This is Not Desertion

Hello all my wonderful peeps. I would like to give you an explanation as to why I have not had the time to blog. ok scratch that, I've had TIME. At least a little, but not the ability. Why? Well we have family in town. It's awesome and I love it and the kids are in their glory! "Uncle Jr....." "Grandpa..." all the time. So much better than hearing Mommy and Daddy yelled all day let me tell you!!! But here is the thing, said company, all MALE. Yup. Holy crap they are making me bonkers. I love them dearly but damn, I thought I sucked at decision making! Cripes. I am counting the days until my fantabulous Mother In-law arrives!! So back to my excuse for not blogging... pictures are worth a thousand words right?

MY desktop (yeah that's right, I said it) has been shanghaied. Thieving bastards, how dare they?

If you aren't familiar with the conduct of "nerds" or "geeks"... well here you go. WOW and Diablo. *shakes head* Really? This is what is preventing me from my second life? Nonsense!! Oh and when I ask oh so politely: "I know you are going to be on there forever, so can I get TEN minutes on there first?" The response : " TEN minutes in GIRL TIME, or TEN minutes real time?". WHATEVER nerd boy! I know what 10 minutes WOW time means... I will NEVER get to blog. Preposterous! So My Friends, My SITStas, if I do not get the chance to write more.... you are now aware that I am indeed NOT deserting you. Please cross your fingers for a timely return!
Don't forget the Cupcakey Goodness Giveaway !! It Ends on Thursday!

Dear "Friend",

You have visited me faithfully for most of my life. Every month you make sure that you come around. You may not always be prompt, often running several days late. I forgive you. I know that the last time you came to visit, we cursed you and wished you away (you have to admit you were a little irritating and had horrible timing). On behalf of my Hubs and I, we apologize whole heartedly. I will never ask you to leave pre-maturely again. I swear. If I go back on my promise just remember this letter (plea). Please come back. You are running further behind than usual. I am really starting to worry. I am afraid that if you don't return soon, my loving husband will sign me up for the local co-ed Hockey team. It won't matter though, because I will most likely be unavailable as I will be secured in the nearest mental facility. Come back. Hurry! I need you. WE NEED YOU!

-Your Desperate Friend,
Atlanta

p.s. if you are wondering the reason for the urgency, please note the blog a few posts down. Thank you.

And all my SITStas and bloggy friends don't forget to enter the giveaway if you haven't already(even if you have)!! CUPCAKEY GOODNESS!!!

My First Award! Awww.... Who me?

Because My Sister In Law thinks I'm awesome and is honored to be related to such a cool chick, she nominated me for this Kreative Blog award. Geez, you shouldn't have... ;) Thanks sis! You should go check out her blog (if you don't follower her already lol!): It Ain't Easy Being Cheesy , yet she makes it look so effortless!

Rules:
• Thank the person who nominated you for the award
• Copy the logo and place it on your blog
• Link to the person who nominated you for this award
• List seven things about yourself that people might find interesting
• Nominate and post links to the seven Kreativ Bloggers you nominate
• Leave a comment on each of the blogs, letting them know they have been nominated

It's kindof sad that I'm struggling for 7 interesting things about me... I'm not THAT BORING, right?! Well, here goes.

1. I used to be in the Air Force (not that interesting)

2. I am a little bit of a hoarder. I hate throwing things away. I'm workin on it(really)

3. Even though I have HUGE ta-tas, I still want fake ones that defy gravity. Yup, I said it.

4. When I was 18 I had back surgery and I'm still a crippled old lady. Booooo!

5. I make my husband open tuna cans and packets because I refuse. I'm not getting that juice on my hands! *shudders* I'll eat it though lol

6. Sometimes (ok a lot) I sit on the toilet forever not because I need to but because I take a good book. Hey, I need Peace and quiet away from my kids.

7. I can clean the hell outta someone else's house, spotless, sparkly, but loath to clean my own. Why is that?

Ok I'm not going to follow the rules either, not because I'm a rebel, but because I'm lazy and don't want to create that many links. But I nominate :

This sweetheart over at Gypsy Fox she is a doll and She makes some super cute buttons n such! Check her out!

My girl over at Mommy is in the Bathroom, because she is super funny and refreshingly honest.

This Funny Mil-wife chick over at Ashley Amazing. She is a riot and well, we have a lot in common, hot gamer/military hubbies and a sick obsession for other peoples wedding pictures.

Do Try This At Home

Want your kids to think you ROCK? Or that you are off your rock-er!? Let them do something they are NEVER allowed to do!!! C'mon break the rules a little... They will thank you for it. Yesterday was a craptastic day, so near the end of the Day I wanted to have a little fun. We bought the kiddos new Mattresses, and I had to take the old ones out to the Garage, soooooo what could be better than INDOOR STAIR LUGE!!:

The Hubby didn't think that this was a good Idea. What does he know!? So I did it anyway. (I think he enjoyed it as much as we did! lol (notice he was the one taking the pics and Vid!) We are fun parents sometimes I SWEAR!!!

p.s. Ignore the pull-up on my 3 year old. she just woke up from a nap(we still have accidents at nap time).

Snap shots! =) Happy kids? WHAT? imagine....

