Just call me "Mrs Repeat"

Most days I feel like a scratched record, all I seem to do is repeat myself constantly. Whether it is with the kids or the husband never seems to fail, some days I just figure I am better off talking to myself, maybe I will get acknowledged.

With the kids I am usually repeating myself with regards to "Clean up your mess", "Brush your teeth", "Get your PJ's", "Time for dinner", blah, blah, blah.. You get what I mean.  But when it comes to saying "We are going to Great Wolf Lodge" or " To a play centre" they hear that when you whisper it in a very silent tone... With the husband,  it is usually about upcoming stuff like events,that we need to attend or something to with the kids blah, blah, blah.. It seems to be never ending and they wonder WHY o WHY do I get frustrated and don't talk? What is the bloody point seems they never hear me anyway and I all I do is "Blah, Blah, Blah" according to my 6 year old. With the kids I get that it is "Selective Hearing" and people say that husbands have it too but that one is open for debate if you ask me. I realize that day to day we have alot going on in our lives, but really Why must I need to repeat with you? I have said "Wonder where the kids get it from". I get that you are busy with alot going on in your head with work and so on.. But as I tell you, write it in the Crack berry attached to your hip or ask me to send an email and set up a friendly "Reminder".  Makes me really feel like no one listens when I speak and stuff that is "important to me" is not important to them.  The little reminder will help so when the day, event or whatever it might be comes along, you don't look so frigging surprised when I say "We are doing this today.... " I usually will get "You did not tell me" and I know it did, because when I find something out or make a plan to do something, I call him because I need to talk to an "Adult" and it involves him so he should know. If I can't get it said during the day I will make a point to say it at dinner.

Even though I am home doesn't make my brain any less empty then the "working brain", I too have days that I need to remember. I remember all the appointments (well for the most part, I have gotten days mixed up before that were written on the calendar), events for school, important stuff pertaining to home & parties and other upcoming stuff. I write the majority of the stuff on my calendar with little stickers. I might not always get it right, but I try damn hard too... I too forget stuff which is totally normal and human not one is perfect.  I get looked at like "I did not say anything at all" and I know for a fact that I did!

Dreaded Laundry

It seems that is one thing I can never get caught up on, my washer and dryer seem to always be going. Just when I think I am all caught up with the washing and putting away, a basket seems to appear at the foot of bed to be put away & the dirty basket is starting to pile up yet again... Urgh.. At the other house our laundry room was in the basement and I hated doing laundry there.  It was a dark and lonely place at night even during the day. It felt as though the baskets never left the basement with clean clothes because the trek upstairs was so far, they eventually got there but not at time of completion. Let's face it, I was not about to take it upstairs to put it away after doing the 9th load for that week. So I used to blame being behind on laundry on that dark lonely laundry room with no window to the outside... When we sold that house & bought this one  I wanted to have a Main Floor laundry room. I also wanted Front loaders on pedestals which would save the many back issues I had from doing the laundry and I got it, I was in love with my new laundry room. Although one regret is not having a window in it, it is still big an spacious and amongst the land of the living.

Being a family of 4 laundry piles up fast I could not imagine more people in the house. I swear I do at least 9 loads a week, that includes bedding.  It may even be more if I end up doing the comforters too then it can be about 12 loads. I am alittle anal about a clean bed for all, all our beds even get made every single day! Most people have asked me why do I make beds everyday if  "you are just going to go back into them in a few hours"? Umm Hello, because it looks sloppy and lazy if you don't & how hard is it to make them, it takes like 2 minutes?

I tried to do a number of things to cut back on the laundry!  I tried to stay in PJ's all day to cut back on the laundry and the kids loved it too but that did not last long. We have our "Jammie Day", but usually on off days when there is no school... Because for some reason,  it did not look right me going to pick up Isabelle at the end of the day from school dressed in my Winnie the Pooh Flannels and Laila sporting Little Mermaid. To be completely honest it really did not appear to cut back on the whole laundry thing, I was just washing an awful lot of PJ's.

