Do as I say...

Although we were running 10 minutes behind this morning, the girls managed to make my day. This was overheard at 5:55 a.m. this morning:P: You're almost four, sit down. I'm teaching you to tie your own shoes.D: Okay.P: Now you stuff the sock in there and squish it on, no, stop moving. Like this. See.D: No, your hand is in my way!P: Here, watch, like this, make a bunny, loop the other one around the bunny's neck (can you tell that The Man taught her to tie her shoes?) and then pull tight.D: Where's...

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Happy Tuesday

Several noteworthy things going on around here:1. Managed to keep kids in car while running errands for several hours without hair pulling, screaming and such. They brought every baby in the house and proceeded to strap them in the middle seat for the trip.2. The Man is on his next to last trip in the Navy. Woohoo. He brought me flowers to mark the special occassion. 3. Oedipus paper returned: Ancient greek dustball 0, happy paper writer 1 4. The job that The Man wants so bad........ no word yet,...

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Random Thoughts From this Weekend...

Well we've had a great holiday weekend. We all had four fabulous days off. Strange, this is the first day that we actually got anything accomplished! Here's our brief summary and some thoughts:Fri: slept till 10 am. Missed Black Friday, pity. Sat: Got up, made coffee run and then realized that Penney's still had sale going, sweet. Hit Penney's for some clothes for girlies. I rock. Managed to hide them upstairs without Princess catching me this time.Sat: Realized that we've yet to give notice. Opps....

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The Great Big Book of Nothing

Well thanksgiving has been eaten, kitchen cleaned three times and we won't even go into the naps. But we made it through, The Man was actually home for a holiday so it was great! Black Friday has found me working on school work. Since I'm a firm believer in the "if I need it that bad, I'd rather pay full price than shop with idiots" approach to Christmas shopping, we were homebodies today. I managed to get some baseboards cleaned (okay, the kids did that part, they love it, I swear they adore cleaning...

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Most Thankful For:

The things I'm most thankful for:Duchess telling George (the IKEA Giraffe) what for! Princess shows off her constant companion, Mr. IDOGThe Man who makes ham that will make you c...

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June Cleaver I'm Not?

My children love music. They are more apt to jam out to their cd's than watch television. I have them listening to everything from Barbara Mandrell, to ABBA, to Disney. I should have known that they would pick up some music taste from The Man as well.Last year my mom got my precious children their very own sophisticated karoke machine. Dual mics, great sounds, portable... yep she is the ulitmate grandmother! However, they used it occassionally and then lost the mics. Last night the mics surfaced....

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Ah, Broken Promises

I have broken a promise. This should bother me; it doesn't. I will admit I'm paying for it, but it was worth it. Oh it was heavenly!I promised The Man that I would follow Dr's orders and not haveA. CaffeineB. ChocolateC. Anything rich/high-carbD. Work out 4 times a weekBecause, IT'S FOR MY OWN GOOD.Exhibit A: Exhibit B:Now, I'm gonna go pop two tummy pills and take a nice soak in the tub. However, three English papers down (one A, two ungraded....) and work up the energy to begin the next o...

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Spitting Mad.....

Senior Democrat renews call for military draft As a military wife, I think I have some ground here to talk. But I will just say that I support my President, I support the troops, I will not say that I agree 100% with policy though. I believe that the US can not be the big brother to every country out there who can not to it themselves. I believe in removing evil and corruption, but at some point, someone has to stand up and say "WE WILL NOT DO THIS FOREVER FOR YOU!".Stepping off my soapbox now....

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Speak English?

Updated from last Thursday: I needed pics to emphasis!Today I actually left work early to go to a doctor's appointment. Yeah, new tummy pills, woohoo! Maybe these will actually work. Of course, my new doctor is in an area of town that I've never driven. So I get lost. Not a little lost but alot lost.My insurance people were so kind and sent me the doctor's phone number and address on a handy, "Don't forget your appointment Sweetie" letter. So I did the whole gooooogle maps thing and off I went....

