What do YOU do all day GiVeAWay

I am the oldest of 5. I have 1 sister and 3 brothers. We are all mostly grown up now. I used to think of how much fun it would be when we were all growed up and married, playing games while the little grandkids were running around. Well so far mine are the only ones "running" around.... and I am just about done, while the others are still "in progress." :)

About 5 years ago, my brother was just getting ready to go on his mission. He was at my house visiting. When I have a sibling over, I try to NOT fuss or frass, but I sit on the couch and visit, depending on the nature of the visit. After one such visit with my oldest younger brother, he was leaving and he asked, "So what do you do all day?" Huh? I am sorry? At this point, I Savannah was 4, Mikenna was 2, and I was in school full time. Hmmmmm.

Fast forward to 5 years later. My middle youngest brother was over for dinner. He asked, "So now that you aren't working, what do you do all day?" Again. HUH? I am sorry? Did I hear you correctly?

Now while I don't imagine that either of my brothers were trying to imply that I do nothing.... One must wonder the genuineness of such a question. My initial response to the question is,

"Well I have a maid to clean my bathrooms once a week, vacuum twice a week, sweep and mop daily, wash dry put away 8-10 loads of laundry a week, empty put away and load dishes at least twice daily.

I have a cook to prepare all of my meals daily (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, milk before bed) and lets not forget the grocery shopping to prepare those meals.

I have a nanny to entertain kids, run kids to tumbling, ballet, music, and therapy twice a week, dress kids, bath kids, do kids hair, follow them around and pick up all their 'piles,' and come up with endless activities to occupy said kids with crafts, swimming, story time, library, museums, movies.

And a personal tutor for each of them to help with homework, reading, math, fine and gross motor skills, etc."

So as you see, I have a lot of free time on my hands. I have to wake up early every day to fit in all that I need to. 10am. Then I make myself a shake and head to the gym for two hours. I come home, shower, go get a mani, pedi, and my hair done. After all that stress, I head off to the spa for a massage. Oh and don't forget lunch with my besties and all the shopping I have to do for all the parties I am in charge of.

Ok we all know that's a lie. I don't live in New York and I am definitely NOT a New York housewife.

So take away the Nanny, the cook, the maid, and the tutor..... And that my brothers is what I do all day, every day. And the "now that you don't work......" line :) Well I am a Nanny, a cook, a maid, and a tutor. I think they call that a MOTHER. LOVE Ya!

To all you Woman out there (or men :)), leave a comment (AND EMAIL ADDRESS) about one thing you do with your kids and receive a $15 gift card to Target for something "FUN." And if you don't follow me already, add yourself. Don't be shy :)

I will draw names on August 9 because we could all use a little extra to get ready for school. I will email the winner and you will have 24 hours to reply. If I don't hear from you after 24 hours, I will redraw and repeat :). Good LUCK

DROID

I have a DROID. There I said it out loud....

Whenever I receive a text message, it says "DROID." At first I thought this was annoying, which by the way it is. So I changed it to something more sophisticated.... Lady Gaga. I know. Again. I said it out loud. I only like SOME of her songs.... she is weird. SO then after I figured out that she was weird, I put on Chris Daughtry. I digress.

But then I got a new phone because Isabella tore it apart and the default ring is "DROID."

I was going to fix it except that we were all sitting at the table and my phone beeped "DROID" and Isabella growled. IT WAS HILARIOUS. So whenever my phone says "DROID" Isabella says, "RRRAAAARRRRR!"

So until she stops, my phone will ring the annoying "DROID" because I never get sick of hearing her growl.

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BY the WAY. Yesterday was her first day in nursery. I have a few things to do right after our first block so I was unable to take her in. Doug took her in and she was fine. Then he left. Then she screamed. Hysterically. It's a good thing she is ADORABLE, so one of the ladies just picked her up and loved on her.

She STILL screamed. HYSTERICALLY.

SO after I was finished with my said tasks, I went in. She was quite clingy and I honestly don't think she will EVER go back, but on the first day to just drop her off and leave???? What kind of mother am I? RUDE!!!! Just ask HER.

Any suggestions on how to "wean" her into her "new" class? HELP!!!!!

Finally

Finally....

We made it HOME!

My house is a mess.

My laundry basket is over flowing.

My cupboards are empty.

But I am home.

And home is good.