You know it is not really the doing of the laundry that I dislike, I quite enjoy that part. Using a Washer and Dryer that has a shit load of bells & whistles and sings to you when it is all done is fun. It is the putting the stupid shit away that really drives me batty! It is the matching up the socks and crap.. And for some strange ass reason the washer or the dryer seems to eat a sock or 5? That baffles me! So under my dryer in the pedestal drawer I have a "Sock Graveyard" where all the lonely lost socks go, then we will attempt to find their loved one at the end of the month!  

Every time I put the laundry away, I make 4 piles. Mine, Tom, Isabelle & Laila.  Tom hates doing the girls stuff because the girls clothes are the same size & he never knows who goes in which pile. So he ends up putting all their clothes in a basket for me to do! It was very thoughtful that he attempted to sort it, but I should just do it because I end up doing theirs and mine anyway (Thanks Hun for the effort, it is truly appreciated).  I started to watch to see who's pile was bigger every week. And Laila wins the prize for that one... Another trait that she got from me, shhh don't tell my mom! LOL, cause she will say I "Told you so".  Laila takes stuff off and throws it in the dirty laundry even though she has only had it on 5 min. She changes 5 times a day if not more! She throws everything she takes off and puts it there.. I mean at least in a sense she has the concept of cleaning down, but we will have to work on the "What is Dirty an What is not" with her.. LOL. I so used to do that when I was young and I never understood why my mother got so upset.. Again, I am sorry Mom. Now me being a parent of my own kids, I seem to be getting alot of "Aha Moments"..

As I type this, I currently have a load drying & one washing.. I did 5 yesterday so this one today will be my 6th and it is only Tuesday! The 5 loads from yesterday are all piled on my bed waiting to be taken to the drawers & put away. And the sock basket is waiting to find it's mate, that match making will begin this afternoon over a cup of tea. With this new teared system with Hydro if I listened to that, I would be doing laundry till 4 am every morning.... Because they say the peak time is over at "9pm".. .Really, how stupid is that... You just gotta do what you gotta do I guess!

Awww.. A laundry room with the land of the living

The dreaded putting away day! Yuck.

Terrible Threes

Terrible 2's are a piece of cake compared to what you go through when they turn 3... People wonder why a parent will sometimes have a glass of wine at the end of the day (In Moderation of course)? When Laila was approaching 3 it was like a switch went off & she became cute demon like. Laila's personality is cuddly, fun loving and chatty & we can't forget stubborn she is a "Fireball". But when she melts look out, hold on people cause it is going to be a bumpy ride.

She pouts, throws things, stomps her feet, folds her arms when she is pissed,and slams a door like a teenager all when she doesn't get what she wants. She can bat those big blues with long eyelashes in attempt to get what she wants. Sometimes it pulls on my heartstrings but other times I stand firm. I hate giving into her because the consequences for that later are not good, she is a master at manipulation. We have tried timeouts, taking stuff away, "you wait till Daddy gets home", you name it we have tried it... Some days it works other days it does not!  I have said at times that both girls were completely different and still continue to be. It is quite amazing at how different they really are. I never experienced the "Terrible 3s' with Belle because I think she was forced to grow up faster because Laila was just a baby. We had meltdowns but not the extent that Laila does.. Thankfully she has not been one to be into everything, I never needed Child locks that sort of thing with either of the girls we had them on certain cupboards but they really did not need to be there. I never had to worry about colouring on walls, playing with electrical outlets. Climbing stuff and that sort of thing was never Laila's thing, but she is quick to think it is okay when she sees others do it.  We do however, quickly nip that in the butt and tell her that those are not good choices & we have rules and she understands. So if you are in our house with other guests here and she sees others do it then follows,  you might hear us say "That is a Safety Violation" and she will stop doing it or even tell a friend that is doing it that was a bad choice! The only thing that I do need to control is the temper tantrums and the drama which is still rather exhausting at times. I tend to have more patience with it, I think it is because I am with it all day, but Daddy has a hard time at times because she is so stubborn & he has worked all day. Maybe that is why Tom and I butt heads at times because Laila and I are so much alike & I understand Laila so well... LMAO!! Opps.

