I like cleaning house as much as....

lima beans and I don’t like lima beans!!!!!!!!

Ugh the dust I have in my house. I am cleaning for this weekend’s birthday party for my girls (they were born the 29th and 30th, 8 years apart) So theres this big shindig on Saturday, problem is my house was a mess (thats what happens when blogging takes over actually its Entrecard, I blame that lol).

So between now and Sunday I will be popping in to say hi (and dropping for all my Entrecard friends) and will have lots to blog about. Especially since there will be drinking and some karaoke going on and I always have alot to say about that. I love karaoke, unlike cleaning which I should get back to so I can rest

Little A and Her Babylegs

Yeah!!! Finally got Little A’s Babylegs the other day and she absolutly loves them. She actually gets mad and points at them if I forget to put them on.

Of course when I try to get a picture of her in them she takes off. So this picture was the only one where she is standing still. I love these things myself as they help protect her knees from scrapes. They are also a flashback to the 80s for me as I was a legwarmer wearing gal lol.

I got 2 pairs so hopefully I can get a better picture the next time she is in the other ones.

I'll Take A Bottle Of Bitch

Yesterday I finally found my wine. My hubby says "Since when do you bottle your bitch up?" lol

Haven’t tried it yet (I hear it’s all the rave) so can’t wait to get to it. It is also a new "type" of wine for me as I have never had a Grenache before. May pop it open next week….. or sooner if I can’t wait. Will let you know how is

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!!

Today we celebrated my Grandpa’s 93 birthday. 93!!!! And he is still in good shape. The life he has led has been a good one. And he refuses to think he is old. He told me that it was his 34th birthday and then he joked that it made him younger than me.

Today his great-grandchildren surrounded him with love. He really holds a special place in Big A’s heart. He taught her how to play the organ, just like he taught me. I feel bad because we haven’t been a bigger part of his life. He loves his great grandchildren and would love to see them more.

I am so happy that we were able to spend a portion of his day with him. He means alot to me and the kids and I am so very happy he was able to meet my Little A. So here’s to you Gpa and I hope you have many more years

Me And My Vent

This is me. No, not the real me. But a version of me (this one is my Wee Me) This is however where I want to be. On a beach with a drink in one hand and my DS in the other (although my current game is on the PSP but I don’t want to change the image lol)

I know I am not the only one wanting a vacay. I just came back from a 3 day at Disney but we do that all the time. (Disney is about 20 minutes from my house) I want to do a beach vacation. Sanibel would be nice if we couldn’t leave Florida, but I dream of Hawaii.

Of course that would mean I would have to actually fly somewhere. And between my fear and the cost of things these days all I can do is dream. But I am putting it on the list of "Must Dos".

I am in one of my "funks" with having to deal with a raging hormonal teen boy, who ever since he got his license is all "Mom can I drive now?" and his problems (as if lol), Big A needs glasses and she should have had them all along , so now I feel like a terrible mom because I didn’t know she needed them (Big A is not a complainer at all and just for this one time I wish she had complained.) I mean really how am I supposed to know what is going on with her if she doesn’t tell me? She will have a headache or stomach for hours before she makes it known to us. But I feel horrible about this. And my Little A….ah my precious baby. She is so much like me that it was funny in the beginning but now not so much She’s my little fighter

See this is what is so great about blogging. I vented (sorry) and now I feel better. Now whoever visits The Dirty Shirt will read my vent and join me in a good hearty laugh I mean really after reading back through this, these aren’t reasons to be stressed when so many others are worse off.

Baby Won't Sleep

Ugh I need a break. I know I am not the only one that feels that way. But man I am not as young as I used to be lol. Big A stopped taking naps at 1 but at least she was sleeping through the night by now. My Little A is almost 1, stopped taking naps and wakes up 3 times at night. I feel like a zombie. She is so different because the later she goes to bed the more times she wakes up at night.

Funny thing is she laughs at me. I will say "Honey you need to go to sleep" and she will look at me and laugh. And all I can think of is how my Mom keeps telling me that this child will be my payback for how i was as a child. We used to have a VHS tape (I am dating myself here) of all the silent films my parents took as we were growing up. There is one where my Mom puts me in my crib and all you see is my mouth opening up to scream (glad it was silent lol) But Little A so does that.

I am constantly scouring the net for ideas to get her to sleep through the night. I have tired everything I could find. And it’s not like she is up screaming and crying the whole time. Nope she wants to play !!! It is like she can function on no sleep. And I think she knows that I can’t lol

Now don’t get me wrong, I so love my baby and am so happy to have her even with the 15 year age gap to my oldest but I really am not as young and energetic as I was when I had even my Big A 9 years ago. Little A is gonna give me a run for my money, and I am very happy to compete

P.S. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, maybe I haven’t tried it yet……..

my son went and grew up

Today he got his learner’s permit so he can drive now. I got teary eyed watching him get his picture taken and I am totally petrified for him to be on the road. Ugh. I haven’t had time to wrap my head around the fact that he is almost 16 years old!!!!! (Oh and still very lazy, he wouldn’t get up to get a shirt on for me to take his picture lol) Where does the time go? I swear you blink your eyes and they go from being a baby to an almost adult.

Good thing his dad is taking him to learn too because my son and I are so much alike that I think we would not come away from this experience happy campers. So I am keeping my fingers crossed and here’s to hoping that the car will be ok :-)