Tyler

So, Tyler and I battle pretty much every morning about him getting dressed for school. I finally got him some new pants, so he no longer wears high waters. Thank god! I can lay out his entire outfit the night before and he still finds something wrong with it. Well, last night he came to me all dressed for school. He told me he was going to wear his school clothes to bed so I won't have to worry about it in the morning. So, he went to bed completely dressed. There were NO issues this morning, he even said that he considered wearing his shoes to bed, but decided that would be too uncomfortable. LOL. He asked me why I don't do that, it saves a bunch of time. Maybe I should start wearing my work clothes to bed. hmmmmmm...

Note to self...

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Being in my 30's

So, I will be 31 in March. No big deal, I'm over it. I think being in my 30's is great! The kids are getting older, we have our own house, good jobs. I would say we are "established" as adults. I could do without the changes in my skin though!! Not to be vain, but oh my god! It's like I have a whole new face. A BAD face!!! I haven't had this many zits since I was 15 years old. The dark circles under my eyes are impossible to conceal now. I've always had circles under my eyes, but wow. I've had to buy all new face wash, toner, moisturizer, even make up. What is going on here? I'm hoping it gets better because if it doesn't I might have to start wearing a paper bag over my head!

If anyone has any tips, PLEASE help me out here.

Dear Children:

Ms. Manth:

What is with you lately? Mornings are hard enough, but the temper tantrums and waterworks are not helping! I understand you don't like brushing your teeth. TOO BAD! You will not be the girl at school with stinky breath and rotting teeth. Now the shoe thing...come on. Pick a pair and stick with it. They all pretty much look the same and at this point I don't even care if they match your outfit, just put some damn shoes on.

T:

You are 7 not 80 years old. You cannot wear "comfy pants" every day of your life. It doesn't help that they are high waters too. I'm sorry that your uniform shirts "feel uncomfortable", I got a really good deal on those shirts! Why won't you let me brush your hair? I am letting you grow it out, like you want, but it is getting a bit unruly. Hate to break it to you but we don't have the type of hair that grows down, it grows OUT! But, I'm letting you realize that on your own.

Quote of the Day

"I can't wait till you lose all of your teeth!"

Don't ask. lol

I have a blog??

Hi everyone. This is my first blog post EVER! Here it goes...

I will start by introducing myself and my fam. Most of you probably already know this stuff but this is for the new peeps.

I am a wife, mother, daughter and friend. I am married to the best man in the world! He puts up with my shit. What more could I ask for. Ha! We met in 2000 through a mutual friend, started "dating" in February 2001 and were married by March of 2001. Almost nine years later we are still together. We have our issues, trust me, LOTS of issues, but we love each other and are willing to deal with all of the bullshit because of that. Love you honey!

T was born in September of 2002. He is such a sweet, sensitive boy. His favorite person in the whole world is his "gramma". They have such a special bond. It's been that way since the day he was born. He is in 1st grade this year. His teacher is a bit of a pain in the ass, but, what are ya gonna do? He needs to learn to deal with difficult people, right? He and I are so much alike it scares me. We react to things the same way, whine the same way, lol. We bicker like siblings. It was like that with my dad when I was little. I love him, but man, he is a butt. What does that say about me?

Now onto Ms. Manth. Where do I start? She was born in June of 2005. She is a big ball of energy, to say the least! She has so much spirit and everything is just soooo exciting. She is obsessed with pregnant ladies, and announces very loudly wherever we go when she sees a pregnant lady. There has been a few times when the person was not pregnant, that was embarrassing! She is my little swimmer girl!

We just bought our first house and I love it! It has A LOT of room. We moved from a 700 sq ft 2 bedroom house to a 1800 sq ft, 2 story, 3 bedroom house. I am in no way bragging, but I can't get over how much space we have. Jer (my hubby) and I can now be downstairs together and have the kids play upstairs. It is so nice!

We have two pets. Peanut is a Pit mix. She is almost 9 yrs. old and we have had her since she was 9 months old. Anyone that has been to my house has been greeted by Ms. Peanut. Probably by her jumping up and licking you, in the mouth. Unless your Heather, and she will sit on your lap and lick her butt. HA! (Sorry Heather). Peanut's butt not Heather's butt, just to clarify. She is CRAZY!!!!

Otis is our kitty. Also known as Oti Boti, Bobo, baby boy, black hommie, N%$##! Pussy, etc. He is such a lovie kitty but he will let you know when he's had enough! Ms. Manth can attest to that.

One more thing... You might be wondering why I named my blog, "Monkey's Steal my Underwear". There is a bit of a story that goes with this. One night at the old house we had some people over for some drinks. The house next to us was for sale so we thought we would go check it out. sshhhhh! Anyways, we found a postcard that said, "Monkey's Steal my Underwear at Night" with a picture of a silly little monkey on it, duh! The next morning I had a bit of a hangover and said something to the effect of, "Have you seen my underwear, I can't find it". Jer and I laughed for a long time. I still have it to this day and think it is hilarious.

So, that is the story of our lives, so far.