Bubbi and Boo

Miss Us???

2013-01-02T20:31:00.002-08:00

I've been getting random comments on here lately and even a few comments from friends, so I thought I would drop a line....

And since it is Worldess Wednesday, I thought I would blast you with a year of pictures I just didn't make time to blog this year!!

As you can see, Bubbi got glasses...AND SHE FREAKING ROCKS THEM LIKE A DIVA!

My kids now see dead people!! Not really....we just enjoy visiting my dad's grave.

Pumpkin patch fun!

Outside the Exploratorium...such a sweet pair (when they aren't fighting).

This years's best Santa photo of "both" kids. Seriously.

And here is THE best photo ever by Jenna Connor Photography.

As you can see, we are all live and well! I hope to get on here a bit more. XOXO

Santa 2011 (and Gracey Lou Designs)

2011-12-09T12:30:00.000-08:00

Like most people, I took the kids to see Santa. I knew Boo would be a problem when he told me he wanted to stay home.

We went to my in-laws gym to meet the old man and snap some of our own pics for free (love me some free). Both kids were very excited.

We went upstairs and Bubbi ran to give Santa the cookie we made him earlier that day (and totally tripped and ate sh*t as well as dropped the cookie smack on the floor). Santa accepted it as his helper rushed over to free his hands from the, um, delicious homemade treat. I placed her on his lap and she was beside herself like she had just met her teen idol.

THEN he sang her "Jingle Bells'. She makes me sing her that song 10 times a day...before nap, before bed and whenever else she feels the need. OMG Santa knew that was her favorite song!

Boo? OH HELL NO was he even going near that creepy Santa with beard about to fall off any second (hey, you get what you pay for). I couldn't even get him to stand close enough to take a flipping picture with Santa and him in the same frame.

Oh well. He finally managed to shout just loud enough that he wanted a rocket ship for Christmas.

And a quick shout out to the maker of the kids awesomely adorable threads...Gracey Lou Designs! Not only is her stuff adorable, but it comes out great in the washing machine!!

Just Call CPS: Swimming in the fountain

2011-12-09T07:49:00.001-08:00

I'm guilty...SOOO GUILTY! Guilty of not watching my child like a hawk around the stip mall fountain.

Now don't get me wrong, I told both the little snots (yes, little snots because they were both having a bad listening day) not to climb on the fountain or lean over to try and play with the water. After time 547 (ok maybe 5 or 6) I took a "me" moment and tried to carry on adult conversation for an entire 30 second stretch.

GASP!?!? You stopped staring at your kids when they were around knee deep water?!?! Yes, like I said, guilty.

SPLASH! My friend looks first and my eyes follow only to see Boo standing in the water fountain to shocked to let out a real howl.

What do I do?! Sit there and laugh!! I couldn't get my mommy act together for the life of me. I think it had to be because I had told him soooo many times not to climb up and/or lean over and that he was standing up...not busy drowning.

Finally my friend and mother-in-law help me get my act together with their concerned faces (it was only a matter of seconds) and I run over and get him out. He's soaked head to toe and it is freezing as we our outside in late November. I strip him down and Grammy saves the day with a towel she has in her car. I steal Bubbi's sweater and find extra pants and underwear of his from my car.

The outcome in my opinion? Hopefully a good lesson learned for him AND witness Bubbi as well as her little friend. Did I learn anything? Hmmm....

PS - Sorry no pictures. I was infront of a crowd of people and I didn't need a bystander to really call CPS.

Ended in Strangers and Blood. Awesome!!

2011-09-02T13:08:00.000-07:00

So, being the super cool mom I am, I decided to meet some friends at a new local children's museum. I go places alone with both kids alllll the time. No big!

No big? F-ME BIG!

Bubbi decides she's done. Over it. Time to go. Ok, so I give Boo a 10 minute warning. In the meantime, Bubbi throws herself on the floor and conducts a no-joke 10 minute tantrum. I just let her while I talk to other moms and occasionally mouth "two year old" or "nap time" to staring passerbys.

