The oddly normal life of Clorie

 Apparently I did. Apparently that, is funny.  Tim says to me this afternoon "This morning, I heard you fart in the bathroom." Is that not the place, if your going to fart, you should do it??? He farts anywhere, everywhere, and often! Why bring up the fact that I did so, while using the toilet this morning!? "Its just funny, when girls do it." That is what my apparent middle school age husband responded with. LOL!  So what, so I farted. Sheesh!

 And then I realize I am doing something right! I love it when that happens.  Being a mom is rough. You make choices for your kids, and those choices can change and shape your childs life. Its hard to know, in the heat of things if your making the choice that will mold your child the right way, or not. Half the time I am certain I am doing it wrong... Then a kid does a good deed, or makes an awesome choice that makes me so proud I could burst!   Over the weekend, Destiny made a bad choice, but, she afterward did the right thing by calling home and getting a ride back to the house. She knew she would probably get into trouble but she called anyway. This made me mad, that she had made the wrong choice in the first place, but then at the same time I felt like I did something right for her to know, no matter what she could call home.  A couple nights ago she made me a book. She told me she loves me even when she's mad, and even wrote me a poem, and put a picture of...

 May break my bones, but words, they can never hurt me.  This old kindergarten rhyme came to my mind today. Mostly because others around me are acting as if they are in kindergarten. Sad, really. Grown adults calling people names. The old poem is not really quite true though. I think, personally sometimes words hurt worse than sticks and stones. Bruises and even broken bones heal, but sometimes feelings, friendships, whatever, sometimes they just can't go back to the way they were... All because of some words.  I guess that is why you should think, before you speak. Lesson learned for myself as well. I did not call anyone names, and am pretty sure I would not stoop to such a level as a 30 year old woman... but I do not always say nice things and I always should. You shouldn't say something about someone if its something you would not say to their faces. I get annoyed sometimes but that is no reason to run my mouth. I get it.  So sticks and stones and broken bon...

 I just wanted to say that. No matter what I am a very lucky person. I have a wonderful husband, beautiful healthy children. My mom is the most wonderful and generous mom anyone could ask for, My in laws are always there for us, no matter how needy we have been. My friend Pam is the bestest friend, always there to listen and take my side, or tell me I am wrong if I am (which I am usually not) Its awesome to know that I am surrounded by this awesome set of people. How did I get so lucky?  Christmas weekend was wonderful. We had three days in reality, and still have to see my mom tomorrow! Friday I made dinner at home, a turkey and several sides. The kids opened the gifts they got each other, and went to bed early waiting for Santa!  They were up at 3am and sent back to bed. 9 was when they got up to open gifts. Everyone got something on the list that they wanted, which was awesome! Santa did good! Christmas afternoon we had Linner at Pams house with her family and some...

 Tis the season. Right?  Tracking where Santa is, the kids are ready for him to come! I cannot wait until tomorrow myself! YAY!  Happy Birthday Jesus!!

 Oh today has been a day. I am upset with just everything in general. Craptastic would describe today very well to me.  That is really all I can say about today I guess. I work tomorrow, yep on Christmas eve. I get to sit there and do nothing or maybe she will have me scrub chair legs like last year... Either way I am sure it will be a slower then slow day at work. Cheers and Merry Christmas!

 Not for certain, but when you walk through the door after work and the first words spoken to you from one child are:  "Promise is a big fat JERK today!" You can be pretty sure, that the kids, are feeling better.  Oh yes, antibiotics, how quickly you work. Had I have known I might have waited just a while before giving them to the kids! So life, as we know it, has returned to its normal, busy, argumentative self. Fighting, yelling, even a few Hannah screams have been seen and heard today. Joy.  I am exhausted today. EXHAUSTED. When I set my alarm last night it told me I had 5 hours and 27 min until it would go off. Then I did not get right to sleep, and then, I was woken up several times through out the night. To pee, to tell husband he forgot to turn off the TV,  to nicely ask my snoring husband to roll over, to suffocate my snoring husband, and then to chase a cat who wanted to sharpen claws on the corner of my bed, right near my head away... I am not sure...

  I got a Christmas card from my very first best friend today. Awesome. A card she drew, because she is a wonderful artist! She always sends a cool thing in her cards, I have noticed. Last year I think it was, she sent a crossword to the kids, the crossword had THEIR names in it to find!  This year she sent stickers. For the kids. I remember when I loved stickers. I had a sticker book. I pretty much LIVED for that sticker at the dr. office.... I wonder if that is why kids like the doctor? Anyway. I got stickers in my Christmas card, er, I mean the kids did.... In OUR Christmas card... I have awesome friends :)

 To be bitchy falalalala, lala la la.  Stores are crowded with grumpy last moment shoppers. My best friend is suffering PMS. I think the whole wide world around me has just gone crazy.  I am about ready to find another job. Maybe that should be my new years resolution for myself. Its been almost 8 years at that place. Finally maybe getting health insurance, and I want to quit. I love my job. I just hate the drama. Drama with the boss, Drama with the co-worker. Drama drama drama. I am sick and tired of it. I go to work to make money. That is the reason I am there. Not be be friends, not to chit chat, not to be a backstabbing bitch. I go to work with ONE thing on my mind... Make money, Support your family. Yes I try to have fun and enjoy myself while I do it, because its much better if you can...  At home. All of my kids are sick. Strep, and for Mr. Bailey, strep AND an ear infections, so I am dealing with that at home, then shit drama at work. I am honestly lovi...

