Okay... so I personally don't have invisible friends. But my daughter does. I did not know this until last night on the way home from a baseball game and she started talking about her invisible friend... Tangled.
After she finished telling us about Tangled, I mentioned I'd never heard her talk about her Invisible Friends (imaginary friends... same thing. She calls them invisible because they're real to her, not imaginary... she just can't see them.) My husband said she's been talking about them for a little while now.
He actually said he freaked out a bit when she first started talking about them. He said he was worried she was "mentally broken."(I think he was joking... kinda) I CRACKED up laughing at this ... as someone who has felt mentally broken at times, this was just hilarious to me. Also at the fact that something that I thought was so NORMAL for a kid to do was something that troubled him.
Anyways, he said he actually googled about imaginary friends to see if our daughter was going to be weird or not (I'm actually all for having weird kids. Wouldn't bother me one bit.) Turns out, this whole imaginary friend thing is a big plus! Alot of kids with imaginary friends are very bright, creative, and can make excellent leaders later on in life (since they like being in control - hence making up friends where they dictate everything about that friend!)
I can totally see Moo being this type of kid. She's insanely creative, imaginative, and loves to be in charge. And I think this whole Invisible friend thing is actually kind of awesome. I want a few.
I want a gay invisible friend... a guy to tell me what to where, when to wear it, and compliment me endlessly on my looks. Though since he's made up in my mind, he'd really just be myself trying to talk myself into wearing the clothes I already own, and trying to make myself feel better when I feel I look frumpy.
I want an insanely confident invisible friend that does all those crazy things I want to do and don't have the courage (or balls) to do. This friend would rock. Her name would be Stevie and She'd dress just like Stevie Nicks... Total hippy. And she'd rock it too!
And I want an invisible encouragement fairy to follow me around constantly and take all the things I want to and tell me how I can do anything and can accomplish everything I want and just generally feed my brain full of awesome perky singsong pep talk. I'm picturing her a bit like the good witch from the wizard of oz, but rounder.
So, if you had an imaginary friend (or if you already do) what would he/she be like?
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
"We Can't Get Out!" NaBloPoMo July 9th
"Do you think it makes it okay to add "just kidding" after a surprising statement?"
Nah. Only if you're truly kidding.
Now, I don't have much to write about this prompt, so instead of that, I'm going to share a "kid" video.
This video cracks me up. My little girl, moo, had shut the door to my office. She couldn't turn the handle to open the door so she thought it was locked. She is SO dramatic. She's gonna grow up to be a little comedic actress! My favorite part is when she really tries to push it down. I can't help but crack up laughing everytime!
Enjoy!
Nah. Only if you're truly kidding.
Now, I don't have much to write about this prompt, so instead of that, I'm going to share a "kid" video.
This video cracks me up. My little girl, moo, had shut the door to my office. She couldn't turn the handle to open the door so she thought it was locked. She is SO dramatic. She's gonna grow up to be a little comedic actress! My favorite part is when she really tries to push it down. I can't help but crack up laughing everytime!
Enjoy!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
The "Shirt" Skirt
Here is my moo.
She is wearing her "shirt" skirt. You may be wondering what in the world is a "shirt" skirt. Well, It's a skirt that is actually a shirt. (She's holding up the sleeves of the shirt!)
About a year ago, we gave Moo (Mad-dog, whatever you want to call her) all of T-bone's hand-me-downs and this shirt was included. It's a real cute, satin, peasant cut top. Moo IMMEDIATELY loved this shirt, but would only wear it around her waist as a skirt (the neck of the shirt has elastic in it, so it will fit around her waist.) At first I kept getting on to her for it. She was ruining a super cute shirt, one of my favorites for her to wear. After fighting over this for a couple months, I finally realized that it was just a shirt... or just a "shirt" skirt. I gave in and let Moo start wearing this shirt as her favorite skirt. And she wears it ALL the time! Instead of fighting and us both getting annoyed and frustrated, I let her wear it, but only around the house. And ONLY when it's clean... that's the biggest issue now. I have to wash it at some point!
Also, I realized as I was taking a picture of the "shirt" skirt that Moo had put on numerous shirts while she was dressing herself.