Ten minutes later I tell Boo time to go (with a one minute warning before of course). He FLIPS OUT.

Really? They are really both going to do this to me? Awesome!!!

I pull kicking and screaming Bubbi off the floor and try to carry her flailing body in one arm and Boo in the other.

No go.

We make it to the parking lot and both kids drop to the floor kicking and screaming. Boo's shoe is off and all he wants me to do is hold him...after I put his shoe back on. Bubbi just wants to freak out, kick and scream and generally act like a tired two year old from hell.

A few minutes later of me not making it anywhere and this ANGEL (with strollered 2 year old twins of her own) offers to help. I say, "PLEASE!"

She takes kicking and screaming Boo with both hands while I have kicking and screaming Bubbi in one hand and I push the stroller with the other. We get to my car and Bubbi is COVERED IN BLOOD!!!!

REALLY?!??!!

I thank the lady and she bolts. I lock Boo in the car (he's totally freaked out now - yes, even more than before - since a stranger just carried him 15 yards) so I can see why the hell Bubbi is bleeding.

Turns out to be her gums. Cut them or something at some point during her freak out. I fight to strap her sorry butt in the car then get Boo in.

We leave. THANK GOD!

Ditching a twin

2011-08-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

Boo is starting preschool NEXT WEEK and I am starting to FREAK OUT! The large majority of my anxiety is of course that my baby, my first baby, is starting school. This is the beginning of the rest of his life without me. Yes dramatic, but you cannot say it isn't true.

Back to the subject at hand. So now that Boo will be going to school twice a week, Bubbi will be in sorts left behind. Yes, I know this is a great time to spend some good regular one on one time with her for the first time. This is going to be a good thing...eventually.

However, it is going to suck.

Bubbi has had Boo figuratively up her ass since the day she was born. The eight times (yes, I know exactly how many times) she has been separated from Boo have been somewhat stressful for her.

One time poor Bubbi had to stay home while Boo got to go to a baseball game with grammy and papa. THE ENTIRE FIVE HOURS were spent randomly asking about him and confirming he would be coming home.
The next time mommy and Bubbi had a girls day while Boo and daddy had a boys day. We're enjoying lunch and all she can do is confirm that we'll see Boo when we go home.

Six more times, same situations. You get the point. And beyond asking for him, she acts completely different. In some aspects, she's great. She listens and behaves like a freaking ANGEL (I know...Bubbi an angel?). In other aspects, not so great. She is a shy, timid little flower. That's fine and all if a kid is a shy, timid flower...Bubbi is not and never has been. Without him she looses her self esteem or something. It is really quite sad to watch.

So as preschool begins, so does a new era for Bubbi...the ditched Irish twin. This is a good thing for her, it is just going to be a very defining period in her little life thus far....and mommy's....and Boo's. I hate change.

Bubbi's Closet: AFFORDABLE Petti romper

2011-07-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

If you haven't seen a petti romper yet, you haven't lived! Lol - just kidding, but they are really stinkin cute.

Here is Bubbi in her pink one (she also has an aqua one).

Ok now let's talk price. You know I'm cheap. Most boutiques and boutique websites are listing these babies for over $40....OVER $40!! HELL NO!

Dollar Daisies has, from what I can tell, the EXACT same ones for.....are you ready....$8. That's right people, only $8. Like I said, in the photos online it would appear they are all coming from the same manufacturer. Mine, from Dollar Daisies, came with no label inside. I'm assuming that is so any seller can add their own (and jack up the price).

So, yes, my daughter looks like a freaking baby super model and no, I didn't spend an arm and a leg for her latest outfit. Happy shopping!

Just Call CPS: Unknown Amounts of Unknown Pills

2011-07-23T14:09:00.000-07:00

Frst of all, sorry for my abesense. Family drama has brought me to and from Arizon (a two hour flight costing just over $600 round trip when bought last minute) TWICE in the past week.

