Am I Going Mad or Am I Just a Mommy?

Words of Wisdom from a Four Year Old

RJ-  Mommy!  I know the difference between boys and girls!

Me-  (Note to self:  I'm sooo not ready to have this conversation!) What's that, love? (Gulp!)

RJ (grinning proudly) -  Boys have round heads and girls have square heads.

Me-  Giant sigh of relief

In other news- long time no post.  It's nice to be missed!  I really have to be better at time management....or find a bit of free time to myself. (Does anyone else have a four year old who demands attention every waking hour of the day?  I thought it was supposed to get better as they got older!)

Don't be without a babysitter when the Bloglax kicks in!

Oh why don't they understand, these lovable little dictators of mine? One leaps around me vying for my attention, while the other waddles along behind, competing for his. 

But I must blog!

There is much silliness to share and, (gasp!) some seriousness as well.

Yet they come first. 

In a few hours, my little darlings will be in the loving care of a friend.

You see, I have a long-awaited hair appointment.  Ah Bliss!

After that, I have a decision to make:  Do I blog or instead buy food for my family to eat?

The demands on a mommy blogger are endless!

Unassisted, RJ spells his first word

on his handy dandy LeapFrog Word Whammer

 I am so proud.  No, really...

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Breakfast- Preschooler Style

Chocolate Milk?  Check.

American Processed Cheese Slices? Check.  (Someone please tell me again, what makes this American cheese?)

Bizarre balloon flower? Check.

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Here's the culprit, caught in the act!   Potty chairs have many uses.

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Oh, just paint an "L" on my forehead and be done with it!

I love my Site Meter!  It's so exciting knowing how many people visit my little blog, and even more fascinating contemplating where they are visiting from!

Hello  Arizona!  G'day Melbourne!

Top o' the morning to you, Dublin!  Ciao Firenze! 

Hey Arlington!

(Wow, I haven't posted in a month and I still have a gazillion visitors to my blog.  I MUST ROCK!!!)

Hello again, Arlington! 

Back so soon, Arlington?

(Same IP address...Wow, you must really love my blog!  Aren't I feeling wicked awesome about myself?)

Uh, Arlington?  37 visits in one day?  You are starting to creep me out!

(OMG, I have a stalker!  I have a stalker! Eeek! Must call Super Dad at work!  Reveling in the drama of it all by this point. )

Hi Super Dad.   I must be a big time blogger now.  I'm being stalked!!!

What's that, you say?

Wait a minute.  You mean to tell me that our new Internet Service Provider is based in Arlington?

The IP address? Hold on a minute, I'll get it.

Checking Site Meter now.  Checking....checking.....

Oh, okay.  Nevermind. (I hang up, feeling deflated.)

                               

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Ahem. 

This is a Public Service Announcement from Moodswinging Mommy for Users of Site Meter:  If you happen to change internet service providers, make sure you set your Site Meter to ignore visits from your new IP address!!!  K? Thanks. Bye.

Now where did I put my dunce cap?

Another Reason to Love Jerry O'Connell

As you all know, I have just crawled out from under a rock.   For the benefit of those like me, I thought I'd share Jerry O'Connell's spoof of Tom Cruise's Scientology indoctrination video.
(What a whack-job poor Tom has become!   I say good for Nicole for getting out of there, and is someone organizing a rescue mission for poor misguided Katie and darling little Suri?)

Okay, now that psycho Tom has given you reason to have nightmares for months, here's Jerry!  I think I now have to make room for him on my special list, along with Harrison and George, Johnny, Orlando, Viggo...

Do they make a pill for this?

Due to the various and sundry demands on my time lately*, I have developed a serious case of blogstipation.   In my case, this means that I have way too much to blog about, and too little time.   If it actually means something else, then I don't want to know about it!

Here is a preview of coming attractions at Am I Going Mad or Am I Just a Mommy?   Believe me, you don't want to miss these gems coming your way soon!  (Aren't I clever making you all excited, when all I'm doing is making a list so my feeble brain does not forget?)

• The Great Fall Trip of 2007- Starring Me, Myself and I, one three year old boy.  One fourteen month old girl.  Connecting flights.  One Airline From Hell American Airlines. 

• The Move-  What happens when an already insane family of four allows itself a mere two weeks to move house?   Oh, and the new one's a fixer-upper, too, so get ready!

• Howdy Neighbor!-  Call it Wisteria Lane.  Only with snow. And no tornado.  How did we end up here?  How long before the neighbors realize we are out of our league?  Well, my minivan is bigger than your Lexus, so there!

• Am I Dying?-  In which Moodswinging Mommy manages to avoid any number of dreaded illnesses, and finds her bliss in the dentist's chair.

That's all I can think of to entice you for now, Dear Readers.  Now someone either pass me a dose of Blog-Lax or take my little darlings for a bit so I may become more regular!

* I'll spare you the ugly details, but it amounts to traveling, cleaning, unpacking, more cleaning, spackling, painting, unclogging, lamenting the Writer's Strike, hosting, cooking, doing laundry, yelling at Verizon and everyone else, radon mitigating, caring for two under four, all the while  attempting to maintain some shred of sanity.  Did I mention the cleaning?  Oh, and does anyone want a cat?

Wordless Wednesday

We Survived!

Happy New Year, Friends!

Come on in, wipe your boots, hang your coat.  Stay awhile.

Here's a paintbrush/screwdriver/Magic Eraser...make yourself useful!

Yes, friends, we did indeed survive the move,  and hosting Christmas for my family.  Now I have to go back to cleaning our "new"  house (which, it seems,  was not cleaned once in 23 years), and prepping the walls of  9 rooms for painting.  Oh yeah, and caring for my children too.  Come to think of it, where are the little devils?  Probably hiding in a box somewhere.

Many more blog posts coming soon, I promise!!!

Pass the Gravy, and the boxes, and the packing tape

I found my computer amidst all the boxes, and thought I'd better check in.

Long time, no blog...

Quick Update:

1)  We found a house.

2) I survived travel alone with two kids.

3) We had a wonderful vacation in the Cayman Islands and at Walt Disney World. 

4)  I returned home with 2 weeks in which to pack up my entire house while caring for two children.  One mover laughed at me when I told her we were packing it ourselves.  What cheek!  (She didn't get our business.)

5) The movers pick up our things a week tomorrow, and we close on both places on the 30th.

Why do I have a feeling that we never do things like normal people do?  I have so much to elaborate on when I get the chance! 

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.  Safe travels, and don't eat too much, y'all!