Mother of the Year...I'm Not

A little while ago I was on the phone when Simon stole all of the aliens Grace was playing with. Grace begins screaming. Simon begins laughing. I can't hear. I scoop up Simon and put him on time out.

I finish the phone call. I check my emails. I start folding laundry.

Grace is playing on the floor with her little green men. All is well.

But where is Simon? He sure is being quiet. I wonder what he's up to.

OH, that's right. HE'S STILL ON TIME OUT!!!

I apologize. He forgives me.

Now both of my children are watching a NASCAR race on TV. NASCAR! And this is after we came home from buying sodas at the gas station in our pajamas! What are we? Hillbillies?!? You might as well just knock one of my teeth out and call me Cleatis.

Like I said before I ain't gonna never be no mother of the year.

Lent Dilemma

My brother and I were reading up on Lent today.

Seems there are differences of opinion as to when Lent "ends". If the information we read was correct, then the two main camps are #1. Western society who stops their observance of Lent this Thursday at 3:00pm or #2. The orthodox observer who waits until Saturday at 3:00pm to end their observance.

So (being as I'm not even Catholic) when should I end my Lent observance and get my first afternoon Dr. Pepper in over 40 days?

In all the years I've participated in Lent I've always thought Lent "ended" on Easter Sunday. Apparently I've always been wrong (no big surprise there). So which route do I take ? I'm thinking that I should go orthodox. What do you think?

PS: I really do love Lent, like a lot. If you've never participated in it before try it next year. It's worth the experience.

Meat

We just had the TV on and a Sizzler commercial came on advertising their steak and salad bar special. After the commercial ended Gracie sighs and whispers "OOOOOO MEAT!"

She and Simon are now watching Sesame Street. Ah, good old public television with no commercials. (I don't think I can handle any more freaky deaky meat moments today.)

Lent Will Never End

It's 1:45 and I have to go clean the basement. I'm tired and cranky and what would really make me happy---a big, fat, ice, cold, savory, Dr.Pepper is off limits due to my stupid Lent resolution!

AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Will Easter ever come?

McGyver

I just fixed my sewing machine using only a penny, a tooth pick, and my hair dryer.

You can just call me freaking McGyver.

Oh, How I Love Zach

This weekend Zach gave me his old IPOD and showed me how to load it up.

It is EXCELLENT!!!

I didn't have much time to select songs before our race (more on the race later). But what I did choose was EXCELLENT.

And what did I choose? The Baha Men, The Charlie Daniels Band (The Devil Went Down to Georgia), Black Eyed Peas, The Beastie Boys, the "Gangsta's Paradise" song, some Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin's "Respect", etc...

It is a total liZ list and the best part was there wasn't an Afterglow or an Osmond to be found.

Now I'm dying to have more time to add to and refine my running list.

Oh, Zach, third brother of mine, thank you for giving me the joy of your old IPOD. As I am slogging along on the treadmill I will be forever grateful for this gift.

PS---If any of you don't like my running list that's fine, you can't borrow my IPOD anyway. That baby is all mine. And did I mention that it's EXCELLENT?

My Daughter's Taste in Men

When Simon was younger we bought him a cool set of Disney's Robin Hood stuffed characters. I loved the set. He didn't and he didn't play with them.

We found them again recently while going through old toy bins. Gracie found one in particular that she just loves. She picked him right out and from that moment on they've been inseparable. She takes him for walks in her stroller and even puts him in bed with her at night. She loves him.

And all this love has me concerned for the future. See, she didn't choose Robin, Little Jon, or even Sir Hiss. Her one and only true love is Prince John. (The measly, weaselly, slobberin', grovelin' Prince John that Phony King of England.) If this is her choice now heaven help us when she gets older.