I hear it often that I was very similar to Laila as at her age. My mother at one point thought I was possessed. LOL I used to be able to function at her age on like 2 hours of sleep. Those days are soooo gone, stay away from me if I have only had 2 hours, I need more then 8 hours now LMAO! I apparently also used to get up in the middle of the night and sit in front of the TV an watch snow that is really freaky actually now that I think about it..  My poor mother, but I guess what goes around comes around. That would be why when I complain about Laila she smiles because she wears her Tshirt very proud...

I have learnt that every night they go to sleep they wake up a totally different child, they literally grow when they sleep, which brings on a new set of daily challenges.. I have learnt to have alot of patience and they are just testing the waters to see if you will bite.  I have learnt that they will take over a house & rules if you let them and I have seen it happen with other people. I have learnt that their love is unconditional so if you need to put your foot down, they will still love you & respect you. In fact they will love you even more and respect you that much more. Everything with our little ones is a balancing act, give alittle to get alittle and it works. I often hear from Laila that she wants to be a Mommy & be like me and have lots of babies.. So I can only assume that means that I am doing something right.. Even on the days when she is having her "Terrible Three" moments & our day is not going very good, there is nothing more comforting then when she comes up and gives you a big hug kiss and tell you are she loves you & you are the best Mommy ever!

Laila showing off her painting

Mommy and her little fireball.

Feet up, sipping a nice glass of wine!

What a busy weekend, but fun I might add... I have not blogged in a few days, it has been kind of crazy busy. But busy is always good, I would rather be busy then bored to tears... The weekends fly by sooo fast and it is so sad, Monday morning for us all. YUCK!!

Kids are alseep, all is calm and I can now relax and enjoy a nice glass of wine to unwind from a busy weekend. Saturday was such a fun day, we did alot of errands in the morning, then I got to prepare for a "Girls Night in".. A "Passion Party" was held at my place and was alot of fun.. Good laughs, Woody's (The drink kind) and fun. We got to touch, smell and lick things which was alot of fun... Children are not permitted which is totally understandable and I can't believe that they need to even really mention they are not allowed.... LMAO! Duh, that is a no brainier, can you imagine a child asking you "Mommy what is that"... It was the first one that I have ever hosted, and it was fun!  So we planned for Tom take the girls to see "Mars Needs Moms" which I have been hearing all about today, my kids are now little aliens.. It was apparently quite good, they all really enjoyed it, a tear jerker at one point apparently! LOL So I can't wait to see it, cause I blubber at anything.  Kids came home just as the party was packing up & heading out, so it worked perfect, but they got to see everyone before they got shipped off to bed.

Today, was a good friends little ones 7th birthday party which is crazy because it seems like yesterday he was born... So insane! So we went Skating today, and took the girls for the first time. They had a blast, they loved it. I did not skate, I don't do "Winter Sports" because I seem to hurt myself always.... Like the last time I went skating at Gage Park I went after 2 martinis and I ended up with 2 bruised ribs and being the Zamboni! The next was skiing at a private hill in Collingwood and while on the chair lift going to my hill, I realized that I had missed my stop and jumped off the chair lift while it was still "MOVING".. Tom was behind me on the next chairlift and all he saw was me land on my ass and my ski's going in opposite directions.... LMAO. I am lucky I did not get seriously hurt.  So needless to say, I have not attempted winter sports since those incidents.. So I just choose to keep it simple stupid if I can, like making snow men or shoveling. Today I "Skated" in my Adidas runner, I can't even walk properly in the winter for Pete's sake, I slipped 3 times this winter on the ice, now I get bugged that I am going to be getting "Spikes" for my runners! So me and ole man Winter don't mesh well together apparently!  But it is okay, because I 'm not a big fan of freezing my ass of at these outdoor events! I know "Princess" suck it up... The girls had a great time as did we, we always have a great time together when we are spending time as a family & with great friends. Wish it was not Sunday, I wish Monday was part of the weekend.

