Standing in the kitchen and Callum drops something......'Oh barnacles!!' he mutters.
Oh well, I suppose it could me a lot worse. Daddy has a tendency to say much worse so I should count myself lucky that they haven't repeated his lovely words.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
3 toddlers 1 Walmart bathroom....
So in my infinate wisdom I decide to take the kids (by myself) shopping today!! We start off by going to a hardware store and I bought myself a new clothes line!! (more on that on another post....I know you're just dying to hear about it!!!)
Anyway, after we went to the hardware store (we spent more time getting out of the car....strapped into the stroller....holding hands, than we did actually in the store.....oh well.)
Anyway, I thought that I wanted to pop to Walmart with my 3 toddlers. All in all it wasn't bad. Callum actually behaved himself and was not seen being manhandled out of the store by daddy.....that was our last family trip to Walmart.
I bought my bits and bobs (coveted dremel :) ) and Charlotte anounced that she needed to go to the 'loo'....she's got a little bit of me in her!!
So, we trundle off to the bathrooms and manage to get our shopping, stroller and toddlers in the disabled bathroom. (sorry, but I am not leaving my kids outside while I take one to the loo.....not gonna happen!)
We're in there and Charlotte has a meltdown as she can't get her dress off......sweetie, I tell her, lift your dress up and..... well you know what I mean... I swear they are too used to being naked!!!
Well, Callum finds that if he waves his hand across the flushing thing...it'll flush!! Hilarity by Callum....dismay by Charlotte as her bum is getting wet!! Callum is berated! But then decides that they are now called Robot Toilets!! Hilarity again by 2 three year olds!!
Callum's turn.....Charlotte decides to exact revenge and tickles him and he pees all over the seat!! Sigh......
My turn..... Callum tries to open the door.....I yell....in a muffled kind of way....And then he decides to crouch down and wave and say Hi to the lady next door!!! Mortification!!! No reaction from the lady next door.....she's probably turned to stone and is still there now...... (should I call Walmart?? just kidding)
Anyway...that was my trip to the Walmart bathroom....
Anyway, after we went to the hardware store (we spent more time getting out of the car....strapped into the stroller....holding hands, than we did actually in the store.....oh well.)
Anyway, I thought that I wanted to pop to Walmart with my 3 toddlers. All in all it wasn't bad. Callum actually behaved himself and was not seen being manhandled out of the store by daddy.....that was our last family trip to Walmart.
I bought my bits and bobs (coveted dremel :) ) and Charlotte anounced that she needed to go to the 'loo'....she's got a little bit of me in her!!
So, we trundle off to the bathrooms and manage to get our shopping, stroller and toddlers in the disabled bathroom. (sorry, but I am not leaving my kids outside while I take one to the loo.....not gonna happen!)
We're in there and Charlotte has a meltdown as she can't get her dress off......sweetie, I tell her, lift your dress up and..... well you know what I mean... I swear they are too used to being naked!!!
Well, Callum finds that if he waves his hand across the flushing thing...it'll flush!! Hilarity by Callum....dismay by Charlotte as her bum is getting wet!! Callum is berated! But then decides that they are now called Robot Toilets!! Hilarity again by 2 three year olds!!
Callum's turn.....Charlotte decides to exact revenge and tickles him and he pees all over the seat!! Sigh......
My turn..... Callum tries to open the door.....I yell....in a muffled kind of way....And then he decides to crouch down and wave and say Hi to the lady next door!!! Mortification!!! No reaction from the lady next door.....she's probably turned to stone and is still there now...... (should I call Walmart?? just kidding)
Anyway...that was my trip to the Walmart bathroom....
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A spaceship!!!
God I just love the toddler mind!!! Callum's waving to me and telling me bye as he toddles off upstairs to go to his 'spaceship'. And then he pops back down again as whoops, he's forgotten his keys! :)
D'oh! I hate it when I forget my keys to the spaceship!!
D'oh! I hate it when I forget my keys to the spaceship!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
A creature of habit? Or just a boring old cow stuck in her ways?!
Gah, I post and mod on a women's board and it's down!!! It's 2 days in a row that there's been problems and it's like a drug!!!
I miss my ladies!
Oh well, at least I actually have the internet! It makes me wonder how I dealt with life before!!
I was hoping to check out my pictures that I had entered into a competition but the person running it has not received them apparently. Hmmm....I must have spaced it when I uploaded to Photobucket. Hmmmm...yeah right..... It's only a silly competition and I won't win anything (not that I thought my photos would win!) but I did go to the trouble of actually taking the photos! She said she'd put them in next months. I feel like saying don't bother.
Ahhhhhrgghh..... it's hot and humid and the air conditioning isn't working so I'm probably just cranky!!
I miss my ladies!
Oh well, at least I actually have the internet! It makes me wonder how I dealt with life before!!
