1. Do not jump/step over the baby. Y’all are clutzy as hell, and one of you has already kicked her in the head doing this.
2. Do not try to pick up the baby. DS, she’s almost a third of your body weight, and  DD2, she’s almost half your body weight, so she’s too heavy for you both. In addition, and especially DD1, see clutzy comment above.
3. DD1, I know you’re 10 going on 30, but stop trying to tell me how to parent my baby. Keep it up and you’ll be in timeout until you actually are 30.
4. All 3 of you, stop taking the baby’s toys away from her! The youngest of you is 5 years older than her - you have absolutely no reason to play with her toys. Leave her alone and let HER play with HER toys.
5. Baby is currently fascinated by the toilet, so please put the cover down on the toilet & close the bathroom door. Oh, and stop forgetting to flush!
6. Pick up after yourselves. I’ve been telling y’all this before baby was even born, so I’m not going to give a damn when she eats your homework or DSi games.

My mother-in-law, Grandma T, just called - she was out shopping and came across a sale on kids’ snow boots. At first she only asked about DS’s shoe size, which pissed me off - she’s notorious for playing favorites with the grandkids. I wouldn’t tell her his size though, as his snow boots still fit from last year. She kept pushing, but I wouldn’t give in - he does NOT need 2 pairs, as she kept insisting. Finally, she asked about the girls’ shoe sizes, which I happily gave her, as they grew out of last year’s boots. That lady better wise up - I will not tolerate her nonsense. It’s kind of fun really - she’s so used to getting her way and bossing people around, and she just gets so frustrated when I don’t do what she says. I may seem quiet and ever so nice, but I’m no push over, especially when it comes to my kids!

There must be something wrong with my tumblr? I’m guessing, not sure. For almost all of my posts, whenever I click on the Notes link, nothing appears, just a link to Hide Notes. I can see notes on other people’s entries, and entries that I reblog, but none of my other entries. I opened a ticket with Tumblr support a week ago, but there’s been no response yet, other than the usual, we’ve received your trouble report…I’d ask if anyone else had this problem, but I wouldn’t be able to see any responses. Argh.

I had 4 perfectly overripe bananas that I was planning to use for banana bread later that afternoon. Next to that bunch on the counter was a new bunch of perfectly ripe bananas that I’d just bought. When the kids came home from school, they asked if they could have bananas and I told them to help themselves, as I was folding laundry in the other room. DS commented on how perfectly ripe his banana was, and I congratulated myself on picking such a nice bunch. Then I walked into the kitchen to find that they were eating the overripe bananas, not the new ones! D’oh! <smacks forehead>

- DS poked a straw in his juice box, then put it in his lunch box. Drip, drip, drip.

- DD1 came downstairs in a pair of tights and a shirt that didn’t even cover her butt, thinking she was going to school dressed like that.

- DS showed me a photo his teacher took of his class, and he looks bored as hell. He proudly told me that’s how he always looks in school; I proudly told him he’ll be grounded if he keeps it up, then he’ll really be bored.

- DD1 is trying to get me to do something but is talking in riddles. I ask her a yes or no question, and she keeps launching into a confusing explanation that makes no sense.

- Both kids are ignoring the dog, who really needs to go out. I try, but it’s raining out & he’s scared he’ll get wet.

- DD1 brought me a handle & 2 screws that came off her dresser. I handed her a screwdriver, and she looked at me like I’m the crazy one. Ha!

We had to take the minivan in for a minor repair and, while there, I mentioned the leak in the back and asked if I should pick up some goldfish. The mechanic suggested koi. Haha! A mechanic with a sense of humor…is so not funny. Apparently the leak is a common issue with this model, and the repair would be rather expensive, involving taking the body of the van apart. And here I figured (hoped) it was just the weatherstripping around the door… Damn.

misscoco:

sonicbloom11:

These are the 99 percent, or at least they used to be, via Reddit.

Citations:

1. Boy’s death highlights US health debate
2. Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance
3. Deaths at West Virginia Mine Raise Issues About Safety
4. Investigators: Massey Energy Falsified Safety Record at Upper Big Branch Mine
5. Massey Energy CEO to retire amid mine probes
6. Suicides in the downturn raise worries about recession’s real cost
7. Record 2.9 Million U.S. Properties Receive Foreclosure Filings in 2010 Despite 30-Month Low in December
8. U.S. Suicide on Rise: Middle-Aged at Risk
9. New Estimate Puts Gulf Oil Leak at 205 Million Gallons
10. Presidential Panel Blames Companies for ‘Avoidable’ Gulf Oil Spill
11. BP CEO Tony Hayward to Resign, Get $17 Million in Severance
12. At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Nursing

ALWAYS REBLOG. Unlike Hipstamatic shots of girls in denim shorts, this is actually important.

(via babyslime)

I try to get DS to eat his vegetables, just a couple. He makes such a big deal out of it, acting like he’s going to throw up, or acts out very dramatically how eating the vegetables will kill him. The other night it was cauliflower, and I noticed DS heading to the garbage can to throw out a handful of napkins. Hmm… I asked him what was up, if there was any cauliflower in there, and he swore there wasn’t. But he held the napkins in his hand, standing next to the garbage can. I warned him I was going to check the napkins, and told him to go ahead and throw them out; he did and went back to his seat. Surprise, surprise, there was cauliflower in there. Grrrr… So I gave him more cauliflower to replace what he threw out. Ha! Still not sure if he ate it or threw it out though - DD3 demanded my attention, and DS took advantage of the diversion to make his escape. Drat!