We had the BEST weekend ever!

So saturday we went ice skating. Wow, what an experience. I totally was only able to contain myself on the ice, so hubby and god father took the other two kiddos. E really go the hang of it after one lap, and poor god father had to take her around two more times - his poor back!!

Then we got out of the rink, and it was BLAZING hot. I seriously felt like I was going to melt. So we decided to head to my parents house and go swimming! Then we headed back to the house for a nice evening BBQ.

On sunday, i had my boutique and then my grandpa's birthday party - he is 86!!! And then we came home, and snuggled. Well, shower time first as my grandparent's DO NOT have air conditioning, and we all melted there. Then we got our jammies on - well most of us did LOL - e fell asleep on the couch in her towel!! Apparently running around with your cousins in the backyard all afternoon makes you VERY sleepy!! YEAH for cousins!

Hub and I actually got some quiet time and got to hang out with each other this weekend - it was quite nice.

TGIF!!

I had a client cancel our session yesterday, so we are going today - and I just realized it's almost noon, and my kids (whom have been on an eating strike) haven't eaten yet today. They have had plenty of milk, just no real food. Thank goodness for ego waffles, that's all V has been eating for a week as he is teething and rejecting EVERYTHING else, well, except for chips. Apparently those are his FAVORITES!!

We are super busy this weekend! We are going to go do something fun as a family either tonight or tomorrow afternoon, I vote for tomorrow afternoon so that we can take the kids bowling!! :) But we are going to go ice skating tomorrow morning with E's godfather, who plays in the JR league in canada, so that will be fun. He is leaving next week to return to Vancouver island to play for a team.

Sunday I have a boutique and then my grandpa's birthday party - should be loads of fun! :)

Anyway, just a bunch of babble -

WOW The balls and meanness of some people

Dear Crazy Lady who is stalking my mom's board and then writing about it on your blog,

I tried extending an olive branch the other day only to have it slapped back in my face:

I made the mistake of going to the “evil” board this week and stumble across a confessions thread. It quite literally made me feel sick to my stomach. Either I am a mutant or these women need a reality check. Not that I should judge, I guess I am not really but I can’t help but wonder why it’s so hard to drink a bottle of water to help your body make good milk for the baby you worked so hard to bring into this world.

I want the best for my children, from breastmilk to schooling to parents. I want the best and if that means I can’t suck down a liter of Dr. Pepper then it means I can’t. My kids are more important the rotting my teeth anyway.

And sleeping, seriously, did you expect the baby to come with an off switch? You have to get up with them, period. If you are lucky enough to have a husband/boyfriend/girlfriend to help, wonderful but if they are the primary income in your life, they need to the sleep because you need the paycheck, that’s all there is to it. I can talk my three into a nap, Buns cannot. However, nap time on the weekends for him is out…. I draw the line there.

I know that you might think that you are a all knowing now that you have three children, but if you don't learn one thing from life, learn this. You live in a bubble - your internet and home world. You need to get a life outside your bubble to know that there are THOUSANDS maybe even millions of different parenting styles. Not every one of them is right for everyone, which is why it is awesome to live in our society and to be able to choose what we do with our children. Whether or not we want to co-sleep, cloth diaper, feed on demand or schedule, it is UP TO THE PARENT.

HOW DARE YOU criticize someone else for their parenting choices? WHO ARE YOU TO DO THIS and what are your qualifications to rank you superior to everyone else to judge them on that?

Stay away from the board. You are not welcome there anyway. I don't stalk your board nor do I care that you have one. Nor do I care that you have talked about us many times. GET YOUR OWN LIFE AND STAY OUT OF EVERYONE ELSE'S.

Oh, and by the way maybe this should have been the top part of your blog post (I have highlighted the ones that apply):

mean2 /min/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[meen] adjective, -er, -est.

1.	offensive, selfish, or unaccommodating; nasty; malicious: a mean remark; He gets mean when he doesn't get his way.

2.	small-minded or ignoble: mean motives.

3.	penurious, stingy, or miserly: a person who is mean about money.

4.	inferior in grade, quality, or character: no mean reward.

5.	low in status, rank, or dignity: mean servitors.

6.	of little importance or consequence: mean little details.

7.	unimposing or shabby: a mean abode.

8.	small, humiliated, or ashamed: You should feel mean for being so stingy.

9.	Informal. in poor physical condition.

10.	troublesome or vicious; bad-tempered: a mean old horse.

11.	Slang. skillful or impressive: He blows a mean trumpet.

posting is hard these days.

