One of the things that has changed for me since our family has grown is that very few people invite us over to thier homes. Most people play it off that it would be "easier" for me if they came to my house. Sometimes I get tired of having people here but I suppose it is easier for THEM. I think I believe I know why now. On Thanksgiving one of my kids drew on my Uncle's dining room table with permanent magic marker. I did get most of it off. Oh and Violet bit their dog. Unfortunately they don't get the privledge of not inviting me back since I am family but I am now standing behind the others that don't ask us over. You are all correct in your assumption that it is easier for me (I mean you).
Things that have changed but not really:
None of us like to grocery shop..until you have kids and then you like it if you get to go alone. If not, you still hate it.
Getting the oil changed...the perk used to be the vacuum and window washing. Now it is the kind people at Jiffy Lube that let me sit in the car with my kids while they change my oil. Their perk: one less car to vacuum and do the windows.
Going to the doctors...the long wait in the office always sucks but now it is a nice relaxing wait with a book while you have no kids with you.
The only thing I may never get used to is the never ending laundry.
Let's not forget that every time I make plans to do something for me that one of the kids has an event that keeps me too busy for me or someone gets sick. Well this weekend come hell or high water I am going on a pub crawl with grown ups and a hand breast pump. wtf!!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Charlotte strikes again
I often get asked for parenting advice. It is only natural since I have so many kids that I would be considered an expert in certain areas. However if any of these people came to my house and judged my skills solely on my 3 yr olds behavior noone would ever ask for advice again.
Charlotte is driving me a little crazy. I believe she has more will power than me. I told her she has to give her ninny to Santa or no gifts and she says she doesn't want any presents then. I told her she has to be a big girl and start sleeping in her own bed so Daddy has his bed back and she told me she would just sleep on my side with me. Charlotte is an only child in her mind.
I really am glad that I am friends with most of the parents that allow their children to play with mine (especially Aaron's friend Ian who sees it all). Ian came to the back door the other day to tell me Char had taken off her pants and was peeing in the yard. 5 mins later he was back to tell me she was asking them loudly "who wants a booby sandwich?" ( the breastfeeding thing is fascinating her). She was also breastfeeding her babydoll before church Saturday evening.
Char locked Joey out while he was cooking on the grill and he had to walk around the house in his bare feet (it was cold and wet that night) to get in throught the front door. Not the first time for this. One time she locked my bff Lori out of her house while she was babysitting her.
Oh and lets not forget that she called Ian (here we go again) a dumbass for not trading lollipops with her.
BTW.. this all occurred with the last week...
At the end of the day when I am overcome by exhaustion I would like everyone to know that it is not caused by the amount of kids that live here but by the antics of an off the hook 3 yr old.(and a moody 9 yr old but that is another post). One thing is for sure... it is never boring in the Golden House.
Charlotte is driving me a little crazy. I believe she has more will power than me. I told her she has to give her ninny to Santa or no gifts and she says she doesn't want any presents then. I told her she has to be a big girl and start sleeping in her own bed so Daddy has his bed back and she told me she would just sleep on my side with me. Charlotte is an only child in her mind.
I really am glad that I am friends with most of the parents that allow their children to play with mine (especially Aaron's friend Ian who sees it all). Ian came to the back door the other day to tell me Char had taken off her pants and was peeing in the yard. 5 mins later he was back to tell me she was asking them loudly "who wants a booby sandwich?" ( the breastfeeding thing is fascinating her). She was also breastfeeding her babydoll before church Saturday evening.
Char locked Joey out while he was cooking on the grill and he had to walk around the house in his bare feet (it was cold and wet that night) to get in throught the front door. Not the first time for this. One time she locked my bff Lori out of her house while she was babysitting her.
Oh and lets not forget that she called Ian (here we go again) a dumbass for not trading lollipops with her.
BTW.. this all occurred with the last week...
At the end of the day when I am overcome by exhaustion I would like everyone to know that it is not caused by the amount of kids that live here but by the antics of an off the hook 3 yr old.(and a moody 9 yr old but that is another post). One thing is for sure... it is never boring in the Golden House.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Holiday Bliss
When I returned home this evening after a few errands there was Christmas music playing. It made me smile for a minute. Then I started to think of all the stuff that comes with Christmas... all the money spent on things that noone really needs and all the decorating. I do like the decorations but I wish someone else would take them all down afterwards.
