The Morgans are still alive and well.
I should be busy now cleaning my house, disciplining children, folding laundry,and all other sorts of things but I don't want too.
I need to though.
I really need a fairy godmother.
I probably need a Mary Poppins more.
What I really need is motivation not magic.
I guess tonight I will wish upon a star for motivation.
I hope it works.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mother's Day- Holy Socks
So when we get home from church Devonae informs me that her teacher said I need to add socks to my shopping list.
What? Where did that come from?
Devonae showed me one of the socks she was wearing that was missing a heel and also had a large hole in the toe area. Evidently she showed them to her teacher too.
It is not like she doesn't have socks.
We are not even close to being that poor.
I let her know that she should throw holey socks away so they don't get worn again.
I also let her know that showing off ragged clothes was slightly embarrassing to her Mom.
What? Where did that come from?
Devonae showed me one of the socks she was wearing that was missing a heel and also had a large hole in the toe area. Evidently she showed them to her teacher too.
It is not like she doesn't have socks.
We are not even close to being that poor.
I let her know that she should throw holey socks away so they don't get worn again.
I also let her know that showing off ragged clothes was slightly embarrassing to her Mom.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Meijer Trip with Husband and Kids
Not sure which is worse shopping with your husband or your kids.
So here is what I got for 110.00
10 pkg Oreo cookies (I would like to say a year supply but who are we kidding 4 months I hope)
10 pkg Oreo Cakesters (soccer snack, summer snack, slave bribe)
8 pkg Fruit by the foot (ditto)
8 cans Campbells chunky clam chowder (this travels in Danny's suitcase to Marme's so he does not starve there)
50 boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese (this is a year supply)
2 boxes of Lucky Charms (insert threats to kids who eat up all the marshmallows)
10 Freschetta Pizzas (the kids favorite frozen pizza)
2 bottles Hidden Vally Ranch (cause Jesse complains about the dressing I got for .50)(not ranch though cause there is NO substitute for HVR)
1 pkg hotdog buns (to go with the pkg of turkey hotdogs I got for .25 at the Commissary)
3 pkg of frosting (I think this brings my collection to a year supply)
12 yogurt (a 2 day supply)
Oh I forgot to add the stuff that I bought because I love my Hubby
1 T-shirt (needed for sports day at work)
1 Nutty Bar pkg
1 Pkg Ding Dongs (I told him he was one, I found these out when I looked at the receipt)
8 6pack 20oz bottles of Mt. Dew (he takes these to work instead of buying them there)
4 pkgs of donuts (he blamed 2 of them on the kids)
1 pkg of gummy worms
Unfortunately the store was out of Capri Sun that I had a coupon for and said to come back with the receipt and coupon for my 10 free boxes of Capri Sun (can you say soccer mom)
I could have done better if I would have done smaller trips and planned better but I am still happy and Devonae is really happy to have her year supply of Mac and Cheese in the pantry.
I could have done better if my Husband had not put 43.00 of the 110.00 in the cart.
Yep his list was 43.00.
So that means I got my stuff for 67.00.
I love my husband very much and think more than worth the 43.00.
So here is what I got for 110.00
10 pkg Oreo cookies (I would like to say a year supply but who are we kidding 4 months I hope)
10 pkg Oreo Cakesters (soccer snack, summer snack, slave bribe)
8 pkg Fruit by the foot (ditto)
8 cans Campbells chunky clam chowder (this travels in Danny's suitcase to Marme's so he does not starve there)
50 boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese (this is a year supply)
2 boxes of Lucky Charms (insert threats to kids who eat up all the marshmallows)
10 Freschetta Pizzas (the kids favorite frozen pizza)
2 bottles Hidden Vally Ranch (cause Jesse complains about the dressing I got for .50)(not ranch though cause there is NO substitute for HVR)
1 pkg hotdog buns (to go with the pkg of turkey hotdogs I got for .25 at the Commissary)
3 pkg of frosting (I think this brings my collection to a year supply)
12 yogurt (a 2 day supply)
Oh I forgot to add the stuff that I bought because I love my Hubby
1 T-shirt (needed for sports day at work)
1 Nutty Bar pkg
1 Pkg Ding Dongs (I told him he was one, I found these out when I looked at the receipt)
8 6pack 20oz bottles of Mt. Dew (he takes these to work instead of buying them there)
4 pkgs of donuts (he blamed 2 of them on the kids)
1 pkg of gummy worms
Unfortunately the store was out of Capri Sun that I had a coupon for and said to come back with the receipt and coupon for my 10 free boxes of Capri Sun (can you say soccer mom)
I could have done better if I would have done smaller trips and planned better but I am still happy and Devonae is really happy to have her year supply of Mac and Cheese in the pantry.
