I am about to backpedal on something I said awhile ago, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I had said that I don't let Meg watch Hannah Montana on tv, even though every.single.girl in her class watches. She listens to the Hannah Montana soundtrack, which we all like (including Drew, who sings right along!) and she has Miley Cyrus' new CD and loves it. I've been hesitant to let her watch the show, quite frankly, because I am not ready for her to grow up. Of course I tell her to grow up all the time, but when it boils down to it, I know she's only 8 and the last thing she should be thinking about is boys and dating. Ugh.
So....on April 10th there is a new Hannah Montana movie coming out. And I want to take her. Just the two of us. I saw previews last night and it looks good. I've never taken her to the movies before. In fact, she's only ever been to two or three movies in the theater before, and never with me or Doug. She's never been a fan of loud music or noise so the movies was not a place I wanted to spend my money for her to want to go home. I digress. I really want to take her to this movie. Does that make me a hypocrite? I feel like one. I let her wear Hannah socks, jammies, underwear (yes, really, they have Hannah underwear), she sleeps on Hannah sheets and has a Hannah calendar. I'm starting to think that having her live in my overprotective bubble isn't good for her and I should just GIVE a little more.
What do you think? Does it make me a hypocrite to take her to the movie?
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Things I don't do
As a mom of four under age 8, there are lots of things I simply cannot do during the course of the day. Since I've been thinking about them, I'm just going to throw them all out there. Here goes:
1) I cannot run out for milk or diapers if I need them. Rite Aid is just down the road, but I have at least 2 kids with me at all times. I cannot just hop in the car and go get milk or diapers. I have to email my husband and ask him to pick them up on his way home from work.
2) I cannot go shopping. Period. The twins hate being strapped up in their stroller for more than a milisecond, the mall is 20 minutes away, and we only have Wal-Mart around.
3) I cannot talk on the phone. There is always a screaming child in the background. Always.
4) I cannot go to the bathroom alone. Annie and Izzie follow me saying "watch you, mama?". While that's adorable, I don't think it's going to encourage them to potty train any earlier.
5) I cannot tidy up my house. Oh please. As I put things away, I have many children right behind me dumping them all back out.
6) I cannot read Breaking Dawn. The noise level in the house at all times resembles an airport runway. But dammit I want to read that book!
7) I cannot watch daytime tv. Not that I want to, but I never have the tv on during the day unless Drew is watching Word World.
8) I cannot get laundry all put away. The only time I can get upstairs to do the laundry is when the girls are napping. And it's THEIR laundry that needs to be folded and put away. Do you see the conundrum?
What things can't you do when the kids are awake?
1) I cannot run out for milk or diapers if I need them. Rite Aid is just down the road, but I have at least 2 kids with me at all times. I cannot just hop in the car and go get milk or diapers. I have to email my husband and ask him to pick them up on his way home from work.
2) I cannot go shopping. Period. The twins hate being strapped up in their stroller for more than a milisecond, the mall is 20 minutes away, and we only have Wal-Mart around.
3) I cannot talk on the phone. There is always a screaming child in the background. Always.
4) I cannot go to the bathroom alone. Annie and Izzie follow me saying "watch you, mama?". While that's adorable, I don't think it's going to encourage them to potty train any earlier.
5) I cannot tidy up my house. Oh please. As I put things away, I have many children right behind me dumping them all back out.
6) I cannot read Breaking Dawn. The noise level in the house at all times resembles an airport runway. But dammit I want to read that book!
7) I cannot watch daytime tv. Not that I want to, but I never have the tv on during the day unless Drew is watching Word World.
8) I cannot get laundry all put away. The only time I can get upstairs to do the laundry is when the girls are napping. And it's THEIR laundry that needs to be folded and put away. Do you see the conundrum?
What things can't you do when the kids are awake?
Saturday, January 3, 2009
An interview with a hockey mom
No, not an interview with Sarah Palin thank goodness. An interview with ME, conducted by my friend and blogger CK. If you'd like me to interview YOU, drop me an email and I'll come up with some awesome questions. Promise.
