See toddler climb out of bed…

See Momma say bye-bye to quiet nap times,
See Momma say bye-bye to full night sleep,
See Momma lose her sanity!

Yes, yes, yes, Monkey Boy crawled out of the crib a few weeks ago during nap time. My first thought was “Oh! No! This isn’t supposed to happen to me!” TV Boy never climbed out of the crib. Yes, we were SO lucky! I didn’t realize that at the time. Anyway so Monkey Boy climbed out of his bed a couple times after he had taken a good long nap last weekend. Still I was thinking, “Ok, he’s ok because he’s not doing it in the middle of the night!” Until last night!! 3:00 a.m., I wake up to “Mama, Mama, I tee-tee.” So I went to change his diaper and told him it was time to go back to bed and go night-night. He screams bloody murder, but I close the door and started to pray. Just as I’m trying to get comfortable and doze off, I hear, “Mama, Mama, more joosh (juice).” He had gone and found his cup and came back to me with his empty cup. I’m thinking, “Uh! This is not good!” Needless to say I struggled with putting him in the bed, hearing him come back into the room, putting him back in the bed, and agonizing over the fact that it’s NOT TIME to get up YET! Finally, I just let him lay next to me and fall asleep.

Today during naptime which is now, I’m struggling with what to do, because he is up and down, up and down, screaming, and crying. He is over 2 years old and he could very well be put in a “big boy” bed. He’s really too old I guess for a crib tent, but eesh! The thing is, is that I’M NOT READY for him to be in a big boy bed! LOL! Any suggestions would be great!!!

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Summer – Day 1

Summer 06 - Day 1

Today is the first day of summer for the boys and me. It’s gone pretty well. We ran some errands this morning and then watched Cool Runnings together. What an inspiring movie! The boys enjoyed each other, for the most part. Here’s Monkey Boy watching on as TV Boy plays on his game boy.

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Playing Catch Up!

I haven’t done an actual post in….not sure how long! I’ve been busy with finishing up school. I had a lot more to do at work before summer than normal due to the fact that the entire school will be painted and recarpeted this summer. So we had to box everything up and take everything off the walls.

Last Sunday, Mother’s Day, was really nice. We went to Columbus, GA to shop. After shopping, we went to the Riverwalk and walked a couple miles. The kids enjoyed seeing all the turtles in the river. Then, from there we went to Peachtree Mall. I got a Jell-O Recipe Book and some Crocs.

This weekend I’ve been at TV Boy’s soccer tournament, end of the year soccer party, taking TV Boy back and forth to a sleepover party. I also spend a great deal of time working on a plan of action for the next school year. I didn’t recieve the end of the year evaluation at work that I had hoped for so I’ve come up with a plan of action for each thing that needs to be improved. I feel pretty good about it, but I’m sure I’ll add to it as the summer goes on.

So I guess that’s all my “playing catch up” ramblings for now! 🙂

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13 Things I like to Smell (TT #8)

Thirteen smells I like!


1. pumpkin spice
2. apple
3. baby bath
4. strawberries
5. homeade tomato sauce
6. bananas
7. meat being grilled out on charcoal
8. coffee (but I don’t drink it)
9. bacon being cooked
10. live Christmas trees
11. freshly baked cookies
12. Hugo for men
13. maple
Continue reading

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The “I” Meme

I AM: ready for summer!
I SAID: “I do” almost 9 years ago!
I WANT: a wok!
I WISH: for a million dollars.
I HATE: nothing, but I do dislike somethings.
I MISS: my Granddaddy.
I FEAR: roaches, car wrecks, and health problems
I HEAR: the lawnmower.
I WONDER: when there will be a cure for cancer.
I REGRET: not going into the medical field (sometimes).
I AM NOT: skinny.
I DANCE: with my kids.
I SING: when I’m alone.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: shy.
I MADE: several of my students mad today.
I WRITE: things that are short and to the point!
I CONFUSE: myself.
I NEED: a vacation.
I SHOULD: be more patient.
I START: back to work July 31.
I FINISH: school Friday, May 19!
I BELIEVE: everything happens for a reason.
I KNOW: I need to not yell as much as I do.
I CAN: meet my goals.
I CAN’T: believe how fast time goes by and how my kids will be grown before I know it.
I SEE: my 2 year old playing with plastic cookie cutters.
I BLOG: as often as I can.
I READ: magazines and lots of non-fiction.
I AM AROUSED BY: Aroused? I don’t like that word.
IT PISSES ME OFF: when people are inconsiderate and lazy.
I FIND: Discovery Channel very interesting.
I LIKE: watching Rachel Ray.
I LOVE: blogging.

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10 Things You Do Every Day

1. Brush my teeth
2. Get dressed
3. Talk to my kids
4. Change Monkey Boy’s diaper
5. Watch TV
6. Read blogs
7. Look at Flickr
8. Drive
9. Eat
10. Clean

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Friday Feast #6

Appetizer
What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Chocolate Turtle

Soup
What are 3 things you would like to put in a time capsule?

Pictures
My laptop
My cellphone

Salad
Name something you are 100% sure of.

That I love my family.

Main Course
What is something you do to calm yourself when you’re stressed or upset?

I watch TV, surf the net, read other blogs, or sleep.

Dessert
If you could receive an invitation to any important event, what would you like it to be?

I have no idea!

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A Salute to Myself!

Super Mom Trading Card

Over on this blog, Helene had a great idea for Mom’s day that’s coming up.

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Friday Feast #5

Appetizer
From which country(s) are some (or all) of your ancestors?

Ireland, Scotland, England

Soup
How would you describe your sneeze?

A-CHOO!

Salad
What is the last thing you cleaned?

My kitchen (what’s new!)

Main Course
Who made the strongest first impression on you?

Gosh! This is a hard one! But when meeting Sean Hannity (from Hannity and Colmes on Fox News) in person, it astounded me as to how personable and nice he was. We just walked by him as he was coming out of the building after he had finished his show while we were visiting New York. We said hi Sean and he proceeded to walk towards us and ask us where we from, etc! We knew we liked him from watching him on TV and listening to his radio show, but meeting him in person confirmed how down to Earth he really is!

Dessert
Name one thing you want to accomplish in your lifetime.

Be out of debt!

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Admiration

Over at Susie’s blog, she had a post about people that inspired her and I thought it was great idea, so I decided to do something similar! I made a collage of people I admire. Can you tell me who these people are:

Row 1
Steve Jobs – CEO of Apple – He has helped shape the great technology we have in computers today.
Bono – Lead singer of U2 – He’s a great humanitarian.
Clara Barton – founder of the Red Cross

Row 2
John Wesley – founder of the United Methodist Church
Laura Bush – the First Lady – I love the way she holds herself; confident and proud. She’s a great role model for any young girl and even for grown women.
Michael J. Fox – not only one of the greatest actors of all time, but a stonch leader in finding ways to help find cures for Parkinson’s Disease.

Row 3
Hans Zimmer – German born composer. He’s amazing and I see him as brilliant. A couple favorites: Pearl Harbor, The Lion King
Rudy Guliani – past mayor of New York City. I thought he handled the tragedy on 911, with great courage.
Shel Silverstein – an amazing children’s author & illustrator.

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