Blog Challenge

June 1-- Why are you doing this challenge.: Even though I am way late doing this blog challenge I am doing it because I like to blog, I dont do it as often as I want, but I think blogging is fun :)
June 2-- Post a picture of you smiling. 

June 3-- 15 interesting things about yourself.
1. I have been to Italy, Germany and Austria for my senior class trip
2. As I type this I cant feel half my fingers on each hand
3.  I have an obsession with tote bags
4. I have raised two kids by myself
5. I use to sew alot of my own clothes
6. I love bins, I love to organize the stuff inside the bins
7. I like to read love stories and pretend it could actually happen to me
8. I want to go to Graceland
9. I could get lost driving in the dame city I have lived in my whole life
10. I have moved over 10 times and only lived in 4 different places my whole life
11. I have a crush on Gary Sinse and Steven Segall
12. I have been engaged twice and never married.
13. I love to be organized and try really hard to be
14. I still love to play Barbies with my daughter, even though I have to be the mean girl ;)
15. I wish I had a career, something that I really want to do with the rest of my life

June 4-- Meaning behind your blog name. I calll my daughter Chatty because she never stops talking, either does my son (I have no idea where they get it from) and my son is a Beast. He can be so beastly and wild!!
June 5-- Short term goals for this month and why those goals. To get caught up on my scrapbooking. I just finished my son's 2nd b-day and he will be 3 next month.
June 6-- Nicknames you have & why you have them. Annabelle - I have been called that since grade school. and my sister calls me Timmy!!! (a weird story)
June 7-- Picture of something that makes you happy.

Easter Sunday

Easter Morning started out with my kids looking for their Easter basket (which I completely forgot to take a pic of) and then of course going through everything to see. Along with the candy Chatty got a book she can write and illustrate and a Barbie doll, the Beast got a movie and an umbrella (that can be a separate post). So realizing it’s a busy day my Beast was in everyone’s way whining and bugging so I decide to run to the store. I find it so weird that stores are open on Easter when everyone should be celebrating with their family. But we get ready to leave and Reid just goes outside, while I’m trying to get my purse. I go outside to get him. I CANT FIND HIM!!! He isn’t in the front yard, my driveway, my grandma’s drive way. GONE!!! I’m yelling for him and of course I realize I leave my phone inside, go back inside yell to my dad that I can’t find Reid and grab my phone. I’m going back to my Grandma’s where my car is parked and with my Dad right behind me all of a sudden my dad says “brake lights” My Beast is sitting in the drivers seat of my car hitting the breaks. I open the door and grab him; I told him he gave me a heart attack since I couldn’t find him. Sweetly his reply was “Sorry mommy, I drive??” I put him in his car seat and buckle him tight, I have to sit and take a moment to let my heart stop running wild. I was so scared and he thinks nothing of it. After the store we head to my Grandma’s for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. The kids had a blast! It was a great day besides having a heart attack in the morning.

Disney on Ice

I took Chatty to see Disney on Ice on 2/11/2012. Her father came with to drive (lets just say I was reminded why I left him) The show was great. It started with lunch from McDonalds. At the show the first thing you walk in and see was all this great Disney stuff to buy. I was shocked at first when Chatty told me she didnt want anything. Of course that did not last long. She first picked Rapunzel hair. She got the hair and since my Beast was left at home, he was bought a sword to play with. Of course half way through the show she wanted a light up wand. I agreed since her dad was buying :) The show included Princess Tiana, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. Of course Chatty's favorite was Rapunzel. I completely agreed since she was spinning in the air from her hair. She had a good time at the show and so did I. I love taking her to see stuff like this. She loves it and I do too :)
We ended the night at Cracker Barrel one of her favorite places to go. I know why :) she loves to look at the shop. Of course she wants tons more stuff. But she already got enough so home we went.
I do hope that next time Disney on Ice comes around we can go, maybe by then my Beast can come with us. Of course we will leave their father at home.

Bed Time

It is a struggle each night to put my kids to bed. The Beast needs a guy and some water and his special comforter. Chatty needs water and me to lay with her and then to tell me 800 things. Last night was no exception the 6th sense my children were blessed with to behave badly when I am trying to sneak out of the house after they are tucked into bed. Last night my Beast of course didn’t want to go to bed, his back hurt so he wanted to sleep on the floor, his floor had stuff on it so he had to find his slippers and of course the best one of the night from my Beast was he had to finish his homework so he could not go to bed. And what kind of mother would I be putting my kid to bed without letting him finish his homework??? The kind of mother who knows her 2 ½ year old does not have homework.
As the homework thing got worked out for the time being, my daughter was plotting ways we can chat more and in return getting her to stay up later. I do love my daughters imagination. But when she got up to ask me to become her teacher at school so we can be together more. I find it so sweet thinking of ways for us to be together but its bedtime so no I cant be you teacher all day and then put you to bed each night.

My kid's Dad for a week

Why I want to be my kid’s Dad for a week:
I want to be my kid’s dad just for a week, so he can really see how things are: working full time and being a full-time mother to 2 kids. And so I can do want I want:
I want to stay up late and hang out with my friends
I want to sleep in late on the weekends and not have anyone wake me up. Or lay in bed all day and watch TV
I want to lie on the couch and watch TV on a big screen and watch whatever I want. No Scooby Doo or Victorious.
I want to eat whatever I want, whenever I want: to go out for Chinese food
I want to call people to bring me food
I want do whatever I want to do, with no one else to worry about.
I can then call my kids at random times and want to talk.
I want to do fun stuff with my kids and not care how late they stay up
I want to by the fun parent and not discipline my kids, and not get phone calls in regards to their behavior.
I want to not have to get up extra early to get them both ready just so I can go to work
I want to go shopping alone
I want to just hop in my car and run a quick errands – whenever
I want to go the bathroom alone. Take a hot bath and not have anyone knock on the door.
I want to just worry about my self
Just for a week.

The ER

On Sunday night I was getting the Beast out of his bath and was drying him off. I got the comb ready and the q-tips because for some reason his ears are always gross. While I worked on cleaning out 1 ear ear, he was helping by sticking the end of my pointed comb in his ear. YIKES!!!! After crying for about 5 mins he was fine. I still called the Dr's after hours and was told go the ER. It was the quickest ER trip ever, I was in and out in about 20 mins. He has a scratched ear canal and is fine. Thank God.

My Summer Bucket List

So, since my sister decided to make a blog about summer bucket lists, I decided I needed to do one also.

Have lots of picnics
Go to new parks
Lots of water play or swimming
Go to a water park with Chatty
Tons of Zoo visits
Get caught up on Scrapbooking
Start my doll house project.
(Or just find someone who will do it for me, I will pay)
Start organizing all my kids Baby stuff (and get rid of some stuff)