

In the fridge, people! Now, either my dog is having a party every time we leave the house or his hair can fly. Or he can fly.

Do you know that dog hair floats? It floats!!!! (Please don't ask me how I know that.)

I no longer feel superior to cat owners. Instead, I just hope that they will avert their eyes in pity whenever I walk by them. However, I know that they are turning around and staring at all that dog hair on my back.

Let's just say that you ought to invest in a company that sells lint remover, because I think that their stock is about to go up.

Four Moms & A Grandma!!!

2010-09-20T07:38:00.002-04:00

Actually, I'm a "Granny", not a "Grandma"...

Can you believe it? This amazing littla fella is ALL MINE!

I got to meet him for the first time yesterday, and he's absolutely PERFECT in EVERY way!

His mommy and daddy are pretty proud, too!

My new love!

"Jayson Cade Scott"

Rainy Days And Tuesdays Just Doesn't Cut It

2010-09-14T00:48:00.006-04:00

I think that Tuesday and Thursday get a raw deal.

I mean, think about it. Everybody talks about Monday, even if they dread it. They always know when Monday is because for many people it's the start of the work week. Nobody forgets about Monday. Monday even sounds better in a song. "Rainy days and Tuesdays...." just doesn't sound the same, does it? It just doesn't cut it.

Wednesday is the middle of the week, so it you work Monday-Friday you pat yourself on the back Wednesday morning and tell yourself that you have only two more days to go. You know you can hang in there. It's only two more days until you're freeeeeee!

Friday. Well, it's Friday!!!!!! Everybody loves Friday. How can you not? For most people it is the start of their weekend. People count the days until Friday. In fact, for some people their Friday comes on Monday!

Then there is Tuesday and Thursday. Nobody gets excited about Tuesday or Thursday and it kind of makes you feel bad for them, doesn't it?

They are kind of the orphan days of the week. It's just very sad.

When you think about it Thursday is closer to the beginning of the weekend than Tuesday is, so really Tuesday has to put on a happy face and pretend it doesn't matter. Because nobody likes a sore Tuesday.

I just want to stand up for all the Tuesdays and Thursdays out there and say you aren't alone! You matter.

Tuesdays and Thursdays have feelings too, people......

While The Cats Away The Mice Will Play...

2010-09-10T00:00:00.002-04:00

Not hardly.

I have had 2.5 days of me time & yet I have not found time for me.

How is that?

All 3 of my children started school on Tuesday...

I should now have a ton of time to Blog, Edit Pictures & Hang out with friends.

Yeah right!

I haven't done any of those things since ~~Freedom~~ school started.

Well...except right now...but I am typing this post at 10:00 PM & I just created that lovely collage too.

I am still waiting for the part where this Mouse gets to play while the Cats are away.

As my good friend Annie always sang "Tomorrow, Tomorrow"

Maybe Tomorrow!

I'm not complaining though because I wouldn't do that...

Especially since I just wrote myself a letter to stop it!

Have a Blessed Weekend!

Mimi

What Is Fall?

2010-09-03T00:00:00.000-04:00

Fall is...

• Pumpkin Patches

• Apple Orchards

• Hay Rides

• Corn Mazes

• Bon Fires

• Foot Ball Games

• Soccer Games

• Playing in the Leaves

• Candles Burning

• Hoodie Sweatshirts

• Crisp Mornings

Did I miss anything? What is Fall to you?

Let Fall Begin!

It's the most wonderful time of the year,

Mimi

Just Call Me Cheyenne, As In Wyoming.....

2010-08-31T01:25:00.003-04:00

Sometimes I visit someone's blog and type my comments in a hurry, and sometimes I accidentally type my name "Bab" instead of "Nan" because I hit the wrong keys. I have done this several times.

I am seriously wondering how many people think my name is Bab?

I never really liked my name. I wanted something exciting, mysterious, fun. I mean, who can get excited about a name that is spelled exactly the same, whether it's forward or backwards. This is called a Palindrome, by the way. Like Bob, or Hannah, or Eve.

How can you make a nickname or shorten Nan? Na?

When I was in 7th grade I wanted to be named Cheyenne, or Tiffany. Not Tiff-ney, but Tiff-A-ney. Don't forget the A, people.

I used to write my "dream" name all over my school folder. I would match up my dream name with my dream boy. You know, the cute boy that you liked back then? My dream boy had glasses and braces and I wanted glasses or braces soooooo bad just because he had them.

Of course he was my dream boy for all of maybe a week or two. Girls are fickle when they're in 7th grade.....

The "dream" boy changed (and eventually I married my dream man!) but my dream name never did. I still think that there is a Cheyenne buried deep down inside of me. Or maybe a Tiffany. With an A for Attitude.

I Haven't Been Ignoring You...

2010-08-27T00:00:00.003-04:00

I have just been busy with my new JOB!

I have started driving a Taxi.

The pay is not great, but the people I drive around make the job so worth it.

I have three passengers that use my Taxi on a regular basis, so I am busy learning their schedules.

I am supposed to be picking up more hours in September too.

The job is very demanding...

Long hours...

Tight schedules...

But listening to music makes the drive time more bearable

listening to my passengers conversations is good entertainment.

So, I am not ignoring anyone or anything on purpose...just adjusting to the new job.

Anyone else drive a MOM TAXI?

Enjoying the RIDE...

MIMI

Tees Into Rugs

2010-08-26T10:20:00.000-04:00

As I was looking for inspiration for today's Thumbs Up, I ran into a really cool reuse project via Re-Nest by Laura @ Xoelle. The project comprises of taking your old t-shirts and turning them into a rug.

My husband has mounds and mounds of t-shirts that, honestly, have seen better days. Some with raggedy necks and teeny tiny holes and spots here and there. But now, I'm seeing them in a new light.

(don't worry sweetie, your t-shirts are not in any danger, I respect your private property and will ONLY take donations :o)

I'm now realizing that he has a treasure in his dresser drawer. I opened it and a ray of light hit my face. There laid his t-shirt loot with festive images of Margaritaville and softies telling me that Life Is Good. Life is good when you can re-purpose something old into something new and useful.

Thank you Laura for sharing this great little project.

To See How Laura Turns This...

Into This...

Click Here.

With ♥ Miti

(Thumbs Up Thursday, where AWESOME GREATNESS comes to light.)

It's a Wrap Party

2010-08-24T02:22:00.002-04:00

How come a man can figure out how to put together a baby's crib but can't figure out how to open a box of saran wrap properly?

My box of plastic wrap is mangled. It looks like its been through a war. Either that or men get together and have a wrap party where they all get together and mangle it at once.

People, those things aren't that hard to open. The hard part comes after you open it.

Seriously, who hasn't wrangled with a roll of plastic wrap?

I can't tell you the number of times I've wrestled with one and the box has won. Reminds me of that famous song "I fought the box and the....box won. I fought the box and the...box won." Something like that anyway.

Usually what happens is I get maimed. That's right. I leave skin, blood and a little DNA.

There is probably a secret to that stuff, but I don't wanna know it. I like having a knock-down drag-out fight every time I am attempting to cover my leftovers.

Sometimes it's the only exercise I get that day. Well, that and trying to burp the tupperware.

Which reminds me, there are only two things you burp....babies and Tupperware, right?

Just don't get the two confused.

Man Vs. Machine

2010-08-17T02:49:00.003-04:00

During summertime my hubby is obsessed with mowing our lawn. He considers it a personal insult if the grass dares to grow beyond what he thinks it should.

If it grows as much as a quarter of an inch past, it is ON, people! It's quite entertaining to see the battle o' the green.

Hubby drags the lawn mower out and begins to mow the lawn. The lawn mower says "I don't think so, mister" and proceeds to make a loud noise and give it up.

I jump at the noise and go running to the window because I think that the lawn mower has eaten my husband. I am happy to see my husband alive and with all his limbs attached.

My hubby is thinking "No blood, no glory" and fiddles with the mower a bit.

He gently coaxes it to work again with tender promises and outright lies, and then goes back to the business of mowing. Sticks fly, grass goes everywhere, and I forget he's out there and send the dogs out.

"Who let the dogs out? Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!".......oh, sorry........would you prefer "Who? Who? Who? Who?"

Yes, it was me. I forget and let the dogs out while hubby is fighting mowing the lawn. I then try to get the dogs back in, or at least the toy poodle before that mean ole' mower eats all five pounds of her.

Then he will mow right over some of my flowers in the flower bed and I will call out the window "Ummmmm......that was a flower........" Then he mows over some more flowers and I think that maybe I should take his warning to weed the flowers more seriously. After all, when the grass begins to grow into the flower beds, who can blame him?

Hubby is out there for about five years because we have a lot of lawn. Once again he thinks about how much easier it would be to have a riding mower. But once again, his frugality gets the better of him.

Well, that and I think he really like to fight with the thing. After all, nothing will make you man up like having to fight with a lawn mower. Do I hear an "amen" grunt?

Lately, our sons have been taking turns mowing the lawn. Recently, I think I saw a tear of nostalgia fall from my husband's eye as he watched, probably thinking "That used to be my job." Cheer up, honey, there will be lots of lawn mowing years ahead of you after the boys leave the nest.

Puttin' IT on the Ritz

2010-08-12T06:00:00.001-04:00

The light bulb in my head lit up when I made an interesting discovery today. It's something that had crossed my mind but I'd just shrug the thought away. So, when I saw Dana implementing it and making it into something great, I knew it'd be worthy of a Thumbs Up.

Here's a little background info for ya...

Growing up, my mom ALWAYS stressed the importance of cleaning your plate. I usually didn't have any problems with that. And just as the world turns, somethings just never seem to change. I'm STILL cleaning my plate. I can't seem to bring myself to trash the left-overs. Maybe it's me thinking of the poor starving kids in the world OR maybe it's me just loving to eat. But, as much as I'd like to, I can't eat it all either.

That being said, I'm left with a fridge on the verge of a left-over EXPLOSION. You better watch out cause you may just get a BIG'O'TUB of homemade buttercream icing smack you right up-side your head. For some reason, I ALWAYS seem to make more than I need and that's what I'm left with. LOTS AND LOTS OF SWEET, CREAMY BUTTA.

That's what makes today's little discovery so awesome. Icing's not just for swirling on a birthday cake anymore. It also fits perfectly nestled between two buttery Ritz Crackers. How simple is that?!! It's a little sweet and a little savory and it sounded so good, I HAD to try it.

Image Source: Made, a creative collection

So, I reached for the huge tub of icing and made myself a little batch.
Here's my final result with a minor tweak.

No Ritz. No problem. Little Keeblers worked just fine.
THEN
I popped them in the freezer and, in a matter of minutes, they magically turned into mini frozen treats.

Aren't you tempted? I sure was.

No longer will my buttercream sit in the cold, waiting for the next cake order to come in. With a wink and a smile, I'm putting it to good use right away...

YUM-OH!!!

With ♥ Miti

(Thumbs Up Thursday, where AWESOME GREATNESS comes to light.)

It's My Wallpaper And I Can Take It Down If I Want To

2010-08-10T14:43:00.005-04:00

Oh wow, I totally forgot about my post today. Sorry! I do have a post all prepared and ready to go, but I totally forgot to "publish" so it is still sitting in draft. Guess I'll use it next week.

As I mentioned on my "Messy Monday" post on my personal blog, I am trying to tear down the wallpaper in the bathroom.

Pray for me.

I think the people put it on with concrete because it won't budge.

At times like this you start thinking that maybe having a room with bits of wallpaper torn off wouldn't be so bad. Perhaps we could call it "art." Or "shredded art."

After all, that whole "shred" thing worked for Jillian Michaels. I could be the Jillian Michaels of wallpaper art.

If I can't get that wallpaper off I am going to hire a demolition crew and take that wall down, people. That wallpaper is not going to beat me. No way.

Kind of makes you feel bad, though. Any wallpaper that fights that hard to live deserves to. But not on my wall.

Maybe I'll make a dress out of it and sell it on ebay. Any takers?

What A Week...

2010-08-06T00:00:00.002-04:00

I think I have just finished the most boring week in my entire life

I think...

You know you are having a boring week when...

10. You only have a few things on your to do list

you have plenty of free time

Mid week they are still on your list

9. You can't remember what you did the day before

8. People keep asking you...Are you alright?

7. You have to take your Dog to the Vet

6. You have to get your blood drawn & it was the highlight of your day

5. Your van sounds like it is going to fall apart at any moment

4. You go to bed early

3. You are late to VBS every day

2. You have only taken 5 single pictures all week & only because you have to for your 365 project

They were all taken with your point & shoot camera because you were too lazy to bring out the big guns

*sigh*

1. You don't have anything to blog about

*Gasp*

YES I DO...HEAD OVER TO MY PERSONAL BLOG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A BLOG MAKEOVER & TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF MY NEW BLOG LOOK!