I could have done better if my Husband had not put 43.00 of the 110.00 in the cart.
Yep his list was 43.00.
So that means I got my stuff for 67.00.
I love my husband very much and think more than worth the 43.00.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Dinner Deceit
Dinner is Tacos
My kid just asked me for more because "it is sooo delicious".
What she does not know is that there are vegetables in those tacos.
A lot of Vegetables.
And a bit of buffalo too.
Several months ago I added about a cup of food processed carrots to my taco meat.
I told Jesse and he was fine with it.
With the green light from the head man and a clean plate to show his money was where his mouth was I took it several steps further on recent taco nights.
So tonight's mix has:
Ground Beef
Ground Bison
Green and red peppers
onion
potatoes
carrots
and black eye peas
It is about 40% vegetables.
I am evil.
And I don't feel guilty.
My kid just asked me for more because "it is sooo delicious".
What she does not know is that there are vegetables in those tacos.
A lot of Vegetables.
And a bit of buffalo too.
Several months ago I added about a cup of food processed carrots to my taco meat.
I told Jesse and he was fine with it.
With the green light from the head man and a clean plate to show his money was where his mouth was I took it several steps further on recent taco nights.
So tonight's mix has:
Ground Beef
Ground Bison
Green and red peppers
onion
potatoes
carrots
and black eye peas
It is about 40% vegetables.
I am evil.
And I don't feel guilty.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
More Morgan Misadventures
The creation of this post was temporarily delayed due to a mad run to the door to try and get the dog to throw up outside... did not make it by 2 feet.
This part of my life began with a promise to my kids that we would get them a pet when they all were potty trained. (I am now questioning the wisdom of this policy)
My life was finally less chaotic so why not get it back to normal. (normal is chaotic)
How did we get here?
Jesse wanted and Sheltie. Renee did not. A brief research will show they are not good dogs for households with kids. (I think we had 4 kids at last count)
Being the Mom that I am I was shooting (not with a gun) for a family breed. Golden Retriever ranks #1 so that is what I aim for.
We found a Golden- Sheltie pup from a wonderful sounding rescue that was perfect. The rescue said we seemed perfect for the pup and that was a well informed analysis based on a questionnaire that is more intrusive than the long census form. We passed.
But so did several others of the 15 applicants.
We lost.
Off to find another.
They had one in West Virginia and one in South Carlina. Yeah right, not gonna work for us.
I keep searching and find one on Craigslist in Columbus.
She the puppy formerly known as Lily came to our house yesterday.
"Lily" pooped in the van on the way home.
Lily ripped out the support to a cup holder in the van on the way home.
Herbie, our van, is not so sure about this dog.
Here is what we ended up with:
An 8 month old puppy that has not been trained.
Has only had a rabies shot.
Not leash trained.
Doesn't appear to know her name.
She is a Golden-Sheltie it appears.
She has already peed on the floor. Add puke to that.
She had her puppy Kong torn to shreds after 2 hours.
She was too big for the kennel that the manager of Petsmart said to get. They exchanged it no problem and even said to bring back the trashed Kong for a refund when Jesse went back to get a larger adult one that we hope holds up.
BUT:
She has the temperament that we wanted.
She is not a barker.
Jesse's says she is a good puppy, just untrained.
The kids love her and she likes them too.
It is gonna take time, and a lot of work but I think we are gonna have lots of GOOD adventures with Vixey.
Name change due to Elli and Lily sounding alike.
Name formation came from Fox due to her red coloring, to Vixen because shes a girl fox, to Vixey the girl fox from The Fox and the Hound.
This part of my life began with a promise to my kids that we would get them a pet when they all were potty trained. (I am now questioning the wisdom of this policy)
My life was finally less chaotic so why not get it back to normal. (normal is chaotic)
How did we get here?
Jesse wanted and Sheltie. Renee did not. A brief research will show they are not good dogs for households with kids. (I think we had 4 kids at last count)
Being the Mom that I am I was shooting (not with a gun) for a family breed. Golden Retriever ranks #1 so that is what I aim for.
We found a Golden- Sheltie pup from a wonderful sounding rescue that was perfect. The rescue said we seemed perfect for the pup and that was a well informed analysis based on a questionnaire that is more intrusive than the long census form. We passed.