1. How did you and Doug meet? Doug and I "met" our senior year of high school in calculus class. He was the first kid in class every day, and I was the second. So, every day I'd say hi and he'd say hi back. That was about it. Nothing earth shattering or special. Then after graduation, we both ended up at a party on the lake, here in the town where we live right now. We hung out that day, swimming, jumping from enormous rocks into the lake (I am deathly afraid of heights and was truly showing off because he was paying attention to me), and after my friend who drove me went home, I had two choices~ride home with Doug, or with the creepy kid I'd known since middle school who I was certain had horrible plans for me had I ridden with him. So, I chose Doug. Then I went off to college, had a couple of boyfriends, dumped them and have been with him since 1991. Well, it's more complicated than that, but that's for another post.
2. If you could have dinner with three famous people (dead or alive) who would they be, and why? First, I'd have dinner with Mozart. As a musician, I am drawn to his music. I've played some of his flute concertos with an orchestra (omg was that fabulous as a soloist) and I'd love to chat with him and get his inspiration. There is nothing better than fine classical music. Secondly, I'd have dinner with Shakespeare. I hate his sonnets, but love his plays. I'd love to write, but find that I don't string my thoughts together well enough. I'd ask his advice. Thirdly, I'd have dinner with Laura Ingalls Wilder. It's been so much fun rereading those books with Meg, so I'd want to ask about her life and how much of the books are fictionalized, and how much are so true to life. I would actually take Meg to that dinner so that she could truly understand what life as a pioneer was like.
3. If you could have your dream job, what would it be? I'd be a teacher, either a high school english teacher, or teaching law classes in college.
4. If you had to go w/out computer, tv/movies or music which one couldn't you part with and why? Well, I hate going without my computer, but I couldn't part with music. I always listen to music with the kids, in my car, on my IPod. It can soothe my soul, or wake me up.
5. If you hadn't named your children their names, what would you have named them? This is a tough one. Meg would have been Cameron (Cam for short) if she had been a boy, Drew would have been Sidney were he a girl, and I debated calling the twins Charlotte and Emily after the Bronte sisters. I can't say that I would have named Meg anything other than Megan, although I do love Julie. Drew was almost Stephen after my grandfather, but he is actually named for a boy Doug and I know.
6. If money, jobs, etc. were no object, where would you live and why? I'd still live right here in Maine. I grew up without family nearby, and for my kids to have their grandparents (both sets) and cousins, aunts and uncles nearby is something that we wouldn't give up for the world.
7. What is the household chore you hate the worst? Which one are you best at? I hate, hate, hate to clean the cat boxes. I also hate to empty and reload the dishwasher, although I despise seeing all the dishes in the sink or on the counters. I love to vacuum. It's a Zen thing. I also love to do laundry (weird, I know) because the piles of dirty clothes make me nuts. But, I never manage to get any of it put away.
Thanks CK for these great questions!
1. How did you and Doug meet? Doug and I "met" our senior year of high school in calculus class. He was the first kid in class every day, and I was the second. So, every day I'd say hi and he'd say hi back. That was about it. Nothing earth shattering or special. Then after graduation, we both ended up at a party on the lake, here in the town where we live right now. We hung out that day, swimming, jumping from enormous rocks into the lake (I am deathly afraid of heights and was truly showing off because he was paying attention to me), and after my friend who drove me went home, I had two choices~ride home with Doug, or with the creepy kid I'd known since middle school who I was certain had horrible plans for me had I ridden with him. So, I chose Doug. Then I went off to college, had a couple of boyfriends, dumped them and have been with him since 1991. Well, it's more complicated than that, but that's for another post.
2. If you could have dinner with three famous people (dead or alive) who would they be, and why? First, I'd have dinner with Mozart. As a musician, I am drawn to his music. I've played some of his flute concertos with an orchestra (omg was that fabulous as a soloist) and I'd love to chat with him and get his inspiration. There is nothing better than fine classical music. Secondly, I'd have dinner with Shakespeare. I hate his sonnets, but love his plays. I'd love to write, but find that I don't string my thoughts together well enough. I'd ask his advice. Thirdly, I'd have dinner with Laura Ingalls Wilder. It's been so much fun rereading those books with Meg, so I'd want to ask about her life and how much of the books are fictionalized, and how much are so true to life. I would actually take Meg to that dinner so that she could truly understand what life as a pioneer was like.