FUN STUFF!

Hope your week was a good one!

Mimi

My Easy-Peasy, Handy-Dandy Scrub

2010-08-05T06:00:00.002-04:00

It's no secret. Everyone wants to have skin as soft as a baby's bottom. Even you men out there. Don't deny it... You know it's true.... But did you know that it doesn't take a trip down the skin care aisle to get it. The only place you need to head is to your kitchen cupboard. Amidst all the culinary ingredients, lies an ALL NATURAL Easy-Peasy, Handy-Dandy Scrub.

Here's what you'll need:

Granulated Sugar
Olive Oil

(Equal parts of both)

THAT'S IT! JUST TWO INGREDIENTS!

And for the easy-peasy part:

Just mix...
Scrub your hands...
AND RINSE!

Oh yeahhh.....

You feeling it????

Just LIKE a baby's bottom but without all the fuss

(and none of the poo).

With ♥ Miti

(Thumbs Up Thursday, where AWESOME GREATNESS comes to light.)

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY....

2010-08-03T02:39:00.003-04:00

When the kids were little we used to go camping a lot during the summer. My parents and brothers and sisters (and their families) would go as well, so it was a lot of fun. And a lot of work.

Any mother knows what a chore it is to pack clothes for your child for a camping trip. You pack about 20 pairs of pants and about 50 shirts, plus about 100 pairs of socks. And that is just for the first hour after you've arrived.

My kids used to go through clothes while camping like it was nobody's business. If you're really lucky, at some point, you get the proverbial rain. If you haven't been camping in the rain you don't know what you're missing, people. It just oozes with fun.

So you're up camping and it begins to rain. Every child's delight and every mother's nightmare. Because camping is in the dirt, people. That's the oozing part.

Do you know what happens to dirt when water is poured on it? Lots of water? Lots and lots of water? Well, let me educate you. It becomes mud.

Mud that gets all over your child's clothes and into every pore and piece of skin that they have. Did I mention that you are up camping?

That means no baths and no showers, unless you are at a campsite that has those and certainly we never went to any place that had 'em.

My children were thrilled. All that dirt and mud to play with and not a bath in sight! I was horrified as it was pretty much my major goal in life to keep my children clean. Or at least, semi-clean. I mean, you never know where that mud has been!!!!

WARNING---- BORING, yet I bet you can relate!!!

2010-08-02T04:30:00.002-04:00

It was a Sunday afternoon... just your everyday, run-of-the-mill, Sunday afternoon. The kids had just left to go see their daddy, so it was just me in the house. It was quiet. Too quiet. Must have noise!

The TV is always good for filler-noise. Who knows, maybe there's something entertaining on!

And so it began. The HUNT. All I wanted was the remote. Just one simple, little remote control. It had been a few hours since I'd last seen it, but I new it was here somewhere. It could NOT be far.

Hmmm, usually it is found nestled beneath a couch pillow... or inside the doors of the entertainment center. Checked all the regular spots, no remote. Not under there, not on top of there, not on that little table.... must dig deeper.

And so began the removal of couch cushions. And THAT, my friends, is when it happened.

That is when I found.... uh..... well, it might be easier to list what all I didn't find! I did not find a live horse, no kitchen sink, and no kitchen mop. But everything else was under there!

The more I looked, the more my blood seemed to boil.

BIG COUCH - (the most common sittin' spot)

Cushion #1 -
3 Butterfinger wrappers (the miniature kind though), 1 cotton ball, one Star Wars III movie in case, 1 Bugle Boy label off of some socks that we bought who knows when, 1 red 80-sheet wireless notebook, a dirty sock, a ballet slipper & some crumbs

I thought that was bad, til I moved to the next one:

Cushion #2 -
1 purple shirt, 1 white tank top, 1 pair of panties, 1 bra, 3 socks, a hair tie & the other ballet slipper (all of THAT belonged to Riley), a washrag, a screwdriver, a PSP game, a miniature skateboard, 6 used kleenexes, a pencil, a battery, 2 paperclips, a firework, a couple of Legos, 4 pieces of notebook paper, a kids-meal book from Whataburger, some tiny pieces of trash, a few air-soft pellets, and more crumbs.

Seriously? This is ridiculous!

Cushion #3 -
a magnifying glass, 2 pencils, a scarf (this one's actually MINE?!), a few pieces of random paper, 2 receipts, a sock, 2 game pieces, a Tic Tac, and more crumbs.

Ya know, after the big reveal under cushion #2, this one seemed so MILD!

LOVE SEAT:

Cushion #1 -
half an easter egg, a hole puncher, a pencil, an eraser, another Lego, a bag of BBs, a papertowel, a key, a battery, more loose air-soft pellets, and a Gatti-land game card.

Cushion #2 -
a sock, a toy walrus, a cardboard boomerang, the other half of that easter egg, a pen, a hair-rubberband, and an unknown object? (the kids will surely know what it's for)

Someday... some way... my house will be clean. That day will probaby not be until I no longer have kids at home, huh?

SINGLE CHAIR -
2 dirty socks, a playing card, half of an ink pen, and a ton of loose air-soft pellets, and a cracker.... but no longer in "whole" form.... make that a million cracker crumbs.

And ya know what? STILL no remote control.

So I began looking UNDER the couches. And ya know what? It was WORSE than under the cushions:

5 socks, a rag, 2 stereo speakers w/ cords, a fanny-pack (I've never seen this thing before in my life), a t-shirt, trash, a nametage cord, a Nintendo DS game, a spiral notebook, a CD holder, lots a trash, a pink basetball bat, a camp badge, notebook paper, many Legos, a variety of batteries, a magazine, mail fliers, a knife, scissors, dumbell, half of a recorder, a walking stick, a straw, a kleenex, and a thingamabobble (I have no idea what it is)!

And ya know what? Still no remote.

Now my living room which "appeared" to be clean just 30 minutes ago is literally TRASHED! And my kids aren't even here to clean it up. So begins the job of putting it all away... also known as DUMPING it all in their rooms so THEY can clean it up when they get home.

***NOTE***

Guess what? Upon duping off a load of said junk in the boys' room, I found my remote... Lying on Mathew's bed. Figures!

Now, go check under your cushions and leave me a comment telling me how bad your's are. Come on, this Mama needs to feel better about HER house.

Cheap, Beauty-Full Hair Color

2010-07-29T06:00:00.001-04:00

Welcome to my first edition of Thumbs Up Thursday. If you haven't heard yet, Thursdays here on the Five Moms are now going to be dedicated to nothing but awesome goodness. Scratch that! ~~awesome goodness~~. Let's say AWESOME GREATNESS instead. I think it'll be more fitting. Eventually, I'd like to add a linky, but for now, I wanna just get the ball rolling.

Today, I'm starting off by giving two BIG THUMBS UP, one is for diy hair coloring and the other is for Garnier Nutrisse.

Doing your own hair color is really not that hard and, in my book, the end result beats the high prices at the salon. I know what you're thinking. The professionals do it best and a whole lot fancier. True, but I'm just keeping it real. The cost of going Pro is just ridiculous to me. And I figure if Sarah Jess is willing to put her hair behind it, well then it sure is good enough for me.

But, LET ME TELL YA, this little box right here is a whole lot more than just "good enough".

In my opinion, it's pretty great! I tried it for the first time about 3 months ago and fell head-over-heels IN LOVE! So, instead of putting a large chunk of money down the stylist's drain, I'm opting out for a $7 box of Nutrisse. My color of choice is their darkest brown, Sweet Cola, and since I'm sportin' a fresh coat of it on my head, let me just put into words what this box can do for you. It will be soft. It will be luxurious. And most importantly, the gray will be gone and gone quickly!

Can you say VA.VA. VOOM??!!!

You will, once you try it! If my camera hadn't gone KAPUT the other day, I'd show you the evidence left behind. But, if you can't take my word for it, just look at what it did for Sarah Jessica's do. I'd like to say it's BEAUTY-FULL! And, I must say, it feels just as fantastic as it looks.

So congratulations Garnier!

This Thumb's for you!

Much ♥ Miti

{tell me, what AWESOME GREATNESS have you discovered lately?}

Sugar Is Sweet And Very Painful

2010-07-27T02:19:00.002-04:00

Have you ever had your kids or hubby or someone startle you?

Last night I was "watching" t.v. and my hubby leaned over to kiss me goodnight and I jumped. I may even have let out a small screech.

My hands may or may not have connected with his face. I don't know. My eyes were closed.

Hubby then said something incredibly brilliant and enlightening. He said "Did you fall asleep?"

Another time, I had a small five pound ball of poodle fluff jump on my stomach. Now I know why cartoon characters say "ooof!" if they're playing football or punched in the stomach. And you always thought it was because the artist made them say it, didn't you?

Five pounds of ninja-dog may not seem like a lot to you. If it doesn't, please ask someone in your family to drop a five pound bag of sugar on your stomach the next time you're sleeping. You're welcome!

If I am concentrating on something, I can startle easily. I can really block things out sometimes, so if my hubby or someone comes up to me, I can jump about ten feet high. I can also come out swingin.'

Nice to know those years of karate weren't wasted, ya know?

Pets R People Too

2010-07-23T00:00:00.001-04:00

If you have a pet then you will totally understand this post.

Our Doggie is part of our family.

She is loved & spoiled.

This weekend we have to leave her at the Boarding Kennel.

This will be the first time she will be away from us for more than a few hours.

We are nervous...

We are going to miss her...

We hope that she will do OK without us.

We hope she still loves us when we get back.

We are concerned because she is great with people, but other dogs...not so much.

Have you ever had to Board your pet?

How did it go?

Please leave comments that will help ease my mind...

Or comments that can prepare me.

Thanks in advance,

Mimi

My Thumb Idea

2010-07-22T13:35:00.000-04:00

Hey Everyone!!! It's been quite a while since I last posted. I'm sure many of you can relate. After all, it is summertime, time to enjoy the sun in your face. Although, I have been a bit busy lately with a 4yr old and a house being built, my excuse for absences goes a little further than that. The problem is I've also been hit in the head with a dose of blogger's block. I really want to get back in here and just share whatever it is I wanna share. So, I've been searching for a little inspiration and I think I've come up with a little bit of a theme for me to get my creative juices flowing again on Thursdays.

I'm calling it Thumbs Up Thursday. It'll just be me locking my thumb in the upright position and giving recognition to some pretty awesome ideas and finds. Some will come from me (I hope). Some will come from others (maybe even you). Some days it'll be recipes that are out of this world. Other days it'll be about creativity at it's best. I've even thought about making it a linky. So, in true hitchhiker fashion (in no way, shape, or form am I encouraging that) pull out your thumbs, give it a lift, and praise something worth praising.

Of course nothing is more worth my praise than the Lord above, who has given me endless blessing. Some came in the form of prayers answered, while others were not. But, NEVERTHELESS, He is looking out for me and I praise Him ALWAYS ♥

With ♥ Miti

Snack Attack

2010-07-20T02:40:00.001-04:00

Do you snack at night? I don't mean getting up in the middle of the night, but do you like a bedtime snack?

We eat dinner around 5:30 p.m. and usually I don't have a snack before bed, but lately popcorn is calling my name.

If you listen carefully you'll hear it. N-aaaaa-nnnnn.......NAAAAANNNNN!!!!

NNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

Popcorn is very insistent.

At some point you have to ask yourself: Why do they call it POPcorn? Why don't they call it MOMcorn? Hmmmm? Moving on.

There is something incredibly wonderful (and incredibly full of calories) about having a bedtime snack. It harks back to the age of being a child and having to go to bed and just knowing that your parents were up throwing a party.

They were, I just know it. They were also eating all sorts of wonderful things I'll bet. And you couldn't have any because you were supposed to be in bed sleeping. Who could sleep with all that wonderful food out there?

When I eat breakfast, lunch or dinner I don't feel "sneaky." I don't feel like I'm getting away with something. However, when I have a small bowl of popcorn I feel like I am living it up, people.

I know many weight-loss tips say don't eat past 7:00 p.m. Well, having a small bedtime snack isn't really eating. It's sort of snacking, and snacking isn't eating because you're not really committed.

Committed eating is sitting down at the table with a napkin, a plate, glass, silverware, and maybe even some delightful dinner conversation.

Snacking is just you and the popcorn. So technically it's not a meal, and if it's not a meal then you're not eating. Right?

Right?????

Sorry, did you say something? I couldn't hear you because my mouth was full.

God's Promises!

2010-07-19T04:30:00.000-04:00

He never promised it'd be easy.

He never promised no storms in life.

But He did send me a rainbow last night...

...and it did remind me of His promises!

He is ever faithful.

His love is ever true.

