Before I had kids I told myself that I would be THE coolest mom. I wouldn't make things up or bribe my kids to get them to do what I want, I wouldn't be the mom who yells and jumps around at my kids sporting events, I would never say "because I said so", and I WOULD NEVER emberrass them! Well I am here to tell you that not only have I done all of those things, I have done them well! Here are a few examples:
1. I couldn't get the girls to come inside one day after coming home and on the other side of the creek in the tree line some kids were yelling. Liv asked me what that noise was so I told her it was the monkeys that live in the trees and if she didn't come inside right now they would come out and start jumping around! She quickly came inside. Now mind you I had been holding my bladder for quite some time when I said this but still.....just wrong!
2. Sidney was wheeling around a plastic shopping cart at Target and I told her to park it because we were leaving. She immediatley began the stand off with a hand on her hip, the other on the cart, and a firm foot stomp while yelling "NO!" To which I said, "if you leave it there we'll get gum!" Problem solved!
3. Liv was misbehaving the other day and I told her that she wasn't going to have a birthday party if she kept acting like that! We all know that she is going to have a party! No matter what I say!
4. I told the girls that if they didn't pick up their toys that I was going to put them in the trash! Liv says "okay, you can throw them away!" AHHHHH!!! Did I......No! But they did go in a trash bag to the Childrens Foundation! HAHA!
5. I told Chase that if he did his chores the other day without complaining that I would buy him his ipod touch! He did his chores and said "Done mom!" When do I get it!" I said " You misunderstood....I told you I would think about buying you the ipod touch." He didn't appreciate that!
6. Mom, this isn't making any noise! Its not working! Fix it!!! "Oh I'm sorry honey, the batteries must be bad and we don't have any more. We'll have to get some at the store next time we go." But what really happened is that I have taken the batteries out and I did just buy a new pack! TERRIBLE!
And the worst for the month.......................................................
Chase had his first football game the other day and during the game he snapped the ball and took off running! 2 guys were on him, I thought they had him, they didn't and he kept going with 2 more on his heels. I couldn't see because people were all along the sidelines so I started to shuffle my way down the sideline to get a better look but he was running and running fast and I got so excited that I just started running along the side with him right to the end zone!! Then I proceeded to jump up and down!!!! ALOT!!!! How embarrassing for my poor kid!!!! And me!!!!! But then again, Oh well! My kid made a touchdown! A 70 yard touchdown! And it was his first one! So, I will still get excited but I did promise to not do that again! Afterall he wants it to be his touchdown not his and his moms!!!!
So, this is just a few of the things that I have done this month! This doesn't account at all for the rest of my motherly career. And I have to say that if you are reading this and laughing then you have at least done one of these! I still have a lifetime to go! My kids are screwed!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Cannot Believe These Words Come Out of My Mouth!!!
In the course of one morning I have said the following to the girls.........
~Don't eat the cat food!!!!
~We DO NOT put poopy diapers there!!!
~PLEASE stop playing in the toilet water!!!
~Your sister can wipe her own butt!
~Don't fling your oatmeal!
~Don't smear the oatmeal on the dog!
~Don't eat stamps!!!!!
We have only been up 3 hours!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
~Don't eat the cat food!!!!
~We DO NOT put poopy diapers there!!!
~PLEASE stop playing in the toilet water!!!
~Your sister can wipe her own butt!
~Don't fling your oatmeal!
~Don't smear the oatmeal on the dog!
~Don't eat stamps!!!!!
We have only been up 3 hours!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Thursday, August 18, 2011
So kids really do think that appliances are magical.........
