Curly Girl's Day Out

We are trying a new thing where we take one child out for a day with just mom and dad. We can only choose one child a month because of the cost of a sitter for the other for. With this schedule, each child will get a turn 3 times a year, not too bad.

First up was CG. She chose a day at the local children's museum and to go to the local Super Store to spend her birthday money on a scooter. We also splurged and had small treats from Sonic. Curly was also allowed to choose dinner that night. She chose spaghetti. I had just made 3 jars of spaghetti sauce, so it was perfect.

CG petting the corn snake - named - Corny. Her best pal, Windy the Turtle was outside, and the outside was closed that day.


Notice the tongue - LOL

A rare picture of me, with CG.

CG with her Daddy.

All in all, it was a wonderful day. Fun was had by all, even those who stayed home with the sitter.

Motivated Moms

If you are anything like me, you house is messy. If you have kids you want to spend time with them rather than clean. That is my excuse and I am sticking with it!

Well I discovered Motivated Moms. It is a yahoo group by the same name, also a book. If you join the group you get a email daily telling you what chores to do. Every day you will see an email like this:

Daily Chores: __ Make beds __ Feed pets __ Prepare breakfast __ Load / Run / Empty dishwasher __ Sweep kitchen & entryway __ Clean kitchen sink __ Clear kitchen clutter & wipe down counters __ Plan / Cook dinner __ Wipe out bathroom sinks __ Empty trash __ Do laundry __ Read to children __ Exercise __ Quiet time __ Take vitamins/medication __ Prepare tomorrow's clothing

You will also receive an separate email that tells you to do the specific chores for that day. Ex: one day it will be to change the sheets and wash them.

I am hoping this helps my housekeeping :)

Getting OLD!

Yep at the ripe old age of 34, I have officially started peri-menopause. I suspected for awhile now, and was comfirmed yesterday. Let the "old lady" jokes start :)

A funny memory

I was talk with teen tonight and remembered this story....

When I was hugely pregnant with the twins, McDonald's has their 39 cent ice cream cones. So, of course, I had one every night after bedtime for the girls. This was after Curly Girl weaned (1 month before delivery of the twins) since we she was allergic to cow's milk.

Anyway, I digress. One night I went to McD's and bought a cone for me and one for dad. Picture, huge pregnant woman driving one-handed, holding 2 cones in the other hand. As I rolled out of the Suburban, one of the ice cream cones fell. Luckily, I caught it, with my BELLY.

This is one of my fave twin pregnancy memories.