And It Goes On...

New month, new me.

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:18:00 +0000

Hi everyone!

I know this blog has been sitting stagnant for quite awhile. Life has been steadily kicking my butt.
However, I figured now would be a GREAT time to restart, documenting life and my new goal to start shedding these pounds that are packing on faster than my kids are growing!

So, starting this afternoon, I will be posting goals for losing this weight, as well as weekly totals of losing(or gaining). As well as what I'm cutting back on and what I've implemented to help kick my horrible sugar addiction!

And no, I will NOT be posting my current weight! Maybe at the end of all this. I do need to lose about 80 to 100 pounds.

Come along on the journey with me and lets support each other to become our best selves!

Wendy

Books read in 2009

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:04:00 +0000

The Men I Didn't Marry

Rich Dad's Prophecy

Everything You Know About Money is Wrong

Piece of Work

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal

Momzilla

Petite Anglaise

Mommy Tracked

The Right Address

She, Myself, and I

The Hot Flash Club

Pushing 30

Family Trust

But Inside I'm Screaming

Life on the Refrigerator Door

How to be Lost

It's About Your Husband

The Future Homemakers of America

The Middle Place

Testing Kate

The Second Nine Months

Wiped! Life with a pint-sized dictator

The Book of Mom

Naptime Is the New Happy Hour

Everything Must Go

You're A Good Mom

It Sucked and Then I Cried

Happily Ever After

Total pages read in 2009: 8273

Not quite as many as last year.

New year, new plans

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:48:00 +0000

I planned on writing this post towards the end of 2009.

It was going to tell how I wanted to get this blog up and going in the new year.

It was going to say how I plan on writing at least once a week, or close the blog down for good, since I never seem to have anything coherent that I think other people really want to hear.

Then December 15th happened. My dad passed away suddenly from a car accident. No one was ready for it, none of us were prepared, but all of us were numb.

To recap some things, we moved in with my parents in May, due to financial difficulties in this lovely economy. Mom and dad FINALLY bought dad's dream house. They closed on August 3rd, and moved in August 15th.

Dad had 4 months in his house. He had so many things he wanted to do in the next year to the house. He always said the only way he was leaving this house was in a box....

On to things that won't make me cry.

I do have some things in the works for this blog. Next post will be my annual list of books read in the previous year. I also found some cool ideas on other blogs I read, so look for weekly and monthly things coming soon.

Closing this blog down is not an option I want to take, I just need to start making ME a priority again and not sit and play games on Facebook all night.

Things need to change

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:21:00 +0000

I know I've given excuses why I've slacked on writing here in the past.

I'm tired.

So very tired. I've been on medication since the baby was 6 weeks old. Nothing so far seems to do the trick. When I'm not dealing with one of the kids, all I want to do is lay down and sleep.

Next stop is getting thyroid levels checked.

Please bear with me. I want to get this blog to where it should be, but first I need to get myself there.

Rich Dad's Prophecy by Robert Kiyosaki

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:31:00 +0000

I just finished reading this book, which was copyrighted in 2002. It's very interesting to see the things that are happening now forecast in a book written years ago.

I really enjoyed reading this book, learning some of the steps to stay out of financial trouble in the stock market. Of course, we'd have to have money to be IN the stock market, but it's good to know what NOT to do BEFORE you start.

One of the things that is stressed over and over in this book is financial literacy. I think everyone can agree that in these current economic times, it's a very smart idea to know what you are getting into and understanding fully the risks and advantages of an investment before taking the leap.

On a scale of 1-5: 5 for ease of read and information that is extremely useful.

No rest for the rest of us

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:12:00 +0000

We live in a four-family apartment building. On the lower level. While it's nice because we get an extra entrance, and don't have to cart all the kids up the stairs, there are some things that are less than ideal.

The apartment building was not built with the idea that maybe you DON'T want to hear everything that happens in the building. And I do mean EVERYTHING! We have a family above us that has a dad that works third shift, and 2 teenagers. The son has been given everything he's ever wanted, and never gets in trouble for anything.

