Adventures In Mommy Insanity!

Been gone soooo long!

2009-12-02T22:27:00.003-06:00

Well, I'm back...life just seems to take over! When does it NOT do that? That is what I want to know. Had knee surgery almost 2 weeks ago and life since June has been CRAZY! So much going on! Will post more later!

Allergy Testing Time

2009-07-13T14:31:00.001-05:00

Ugh, have had allergies ( too many to list) all my life....and it's been 12-15 years since I had a battery of skin tests done to see which ones I'm still allergic to. So, I have decided it'd be best if I did it again. Not fun. I hate being allergic!!

Happy 4th Of July To All Americans!

2009-07-04T12:53:00.003-05:00

I wanna wish a Happy 4th to all my fellow Americans! I am proud to be an American!

Wow.....just....WOW! RIP Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett

2009-06-25T22:33:00.003-05:00

I can't believe it still, they're both gone. His music was awesome and I will always love it, and Farah I will never forget her in Charlie's Angels. She was a beautiful person.

May they both Rest In Peace.

I hope the rumors of him dying from a drug overdose ( enabled by people in his life) isn't true. So sad.

RIP Neda!

2009-06-23T20:02:00.003-05:00

I have been touched by yet another senseless killing.

I still can't shake the chill I got when I heard about Neda Agha-Soltan a 26 year old Iranian woman. Then I saw the video that shows her dying, and I teared up for Neda, her family and friends. It is sickening to think this woman died this way! She did nothing wrong, she was innocent, she had her whole life ahead of her. As far as
I can tell, from what I've read, it was BECAUSE of the rigged elections in Iran that she started protesting and as a result, gunned down. If the elections had been FAIR, this would probably never happened.

In case you haven't heard, here is the story (not the video, I won't post the video, it's too sad) .

I will warn everyone that if you have access to the video (which is all over the internet), you had better have a strong stomach, as the video shows her dying moments after she is shot and is heart wrenching. When I hear of people dying in the middle east, it saddens me deeply.

I think there are people in the world who don't even give it a 2nd thought when they hear of the killings in the middle east, it's old news to them hearing that. Not to me, it affects me. I can't imagine not having freedom, not having the rights we have here in the USA. The USA isn't perfect, and we are hated by some because of the choices our government has made, but people here DO care!

I pray for the Iranian people, that they achieve freedom, I pray for Neda's family and friends, that their good memories of Neda when she was alive will help them through this and that if anything comes of what happened to her, it's change in Iran. How DARE THEY say this was a staged event, she died!

If I was able to say something to the Iranian people or anyone who is living in Iran it would be this: DON'T GIVE UP! Don't let them silence you! Yes, I am an American.....and I care. I feel for the Iranian people.

Rest In Peace Sweet Neda, I won't forget you and the things I've read about you when you were living and the fact you should have never been killed most of all.

Container Gardens ROCK!

2009-06-22T09:33:00.002-05:00

We're going to use container gardens again this year. Pop 'em on the deck, put in dirt, plant the seeds or plants, water and away we go! Broccoli, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes and carrots are the plan.

SUCH fun!

I'm back!

2009-06-18T15:02:00.001-05:00

Oy....been very busy with my online shops, Tae Kwon Do and my family so I haven't had too much time to post here. Will post more later, hahahahaha.

Conan ROCKS!

2009-06-08T22:35:00.001-05:00

Is it me, or is Conan even more funny since he started hosting The Tonight Show? Have always loved him! And Andy is back? WOOOO HHOOOOO! I hope he's back for good!

I miss Jay, but he'll be back soon enough!

Causes close to my heart and other Causes.... I finally did it.

2009-06-06T15:28:00.006-05:00

Rain rain go away! Ugh, not motivated to do too much! Oh well. I got somethings for the garage sale sorted so I can put them on hangers now that most of it is washed. One thing I recommend to people, ALWAYS a good idea to hang things on hangers in your garage, rather then have people see them folded on the table, it looks much better hanging up! I even take a spray bottle of water to things to get wrinkles out! I know, I'm crazy! I need to still get on Ebay and post something that are Gymboree, ugh, I don't know how I will get it done in 2 weeks!

So one thing I have been motivated to do (finally) is work on my shops that are online, and so I proceeded to do that. So I piled up my chocolate and chips (I know, I know, it probably doesn't sound very appealing to eat some chocolate and in the next breath some chips, but I do it lmao) next to me on the couch (I create my designs on my laptop usually), got my java and away I went.

I am proud to say, I have finally opened my "Causes" shop.

It will have a huge variety of Causes to choose from. One thing I will be sure to do is make designs of Causes that might not be as "well known" available.