Anywho, as my life has been too insane to even blog lately, it hasn't got any less, well, exciting and f-ing dramatic.

So I'm on the phone fighting with my husband (yay) and Bubbi is in my master bathroom in my site...ok, well I wasn't staring at her but I could see her if I actually pointed my eyes in her direction. My house is pretty darn baby proof because I can't be a hawk (be it having two young kids or my failure as a mother...your call).

Bubbi was right next to an "empty" suitcase that I had emptied myself. I borrowed it from my mother.

Scream! I run over and Bubbi is screaming and spitting out white stuff.

"What did you eat!?!?!?!"
Bubbi runs over and hands me two pieces of a slightly chewed up pill. I scream for my mom and she runs downstairs. I run for the phone and the fridge to call Poison Control (though at this point I really should memorize the number or just add it to speed dial). MOTHER F-ER MAGNET IS GONE!

Ok, stay calm. I get the number off the Internet and call. I tell them what I know, which isn't much.

"Yes...she's 2...um, my mom says she thinks the pill she spit out was Paxil....ok, good to know Paxil isn't bad...what else? Not sure they would be my mom's....MOM! What else could have been in there!??"

My mom walks up with two more pills she found loose in the suitcase. Heart meds. I tell the lady on the phone and tell her my mom has a long list of what else could have been in there. She says get to the closest ER so I run to find my keys.

GONE. No keys because I have no car. Let a friend borrow it.

F ME! Have to call said husband I was just on the phone arguing with. He shows up in minutes (piiiiiissed off). We head to the ER.

After four hours of observation, it turns out she didn't eat anything and the pill she did slightly chew was indeed "harmless" Paxil. Awesome.

Bubbi was a champ getting her vitals checked every thirty minutes until 10 pm.

We started to get bored. She was obviously fine, but we were not leaving until the doctor was sure she was ok.

Now getting really bored...playing with the foam hand sanitizer....

The last thirty minutes before they let us go, we wandered the halls to stop her from bouncing off the walls. Here she found an almost dead beetle. Very exciting.

Uprinting Winner Is...

2011-07-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

Number 15 - nataliefeuerstein@gmail.com!

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Wordless Wednesday: Poop in my dryer

2011-07-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

Yup. That is a ball of poop in my dryer...with my "clean" clothes. Yes, it must have come out of one of the kids pockets or something. Baked in poop smell = not cool.

Hedgehog Studio: Lemonade Stand Giveaway

2011-07-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

Hedgehog Studio does amazing party print work for an amazing value (you all know I'm cheap and this place is affordable and does great work). They have a gorgeous vintage flair and showcased it beautifully in their latest photo session titled "Lemonade Stand" as seen below. Be sure and check them out of Etsy and Facebook. And scroll down for some giveaway info...

What's more is they are currently having a Giveaway at A Voice for My Children!! Go check it out here http://avoiceformychildren.blogspot.com/2011/07/lemonade-stand-kit-giveaway.html?showComment=1310049728555#c4098909180004764950!!

Love my boobs!

2011-07-06T07:43:00.000-07:00

My kids saw my friend breastfeed sans Hooter Hider about a month ago. Ever since then, their interest in my boobs has increased tenfold.

Not being a huge fan of being molested by my two and three year olds, I've been telling them, "Please don't touch my body. My body is private".

Great start. Then one day I got super irritated because Bubbi wouldn't lay off my tits, so I told her, "Play with your own boobs!"

Opps. Not so smart, mommy.

Now her favorite thing to do is pull out the neck of her shirt, reach down to pinch her boob (ok, nipple) and say, "LOVE MY BOOB!!"

Lordy. Really?

Giveaway: 250 Personalized Stickers from UPrinting

2011-07-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

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They have everything from canvas prints and calendars to sheet labels and business cards! They also have some super cute event tickets that would have been perfect for the All-Sport baby shower I through in May.

