Finding a forever home. ♥

I was just walking down the sidewalk of my neighborhood when I came across a couple walking a dog that looked very similar to this one. I love dogs but know better than to approach one unless I'm told it's ok by the owners. About 10 feet aw

ay the guy says, "he's friendly". I instinctively go into my puppy talk and bend down to pet him. He proceeds to lick me half to death and almost knocked me over with his tail. Really sweet dog. I stood up and the owner (as proud as he could be) told me that he and his wife had just gotten him from a rescue the day before. He was due to be euthanized today. ♥

Today's wifi password is.......

The most awesomest things moms say.

Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.
Clean up after yourself!
Cupcakes are NOT a breakfast food!
Did you clean your room?
Did you flush?
Do you live to annoy me?
Do you think this is a hotel? You can't just come here only to sleep.
Don't ask me WHY. The answer is NO.
Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way.
Don't EVER let me catch you doing that again!
Don't make me come in there!
Don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where it's been.
Don't run with a lollipop in your mouth.
Don't stay up too late!
Don't use that tone with me!
Don't you have anything better to do?
Go ask your father.
Go to your room and think about what you did!
How can you have nothing to wear? Your closet is FULL of clothes!
How many times do I have to tell you?
I can always tell when you're lying.
I can't believe you did that!
I don't buy snacks to feed the neighborhood!
I don't care who started it, I said stop!
I don't care who started it, YOU stop it!
I don't know is NOT an answer.
I hope you don't kiss me with that mouth!
I said CLOSE the door, I did not say SLAM it.
I would have never talked to MY mother like that!
If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll...

The absolute truth.

Of course I am. I swear I think my people have decided that listening to me scream about it is an even trade off for doing it.

My Friday cleaning routine. *sigh

So I got to thinkin........

Yeah, it's like that.. Don't judge. ;)

I have a friend who does this. It's always, "He has soccer, karate and piano today. Tomorrow it's tennis and track, then he has......

If I'm going to do the dishes, I'm damn well going to enjoy it. Don't judge. ;)

It's peanut butter jelly time!!

I think I've had too much coffee. ;)

Have you ever scared your husband so bad that he said.....

Ok, so I have A LOT of stuff going on right now. I found out a few months ago that my mother is dying of Small Cell Lung Cancer and my father has COPD. They are divorced. I have not spoken to either one of them in almost 10 years until a family member called to tell me what was going on. There is a long history to the relationships but I'll spare you the story for a later time. I've battled depression my entire life and have had it under control for the last 9 years or so. (see the time line?)  Anywho, the recent news has given me a bit of a set back. I recognized it quickly and got myself to  my "my brain is fucked up" doctor pretty quickly. She gave me some meds to help keep my brain in check and to help me sleep. I had been hanging in there and keeping things straight with no hiccups to speak of until recently.  The oldest boy decided that I had done something wrong and launched into a "you only think of yourself" series of text messages.  This kid has NO IDEA what I have sacrificed to make sure he has had a good life.

Long story short (too late) my husband came home and asked how my day was. (oops) I told him what the oldest had done and proceeded to have an EPIC meltdown. This meltdown ended with me realizing that all I wanted was my mommy. Yep, you heard it. I wanted my mom. I haven't talked to her in years and right now the person I needed the most was dying.  Did I mention EPIC MELTDOWN?  This little ungrateful shit (which they all are at this age) hasn't even asked how my mother is doing.

Back to the title:  I guess I scared my husband so bad that I must have temporarily fried his brain cells because as he was telling me everything was going to be ok he asked, "do you want me to drive you to the grocery store so you can get out of the house?"

God I love that man.

Parent's Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.

I pray I find a little quiet,
Far from the daily family riot.
May I lie back and not have to think
About what they're stuffing down the sink,

Or who they're with, or where they're at
And what they're doing to the cat.
I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)

To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)
Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)

And that I need not cook or clean
(well heck, I've got the right to dream)
Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know,
I must have lost them long ago!

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Aaaaaaaand, so it begins. I didn't actually notice it in the mirror. I saw a photo of myself not too long ago and THERE IS WAS!

No problem. ;) yum yum yum

Wait, where's my cape???

The girls first grounding.

I figured the girls first grounding would be for something like not doing her homework. Noooooo. She's going full throttle on the first one. The kids are NOT allowed to go to the park unless we (mom and dad) or another parent are with them. Period. The girl had a couple of friends knock on the door shortly after school let out saying a bunch of them were going to the park. I asked what parent was going and she told me. I let her go and gave her my cell phone (she's only 11 she doesnt have one of her own yet). 3 hours and 4 calls by me later I decided to drive to the park and locate her. Well......when I got there 3 of her friends and the parent were there but no girl. I asked the kids where she was and was told she went up to the school. I drive to the school and she's not there. I drive to the neighborhood a block away from the school(where some of her friends live) and low and behold, there she is. She has NEVER done anything like this before. I order her into the car where she immediately starts to cry. We get home and I send her to her room so that I can compose myself. After a few minutes I go into her room and launch into a full scale "do you know what could happen to you" speech. She's crying, I'm crying, it's a mess. I send her to talk to her father for a bit. When she get's back I have decided that her punishment will be researching local child abductions and what happened to the parents and the child. Thoughts?