He will never leave me!

and He'll always see me through.

If it weren't for the storms, we wouldn't have

RAINBOWS!!!

God bless you all on this beautiful Monday!

Lazy Days Of Summer...

2010-07-16T00:00:00.001-04:00

I have to admit...

I am not a huge Fan of Summer itself.

I do not do HOT well & I am not a Fan of the great outdoors.

Here in the Midwest it is so HOT & HUMID!

I could so do without the Humidity!

YUCK

I do not like to feel sticky

I do not like to be shiny

I do not like to feel as though I am walking around in a Sauna.

Double YUCK

*Unless I could shed a pound every time I walked out the door*

On the flip side...

I am a Fan of The Lazy DAYS of Summer!

• Sleeping in just a bit

• Lounging in my PJ's longer than I should

• Chilling by a pool

• Vacations

• Iced Coffee

*It just tastes better in the Summer*

What do you love about the Lazy days of Summer?

Signed,

The lady with no A/C in her VAN...

Remember me in your prayers.

I kid

Mimi

I Can See Clearly Now

2010-07-13T03:06:00.004-04:00

I have trouble committing to a windshield wiper speed in my car. Does anybody else?

When it's raining I will turn on the wipers. It's like Goldilocks. First, the wipers are waaaaay to fast. Then they are waaaaay to slow. Then they are supposed to be just right. Right?

However, I can never seem to get them "just right." I don't like a ton of rain on my windshield but I can't stand it when the wipers are going into convulsions on my windshield either. So I turn them way down or off.

Then I have trouble distinguishing a car from a passing rhino.

So I turn them back on again, only to get a headache as I watch those suckers fly back and forth on the windshield, trying to do their job.

They chase each other back and forth across the windshield until my eyes cross just trying to watch them. Then I get the headache, as I said. Then I practically wreck my car because I am supposed to be watching the road.

By the way, have you ever had a bird do its "business" on your windshield and tried to get it off using the wipers and some spray?

Don't.

That's all I'm saying.

Unless you like it all over the windshield. If you do, by all means continue. Frankly, I prefer one small spot rather than one gigantic smear.

Of course, I can't help myself and turn on those wipers and make a huge mess on the windshield, making it harder to see and then starting the vicious cycle of turning the wipers on and off again. I just can't commit.

Is this an aPEELing post?

2010-07-06T02:42:00.002-04:00

When kind of potato peeler are you? I am a wild one. When I have potatoes to peel, look out people.

Peelings are flying everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Although I don't usually watch cooking shows, I have seen a few in my time.

Let me tell you, those people peel potatoes as if they are performing surgery and every peeling counts.

"Now I am about to insert a cut into the potatormorpheous umbilicperditus. It's very tricky so please everyone, let's have silence. We have got to pull this poor potato through. Steady, steady now....keep those hands steady or you'll mash him. Watch out! What're you trying to do? Fry him?"

They peel potatoes as if they were meeting someone very important and wanted to be polite.

"Pardon me, Mr. Potato. Do you have any Grey-Poupon? No? Oh, so sorry to have bothered you. Why, thank you sir, nice chatting with you, too. Many kind regards to your wife."

That's. Not. Me.

No. I peel potatoes as if my life depended on it. I peel potatoes as if I were a mad scientist who is determined to take over the world.

"Today, the kitchen. Tomorrow, the world. Mwahahahahahahaha!"

When I peel, it's every potato for itself. Hands, feet, and potato parts are flying.

I am flinging potato pieces all over the kitchen and parts unknown. Sometimes I am amazed where those things wind up.

Oh sure, you can tell me to peel over the garbage or over the sink, but that is for amateurs. I, my friends, am an artist!

Happy 4th of July!!!

2010-07-05T04:30:00.001-04:00

We had a great

4th OF JULY!!!

We went to the parade on Saturday morning...

Went and watched fireworks with friends on Saturday night...

Riley and I spent forever painting our toenails...

We watched more fireworks and partied with old friends on Sunday night...

and we're still celebrating with yet MORE old friends this evening!

Oh how I love 3-day weekends!

Hope everyone else has had a great weekend and is STILL celebrating with family and friends. =0)

Summer Time Blues...Because I Have A Lack Of Green

2010-07-02T00:00:00.006-04:00

Is it just me or does Summer Time drive any one else just a little crazy?

I mean when you have kids it is Bitter/Sweet.

Sweet Because:

• It is FUN doing things outside...

• You get to sleep in...Sometimes

• Lots of time spent with family...

• Vacations...

Bitter Because:

• Being on a Budget can interfere with all the Fun Summer Activities

• Later Bed Times because it is light until 9:30 PM

• The words "I'm Bored"...

Because you can't do something fun everyday...

OR CAN YOU?

I need your help to make my Summer Sweeter...

Leave me a comment with some FUN, FREE or SUPER CHEAP Summer Activities your family enjoys.

This broke Mommy thanks you in advance!

So spill...Share...PLEASE!

Signed,

Almost Too BROKE to PAY ATTENTION

*But if you leave me some suggestions I will*

I'm Moving To Outer Space.....

2010-06-29T02:29:00.005-04:00

As I get older, it has come to my attention that something isn't the same as it used to be. Or at least in the same place. My face seems to be.....um......slipping.

You can call it wrinkles. I prefer to call it slipping. Somebody has to take the blame. Not me.

I mean, after all, if my face doesn't want to....um......stay on my face whose fault is that? So how come wrinkles don't fall so far that your face actually falls off your head, huh? I'll bet your hair holds it on. But, if that's the case, then how come bald men still have their face on?

Really, it's the gravity, people. It couldn't possibly be from the fact that I am getting older, right? It's not the wrinkles that are to blame, they're just sitting there minding their own business. It's the gravity.

So I'm moving to outer space. But before I go, I'm going to try something else first.

Personally, I think that I look younger upside down.

So, from now on, I am going to be walking around like this.......

......so if you're looking for me, I'll be rockin' it upside down......

Our Shade-Sportin' Stalkers!

2010-06-28T04:30:00.011-04:00

As promised... last week...

When I showed you MY new pink shades...

I promised that if you sent me YOUR photo of YOU wearing your favorite SHADES, it would be posted for all ~~the world~~ our viewers to see!!!

So drumroll please...

without further ado...

ROBIN shot me a shot, similar to mine....
while driving down the road!
CHEESE!!

Mimi sent me a great shot of her and her family...
and even got AGENT to wear his shades.
See, we can even get men to sport shades for our blog.
Now where's the rest of our male viewers???

STEPH sported her shades out on the water...
LUCKY GIRL! Can I come next time???

Tarah showed us her shades AND her gum while driving down the road...
ON VACATION! Again, so jealous!!

I hope you brought enough gum for everyone, TARAH!

Miti and her little sweetheart posed for us...
Lovin' those self-proclaimed J-Lo shades, Miti! They look fabulous on ya, Girl!

Trish shared the spotlight with her BFF!
Love this shot, Trish. I can't think of a better way to enjoy the blue waters!!!

Leslie sent me a picture in her WHITE shades! I really, really like them.
White was my next choice from my pink shades!

And my daughter Riley even sported her shades for me. I asked her to put them ON her face, but she said, "But they look cuter on me this way?!" ...and so we left 'em.
Hey, she's still sportin' them!!

AND last but not least...

This little gal came to visit me at work last week. Her owner had her soooo decked out, I just kept grinning at her. She said "Oh you know you wanna take a picture!" So I pulled out my cell-cam and got this darling photo. I figured it was just perfect for this post! Ain't she darlin?

Now get out there and enjoy that beautiful sunshine in YOUR shades!!!

Had To Laugh...

2010-06-25T00:30:00.001-04:00

I had to laugh because here I sent out an SOS for the 5 Moms...

Then I went all MIA!

Yep!

I keep saying...

"When this ends my schedule will clear"

"When this event is over I will be able to breathe again"

"When Summer gets here my schedule will lighten up a bit"

Who am I kidding?

I have three very active kids...

We are forever on the move!

I'm Living Life in the Fast Lane for the next 14 years!

Really?

Did I just Type that Aloud?

Some Body Pull me over!

PLEASE!

SOS!

Waving the White Flag!

HELP!

Taking it All In because the next 15 years are going to Fly by!

Mimi

Eh is EHNUFF....

2010-06-23T15:07:00.001-04:00

So, your travelin to Canada...Eh ?

So your family likes saying Eh....Eh?

Everytime someone asks me a question in my family they say Eh which is fine if we are speaking to someone who is Canadian but now, I'm not sure we will ever get rid of it....{Eh}!

Seriously...this is what we have encountered so far:

"So, you like muffins Eh"!! Um yeah...we love muffins...thanks for asking!

"So, you like huffin and puffin Eh"!! (As said while we were on a trail) and YES, I was huffin and puffin!

"So you like goofy hats...Eh" Yes, we love silly hats....

So what do I do with the Eh? Do we keep it? I'm really starting to love it..Eh!

Till next time...

Tarah

Bumps, And Aches, And Bruises, Oh My!

2010-06-22T01:54:00.001-04:00

I get annoyed when I hurt myself. I really do. If I bump into something hard enough that it hurts, it annoys me. It not only annoys me, it has the potential to greatly irritate me....not to mention it might even hurt my feelings.

I think it's because I feel it's unnecessary. After all, it's not like I'm walking down the hall and all of a sudden the wall jumps out and deliberately gets in my way. It's not as if I am standing in the kitchen and the cupboard or drawer suddenly attacks me.

It just feels that way sometimes.

I have lived in this house a long time. I know where the walls are. I know where the corners and edges are. Still, I manage to hurt myself.

I can walk and turn the corner........and the corner has moved. All of a sudden, the wall is three feet longer than it used to be, which means the corner is now in my way. That is the only explanation.

The cupboards and drawers conspire against me. The walls move, the floors become uneven all of a sudden, the stairs are like a roller coaster ride.

What other explanation is there? It's either them, or me.

And if it's me, then it's my fault, and thus I can prevent it. Only, I don't.

I cut corners as I'm going from room to room. I don't walk, I rush.

I pile a laundry basket about five feet high and then try to carry the thing down the stairs, carefully feeling for each step in front of me as I can't see where I'm going.....I am just an accident looking for a place to happen.

I take it as a personal insult if the phone rings more than once. I like to see how quickly I can answer the phone, even if it means I have to bodily launch myself into the air, leaping over dogs and people alike to get to it. Because I have to answer it first, of course.

I leave cupboard doors open, bend down to pick up something that fell out of the cupboard, and then bump my head on the cupboard door. I burn my fingers in the oven, slam my fingers in the drawers, and all in all just manage to injure myself.

Annoying, but true. And now, if you will excuse me, I have to go bump into something on my way to somewhere. Thank you.

Show Me Your Shades!!!

2010-06-21T04:30:00.001-04:00

Okay, I'm a huge SUMMER fan!

I love, love, love SUMMER!

I love the beaches, the pools, the water, the not-being-cold-and-covered-in-goosebumps-24/7.

I'm just a summer kinda gal!

I also love sunglasses! A couple of years back, I found a bright pink pair and wore them til I wore them OUT! So I've been on a mission to find my NEW pink shades for over a year now. And this past weekend, while on a roadtrip, I FOUND THEM!!!!

My new pink shades!

So I was wondering...
What kinda SHADES do y'all wear?

If y'all will take one of these totally random cell-phone shots of YOU in your favorite SHADES and email them to me at ericastoybox@yahoo.com, I'll be including them in NEXT Monday's post: Our Shade-Sportin' Stalkers!

So hurry it up! Snap a quick shot of you in your shades and send it my way!
Let's see how many of our viewers are daring enough to let me post their shade-mug shots!

Do it today! Don't delay! =0)

I'm Gonna Make You Sing It!!!!

2010-06-14T05:02:00.003-04:00

Look what WE got to see last week!!!

And you know EACH and EVERY ONE OF YOU is now gonna have that song stuck in your heads.

"Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner...."

Go ahead Gals (& Guys), sing it to me!!!

Am I Crazy?

2010-06-11T00:00:00.004-04:00

I am always afraid to change the sheets on our beds...

But I try to do it every other week.

The day I change the sheets one of the three kids will have a bloody nose that night

or Stunt Man will have an accident.

Are you kidding me?

Back into the washer...

Makes me Crazy.

The other day my van started making noises...

I mean driving down the road for 10 minutes still making noises...

I get 2 blocks from my mechanics shop & the noise stops.

I pick him up & drive around only for it to purr like a kitten.

Are you kidding me?

I know he thinks I am Crazy!

We have been teaching Angel new tricks.

She is a very smart dog...

The other day I taught her to play dead.

I call Agent in the room & tell her to play dead...

She looks at me like I have three heads

Of course does not play dead.

Are you kidding me?

