Thankful

Except you'll have to go here: Momma Says, to read it.

After a nice run, Blogger & I have decided to end our relationship. Wordpress wooed me & you can find me there from here on out. Please update your readers & bookmarks! I'll shut this one down completely in a few weeks.

Well hello there, Little Miss Potty Mouth

And no, I'm not talking about the usual four letter words most parents are shocked to hear tumbling out of their precious, sweet lipped babies.

Because, let's be honest here. I'm prone to dropping a few of them myself. If Claire were to say, drop something on her foot & rip off a sh**, I'd probably snicker before I got on to her. We quickly broke her of her habit of saying "Oh, momma...das a dammit iddn't it?" whenever she did something she knew was wrong.

When the kids finally turn front facing in their carseats? I'm going to have to think of something constructive to do with my hands so they don't catch me flipping the proverbial bird when someone makes me mad in traffic. That's the last thing I need...Claire showing her teacher & all of the kids at school the new sign language she's learned.

The potty mouth I'm talking about is STUPID. Stupid, dumb, idiot, fool, retard...to me, those are worse than any curse word that Claire or Carter could utter. I have zero tolerance for name calling. Which is why I'm unsure of where she picked this up. TV? School? I don't know. I do not call Chase or the kids any name like that.

I've never had tolerance for people belittling another person's intelligence. Even more so after I was called stupid by a teacher, in front of the entire class. I couldn't tell you now what we were learning that day, just that it was math, which has always been a weak spot for me. I'd asked for help 3 or 4 times, trying to solve the problem in each way she explained it. Finally, after my last plea for help, the teacher loudly announced: "Are you stupid or something? This is not a hard problem!" The entire class heard, the entire class snickered.

That was, quite possibly, the most humiliating moment I'd ever experienced in school. Worse than the time I puked all over the lunchroom table. Worse than finding out a teacher had purposely not been grading my papers, which resulted in her & my mom getting in an argument & me being pulled from her class. Worse than any time I tripped over my own two clumsy feet & crashed in front of large groups.

If it was that humiliating & upsetting to me, try imagining how hurtful words like that are to someone who is trying their hardest yet they know that they aren't the smartest-whether it be book smart or every day smarts.

That is why, today, as I was getting dressed & the kids were at the table eating lunch, when I heard "stoooo stoooo ahahhaa Cahwah, you stoooo" my blood started to boil. I tried to keep my cool & asked Claire: "What did you just say?" She responded: "I tell Cahwah he stooopid hahahahaa." I pulled out the sternest voice I could find & firmly told her: "You do not, DO NOT call people names like that. That is a naughty word & I don't want you to ever say it again. That word hurts Carter's feelings & it hurts Mommy's, too." I felt bad, speaking to her so sternly, but that is one behavior I will not tolerate from my kids. Once she apologized to Carter, I told her if I ever heard that word again, she would be getting soap in her mouth. I've never done that to her before, but from the look on her face, it was as if she was conjuring up memories of which soap tasted the worst.

Having said that, I'll go ahead & apologize in advance now for the times you might hear my kids slip up with a curse word while our kids are playing together. But at least I won't have to make them apologize for calling your kid a name & hurting their feelings.

Aww, shucks

So I've been given a few awards.

And I'm just now getting around to blogging about it. Whoops.

First up, the amazing Princess Jenn & sweet Amber bestowed upon me the Honest Scrap Award.



Here are the rules for receiving the award:

1. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged you
2. Tell those 7 people they’ve been awarded the HONEST SCRAP AWARD and inform them of these guidelines in receiving the award.
3. Share “10 Honest Things” about yourself.

So...here are my 10 Things

1. I absolutely hate my hair. I've got a terrible receding hairline & since having kids, it's only gotten worse. If it gets any thinner, I am honestly considering shaving it all off & wearing wigs. That's no joke.
2. I have a disgustingly horrible diet. I rarely ever eat breakfast-unless you count my coffee, lunch is most often a cookie or two, followed by a Sonic pop, & dinner is usually my only meal of the day. I graze throughout the day, but it's never healthy. I still haven't figured out how I don't weigh 150lbs since all I eat is junk.
3. I'm not quite sure when the last time I exercised was. I've had the 30-Day Shred sitting on my counter, giving me the stare down for 3 weeks now. I've been too lazy to even take the plastic wrap off of it.
4. I've started no less than 3 blogs to keep family updated on the kids. The last one I started hasn't been updated since shortly after we moved, back in April. I'm not even sure I remember the log-in info for it.
5. I firmly believe that naptimes are mom's break time. Most days I end up sitting on the couch, catching up on emails & blogs or thinning out my DVR rather than being productive.
6. I'm in a wicked sleep pattern right now & seriously need to break it. Most nights I'm up til 11:30-12:00 & then the first screams from the kids' room come anywhere from 6:30-7:00. I know I need more sleep than that but late nights are the only time I get to spend any time with Chase.
7. When Chase is gone, I can't sleep. Wednesday night I stayed up cleaning, doing laundry & goofing around online. And only slept from 7-10am.
8. That Thing You Do & Bring It On are my two favorite movies. I've seen them each at least 75 times.
9. I know absolutely nothing about politics & don't really care to learn.
10. I wish they'd never taken Passions off the air. Stupid Today Show & their stupid need to have seventeen hours of programming per day.

Next up is the Over The Top award, from Lu, Ash & Jennifer.


All there is to do is answer these questions:
1. Where is your cell phone: On the couch
2. Your hair? Messy
3. Your mother? Taking care of the beastlets for me
4. Your father? Relaxing at home?
5. Your favorite food? Chinese buffet. I always regret it afterwards
6. Your dream last night? None...I was in a heavy, drug induced sleep
7. Your favorite drink? Coffee
8. Your dream/goal? No more hand surgeries
9. What room are you in? Living room
10. Your hobby? Baking
11. Your fear? Being home alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Volunteering in the kids' classroms
13. Where were you last night? Bed
14. Something that you aren't? Motivated to exercise
15. Muffins? Cranberry & orange, please
16. Wish list item? These gorgeous, soft leather riding boots from Coach
17. Where did you grow up? Oklahoma
18. Last thing you did? Dozed off at the computer
19. What are you wearing? Sweat pants, warm tee & lots of bandages on my hand
20. Your TV? Uhm, big?
21. Your pets? Non-existant
22. Friends? Amazing, varied, spread all over the country
23. Your life? Simple. Rich. Fulfilling.
24. Your mood? Complacent...lots of pain killers right now.
25. Missing someone? Chase & the babies
26. Vehicle? Jeep
27. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Coach. Target. Old Navy.
29. Your favorite color? Brown
30. When was the last time you laughed? Minutes ago
31. Last time you cried? Wednesday night after dropping the beastlets off
32. Your best friend? The perfect compliment to me
33. One place I go to over & over? Grocery store
34. One person who emails me regularly? Mi madre
35. Favorite place to eat? The Chinese buffet

I'm not tagging anyone for these...I'm lazy, the drugs are kicking in, & I think most of you have already been tagged.