Monday after the Superbowl, so I guess I should have something to say about the game....well....it was on and I was in the room but really I just listened to T tell me every single play he thought was awesome while playing Pictureka! with the other kiddos while simultaneously playing Words with Friends on my Nook. Multi tasking extraordinaire? Nah, just a mom.
I did catch some commercials and the halftime show. I enjoyed Madonna's oldies-but-goodies songs and I loved seeing CeeLo and LMFAO but I could have done with out Madonna gyrating all over the stage. I'm pretty sure she's old enough to be my mom. She does look great though...minus the man arms. I am not in love with the new song....at all. To each his own.
I loved the mischievous dog in the Doritos commercial and as always, Volkswagen didn't disappoint. But my fave part of last night was The Voice finally coming back on! It's one of those shows we can all watch together as a family and really enjoy. I could do without Christina Aguilara....she's more annoying than funny when she's trying to be witty and her voice, although amazing, is mostly used to wail parts of songs rather than just sing them. Think Mariah Carey vs. Kelly Clarkson.....both have some powerful lungs but one uses them to see how high or long she can take her notes and the other uses them to belt out amazing songs that you can listen to without holding your ears on the high parts. Do I care if you can crack a wineglass with that voice? Nope.
I already have favorites even though the blind auditions aren't over. How great was Tony Lucca?! Haven't even thought about him since Mickey Mouse Club....which yes, I totally watched when I got home from school. Loved the single dad, too. And the raspy, rock chick that CeeLo snagged was awesome. Can't wait for tonight and the rest of the season for all of us to root on our faves.
Yesterday, it was just the boys and I here in the morning so I finally decided to try out the homemade donuts I've been dying to try. I call them homemade, even though they come from canned biscuits only because I did not drive to the donut shop and get these precious commodities. I found the recipe on Pinterest (but of course)....
They were super easy and turned out amazingly good! I had everything ready to go, until I realized I didn't have a thing to cut the hole in the middle. My handy dandy measuring tablespoon came in to play and made the perfect hole. I used Grand's biscuits only because I had just 1 can of my favorite canned biscuit, Immaculate Baking Co. I ended up using 2 cans of Grand's, even frying up the holes!
My cinnamon mixture looked much darker than the one in the recipe but I used Sugar in the Raw for my sugar and I did use a tad more cinnamon. She was right on with the measurements for butter and heat, and I have a gas stove so I never know if I will need to cook on a lower heat or not. I'm telling you, these things are dangerous and scrumptious, that's the worst kind of danger.
I'm giving a few views.....just because they're worth it. PS: this is Day 20 for Project 365
Oh, yeah....that's what I'm talking about.
Day 21:
This was G's fortune the other day....pretty fitting, I think for a 5 year old to get this fortune.
I truly hope everyone has an amazing week!
I don't know many people that wake up and say, "YES! It's Monday! I've been waiting all stinkin' weekend for this day!" Even as a stay at home mom, who doesn't have to get all gussied up and head out the door to work, I don't look forward to Mondays either. So, I wonder if it has ever been documented that Mondays are the most negative day of the week...the day of the week that we all find the negatives in every moment instead of the positive. I have a feeling it is.
I try so hard to tell my kids to be positive. Especially my daughter, who has the personality to dwell rather than move on and has the ability to find more negative in a situation than any positive. I am not sure how many times a day I encourage them to think more positive and to BE positive, but I truly wonder if they can sense that behind my words.....I dwell on negative too. I worry, ponder, think deeply, and analyze many situations through out my day. When it comes to kids, I want them to think positive, because I am sure that I have enough the negative down for all of us. No practice needed.
My daughter has been bullied most of the year by a girl she's known since pre school. I tried taking the positive route....now I am done. Even after switching classes and having it handled at the school, she still finds ways to make snide remarks to my daughter. Lord, help me, sometimes I wish I was a 4th grader and I could head to school with a handful of smart little comebacks for this little girl. Alas, I can not.So, instead of dwelling on it....I try to make solutions. Of course, I can not "fix" someone else's child and definitely not the parents. But I can teach my daughter right from wrong. I can teach her how to stand up for herself and not be treated like a doormat. I can remove her from any situation as I see fit, like not parking my car anywhere near the girl's mother after school, so that R can walk to the car without hearing her name in the little girl's conversations behind her. I also can not fight every battle but I have found myself what some might consider a "helicopter" mom more times than I would like to count this year. Especially, when it came to threats at my son's junior high. Is it any wonder that I am pretty much done considering sending my youngest son to our public kindergarten this year?
See...all of that negative thinking. So, to repair my thought process I am going to make a list for myself of positive thoughts.
- All 3 of my kids are healthy
- I am married to a man who has watched me grow from an 18 year old girl to a 31 year old wife, woman and mother....and still loves me.
- I have been able to stay at home with my children, albeit a few fun part time jobs to shake things up a bit every few years.
- My children all still love to show me affection.
- My almost 13 year old son still tells me he loves me when he hangs up, even on the athletic bus on the way to games.
- My husband loves me. He truly loves me.
- I love him. Deeply.
- I still have one living grandparent and he is amazing.
- My father had a heart transplant! A heart. Transplant. Miracle!
- I am blessed with family. Biological, step and extended.
- We own a home.
- I can walk.
- I can pray....freely.
- My sister...she's the greatest.
- My mom has taught me so much.
- My youngest son loves to grab me by both sides of my face and kiss me smack on the lips and tell me he loves me.
- My husband is the best father I have ever met. He is involved with the kids in every single way and wouldn't have any other way.
- I have food in my refrigerator and pantry.
- I have heat when I am cold and air conditioning when I'm hot.
- My daughter loves to leave me notes on her whiteboard.
- I can read.
- I have clean water.
- I live in the United States.
- I have health insurance.
There are so many more......but this way when I start drifting into the Sea of Negativity I can come back and look at my list....and maybe even add some more to it.
HAPPY MONDAY! And if you must....fake it til you make it.
It's Monday and it totally feels like one.
I
Can
Not
Get
Motivated
This weekend was wonderful except for my A/C deciding that the fan motor just wasn't kickin' it anymore. So, thanks to B's friend that just happens to do A/C work on the side...we have been rigged up all weekend with it mostly working. This afternoon when they get off work, it will truly be fixed and all will be right with the world. (yeah, right) Had a great time this weekend though on a date night....you know that's when you find a babysitter and head out with your spouse.....preferably to have a adult beverage with some fun friends. We are lucky enough to have a great place that just opened up the road. I didn't go to bed until around 2 am and my body didn't know how to react to that. Luckily the kids were staying the night off and we were able to sleep in.
Today I have accomplished a few things...I put in a load of laundry, put dinner in the crock pot and ran to the insurance guy's office to sign forms he did wrong the first time. I also made some fantabulous S'mores Cookies....
R made her own lunch and it was a towering work of art......
So, here's to Monday and hoping everyone can make it through the day. I am contemplating how I could sneak in a nap while G watches the rest of Arthur.