Come on...Throw me a bone here.

Now Agent thinks I am Crazy with three heads too!

Please tell me I am not Crazy...

Things like this happen to you too...Right?

Trying to find Sanity,

Mimi

My Good Way to Spend Summer List

2010-06-10T12:38:00.000-04:00

There's 104 days of summer vacation then school comes along just to end it....

Oh yeah, that catchy little tune has recently been engraved into my brain thanks to a certain little someone. And although we won't be giving any monkeys a hot shower..

or climbing up the Eiffel Tower (bummer), I'm pretty sure that our summer won't be wasted away (unless...someone wants to take me to Margaritaville and help me search for a lost shaker of salt, but that wouldn't be a waste, would it???). Sounds like I DO have summer on the brain. So what's a girl (and a boy) to do all summer long????

1.   Wonder how can I make the MOST of it (in true Phineas and Ferb spirit)

2. I could unplug the TV during the day and enjoy the sunshine with Mason.

3. Drive myself CRAZY and take him to Cheeky Judges (aka Chuck E. Cheeses).

4.    Wonder WHY did I follow through with #3...

5.    Rest after winning (just barely) the excruciating Battle at Chuck's.

6.    Take a deep breath and continue on with our little summer ~~vacation~~ staycation.

7.    Make the world go round by taking my BIG BOTTOM self to the gym. (Alright what's up with all song references???)

8.    Think like The Little Engine That Could and say, "I think I can! I think I can!"

9.    Dream about the buns of steel that will never be.

10. Continue with Zumba just because I LOVE IT!

11. Take Mason for some swimming lessons.

12.   Figure out how I'm gonna be "right there" for Mason and not drown myself.

13.   Survive Mason's swimming lessons (I hope).

14.   Enjoy time with my family from Costa Rica. (Note to self: they are coming to you, not vise versa :o(

15.   Watch lots and lots of Phineas and Ferb (on a rainy day of course).

16.    Wonder how Phineas and Ferb give a real life monkey a hot shower with such ease while I struggle with a so-called monkey of my own.

17.   Try to remember how to blog.

18.    Become an ~~American~~ Costa Rican Picker by picking someone else's trash for some treasures, followed by picking strawberries. We'll just make a day of it. Why not????

19.    Get robbed by someone named Carmike and take Mason to see Toy Story III and be glad I did.

20.   Wonder where the time goes. Summer's going by so fast!

21.   Be happy that the end of summer is drawing near. After all, the end of summer brings the beginning of a brand spankin' new home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22.   Score on more awesome deals at my favorite home improvement store, LOWES.
        Current savings so far.... $436 on 5 light fixtures CHA CHING!!!!

23.   Wait anxiously for MOVING DAY!!!!

24.    Jump for JOY cause it's MOVING Day!!!!!

25.    Fall in love with our new playroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

26.    Give thanks to God for all He has given me and my family ♥.

What's on your summer list?

Yours (truly).

Miti

Need some blog inspiration? Visit Mama Kat for some motivational prompts.

Ya know, I was thinking...

2010-06-07T04:30:00.001-04:00

...What if all food was invisible. There'd be a lot fewer stains on my kids' clothing. Heck, there'd be a lot fewer stains on my own clothing. Say for instance the pair of ivory slacks that I wore to work last Thursday, and unknowingly dropped a crumb of my Snickers bar onto them. An hour later, NICE chocolate stain right between my thighs. I was so proud! NOT.

... If all clothing was invisible, we wouldn't even have to WORRY about stains, would we? Oh wait, if clothing was invisible, what would be the point of wearing it? Well, I guess it would still be SUPPORTIVE even if invisible, right? Oh nevermind.

... What if instead we had all clothing made of PLASTIC! Yea, plastic... cuz then you could just wipe off ANYTHING that fell on it. Liquids wouldn't set in, they'd just bead right off. Yep, plastic is the fabric of the future.

... But if all clothing was made of plastic, imagine how sticky things could get when you start to sweat?! Or imagine how noisy it might be as you try to slip quietly into a meeting or conference or church service?

... Maybe we should just make stains POPULAR! Like the more stains you have, the COOLER and HIPPER you are! Afterall, the youngest of the young are doing it!

I'm bored.

~Erica

Sending Out An SOS!

2010-06-04T00:00:00.002-04:00

I am officially sending out an SOS for our 5 Moms.

They said they would BRB...but I haven't seen them in a while.

Apparently some of them have gone MIA!

This is no LOL matter!

Someone call 911...

or if you know the 411 on their where abouts you can share it in the comments below.

Thanks for your help!

TTYL,

Mimi

One of the MIA Moms!

BTW...I am having a Giveaway at my blog today...come see!

Do You Know Where Your Purse Has Been Lately?

2010-06-01T02:16:00.004-04:00

I have a "thing" about putting my purse on a public bathroom floor. Yes, I did just decide to do a post on the floors of a public restroom. After all, it's not like you've never been in one, right?

They can be as clean and immaculate looking as I've ever seen and I still wouldn't want to eat off that floor.

So recently, my purse accidentally fell off the hook and landed on the floor of the public restroom. (Hmmmmm, I wonder how many times I can say "public restroom" in one post?)

O.k., follow me here. Your purse sits on the floor of a public restroom (ha!) and then you bring it home and place it on your kitchen table......that you eat on. Or on your kitchen counter.....that you prepare food on.

Can you say "ewwwww!"

I just have a "thing" about that. Also, usually the first thing that someone does when they come into your home to visit is to deposit their purse. Whenever people come into my home, at some point, their purse usually winds up on my kitchen counter.

Now, think about it. Where do people set their purses? On the floor next to them when they're out somewhere, or on the floor of the car? The floor of the restroom? In the car trunk? On the grass next to them in the park? Sometimes they hang it over the back of a chair but not always.

I would not walk on my kitchen counters, and yet in a sense we're "walking" on them when you put our purse on them (if our purse has been on the floor).

O.k., I will stop my public service announcement and leave you all to ponder where your purse has been lately. You're welcome.

Happy Memorial Day!!!

2010-05-31T04:30:00.003-04:00

Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday weekend...

And hoping you'll all take the time to remember why we even have a day off today!

Thank you to my kids' dad for serving in the US Air Force and now in the police force.

Thank you to my Dad for serving in the US Army in Vietnam.

Thank you to my Granddad for serving in the US Navy in World War II.

Thank you to all of those who are still serving now, those who served in the past, those who gave their lives, and the families who lost loved one.

I'm Back...But Not Really.

2010-05-28T00:00:00.002-04:00

I totally spaced last Friday.

Forgot my responsibilities at the 5 Moms...

Not on purpose...

Life just got in the way.

I'm Back...

But not really.

Just want to wish you all a wonderful Holiday Weekend.

Nothing special going on this weekend over here...

Just Soccer

on Monday a BBQ with family.

I love BBQ's!

Each family member has their signature food that they bring.

I look forward to our family BBQ's!

What is my signature food?

If you know me then you know I bring the CHIPS.

I am not good in the Kitchen & someone has to bring the CHIPS...Right?

Do you have a signature dish that you bring to potlucks or family gatherings?

Getting Hungry,

Mimi

It's My Onion And I'll Cry If I Want To

2010-05-25T02:20:00.004-04:00

I wish I could slice an onion without crying. I really do. But slicing an onion is always an emotionally wrenching experience for me.

I have tried all sorts of suggestions from people. I even tried opening windows, wearing sunglasses and on one attempt, goggles.

The only thing I got from that was some very strange expressions from family members. Not that I could see them clearly through the blur of tears. Hey, it's my onion and I'll cry if I want to.

If I wanted to cry, I would just cry or watch a sad movie. I wouldn't chop up an onion.

I just don't get it. I just don't get how some people can chop onions and their eyes don't water and their nose doesn't run.

Did I mention my nose runs? This is not attractive. Let's just say that I never chopped an onion during the entire time my husband and I were dating. Well, not in front of him anyway.

I couldn't. Where would I do it? The kitchen is no good, not a tissue in sight. Chopping an onion in the bathroom is not very sanitary, but where else would I find a sink, toilet paper or tissue, and privacy all at the same time?

Wordless Wednesday..BUSTED! How Many Did He Eat???

2010-05-19T03:00:00.001-04:00

T~A~R~A~H

Grocery Shopping Is Not For The Faint At Heart

2010-05-18T01:09:00.006-04:00

It's 5:00 pm. Do you know where your dinner is??????

Word to the wise: don't ever go to the grocery store at 5:00 p.m. in the evening. Don't!

The store is full of people. Hungry people. Hungry people in a hurry. Hungry people in a hurry that have absolutely no idea what to make for dinner.

Hungry, desperate people.

Don't go unless you are willing to park in the parking lot, 45 miles away from the store. Because there will not be a close parking spot to be found. Oh, and it will probably be raining too.

Don't go unless you are willing to negotiate the aisles with your shopping cart. Do you have a driver's license? Not good enough.

What you need is a license to drive an obstacle course. You know, one of those closed courses they show on t.v. and it says "Driven by a professional driver. Do not try this at home."

Don't try this at the grocery store either.

You need to be able to operate your shopping cart at amazing speeds, and able to speed around any person who gets in your way, with a smile and a "sorry" on your lips.

You need to be able to stop your cart any time you see an amazing deal, a great idea for dinner, or an overwhelmed mom who is desperately seeking dinner and something to quiet her screaming, hungry children.

You need to be able run into the store at 5:00 p.m. and get out by 5:01, with an amazing dinner and maybe even dessert.

Or, better yet, you need to have the number to your local pizza place on speed dial, as grocery shopping is not for the faint at heart!

Perfect Pairs

2010-05-14T03:00:00.003-04:00

I was just sitting around munching on a little snack when I said to myself...

"Self, I don't think I could it an Oreo without milk."

They are the perfect pair!

Then my mind started wandering...as it often does...what are some other things that I HAVE to eat together?

Some of MY other Perfect Pairs...

• Peanut Butter & Chocolate

• Blue Cheese Dressing & Boneless Buffalo Wings

• Swiss Cheese & Salt Sprinkled on top

(Don't judge until you have tried it)

• Taco's & Sour Cream

• Carrots & Ranch

• Pumpkin Pie & Whipped Cream

• Apple Pie & Ice Cream

These are pairs that I could not eat separate from each other...EVER!

Well...except for Peanut Butter & Chocolate...Those are both yummy anytime of the day together or apart!

What are some of your Perfect Pairs?

Do share...I am always hungry for something new.

Craving Something Good,

Mimi

I'm So Sick of It!

2010-05-13T13:20:00.001-04:00

Last time on Five Mom's and a Blog, Nan was talking about having a sickness and it's sad to say but I have one of my own. I like to refer to it as the crafting bug.

This is what it looks like.

Lately, it's gotten bad, not because my house is oozing with creativity. I wish that were the case!!! It's more in my brain and in my computer, evidenced by all the saved files. Every time I see a neat little project, I snatch it away and put in my crafty little crafting file, where they'll be saved for all eternity. It is a sickness cause I just can't seem to stop doing it. And there just can't be anything right about owning a sewing machine for several years now, loving it like it were a child of my own, all the while never having threaded it's needle. It's sad :o( I know and I'm sure the mere thought just sickens you sewing goddesses. But the reality is this - I'm a BIG SCARTY-CAT! I'm too afraid of hurting it, so I just let it sit in solitary confinement. It's for it's own good. Where's Martha Stewart when you need her???? not here :o(

I don't have proof, but believe me, the projects are there. My computer can attest to it.

Ever since I could remember, I've always enjoyed making things and have always wanted to own a boutique shop in a quaint little town. Oh man, the possibilities would be endless. Everything would be homemade with love. Awwwww.....

Maybe it could look something like this.

OR THIS!

Or how about something pretty in pink?

Or maybe I should open my own little Esty shop?

The thought has crossed my mind MANY a times. Like I said, crafting is a sickness. So, what's the remedy? Maybe I just need a place where my brain can have a little piece of mind and my creative juices are welcomed with opened arms.

Have you ever wanted something so bad?

Stay tuned. Maybe sometime in the future I'll have a GRAND OPENING to announce.

Miti

Future owner of Miti Homemade

(in my dreams)

It's A Sickness.....Really......

2010-05-11T02:04:00.004-04:00

I have a thing about groceries. I do a lot of my shopping at a store where you pack your own groceries. I don't mind bagging my own, and I think it's because deep down, I am a frustrated bagger. It's like a game. Or a challenge. Or a sickness.

Ever since I was a little girl I would go to the store with my mom and watch them put her groceries in a bag. It just looked like so much fun. Now, I get to go shopping and have my own fun!

How fast can I load a bag? Can I beat the other person loading their bags across from me? Who will ~~win~~ get their bags packed first? The fun part is winning a race that they don't even know they're in!