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I can't beat this...

Was intending to write tonight and then I went and read up on Tuna. I can't beat this. So I'm gonna go to bed now. Enj...

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Baths, Organic and More

I have bathed more today than most people should. Ever. The girls and I have branched out into bath salts and body scrubs. So the guinea pig (ME) had to try a sample of ever type that came out. I've soaked in sweet orange salts, peppermint salts and apple salts. Then I have scrubbed with cinnamon, orange and peppermint scubs.I have also been hungry most of the day. May or may not have been due to the yummy smells coming from my kitchen. We did manage to get some cute soaps done today too but man,...

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City Spawl or Wide Open Spaces

Well we're knee deep in the job hunt. The Man has one next week that is in the middle of no-where. The hunter and woodsman in him is screaming YES YES YES! However, a local job is looking good too. We're hoping that the decision is made for us (i.e. one offers and one doesn't) but we have to prepare for the idea that we may have to choose between city and country. The Man is hands down country and for most parts so am I, but there is always that doubt. However, yeah the country sounds really good....

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In the Zone

While doing my daily drop offs of the kids, I pass a park everyday, there for the last week has been a woman jogging as I go by. Every morning, she's so diligent. She runs slowly on the tips of her toes and is in no hurry.I want that. I want that stare on her face that says she is somewhere else focusing on her goal. I don't have that anywhere in my life. I can't think of a single thing that I leisurely work into to then stay focused on like that. With work, it's one deadline after another, school...

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Beginning in Sight

I have had to learn the hard way not to stress about events I can not control. One such large event is The Man's job hunt (no job equals staying in the military which equals less family time together). I can search for jobs, even apply him for them but I can go no further. This has led to panic at times b/c I'm a huge control freak. Huge! Did I mention that I like to control things? Yeah, I do. Over the years, I've worked to practice a method that every good teacher has taught me, "If you have done...

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The Hunt Is On

The Man came back and took us all out for a night of seafood and shopping. I love this man. Does he know his girls or what? Duchess bypassed fries in favor of broccoli with her shrimp last night! The waiter was like, huh? Not to mention, she was Snow White last night, for her "date" with dad. I'm surprised they didn't ask me to sit at another table.Started my day off doing laundry, which led to dishes, which led to cleaning out my fridge. It's been a year since I did this...OMG. Does anyone regularly...

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Oh yeah, John Kerry

A message from our friends overseas, protecting our freedom: (besides YOU SU...

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The Man is in town...

I can tell that The Man is in the city limits. My instinct to bathe and dress the girls, clean my house to an inch of it's life has set in, and do the ummm "upkeep" every girl should do when the man is enroute home, yep, I gotta shave my legs. So, he's back, although he's on duty so he can't come home till in the morning.Well the Queens in training finally cleaned their rooms today. We all pitched in and helped. Duchess truly has royal tendencies, she hoards treasure. Under her bathroom sink was...

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Chicken, oh Chicken

I had Chick-fil-A for dinner. This is my favorite of all times food. I crave this like most people get chocolate. Yep, will go straight to my butt however, it was worth every finger licking part. I did myself proud, I didn't even snag pieces off the kids plate! Woohoo! The Man comes home in two days and I'm ready. Except I have to clean the house, do the laundry, clean the tubs, wash the bird stuff off his truck and vacuum. Yep, I've not done much house work while he was gone. lolWell I'm working...

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Halloween, Gas and More

The Princess got into the car after school today with grave news, she farted in front of her class. I immediately had to bite my tongue but the Duchess laughed till she couldn't breath. I tried deep breathing but was still struggling to hold my laughter in (yep, bad mom) when she then announced in a voice filled with tears that when everyone started laughing and she was stomping back to her desk, she did it again. I burst. What kind of parent responds to her crying child by laughing? Me. I suck. To cover my tracks, I immediately lied and said that it had happened to me too. I then had to further...

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