3. If you could have your dream job, what would it be? I'd be a teacher, either a high school english teacher, or teaching law classes in college.
4. If you had to go w/out computer, tv/movies or music which one couldn't you part with and why? Well, I hate going without my computer, but I couldn't part with music. I always listen to music with the kids, in my car, on my IPod. It can soothe my soul, or wake me up.
5. If you hadn't named your children their names, what would you have named them? This is a tough one. Meg would have been Cameron (Cam for short) if she had been a boy, Drew would have been Sidney were he a girl, and I debated calling the twins Charlotte and Emily after the Bronte sisters. I can't say that I would have named Meg anything other than Megan, although I do love Julie. Drew was almost Stephen after my grandfather, but he is actually named for a boy Doug and I know.
6. If money, jobs, etc. were no object, where would you live and why? I'd still live right here in Maine. I grew up without family nearby, and for my kids to have their grandparents (both sets) and cousins, aunts and uncles nearby is something that we wouldn't give up for the world.
7. What is the household chore you hate the worst? Which one are you best at? I hate, hate, hate to clean the cat boxes. I also hate to empty and reload the dishwasher, although I despise seeing all the dishes in the sink or on the counters. I love to vacuum. It's a Zen thing. I also love to do laundry (weird, I know) because the piles of dirty clothes make me nuts. But, I never manage to get any of it put away.
Thanks CK for these great questions!
Friday, December 19, 2008
To quote Julie Andrews
"When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad. I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad." Sister Maria, The Sound of Music
This is a list of my favorite things, in no particular order. Things that make me happy. Because happy isn't coming right now and I need it to come, so here goes:
Coffee
Music
The Internet
Clean sheets
An empty sink
A nice, neat living room
A good hair day (shallow I know, but really, it does make me happy)
Emails from friends, especially when they include hugs
Smiles from my kids
Clean kids
My babysitter being home from college for a month
Hugs from my kids
Chocolate (thank you honey for the two bags of Kisses!)
Watching Meg and Drew play in the snow
The kittens sleeping
My Friday question for you: what makes you happy?
This is a list of my favorite things, in no particular order. Things that make me happy. Because happy isn't coming right now and I need it to come, so here goes:
Coffee
Music
The Internet
Clean sheets
An empty sink
A nice, neat living room
A good hair day (shallow I know, but really, it does make me happy)
Emails from friends, especially when they include hugs
Smiles from my kids
Clean kids
My babysitter being home from college for a month
Hugs from my kids
Chocolate (thank you honey for the two bags of Kisses!)
Watching Meg and Drew play in the snow
The kittens sleeping
My Friday question for you: what makes you happy?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
'Bout me, 'bout me!
Ok, so I have nothing really to blog about that doesn't include me complaining about the a)weather, b) crankiness of my children and c) how much my husband works. SO, I'm taking a page from Jennifer and will bore thrill you with the following:
1) Where were you 10 years ago? 10 years ago I was 26 and preparing to get married. I had finished college and law school and had FINALLY passed the bar exam. Doug and I moved, he changed jobs and we got married in the span of 2 months. Yes, we like to just cram all kinds of things in at once, just to make ourselves nutso.
2) Five items on my to-do list today? Laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry. Ha. Well, it's true. But also, finishing up the bills that for some god-forsaken reason can't be paid online (catch UP people!), the dishes and maybe even running a broom over the floor. I never did manage a shower today.
3) Snacks I enjoy? Popcorn. Is coffee a snack? Love coffee. Goldfish, preferably the pretzel kind, which I never buy.