How many items can I cram into one bag? Yeah, you heard me. I try to cram as many things into the bag as I can. I consider it a special challenge and a personal affront to my dignity if I only get a few things in.

I also prefer to use only one bag per cramming. Anybody can use two bags at a time instead of one. The art is to use one bag at a time and cram away. Can I put 50 pounds of canned goods into a single plastic bag and NOT have it rip or break?

How far will I get before the bag breaks? Five feet is my personal best. My son once got a couple of steps before his bag broke, dropping 5 pounds of apples that then proceeded to roll down the driveway. Clearly I have corrupted him. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Can I carry 18 bags of groceries into my house at one time? Seriously, I have a thing about two trips. I would rather burden myself down with 50 bags than make an extra trip. I have bags hanging off my neck, my ankles, my ears, my nose..........anything with a "handle" on it, and anything to avoid making a second trip.

I love pairing strange things up. Eggs. What can you pair with eggs and still be safe?

Bread is good. Paper towels are good. Toilet paper is good. But cans? What if the cans fall on the eggs?

Can you pair up eggs with a five pound bag of sugar. You cannot!

By the way, it is always good to tell a teenager which bag the eggs are in. I'm just sayin'.......

The String On the Finger Ain't Cuttin' It!

2010-05-10T04:30:00.000-04:00

So does anyone find it odd what they CAN remember.... and hate what they CAN'T remember?

At my work, I'm needing to learn the names of our clients. But our clientele at our investment firm is primarily ELDERLY. And I'm not trying to be mean, but they all kinda start to look alike after a certain age. Know what I mean? After all, they all have gray hair, they all have wrinkles... Oh, now I'm just sounding mean, aren't I? *sigh*

But seriously, I've been there since February 1st, and most of the clients already know 'of me' and know my name even if they've yet to come in and meet me. They all had to go from "Liz" (my predecessor) to "Erica". They only had to learn ONE new name and one new face. Plus there's a little name plaque on my desk should they forget.

I, on the other hand, have to learn.... uh.... 500+ clients?! Yikes. {{shiver}}

And yes, it's been quite the challenge.

So...... my boss is now planning a two-day Meet-n-Greet with all of the clients and has told them in the invitations to "wear their smiles" when they arrive as "Erica" will be taking their portraits as our gift to them. Oh boy!?!

Then we're gonna give them all a copy of each picture and we'll keep one --- flash cards for Erica maybe? Ha ha ha.

So yea, my memory is struggling.
Yet, I can say this NAME in its entirety (which takes a whole six seconds just to say) with no problems.... WHY? Because it was on a commercial one time, and you know me.... MEMORIZE commercials with no problem:

WHY IS THAT?

So what silly, stupid, crazy things can YOU remember that you really have NO need for?

What Makes You Comment?

2010-05-07T00:00:00.002-04:00

I am just wondering...

What makes you comment on a blog?

If you read it do you always comment?

Do you comment on only the blogs that comment on yours?

Do you just read blogs without commenting?

Do you only comment when you post?

Do you comment back on new bloggers that pop by & comment on yours?

Do you comment on blogs because they are having a giveaway?

Like today? I'm kidding. I am guilty of leaving an extra comment for an extra entry.

Winning is fun!

I'm curious.

I have my thoughts on Commenting...

But it is nice to hear what other blogging friends think about commenting.

Share your thoughts...we are all friends!

Leave me a comment and I will comment back,

MIMI

Some Motherly Advise

2010-05-06T10:03:00.000-04:00

I'm sure you all know what Sunday is...

That's right!
Mother's Day!

This is definitely a holiday worthy of celebrating. And I'm not saying that because I'm a mommy myself. With 4 years of motherhood behind me, I still have plenty of learning to do before I can earn my Greatest Mommy Award. My mom, however, has had her little trophy for quiet some time. To be exact, she's had it for as long as I can remember. I know that I've got a great mentor to rely on if I need any advise. If my little guy is feeling under the weather, I know just who to call. It never fails. She always has the best old-fashion, homemade remedies, like mixing one part olive oil + one part honey + a little splash of lemon juice to sooth a nasty cough. Believe it or not it tasted really good and it worked like a charm! Sometimes the remedies are a little out there like when she told me to grease him down with Vapo Rub. Yeah, that's nothing new, but then she tells me to wrap him up in newspaper! ??????? Don't ask me... Since the first trick worked, I didn't have to resort to that one. I gotta say, though, I'm kinda curious.....

My point is this. A mom would not be a great mom if she didn't give advise to her children. It's part of the motherhood territory. One day, God willing, I'll be giving my children advise on how they can be the greatest parent ever. I just have to remember everything that my mom has taught me and then pass it on.

So tell me...
What great advise has your motherly mentor passed on to you?

Your's (truly),
Miti

When bad things happen to GOOD people {me}

2010-05-05T03:00:00.001-04:00

You know when you need a pedicure...BAD?

Yeah like where your flip flops actually break because they are TIRED of carrying your pathetic toes...

{NOT an actual photo of me you know that I don't own those pants anymore}

So, I am rushing...and rushing....and I should have pulled into here:

But somehow, I decided to park here.....

C'mon..they look alike!!!

So..Did I get one of these?

Nope...Because I am blessed AND because I am a

{Sweet Talker}

So tell me..when was your last BRUSH with the law???

Tarah

Instructions Have No Feelings

2010-05-04T02:20:00.005-04:00

For some reason I have a mental block when it comes to some things. Like remembering why I went downstairs, following directions, trying to understand everything the doctor is saying to me, and listening to someone explain anything technical to me.

Directions are a problem. Please don't give me directions. Directions are for the weak at heart. I don't care if they are directions to your house, how to do something on the computer, or directions to the refrigerator. Please, spare me.

I don't have time for instructions either. Just put it together or fix it for me, o.k? I don't want to learn. You can learn and have fun with all that knowledge. Instructions are confusing and boring and take time. I just want to know how without having to learn how.

So if you ever write instructions for me, please do it something like this:

1. Look, Nan. I know you don't want to read how to do this. I know you'd rather read a good book or go blog or something. So ignore me. Instructions have no feelings so you can't hurt me.

2. Walk over to your husband or children and say "Helpppppp!!! me!"

3. Don't get offended when hubby or children laugh at how helpless you are and your children say "Really, mom? You seriously can't figure out how to do this?"

4. Do not wait for your husband or male children to finish what they're doing before they help you. Insist that they drop everything and help you NOW. This is always good for some marital tension and childhood frustration. Everyone needs the opportunity to learn patience now and then. This will give lots of opportunity for them to exercise it.

5. While they're helping you, insist that they do NOT stop and read the directions. Tell them directions are worthless and they should be able to figure it out on their own. They are men, after all. Men never bother with directions. Just ask your husband.

6. After they've insisted on reading the instructions ask them if they're finished. Thirty seconds is long enough for anyone to read a 1,000 page document.

7. Don't let them explain how to do it. You don't want to learn how to do it. Their job is to do it for you. Tell them that. We all need to be good at something, and they can be good at reading instructions.

8. Let your eyes glaze over and start to close if they start talking technical and try to explain things to you. Look as if you're in pain. Whine if you need to.

9. Remind them again that you don't want to know how it works, why it works, or what to do to make it work. You just want it to work. Period. Just work and do the job you've asked it to do. Is that to much to ask?

10. If they follow the instructions and they STILL can't figure things out, don't forget to say "I told you so!"

Signed, The Instructions

Help Wanted...Help Needed!

2010-04-30T00:00:00.002-04:00

Have you ever helped your Children?

Of course you have...

Sometimes they want our help & sometimes they just NEED our help.

Today I want your help...

AND because I am so NOT creative...

I NEED your help too.

Actress has an assignment for school where she has to Create, Market & Sell a product to the kids in her school & at the end of the day...Make a PROFIT.

So..

We need to make something that kids would want to buy...

Something that is inexpensive to make...

Something that will sell for a fair but good price.

Some ideas we are throwing around are...

•Paper Airplanes

Cheap & she could decorate them by coloring them

• Flower Pens

We have tons of pens & would just have to buy that green tape

• Clothes Pin Magnets

For the kids lockers but we have no supplies for this.

Any Cute, Easy, Cheap ideas would be appreciated.

If you have any ideas...Please share!

I will for sure show you what we ended up doing in a later post!

Thanks in advance for your help!

MiMi

I am having a giveaway at my other blog & leaving a comment here is an extra entry over there. So check it out Here.

Dear Doctor.....

2010-04-27T01:08:00.005-04:00

After I recently went through some medical testing and stuff, the doctor gave me a picture of my stomach and colon, and while I was touched, I wasn't really sure what I should do with it.

Should I put it in my wallet and break it out and show people? "Oh, what beautiful children you have! Want to see a picture of my colon?????"

I don't think my colon is as cute as my doctor obviously thinks it is. I mean, he must think it's cute, why else would he have given me a picture of it? I'm looking at my stomach and colon and trying to decide if they take after my mother's side or my father's side........whom do they resemble more?

I have never been really into a lot of those "keepsake" items. Yes, I do have some of my children's baby teeth but my hubby said "We gotta keep that!" after they fell out. I'm really not sure about the charm of keeping old teeth that even the former occupants are no longer using, however my hubby is sentimental that way.

I still don't know what to do with that picture. It's not exactly something that you want to frame and put up on the wall. However, I would almost love doing that just to hear the comments I would get. Maybe I could make an adorable little name plaque for it and put it underneath.

Wouldn't it be funny to go visit someone and get to see a whole new side (or inside) of them????? I think I am going to send my doctor a thank you letter.

Dear Doctor,

Thank you for this lovely picture of my insides. Now I suddenly feel so much closer to them than I did before. I have named the puppy.....or the colon. Suddenly, they seem so much more real to me, now that I have a "face" to go with the name.

I am thinking of using it as the picture for next year's Christmas cards and you will be one of the first to be blessed with one. Please send me your home address as soon as possible.

I am also thinking of using it as my profile picture on facebook. Please let me know if you want to be my facebook friend so you can see it. Please don't tell my stomach that I will using my colon's picture as my profile, because I don't want my stomach to get jealous.

If I ever get my appendix out, I can only assume that I will leave the hospital with a lovely parting gift. Your generosity knows no bounds.

I am sure, in the years to come, that my colon and I will form a lasting friendship. Thank you for sending me the picture. I will cherish it forever.

Your friend,

2010-04-26T04:30:00.000-04:00

Well, Hidey-Hoe Neighbors!!!!

What's new and exciting out in Blogland?

I'm happy, healthy, and for the most part, things are good. I am HAPPY! That feels GOOD to say!

My job is going great!

My boss is wonderful!

I'm dating and happy!

HOWEVER, I did come home this past Thursday to find out that we'd been robbed. Someone had been in my house... and taken both of the boys new laptops. Cam had been saving for MONTHS AND MONTHS for his. He didn't get "gifts" for Christmas, but got "money" so he could finally get his laptop. So both boys had gone to "after-Christmas sales" and bought their laptops... and here we are four months later and they're gone. =0(

But nobody was hurt, nothing was damaged, my camera (which serves as income for me) was not taken, and laptops are just "things". I'm thankful that my kids aren't seeming fearful in our home even knowing that someone was HERE... inside our house. I'm glad that God is our protector and provider.

He is blessing us!

So.... what's new with y'all? Because I am so rarely online, I'd like for all of you friends to give me a STATUS UPDATE via the comment box! Fill me in! Tell me your latest updates, tell me what I've missed, and make me feel "caught up" again, please!!!

{{Hugs}} to everyone!

Erica

I Got Nothing

2010-04-23T03:00:00.002-04:00

Totally not fair!

I had this great post in my head about how I missed my fellow 5 Moms & their posts.

Then Erica posts... (Yeah)

Then Nan posts... (Yippee)

So I set that one aside.

Then guess who goes all MIA?

Yes. Me.

Friday snuck right up on me.

But you know what?

It was my first step in letting go.

I just have to let some things go...

You can't even begin to know how HUGE that was for me.

I still have got nothing for a post...

Except...

Life is Good, God is Great & It is Friday!

Happy Weekend My Friends!

MIMI

When 5 Year Olds Make Decisions....

2010-04-21T03:00:00.001-04:00

OK OK...So I have not posted in over a month on this blog

{muy muy apologies for that one ladies}

Well I am about to make up for that one right now.

I mean this post and this post alone will make you wet your pants!

So, onto the story.

He has been requesting for weeks....

Mom and Dad have been very hesitant because we knew what would happen.

But THIS 5 year old was determined....

Determined to be BALD.

*Parenting Tip: Do not let your 5 year old make decisions that will alter his self confidence in 3 seconds flat!

Remember this kid...you know HAIR..GLASSES {yada yada}....

