New Look!

Do not adjust your monitor. It's still me. Same great blog with a new look. I am too cheap to pay someone for one of those super cool templates everyone else has, so I am just settling for another generic template with a new color. As my mom used to say when I NEEDED the latest pair of Guess? jeans in the 80s, this is not a fashion show.

Ant Bully

I never saw The Ant Bully, I wish I had, I could really use some ant bullying pointers! I am no Martha Stewart, but my house is usually fairly clean. I will admit my kids provide an ant feast under the table after every meal. But, I have been dust busting religiously ever since the infestation. It doesn't help that our back door is in the kitchen. You would think I left the effing door open and posted a neon arrow declaring an all you can eat ant buffet. I have been killing ants by the hundreds at least half a dozen times a day. The pest control guy came out to spray on Wednesday. The ants haven't been deterred at all. I assumed it was due to the exterminator's lack of brain cells. Call me judgmental, but I fear he has inhaled a few too many chemicals. I called the exterminator again on Thursday after a particularly bloody ant kill to find out why I am still forced to murder the little bastards. Come to find out the spray takes 5-7 days to get rid of the ants. My parents are arriving Sunday night, so not only will I be hosting my parents, but I will also be hosting a few thousand ants. Great. I guess I should look on the bright side I don't have to buy the kids an ant farm. The kids have been lying on their stomachs on the kitchen floor watching the ants collect tiny morsels of their abandoned fish sticks and Apple Jacks. They crawl across the table like they own the place as I hear a chorus of "spider mama, spider", "there's another one", "get is mama, get it", "get the spray". I am living with a constant case of the creepy crawlies. I can't help but feel like I have ants crawling all over me, I think the Chinese should consider using ants rather than their famous water torture.

Baby's First Crush

If I were keeping a baby book this would definitely need to be logged under "baby's first crush".

Lauren approached me wearing her flashing pink cocktail ring.

Lauren: Look mommy, I have a ring just like you!
Me: You sure do that is beautiful!
Lauren: Who gave you your ring?
Me: Daddy. Who gave you your ring?
Lauren: Mr. Clint.

Clint is my good friend Trisha's husband. We get together nearly every weekend. Lauren took a shine to him when she was a baby. But, now it is official. Look out Ms. Trisha, Lauren is after your man!

Graduation Time

Jack's is graduating from preschool next week. I don't really remember preschool graduation when I was a kid. Come to find out his elementary school has a kindergarten graduation ceremony as well as a ceremony when they 'graduate' from the elementary school. What happened to high school and college graduation being something you work towards? By the time Jack reaches high school graduation he will have already graduated at least 3 times! That being said, I am pretty excited about preschool graduation. I have made all of the kids in his Busy Bee class bee magnets to remind them of their time in preschool. Best of all, my parents are coming down from Nebraska to witness the blessed event. Any excuse to get them to visit is a good one to me! We will have a special dinner after the ceremony, my mom is brining Jack a little gift and we will have something for him too. I am not sure what to get him. What is the traditional gift for preschool graduation?

Baseball Mom

It's official. I drive a momobile (at least it's not a minivan) and I love it. I just can't believe that I have a five year old who plays baseball and I have one of 'those stickers' on the back of my car. Wow how times change. It seems like just yesterday I was begging Travis to start a family...

Welcome Summer!

It is time to get out the summer clothes. I can't welcome the season in fast enough! My kids often wear shorts for a couple of seasons because they grow up, not out. I tried a couple of last season's outfits on Lauren and I am really feeling her pain!

Lauren: This shirt is Piper's (my friend Anne's little girl who gets our hand me downs)
Me: No, it is your shirt.
Lauren: It is TOO SMALL, give it to Piper!
Me: I think you're right; we will give it to Pipes.
Lauren: GET THIS OFF OF ME!

I hate trying things on after several months and discovering they don't fit. Poor little girl is learning a life lesson so early!

Pick Me!

Me: Jack, we need to clip your nails before school.
Jack: Why?
Me: Because they are long and dirty.
Jack: I like them long.
Me: Why?
Jack: It is better to pick my nose.
Me: Gross!

I am so going to remind him of this conversation when he is a teenager. What a disgusting little freak!