My kids are super excited that Chippy (elf on the shelf) will come out on Thanksgiving. I would like to personally thank the dumbass that came up with elf on the shelf. I am sure they are laughing all the way to the bank as people everywhere dig through their boxes of Christmas items on Thanksgiving night to locate the little elf only to hide him somewhere for the kids to find. I have a great idea... I think Chippy will be hiding in the Christmas boxes and my kids can go find him (if they can). I must remember next year where Chippy resides for the 11 months that he is not playing with my children.
I took time to take myself to the doctors to find out why I have had a sexy throaty voice for the last year. After being unable to convince him that it doesnt hurt and yes it is constantly like this he prescribed me a steroid and said I should be feeling better in a week. I guess he didn't hear me when I said I feel fine. And obviously he didn't look at the size of my ass when he prescribed me a steroid. Well that prescription went in the trash and next week I guess he will be amazed that I am feeling better but still sound like this.
Maybe if Chippy had taken the steroid he would be big enough to get out of the rubber tote he resides in by himself and my doctor visit wouldn't have been such a waste of time.
My kids are super excited that Chippy (elf on the shelf) will come out on Thanksgiving. I would like to personally thank the dumbass that came up with elf on the shelf. I am sure they are laughing all the way to the bank as people everywhere dig through their boxes of Christmas items on Thanksgiving night to locate the little elf only to hide him somewhere for the kids to find. I have a great idea... I think Chippy will be hiding in the Christmas boxes and my kids can go find him (if they can). I must remember next year where Chippy resides for the 11 months that he is not playing with my children.
I took time to take myself to the doctors to find out why I have had a sexy throaty voice for the last year. After being unable to convince him that it doesnt hurt and yes it is constantly like this he prescribed me a steroid and said I should be feeling better in a week. I guess he didn't hear me when I said I feel fine. And obviously he didn't look at the size of my ass when he prescribed me a steroid. Well that prescription went in the trash and next week I guess he will be amazed that I am feeling better but still sound like this.
Maybe if Chippy had taken the steroid he would be big enough to get out of the rubber tote he resides in by himself and my doctor visit wouldn't have been such a waste of time.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
My new life
I discovered a new talent I possess today...I can wipe a 3yr old butt as I stop a 20 month old from unrolling a whole roll of toilet paper while I am breastfeeding a 2month old. I believe this is super hero powers.
I also discovered that it is a bad idea to set the little ones up with playdoh so I could get some things done. This just ended with me having more things to do. Holy Mess!
I am embracing my new role as full time mom and very part time hair stylist. I will admit that I am not as organized as I would like to be and days go by quickly. Just to make sure I don't get bored I thought I should add a puppy to the mix. We picked our new dog very scientifically though. We put Violet down on the ground and whichever puppy didn't eat her was the one we chose. Seriously, we actually picked the scruffiest one in the bunch but he is a good fit. He takes the abuse well from the kids and he even now is barking at Joey's icecream. Everyone that lives here loves icecream so he must have been made for us, He may pee in the house forever since I really don't have time to train a dog but what the hell... nothing else in this house is very well trained. Joey named the dog. Of course his name is Dallas. I have caught a lot of crap over letting him name our black dog (who should obviously be named Raven). However I have to say that he lives with 5 women now as well as a cat named Cupcake and we did get a cock a poo which isn't so manly so I thought he deserved something.
I will add that now that our clan has grown to number 6 people no longer are asking If I am done. The question now is "when is the next one?" Really.. how about just "Congrats on the new baby!"
On a sad note.. May my dear grandfather rest in peace until one day when I see him again. He was the only father I ever knew as a child and I couldn't have asked for a better one. Earl the Pearl was one of a kind!
I also discovered that it is a bad idea to set the little ones up with playdoh so I could get some things done. This just ended with me having more things to do. Holy Mess!
I am embracing my new role as full time mom and very part time hair stylist. I will admit that I am not as organized as I would like to be and days go by quickly. Just to make sure I don't get bored I thought I should add a puppy to the mix. We picked our new dog very scientifically though. We put Violet down on the ground and whichever puppy didn't eat her was the one we chose. Seriously, we actually picked the scruffiest one in the bunch but he is a good fit. He takes the abuse well from the kids and he even now is barking at Joey's icecream. Everyone that lives here loves icecream so he must have been made for us, He may pee in the house forever since I really don't have time to train a dog but what the hell... nothing else in this house is very well trained. Joey named the dog. Of course his name is Dallas. I have caught a lot of crap over letting him name our black dog (who should obviously be named Raven). However I have to say that he lives with 5 women now as well as a cat named Cupcake and we did get a cock a poo which isn't so manly so I thought he deserved something.
I will add that now that our clan has grown to number 6 people no longer are asking If I am done. The question now is "when is the next one?" Really.. how about just "Congrats on the new baby!"