Yup, there are 4 different shirts on that girl... 5 counting her skirt. I love my crazy little girl.
And while I was taking these photos off my iPod for this post, I found this photo on there...
and about 50 more just like it. I guess some one was playing with Mommy's iPod earlier today! At least this was kinda cute!
Monday, July 2, 2012
A BlogHer Virgin: My First NaBloPoMo
I am a BlogHer Virgin. I have read many other blogs that actively refer to it, some mentioning conventions and such but I have yet to really dive into it and figure out what it is all about. I recently read about NaBloPoMo... I kinda got what it was, but at the same time, had no clue exactlly what it was. So I googled, I searched, I read... I joined.
So I guess I am now participating in this... NaBloPoMo July 2012: Kids
Today's prompt..
Your favorite joke.
That's a HARD one.
I LOVE to laugh. My parents taught me the value of a sense of a humor. My husband is the funniest person on earth. My children can deliver jokes like you wouldn't believe.
Jokes and laughter are a very important part of my life. I couldn't make it through any day without them. But what joke is my favorite?
My mind tends to go towards the gutter on things. But then again, I have been known for my cheesy jokes with a side of corn.
So many jokes to pick from... which to choose!?!
Here's a couple that can make me smile no matter what... It might have something to do with who's telling them.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
My Zombie Family
If you didn't know... I'm a Zombie Mommy. That's right... a ZOMBIE MOMMY. And I have Zombie Children. Just ask them. They'll tell you. I'm a zombie mom cause I bite* them, and they're zombie children cause they like to bite their friends. We even have changed the words of a beloved church primary song from "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" to "Jesus wants me for a ZOMBIE" and it includes the line, "in every way try to eat them... at home, at school, at play."
I love to bite Mad-dog and I tell her it's cause she's "juicy." Hearing her chubby little face say "Cause I'm Jew-See" melts my heart.
*Now I don't honestly BITE my children. I tease them about biting them. And they don't bite their friends... at least they haven't yet. I think they understand that all this zombie talk is a joke... but again, they're only 3 and 5, so who knows!
The point of this post???
I found this at the mall yesterday...
I about peed my pants I was SO excited. I HAD to buy it.
I even stood barefoot on so hot it was melting pavement just to put it on my car today before church.
(kinda ironic in a way, right?)
The set only had one dog, though we have two... so that one sticker has to represent for both our beagles!
Also, when we add more zombies to our little family, I've got the extra stickers for them! Woohoo.
I love my little zombie family. I love that they let me have my weird way... Especially my zombie hubby. I'm sure when he was younger and imagined his future wife he was not imagining her pretending to be a zombie... but I think he loves me in spite of my craziness... or maybe even for it ;)
Bonus - if the zombie apocalypse ever really happens, I think we'll totally be safe cause of these stickers... whatcha think?
Friday, May 25, 2012
In an attempt to be more normal
I decided to make a Summer Bucket List with the girls.
I've seen tons of them all over and even tried to make one last year, but nothing really happened from it.
So I had an idea. I need a way to see what our options are check it off easily.
So I came up with this...
I took some cute Butterfly shaped post-its and wrote one thing to do on each one then stuck them on our huge dry erase board.
I also used my multi-colored sharpies to try and make it even cuter.
To be honest, I don't really care what it looks like... it's our list and it's done.
I'm thinking that on Sundays we'll decide what we're going to do that week and when... We only have like 60 something days til school starts back up, and I think there are over 60 things to do, so we probably won't get to all of them, but having the option to pick and choose makes me happy. Also, some of them we can do more than once, so we won't be removing it from our list once it's done. Some of these are local places and some are general things to do. Some we'll invite friends along and some we won't.
Anyways, Here's our Summer bucket list!
- Visit opry Mills
- go to the Adventure Science Center
- Go to Sonic in Nolensville for Happy Hour
- Visit cool Springs Mall
- Play in the Sand Box
- Have a slumber party
- Play dress up
- Mamie Camp (the girls will go and spend the week with my mom ;) I'm excited about this one and so are they!)