So now that he's a teenager, and there's no one there to supervise, we've had to deal with parties almost every night. I've been woken up at 2:30 to the sounds of God knows what. Tonight was the last straw. Anyone that knows me, knows that while I don't really like confrontation, I value my sleep above everything except my children's health. That will ALWAYS be more important.

So after an hour of music so loud I had to turn up the TV to hear it when I was only 6 feet from it, and not being able to hear myself think, I went upstairs to confront the little punk we have living upstairs from us.

At 18 or 19 years old, I expect a level of maturity. Maybe not a lot, but a little bit of respect would be nice. I was told that we are loud too. Which is true. I have 4 kids, ages 10 to 3 months. I can't really tell the 3 month old that she has to stop crying so the upstairs jerks don't have a bird.

So, I'll be drafting a letter to send to our property owners. It states in our lease that noise should be at a minimum to show courtesy to the other tenants. So if I can't do anything because no one in that apartment cares, then the landlord can. If they don't...well I don't see them having a choice since it's in our lease.

We'll see what happens.

2008 Books Read...late post

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:14:00 +0000

I try to read as much as possible. 2008 was a great year for me, even though I tapered off towards the end of the year because of having the baby in October. There were days I couldn't get a break to pee, much less try to get reading time in.

Here's my list for 2008:

Solo

What Do You Do All Day?

Perfecting Kate

Shopaholic & Sister

Shopaholic & Baby

The Second Wives Club

Nearlyweds

Diary of a Mad Bride

Diary of a Mad Mom-To-Be

Belly Laughs

Baby Laughs

The Pregnancy Test

Friday Night Knitting Club

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

Tales From The Crib

The Ultimate Cheapskate

Baby Proof

A Little Change of Face

If You Could See Me Now

The Ex Files

Splitting Harriet

Bad Boys Online

Heiress for Hire

Houston, We Have A Problem

The Fortune Quilt

The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives

The Zygote Chronicles

Notes From the Underbelly

Time Off for Good Behavior

Otherwise Engaged

I Do. I Did. Now What?

Saving Money with the Tightwad Twins

Total pages read for 2008 were: 9540

Unfortunately in my cataloging what I read, I missed a few. So those don't get counted, and hopefully I don't mess up this year.

Also this year I will be reviewing some of the books as they are read. I'm always looking for new reads, and take alot of suggestions from what I've heard sound promising.

Who are your favorite authors, or books?

Things at the ole' homestead

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:30:00 +0000

So, I mentioned that there will be new things brewing here at the homestead. I went ahead and bought my domain yesterday. Now it's trying to figure out how to get it to do what I want it to. I have limited technical skills, so this blog will stay here for the time being while I work out all the quirks and kinks of the new site.

Eventually, this blog will be found at onewritingmomma.com. But for now, I'll still be plodding along here.

Other fronts, Miss Abigail is teething at 3 months, trying to talk (which is HILARIOUS!), and trying her hand at rolling over. Now if she could only get her head and legs to work together, she'd be well on her way to getting moving!

And, like everyone else I seem to run into lately, we are feeling the pinch of the economy. The Man's job is barely existing, finding other work is a joke in this part of town, and taxes can't come fast enough. Little things like, oh, RENT and bills are taking over. On top of that, we REALLY need another car. Preferably one that fits us all in it. That's originally what taxes were going to be used for, well that and getting the baby her crib. Rent seems to be taking precedence over the vehicle. Unfortunately, that means carting people around and not being able to pick kids and the Man up when the really need it. Conflicting schedules are kicking my ass. That and the fact that at three months, Abby still refuses to enjoy a car ride.

From the land of screaming babies!

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:56:00 +0000

For the last 3 days or so I've had a teething 3 month old.

Yes, you read that right. Three months, and she's already got one tooth coming through, and a few more that you can tell are on the verge of breaking skin.

Needless to say, she's been MORE than inconsolable. Thursday she slept for a total of an hour all day, and screamed whenever she wasn't sleeping or eating. Everyone in the house was thrilled when she FINALLY fell asleep for the night. And proceeded to sleep for 11 hours.

