Thank you Mom

 I remember the game.

I remember a blue Bambi blanket.

And I remember a blue bowl with fudge in it.

I am not quite sure what I was doing before Mom came in the room. I do know I was with my sisters. Mom walked into the room with a big blue Bambi blanket. She spread it out all over the floor.

She told us to get on it. We did.

"This is a boat. Do not get off the boat. No matter what. Or the sharks will get you."

I rememeber thinking what a fun game this was going to be. I am sure somewhere in the staying I fell asleep, all part of her master plan, I am sure.

The next thing I remember was waking up to my mom mixinf fudge in a blue metal bowl.

Such an odd, random memory. What can we learn from it?

If you are a tired, probably pregnant mother, just lay out a blanket and make it into a game. And when you wake up, it's okay to have chocolate.

Now that is sure to make a lasting memory. It did for me.

most challenging about blogging

memorable first date

He buried the revolver

Brian stole a gun from the neighbor. It was loaded. He then hid it in his backyard.

One day he was roaming with his dog and found a rattlesnake. He trapped it with rocks and went to get the gun. He shot the snake, buried the gun,

lovely!

Getting kids dressed? Cooking dinner? Bed time? Create a video that describes the most difficult part of the day for you.

What is something you could stand to learn from your significant other?

things you want to do this summer (with or without the kids!)

Write a poem inspired by a picture you took last week. Share both!

Unsolicited Advice

List 10 things you wish you could say to strangers who share unsolicited advice about your parenting skills.

Circle of life...cut short

The time Hubs killed his lizard with a bee bee gun.

Seven wonders/

I don't even know what they are to be honest. I know a few of them,but....who decided that they were wonders.

I have a few natural wonder  of my own. Actually I am sure they are shared by most if not all parents.

1. How can children walk on rocks like it is cotton? I take one step and am crying....out loud.

2. Why, even when you keep them up a little later than normal will children still wake up at the crack of dawn?

3.

You know you are raising boys when... (pictures!!)

They think the hole under the trampoline is funner than the trampoline.

They get really excited about poking out the eyes of a catfish.

The toy weapon box is over flowing

It's all a blurr

I really don't get the hype with 3D movies.

I mean, yeah, they gross a lot of money. But that's because they charge a lot of money.

And it's not like the picture feels like it is right in front of you. If I am going to pay that much for 3D, I want to feel like I am there. Like REALLY there. As in...the bullet just grazed my ear there.

Apparently I am not the only one. On our trip to the dollar theatre that cost more than a dollar because the NORMAL viewing was sold out (see Tues post) we had to go 3D.

Briggy, my two year old prefered to watch with his glasses on his head. On top of his head. Maybe he has blurred vision thus the picture looks normal to him. Maybe he was born with 3D already installed in his little eyes. But he didn't like the glasses.

He kept putting them on his head.

I'm glad someone else agrees with me.

fashion rule that you either break or enforce.

I don't wear heals.  High heals.

I used to wear pumps. But since being pregnant with my first, I really have had no desire to. At all.

I wish I did. There are a lot of cute shoes out there. And who knows, maybe when I get to the point in my life when I am no longer carrying children, I will change my mind. But I don't.

Some of those things look like they hurt.

They hurt your toes, they hurt your calfs, and possibly the arch in your foot.

I'm just saying.

Write about a time you were scolded...as an adult

Share a Summer Camp memory.

Have you ever seen a snipe?

They are little.

They are furry.

They only come out at night

And the love noise. Lots and lots of it.

I remember going snipe hunting my first year at girls camp. All the older girls talked and talked about it. I was a little skeptical because on all the camping trips my family had taken, Snipes were never mentioned.

If Social Media died tomorrow, describe another hobby you might get into.

Maybe selling security home systems. Those people always seem so happy.

or maybe I would

I am the type of friend....

If I wasn't a mom I would be....

something that always brings a smile to your face

What was your first real job?

Which of the seven natural wonders of the world would you most like to see?

what have you probably spent more time pondering than anything else

family camping

Do you and your family enjoy camping? What do you enjoy most/like the least when it comes to family camping? When was the last time you camped?

what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?

The many uses of Gum!

Mom. You smell like duck poop. Ummm not me.

Kobe caught a fish. Brody has the fin to prove it

Rain rain.

Not sure my kids will know what to do when they get into a real pool We spent the last week and a half swimming in hot tubs. What the????

Did you bring the whole preschool? (CA '11)

Share a favorite piece of common sense advice.