I have so much on my mind, I have NO clue where to start!!

I have little time due to children running a muck and my two businesses. I am a bit slow right now, along with the kiddos sleeping, so that's why you see a large post from me :)

I am sad. A child passed away from cancer. I normally try not to get too attached to blogs with childhood cancer, as they only end up breaking my heart, but this one was special. I know so many people who knew him and his family, I couldn't help but stare at the blog. every. single. day. until he passed.

I knew that he was getting close, having watched over 10 deaths from cancer and related diseases in my family, I knew he only had a few days left when the drs told the family instead of weeks to months, he had days to weeks. when doctors change that, there is just nothing you can do.

His parents are the most loving people I have met on the net, and i feel for them and their other children as today they attended a memorial service that is still most likely going on at this point.

OASN, we had a GREAT day, woke up early and went to the free fountains :) and we just had a blast. E ran through the water like she owned it, I was so proud of her. V, omg, he is my problem child. He walked away from me. Like, started to go back to the car walked away from me. Man, i have to keep my eyes on that one - he is going to make me go gray early!!

Oh, and I got a new hair cut!! When I was going through chemo, I had really short hair growing it back out, and i did it, I chopped it. I feel so liberated. My hair was just consuming my face and head, and really, I NEVER wear it down anyway.

Well, that's all for now. I have to go work on getting the kids's medical records transfered to another physician. Yea, nice thing to work on on a Friday afternoon eh?

CRAZY BUSY!

Things have been crazy busy- photo business is picking up, I am 2nd shooting for a wonderful photographer and friend, Missy's Closet is booming - so much so that I am investing a bit of money into it as I have plans to grow it, my MIL's business is booming (since I am selling her stuff, that = money for me too) and my kids are blossoming - and I do mean blossoming.

I have to tell you a bit about the past few weeks with them. V has started to talk- NON STOP. It has been the light of my life as what he says is hysterical. No one really knows what he is saying, just a ton of blabber but man he laughs at himself and I laugh with him. He is also a tad OCD (so I am sure my housekeeping skills are killing him) and when he finds a remote, phone, wallet, expodisc, he immediately gives whatever is in his possession to its rightful owner. We have recently found a new love for him, trains or 'shoe shoes' as he calls them. I LOVE this age!

E, she is growing into a logically reasoning manipulative negotiating toddler. I am constantly amazed at what she learns. For example, tonight. I had her take a shower with me quickly b/c she desperately needed one. So, we go to get out. My lil V notices a 'pee pee' she giggles. says that v has a peanut. A PEANUT?!?! WHERE DOES SHE GET THESE THINGS?!? And daddy has a nut. and mommy has a gina.

Oh My God. I have never laughed so hard. A peanut.

Then we proceed out to the front room where i found 4 - FOUR - flossing thingies in her purse. V got a hold of one and started flossing his teeth, or so i thought. he was actually just after the taste of the floss (glide) I giggled at that too.

So funny, loving, smart, wicked smart, and just overall pleasant to be around this week.

(remind me next week when they tear apart the house, k?) :)

Ever feel like you are in high school again?

I do. and I shouldn't.

I think I feel this way b/c I am used to being the entertainer - having people over and I cannot at this current home. we are busting our asses to get this damn place on the market, but running two businesses, having two bosses and a hubby that works crazy hours, doesn't help.

I *know* I need to stop making excuses, but you know what? I see families every day that work TOGETHER to help each other and i don't even feel comfortable asking my family for help. and when i do, they are busy and sigh.

it sucks and this is my problem b/c if i just swallowed my pride, i could do it.

we finally have the house in semi-presentable condition for me to ask my mom to come over and help, so i think we will be doing this next week.

I LOVE SHOUT STAIN REMOVER.

It's been awhile, but man i just found a new product - and no, this isn't a sponsored post as I don't do those :)

Well, i cut my leg and bled on my NEW SHEETS!! :( and was really upset. Well, as some moms, I didn't have the time to tend to it immediately, and today I got around to washing my sheets (don't worry, it wasn't like 3 weeks ;)) Anyway, I put some shout stain stick on it and O.M.G. the set in blood stain IS GONE.

Another miracle save on a cute skirt -
dd's skirt she kindly drenched it in purple something or other (most likely some form of colored juice) nice. well, I didn't notice it until yesterday, and today i put shout spray on it and voila! :)

So, here is my cocktail laundry recipe:

small amount of detergent
1 scoop of oxyclean
shout as necessary on everything.

that's it! :)