- Go to the Lake
- Go to the zoo
- swim in the backyard
- Go to the harpeth River
- Visit the Library for story time
- Visit the new downtownn park
- Visit the farmers market
- Play with playdough
- Go to Memphis
- Visit Cane Ridge Park
- Visit Beech Bend Park
- Set up a tent in the yard and camp out
- Go to a Sounds Baseball Game
- Go to Chattanooga
- Wash the cars
- Ride bikes
- Visit centennial park
- Walk the dogs
- Visit Mickey D's play place
- Play at the School playground
- Plant flowers
- Read stories
- Make a treat for some friends
- Visit Chick-fil-A play place
- Build a fort
- Movie night at home
- Lunch with Mrs. Evelyn
- Go to the drive in
- Play with sidewalk chalk
- Go to the farm
- Go see a movie ($2 theater)
- Work on sight words
- Visit the LDS Nashville Temple
- Make mud pies
- Play with Bubbles
- Play hide and seek
- Mani/Pedi's
- Paint pictures
- Have a treasure hunt
- Feed the ducks
- Visit a bounce house
- Go bowling
- Walk around the Opryland Hotel
- Visit the splash pad
- Slip n slide
- Have a picnic
- Take the Purity Dairy tour
- Shaving Cream Slip n slide
- Pick strawberries
- Visit Moss Wright Park
- Go to the library puppet show
- Visit Cheekwood botanical gardens
- Visit the Frist art museum
- Fly kites
- Play at the Bicentennial mall
- go roller skating
- visit the hermitage
- make books
- go get ice cream
- paint faces
- dance party
- Putt putt golf
- memorize articles of faith
- go to kids kingdom
- make bird houses
- make sock puppets
- have a yard sale
- visit the fire department
- have a tea party
- go fishing
- decorate shirts
- catch fireflies
If you think of any other fun things to do this summer, please let me know. If you'd like to join us on any of these, let me know. Hopefully this will keep me from hanging out on the couch all summer with the TV on. Hopefully I'll have the will power!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
My Boyfriend is a Dr. and the hubby don't mind.
Meet my Boyfriend... Dr. Pepper.
When I'm down he always picks me up. He's the best. So I'm drinking one right now... cause I've had a rough day. I was going to post this whole depressing thing about what a horrible mom I am because
1. I forgot to pick my daughter up from school on the VERY LAST DAY.
2. While I was ranting and raving to a friend (just venting) my daughter went and grabbed my crazy pills out of my purse and brought them to me.
3. I had a conversation this morning that went a little like this...
Mad-dog: Mama, are you tired from your medicine?
Me: Yes.
Mad-dog: Then maybe don't take your medicine. Then you won't be tired and can play with me.
Me: But if I don't, then I'll be crazy.
Mad-dog: Oh, Okay.
So, feeling like the worst mother in the world... I posted to facebook and then this happened...
Now I feel a million times better. I feel like I kick ass. Melissa is my older sister. She rocks and rocks HARD. Heather is the amazing woman who didn't know she was saving a seat for me when I went to Atlanta to see Jenny Lawson at her book signing. You can read about that HERE
I am surrounded by wonderful people who understand and love me. And now, with my boyfriend in my hand and a frosted rice krispy treat in the other, My day is a million times better. Thank you to all you crazy people like me out there. I adore you... even if I don't know you yet!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
My Babies Made Me Crazy
Crazy happy that is...
(T-bone and Mad-dog at T-bone's Pre-K program and awards show)
My lastest bought of depression has been the longest of my life... It all started about 3 1/2 years ago, when Mad-dog was born. But I'm going to back up even farther than that to 5 years and 9 months ago. Me and Handsome had been married just over 2 years. I'd been baby hungry the entire time and had asked over and over if we could start trying for a baby. Handsome refused every time. That is until one Sunday.
For some reason I attended church alone leaving handsome at home. While sitting in our sacrament meeting, I had an overwhelming feeling that it was finally time to start having babies. I came home and told Handsome about what I'd felt and we decided to pray about it. We both received a yes that it was time for us to start trying. A week later I was pregnant with T-bone (Me and Handsome are both from 7 kids families... so we're kinda fertile!) I was sick as a dog as well. But through all the morning sickness and the aches and pains of pregnancy, I loved every minute of it. I treasured every kick and hiccup. Then T-bone was born and she was perfect. She nursed like a pro from the start. She slept in our room til about 3 months old. She was my world and I loved having her here.