Be sure and check them out! They have a great free sample and free product review policies as well as 24 hour phone support (because as we know, we can never do stuff like this when the kids are up).

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Mickey and Minnie Party

2011-07-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

As the kids turned two and three only one day apart, a perfect twin boy/girl party was a necessity. What better than a traditional red and black Mickey and Minnie party?

Then main goal of this party was an amazing treat table and sticking to a tight budget! By doing as much as I could myself, I was able to keep the cost down and throw a nice party!

OVERVIEW

PLAYERS

The two cutest kids around...Bubbi and Boo!

and mommy and daddy

(and of course 80 more of our closest friends and family...yes I'm insane).

TREAT TABLE

Mickey Mouse Cake

Minnie Mouse Cake

I made the cakes myself...even made my own marshmallow fondant from this amazingly easy and yummy recipe!

I had originally planned on making Mickey and Minnie cupcake pics with these cute cutouts I ordered from Jacquelines Paper. I then changed the cupcakes to chocolate frosting and mini Oreo's for ears. Did I waste the cutouts!? No way! I put them on top of the cake pops to add some flare.

I covered tootsie pops with cut squares of black tissue paper and add some red bling I bought from Michael's. Then I cut some Styrofoam to fit the Mickey basket (amazingly lucky Goodwill find) and shoved the pops in. I tossed some mini marshmallows on top and...wala!

I had an old gold three tiered plate holder so I spray painted it black and bought some cheap plates at the Dollar Tree. I bought some amazingly cute red, white and black mickey sprinkles to add to the chocolate dipped Mickey crispie treats and huge marshmallows.

DECORATIONS (and misc details)

These super cute red and black Minnie clips from Pinkadot Tots were the favors for all the little girls to take home!

Bubbi and Boo looked their best in custom Mickey and Minnie styled shirts from Ollie B Boutique.

I wanted a cute pinata, but I'm too cheap to buy an expensive pinata then spend another $20 to fill the darn thing. Some research and I found a very easy to follow Mickey/Minnie pinata with directions on At Second Street blog.

Vendor Credits:
– Party Styling & Planning: Me
– Invitations: Evite
– Mickey/Minnie Heads and Scalloped Circle Cutouts: Jacquelines Paper
– Other Printables: Me
– Cupcake Stand: Target
– Cake Stands: Target
– Fruit Cups, Paper Straws: Shop Sweet Lulu
– Cakes: Me
– Mickey Rice Crispie Heads: Me
– Chocolate Dipped Pretzels and Marshmallows: Me
– Mickey Rice Crispie Heads: Me
– Cake Pops: Me (ok, mostly Natasha)
– Mickey Sprinkles and Polka Dot Balloons: EBay
– Mickey Baskets: Goodwill find!
– Girl Favors/Minnie Hair Clips: Pinkadot Tots
– Boy Favors/Mickey Applique Ties and Parent Appliques: Tater Puddin
– Photography and Editing: Jenna Connor Photography
– Birthday Shirts: Ollie B Boutique
– Bubbi's Skirt: Dollar Daisies
– Ribbon, Favor Bags and Tissue Paper: Wrapped All Up
– Red Plastic Plates and Balloon Bases: Dollar Tree
– Cookies: Cookies By Design
– Pinata Inspiration and Directions: At Second Street
– Other Inspirations: Heavenly Blooms
– Mickey Cookie Cutter: Disney Store

Linky: http://www.blog.birdsparty.com/2011/07/happy-4th-july-link-party.html

Postpartum Orgasm

2011-07-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

OUCH! That's all I can say....

After Boo was born I had no pain with orgasm. It can mostly be assumed because I didn't have any!!! Edward Scissor Head tore me terribly and the conception of Bubbi over two months later was just barely tolerable.

Fast forward to Bubbi. No tears!!! Though I secretly hoped she wouldn't, my OB approved sex at the standard six weeks.