Last night Chase went wading in the pond with some friends and when he came home he asked if he could put his shoes in the dryer so that they would be dry for school in the morning. Of course I said yes, but told him that he needed to get a laundry basket to put the load I recently put in into. He did all of this.....did it well. Or so I thought until this morning when he went to pull them out and he said, "their still wet!" To which I said..."did you turn the dryer on after you put them in there?" The response............................................................................."I didn't know I had to turn it on! I thought it automatically dried the clothes!!!!" HMmmmmmmmm??? Really???? Some lessons are tuff......he went to school with wet shoes~ bet he doesn't forget to turn it on next time!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Summer 2011 Recap
Well summer is quickly coming to a close with school starting back up in less than 2 weeks so I thought that I would take some time to recall some of the wild and crazy moments that each child had over the last few months~
We will begin with Chase: Chase was on the move all summer long which means that I was also on the move all summer long! He had an excellent baseball season and now we are moving into football and looking foward to that! He has really grown it seems in the past few months and I don't just mean in size just in personality. He is really growing up to be an excellent little man even though he decided that he was a bit big for his britches a few times! A good ol' fashioned attitude from a 9 yr old is just a sign of change and growth I suppose not only for him but for the parents as well! He is getting ready for another big change and that is his best friend moving away. This is a boy that I have pretty much seen every day for the past 5 years! So I'm sure he'll adjust fine but he's going to miss his buddy! Now he is off to the 4th grade!
Liv~ Well lets just say that she has also really begun to come into her own little self over the summer! I'm talking COLLASAL ATTITUDE!!!!! She has been in trouble more this summer than ever before! In fact one afternoon we were driving down the road and I had been listening to her whine and scream all day long! So without even thinking I took the bottle of water that I had and splashed her with it! She stopped! Just needed a little cool down! On the other side, she is just turning into a little girl and coming out of the toddler stage. She is full of stories, sings all the time and tries like hell to mother her baby sister who won't have any part of it! She also doesn't hesitate to tell anyone that they don't match or that they look FABULOUS!! DIVAS........What are you gonna do??? She is looking forward to going back to school in a month and I think she's ready!
Sidney~ Sidney is in a league of her own!!! She's sweet, loving, dances and sings all the time just like her sister, but you can NEVER NEVER EVER leave her alone! Not for long!!! She will get her hands on everything and anything that does not belong to her and it will be DESTROYED!!!!! This is not an exaggeration by any stretch either! DESTROYED!!!! But she is also losing her baby girlness too , she moved into a big girl bed in her new big girl room and now I don't have any more kids in cribs and this makes me very sad but also glad and excited to be moving on to new things with them! And no matter what they will always be my babies and I will tell them that everyday even though they will hate it! HAHA!!
We also ventured out into camping this summer~ I eased my way into it but its not horrible, but it is alot of work! But the deal is that if I camp we have to go somewhere of my choice at least once a year so in September Scott and I are headed for the beach!!!! WOOHOO!!! And next years plan is NYC for the Macys Day Parade!!!!
The kids swam a ton this summer too and the girls loved it! They started jumping off the sides of the pool and floating around in their little rings! It has been so much fun! I'm excited for school to start and for fall to begin so that we can do all those fun activities! So only a few weeks left of "mom can I go here? Can you take us here? I'm bored..., she/he hit me, looked at me, breathed on me!" ;-) I'll also be missing my children running around out in the yard laughing and playing and looking out to find them running around buck naked because they decided that swim suits weren't necessary! The neighbors probably look forward to the cooler weather as well so that they don't have to be exposed to the hijinks that come with any Ditchen you encounter!
I love them all and I'm looking forward to all the new things that they are going to do to make me crazy and happy all at the same time!!
Lovin' Every Minute~
Mom, Momma, Mommy
We will begin with Chase: Chase was on the move all summer long which means that I was also on the move all summer long! He had an excellent baseball season and now we are moving into football and looking foward to that! He has really grown it seems in the past few months and I don't just mean in size just in personality. He is really growing up to be an excellent little man even though he decided that he was a bit big for his britches a few times! A good ol' fashioned attitude from a 9 yr old is just a sign of change and growth I suppose not only for him but for the parents as well! He is getting ready for another big change and that is his best friend moving away. This is a boy that I have pretty much seen every day for the past 5 years! So I'm sure he'll adjust fine but he's going to miss his buddy! Now he is off to the 4th grade!