On other fronts, I'm going to try to control the venting about the newborn, however, one of the reasons I started this blog was to get things off my chest, and she is the one commanding all the attention in our house lately.

I have actually been able to keep up on the emails, only behind on today's and yesterday's.

My goal is to write here every other day. While I realize this is a challenge with 4 kids under foot, I think if I can get things done once they are sleeping, things should work the way I want.

The man starts his new job on Tuesday, selling for AT&T. We'll see how that works.

A new year and a new beginning

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:23:00 +0000

I hate the word resolutions. Every time I've used it, I've never been able to follow through.

This year I'm making GOALS.

A goal to post here at least once a week. I've also got tons of ideas on how to really get my writing moving again, now that the baby is finally calming down a bit.

A goal to check my email for an hour a night, while the Man is playing WOW. Normally I get stuck doing dishes or just veggin out watching the new cuz by that time I'm so tired. Well, I've gone through over 400 emails in the last 3 days, trying to get caught up on writing groups I'm in, and basically, trying to not feel so far behind.

A goal to teach my older kids more responsibility. This is a hard one for me, as I'm a bit controlling and want things done MY way. Well, I realize that by not having them do things for themselves, it's not helping them be better people, just teaching them how to get away with being lazy.

More goals to come, but I wanted to get these down and out int oe cyber world before one of the kids needed me again.

Happy New Year everyone!! What are some of your goals for the year?

Things are slowing down finally...I think!!

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:13:00 +0000

A few people know about some court issues we have been dealing with. Until things were over, I didn't want to comment too much online, afraid to jinx it and all.

Our final hearing was on the 12th, where we were awarded sole custody and placement of my fiance's two year old. Her mom has shown less than stellar decision making skills when it comes to taking care of her. This has come after a year long battle of being terrified every time she went back to her mother. Terrified that she would be left to her own devices and not get the proper care a child her age needs. Terrified that she would move yet again and this time not tell us where.

For anyone reading this that is going through a similar situation, documentation is key. Keep track of EVERYTHING!!! This will work in your favor. Also, make sure you follow court orders. We did, she didn't...and needless to say, the courts don't like to be lied to.

Now that court is done, we can start looking to the future, knowing she will be taken care of and loved.

One thing off a list of many....on to the next task!!!

New babies and Gas...not a fun time!!

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:02:00 +0000

My intentions have been good, honest. Abby has decided that the only person in the house that she really wants when she's uncomfortable is me. She is on gas drops and just this week the doctor is trying soy formula, thinking she might have an issue with the milk protein in regular formula.

If that doesn't work, it's formula without the extra iron. Both her dad and older sister have issues with having too much iron in their system.

Needless to say, I've had one very cranky and unhappy baby. She's been screaming her head off for a minimum of 3 hours a day. On top of that, dealing with the other kids and trying to stay caught up on household stuff has left little time to do anything internet related. Hence why there are over 200 emails in my inbox that still need to be looked at. That's AFTER I've deleted all the spam I get daily.

Hopefully her gas issue will start fixing itself. We just switched to the soy formula yesterday, and already I'm seeing less inconsolable crying from her, so hopefully that will be the fix. I can handle crying, but seeing her in pain, with not being able to do anything for her and not being able to do anything but hold her while she screams gets too be too much.

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:21:00 +0000

So the little one stuck it out until the 8th. She was born exactly on her due date. Thank God I can finally bend again!!

At 7 pounds, 3 ounces she was the biggest of my children. It was weird getting so many compliments from the nurses about how well I was breathing through the contractions. Isn't that what you are supposed to do? Don't think it would have worked well to hold my breath, I was already in enough pain. Contractions started at 5 in the morning and Miss Abigail wasn't born until after 9pm. Talk about a LONGGGGG day. I think I would have done much better if I had eaten something before we went to the hospital, but with my last labor being so short, we figured this one would be too. It probably would have been if her contractions had been regular. We jumped from every 4 minutes to every 6 minutes, and then back again.

At any rate, now she's here!!! The boys are ecstatic, having their baby sister. I'm happy, and thankful she sleeps for about 3 hours a night minimum.