Eventually I enjoyed sex again (crazy, huh? two babies later...) and inevitably, had an orgasm.

HOLY CRAP! Why am I having advanced labor sized contractions!!?!

Every time I had a good time I was literally doubled over in pain for five to ten minutes. Every. Time.

Like several other post-pregnancy issues, this too passed. But holy crap, no one told me about this!! And it really sucked....so FYI.

Wordless Wednesday: Bubbi and Boo...the beginning

2011-06-29T06:47:00.000-07:00

Diary of a Neurotic Mom: Coffee crack whore

2011-06-28T08:13:00.000-07:00

I woke up this am and drank my coffee like every other day. However, we were out of my usual breakfast item...a banana (no, that's not all I eat for breakfast...just a starter until my mojo is going).

So about an hour later I am in FULL CRACK HEAD MODE! But really, it was awesome!

I vacuumed the downstairs and the stairs, I mopped three times (yes, neurotic - twice with pinesol and then once with water to get the nasty smelling pinesol up - bought the wrong sent last time), magic erasered the pantry door, cut and organized a butt load of coupons (and yes, I am getting into extreme couponing - rock out with your cock out ladies!) and still had some steam left in me to take care of the kids.

Here's the nasty sink water...why the HELL are my floors so gross even

though I mop two to three times a week?!?!?

And here's Bubbi crawling. She no longer walks, even on the carpet, when I mopping. She falls and slips too much (even with shoes on).

But then the inevitable happened. The crash.

I was a bitch to the kids.

I was sweaty and sticky as it was noon and I still hadn't taken a shower and had been psycho cleaning for several hours.

The kids flipped out and turned into froathy mouthed heathens as I'd forgotten to feed them lunch in my crack whore coffee high.

It was over. My high was over....and my house? F-ING TRASHED!!! While I was so busy deep cleaning the kids were busy tornadoing around dumping toys and spreading coupon paper scraps while dripping their snack, watermelon, all over my clean floors.

Hmmm. Not sure I'll be doing that again anytime soon.

I haven't been blogging because I've been...

2011-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:00

EXTREME COUPONING!

I'm totally addicted and I'm getting good already. I'd go into details, but I've got no tips of my own to share so I'll tell you where I learned!

Here is the easiest site to start with: www.couponmom.com

Use the "Grocery Deals By State" tab and be amazed. You'll quickly learn to save alllll coupons as lots of stuff can be free! Yes, I prefer to wipe my ass with Quilted Northern, but I am not too cool or rich to wipe my butt for free!

Here are a few other great sites that I use....so get to saving!

http://thekrazycouponlady.com/

http://www.coupons.com/

http://www.supercouponlady.com/

http://bucktownbargains.com/

and....FACEBOOK! Dude, you can get seriously amazing free sh*t and great coupons on most company's facebook pages!

Ok, that's enough for now. I'll brag later....

Random Rants: The skinny gym mom with fat kids

2011-06-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has ever seen a healthy, slender mother in her gym clothes with two overweight kids eating chips as they waddle past.

WTF? Why would you take care of yourself and not teach your kids to do the same??

Well, it started to happen to me!!! Why? Because it is easy! No, my kids aren't fat or anything close. They are actually both on the smaller side, to a concerning point with Layla at one time. No, I don't starve them. They eat more than all of their friends...ok this isn't the point!

So I left the gym still in my workout clothes and took the kids straight to the donut shop to reward them for not crying at the gym's daycare (terrible I know). As we were walking out of the donut shop the image hit me...I was the gym mom walking around with food-rewarded kids eating donuts! How did this happen? Well, the kids did so well at the gym when I told them they'd get a donut if they behaved.

BAD MOMMY! FOOD IS NOT A REWARD!

My Morning: Pukers

2011-06-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my absence, but I've been busy being mommy...in all its glory.