A big reason for wanting to open a shop for Causes is that in the past, I have been soooo frustrated with trying to find a simple t-shirt (or one I like for that matter)to buy and wear, to bring awareness to finding a cure for Eczema (my son and I have it very badly at times, not just patches here and there either). There's barely anything out there.

It's just not a huge cause like Breast Cancer, Epilepsy and such. I started thinking "there has GOT to be other people who look for their cause online and it's just not a large enough Cause or it's not as well known (or whatever the reason it), so there isn't much to buy (or nothing) out there to spread awareness".

I am very excited to get this going and have some things in the shop already but I don't think I am going to make it available just yet, I want to have lots in there before I do. I am thinking of posting a list of Causes I have in the shop here on my blog, but I don't know if that would interest people.

I have many Causes that are close to my heart as it is, and I have wanted to open a shop for Causes for over a year but have been too chicken to do it.

Some of the Causes that are dear to my heart are because of my loved ones of course, like: my son suffers from Epilepsy and a few other things, my dad has Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy, an Aunt has Alzheimer's Disease, my grandfather died from Heart Disease and an Aunt from Breast Cancer ....and there are many others. I donate to them when I can, and if I were rich, I'd do it more often and to many others!

Anyway......tomorrow my kiddos and I are going to go see the movie "Up"! I can't wait! Although a friend told me that it's kinda sad at times, overall, it's great she said.

Love going to movies!

Garage sales and Ebay....

2009-06-01T13:51:00.002-05:00

So each year I take my daughter's best clothes (Gymboree stuff) and sell them on Ebay (she's 8 years old and most of the stuff is sizes 7, 8 and 9 that I am going to sell, as she is in a 10 now ..sometimes 12). ACK!

It's allot of work some years, depending on how much I have to sell, but it's worth it. So then anything that doesn't sell (most things usually sell though) goes in the garage sale.

I am dreading it but yet looking forward to it!! I need someone to twist my arm to get me going!

Whatever doesn't sell (everything) in the garage sale, goes to goodwill or Salvation Army. The money I earn from Ebay and the garage sale goes towards more clothes of course. I have GOT to start some of it tonight, I need to have the garage sale in about 2 weeks! BLECK!

Funeral and Genealogy

2009-05-31T21:30:00.003-05:00

The funeral was soooo well thought out and touching! What a great send off for my great aunt! I also found out more genealogy stuff!

Our Native American blood was Sewee Indians we found out. We finally have a tribe name! YAY! We are related to the Kennedys ( yes, as in Pres. John Kennedy), we're related to Mary queen of Scots (we have a trail of Scottish blood a mile long!),there is other royal blood too, just can't recall right now. My dad's cousin is going to send me more info soon. She was able to trace our roots back to like the 13th or 15th century I think she said! It's all sooo amazing!

I also found out that Epilepsy is not only on my dad's side, but my mom's side too (my son has Epilepsy). Genetics is a powerful thing....

The Tonight Show....sniff sniff....

2009-05-29T23:38:00.002-05:00

It's going to be sooo weird watching The Tonight Show without Jay Leno (just like it was weird watching it without Johnny Carson!)! But I have to say Conan is very funny! I'm hoping Jay's new show will be good, and I hope Conan does well on The Tonight Show.

The send off on The Tonight Show was a good one tonight....so long Jay, you'll be missed!

I'm excited.....I have my reasons....read on, I'm not a freak!

2009-05-29T14:18:00.004-05:00

So we have a funeral to go to this weekend.

My great aunt on my dad's side passed away. She was sooo sweet, she was in her 80's. So tonight I'm going to work on my Multiples shop, and get my designs in there so I don't have much to do when we get back(I'm sure I'll be tired).It's a 5 hour drive and we haven't decided if we're staying overnight or not.

Soooo a bit off topic.....one thing that bothers me, is that on my mom's side, we spent LOTS of time with my aunts,uncles,cousins and my gramma growing up. Lots and lots (don't know too many relatives on my dad's side, and this funeral is on my dad's side).

Anyway, since my gramma on my mom's side died in 1993 (CRUSHED ME! She was the only gramma I knew after the age of 4, the only grandparent really. My other gramma died when I was about 4 and my dad's sister died a year later I think it was), mom and her siblings(and us)rarely get together.

My gramma on my mom's side is up in heaven PISSED! I know she is. The last time we all got together was 1997. Oh we are going to soooo get it when we all get to heaven. She is going to CHEW our butts! You do NOT wanna mess with Gramma.

The only time we see each other ( My aunts,uncles and cousins on my mom's side)is at funerals. I just think it's sad. I have to say though, I talk to my Godmother on the phone and see her at my Gramma's grave every Memorial Day. I see my Godfather here and there (he lives out of state)too.

