Stay At Home Moms. 3/2-3/8

The trip is already a nightmare I am driving my father in law to the uk 41/2 hour ferry trip then 2 hour drive to pick up a puppy but he is driving me crazy he is so needy I wish I hadnt offered to take him he has been on the phone every day should I take this should I do this what will he eat where are we going to stop blah blah blah I am leaving my kids with their nana and grandad from tomorrow night as we are up very early we have to be at the ferry by 7am. Hubby is coming too so hopefully that will break the tension as will my ipod, He is a nice bloke but doesnt travel well and he didnt have to come I would have happily gone on my own it is going to be like travelling with a child except I have the day off aarrrgggghhhh. Sorry I will be glad on sunday morning 6 am when we dock we catch the ferry home at 215 am its going to be a long night. Then my mother in law who is already on holiday with friends gets back sunday night and she keeps asking me to check in on him to make sure he is coping with the puppy he is 60 years old no mental illness its just annoying now.

I get you with girls and dresses though I NEVER wanted girls but from the day I did the pregnancy test with charley I knew it was a girl I had no morning sickness with my son but boy was I rough with my girlies. She is so cute in dresses loves lip balm and her nails painted and lots of body sparkly stuff really girly but at the same time there is nothing she wont do so she behaves like a boy as well really rough and tumble I love her so much well I love all of them.

Cleaning all done got to sort a couple of cupboards out next week but thats it trying to keep on top of it so I dont have to break my back before we go to florida I hate leaving the house dirty t has to be spotless I like it to still smell clean when we get back but with going for three weeks I dont know if that possible. (13 weeks today woohoo cant wait to relax by the pool in the florida sun)

Wow! Beautiful girl.


I would (well, Hubby would REALLY love) our next one to be a girl.

I can totally understand that. Boys are exhausting & dirty & loud. With a girl, you have at least a LITTLE hope that they'll be cute & wear dresses forever. :laugh: You wouldn't believe the comments I got when I was pregnant with our third when we found out she was a girl. I didn't care what we had by any stretch of the immagination but people (STRANGERS at that) would say, "Oh, good! you got your girl!" or "Oh, thankgoodness! You won't have THREE boys!" Ridiculous. :grumble:

That being said, T is a lot of fun. She's just different than the boys. It is like some good female energy in the house or something.

My now 17 year old daughter was exhausting and dirty and loud IN a dress. She was a frilly skirt and Easter bonnet wearing dust bunny. Think PigPen from Peanuts in a dress. She'd go out in the morning HAVING to wear her hat from Easter and one of her play dresses and be the dirtiest child by the end of the day. She was precious. (still is, by the way)

If I get one like that...she'll fit right in. :laugh: But honestly, I could use some more feminine energy in this house. Even the cat is all boy! Darting out of dark corners to grab your ankles as you walk by.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

We're the opposite. It's me, Harley, and our 2 girls dogs. We are so out-female-ing my poor husband being the only male. :laugh:

Tell me about it. How Clean Is Your House? came on today. That show always makes me take a look around at what needs doing. The kids were eating lunch when it came on and my oldest was like "Look Mommy their house is soo clean." UGH! They went down for a nap and I kicked into over drive. I dusted everything in sight, washed and polished our large leather couch, then waxed and buffed the wood table and benches...I was sweating and exhausted when I finished. Wouldn't you know the minute I start a movie and think to take a load off, the oldest comes downstairs and naptime was officially over.:noway:

I havn't been on in so long and I started to sabotage myself..I had been off sugar for soooo long and now I started to have little bites here and there which has now developed in to full on cravings...I need motvation..since I'm at home all day with kids it feels like I'm falling back into rut!!! Maybe I need a challenge!

for vqueen --i'm doing the 800 miles in 2009 challenge. having fun with it so far--it has its own thread so check it out. maybe it's for you

hi Mommies-- crazy week, shouldn't even be here now but figured I'd pop in for a quick hi/bye. Tough week weight wise. TOM scheduled for midweek, so the poofing up has begun. Thank God I'm not drinkign all the water I was, so I don't have as much now to bloat. Last month was hideous. Still feel crappy, look cruddy, but hanging in.

I find it hard to remember I'm "thinner" when I feel like this. I feel so bloated and the pressure "down there" is so intense leading up to TOM that I feel wayyy fat. So, I tend to then eat more-- make sense? Nope-- lovely part of being a woman I guess-- making little sense premenstrually.

Oh well-- later ladies. Haven't had time to read any posts. Hope you're all well.
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