Two nights ago I fell asleep early on the couch. About 30 minutes after I moved to the bedroom, MOTHER F-ING DOG barks like mad and wakes me up. It is about 11 pm...and I can't freaking fall back asleep until about 1am.

3 am: Boo opens his bedroom door and screams, "I PUKED!" Ugg! I go in there and it is only on his little blankie. I removed the blankie, hug the kid and he goes right back down. Sweet for what happened!

3:10am: As I leave Boo's room I hear Bubbi crying. He must have woken her up when he felt he needed to open to door (I have a monitor in his room) and scream that he puked. I rock Bubbi for a few seconds and go downstairs.

3:45am: I am finally amost back asleep when Boo opens his door and screams, "I PUKED AGAIN!!!!" WTF? I thought maybe he gagged himself on something the first time, but now poor Boo must be sick. Oh yeah, and he had nasty diarrhea the day before.

4:05am: Boo's sheets and diarrhea filled night diaper are changed and I'm finally crawling into bed...the I hear Bubbi squawk over the monitor. My thought? Sorry Bub, but you're just being needy! So I let her cry.

4:45am: Boo shouts, "I PUKED AGAAAAAAAIN!!!" Awesome! I run up and strip his bed. I'm all out of waterproof mattress pads so I pack him up and move him to the couch.

5:00am: Boo is watching TV and I'm on my own couch half asleep. Cue Bubbi crying. WTF? She is really this thrown off? She never wakes until at least 7am and she usually goes right back down on her if she does.

5:05am: Bubbi's officially screaming. I go up there and....she puke allllll over her bed, herself, lovies etc. Holy crap did she puke just now or last time she cried? I am SUCH a bad mom!!!

5:25am: Bubbi is cleaned off (well enough for 5 in the morning), three sets of bedding are in the laundry machine with two pillows and a stuffed animal in line behind them. Boo's face says it all and he pukes all over the floor.

Insert a few hours of puking and pooping....

11:00am: I'm standing with Bubbi next to me and I feel something dripping on my foot. I look down and, yup, diarrhea pouring from her diaper...onto my foot.

You get the point. My morning and entire day SUCKED! Hoping this shit (pun intended) is over.

Using you tube to raise your kids

2011-06-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

Kids love to learn new things, but as parents we don't always have the time, money or simply access to things our kids our interested in.

Last year Boo was super into cows and the fact that milk came from them. Did I schedule a play date at a dairy? No. I found an awesome video on you tube of cows being milked! He and Bubbi loved it! If only I'd thought to watch it first myself...flipping farmers were cussing like crazy.

A friend of mine's little boy loves garbage trucks. One morning he heard the truck outside but didn't make it out in time to see some good action. Dude was devastated! What did his mommy do? You tube! We was stocked to watch garbage trucks pick up garbage...and he got a really good view.

You can also use you tube to introduce new activities. My son is going to a real baseball game today. He's never been so I wanted to introduce him to what it would look like (the huge stadium, the crowds etc)...so I pulled up you tube! Now he has a true understanding of what he's going to be experiencing today.

I encourage you to use you tube to your advantage when it comes to your kids! Just don't forget to watch the video first. Bad words is probably the best situation you can stumble upon with it.

Random Rants: Don't put your vag on that

2011-06-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

I'm not a crazy OCD hand washing germaphobe (oh believe me, I have my issues).

That being said, several super nasty older ladies at the gym have been grossing me out!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, fine. Stand there in all your naked, old lady glory right at the locker room entrance. I'm not totally into being greeted by your large, saggy, wrinkly butt...but this is America so whatev.

Walk around barefoot from the locker to the steam room to the shower. Nasty yes, but that's your problem.

Ok. Here's where they cross the line.

SIT BARE ASS NAKED ON THE BENCH?!?! HELLLLO!?!? WTF? I don't want your vagina fluids and hairs (because lord knows these naked females have serious hair down there) on the bottom of my gym bag or whatever else I might place on that bench! HOLY NASTY!!!