Channeling Joan Crawford

Ya know? Mommy Dearest? Today has just been ONE OF THOSE DAYS! I think Mommy needs a time out. I'm getting a little one right now because they are both unconscious. Tre only fell asleep because he was so exhausted from yet another frantic explosive rage. So here is what I'm thinking after the day we have had: Mommy needs an anger tool box too. It should consist of a bottle of wine, a box of Godiva, a Vin Diesel movie (any one will do), Valium, I would say a cupcake but it just wouldn't keep, and Last but not least, Harry Potters invisibility Cloak (wouldn't that be handy?).

The Anger Tool Box

(Mostly serious & lengthy Blog with some Humor thrown in as a coping mechanism).... Being a parent is tough. There are no manuals, no trouble shooting guides, no repair shop for the things that are "broken". Every pregnant mother, and expecting father, along with their families Pray for one thing (well the good ones do) that the baby is HEALTHY. For all intents and purposes, my son was born "healthy". He didn't have Downs, Didn't have cerebral palsy, no birth defects whatsoever. He was a freakin cute baby(not just being biased). He was an even cuter Toddler. It was when he was a toddler that we started noticing some concerns. He was a TERROR. I'm not talking typical terrible twos here. Just way out there. We thought that maybe it was just us. So we tried to get some help with behavior modifications. Nothing doing. This Psychologist thought maybe he had ADHD. I was diagnosed with this as a teen, and so does half the population of children these days. I was skeptical. And he was not even 3 yet. There was no way I was medicating him. We just dealt. So... Jump forward a few years (a little over 2) to Kindergarten. We kept having problems. Nothing worked. And he just seemed to be getting worse. He is a sweet, loving, funny, outgoing, compassionate kid. But sometimes, he isn't. AT ALL. He is a totally DIFFERENT kid. (Can someone else parent this Other kid I don't know? I want MY kid) Another psyc told us the same thing. Wanted to Medicate. And I was SOOO not down with what he wanted to put him on (after meeting the kid ONCE for 30 mins). Lets just say, we never went back there. Again we dealt. Anyway... UGH. We were told ADHD, Opposition Defiance Disorder... and because of family history, possible Bi-Polar Disorder. No one wanted to diagnose bi-polar on a 6 year old. The testing wasn't conclusive. Blah Blah Blah, Try Meds finally. It helped. A little. It helped the ADHD symptoms, the hyperactivity... The focus. To an extent. Now, we are on Med Number 3. again, it helps. A little. I HATE THIS. I HATE putting his poor scrawny little body through this. But I am at a loss. Now things are getting worse as far as extreme behaviors go. Throwing Chairs (computer chairs) Kicking car windows, biting, death threats, bludgeoning me in the back of the head with a water bottle while I'm driving( NO YOU ARE NOT CHUCK NORRIS dude)... you name it, he's done it. And probably more than you can imagine from a 7 year old. Its looking like NOW after all this time, someone is CLOSE to FINALLY diagnosing him with Bi-Polar. Not an easy thing for a parent to digest. and not only bi-polar, but more, and not sure. Because and I quote "...a tough one. He doesn't FIT into any one category. He has traits from several. He is going to be a hard child to parent" She even brought someone in to double check that he WASN'T autistic because of some of the traits.

*deep Breath* (please feel free to take an intermission and grab a snack. Preferably a cupcake ;)
This is my SWEET BOY. My mamma's boy. The hugger. WTH?!!! It makes me cry. A lot. And here is the thing. When you are in public and things like this happen. The rages, the tantrums, the kicking and screaming and punching. The DIRTY LOOKS don't FREAKIN HELP!! If he was physically disabled, or had an obvious birth defect that someone could see, it would be accepted. You wouldn't look like a crappy parent. One that cant control their kid. People wouldn't say things like "she should get control of her kids". I want to punch those people in the Jugular. Seriously. He cant help it. Its not his fault. It doesn't excuse the behaviors, but what can you do? I think of all the yelling, the punishing, the grounding, the time outs. And I cry. Because all this time we have been expecting him to behave like a "normal" child. Like every other 7 year old we've known. We thought he was just being a pain in the ass. (sorry but that's how we felt). NOW. we have to totally change the way we see our son. How do you do that? How can you change your view of them and what you can expect from them. Lowering behavioral Standards so to speak.
So he is a VERY LITERAL child. He learns by seeing things and having something Tangible to do. I wanted to come up with something for him to do to help control the rages. So I made Him THIS:




Inside it will have a Stress Ball, a book, a DO NOT DISTURB sign, happy pictures of our family, and a Timer, so he can use it to breath and calm himself. Any other suggestions for the box would be welcomed. This is the only thing I could think to do. Anything to help. I hope it works.

I DID IT!

See those 3 Columns? I did that all by myself! ( I know ,I know I'm awesome)I'm so proud! ...and YES I would like a cookie please =) I'm having a little trouble getting my header to fit just right, and I'm too tired to work on it right now.... but I will. now I KNOW that some of you may not be impressed with my Handy-work... but as someone who doesn't know how to do any of this, TRUST me, Be impressed!

Don't forget to Keep Entering My giveaway Below if you want to get your Hands on that awesome Necklace! A Huge *Hug* to all of you who have left comments already! You Rock! ( I guess the pork chop was effective *wink*)