Well this is the BEFORE photo;)

*WARNING: THIS IS ABOUT TO GET UGLY..OVERT YOUR EYES!

The I'm Gunna Be BALD EXCITMENT Shot....

The I just turned 75 and I am still excited! Otherwise known as "THE OLD MAN"

The "I Can't Believe that my mom did not stop me...what am I doing to myself" LOOK

*Poor Baby*

The..I'm not just MAD, I'm ANGRY face / look.

So, I am well aware of the Mother of Year Award that I just lost out to the woman who locked her kids in the car while she decided to gamble at the casino but I guess my son will now realize what the term BALD means and I will no longer have to hear about that one!

Hope to catch up with all of you soon....Life in the fast lane has been insane lately!!!

Tarah

For Some Reason.....

2010-04-20T03:06:00.002-04:00

For some reason, whenever someone is in the upstairs bathroom, that's when I suddenly develop the need to go. I gotta go. I gotta go NOW.

Whenever someone is on the phone, that's when I discover that I really have several urgent calls that need to be made (and no, I don't want to use my cell phone). They can't wait. Urgent. Somebody desperately needs to hear from me.

Whenever my husband borrows my car, I remember that I really WAS going to need my car just as he drives away (and no, I don't want to use his car). My car is cuter than his car and don't I need to show it off?

Whenever I get a cut on my finger it doesn't hurt.......until I notice it. Then it hurts like crazy. Pain. Call the medics.

Whenever I hear about lice, my head itches.

Admit it.

Your head itches now, doesn't it?

Whenever someone coughs, I feel the need to cough. *hack* *wheeze*

Whenever someone cries, I feel the urge to join them.

Whenever someone yawns, I suddenly have to yawn too.

Pretend I'm yawning now. Anybody yawning yet? Just wondering.

Oh, and whenever someone is eating something really wonderful, suddenly I crave something yummy too.

Hmmmm, I can't decide if I'm just easily led or open to the power of suggestion! What do you find yourself doing?

I'M A BE... A BUSY BEE!

2010-04-15T10:54:00.002-04:00

Hey ya'll! Hope all is well in your lives. I haven't been blogging much lately cause I've been pretty busy myself. There's t-ball to take Mason to on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's definitely worth the one hour round-trip just to watch him practice.
I LOVE IT!!!

Last week I had 2 cake orders...

One was a Hotwheels cake and the other was a pair of roller skates. Now I'm here posting when I should be working on another cake but I've missed hearing from my bloggy friends so here I am...

When I'm not taking my little baller to the ball field, I'm taking my big behind to the gym for some Zumba on Mondays and Wednesdays. And on top of all that I"m planning Mason's Batman birthday party. Which brings me to another busy weekend. I'll have a wedding cake and Mason's birthday cake to complete back to back. I'm trying to stay ahead of the game, though. The party has been booked at Chuck E. ~~Cheeses~~ Judges and I finished his invitations. But y'all know how crazy the kids birthday parties are. I love planning his birthdays and I try to do more than just hand the party off to the professionals. I'm just one of those crazy obsessed, creative types that can't leave it alone. Sometimes I wish I wasn't. There's still lots to be done, but I'm sure I'll be going non-stop no matter how much I plan ahead.

So that's my life at the moment.

What's going on with you?

The Busy Bee,

Miti

"Mad" Money?

2010-04-13T03:12:00.003-04:00

I once read somewhere that Bill Gates would lose money if he actually bent down to pick up a $100 bill. Hmmmmm, we all should be so lucky, lol!

I know that some people seem to be money magnets. They walk along a road and they find money, they walk across a parking lot and find money....how do they DO that? I don't find money when I go for walks. However, I must admit that I'm not looking for it either. Maybe that's my problem, I'm playing too hard to get.

Sometimes I am better at making money disappear than I am at finding it. I have to admit that for the most part I am fairly frugal, but I do have my moments.

Did you ever look under your couch cushions for money? Did you ever find any? I want to know why I never find a $20 bill under there. All I ever find is lint, the occasional raggedy dog chewy, and stale popcorn.

I am beginning to suspect that I need to make people submit to a shake down when they come into our home. You know.......I could have them stand near the sofa and then maybe "accidentally" yank them upside down and shake them up and down a bit. That way, all their loose change would fall onto the couch and in between the cushions, for me to "find" later. Do you think they'd notice?

I still have to figure out how to do that, however. Maybe I'd better bulk up a bit first.

I just think it's much more fun to "find" money. It's like a surprise. I've been known to stash a $10 or $20 bill somewhere in my purse. My mother calls it "mad" money. I guess I was supposed to use it if I got mad at a date and had to take a cab home?

Anyway, after awhile I forget about the money and then one day I will come across it again. Wooohoo! Surprise! "Free" money! Didn't make me mad at all to find it!

If you ever do this I highly recommend that you carefully look through your purses before you give them away to the thrift store. Otherwise you may be giving away money!

Peek-A-Boo!

2010-04-12T04:30:00.001-04:00

This weekend, Riley... my 10 year old got ahold of the camera.

And I'm so glad she did!!!

This little freckled-face makes me SMILE!!!

Gotta Love Her!

Thanks for the smiles, Riley!

So do your kids do this too? You should hand them the camera every once in a while. You'll get lots of weird photos, but every once in a while, you'll get a keeper like this one!

Happy Monday, Everyone! Hope it's a fabulous week.

Some Thoughts...

2010-04-09T03:00:00.001-04:00

Fifth Grade Assignment

A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look

at TV commercials and see if they could use them in 20 ways

to communicate ideas about God.

God is like.

BAYER ASPIRIN

He works miracles.

God is like.

A FORD

He's got a better idea..

God is like.

COKE

He's the real thing.

God is like.

HALLMARK CARDS

He cared enough to send His very best..

God is like.

TIDE

He gets the stains out others leave behind.

God is like.

GENERAL ELECTRIC

He brings good things to life.

God is like.

WAL-MART

He has everything.

God is like.

ALKA-SELTZER

Try Him, you'll like Him

God is like.

SCOTCH TAPE

You can't see Him, but you know He's there.

God is like..

DELTA

He's ready when you are.

God is like.

ALLSTATE

You're in good hands with Him.

God is like.

VO-5 Hair Spray;

He holds through all kinds of weather

God is like.

DIAL SOAP

Aren't you glad you have Him? Don't you wish everybody did?

God is like...

The U.S. POST OFFICE

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from

His appointed destination.

Can you think of any?

Mimi

Holey Moley This Post Is Boring!

2010-04-06T02:45:00.000-04:00

So at some point it dawned on me that I needed a post for this blog. At some point it dawned on me that Tuesday comes after Monday, and I was in trouble.

As some point it dawned on me that now would be a good time to panic. I missed the last two weeks because I was sick and all, but now I don't have that excuse.

So desperately I began to brainstorm ideas.

<*insert sound of birds chirping*>

I

did

think

about

maybe skipping lines

to make the post seem bigger.

I also thought about making my words really big in order to take up lots of room.

I thought about inserting random pictures and telling you I was attacked by my hair and that's why I don't have a blog post. Making excuses always takes up room as well.

Thenmymindbegantogoreallyfastlikethis.......and I had to s-l-o-w- d-o-w-n

So I have too many random blog post ideas to talk about just one thing. Like popcorn, or chocolate, or puppies, or moles in my backyard or holey socks. Holey moley, pun intended.

Just as a disclaimer, the other four moms on this blog are in no way responsible for nor endorse my boring discussion on holey socks and moles (although it did give me a blog title). It could have been worse I guess. Sigh. Cheer up, you get a new Five Mom tomorrow!

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-05T07:49:00.002-04:00

Dearly Beloved Bloggers,

We are gathered here today, inside this blog to celebrate the union of internet and Erica! Yay!

You see, last week I had no internet or phones. I don't know about you, but I was a VERY unhappy camper! You see I live so far out in the boonies that my cell phone doesn't even work at my house. I had no contact with the outside world!!!

I felt like I was off imprisoned! ha ha ha

Yes, I know that once upon a time I lived without the internet and didn't miss it. But that was before "Mr.Gore" so graciously invented it. {{said with extreme sarcasm}}

Anyway, the phone company finally came out and fixed me back up! They breathed life back into this house. =0) I can now communicate again! It's so good to be back among the living!

So.... did ya miss me?

Good Friday!

2010-04-02T03:00:00.002-04:00

He didn't have to do it...

But, SO Thankful He did!

Fooling Around with Family Fun

2010-04-01T11:13:00.000-04:00

Are things a little off today? Are people acting just a little strange? Then oh oh, sounds like they're trying to pull a fast one on you.

Haven't you heard???

It's April Fools Day!

But, don't you worry cause I've got the perfect cure for mischievous behavior. Give those pranksters a little dose of their own medicine. Make sure you wear your long sleeves today cause we're gonna fill them up with lots of trickery fun!

Click on the images below and let's start fooling around with some family fun!

GOOD ONES, HUH???

This post was brought to you by Family Fun Magazine, their creative readers and MITI (as the messenger).

Truth Or Dare?

2010-03-26T03:00:00.003-04:00

How About Both...

I DARE you to leave me a COMMENT

Tell me the TRUTH...

What is your Guilty Pleasure?

I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

Come on...it's not like I'm asking you to stick your tongue to a cold pole.

Mine are...

Iced Coffee

Pedicures

Do share yours...

Needing to indulge & have my Piggies Painted,

Mimi

Delivery Dreams

2010-03-25T13:02:00.000-04:00

Remember when you were a kid and the sweet sound of an ice cream truck came to your ears? Well, somethings just never change. Kids still go crazy for the ice cream truck.

Today the One-Minute Writer asked what delivery truck would have you adults out there running towards it like a mad barbarian.

My vote goes for Starbucks Coffee!!!!!!!!!!

What would the delivery truck of your dreams deliver?

Miti

Chuckle...

2010-03-24T03:00:00.002-04:00

I have been a little blue...

I'm trying to snap out of it, I feel UNMOTIVATED and OVERWHELMED!

I wake up early, go to bed late and in the middle I feel like I am spinning my wheels...

and THEN..THEN, I saw this photo and it made my day!

Just had to share!

Hope you are all feeling ready for spring!

Tarah

Harmony Horses

2010-03-22T13:17:00.002-04:00

So... Ummmm... I got nuthin' today.

But just to brighten your day, I'm going to send you to a fun little link. This one speaks for itself. Literally.

The site will open, and just click on the horses. If you time them just right, it sounds kinda cool.

Someone has WAYYYY too much free time on their hands, that's for sure!

Meet the Harmony Horses!

The Weather Is Going To Be WHAT?

2010-03-19T03:00:00.002-04:00

Cracking up because Last Week I was talking to Stacey on the phone & she was getting ready to come to Michigan. She asked me if she needed a winter coat.

I told her it had been beautiful all week & I have been wearing a Hoodie all week.

So she decided to not bring her Winter coat.

Back up a few more days when I was talking to my Cousin Tarah on the phone & she was telling me how great her weather was in Minnesota...Rainy & Cold.

* Important Side Note*

We ALWAYS *90% of the time* get Minnesota's weather 2-3 days later.

Knowing that, I should have told Stacey to bring her Winter Coat.

Friends...it was Dreary, Rainy & Cold 90% of the time poor Stacey was here for a visit.

The sun finally poked it's head the last 1/2 day she was here *PHEW* glad she had her hoodie.

YIKES!

I don't even need a Weather Man...I GOT TARAH!

*I need a Brain to remember, but I don't need a Weather Man.*

Thanks T for the Cold Rain & for the heads up on the yucky weather change.

Sorry Stacey for telling you that you didn't need a Winter Coat.

BRRRRRRR!

Hope you didn't catch a COLD!

I just got to write a post about my two Besties.

How fun!

You all know them too...

Even more fun!

Happy Weekend!

Stay DRY & WARM

Mimi

Quirky Is As Quirky Does

2010-03-18T13:24:00.001-04:00

Today I came across a fun meme. It's called Top 3 Thursday and it was brought to me by Confessions of a Working Mom and The (Un)Experienced Mom. Each week they set the tone for your Top 3 lists. This week's theme is all about getting in touch with all our QUIRKS. At first I thought, man, I've got nothing. My brain was drawing me a ______(blank)_______.

I said to my brain, "Brain, don't fail on me now! Work with me. I need a post and I know there's got to be something a little off about me. It's pretty obvious to everybody else so surely you'd be smart enough to pick it up too. They don't call you a brain for nothing! So, come on get with it!"

After having that little pep talk with Brain, I started getting these images of me doing some pretty quirky things. They may not be the most outrageous things imaginable but for a girl that's as laid back as me, it's not gonna get too weird anyway.

So, here's what's on my TOP 3 QUIRKY THURSDAY LIST!