Do it...call me a bad mom

2011-06-16T07:09:00.000-07:00

We all reach our limits and do things we aren't proud of. In a social setting, you would probably call me a bad mom for some or all of the following. At home on your computer, you're smiling because you've done it too.

~ My kids or myself have dropped food on the floor and one (or both) of the kids drop to their knees and start to eat it off the floor with no hands like dogs. I don't always stop them. They are getting fed and my floor is getting cleaned without the vacuum. Win-win...until they do it in public.

~ Yelled at them for something that is your fault. This one actually hurts me, but I've done it. I yelled at Bubbi the other day for ripping up and old family photo that my stupid butt left within her reach. She cried. I felt like crap.

~ More food on the floor. Its snack time right before nap and I'm trying to load the dishwasher, unpack the groceries and switch the laundry at the same time. I grab a handful of crackers and quite literally toss them towards the kids on the floor (I know - this one is pretty bad).

~ If I'm just done with life I give my kids junk food to entertain them while I sit quietly and allow my brain to flat line.

~ Falling is pure slapstick comedy. I laugh when my kids get hurt if its comical. Just last night Boo ate it running to me and I just died laughing (trying not to of course) while he sobbed in my arms.

~ AND...while at Starbucks the other day, I told my kids they couldn't eat their cake pops until they ate their McDonald's. OMG really? They can't have some crap until the finish their other crap? As I said it the barista and I laughed at the irony....or she was laughing at what a bad mom I am. Hey, we don't eat McD's and cake pops everyday, ok!

Public Apology

2011-06-15T07:42:00.000-07:00

I recently read an awesome post over at Holly's House titled "Too Many Kids?" She has four kids and gets many lame, hurtful and annoying questions (you must read it - http://www.notaperfectmomsblog.com/2011/06/too-many-kids.html)

I'm so guilty, sooo guilty of disapproving looks and degrading questions when people have more than two kids. I once asked a mommy friend who was pregnant with her third what made her decide to have a third (knowing, just knowing she would say this pregnancy was an unplanned accident). Her response? She wanted FOUR!

Four!!! Four? Wow. I can barely hang with two. I have two and that's enough for me, but four!? You would have to put me in the loony bin because I am halfway there already with two!

Holly put very well into words what I was feeling but not able to describe. I am maxed out at two. Other people, maxed at one or five or ten. Everyone is different.

Who the hell am I to judge others on how many kids they want? Lots of people think I'm off my rocker for having two so close, only 12 months apart, and I think they can kiss my ass on occasion (sometimes I'm all world-peace and brush off rude comments to "everyone is different"...today they can kiss my ass).

So ladies, watch your mouth and shocked looks when super moms with a brood of kids is near. Just cause you can't hang doesn't mean they don't know how to prevent pregnancy.

Wordless Wednesday: Like daddy

2011-06-15T07:16:00.000-07:00

This picture is almost two years old (Boo was only 15 mo old), but I still love it. At a vacation rental in San Diego...

$1 kid movies at your local theaters?

2011-06-13T07:35:00.000-07:00

Last summer they were free, but this summer they are $1...check your local Regal, United Artists or Edwards theaters for cheap kids movies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10am. Here's the schedule!

6/7-6/8 (10am)

RAMONA & BEEZUS

SHREK FOREVER AFTER

6/14-6/15 (10am)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN

6/21-6/22 (10am)

KUNG FU PANDA

MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY

6/28-6/29 (10am)

DESPICABLE ME

PIRATES WHO DON'T DO ANYTHING

7/5-7/6 (10am)

ALPHA AND OMEGA

DOOGAL

7/12-7/13 (10am)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

TALE OF DESPEREAUX

7/19-7/20 (10am)

CHARLOTTE'S WEB

MARMADUKE

7/26-7/27 (10am)

NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS

WALLACE AND GROMIT

8/2-8/3 (10am)

JIMMY NEUTRON

KARATE KID