4) What would you do if you were a billionaire? Well, first I would pay off my debt, which is substantial. Then I would make sure my family is taken care of~college for the kids, my parents, my in-laws, my brother, my brothers-in-law, etc. I would treat myself by going back to school again (yes, again) and study the fun things I never got around to studying in college (art history, history, more music). I would hire a landscaper to take care of my yard. I would send money to support my college and law school, because I just can't afford to do that now. I would donate to our local library, because without books, where would we be. I would set up a scholarship fund for the high school and make sure the music program had what it needed. I would make sure my friends and family were comfortable in their lives.
5) Where would I live? Maine. Really, despite my complaining about the weather, I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Well, I don't feel like tagging anyone, so if anyone wants to join in the fun, let me know.
1) Where were you 10 years ago? 10 years ago I was 26 and preparing to get married. I had finished college and law school and had FINALLY passed the bar exam. Doug and I moved, he changed jobs and we got married in the span of 2 months. Yes, we like to just cram all kinds of things in at once, just to make ourselves nutso.
2) Five items on my to-do list today? Laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry. Ha. Well, it's true. But also, finishing up the bills that for some god-forsaken reason can't be paid online (catch UP people!), the dishes and maybe even running a broom over the floor. I never did manage a shower today.
3) Snacks I enjoy? Popcorn. Is coffee a snack? Love coffee. Goldfish, preferably the pretzel kind, which I never buy.
4) What would you do if you were a billionaire? Well, first I would pay off my debt, which is substantial. Then I would make sure my family is taken care of~college for the kids, my parents, my in-laws, my brother, my brothers-in-law, etc. I would treat myself by going back to school again (yes, again) and study the fun things I never got around to studying in college (art history, history, more music). I would hire a landscaper to take care of my yard. I would send money to support my college and law school, because I just can't afford to do that now. I would donate to our local library, because without books, where would we be. I would set up a scholarship fund for the high school and make sure the music program had what it needed. I would make sure my friends and family were comfortable in their lives.
5) Where would I live? Maine. Really, despite my complaining about the weather, I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Well, I don't feel like tagging anyone, so if anyone wants to join in the fun, let me know.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Why do the twins feel the need to fill their diapers with toxic goo as soon as I put them down for a nap? Is it that the crib is so comforting to them? Or do they like to make me crazy? Crazy. I tell you.
Why do my kids REFUSE to put ANYTHING away? Is it a gene? Did I pass that gene on to them? Or can I blame Doug for that?
Where do all the baby socks go when I do the laundry? I have about a gazillion unmatched baby socks. I cannot find the matches to save my life.
Who created those annoying musical toys with no On/Off switch? They should be beaten about the head, or at least forced to listen to their obnoxious toy OVER AND OVER AGAIN like I have to.
Why isn't there a coffee IV yet?
When did my little girl grow up to be a big girl who can read anything you put in front of her?
What happens when you change the toxic baby goo? Babies finally nap. ahhh. You'd think I'd know enough to check the noise earlier than I do.
How can I have no chocolate in the house? How is that possible? I mean, there is a bag of lovely Ghiardelli chocolate chips and they're calling my name. How can I resist?
How can I get my house cleaned up without doing the work myself?
Where will I end this post? I could go on and on with these questions. Do you have any?
Why do my kids REFUSE to put ANYTHING away? Is it a gene? Did I pass that gene on to them? Or can I blame Doug for that?
Where do all the baby socks go when I do the laundry? I have about a gazillion unmatched baby socks. I cannot find the matches to save my life.
Who created those annoying musical toys with no On/Off switch? They should be beaten about the head, or at least forced to listen to their obnoxious toy OVER AND OVER AGAIN like I have to.
Why isn't there a coffee IV yet?
When did my little girl grow up to be a big girl who can read anything you put in front of her?
What happens when you change the toxic baby goo? Babies finally nap. ahhh. You'd think I'd know enough to check the noise earlier than I do.
How can I have no chocolate in the house? How is that possible? I mean, there is a bag of lovely Ghiardelli chocolate chips and they're calling my name. How can I resist?
How can I get my house cleaned up without doing the work myself?
Where will I end this post? I could go on and on with these questions. Do you have any?
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