So this funeral is very special to me. I've only met people on my dad's side (other then my great aunt,her daughter and granddaughter)a few times, mainly when I was a kid and I don't recall too many of them. Most of them have passed on though then again, so some of the people I will not know at all.

I'm excited because I get to visit my Gramma's grave and my Aunt's grave (my dad's mom and sister). I have only been there once or twice. Last time we went my son and I (my daughter wasn't born yet) made a sign (and laminated it, even though we knew the groundskeeper would remove it eventually)that said..."We Love You Nanny!" and signed all our names on it and put it next to her grave. I told my folks that anytime they go there, I want to go too. They don't go very often though.

So it's a busy weekend and will be sad, but also a celebration of my great aunt's life. I have a hard time with funerals, I don't cry often, but deaths get to me ( i know, they get to most people). I am going to drill my dad's cousin for heritage info as she has a ton and is willing to share it ( my great aunt kinda kept some of it a secret). Mainly we need to find where the Indian side of us resided.

Our day together

2009-05-28T13:09:00.004-05:00

So my daughter and I are spending our day together. She wrote out our schedule ( to a "T"), and so far she's wanted to play Webkinz online, play Mastermind with me (love that game), go to McD's for lunch, get 2 Webkinz and now, again, play Webkinz online. No craft store to get a craft for she and I to do together, nothin'. LOL!

Tae Kwon Do class at Noon is only on Mon, Wed, Fri.....totally forgot until about 11am this morning. So we'll go to the evening one instead. It's been fun spending the day with her otherwise, but as you can see, Webkinz is the main focus of her day, LOL!

YEAH!!! Day off tomorow!

2009-05-27T21:39:00.002-05:00

So tomorrow my daughter and I will spend the day together (she's 8 going on 13)!

Each year I spend one day (that's all I can do folks) with my kid's class on a field trip or class event. This year, we've decided to spend the day together, just the 2 of us. So we'll go out to eat for breakfast, and then hang out, go to the noon Tae Kwon Do class, and then McDonald's playland, maybe do the build a bear thing, and then probably to the craft store to make some things together. She is soooo excited! I am too!

Next week is my son's turn. : )

I was going to design a T-shirt for our day out, but of course, life got in the way and I forgot to do it.....grrrrrrr. I hate it when I have a good idea and I forget.....grumble grumble...

OK, what happened...

2009-05-27T07:02:00.002-05:00

My top ten disappeared, I bet if I look, a post I had started....is still there. That's the one I meant to delete. LMAO

Ohhh is it a gloomy day. Days like this do NOT motivate me in the least. BLECK!

I'll have a #3 please......

2009-05-26T18:19:00.004-05:00

....is what I asked for in the drive thru at McDonald's tonight.

The 10 pounds I lost back in November and December has returned with a vengeance.

It was the last 10 pounds I wanted to lose and the most important in my eyes. It meant I had met my goal. Wish they had emoticons here on Blogger.

Now I have to say, I wasn't way over weight when I started trying to lose weight, don't want to give you all the wrong impression. But for my height (I'm very short) I was about 20-25 pounds overweight and yes, it's true what they say, the taller you are...the more your weight evens out. Believe me, it's true.
So, time to blame someone or something for gaining the 10 pounds back...hmmmm....

It's all the Easter bunny's fault! Oh yeah....it's true. If they wouldn't have such AWESOME chocolate candy at Easter..this would have NEVER happened. Ok, it might have....but still....I blame the Easter bunny! Down with the Easter bunny!

I have enough Easter candy to last me until at least October, that's right....October.....pathetic, I know. I have to do that with candy that some companies only sell at Easter time...and I do STOCK UP. I throw down a few hundred bucks and am not ashamed of it (though I probably should be?).

Such a bad habit...I am an emotional eater, I always have been.

BLECK!

I should make a design for my Cafepress shop about it....."Proud to be able to eat a half a gallon of Edy's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream in one sitting" or "Edy's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Marathon Eating Contest Winner"....or something like that (of course, I couldn't use the "Edy's" name, I know).

Time to drown my sorrows in ice cream.....until next time, Live life to the fullest!

Back To Work tomorrow!

2009-05-25T22:52:00.007-05:00

Oy, is my 3 day weekend over already? Sheesh....not much sleep and even though I KNOW I got a lot done.....I still ave a ton more! Worked on my Cafepress and Zazzle shops, and am impressed with the "dent" I put in the designs I got done.

Too many designs I want to do and only 2 hands to do it with! I need about 8 more hands!