I can't stand to be barefoot. I hardly ever kick off my shoes and relax my feet. My shoes are with me til the very last minute of the day. Socks are really dear to me too. I've got to have some on my feet 24 / 7. But not in the shower of course or on the beach. Too bad though. That would have really been quirky....
I can't stand stepping on a wet floor (of course with my bare feet). YUCK!!!! Just thinking about it makes me cringe. But you know what, now that Brain has me thinking about, wet floors are gross with or without bare feet. I wish the hubby would dry up a little more before stepping out of that shower. (shiver, shiver)Wet socks are gross too!
I think I think too much....... if I were a contestant on American Idol, I'd be as stiff as a doorknob. (stiff as a doorknob....is that how you say it???) I don't even know if any of that sentence above makes sense at all. Maybe I don't think as much as I thought I thought. Ok, I think my brain has officially punched out for today.....

So now it's your turn. What makes you QUIRKY? If you wanna post about it, make sure you link up with the two ladies above.

This QUIRKY post was brought to you by Miti

You know what they say......

2010-03-17T03:00:00.001-04:00

What will you do today?

Me {thanks for asking}

I'm planning on dressing my kids up as ♣leprochauns♣,

wearing green & making 4 leaf clover pancakes and split pea soup for dinner w/ green milk! Yummo!

Hope you enjoy the day!

♣Tarah♣

The Jelly Bean Diet

2010-03-16T03:01:00.000-04:00

Ooops! I totally forgot about doing a post for today. Frankly, I blame daylight savings time. And spring. And sunshine. And my diet. And jelly beans.

Whaaaaaat? Jelly beans aren't on your diet?

Well, they aren't on mine either but who cares? Spring is coming!

So I hope y'all have a lovely day today and pretend that this is a post about something relevant. You know, like it always is.......... :0)

If I had the time and the creativity (and the energy) I would do a whole post about the kind of diets that they should have out there.

You know, like the chocolate diet.

The good book diet.

The sunshine and cool diet pepsi diet.

The no-exercise diet.

You know, a fun diet.

Instead, I'll let you write the post today. Feel free to leave any comments about the kind of diet you'd like to be on!

If I Were A Man

2010-03-15T08:26:00.006-04:00

If I were a Man, I could get ready in 10 minutes.

There'd be no hair to wash and straighten and fluff!

There'd be no make-up to apply!

There'd be no panty-hose!

There'd be much less fuss over what to wear... t-shirt, button down, polo?

There'd be fewer shoe decisions: tennis shoes again!

I could wake up in the morning with my face lookin perfect.

I could swim and my face would still look perfect.

I could jump in the shower, jump out and be DONE!

No eyeliner or blush. No mascara or lipstick!

And public bathrooms would be SOOOO much easier! Am I right ladies?

But ya know what, I think I prefer my girly hair, my make-up, cute clothes and styles! I think I prefer the shoe selection and the variety of hairdos!

But no matter what, the one thing that I'd miss the most.... is that title of "MOMMY." I could never trade that.

Thank you God for making me a woman!

Good Advice On A Not So Good Day...

2010-03-12T03:00:00.005-05:00

The other day I was talking to my husband on the phone...

He knew I was having a stressful week.

He knew I was having a stressful day.

He knew I was busy...

He knew I was just tired.

I asked him as I always do...because I am a SAHM...

"Is there anything you need me to do for you today?"

My husband gave me the BEST & SWEETEST answer ever...

"Just keep breathing"

Big *sigh*

"I love you & I will keep breathing this week just for you!"

He loves me!

What sweet things has your husband said to you lately?

Hoping your week was full of Fresh Spring Air & lots of Deep Breaths!

Taking in all the deep breaths I can!

Mimi

What do you want on your TOMBSTONE?

2010-03-10T03:00:00.001-05:00

You know the commercial...

(I mean the only major difference here is that we are NOT talking about Pizza)!

Check out these rather unique ways of saying goodbye.....

I mean Richardo can't be bitter if he didn't chip in can he?

YOWZA...this one had to hurt!

It is YOUR civic duty as a bloggity friend to make sure that my Husband does NOT do this to me!

Now this one sounds more like my dad...I mean who can resist asking good ol paw for a $20?

Have a great week!

Tarah

Did I Just Sing That Out Loud?

2010-03-09T02:24:00.006-05:00

First of all, I think Bluetooth is a strange name for a phone. O.k., it's not really a phone exactly. It's an ear piece thingy that uses your phone. Or something like that.

But seriously. Bluetooth? Shouldn't it be called BlueEAR? Because if you talked on the phone long enough without taking a breath, wouldn't your face turn blue, not to mention your ear?

That said, I think I need one.

I mean, think about it. I could drive in my car and talk to myself all day long and no one would ever know about it. I could sit at the stoplights in my car and sing songs and talk and laugh, and people would think I was talking on the phone.

I could walk through grocery stores and talk to myself and no one would think it strange. They would just assume I was talking on my Bluetooth. My hair is long enough to cover my ears and I could probably pretend I have one and no one would know I didn't.

I need one. I just don't like sitting at stoplights, singing along to the cd (or the radio) and having people see me sitting in my car, all alone, and know that I am singing along to it.

It's kind of embarrassing.

It's kind of like singing in the shower. Only without the water. And of course, you're dressed and in a car with an audience next to you.

Who is laughing at you because you're all by yourself singing in a car.

Not that I sing in my car, of course.

Not that I talk to myself either.

That would be pathetic.

I never talk to myself........well, hardly ever and I never argue with myself because I always win and I am a sore loser.

If you want me I'll be in the car. Singing and talking to myself. Feel free to laugh and point.

Thank God It's Friday!

2010-03-05T03:00:00.002-05:00

Literally...

Today on the Five Moms I would love to hear what you have to Thank God for this Friday.

I tell you...

This week has been hectic, stressful & yet amongst the chaos I have been blessed.

About a month ago I got a ticket for Failing to Signal...I know *gasp* who forgets to signal right? Apparently 90% of Americans so says the Magistrate on Tuesday when he dismissed my ticket. Thank you God.

I also got a Gift Card for Dunkin Donuts in the mail from my sweet bloggy friend Sam. Thank you Sam & Thank you God! He knows I am trying not to spend money this month on frivolous things.

Those are both little things, but definitely blessings.

I am exhausted my friends but I still want to give God the praise for all things!

What do you have to Thank God for this Friday?

Please share with us as a way to publicly Thank HIM for HIS Blessings in your life!

I'm hosting a giveaway at my personal blog today...come check it out!

Hugs,

Mimi

Google, You're Fired!

2010-03-04T13:33:00.001-05:00

I'm so frustrated right now! I no longer have googly-shmoogly eyes for Google. Today, I got the urge to update my cake website, but guess what?! Somebody decided to take my little website and mess it all up. It's a good thing I checked in today because if I hadn't, there's no telling how many people would have clicked in and right back out. It is such a mess that I'm considering telling Google, "YOU'RE FIRED!" He decided to play hooky and pawned off all my hard work to a Mr. Google Sites. WHAT! Does he think that just because they have the same first name, everything's gonna be just dandy?!

He doesn't fool me. I can tell a difference. The margins are off. There's duplicate photos. The headings aren't where they should be and everything is sqooshed together. And now this new guy has the nerve to even put surveys on MY website.

OUR SURVEY?????

EXCUSE ME!!!
I didn't approve this!!!

AND I DON'T know who YOU think you are, but there's no US and you're NOT helping me one bit!

How could he just take control like that?! Does Google NOT remember how LONG it took me to put it all together?! And NOW he wants ME to clean up his mess?!!!!

So, now I have a BIG decision to make. Should I stick it out and try to work things out with this new Mr. G. Sites or should I just say, "YOU'RE FIRED!", and be done with it. That sounds like a better option. Besides, who needs the hassle when I could hire Mr. Blogger to keep up with all my cakes. He seems to be doing a great job here and at Pieces of Me.

What do y'all think?

Sincerely FRUSTRATED!
Miti

I AM MARRIED TO A TURTLE

2010-03-02T02:30:00.000-05:00

I suppose you're wondering about the title. It's only fair that I explain it.

Sometimes I notice that my husband has pulled the covers up over his head when sleeping. How can he do that? Ugh. I just need to breathe, man. I need fresh air.

As a turtle pulls his head into a shell, my hubby just sort of pulls his head in under the shelter of the covers. Like it's his own private little cocoon. So maybe he's a butterfly. Or a moth. :0) Do you think he does it because I'm snoring? Am I snoring?

He is more than happy to pass this quirk down to the next generation. Yesterday morning I walked past my son's room and the only part I saw sticking out from under the covers was his knee. Like turtle like son.

This can be quite entertaining when hubby is pulling the blankets up to cover his head, and I am pulling them down to uncover mine.

Oh, and might I mention that I am a blanket-stealer?

I didn't know that until my husband pointed it out one morning soon after we married. Fortunately for me he was smiling. He was also pointing out who had all the covers. Me.

That means I win, right?

He (she) who has the most blankets wins.

I wonder if he's still smiling.....

Alphabetical Comments

2010-03-01T04:30:00.002-05:00

Look, I'm not normal. I admit it, I'm not.

I was wondering if it was possible to get people to ONLY leave comments in alphabetical order. I know... weird thought to even wonder about.... but is it possible? Would people really obey, listen and wait their TURN to sign? It would require Andrea or Angela to go first.... and then possibly Bridget would pop in next. Then Carrie or Cathy or Carol could be third (and fourth). Darcie could be next. Then for E, we can get the OTHER Erica to come comment. Some might totally miss their turn and be annoyed with me. We might get to a letter and get hung-up.... like when we got to Q. Who could sign then? Well, I know a Queen Mumma blogger... so she starts with Q.

Anyway, I decided to quit wondering and put you bloggers to the test. Now if you get stuck, you can contact your friends (or some of the ones I've mentioned) that start with 'that letter' and tell them to get over and leave a comment just so we can get this thing moving again.

Now let's see how far we can get. No cheating, Ladies!!! Miti and Mimi, you can fight it out for the M slot. Nan, you may go right after them. And Tarah, you'll have to wait a bit longer than them. You may comment right after Stephanie!

GO!!!

If I Could I Would...

2010-02-26T03:00:00.003-05:00

• Wear my slippers everywhere...

• Drink Iced Coffee with every meal...

• Get a facial once month...

• Eat Fresh Chips & Salsa for lunch every day...

• Hire a maid to dust my house...

• Go on a date with my hubby every week...

• Hang out with all my Bloggy Friends IRL...

That includes Miti & Beth...blogger was trying to keep us apart....NEVER!

• Live next door to my Cousin Tarah...

*Because she bribed me to say this*

What would you do if you could?

Just being my wishful nosey self,

Mimi

Kids Grow Up Way Too Fast

2010-02-25T13:02:00.004-05:00

Even before they're born, they're rushing it!

Just a word of advice for all the young & the restless out there, enjoy being a kid cause one day you're gonna wake up with gray hair, bags under your eyes, wrinkles that can't be ironed, an achy breaky body, no energy, lots of bills, wetting your pants (again), forgetting your teeth on the counter and wishing you were young again.

Yours (truly),
Miti

5 Mom's Masterpiece

2010-02-24T03:00:00.002-05:00

It's Official.

I'm a lunatic.

No matter how hard I try, sometimes I see the world in different shades of green, red, blue.

Kinda like Andy Warhol {but without the funky glasses}.

I'm not done collecting my photos of wacky-ness.

I had only 2 ~~poor souls~~ awesome bloggers send me their goods, and I need more to create a masterpiece!

5 ~ Moms~ Masterpiece

So, while you are pondering what you are going to send me,

I'm going to give you a little laugh at the expense of the "other" 4 Moms.

I always thought she would look great as a punk rocker! Watch out Cyndi Lauper....

Oooo...somewhat dark and mysterious, but so Beautiful!!!

Does anyone else think that Miti Toots Rainbows..
I mean after last weeks post we know she has issues!

Somehow E gotta little green boog coming outta her nose...

sorry E, I tried to fix it but gave up after try 25!!! ;)

{She still looks amazing inverted}

I tried something fun and funky and I was not expecting Marge Simpson's hair color. I know that Nan will forgive me for this one because as you can see there is NOOO beehive anywhere in this photo!

PS, Nan DOES not condone Marge Simpson's behavior...she is a MUCH nicer wife ;)

Does anyone else think that I look like Boy George? Kinda weird.

Bottom Line....SEND ME YOUR CRAZY PHOTOS!!!

~~Boy George Lookalike~~

Tarah

*Note, this is unauthorized use of their photos.*

All legal complaints can be sent to:

Who Cares

1111 Right Back Atcha Ln

You Meet The Strangest People At The Movies

2010-02-23T03:25:00.004-05:00

I like movies with happy endings, don't you? I don't like movies that get me to like someone and then they kill them off. That is not a happy ending to me.