I was hoping to check out my pictures that I had entered into a competition but the person running it has not received them apparently. Hmmm....I must have spaced it when I uploaded to Photobucket. Hmmmm...yeah right..... It's only a silly competition and I won't win anything (not that I thought my photos would win!) but I did go to the trouble of actually taking the photos! She said she'd put them in next months. I feel like saying don't bother.
Ahhhhhrgghh..... it's hot and humid and the air conditioning isn't working so I'm probably just cranky!!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Domestic Violence
I partake in a board that is all women and one woman posted a problem.
She has (and I believe still is) been a victim of abuse and has been approached by a friend for help.
Her other half (who has abused her) says that she should not be involved.
Personally, I want to kick her other halves balls into the dirt because that is what he is....dirt!!
She has a myspace page and inadvertantly posted a pic of herself and her son (if my memory serves me right) but when I asked about this she was very 'ooo I'm hideous....blah, blah, blah....'
This poor woman's ego is basically zero because of this guy!! Just because he exists.....she thinks she's a step below plankton!
Give me five minutes in his face....but you know what.....people like him.....anything I have to say would go in one ear and out the other.....
Freakin' scumbag!!!
She has (and I believe still is) been a victim of abuse and has been approached by a friend for help.
Her other half (who has abused her) says that she should not be involved.
Personally, I want to kick her other halves balls into the dirt because that is what he is....dirt!!
She has a myspace page and inadvertantly posted a pic of herself and her son (if my memory serves me right) but when I asked about this she was very 'ooo I'm hideous....blah, blah, blah....'
This poor woman's ego is basically zero because of this guy!! Just because he exists.....she thinks she's a step below plankton!
Give me five minutes in his face....but you know what.....people like him.....anything I have to say would go in one ear and out the other.....
Freakin' scumbag!!!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Demise of the Little Guy
I just love the way clothes smell fresh off the line!!
We used to have a washing line but due to a truck accident (ie he drove through it) it is no more. It was just a simple wooden post in the ground with washing line strung across the yard and attached to the garage. Simple, yet effective.
But now I know what I want!! I want one of those washing lines with 5 lines that stretch across my yard so I can hang out billowing white sheets.... you know, like the laundry ads?!
So, my quest for a washing line has led me to call a few hardware places. And I've actually found places that do sell the T-sections to set up your own washing line!! (in my want to be a bit more green and yes, cheap!)
But the most local hardware place.....well, they just made me shake my head in wonder!!I explained in detail what I was looking for. The lady said, eh? and asked if I could start again.
Ok, big sigh inside and I say, 'I am looking for a set of t-shaped poles to put in my yard so that I can string washing line between and dry my wet clothes.' It sounds kind of sarcastic but I was really going for a direct description!!
'Oh you mean a clothes line?'
YES!!!!!
'Oh I don't know....can you call back around 6? We might have it listed in a book or something but I really have no idea....'
I just thanked her and hung up. Why do you think they have someone there that can't answer a question like that? It's not like its Home Depot or something....this place is tiny!!!
Sigh....and some people wonder why the small businesses are folding?!
We used to have a washing line but due to a truck accident (ie he drove through it) it is no more. It was just a simple wooden post in the ground with washing line strung across the yard and attached to the garage. Simple, yet effective.
But now I know what I want!! I want one of those washing lines with 5 lines that stretch across my yard so I can hang out billowing white sheets.... you know, like the laundry ads?!
So, my quest for a washing line has led me to call a few hardware places. And I've actually found places that do sell the T-sections to set up your own washing line!! (in my want to be a bit more green and yes, cheap!)
But the most local hardware place.....well, they just made me shake my head in wonder!!I explained in detail what I was looking for. The lady said, eh? and asked if I could start again.
Ok, big sigh inside and I say, 'I am looking for a set of t-shaped poles to put in my yard so that I can string washing line between and dry my wet clothes.' It sounds kind of sarcastic but I was really going for a direct description!!
'Oh you mean a clothes line?'
YES!!!!!
'Oh I don't know....can you call back around 6? We might have it listed in a book or something but I really have no idea....'
I just thanked her and hung up. Why do you think they have someone there that can't answer a question like that? It's not like its Home Depot or something....this place is tiny!!!
Sigh....and some people wonder why the small businesses are folding?!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Lady Bums!
I guess there are certain words that I haven't taught my 3 year olds. Tampons seem to be one of them.
I never felt the need to say, 'See these cylindrical things...these are called....' Well, you get what I mean!
But I guess if you don't tell a child the name of something they'll just make it up!
While performing my ablutions this morning Charlotte handed me a 'lady bum' just in case I needed it.
Ummmm...thanks sweetie...
I still haven't told her the name of them as I think lady bums will suffice for now. At least it makes me smile anyway! :)
I never felt the need to say, 'See these cylindrical things...these are called....' Well, you get what I mean!
But I guess if you don't tell a child the name of something they'll just make it up!
While performing my ablutions this morning Charlotte handed me a 'lady bum' just in case I needed it.
Ummmm...thanks sweetie...
I still haven't told her the name of them as I think lady bums will suffice for now. At least it makes me smile anyway! :)
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