Are You A ModernMom?

Deb from Menopausal New Mom tagged me today and it was just the kick in the pants I needed to get out another long over due award!

I think I will start with...

The PIMP Award

Michelle form the oh so honest and addictive Finding Trinity has honored me with her brand new PIMP award (aka peeing in my pants) Cute right?

A big Thanks to Michelle! I'm going to this little baby on to:

Matty Thoughts -What? You haven't read him yet? It's time!

Now back to the Tag!



I've been asked to explain what it is that makes me a true authentic Mom, A Theta Mom.
A Modern Mom if you will! Ha

1. My kids come first. They have from the moment I peed on the stick and the double lines showed up. They know they are safe and protected and loved. They know they will always have a safe place to fall and a Mommy who will encourage and push them to be their best.

2. I also try to be true to myself...and hang on to a little bit of the authentic me! The years are flying by and one day before I am ready these two little birds are going to leave the nest. I will be left behind with just the hubby. To that end I cherish and nurture the relationship I have with Hubby. I think showing this to my girls, leading by example, teaching them that the world does not revolve around them but that Mom has to have a life, I am preparing them for their lives ahead. Preparing me too!

Enough with the deep thoughts!

3. I have walked through the grocery store with baby spit up on my shirt and a baseball hat on my head. Sometimes you do what you have to do. This is real Mom.

4. I have told the kids NO they can not have cookies before breakfast and then snuck 3 with my morning coffee.

5. I have stood in line a half hour before the opening of a store to get the coveted Christmas Toy of the year that is marked down 50% and in short supply all over the city. Maybe they are a bit spoiled but the light and excitement in their eyes when they tear open that Christmas Gift from Santa and I get no credit....that is what a real Mom does.

There are no limits to what a ModernMom can do...or how many people she can tag for this wee meme. I'm choosing just one!

Suz...I'm tagging you!

Please go over and visit the cutest blogger, and most honest environmental lovin Mom ever.

Day By Day, My Life As A Busy Bee

To all my other invisible friends....What is it that makes you a real ModernMom? Feel free to play along, I'd love to hear I am not alone!

Fun With Lysol

Two little girls were tucked all snug in their beds, with visions of germs alight in their heads.
Gross!

My sweet girls were doing their best to fight the germs that had been racking their bodies for four long and crappy days. Drinking their liquids, washing their hands, resting and sleeping.
I was doing my utmost to help them. Dosing tylonel, making soup, doling out Popsicles, prescribing ginger ale, worrying...feeling helpless to help my coughing sick babies.

Finally by 11pm at night, all was quiet. I had done all I could for the day and it was time to turn in. I felt helpless.

Then I spotted the mighty Lysol can.

I had already scrubbed every counter, wiped down the floors, but perhaps a good spray of Lysol on those door knobs and light switches before I went to bed would be just the thing.
A big fat spray to KILL all those big bad germs.

Pssssst

Psssst

Pssssst

Take that you big bad germs.

Die virus die.

Psssst.

Then cutting through the silence of my blissfully quiet home was a wailing siren.
A screech.
A BLARE.

ModernDad came screaming down the hall!

It was the Carbon Monoxide Detector?

WTH?

He tore the batteries out and threw them on the floor.

Could it be?

I dashed to my trusty computer and googled.

Yep.

Lysol can SET OFF a carbon monoxide detector.

I'm leaving that baby unplugged for a week!
If I have to choose between fighting the scary H1N1 OR the remote possibility of invisible gasses I'm tackling germs this week.

Note to all other Germaphobe Mommies out there...Lysol and Carbon Monosixde Dectors...they don't mix baby!

How to Survive your Girlfriends Engagement

Have you ever felt that way?

Had a girlfriend come to you with her life altering, most exciting news.
News that will change the course of her life FOREVER, and all you can think is.
Oh no, she is making the biggest mistake of her life.

My girlfriend came to me and announced she was getting married.
A time of joy, of celebration, to cheer and to hug!
Oh...I plastered on my fake smile, hugged her and cried.
She mistook my tears of sorrow for tears of joy.
My sweet sweet friend was taking the plunge, and making the biggest mistake of her life.

Did I tell her what I thought?

No.

Why?
She really doesn't want to hear it, and all my opinion would do is upset us both.

This is my BFF. I love her with all of my heart.