Liv~ Well lets just say that she has also really begun to come into her own little self over the summer! I'm talking COLLASAL ATTITUDE!!!!! She has been in trouble more this summer than ever before! In fact one afternoon we were driving down the road and I had been listening to her whine and scream all day long! So without even thinking I took the bottle of water that I had and splashed her with it! She stopped! Just needed a little cool down! On the other side, she is just turning into a little girl and coming out of the toddler stage. She is full of stories, sings all the time and tries like hell to mother her baby sister who won't have any part of it! She also doesn't hesitate to tell anyone that they don't match or that they look FABULOUS!! DIVAS........What are you gonna do??? She is looking forward to going back to school in a month and I think she's ready!
Sidney~ Sidney is in a league of her own!!! She's sweet, loving, dances and sings all the time just like her sister, but you can NEVER NEVER EVER leave her alone! Not for long!!! She will get her hands on everything and anything that does not belong to her and it will be DESTROYED!!!!! This is not an exaggeration by any stretch either! DESTROYED!!!! But she is also losing her baby girlness too , she moved into a big girl bed in her new big girl room and now I don't have any more kids in cribs and this makes me very sad but also glad and excited to be moving on to new things with them! And no matter what they will always be my babies and I will tell them that everyday even though they will hate it! HAHA!!
We also ventured out into camping this summer~ I eased my way into it but its not horrible, but it is alot of work! But the deal is that if I camp we have to go somewhere of my choice at least once a year so in September Scott and I are headed for the beach!!!! WOOHOO!!! And next years plan is NYC for the Macys Day Parade!!!!
The kids swam a ton this summer too and the girls loved it! They started jumping off the sides of the pool and floating around in their little rings! It has been so much fun! I'm excited for school to start and for fall to begin so that we can do all those fun activities! So only a few weeks left of "mom can I go here? Can you take us here? I'm bored..., she/he hit me, looked at me, breathed on me!" ;-) I'll also be missing my children running around out in the yard laughing and playing and looking out to find them running around buck naked because they decided that swim suits weren't necessary! The neighbors probably look forward to the cooler weather as well so that they don't have to be exposed to the hijinks that come with any Ditchen you encounter!
I love them all and I'm looking forward to all the new things that they are going to do to make me crazy and happy all at the same time!!
Lovin' Every Minute~
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Camping
I am not the girl that will raise her hand and volunteer to go camping.....EVER! But my husband loves it, so does my son, and I decided that Scott does so much for me that I would give him this one thing and dive into the whole camping experience with our family of 5. The closer that we got to the weekend adventure the more I actually became excited. Just thinking about trying to relax at home and knowing that "relaxing" at home is not actually relaxing because there is just always something to do or something going on. So I thought that this would be great for "unplugging" so to speak.
Now I will also tell you that I cannot at all say that I "roughed" it really because we took my in-laws RV so I had conveniences but still its not home or a hotel with a pool boy bringing you drinks nor does it have room services or housekeeping. Actually its alot like being at home just that your not. You still have to do the campfire cooking and clean up after everyone.
The first evening we got to the campground we set up our site and cooked out (obviously). Scott fell asleep in the tent at 10:00 (he actually had to get up and go to work the next morning). I took the kiddos into the RV and we popped in a movie and all snuggled up in our AC RV in the same bed. They did not fall asleep until after 2 a.m.!!!!!! Rolling on one another, fighting over covers, kicking at whoever just touched them with their toe! Scott woke up to head to work and said "How'd ya sleep? Man I slept great out in that tent!" No kidding?!?! So off to work he went, the kids actually slept utnil 9:00 and when they woke up I had to get them ready to head back home because we had some things to tend to. ( I showered, changed my clothes, and picked up the house a bit is what that means!) Before leaving the site though, Liv was flinging a glow stick in front of her face that had a hole in it, I can only imagine that it was because her sister probably bit through it at some point the night before, and it shoots straight into her eyes! OMG! Blood curdling screaming, she won't open her eyes so I'm trying to calm her down and rinse her eyes out when she takes off running from me with her eyes closed, trips over a bag and falls flat in the rocks! EVEN MORE SCREAMING!!! So I load her up in the car while she is still a mess and we head for home. After a LONG car ride home she is fine after Chase offers up some gum he is refusing to give away.
