They will be fine, and so will you. We all have days where we doubt our effectiveness as parents. But I know you are doing a good job. You've got my home number right? You know you can call me anytime you need to talk or vent. I'm home all day long.
It turned me orange. This was after they guaranteed me it would not turn me orange....... Frank thought it was too funny (nice guy!). I'm whiter than white too, so tanning is really difficult. When I do a tanning bed (which I do sometimes before I go somewhere sunny so I don't burn), I have to start out at like 3 minutes 
I tried 5 minutes one time and burned my bum 
I actually have a friend who is starting a business out of her home and has a spray tan ....thing...I don't know what you call it. I may give her a call. I tan pretty well when I am outside, but he kiddos are very white, like their daddy...so we don't go out much.
I am so sleepy. I think apple pie has tripdafphan in it....(sp?)
You didn't go wrong. It's just a hard age. They want to be more independent and start testing to see what they can get away with. As long as you are consistent with your rules and discipline, it will eventually get better.
Notice I said better, but not easier.
Afternoon! Glad everyone liked the pics! I had to take that cake in to work cuz I knew I would eat it and besides it was WAY too rich! It would seriously make you hurl if you ate too much cuz it was THAT rich! Those kinds of cakes LOOK good but are WAY too rich for my blood LOL.
Anyway for lunch mom and I went to La Bou and I had my usual, Chinese Chicken Salad and a bowl of chicken and rice soup. It was yummy as usual.
I haven't been on the WISH thread in forever cuz the medicine I have been on has made me eat like a horse. I have gained like 5 pounds. I am now on a new one but I have SO not been motivated to work out and I am ALWAYS hungry. THis is the first week on my new meds but so far I am still craving stuff. Course the new meds it has only been the second day so far so it is hard to tell but then last night I went to red lobster and had lobster and shrimp so that didn't help either.
It was YUM too!!! But anyway I have GOT to get things under control cuz I was SO not done with my diet before and now I am starting to go the opposite direction. NOT GOOD.
So hopefully I can get back under control before things get really out of hand! It sucks when you get all your cravings back and your big appetite back cuz it is really hard to get back to eating good again! BLEH!
Anyway I am about to pick up the girls and I talked to my mom friend from swim and I am still not sure about tonight. She thinks she may keep her kids out for one more night. I am still up in the air about it.
Also mom and I found a great airfare to D.C. yesterday on Delta and then just today that flight went up. They still have a flight for that price but now it has 2 lousy stops and gets in really late.
So we need to make a decision soon! But if we have to take this NEW flight we would have to leave home at like 6 a.m. and not get there till almost 10 at night. And originally we could have gotten in at 4 p.m. but now we will have to stop in Salt Lake AND Atlanta and the one flight only had a 40 min and a 30 min layover but we are thinking we need longer ones so we don't miss our connections AND so we have some time to get food. So it is going to be a LONG day! So hopefully we can make it all work.
I did find some nice hotels though back there. I just have NEVER been there though and it is hard when you are going somewhere you know NOTHING about cuz you don't want to end up in a bad part of town or whatever. Plus I have NO idea abuot how long it is going to take to see stuff and there is SO much to see and do and I have a ton of books but trying to plan a trip THERE is just overwhelming.
But anyway time to run! See ya later!
Ouch! Burnt bum is not good. lolI tried a Mystic tan a couple of years ago - not good for me
I've never heard the term DINKS..but I caught myself daydreaming after reading that. I would probably be at DL once a month then.
I'm sure they will end up just fine....and so will you. I don't care what anyone says...parenting is the toughest job there is!
They will be fine, and so will you. We all have days where we doubt our effectiveness as parents. But I know you are doing a good job. You've got my home number right? You know you can call me anytime you need to talk or vent. I'm home all day long.
mmmm cheese....
I have spray tanned, why? I have no idea, umm..ya cuz my friends went & they are all pasty white & I won a GC on the radio. It was fun, the radio was blasting and well I danced around (but so did the others during their turns)
Isn't that the truth.
Kaeleb had terrible, 3s, 4s, 5s sometimes 9s....
LOLIsn't that the truth.
Kaeleb had terrible, 3s, 4s, 5s sometimes 9s....
My DS is turning 4 in two weeks. When he turned 3 he went from Angel to his present monstrosity of a self like a switch being turned on...I am praying for it to be tuned off the day he turns 4...he is just such a terror right now. Doesn't listen to a word I say.
Don't quit, just pour a drink, pull up a chair and ***** about it with us. 
Yeah, well, let me PM you my home number unless you'd rather talk to Noelle.
Sarah, try not to be so hard on yourself. I have a very "strong-willed" son for sue and he tried my patience at every turn. Whew, potty training was not fun (for me) at all. Frank always tells me that what we call stubborn now is called persistence and great negotiating skills later in life (and those are great qualities to have)
When I start to feel overwhelmed by being a mommy (and Jesse is 13 now, so it's been a while), I really appreciate having some "me time" - get my nails done, hair done, what have you. It gives you a bit of time with adults and not having to worry about wiping someone's nose! What I found made life easier too with having a stubborn child was trying to not say no all the time. Find different ways to express the same thing. I know that Jesse responds better to that. For instance - if he asks for a cookie and it's too close to dinner time. If I say no, it can cause drama. If I say yes, but you have to eat dinner first - what's to argue with? I try to save the outright no for bigger issues. Hang in there! All moms have doubts at times...
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That sounds good! The rain and the tacos.
Oh sweetie if it were that easy, I would quit chunkyness....LOL
Right now I am dealing with the terrible 14's with my son. He's a good kid, not a trouble maker or anything, but he's got a sassy mouth on him. 'Course I have no clue where he gets that from.
Darlin', you've got 18 years of it.
My child's cell number huh?
You'd be miserable, that's what. See, aren't you glad you have us.
You and me both!
You'd be miserable, that's what. See, aren't you glad you have us.
So along the lines of the taco talk, one of my favorite things to make, even for dinner, is a breakfast burrito. Mmmmmm.
I use the really large flour tortillas, then add scrambled egg, shredded cheese, sausage, crispy seasoned hash browns, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa. Wrap it all up, all warm and steamy and eat it with chips and guacamole. Sooooooo good.
I have no clue how many calories are in there, but it's delicious.
He changed to the spare and we had to go to Costco and ended up getting four new tires, plus Jesse's $100 worth of prescriptions (yucky nose and eczema), plus groceries because we were there - bye bye $1000 so fast my head is spinning!!! I had a $1.99 hot dog and a soft drink for lunch (tried to cheap out from the smoking debit card!!!).
Hmmm...wondering when my college age daughter is going to call??
I have a 12yo like that.
I LOVE that! I literally laughed out loud at work...oops!