We have already had many conversations that went like this...
Do you think I should stay with him?
Do you think he is a good man?
You like him right?
I found a ring in his bedside table....do you think it is for me? (Oh geez you have been with him for two years. If you think he is seeing someone else on the side WHAT are you doing with him ???)

When you feel the need to ask you friends if you think it is a mistake to marry this so called man of your dreams. The man who yells at you if you are not home "on time". The man who does not like any of your friends. The man who refuses to make an effort to spend any time with your family. The man who tells you you are getting fat so better not eat that! The man who shames you and breaks you down.

If you feel the need to ask....if you need to be reassured.

It IS a mistake.

If your girlfriends are then brave enough to be honest with you, and tell you their truth. Honey, take a moment, pause, reconsider before you walk down that aisle.

Nobody will think less of you.

You are loved.

Just not by this man.....and not in the way that you deserve.

Yes, I have offered my opinion.
Now it is time to offer my love.
I will help pick out a dress, talk flowers and venue.
Hopefully stand by her side and truly believe she has made the right choice.
Ultimately it is her choice.

What do you do when you can see the people you love making decisions that you know are bad for them? Do you support them no matter what?

I will be here for my BFF now and hope against hope that I am wrong....

Temperature is Rising

My baby is sick.....sigh.

The world is a scary place when a flu bug can cause a fear that chills you to the bones.

We WILL be fine.

Today I wish you all good health and offer these quotes:

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses." Hippocrates

"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." Henri-Frederic Amiel

"He, who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything." Arabian Proberb

"Time And health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted." Denis Waitley

"Good friends are good for your health." Irwin Sarason

"The groundwork of all happiness is health." Leigh Hunt

"Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied." Charles Caleb Colton

Stay well....I'll be back commenting when my house is healthy again!

Hot Mama Mutterings

Things I have muttered to myself today

....because I have convinced myself talking while alone is a sign of intelligence and cause well, if I don't call myself hot, who will?

Nooooo. How can it be time to get up already? Just one more time with the snooze button.

I'd like to meet the guy who invented the bathroom scale and give him a piece of my mind.

Are you kidding me? Why is it every time I sit down, the toilet paper roll is empty?

$#!^ -Yep-That shower is frigid!

If I could figure out how leg hair grows so fast, transplant it and then sell it to bald guys I would be a millionaire.

Ahhhh A spider. A SPIDER. A SPIDER. Get out of My SHOWER!!

What kind of a freak grows one stray hair out of their neck?

Sigh. Seriously. A closet full of clothes and nothing to wear.

Dog is barking. Hello, dog is barking. Can no one in this house hear the dog??

What the ?? What did I just step in? Warm and gooey and stuck to your sock is never good. Apparently no body did hear that poor dog.

Gag. Gag (K I didn't mutter that, but I did make that sound)

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

Just a half muffin more.

40 is the new 30. Just wear all monochromatic colours and you CAN pull it off.

Laugh lines are hot.

Just 6 more hours until bedtime.

Just Breath.

This Mama may be muttering, but it's working for me!

The Insomnia Queen

Yah Yah. We all know about us Stay At Home Mom's.

Sitting around all day in our Pj's watching our "shows" and eating bon bons.

Not a care in the world. No worries, no complaints.

If this is true then what the hell is wrong with me??

My name is ModernMom and I am a SAHM, I am busy and I am a Worrier.

I make lists. My last list was not titled "To Do" of "Honey Do" (one of my favorites by the way). but was actually tittled.

"My I'm Freakin Out and Never Gonna Get It All Done List"

This SAHM is one of the busiest people ever!!

So when I lie in bed at night lately I just can't seem to turn it off!

On top of the lists running through my head, are these random thoughts:

I wonder if my BlueEyes is right that the wee boy in her class who mames insects and glues them to paper is going to be in jail one day. (ummm can you say serial killer???)

I worry that I have not picked out the right dress for the upcoming charity event. (It's a fine balance between she looks hot and she looks like she is trying too hard)

I can't believe I had to turn down another dinner invite from the same couple. They are going to think I'm dodging them. (I am so not.)

I am sure this much chocolate can't be good for you, and is not going to help me fit into said dress. (Must add buy more Halloween Candy to my Freakin List)

I worry about a girlfriend who is very ill and another who accepted a proposal from her Mr.Big. Sigh.

I wonder why the school my kids attend. A really good school, with an absenteeism rate of almost 25% right now, has not been shut down until our kids can be vaccinated against the swine flu.