Now if I can figure out how to get things done when all she wants is to be held by momma!

Aversions to sitting...

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +0000

For some strange reason, every time I sit down, whether it be at the computer, on the couch, or even in the kitchen to eat, this child goes crazy. She starts kicking and the fake contractions start.

Maybe it's the lack of room, but if she'd just LISTEN to me and everyone around here and get OUT, instead of sticking around until her due date on the 8th, we'd all be better off.

At any rate, I haven't gotten onto this blog anywhere as much as I'd have liked to for the last few weeks, and for that I apologize to my few loyal readers. I do expect to post more when I can actually bend without her kicking me.

Only 4 days and counting....lets hope she isn't fashionably late!

Can't believe it's been this long

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:02:00 +0000

I really didn't mean to neglect the blog for the last few weeks. We were nesting like crazy around here, which meant cleaning EVERYTHING!! And moving furniture, putting away things from the baby shower, and just getting things ready so that when she finally makes her appearance, I won't be busting butt to clean on top of taking care of her at least for the first few days.

As of tomorrow, I have 2 weeks left. If I go full to the end of the 2 weeks I think my fiance might end up moving out until I have her. Talk about cranky. I can't get comfy no matter how hard I try, she's moving all the time, and for the last week almost I've had those lovely Braxton-Hicks contractions every night after dinner for anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes.

On a good note, I do believe that she is working her way to not being breech. Either that or she's still doing summersalts. Which would explain a lot since it feels like there's just no room in there for her.

Side note: Bribing a baby in utero doesn't work. She just kicks me to tell me that while she heard, she doesn't care whether or not I can bend or get out of the car.

Who knew??

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:45:00 +0000

That just walking would take so much out of me that I'd need a nap after walking from the couch to the kitchen.

Who knew that just getting up off the couch is damn near an Olympic event??

I'm tired. All the time. Cramps, allergies, and heartburn keep me up all night. Or at least until about 2 am. But now that the older ones are back in school(i.e. more work for me), I'm getting up at 5:20. Three hours of decent sleep when you feel about 100 weeks pregnant just doesn't cut it.

And yesterday, which was their first day of school...HOTTEST day here all summer!!! I was in tears in the car waiting to pick them up just because I was so uncomfortable. Can't breathe cuz my nose is screwed from my allergies, can't breathe cuz the air outside was so hot, and my clothes looked like I had gone swimming in them.

Man I can't wait for this pregnancy to be over so I can get back to doing more on this blog than the venting that seems to be all that comes right now.

On a good note(see, there was one) we saw the doc yesterday and she said everything looks good. Going to her office for the NST twice a week, and seeing her every Monday. Only5 appointments to go!!!!

And it's official....

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:01:00 +0000

I can no longer fit into my shorts.

Only 6 and a half weeks to go.

What's been going on

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:53:00 +0000

I know I still haven't gotten the 3D ultrasound pic up yet, but it's coming. Probably getting it into the right room so I can scan it tonight. It's been crazy around here.

We had the baby shower on Sunday, and got some really great stuff, but there's still so much to get and do. So when payday rolled around on Monday, we did some much needed shopping to be a little more ready for the little one when she appears.

I'm now going to the doc once a week and doing the lovely non-stress tests twice a week. After yesterday's, I don't know how I'm going to get through the rest of them. She kicked me so hard the nurses were coming in to find out why I was swearing so much. At least they could only hear cuz they had a little window into the room.

So the last few days have been filled with school for the man, appointments with court officials, putting together pack n plays and diaper genies, and lots of itty bitty laundry so that when she comes we will be ready.

Crazy week

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:56:00 +0000

The man came back on Tuesday, and it's been drama, drama, drama since then. Getting him and the boys ready for school(he's going back to be a paramedic). Dealing with the demon 20 month old. At least she was better with Daddy back, and I didn't have to be the one watching her all the time, which sure takes some stress off me!

Today is the baby shower!!! I get to leave the house for something other than carting others around!! Woo Hoo!!!

Sorry it's been longer than I thought it would be between posts, but with everything going on, as soon as I sit down at night I'm out cold.