My little skaters!!

Dip anyone?

The Lost Tooth

This past weekend, we made a trip to our local mall, we had a few stops to make while were there. One was a trip to Laura Secord to get the girls an Ice Cream Cone, then off to Booster Juice for a shot of Wheat grass and a Juice! But my main goal was Slush Pants... While I was standing in line placing my order at Booster Juice & about to pay.. Belle starts CRYING in hysterics with a mouth of blood... Tom and I were like "What happened you were only eating Ice Cream" immediately thinking something was not right in the ice cream, she begins to mumble "I lost my 3rd tooth".  It has been loose for sometime so it was waiting to happen, she currently has 3 more loose!  So we immediately start searching the floor and found nothing because she thought it feel out of her mouth, but she then says "I found it" then spits the tooth out in Tom's hand.. LMAO. All she kept saying with huge alligator tears rolling down her face was "Aren't you proud of me, I lost my 3rd tooth".." I can't believe I lost my tooth, the dentist is going to be super excited too". Little does she know that yes he will be excited because that is more money for him & it comes  from our pockets... LOL... And the Ortho Bill later on will be huge too thank goodness for Benefits...  Everyone around her knew she lost a tooth even the people upstairs LOL and they kept saying "Aww how cute" which I think fed into her glory and made the waterworks go longer and no intense (Isabelle is a drama queen, she is a Pisces)..

After I finished paying (because the line up at Booster Juice was crazy, everyone was waiting to get their Sunday pick me up), I picked her up and gave her a big hug and kiss, told her to calm down and take a deep breath.... The tears just kept coming from all the excitement, poor bug so much passion for a single tooth! I said "Yes Belle, I am very proud that you lost another tooth and so will the tooth fairy, she has another tooth to add to her castle"... Tom took the girls off to the side  to get her cleaned up while I waited for the juice and finish her Ice Cream the cold stopped the bleeding TG..  After we got her all calmed and laughing, we said to her so what do you think the tooth fairy will bring you for that tooth? LMAO.. She replies "Well 10 bucks of course"... Man she is quick.

I think the thing that hit me that hardest about her loosing the 3rd tooth. Was she is getting older, and we went through such hell to have her cut those teeth.. The poor little monkey has swollen gums, drool to the max, butt rashes , sleepless nights and pain from teething only for them to fall out! I remember the Teething Days and they were not enjoyable.. I wished I could make her feel better, but you can't... And now they fall out and she is over the moon.. I remember hearing alot of people give advice on teething soothers and I laughed at the one that seemed to be most common. The RUM one,  that was for the Adults not the child... LOL. After she lost the tooth it was like she grew up slightly! It always amazes me how the go to bed & wake up a different smarter child.. Or when you go out and come home they seem to have grown, he loosing her tooth this past weekend aged her slightly. It is crazy!!

She first cut that tooth February 11, 2006 and lost that tooth March 20, 2011. She actually cut 2 teeth on the day! Poor thing! Her first Dentist appt was in 2008 and was cavity free...  My baby is getting older and it is scary, where does the time go? Seems to just fly by.

3rd Tooth is gonzo! LOL

Belle sporting all her new teeth

In like a Lamb out like a Lion

Leapin Lizards... Really I thought it was Spring? This is crap. Outside is like a Winter Wonderland, the wind is brutal and cold & I am alittle annoyed by that! Goodness the other day I was a mad hunt looking for slush pants at local Malls because it was mild and wet out... But that is no longer that case up here!! The driveway has been shoveled once already today and it looks like it is going to need it again.