I wonder if getting the H1N1 vaccine is even the right thing to do.

I can't imagine why parents with ill children have to be TOLD to keep there kids at home.

I'm ticked off that I missed garbage day and when it only comes every 9 days or so, this is a big deal.

Another marriage. Another friend devastated. Another family has ended in divorce. This is 4 in just under a year! What is going on?

My head spins back around to a charity event I'm organizing. Ticket sales, seating, ordering wine, centrepieces, auction items......

Then when I look at the clock and realize it's 3am an I have to get up in 4 hours! Oh you should never do the math!

Sleep comes but it is fitful and full of vivid nightmares.

Today I am whiny and will end up strung out on coffee and rambly. Like this post!

What is my point?

-If your kids are sick. Show respect and keep them home.

-Never underestimate what a SAHM has going on behind those closed doors.

End of Rant!

Wishing you all sweet dreams!

Long Over Due Love

Surprise! The Sweetie known as The Wife from The Cobia Family AND the wonderful Miss Vickie from Frugal Mom Knows best honored me with the same award! Now I have already filled out the lovely meme that comes with this little beauty a long long time ago, but thought it would be interesting to see if my answers have changed over the last few months!

So Thanks ladies! Here I go!

Rules
1. You Can Only Use One Word!

2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. Have Fun!

The Fun Part...
1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Your hair? blondish
3. Your Mother? giving
4. Your Brother? nope
5. Your Favorite Food? Mexican
6. Your Dream Last Night? preggers
7. Your Favorite Drink? coffee
8. Your dream/goal? vacation!
9. What room are you in? office
10. Your hobby? photography
11. Your fear? health
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here :)
13. Where were you last night? here
14. Something that you aren’t? warm
15. Muffins? always
16. Wish list item? Uggs
17. Where did you grow up? Ontario
18. Last thing you did? dishes
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? off
21. Your pets? sleeping
22. Friends? good
23. Your life? sweet
24. Your mood? hopeful
25. Missing someone? Ju
26. Vehicle? Navigator
27. Something you’re not wearing? bra!!
28. Your favorite store? Banana Republic (there was just no way to get that into 1 word)
29. Your favorite color? ocean blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? Sunday
32. Your best friend? faraway
33. One place that I go to over and over? Loblaws (grocery store)
34. One person who emails me regularly? Mom
35. Favorite place to eat? Home

I am tagging the following blogs. New reads for me. Careful they are addictive!

Lee The Hot Flash Queen! Over at Hormones,Headaches and Hotflashes


Amo at Where A Woman Shakes Her Tablecloth


and The Crazy Baby Mama


Since I'm on a brutally honest roll here I'm going to tell you about one more award I received. The Honest Scrap Award from Mrs.Call Me Crazy over there are Life's Crazy Joke. I have seen the honesty thing done before but this wonderful blogger takes it to a Whole.Nother.Level. You must pop over and tell her I say hello!


This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant. This award is about bloggers who post from their heart, who oftentimes put their heart on display as they write from the depths of their soul.
(no pressure lol)


1. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.

2. Tell those 7 people they’ve been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving the award.

3. Share “10 Honest Things” about myself.

Let the free therapy begin:


10 Honest Things

1. I had cookies and tea for breakfast.
2. I have not been to the Dentist in almost 2 years. I hate it that much.
3. I had NOTHING to wear to a theater performance on Sunday...so I went and bought and entire new outfit.
4. I am a paranoid freak when it comes to expiration dates. I must throw out anything that goes past its expiration date. Chicken, milk, salad dressing, chips! Doesn't matter if it still smells and looks fine, if it's past its "best before" date...I toss it!
5. I think call screen is the best invention ever. I have even call screened some of my kids friends because I just don't have the energy to entertain those little people.
6. I fear that this H1N1 is just the beginning of many pandemics our children will have to live through.
7. I still love to curl up on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa and watch Bugs Bunny cartoons with my girls.
8.I think 7 honest things is enough because some of these awards tend to drag on!




If you have been reading me for any length of time you probably know I'm not much for following the rules to these awards. Seven blogs! I will pass on this Honest Scrap to these two gals!



Insanity and Bliss -You must read her. She is so honest, has wonderful pictures and just now saw Forest Gump??



Menopausal New Mom -Another must read. Canadian Girl Power:) Mwah



Thanks and Love to all!