Stay tuned for later today or sometime tomorrow for a 3D ultrasound pic of my little metronome. I say that cuz she'll kick every 3 seconds for like a half hour at a time. Weird!

Apologizing in advance...Hormonal man bashing to follow

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:16:00 +0000

So I've been home with the kids while the fiance is off working since the 27th. And while that's not really all that long, it's the longest we've been apart since we moved in together over a year ago.

Add onto that the fact that I can't call him(our cell phones are roaming there), and the only communication I get is when he signs into messenger on the laptop that he brought with him.

Add dealing with his daughter(21 months) every week during what is his normal scheduled visitation. I love her to death, but this week after picking her up on Wednesday, she has had explosive butt syndrome, refused to eat unless she's shoving it in her mouth and choking herself, had screaming fits in the middle of the night, and general just regressing to how she was about 6 months ago. Not sure what's going on at her mom's, but that's a whole 'nuther post.

Add dealing with being just shy of 2 months from my due date and sleeping crappy and not being able to get off my butt to even pee without feeling like I'm carrying all 3 kids strapped to me.

Add taking care of the rest of the house completely by myself when all I want to do is sleep.

And then when I need to vent, the ****** checks his myspace but doesn't bother to contact me. This isn't the first night this has happened. And I realize he's working 13-14 hour days and is exhausted. But to get on the computer, check myspace, then not bother any contact, and then the next day it will be..."sorry I got back and crashed, I was so tired."

Not too tired to load the slow ass laptop to check email and myspace. Just too tired to make sure your daughter is still in one piece and that I haven't completely lost it here.

I'm tired. I'm sad. I need a break.

Where'd all the energy go?

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:29:00 +0000

The boys have been gone since Wednesday afternoon. The grandparents took them to the fair and a Trucker's Jamboree up in Dodge county.

You'd think with only one here, even if she's the youngest and requires the most attention, I'd be less tired. Only looking after one, not having to yell at the boys to stop touching each other (trust me, that always ends badly), and getting to enjoy the quiet when she naps, I should have more energy. But I'm tired.

Maybe it's the fact that I'm now due in less than 2 months(WOO HOO!). Maybe it's cuz I sit and think about all that's left to do before the newest family member arrives. Could it have ANYTHING to do with the fact that she kicks me all night and I have to wake up to roll over whenever I become uncomfortable when I'm sleeping. Gee..that migh have some weight!

At any rate, there's lots around here that needs to get done. I'm making a list. The man comes back on Tuesday. If he's lucky he might get a day off before I start him on the stuff I can't do.

Until till then, we'll see if I can manage to get one thing crossed off a day. Even if it's just vacuuming, or the dishes.

Like I needed MORE to distract me

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:31:00 +0000

I've gone ahead and started to Stumble. Come join the fun. I need some friends on there, I'm all lonely.

Today was orientation day for the 7 year old, as well as picture day. It's nice that the school does this early, instead of taking pictures after a long day of playing and sweating at school. Make-up day is during the school day, but I think his picture turned out well, even if he complained the entire time about his shirt.

Tomorrow we are off to pick up the little one from her mom, and pick up some clothes I found on craigslist for the bump in the belly. Two months and 3 days and counting!!! I will be SO happy when I can sit and be able to slouch again, or not have someone kicking me ALL. DAY. LONG. People ask me all the time if I'm anxious. Not about the delivery, I've been through it twice, and even though she's been a completely different pregnancy than the boys, it should go fairly smoothly. I'm more worried about affording all the stuff she'll need and still being able to pay the bills.

Another thing to look forward to, the fiance will be back in a week. He's been gone since the 27th of July working security for the PGA tour. Of course, him coming home means I have to give up sleeping in the middle of the bed, but it also means I fork the garbage duties back on him! Wooo Hooo!! I hate taking out the garbage!

More later I'm sure...I'm off to StumbleUpon some more sites!!

Out of the mouths of babes

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:54:00 +0000

Watching the news while I was making dinner, they did a segment on rising gas prices again. Newscaster didn't know WHY the prices were rising since the price-per-barrel according to him, was about the same. Needless to say, gas here has jumped $.30 in just 2 days.