Our driveway is alittle bit of a mess right now. We have "Large Hole" that a nice kind "Stone Slinger" left in our driveway yesterday afternoon, as he decided to turn his big ass truck around & leave his wonderful deep tire marks behind, stupid ass! These trades people are soooo considerate of others I tell you.  So not only are we dealing with an insane amount of snow, we are also dealing with 2 large holes, that are now covered in snow! Poor Isabelle fell in it today on her way to the car this morning, she was okay but it could have all been avoidable if he was considerate!  The builders are just going to have to get out and fix it because it is not exceptable!

By now I think we are all done with the Winter Snow stuff. Last week I was out walking my 5k in my Spring Jacket and Runners, now I need to bust out the boots, hats and stuff again! Last week we saw the grass and were able to get out and clean up all the mess from the winter & pack all the "Sleds" away! That is no longer the case now.... Urgh, I think usually by this time we are all done with the cold, bitter weather and gloomy skys. It makes you feel so much better when the sun is shining & the weather is warm. I wish I could live here in the Summer and someplace else in the Winter! That would be so nice. Not much wonder we all begin to get depressed around this time of year for Pete's sake! I would love to see those yahoos out there now walking in their shorts! LMAO

So here is hoping that this is "Out like a Lion" and just around the corner is the Spring we have been waiting for!

I am weary, exhausted, worn-out, drained, fatigued, beat, wiped out, spent, shattered, whacked, bored, fed up, sick, jaded, dissatisfied, worn-out, and done with snow. I am so over Winter. There I feel better.

Snow as of 1:30pm...

There was NOTHING here... Now look?

Urgh, I was hoping to sit on those this weekend!

Have I ever told you......

How much I dislike to fly?? LOL

Well, it is true I really don't like it. I admit it I am big ass chicken. I will do it if I have to but otherwise not a BIG fan of it! That is a huge part of why we never travelled must before we had kids.. It was all me!  With the Cruise booked now it is time to start looking into flights. Yucky!! I guess I was hoping by the time we went they would have little pads we could stand on then say were we want to go... And poof you are there! LMAO But I don' think that is going to happen anytime soon. When we go on the cruise we need to fly to San Juan to catch the boat I just found out it is like a 6hour flight! Yikes! Think I might need a big dart shot in my ass for this one. LMAO

When I got married an we booked our Honeymoon to Mexico, Tom was so nice to book us flights to Montreal to see the Grand Prix as a "Flight test run".. Which was great for me, because 45 min was PERFECT!! I think we sat longer in the Airport waiting to leave then we did to get there (Which in a sense scared me from driving there now, 45 min flight rather then a 5 hour drive works me)..... So then we went on the flight to Mexico, then to Nova Scotia to my Grandmothers Funeral which scared the shit out of my because the engine was leaking some sort of a fluid (Till this day, I don't know what it was),  then there was a Flight to Florida for an Adult Disney trip,  then back to Florida again with the kids, then to Nova Scotia to visit my besties.... So I have flown a few times as you can tell, so you would think it should not bother me at all.... But nope!! I am terrified every time I go! I think this time I might just have a drink or 10 and be numb by the time I get to San Juan, just kidding.. I will only drink water on the plane, I need to be alert!

You can see the fear in my face! LMAO

I think the saddest part of my dislike to fly, is that this fear will hold me back from travelling to places that I would really love to see. I always check to see "How long the flight is", "What kind of plane is it", "What kind of Airline is it", it freaks me out to no end..... So I really need to over come this fear, I really do! My girls and Tom love to fly. Tom even wants to take lessons to learn to fly those little planes and always says "If I got my license to do it, would you fly with me".... "HELL NO" I tell him! I put such restrictions on myself and I shouldn't, but one of my flaws I guess!

So at the end of the day, I just need to suck it up. If I want to go away and get a break this is something that I need to do & I totally will do it it is just I will pick it to pieces by the time the day arrives I always do! Another thing to work on this year become more POSITIVE about things....

Suck it up Princess get your ass on the plane and go enjoy yourself! GULP!

All of us on our way to Nova Scotia