 I guess I had forgotten about it. Yes Destiny and Promise have drama with friends but for the most part now its "none of my business" they deal with it on their own and I really do not hear much about it. It used to be fighting with friends, broken hearts and all that stuff. For the most part now they are able to get along with people for an entire sleepover.  Then I have a newly turned 8 year old. Well almost. Hannah's birthday is Sunday, but last night, Friday, she invited a few friends over for a sleepover party. No sooner than they had finished doing shrinky dinks and eating did the drama start. Someone didn't want to play what someone else wanted to play... or something. Promise tried to fix the drama which only made it worse, because Hannah did not like Promise taking her friends sides. So then Hannah got all pouty then one kid wanted to go home, then one kid did not want to play anymore, then Hannah got Poutier, then we ended up sending Promise to MY friends...

So add marshmallow making to my list of things I am capable of! I love marshmallows. Peeps are my joy. No seriously, I was SO thrilled when they started making peeps for occasions other than Easter. Now I can enjoy peeps nearly year round!  So the other day I was looking at the blogs I often look at http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2010/12/peppermint-marshmallows-258-recipe-022.html   She made peppermint marshmallows and of course, I went right out to get the things I needed to make it. Only Geletine, and corn syrup (mine expired in 06, apparently) Everything else, I had on hand.  After making I bragged around here and there, and heard a few people say they thought marshmallows were hard to make, or that they couldn't make them. I got nervous, but when I pulled mine from the pan, they were set! A bit softer than store bought but set none the less. Tasted good, really pepperminty. I can't wait to try different flavors! Bailey wants to do a "rocky road" he said, and ...

 This evening while I cooked dinner the kids were playing restaurant. First Hannah waited on Bailey bringing him his order of five cheeseballs and a cup of "coffee" (hot cocoa). When his food was taking too long he would say "cmon waitress!". So once Bailey got his order it was Hannah's turn to be the customer, Bailey the waiter.  When he was giving Hannah her bill and collecting the 4.36 that was owed. He looks over at her and he says "Uh! TOOTHPICKS as my tip! I at least left you a cheeseball!"  This is SO what I feel so many times when I am given a crappy tip to the most annoying "wanty" customer. Oh and Hannah was that customer. "Chop-Chop waiter" She even told him at one point. All that work, running his butt off for a measly toothpick . Heh.

 Not sure if that will work, but it should take you to a youtube video of my kids. This is what we did over the weekend. It was about the only time they got along, but hey... At least I caught it on tape. I am not sure WHERE Hannah came up with the story, or accent! :)

Promise wass here(: Mom, you should learn to close ur blog when ur finished hehe  I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I guess I have to keep up with this better. My friend tells me she feels like a stalker for coming here and then there are no new posts. So I figured the funny crap I usually just update my facebook status with, I should blog instead.  So I had a pretty good weekend so far. Got baking supplies and I think the rest of my Christmas stuff Friday. Saturday I baked cookies and today we had friends over and we decorated them! It is our annual tradtition and I think its a lot of fun. A big mess afterwards, but a lot of fun.  I was in the kitchen making duplings for tonights dinner. Bailey gets the flour out for me he says "What is the difference between cornstarch, and flour?" I tell him not a lot, they are both used as a thickener and so on... "Are they both good on butts?" LOL. No they are not both good on butts. He is the funniest boy ever.  Chicken and dumplings turned out fantastic... Again. I will post the recipe on my other blog. The kids have had like 2 bowl...

 This weekend was a pretty good one. I spent some quality time with the kids. Got some Christmas shopping done, got groceries in the house and that house is for the most part, clean. Feels pretty okay.  Hannah spent her allowance and got Shirnky dinks. Remember those? Anyone? Children of the 80's? Surly you do! Anyway the kids are ALL about shrinky dinks now... I might have to check out hobby lobby to see what they have that I could tell santa about... For the kids, of course!  Since the weekend went by so smoothly I am actually not so much looking forward to Monday. Its supposed to be really cold, and of course, its the Christmas Parade. Its always frost bite weather when the parade comes. Bailey is in it, so of course, we have to go! Brrrrrrr.  Other than that nothing really new. I notice the stores being so much busier crowded and annoying. I understand but when your just there for groceries its annoying. One of the things about the season I do not enjoy.