Fast forward 8 months... We had decided to move into my parents house to save up money for a down payment on a house. The day of the move, I was an emotional wreck and kept losing my temper with Handsome. He finally asked me what the heck was wrong with me. I sat and thought for a few seconds and realized I was pregnant. I immediately went to the store and got a pregnancy test. With my brothers and brothers-in-law helping move all our furniture and boxes out of our apartment, I sat in the bathroom and took the test. It was one of those digital ones that says pregnant or not pregnant. Obviously it said Pregnant. I immediately broke down. I cried and cried and cried. This was not the right time. How could I be pregnant? I hated being pregnant with Mad-dog. I was sick almost the entire time, but this time there was hardly any throwing up... and I'll take throwing up 8 times a day over just feeling constantly sick any day!
One neat thing is that we were able to schedule Mad-dog's c-section, and so she was born on the 16th... So was T-bone (different month) and they are exactly 16 months apart. I guess 16 is our lucky number. When Mad-dog was born, we were still at my parents house. All 4 of us were sleeping in one bedroom. There was hardly any room to move with a crib, queen bed, and pack-n-play all in one bedroom. I was okay at first. I probably would have been much worse if it wasn't for having my mama there with me. But I did start to suffer from postpartum depression. And it sorta never left.
I'll have a few months where I do better, then I'm back down again, even worse than before. I never really blamed Mad-dog, but under the circumstances I'm sure anyone could see why I got depressed. I realized one day that Mad-dog did not cause the depression... in fact it was just the opposite. She was sent to me at that time to help me keep smiling through some of the hardest, darkest, saddest days of my life. Her and t-bone both were.
I never thought my kids would be so awesome. I love how crazy they are. I love that Mad-dog calls her voice her girls... because she's not a boy... so she doesn't have a "boys" she has a "girls." I love to see them being sisters, caring for one another and enjoying each other's company.
I'm definitely not your average mom. I threaten them with diapers on their heads for whining, and touching noses for fighting. When they can't stand to be around each other, I make them hold hands and jump on the bed, because who can be mad when you're jumping on a bed. I insist that they are juicy and bite them all over. And I love to hide around corners and hear their scream when I scare them. They listen to the Black Keys, the Beastie Boys, and the White Stripes. I let them use my make up to decorate my face til I look worse than the joker.
My girls can make me crazy, but they are also my happy thought. I mean, who couldn't be happy living with these faces???
They light up my world and I'm so grateful to be their mama.
I absolutely adore these two little ladies more than words can say. And though I'm thrilled that they'll both be in school this fall, giving me a break... I'm looking forward to all the crazy fun things we'll be able to do this summer. It's going to be monumental!
I'll have a few months where I do better, then I'm back down again, even worse than before. I never really blamed Mad-dog, but under the circumstances I'm sure anyone could see why I got depressed. I realized one day that Mad-dog did not cause the depression... in fact it was just the opposite. She was sent to me at that time to help me keep smiling through some of the hardest, darkest, saddest days of my life. Her and t-bone both were.
I never thought my kids would be so awesome. I love how crazy they are. I love that Mad-dog calls her voice her girls... because she's not a boy... so she doesn't have a "boys" she has a "girls." I love to see them being sisters, caring for one another and enjoying each other's company.
I'm definitely not your average mom. I threaten them with diapers on their heads for whining, and touching noses for fighting. When they can't stand to be around each other, I make them hold hands and jump on the bed, because who can be mad when you're jumping on a bed. I insist that they are juicy and bite them all over. And I love to hide around corners and hear their scream when I scare them. They listen to the Black Keys, the Beastie Boys, and the White Stripes. I let them use my make up to decorate my face til I look worse than the joker.
My girls can make me crazy, but they are also my happy thought. I mean, who couldn't be happy living with these faces???
They light up my world and I'm so grateful to be their mama.I absolutely adore these two little ladies more than words can say. And though I'm thrilled that they'll both be in school this fall, giving me a break... I'm looking forward to all the crazy fun things we'll be able to do this summer. It's going to be monumental!
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