Of course, I don't personally "know" the character, but if I have invested two hours or so of my life into something, I want my happy ending. I need my happy ending. I demand my happy ending.

So, as you can imagine, I am careful about what movies I watch on t.v., and I almost never go to a movie theater. I have gone out to the movies only once in five years.

The thing I don't like about movie theaters is that no one is willing to stop the movie so that I can get up and go to the bathroom. The nerve. And yes, I went before we left. Your point?

The other thing I don't like about movie theaters is that no one is willing to stop the movie so that I can get up and buy some more overpriced snacks.

My husband and I view going to the movie theaters differently. He doesn't really see a need to buy any of their goodies that they sell.

I very rarely go to the movies, as I said, so I tend to think of it as an "Event." Something along the lines of Disneyland. Only without the rides. And without Mickey. And without the castle. And without the long lines.

Oh wait a minute, this is a movie theater. There are usually long lines somewhere. Especially in the food line and the bathroom line.

I also have a fear of leaving my seat (to go to the bathroom if you must know) and not being able to find it again. I have a fear of walking up and down the aisles in the dark, glancing from side to side trying to find where my husband and children are sitting.

For some reason I can't bring myself to tell you about my bathroom habits (aren't you glad?). They are fine, really they are. But for some reason whenever I sit down in a movie theater, the call of the bathroom is like a siren's call. Or call of the wild. Or the young and the restless. I just can't avoid it.

As I mentioned before, it's dark in there. I have a fear of coming back and sitting down next to a total stranger, putting my hand in their popcorn, whispering "Wow, I really had to go!" into their ear, and drinking their pop and burping quietly but annoyingly into their popcorn.

See, this is why I stay home. I almost never get lost coming out of my own bathroom.

Apparantly I'm A Pack Rat

2010-02-22T02:22:00.002-05:00

We'll soon be putting our house on the market to sell... and I'll have to find a place of my own for the kids and I to live.

So this weekend, I was trying to force myself to begin to organize. It's been one of those things for me that seemed too overwhelming to face. So I pushed the daunting task aside and tried to ignore it... as if that would make it go away. But alas, I knew at some point, I'd have to do it.

On Saturday I had a fun afternoon planned, so I decided that I'd face "the house" in the morning while knowing I had something to look forward to that afternoon. Talk about OVERWHELMING!!!

My house is full of THINGS. Full of CLUTTER. When we moved here 9 years ago, I swore I wouldn't collect clutter. I didn't want to have to ever deal with moving CLUTTER again. But ya know what? Somewhere along the way.... four kids and two adults re-cluttered this house.

Yep, and trying to unclutter is hard for me. Everything I pick up is a "memory" or a "might need this someday!" Not that I've needed it for YEARS, but "what if?" And knowing me, the day after I throw it away, THAT is surely when I'll need it. But was it worth the cluttered space that it took up in my house all this time?

Nope. It wasn't. So in the days and weeks to come, I'm boxing things that we want to keep, boxing things that we want to take to Goodwill, and throwing tons away.

My name is Erica...
and I am a PACK RAT.

But I'm trying really hard to un-be one.

Anyone wanna fly down to Texas, get me organized, and help me with the last of the repairs that need to be done on the house? Pretty please with sugar on top? I'll let you take all the clutter back home with you!!!?

I Need To Patent Something...

2010-02-19T03:00:00.003-05:00

Don't you wish you could be the proud owner of some great patent? I mean, wouldn't you like to be THAT person that made someone else's life just a little easier...or more fun by something you invented?

Way Back in the day...

My dad was tearing his HOT coffee cup lids at McDonald's so he could sip it with the lid on. Years later some smart person invented the lids that you can now drink out of.

My Dad totally should have patented that idea...I might be on EASY street right now.

Don't get me wrong...I love the street I live on, but EASY Street sounds fun too...Kind of like Sesame Street.

I have to say I am THANKFUL for many of the GENIUS people out there that bring their ideas to the shelves of AMERICA!

I have ruined countless loads of laundry because the colors from my clothes have bled...but now my laundry is saved THANKS to some very smart person & their color catching idea!

My husbands pinks SALUTE YOU!

I'd like to personally thank the person that put the lotion in the Kleenex.

Now THAT was PURE Genius!

No longer do I have to look like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer during Allergy season!

Aaachooo!

God Bless YOU...person that put lotion in my Kleenex!

How about the maker of the Snuggie? Really? I think that person accidentally put their robe on backwards & fell into millions of dollars.

This Christmas my family definitely put that person in the next Income Tax Bracket. *I Kid*

Do you have any patent ideas in the works...you can go here for help.

Your Welcome...but remember to share the wealth when your idea is a success.

What are your favorite things people have created that make your life easier?

Happy Friday!

Mimi

Did I Do That???

2010-02-18T13:33:00.004-05:00

We all have moments when we think to ourselves, "Did I just do that?" Some of those moments make you wanna crawl under a rock while others make you wanna climb the tallest mountain and announce it to the whole world. I've had my share of both and here they are.

Blogged about bleaching the hair on my chinny chin chin and then some. Oh and don't forget about the picture. Oh boy, why did I have to bring that up again?

I once told my boss that he resembled the company mascot. The resemblance was uncanny to say the least. The only difference was that one was a cartoon sailor boy. He got a pretty good laugh out of it, thank goodness.

Gave birth to a little 7lbs human being. Wow, man, I did that?? How many men can say that?!!! Well, there is that one man, but let's just not go there, ok?!

Peed my pants. It's true! I laugh. I pee. I sneeze. I pee. I even run to the bathroom as if I were a pull-up wearing two year old doing the potty dance. And apparently I'm not the only one with leakage problems. I didn't know it was part of the post-preggers package.

And since we're on the subject, I'll go ahead and confess another leakage incident. First, let me ask you a question? Have you ever dreamed that you had to go and you searched and searched for a potty like there was no tomorrow? Well, I have and not only did I find that potty, but I actually used it too. I vowed that from now on I was going to pinch myself before I go.

I'm also guilty of the toot and run. Come on. Y'all know what I'm talking about. You're in the store and all of the sudden it hits you and it just comes out. Then you try going under the radar and over two or three aisles. Don't deny it...

Hmmmm.... I'm seeing a pattern here. Maybe I should stop before I give y'all TMI. To late for that, right?! Well, for what it's worth (my dignity, for sure) I hope you at least got a good laugh out of my mishaps.

DID I JUST BLOG ABOUT ALL THAT????
~~Miti~~ Anonymous Momma

In case you wondered...Im on Vacation!

2010-02-17T03:00:00.002-05:00

Did I forget to blog last week? Yes.

Did I tell a friend I would meet her for coffee and accidentally stand her up...GUILTY

Do I normally call my mom every day but for some reason there just isn't enough time lately?

(What the heck is my deal)????

I realized what my problem is.....I've been on Vacation!

Not the kind of vacation that I want to be on like this one...

But more of a vacation like this one...

One of these days, I am going to snap out of it. I am just not sure when.

Soooo...Here is what I have decided.

I want C-R-A-Z-Y pictures of all of you!

Send them to my email address: tarah.fenn@gmail.com

We are going to run a little contest. I don't know what you will win...but rest assured,

it WILL NOT be a vacation to St.Lucia!!!

Tarah

Why Don't Vegetables Taste Like Chocolate?

2010-02-16T03:17:00.003-05:00

O.k., here's a question. If I said to you that I was going on a diet, you would know that meant I was going to watch my calories, be careful what I ate, try and do some exercise, etc. You would probably even work with me and encourage me. Not go against me. Not sabotage me. Right?

Right?

So......how come when I tell my body that I am going on a diet, it ignores me or acts like it has no idea what I'm talking about? Hmmmmm? How come my brain doesn't seem to remember that fact and instead reaches for the Dove chocolates that somebody bought me? Hmmmm?

And why did somebody buy me Dove chocolates anyway?????

How come my body seems to have no interest in exercise? How come my tummy keeps reminding me how good ice cream tastes? How come my willpower always says "There's always tomorrow. Tomorrow looks good. Start tomorrow." How come "tomorrow" never comes?

Why, people? Why????

Why did I zip up my slacks yesterday, only to discover that I can barely fasten them and have nothing that fits and why isn't my body cooperating with me????? Ugh.

Why don't vegetables taste like chocolate? Why doesn't chocolate taste like liver? Then I would never eat it. Why??? Hmmm, maybe I should have some cheese with that whine.

When's the last time YOU saw a rabbit?

2010-02-15T04:30:00.001-05:00

So I have this theory...

But it's more than just a theory...

CUZ IT WORKS!

Next time someone you know has the hiccups, I want you to try something. Let the hiccups go on for a few moments so you know they're a REAL GOOD CASE.

Then...

simply...

Ask them "When's the last time you saw a rabbit?" They'll look at you like you're crazy. Keep talking til you get them to tell you whenever the LAST time was that they actually saw a real, live rabbit. Then ask them a few specifics about it. Try "What color was it?" "What was it doing?"

After about three questions, the hiccups are usually gone. But it could take up to five.

Anyway.... you should try it!

You just might be surprised. I've been using this method for 16 years, and I'd say its worked in all but maybe 3 cases EVER! Those are pretty good odds, don't ya think?

If it works for you, be sure to come back and tell us about it, okay?

So....when's the last time YOU saw a rabbit?

I Will Give My Heart!

2010-02-12T03:00:00.003-05:00

What Valentine Can I Give Him?

What can I give to Jesus

On this special Valentine’s Day?

How can I tell Him I’ll love Him,

And follow Him, come what may?

How can I show I need Him?

Should I send a red heart, with lace?

How can I thank Him enough

For his sacrifice, love and grace?

What Valentine can I give Him,

My adoration to impart?

I’ll give to Him what He wants most;

I’ll yield to Him my heart.

By Joanna Fuchs

Have a Blessed Valentine's Day!

Mimi

The One In Which I'm Being Gross

2010-02-09T01:56:00.001-05:00

Do you remember The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of '73?

Back in 1973 there was supposed to be a toilet paper shortage. I don't know if that was really true or not, but my grandparents believed it, apparently. They had a whole wall of toilet paper storage. Shelves and shelves of toilet paper.

My mom got a kick out of it! In fact, she figured that they had enough toilet paper to last them the rest of their lives.

You know, not to get too personal or anything, but there are just some things that you don't want to run out of. Toilet paper being one of them. Kleenex being another.

My dad grew up in the "handkerchief" generation, and without being too gross, let me just say that you couldn't pay me to use one of those. I say use it and throw it away. Don't wash it!

Although that is kind of hypocritical I guess. I used cloth diapers and well, you know the stuff on that doesn't even compare.

By the way, when I say "I used cloth diapers" I don't mean that I personally used them. I mean that my children used them. But since they were babies, they really weren't into the whole washing and hygiene thing, so they used them but I was responsible for cleaning them. Just wanted to clarify for any of you that were seriously concerned about the health of my bladder. It is fine, thank you. My colon says "hello" as well.

Let's get back to toilet paper. Hurry. Since when did toilet paper seem a safer topic than diapers?

Just for fun I googled "What did people do before toilet paper?" and guess what? People have already googled that phrase before. Guess I'm not all that original. Kind of scary that that many people are interested in toilet paper shortages though.

By the way, you aren't going to get a history lesson here. I don't know what people did before toilet paper. Matter of fact, I don't even want to think about it. I just think it's funny that you can google that.

After I typed "google that" in the previous sentence, it made me wonder if "google" was actually considered a verb. Then I googled "Is google a verb?" and you can google that too! Yes, apparently it is a verb.

If google is a verb now, how come my spell check doesn't seem to even recognize that it's a word? Oh well. Make sure you don't run out of toilet paper people. I'm just sayin'.......

Winner Winner!

2010-02-06T11:36:00.003-05:00

Random.org chose number 14!

The winner of the picture frame & gift card is Kristin @ These Little Girls Of Mine.

Congrats!

Be Sure you stop by & tell Kristin congrats!

Thanks for all the comments!

Hugs,

Mimi

GIVEAWAY TODAY!

2010-02-05T03:00:00.003-05:00

Well it's February & it is my turn to host the giveaway here at the 5 Moms Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

This week is a fun little giveaway.

Think Girly...

I am giving away two super cute 5 X 7 frames for the sweet little Ballet Dancers in your life.

a $10 Gift Card to a place of your choice...

I will be giving away these on this blog

I will also be giving these away at my personal blog He & Me + 3, so head over there & leave a comment for another chance to win.

I will be using Random.Org to choose the winners on both blogs.

To enter on this blog:

• Leave me a comment

That's it!

XO,

Mimi