Here's one of my shops: LINKY LOO LOO

Now, I'm adding more all the time. So check back and if you know someone who might like my designs, please pass the link on! : P

I will be posting some of my new designs (and some that aren't) here and there.

This week is a slow week as my daughter and I will spend Thursday together! Each year I spend one day (that's all I can do folks) with my kid's class on a field trip or class event. This year, we've decided to spend the day together. So my daughter gets me this Thursday and my son the following Thursday, my oldest has decided he is too cool for that...BOOOOO!

Since when do they get to act like they are growing up!!

The Golden Girls

2009-05-25T15:47:00.001-05:00

Watching The Golden Girls.... I LOVE Betty White (She SOOOO doesn't look 87!)....and Blanche is such a tramp! LMAO ...RIP Estelle and Bea.

Remember those

2009-05-25T10:48:00.002-05:00

Today is Memorial Day, thank a vet! Also, please remember those who gave their lives for our freedom!

It's pretty bad when....

2009-05-24T15:36:00.003-05:00

When you know a cartoon character's voice because he was on the tv show "House"....he was on House ONCE....just once! Isn't even a well know actor....at all!

The cartoon isn't a super famous one....I've never seen it before. One of my kids was watching it and I over heard the guys voice while in the kitchen making stir fry. lmao

I'm weird like that..... with useless knowledge.

Oh what a day!

2009-05-24T10:17:00.001-05:00

When I rains it pours I swear! So today my goal is to get laundry done, have the kids try on their clothes from last spring/summer/fall ( a MAJOR task of course as my kids HATE trying clothes on), wash things that don't fit and putting the good stuff on Ebay and the rest will be put in the garage sale or donated.

Now of course along with those tasks, other things will be added to the list as we go along. It never fails. I call those things "micro tasks", they should be called "MAJOR tasks" because one "Micro task" will turn into 10 things!

And so the list will get bigger and bigger. Not fun.

But luckily I have tomorrow off ....Memorial Day....BONUS!

2009-05-21T06:51:00.000-05:00

Here's a few of our designs! Click on the design to go to the store to see more and shop if you want (PLEASE NOTE: some designs are from my Zazzle shop and some are from my Cafepress shop. You can add all you want to each store. Designs from Zazle will be paid at Zazzle, and designs from Cafepress will be paid for at Cafepress..just so you know)!

GREAT design for a parent with Quads! Wonderful gift for a birthday, Christmas, baby shower, Mother's Day or any reason! More products available and men's clothing too!

Grab these adorable baby shower invitations for that special mom of twins! Matching stamps and posters available too!

GREAT design for Dad (design for mom is also on the page) of twins!Wonderful gift for a birthday, Christmas, baby shower, Father's Day or any reason! More products and designs available!

Great design for twins, triplets, or quadruplets! Let everyone know they're 1 and to WATCH OUT! More ages coming soon! Check out our triplets, quadruplets and birthday sections too!Please scroll down to see the design.

Great design for moms of triplets! Let everyone know you've escaped! Designs for twins and quadruplets too, and a design for dads! Please scroll down to see the design.

More designs to be posted!

My spot on the web!

2009-05-20T20:38:00.000-05:00

Sanity is overrated and I don't remember what being sane is like anyway!

I'm a mom of 3 kids (hubby is the 4th), and also a WAHM. I decided it's time for a blog. My kids keep me very very busy and they also keep me laughing too. I still can't believe I have 2 teenager boys and an 8 year old (drama queen) girl! Where did the time go! Heck I can't believe I am almost 40! How can this be!

I run my own daycare (LOVE IT!) and in my spare time I run my own multiples store on Cafepress.com and Zazzle.com and am proud of the fun I bring to my customers! I have things that are whimsy and funny, and things for grandparents, and siblings too (sibling designs coming soon I should say)! I carrying designs for twins, triplets and quadruplets...and soon I will be carrying designs for quintuplets and sextuplets too. I also have things for grandparents, moms and dads.

You'll find adorable baby shower invitations, baby shower thank you cards, baby announcement cards, birthday party invitations and more! My other goal is to add Aunt and Uncle designs.

I am adding more each day or every other day, so if you or anyone you know is interested in checking out my store (shameless plug), please check back often. Please feel free to pass on my shop links to anyone you know that might be interested!

If you or someone you know wants something personalized that you see in either store, I'm sure I can help you out! Just send me a message here with the following information: Name of design, what product, and what you want it to say.

I will get back to you soon!

You can find our stores at :

Multiples Mania Shop @ Cafepress
(My Cafepess shop has more items at this time then my zazzle store, but that is going to change soon)
and

Multiples Mania Shop @ Zazzle

Stop in and have a look!