But so did several others of the 15 applicants.
We lost.
Off to find another.
They had one in West Virginia and one in South Carlina. Yeah right, not gonna work for us.
I keep searching and find one on Craigslist in Columbus.
She the puppy formerly known as Lily came to our house yesterday.
"Lily" pooped in the van on the way home.
Lily ripped out the support to a cup holder in the van on the way home.
Herbie, our van, is not so sure about this dog.
Here is what we ended up with:
An 8 month old puppy that has not been trained.
Has only had a rabies shot.
Not leash trained.
Doesn't appear to know her name.
She is a Golden-Sheltie it appears.
She has already peed on the floor. Add puke to that.
She had her puppy Kong torn to shreds after 2 hours.
She was too big for the kennel that the manager of Petsmart said to get. They exchanged it no problem and even said to bring back the trashed Kong for a refund when Jesse went back to get a larger adult one that we hope holds up.
BUT:
She has the temperament that we wanted.
She is not a barker.
Jesse's says she is a good puppy, just untrained.
The kids love her and she likes them too.
It is gonna take time, and a lot of work but I think we are gonna have lots of GOOD adventures with Vixey.
Name change due to Elli and Lily sounding alike.
Name formation came from Fox due to her red coloring, to Vixen because shes a girl fox, to Vixey the girl fox from The Fox and the Hound.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Cake or Death
Their is a comedy sketch that Jesse likes called "Cake or Death".
We did a rendition of that here today.
It was go outside or clean.
For some reason they all chose to go outside.
I managed to clean at record pace without 4 kids undoing the things I had done.
I am so glad Spring is here.
We did a rendition of that here today.
It was go outside or clean.
For some reason they all chose to go outside.
I managed to clean at record pace without 4 kids undoing the things I had done.
I am so glad Spring is here.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
God Sent Me a Message
The message was "banyo"
It meant you need to learn Spanish.
We had a new young visitor in our 4 year old Sunday school class.
She seemed shy and quiet while I showed her where to hang up her coat and encouraged her to join us in the circle for our story.
After a few minutes she stood up and said "banyo".
It seemed urgent and neither I or Jesse understood.
She repeated "banyo" with a tone of concern.
So I began my guess with "brother" it starts with B and I saw one with her when she entered the class so I thought maybe she missed him. Wrong. I then remembered that I think brother is Hermano.
Jesse and I knew "banyo" seemed familiar.
Then it came to me "bathroom"
I told Jesse to open the door to the adjacent bathroom so she could see where it was and see if we had figured it out correctly.
"Banyo" is bathroom.
This is going to be an interesting class.
We colored out puppet craft and I showed her how we were putting it together.
A lot of showing and talking that I am sure the did not understand.
I complimented her coloring by saying "mucho bien" I hope I told her it was good.
After a bit one of the preschool coordinators brought us her registration and said that out new learner knew very little english.
Jesse and I chuckled and let her know that we had figured that one out.
Now I just need to figure out how to teach a lesson in Spanish.
Not being blindsided I think I will Begin next week with, "Ola, Mi amo es Senora Renee."
I think that means. "Hi, my name is Mrs. Renee".
It meant you need to learn Spanish.
We had a new young visitor in our 4 year old Sunday school class.
She seemed shy and quiet while I showed her where to hang up her coat and encouraged her to join us in the circle for our story.
After a few minutes she stood up and said "banyo".
It seemed urgent and neither I or Jesse understood.
She repeated "banyo" with a tone of concern.
So I began my guess with "brother" it starts with B and I saw one with her when she entered the class so I thought maybe she missed him. Wrong. I then remembered that I think brother is Hermano.
Jesse and I knew "banyo" seemed familiar.
Then it came to me "bathroom"
I told Jesse to open the door to the adjacent bathroom so she could see where it was and see if we had figured it out correctly.
"Banyo" is bathroom.
This is going to be an interesting class.
We colored out puppet craft and I showed her how we were putting it together.
A lot of showing and talking that I am sure the did not understand.
I complimented her coloring by saying "mucho bien" I hope I told her it was good.
After a bit one of the preschool coordinators brought us her registration and said that out new learner knew very little english.
Jesse and I chuckled and let her know that we had figured that one out.
Now I just need to figure out how to teach a lesson in Spanish.
Not being blindsided I think I will Begin next week with, "Ola, Mi amo es Senora Renee."
I think that means. "Hi, my name is Mrs. Renee".
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