Winner winner chicken dinner!!

JoAnna!! You are going to need it with all the spit-up and poop coming your way!

Email me your address and I'll ship it on over!
lls_gatherum@hotmail.com

Thanks for playing, everyone! Glad to see there's still a few blog readers left out there!

Drum roll, please ....

In honor of the 1800 batches of laundry that must get done today, I am giving away my amazing laundry soap!! Disappointed??

This jar should last through 30+ loads of laundry (depending on how grimy and smelly you are). No more than 2 Tb. per load, safe for front loading washers (so I hear) and will absolutely knock your ridiculously clean socks off!

Anyone interested? Leave a comment by Saturday night and you'll be entered to win. For the three people that actually read my blog, your chances are high! Winner will be announced Sunday.

the state of my ....

1. Kitchen. A big fat mess. I'm in the middle of a kitchen re-vamp. I have grand plans but things are not going as quick as I thought they would. The biggest lesson I've learned? Never start a big project while you still have kids hanging around all day!

2. Backyard. Pumpkins! I love that our yard has a knack for growing pumpkins! This year we got about 13 good sized melons off our plant. I used my own cornstalks to decorate and we have our neighbors beautiful red leaves blowing into our yard! Love, love, LOVE fall!!
Wait, are pumpkins in the melon family?

3. Needles. My give-away item is halfway done. Another project that's taking me longer than it should. Oh, and I am loving how it's turning out! Loving it so much, in fact, I'm tempted to not give-away and keep for myself .... we'll see. Here's a teaser:

4. Give-aways. Speaking of, I'm going to do a small one tomorrow. Not as fancy as the previous picture of deliciousness, but still, something I love. Check back in if you wanna!
5. Car. I need to sell it. Fast! Anyone interested? Anyone know someone who might be interested? Fabulous car, great condition, 4x4, $8000 (negotiable). Let me know if someone will buy it!!
6. Face. Hives! I keep breaking out in them! Every day since Friday. Honestly, can't figure it out but it's starting to tick me off.

That's all I've got for now. Come back tomorrow!

Christmas List

What happened to Barbie's and dress-ups? Two items on Ella's list this year:
And one item on mine:

Seriously?

Don't be fooled.

You know those days where it's just one of those days? Oh, I hate those days. Today, just happens to be one of those days. It started out good. I got to bed at a decent hour, got my butt kicked during a Bootcamp torture session at the gym, showered and put on some passable clothing items, had a good hair day ....

And then came Jack. *sigh* Oh gosh, I complain about him a lot. Don't you just hate it when people gripe about their kids ALL THE TIME? Spend a little time with Jack and I think you'll cut me some slack.

It starts with his 6:30 wake up time, then the whining, then the fits, the hitting, the screaming - oh the screaming! Little boys should not be allowed to scream at such a high pitch. And then what if, by some crazy chance, you might actually have to get something done, or might actually need to go somewhere -say, the grocery store that carries Sponge Bob cheese sticks that actually keep a certain someone quiet for 15 seconds? Multiply the whining, fits and screaming by three because he knows I'm not really going to kill him out in public. Today, for example. A quick trip to the grocery store ended with me in tears, cursing my head off and holding back every F-bomb that is going through my head. Lovely picture, isn't it? Sadly, I did the same thing yesterday.

So, here's the golden question -- Is this normal?

Is it normal to love your kids so fiercely and yet want to knock their blocks off at the same time? Is it normal to want your kids to go to sleep so badly so you'll have a little time to not hear their voice? Is it normal to curse and cry with frustration and still want to add another monster to the mix? Is it normal to keep hoping and praying they'll grow out of something, knowing perfectly well that they won't?

Jack just went down for a nap with a double dose of Benadryl. This doesn't really work for him, but I'm going to try anyway.

Oh, I love my kids. So much that I'm getting a little boo-hooish thinking about it. I am lucky to be a mom.

But seriously? SERIOUSLY???

I'm thinking...

...hmmm...maybe of a give-away. Sometime soon. What do you think? Something to do with these little pretties?