On a sad note.. May my dear grandfather rest in peace until one day when I see him again. He was the only father I ever knew as a child and I couldn't have asked for a better one. Earl the Pearl was one of a kind!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Say what?
If you believe that one day you will be reunited with your loved ones in heaven it can be comforting in your time of loss. I believe in this wholeheartedly. I also believe you will be reunited with people you hoped to never see again. Everything has a down side. I hope you get to choose who you sit next to up there.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.... We all say this to our kids. It is a principal we like to think we live by but a lot of times all of us suck at this. Well I take it literally and lets just say if I don't speak to you or acknowledge you that is exactly how I want to be treated in return.
Blood is thicker than water.. This is just plain bulllshit. I don't think I need to elaborate. This is definately not a saying that I will be teaching my children.
I guess we all have a choice in how we live our lives. I have done things I am not so proud of and made plenty of bad choices. I think it is all about learning from it to be a better person. This leads to the saying.. Live with no regrets..If only that were true!
The sayings do believe in is.. Until you walk a mile in my shoes... and also...Opinions are like assholes....( I know a few of those)
Go O's...Love to Earl...a truly wonderful, selfless man who I thank for all the things he gave me in life and taught me. I am thankful I had this time with him and wish I had not complained so much about how hard it was because losing him is much harder.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.... We all say this to our kids. It is a principal we like to think we live by but a lot of times all of us suck at this. Well I take it literally and lets just say if I don't speak to you or acknowledge you that is exactly how I want to be treated in return.
Blood is thicker than water.. This is just plain bulllshit. I don't think I need to elaborate. This is definately not a saying that I will be teaching my children.
I guess we all have a choice in how we live our lives. I have done things I am not so proud of and made plenty of bad choices. I think it is all about learning from it to be a better person. This leads to the saying.. Live with no regrets..If only that were true!
The sayings do believe in is.. Until you walk a mile in my shoes... and also...Opinions are like assholes....( I know a few of those)
Go O's...Love to Earl...a truly wonderful, selfless man who I thank for all the things he gave me in life and taught me. I am thankful I had this time with him and wish I had not complained so much about how hard it was because losing him is much harder.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
The Circle of Life
Jillian Anna Golden entered this world on August 28th. She is perfect in every way. I was induced and had a successful epidural. (Thank God). It was a short labor as I was already dilated and she came out crying and fiesty just like a Golden baby.
However since we have been home my dad has taken a turn for the worse. Dementia is an awful disease. It takes your mind and dignity. It is terrible for the care giver as well. I do things I never thought I would do and not without complaint. I do not claim to be a perfect person. This is hard work and I am not liking one minute of it.
My mind goes between being angry and just sadness for the situation. I feel defeated and unable to continue the journey of caregiver but then guilt overcomes me and I am sad that I feel unable to continue because I love him so much.
The hardest part is that the man I called Dad all these years is already gone and there is just a shell there. But without actual death it is impossible to close the book and mourn properly. Tears come often but they are sometimes out of grief and sometimes just out of frustration.
I can tell myself that he can't help his behavior but understanding that in my mind is not always possible.
This is the circle of life... As I care for Jillian as she enters life I also care for Dad as he prepares to exit life. What exactly are the golden years?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
anticipation
Everything about children is unpredictable including when they will be born. This is officially my longest cooked baby since Mitchell. She is probably also the most wanted to come out by all the people in my life. Mitchell wants to meet her before leaving for college Friday and my in laws are here eagerly awaiting her arrival yet knowing they cannot stay too much longer before heading back to take care of their own home.
I have had an easy pregnancy and unlike some of the others I am not chomping at the bit at the thought of labor and delivery. However, I would like to be home for the first day of school so feeling like this show needs to get going.
Everyday in anticipation I shave my legs and make sure my laundry is done and my floors are clean. Geez if this baby stays in too much longer I will need my roots done again. LOL!
On another note today is Char's 3rd bday and also her back to school night. She is growing up so fast. And let me just say the older she gets the more she becomes the boss of this house. Not sure where she gets it from.
I have had an easy pregnancy and unlike some of the others I am not chomping at the bit at the thought of labor and delivery. However, I would like to be home for the first day of school so feeling like this show needs to get going.
Everyday in anticipation I shave my legs and make sure my laundry is done and my floors are clean. Geez if this baby stays in too much longer I will need my roots done again. LOL!
On another note today is Char's 3rd bday and also her back to school night. She is growing up so fast. And let me just say the older she gets the more she becomes the boss of this house. Not sure where she gets it from.
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