We get our stuff done at the house and go back up to the campground to head to the beach! YEA! This is what I have been looking forward to! Scott was going to meet us there, the kids were excited to swim and I had some good magazines. I was ready to get some sun!!! Well, Chase heads right into the water (lake water of course), Livi is flipping out because there are SHARKS in there and Sidney is putting sand into her suit and trying to fling herself out into the water without any floaties! And poor Scott was late and got to swim for 15 minutes. Poor guy. Anywho~ we head back to grill some burgers and while the boys are getting dinner ready the girls hop in the RV shower to rinse off. Now these aren't big showers but they do serve a purpose. Well, Liv trips in the shower and takes down the curtain and rod and is freaking out because "Is Papa and grama going to have a talk with me about that!??!" Because they are so scary!! Then we finally get situated, eat some good food and play some games.
Chase was in charge of keeping the fire going and he was putting hedgewood on the fire. I would have no idea that there is a difference in wood but apparently hedgewood not only burns really hot but it shoots out sparks! Like a small fireworks show! He thinks it great so he keeps piling it on which was fine, I was tired and I was ready to sleep. So Scott again fell asleep in the tent by himself and the kids and I again piled into the RV. They were much more tired so getting them to sleep wasn't too hard with a good movie in. I did make Liv a smore's in the microwave because the hedgewood was still splattering into the air and when Chase realized what I did he informed me that I AM NOT A CAMPER! To which I replied......"We all knew that!" But then after they fell asleep I laid in bed with them and played Angry Birds on my IPod!!! I'm addicted like the rest of the world! Then up this morning, breakfast and on the road!! Again, you have to unload and wash everything!!! Ugh! By the way.... Scott wakes up at 6 a.m. because he again...slept great! This is only in my mind because he slept alone and not with 3 kids piled on him! HAHA!
BUT~ I will admit that it wasn't bad and it was nice to spend uninterupted time with my husband and kids. I will do it again, I can only assume I'll get better at it. But I still look forward to sitting on the beach and being catered to. Hey...I think I deserve that every now and again!
Here's to rough'n it!!! And here's to coming home!!!!! CHEERS!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Now I will also tell you that I cannot at all say that I "roughed" it really because we took my in-laws RV so I had conveniences but still its not home or a hotel with a pool boy bringing you drinks nor does it have room services or housekeeping. Actually its alot like being at home just that your not. You still have to do the campfire cooking and clean up after everyone.
The first evening we got to the campground we set up our site and cooked out (obviously). Scott fell asleep in the tent at 10:00 (he actually had to get up and go to work the next morning). I took the kiddos into the RV and we popped in a movie and all snuggled up in our AC RV in the same bed. They did not fall asleep until after 2 a.m.!!!!!! Rolling on one another, fighting over covers, kicking at whoever just touched them with their toe! Scott woke up to head to work and said "How'd ya sleep? Man I slept great out in that tent!" No kidding?!?! So off to work he went, the kids actually slept utnil 9:00 and when they woke up I had to get them ready to head back home because we had some things to tend to. ( I showered, changed my clothes, and picked up the house a bit is what that means!) Before leaving the site though, Liv was flinging a glow stick in front of her face that had a hole in it, I can only imagine that it was because her sister probably bit through it at some point the night before, and it shoots straight into her eyes! OMG! Blood curdling screaming, she won't open her eyes so I'm trying to calm her down and rinse her eyes out when she takes off running from me with her eyes closed, trips over a bag and falls flat in the rocks! EVEN MORE SCREAMING!!! So I load her up in the car while she is still a mess and we head for home. After a LONG car ride home she is fine after Chase offers up some gum he is refusing to give away.
