Squash my plans with a Hammer

Today was supposed to be a Mama's Day. Not an official Holiday but a rare day to say the least. Me and my best-est friend in the whole world were supposed to go off without any children and do something. I think it involved some shopping and lunch but frankly I would have been happy to dig a ditch as long as I was out with my friend, no children and no curfew.
I should have seen it coming but I am blind sometimes.
My daughter was being a pill, not too far off her norm but general pushing my buttons. After fighting with her to stay in bed and her crying again and again I decided to lay down with her to get her to sleep. Soon she drifted off and I quietly made my way back to bed.
Now I am just trying to get some quiet time and watch some TV when the oldest comes into my bed. I turn off the TV and light only to hear Ava start to moan. When I go check on her I find a Hot Pocket.
F'ing Heck!
Not too bad - 100.7. This is her normal pattern-Fever, Throw-up, Better.
Well, true to her history at 7am she is throwing up her juice in my bed.
I get everyone cleaned up and dressed and we head over to pick up my sister at the dealership.
P.S. My Mom's car is fixed-WooHoo!
Doesn't she barf all over herself and the car seat.
So after a bit of speed grocery shopping I return home to commence my 100 loads of laundry in warm water and bleach. I am happy to say all beds are washed, all car seats washed and fever seems to be gone.
Did I mention the other day how tired I am?

This pretty much sums it up

I don't want this to be a BITCH post but I feel like it is going to be.
Ever get to the point when you want to just be invisible? Don't worry about me, it is not a depression thing. I am fine.
I just don't want to hear it.
I would like to go to work, play with the kids, make lunch and work out at the gym but I want to be like freaking Casper the ghost. You can't see me-I am just floating around doing my thing. Quietly - Maybe even wearing my Ipod and singing to Britney Spears.
I have gone though this feeling before but I usually just push through it and keep on chugging because it would be rude just to say "Leave me alone" and hang up right?
It just seems to be taking so much energy for me to give a shit so I don't.

How tired am I?

I was playing-I don't want to say Doctor-so I will say Hospital with Ava today. I was told to lie down and she would take care of me. After covering me with her baby blanket and going to get her Doctor kit, she starts to listen to my heart, give me shots all over my arms and apply plastic band aids to make it feel better.
This obviously fixed whatever was wrong with me because I promptly fell asleep.

Cookie Time is Near!!!

Some of you may be thinking "When can I get a Thin Mint again??"
I know, I know ... Everyone else is on a diet. Well, I can counter that argument with a box of Daisy Go Rounds. Each box includes 5 delicious 100 calorie mini bags of cinnamon swirl cookies. Olivia's favorite so actually I bought all of them last year.
I am awaiting an update from our fabulous Daisy Leader on when they will be available and I will be updating you then. My daughter sold quite a few boxes last year and I think we can sell more this year. She earns prizes, the troop earns money and she earns money that can be use towards Summer camp. Last year they took all the change and donation money collected and bought boxes of cookies and donated them to our local food pantry-The Falmouth Service Center.
So while you are Christmas Shopping this year throw all your loose change in a jar marked-Girl Scout Cookie Money.
We will be stopping by your place of business or delivering if needed.
You can leave your requests in a comment to make sure we have what you need.

Update-We will be planning a booth sale hopefully in December(Day TBA)
Live sales where you can buy directly from Olivia will start February 6th. Just in time for a snowy day with some Hot Chocolate!

Blog on Demand

Where have I been?? Sporting this sexy outfit for what seems like an eternity. I can't bitch too much as my co-workers read this blog and they don't want to hear it. They have worked a double and will say "Suck it up".
I started my work week on Saturday with a 4-mid then a mid-8am shift. Slept for about 5 hrs and came back for my regular shift on Sunday. Whenever I do this I feel like I have lived here for a week and my kids have aged a year. It sucks but overtime can be used for time off instead of pay and I am all about having time off. It is the Holiday Season my friends.
This morning I drove out to Sandwich to pick up an item from a Freecycler. I then proceeded to make a pot of coffee and get to work.
I emptied all the various toy boxes and tubs and started sorting thru them leaning heavily on a bag to post on Freecycle and the trash. In the end I used a sand rake to rake the last remaining pieces into the trash-It worked out well. The big bag of toys I gave away actually went to a girl I know from Falmouth so that makes me feel better. I also removed a huge toy box and replaced it with a smaller one with sliding bins that is about 1/2 the size. When I left it just needed to be vacuumed.
As usual as 1 room gets better the other gets worse so my room is now a hot mess. My plan for tomorrow is to hit the Gym-on my new short plan-and then Click my way thru my room. It needs the furniture moved, crap unload and a general cleaning. Would love to clean the carpets but I think I am getting a bit out of control. Click gives me wings but that is a bit much to ask.
Today Ava asked me if we could bowling. Yes, my 3 year old is a bowler! She gets to use this ramp so it doesn't take 30 minutes for the ball to roll down the lane and she usually kicks our ass as it is pretty straight. I am thinking this might be a good activity in the next few weeks.
Cosmic Bowl anyone?

Friday Night Movie Night

Friday night we decided to have a movie night. We rented UP. My plan was to tub the kids and all camp out on the couch in our pj's with popcorn to watch the movie until we fell asleep.
We managed to stay awake but Olivia kept asking when it would be over. Funny that 8:30 is like midnight to her.
The movie:Good but I am not sure the kids got it. I cried. Multiple times. It was sweet and sad. I am a sap I guess. They just laughed and yelled "Squirrel" over and over again. You will understand if you see it.
If you want a sentimental cartoon this is it.
Next time I vote for the Muppets or Fraggle Rock. Kids now a days need to learn about good TV.

We had the day off

My plan was to check out a new playground on Rt 149 in West Barnstable after reading an article about it in the Cape Cod Times. Unfortunately I did not catch the part about it not being completed-BUMMER! It is a beautiful playground and for a terrific cause so we will try to keep in touch with it's progress. Check it out here: Luke's Love.
I decided to head over to Yummy Goods after a friend hooked me to it on Facebook. It is a cute little place with some fantastic items. I think I may be returning for some out of the ordinary Christmas Ideas. Check them out on the web and Facebook.
We next took a ride up Rt 6A, which I haven't done in forever, and found the Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School which if I remember right had a cool Castle like playground out back.

After running around out back to look I was happy to tell the kids there were 2 super cool playgrounds. The newer metal style and the Castle one I remember. Wendy-Think back to hide and seek in the dark when we were like 19ish..... Oh the memories.
This slide was pretty funny buried in the hill. It was an excellent time and we played and ran and got some injuries. What fun is it if I am chasing you and I bash my shoulder into the tunnel I am really too big for or smash my head on a wooden beam-LOL! Oh they found it hysterical!

After we ate our picnic lunch and headed back down Rt 6A I spotted this flash of red in someones yard and had to pull over and get a picture. Fall in it's glory!

I bribed the girls at the Penny candy store in Centerville to let me take their picture below which is on the corner of Rt 28 in Centerville by the cemetery. While walking to this display I learned a lot about cemeteries. Like did you know those people live there? Yes, when you die you go to live in the cemetery and people plant flowers for when they come to visit.