So while cooking, I checked the gas trackers for our area online, and found it at $3.73. Which was about $.16 cheaper than what all the others were going for.

After dinner, the 7 year old and I jumped into the car(as much as a 7 1/2 month preggo chick can jump) and went to the gas station that was reported as having such low gas prices.

YEAH right. It was $3.99/gallon. So we drove about another 3 miles where I usually can find it the cheapest. Still ended up paying $3.85/gallon, but if it goes up more, at least I shouldn't need gas again this week.

The entire time were are driving around, my lovely 7 year old that questions EVERYTHING states...

"I wish someone that knew what they were doing was running the government."

This was after I tried to explain to him how gas ends up being so high, which is no easy task when half the time you don't understand it yourself. He's only starting 2nd grade, so telling him, well because of this and this and this, our gas prices are so high we can't afford to leave the house half the time.

It was easier to tell him that the people in the government ultimately control what we end up paying for gas. One way or another, it's a pretty accurate statement, and involved the least amount of follow-up questions.

But still...

"I wish someone that knew what they were doing was running the government."

Me too honey, me too.

Never had this with my other two...

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:31:00 +0000

So lately when the little one starts kicking, I can actually hear a snapping sound. Not all the time, just seems to be when her feet are low. I wonder if she's kicking my pelvic bone or something.

Very strange though. NEVER with my boys did they kick where I actually HEARD it! Ditsy, pregnancy-brained me forgot to mention it to the doctor yesterday, but I think I'll ask the nurse when I call for my Nexium refill. Gotta love those little purple pills, they have been a godsend!! Before they were prescribed, ANY sweets gave me horrible acid-reflux and heartburn. And the doctor wondered why I was LOSING weight!! Give me my sweets!!

Now I still can't have cheese, my insides repel all pizza unless it's frozen, but at least I can enjoy chocolate again!

Many new things are coming to this blog in the next week or so, I was going to make a schedule today, but the day got away with me, what with all the kicking I was fielding in my stomach. I figure, I'm sure not going anywhere this weekend, with all the clothing options I have needing a bra(which I CANNOT tolerate as it feels like it's cutting into my ribs), so I should be able to get things set up so I'm not constantly thinking...hmmm what should I write today? !

Hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!

A day of talking to myself...

noreply@blogger.com (OneWritingMomma) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:22:00 +0000

Ever had one of those days where it feels like the ENTIRE time you talk to your kids, you think all they hear is Klingon? Or some other language they have absolutely NO comprehension of?

That was my day.

We were up early, the fiance is gone for two and a half weeks working security for the PGA tour. So it was 5am wake up calls to get the kids ready before we had to drop him off for the trip. You would think being pregnant and not sleeping for crap lately, getting to bed after midnight, and then getting up at 5ish would be the WORST part of the day. YEAH RIGHT!

No matter what I said, it seemed like it went in one ear and out the other for both my boys. Keep in mind they are 10 and 7, well old enough to know by now that there's no wrestling or running in our house, there's just no way for them to do either without something getting broken.

All I wanted to do was pee. Not that I don't do that 50 million times a day with this little one kicking at my bladder, but still. I'm in the bathroom for 2 seconds and I start hearing the floor shake. I come out to them BOTH whining about some argument revolving around Pokemon.

It's official...I HATE POKEMON!!!

I have heard about almost nothing else since we bought them their Gameboys for Christmas last year.

So even though I KNOW this is gonna come back to bite me in the ass, I took the Gameboys and computer away the next weekend that I have both of them. Which means unless I kick them outside and stick earplugs in my ears, I'm going to hear TONS of whining about being bored and that there's nothing to do.

When I was their ages, I read, played with friends....the few that were around, and generally found something for myself to do. Never did I expect my parents to entertain me, and being an only child, there were times when I couldn't think of anything else to fill the days.

Maybe with some time away from things that we didn't get to grow up with, the boys will see how good they have it??

Off to go hunt down some earplugs and Tylenol....