We get our stuff done at the house and go back up to the campground to head to the beach! YEA! This is what I have been looking forward to! Scott was going to meet us there, the kids were excited to swim and I had some good magazines. I was ready to get some sun!!! Well, Chase heads right into the water (lake water of course), Livi is flipping out because there are SHARKS in there and Sidney is putting sand into her suit and trying to fling herself out into the water without any floaties! And poor Scott was late and got to swim for 15 minutes. Poor guy. Anywho~ we head back to grill some burgers and while the boys are getting dinner ready the girls hop in the RV shower to rinse off. Now these aren't big showers but they do serve a purpose. Well, Liv trips in the shower and takes down the curtain and rod and is freaking out because "Is Papa and grama going to have a talk with me about that!??!" Because they are so scary!! Then we finally get situated, eat some good food and play some games.
Chase was in charge of keeping the fire going and he was putting hedgewood on the fire. I would have no idea that there is a difference in wood but apparently hedgewood not only burns really hot but it shoots out sparks! Like a small fireworks show! He thinks it great so he keeps piling it on which was fine, I was tired and I was ready to sleep. So Scott again fell asleep in the tent by himself and the kids and I again piled into the RV. They were much more tired so getting them to sleep wasn't too hard with a good movie in. I did make Liv a smore's in the microwave because the hedgewood was still splattering into the air and when Chase realized what I did he informed me that I AM NOT A CAMPER! To which I replied......"We all knew that!" But then after they fell asleep I laid in bed with them and played Angry Birds on my IPod!!! I'm addicted like the rest of the world! Then up this morning, breakfast and on the road!! Again, you have to unload and wash everything!!! Ugh! By the way.... Scott wakes up at 6 a.m. because he again...slept great! This is only in my mind because he slept alone and not with 3 kids piled on him! HAHA!
BUT~ I will admit that it wasn't bad and it was nice to spend uninterupted time with my husband and kids. I will do it again, I can only assume I'll get better at it. But I still look forward to sitting on the beach and being catered to. Hey...I think I deserve that every now and again!
Here's to rough'n it!!! And here's to coming home!!!!! CHEERS!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sounds of Summer
1) I'm bored (Even though I haven't been home one day of the week until this 1 hour)
2) Can I stay later? Can I stay even later? Can I stay even later please? Can I stay the night?!?!
3) Do I have to come home now? 1 more hour? 30 minutes? 20 minutes? 10? UGH!!!!!
4) AHHHH
5) WHAAAA
6) Mommy, mommy, mommy, momma, mommy, momma, momma, mommy!!!!!!
7) I don't want to go to sleep! Its still light out!
8) Waaaaaa, Chase won't let me have a turn with the hose!
9) She slapped me, pulled my hair, took my toy!!!!! waaaaaa!!!!
10) What are we doing today?!?! What do you mean nothing? We never do anything? (Right, we haven't been home one day the entire week, you are SO deprived)
11) I shouldn't have to do chores, its summer vacation!
12) Mom, Sidneys outside without clothes again!
13) Mowing makes my allergies act up (after 5 minutes? Really?)
14) Can we go to the pool? Can we go to the park? Can we go buy something? Anything?
15) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
16) Ugh, you don't have to yell! (told to me after the 20th time of me asking nicely)
17) He/she's looking at me momma! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
18) He/she is barely touching me! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
19) Sidney took her diaper off again! She's naked AGAIN!!!
20) Mom, you need to spank Chase, Liv, or Sidney (Depends on who's tattling on who is the supposed trouble maker!)
But then you catch them playing in the water or just sitting quietly watching a movie and any nice words or giggles makes it all worth it. Until the next..........WAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Ah, summer vacation! How much longer?!?!? ;-)
Here's to hoping everyone is enjoying their summers and especially to those of you who know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
2) Can I stay later? Can I stay even later? Can I stay even later please? Can I stay the night?!?!
3) Do I have to come home now? 1 more hour? 30 minutes? 20 minutes? 10? UGH!!!!!
