I accept the challenge

Have you ever tried to get a splinter out of the palm of a two year old's hand?

I compare it to this:

Wrestling small cattle combined with dismantling a bomb.

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but there was only one winner in this situation, and that was me. Persistence is key...

I would totally do this...

I got nothin' today, friends...but I saw this commercial and maybe its my mood, I am not sure, I cannot stop laughing at it. The link is below, I can't figure out how to just post the entire thing, maybe someone can educate me on that, for I ride the short bus when it comes to computers.

Oh, and on a personal note, I have seen this commercial before, and I have done this to my husband because I think of it when I walk out of a store. Yeah, he doesn't like it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C7oqXewyCE

Price Check!

I found it interesting today at work when I was asked to do price changes for condoms. Most of the time my job is pretty mundane, but today I was intrigued by my task.

I get all my little papers and new price tags, and I make my way to the "Family Planning" aisle.

Two hours later....

Seriously! It took me 2 hours to change the prices, there are that many condoms out there. The variety is insane! Not only that, after spending 2 hours with a bunch of condoms, there is only one thing on your mind.

Well...ok, my mind is a filthy trip and a half anyways, so I guess I can't really argue my case. Those of you that know me get what I'm trying to say...I think? *giggle*

Get in and get out

I think I might have mentioned in passing before that I hate my car. I currently rock it in a minivan, but it has so many problems that my husband and I aren't particularly a fan of the ride.

One of the problems it has is the driver's side window does not go down. Its a power window, and the motor is broken, so its been up for about 6 months now. This is where it gets good.

I was a Sociology major in college, and I can't help but love these little social experiments. Since the window is broken, if I ever want to make use of the drive through option at a fast food place or ATM machine, I have to get out of the car and order.

Why would I do that when my window is broken and look silly you ask? Well, when you have two kids in the car, at some point, almost always, one of them falls asleep. The last thing I want to do is wake her up. Why would I ever do that? The draw to look foolish and get out of the car is still more convenient than hauling the kids out for a grand total of 5 minutes.

I've been doing this for months now, so I find it not-so-weird that I get out of the car at these places. I became used to the weird looks from the people behind me and the person at the window, until I explained to them why I was getting out of the car. However, I had a good one the other day...

I went to a drive through at a fast food place, and I ordered, then when I pulled up to the window to get my food, I got out of the car and the guy at window freaked on me. He thought I was going to rob him!

He said, "Whoa lady! What are you doing?" I explained to him that my window was broken, and I needed to open the door to get my food. He told me he thought I was going to rob him!!!

Me, little ol' me? I didn't realize that I looked like a shady character in my super cool minivan that screams total mom ride, minus the "baby on board" sticker....which by the way, I HATE...but that's for another time...

After months of amusement at seeing the look on people's faces, I am sad to report that my fun has come to an end. My husband informed me that he found an affordable motor to replace our window with, and that it will be fixed this week. It was fun while it lasted...

Happy Mother's Day!!!

To all the Mom's out there, I hope your Mother's Day is fabulous!

Sweet Dreams

Allergies have made for uncomfortable sleeping for my 4 year old as of late, and now it seems that my youngest, who is almost 2, is now having the same problem.

Last night the girls went to bed at their usual time, and she started waking up, crying, whimpering about her nose. She was congested and coughing. After getting up to tend to her for the 8th time, I just gave up and put her in bed to sleep with me, it would be easier, and I was too lazy to be getting up to go in her room all night.

I have an issue with my girls sleeping in bed with me: They drive me crazy.

My daughter gets in my bed and she is asleep, yet she's all over the place, moving non-stop. It only takes 5 minutes for me to get irritated, because I cannot sleep with the constant movement. Seriously, she's rolling all over the place, grunting, and making all these weird toddler noises. Its like some insane subconscious game of Twister she's doing.

At one point I did fall asleep, but this I remember, I had a foot in my arm pit, and she had a fist full of my hair. She was sleeping soundly, and the last few moments before I drifted off, I was glaring at her, having visions of her "accidentally" falling off the bed.

OMG! It was one of those crazy mommy moments, the ones that have been coined by some parenting author as a "mommy misdemeanor". Of course I would never push her off the bed! I was exhausted, (it was quite a day) and sometimes those thoughts pop into my mind, but only for a second!

When I saw her sleeping peacefully and not bothered by the coughing and the runny nose, she looked so darn cute, I couldn't possibly kick her out of my bed...this time at least...*wink*

Its hot, no...its cold...

I'm willing to put myself out there for the embarrassment, because I just don't know if crap like this happens to anyone else.

In my defense, I was VERY tired...exhausted, actually. My youngest was up 3 or 4 times the night before, and my 4 year old, who does sleep through the night, decided she would join in on the fun, and wake up at 1:00am, and cry for about 2 hours (allergies made for uncomfortable sleeping). So I was tired, so very tired, the next day.

The girls and I are hanging out, and as an after dinner treat, I told them we were going to have ice cream. I got a big bowl for us all to share. I stick the spoon in and scoop up a nice big glob of ice cream, and I am about to offer it to my almost-two-year-old, and what do I do? God help me, I blew on the ice cream, as if it were hot and I had to cool it off.

Now I am rather indifferent in my own right, and there have been a few times where I've referred to myself as a psycho, and quirky, but I'm not stupid. I reiterate, I was just so very tired. I realized what I was doing, so I nixed the ice cream and we all went to bed.

I figured I'd share this insane incident because I know that there are a lot of moms out there that can probably relate, and have their own candid stories of things they have done due to sleep deprivation. If not, well, then feel free to laugh at me.

No pets allowed

My 4 year seems to be the inspiration of the majority of my posts, and I think that's because she comes out with some whoppers. She has quite the imagination, and also, she's just as quirky as her mother. (thank you, genetics)

The latest is that she wants a pet. Most children ask for a dog, or a cat, but my daughter decided to tell me today that she "bought" a pet, and that it has come to live with us. This is her pet:

Yes, a gummy worm.

At work today I bought a bag of gummy worms, I thought they would be a nice treat. It turns out neither one of my girls likes the gummy worms to eat...only for pets. Does anyone know the shelf life of a gummy worm?