The writings of a mom who sometimes loses her mind: Girls night out

Quotes from the kids

D- (Talking about the baby) "She said I love you. Did you hear her? She said wah wah wah...that's I love you in spanish."
We are sitting down talking at the start of a play. I tell the kids, "This is like a movie theater. You shouldn't talk." D chimes in, "And turn off your cell phones."
In the car I say, "No more messing around. Period." J replies, "Don't you mean exclamation mark?"
D- "Can I have some farties?" (smarties)
J- "I am going to wear my warmings tonight, I am pretty cold." (long johns)
O- "I know what a female is. I know what a mailbox is too. A female is a girl and mailbox is a boy. I know that because the wii and J taught me. Mom, why is a boy a mailbox and a girl a female?"
J- (we had Wendys for dinner) "Did you get me a Junior booger...whatever it's called?" I said, "Burger," and we both laughed.
J- "This is so hot. It must be 87 degrees or something. Ya, probably 87 degrees. It's pretty hot."
J- "Someone ate all the marshmellows out of my Lucky Charms." Dad responds dump it out and get a new bowl. J dumps it out. Dad says, "Not on the table! In the garbage." J gets the cereal off the table and into the garbage.
O- "How old are you and Dad? You're eighteen and he's thirteen, right?"
D- (talking about the bath water) I ask, "Is it too hot?" "No." "Is it too cold?" "No." "Then, it's perfect?" "No." I ask confused, "What?" D replies, "I just wanted to say no."
O- (speaking of baseball) "Do we play on the force field?"
D- (talking to Dad) "You can't feed the baby because you don't have bumps."
J- "O kicked me in the back in a pressure point." I ask, "What's a pressure point?" J says, "Well, I don't know but I think that's where I got kicked." I decide to take a look at J's back. It looks like J's back is really dry. I say, "What are all these little bumps?" J promptly chimes in, "Oh no! Chicken pox!" I think it's way past bed time.
O- "Don't eat that! It's for the beast!" I ask for what, and O says, "The beast." I finally get it, the feast.
O- "Dad are you hot?" Dad replies, "Yes, I am always hot!" O-"Let me feel." (O grabs Dad's arm) "No Dad, you're not hot."
J- "You don't want your old bike? How 'bout I trade you? I'll give you my bouncy ball."
Today J's hair didn't look combed and I said, "You need to fix your hair." Then I see J pick up the remote and comb with it. I ask, "What are you doing?" J answers, "Mom, the remote works great!"
The other night it was bedtime and I see J has just come out of the bathroom...with his hair freshy styled. I ask, "Why did you just do your hair?" J replies, "I don't want to have to do it in the morning."
O wrote a song for C. After singing the song for us, O decided the best part of the song was the line, "I love you even when you fart."
I know who that is. It's M. Wrestle Ballard.--O
You like to eat booggers.--J I know I do. They taste good.--O Here I have a boogger right now you can eat.--J I don't like other people's booggers...only my own.--O
Please don't pay my lunch money. (I ask why not.) I want to get a stamp on my hand. (They only give stamps for insufficient funds.)--J
You can be diaper man without a diaper. Don't waste the diapers.--J

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Girls night out

Help me out. I have the hardest time leaving my kids at home with my husband for many reasons. Let me know what you think of all these. One, I feel guilty unless I really have to be somewhere. Two, I hate that the kids only eat junk while I'm gone and I spend a ton of time cleaning up whatever mess was made. Three, I never know who to call. I feel that I don't have a good reason calling someone just to say hey lets go hang out. Four, something else I will think of later I'm sure. So, all poor excuses. Right? Do all of you have friend time, without the kids, or husband? When, how? How often? What do you do?

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CamilleMay 3, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Yes, all bad excuses, but I have the same ones. However, I do go out with some girl friends about once per month or every 6 weeks or so. We just go get dessert and talk for about 2 hours or so. I love it. If you just do dessert, you can feed your kids dinner before you go so you know they aren't eating junk, then, give your husband the word that there better be no mess when you get home or else...
I wish I was there to have a girls night with you. How fun!
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TweedMay 3, 2009 at 10:56 PM
I do the same thing. The entire time I am gone (usually for a MUST be gone, not a fun be gone) I see images of what is happening at home without me.
But it is nice to come home and have a slightly humbled, more grateful husband, and the kids survive.
I like trying to go out with friends from college or from long ago that I am still in touch with at least once a year.
If I can't find friends to hang out with I try to at least go grocery shopping by myself and run a few other misc errands, or go to the library to find a book (that I will only get partway through...) or sometimes I go out with someone I need to visit teach - it's a good excuse to call to hang out.
I always come back happier, even if I have a mess to clean up after. I usually try to bribe my hubby into keeping it clean.
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TweedMay 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Ahh...I'm apparently logged in under hubby's account. This is Nicole. :)
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TiffanyMay 5, 2009 at 3:10 PM
I hear ya! I don't have girl time either. I find it hard to just go out with my husband. So then when I think ohh I would like a girls night out I feel guilty that I'm not going out with my hubby. (does that make sense?) Anyway you are not alone, if you find the answer please share. ;)
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Erin Bennion CorbridgeMay 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Hey Laura! When I do have "girls night out" I also don't really know who to call, so I typically go by myself shopping or running or on a bike ride or something like that. I actually really like going alone because I feel like I never get "me" time, and when I'm alone, I come home rejuvenated. When I come home from dinner with "the girls" sometimes I'm more tired than when I left, (in a different way of course). I find it more fun to have "girls" days out with moms and all go to the park. The kids play while the moms just chat.
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Erin Bennion CorbridgeMay 6, 2009 at 1:08 PM
PLUS....you just married the wrong brother. Sorry. Tough luck. :-)
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JoceMay 15, 2009 at 9:41 PM
I hear you. It seems like planning an official girls night out takes a weeks notice and a plan of some great activity. I just make a point to go to enrichment or a book group to get a girl's night out. Hey, let's hang out when I come this summer.
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DianaMay 20, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Ok, I figured it out. I know who you are now. haha.

Lucky for me, I work outside of the home so I feel like I get that social time. But, I definitely can see myself not getting out when I get more kiddos running around. When that time comes, I'll come back to you for advice.
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