4) AHHHH
5) WHAAAA
6) Mommy, mommy, mommy, momma, mommy, momma, momma, mommy!!!!!!
7) I don't want to go to sleep! Its still light out!
8) Waaaaaa, Chase won't let me have a turn with the hose!
9) She slapped me, pulled my hair, took my toy!!!!! waaaaaa!!!!
10) What are we doing today?!?! What do you mean nothing? We never do anything? (Right, we haven't been home one day the entire week, you are SO deprived)
11) I shouldn't have to do chores, its summer vacation!
12) Mom, Sidneys outside without clothes again!
13) Mowing makes my allergies act up (after 5 minutes? Really?)
14) Can we go to the pool? Can we go to the park? Can we go buy something? Anything?
15) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
16) Ugh, you don't have to yell! (told to me after the 20th time of me asking nicely)
17) He/she's looking at me momma! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
18) He/she is barely touching me! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
19) Sidney took her diaper off again! She's naked AGAIN!!!
20) Mom, you need to spank Chase, Liv, or Sidney (Depends on who's tattling on who is the supposed trouble maker!)
But then you catch them playing in the water or just sitting quietly watching a movie and any nice words or giggles makes it all worth it. Until the next..........WAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
Ah, summer vacation! How much longer?!?!? ;-)
Here's to hoping everyone is enjoying their summers and especially to those of you who know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Who'd have thought that we are the way we are!!??!
This weekend marked the start of the league baseball tournament. I have to say that my kid, and I know that he's mine, but.........he really had an excellent season. He pitched really well, blasted the ball and had some awesome outfield plays! So so proud am I and I cannot wait for next spring to do it all over again and watch him grow even more but we have to get through one week of nothing to do and then we begin the GRUELLING football season!!! Which by the way I CANNOT wait for either!!! The "Boys of Fall" song by Kenny Chesney really rings true to these boys. What I did find out during this season is that I have become one of those parents that I swore that I would never be. You all know the ones that I am talking about, we hoop, we holler and yes, oh yes, we get mad. Especially mad when the adults from the other teams are far worse than the kids and end up making our kids nervous wrecks. I found out finally today, during what became the last few games of our tournament that I really am the parent that is better off taking a seat high up on the bleachers away from everyone else so that I can bitch to myself without anyone hearing and also so that I can keep myself from making my own child a nervous wreck. Yes, I know that many of you who read this will be thinking to yourselves....."Sara, get mad? Sara yell? Sara freak out? HAHAHA!!! Oh little do you all know that secretely I am a very competitive person and I am far more competitive if its my kid out there that you all are trying to distract. Although I have also learned that I am probably far more distracting for my sweet boy than anyone else. He is so awesome at most things he does that I have trouble remembering that he is 9! I fully admit this! Not trying to candy coat on my behalf at all. He knows how I am because he is actually tons like me. ( We won't tell him I said that though!) Gets upset when not doing his best and blames himself for mistakes that aren't even his. This....is me to a tee! BUT......what cracked me up the most is that he hopped in the car and on the way home after being out in the heat and playing back to back games for a total of 5 hours he says......."well mom......that sucked!" But......there's always next year and by the way can we stop at DQ cuz grandpa gave me twenty bucks for doing so well this seaon!" Talk about priorities! Not to mention some good ol' fashioned spirit! Then 5 minutes later, his sister, who I think is asleep in the back rips a HUGE fart....no reaction.....then I hear her start to giggle and the baby sister who I also think is asleep says."EW GROSS....Livi tooted! Then it happens again and they are back there just laughing these big belly laughs and Chase is practically falling over in his seat! All is good in the world people, win or lose as long as you have an excellent point of view and a damn good sense of humor! And.....according to my children and my awesome uncle.....there is nothing funnier and nothing that can make you forget your woes like like letting one rip!!!!
Good Lord! Happy Weekend to Everyone!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
Good Lord! Happy Weekend to Everyone!
Mom, Momma, Mommy
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