Thursday, January 22, 2009

She did it again...

Amazed me.

Aubrey came out of her room this morning and said with her huge saucer eyes. "Mom, Santa coming, bring Presents." I of course made her repeat herself... exactly "Mom, Santa coming bring Presents." How do you respond to a question like that. I just said oh honey not for a long time. Her eyes went back to normal, how sad!

JOE!

You know I got home last night and the jerk did take dirt out of my plant!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Aubrey

Last night Aubrey decided it was a good night to push mommies buttons. I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner. Tuesday nights are Joe's card night, and It seems like every Tuesday Aubrey is driving me to the edge of sanity. I try to get dinner cooked while Joe is still home, so maybe for just one second he can occupy her, well of course he had to take a shower. I turned to say to Aubrey get off the counter your not a seal, I slice right into my thumb with my favorite Pampered Chef Knife. Blood is pouring down my hand, and right as I shuttered Joe appears, Aubrey says "Mama urt Mama urt" (hurt but with a silent H). I head towards the bathroom with Aubrey right on my heals. Me see Me see, Mama urt. Not only was I making dinner for Tuesday I was trying to stuff peppers for tonight. I went through 3 rubber gloves mixing the meat, while I was doing that making dinner and trying to get my seal off the counter. I asked Joe please could you cut the tops off the peppers and clean the insides out. MY GOD he is the slowest person I have ever met in my life. While he was being so meticulous he decided that maybe he should save the seeds and try growing our own peppers. NOT IN THE SPRING this INSTANCE! HE needed pots and potting soil, I could of beat him with the peppers, I sent him to the basement with precise directions. Of Course he came up with the wrong pots and no dirt. He said oh well I think I threw your dirt out. Then had the balls to say well I will just take it out of one of your plants. I SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT! I said please don't due this now you have to leave in 15 minutes. Then he had the balls to say well can you just do it then... people wonder why I am so mean to Joe.


Aubrey proceed to whine all through dinner. I got about half way through cleaning up and had to speak to her about being a Seal AGAIN. Finally I thought I need to get this kid away from me. I said Aubrey do you want a bath she yelled NO. IF it isn't her idea well it ain't happening. SO about 10 seconds later she looked at me like OH MY GOD I just had a great Idea. Mama I need a bath I stink. I said what did you say. I need a Bath I stink. I thought YES! Through her in the tub and clean up the kitchen perfect. NOPE... she whined the hole time and I said if you don't stop we are staying upstairs for the rest of the night. Well that pissed her off even more, I put her on my bed, just long enough to run down stairs to let the dog in and turn off the tv. TO stick to my word so she knows I mean business. I start heading for the stairs and realize I hear no whining I turn around the corner to kind her jumping on my bed and she had totally undressed my bed. I said OH NO! There is no jumping on my bed, and you need to pick up the blankets. Well of course she said NO! I started picking them up and she finished proclaiming she needed my help they are eavy (heavy). I found a new movie for her to watch The Wild. And she laid next to me so good. At one point she looked at me had one hand on each of my cheeks with her face about a quarter inch from mine and said Look mom its a squirrel.


OH that made me forget about the night!


Then while I was in the shower this morning Joe came in and said Aubrey just told me to tell me that she loves you. Awwww. My girl is getting so big.

Friday, January 9, 2009

I caught someone being nice!

Yesterday I was back to K-Mart for the second time this week. Kmart on State Street is a major source of frustration for me and a source for some great stories too. It was bitter cold and the parking lot was still a frozen mess. I noticed this lady took a cart from the parking lot, and pushed it up to the store, she had a little bounce in her step, I thought to myself that was nice. Then I think we both noticed this little puppy tied to the fence right outside the door. Mind you it was like 20 degrees and the poor thing was shivering, and she bent down and said poor little puppy. Then she stopped in the first set of door where there was a movie display, and pickup up an empty movie case from the floor that obviously so scum stole. Then returned the cart to the cart corral. I thought she pushed that all that way, stopped to say hi to the puppy and picked up a movie and put the cart away. She turned and of course I smiled because I thought what a nice person. And it was Judy that I used to work with at the Museum. And honestly she is that nice of a person everyday! It was nice to see her especially on a day that I was struggle to keep the tears from flowing. It put things back into check for me!

Happy New Year!

We tried something new the New Years Eve. We went to a friends house for a party that included the children. Hmm, I thought it would be a great idea. Well I am not so sure now. First of all, I had a terrible sore throat, it wasn't even a sore throat it was like someone was stretching out my throat muscles, and major congestion, with a sinus headache. So I guess I didn't even go with the right frame of mind. The food was great! I ate like a hog. The men where annoying and so where the other children. About 11:30 one of the little boys ran into my ankle bone with a metal stool on wheels(it was an accident). Well with a throbbing ankle, screaming kids, and me being the only sober one. The responsible parent! I decided I had enough! I grabbed Aubrey tossed her in her jammies and got right in Joe's face and gave him the harriest eye I have ever given. And said I AM READY, go start the car. I think I scared him, because he actually listened to what I said. And the three of us where home in bed just in time to watch the ball drop. We wished Aubrey a Happy New Year she grinned with her sleepy eyes kissed us and then fell fast asleep. So it was a perfect ending to a hectic night!