The Momdum Chronicles

Well...here I am...

2010-11-22T04:24:00.000-08:00

Yea, that's me. I was going to put up a picture of me from about 11 years ago...and I look fantastic!!! But I figure I would just be cheating myself. And haven't I been doing that long enough?!

But I figure I could start blogging about my weight lose and trying to get ready for a 1/2 marathon and all that jazz....it is what all the cool kids are doing.

Momdum Checklist...

2009-07-20T08:09:00.000-07:00

1. Broken foot--CHECK

2. Starting Nursing school--CHECK

3. 2 oldest kids starting school--CHECK

4. Leaking roof--CHECK

5. job--CHECK

6. understanding hubby--DOUBLE CHECK

7. 3 ring circus--CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!

2009-07-20T08:05:00.000-07:00

Holy cow...has it been awhile!

Can't Get A Job So...

2009-02-12T08:01:00.000-08:00

....I might as well go back to blogging as my unpaid job. So here it is...for those few--maybe one if I am lucky---I am going to dive back into the blogosphere.

Even if it is an unpaid gig--so to speak---at least it is something to do. I am good at it. I get experience--even if it is self taught. And I am still getting paid offers...so I would be crazy to turn that down...

...cause $10 is $10...especially now-a-days!

Now all I have to do is start all over again....but isn't that what these hard times is all about--

Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, brushing off the dust of disappointment, and making your own American Dream?!

Sleepy time...

2008-09-24T06:05:00.001-07:00

Oh how I wish there was more sleepy time in a day...

We Will Not Forget

2008-09-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

I am making my stand...

2008-08-28T04:37:00.001-07:00

Oh My Gosh...

2008-08-27T14:07:00.001-07:00

I am so behind on my blogging. I didn't realize it was close to a month since I last posted. And this one will have to be short due to non-listening kids. But I just wanted to post a few pictures of Kincaid's first day of Kindergarten...

Kincaid didn't want to go to bed at a normal-school time. He learned real quick just how tired he could be and just how annoying mom could be with her camera and flash.

Kincaid wanted a goofy school picture...this was the best one. So here is Kinciad's first day of school--goofy style!

And here is the picture I wanted--Kincaid's first day of school--normal style. And there is Corrine--wishing she could join her big brother at school.

Cafe Mom Etsy Moms...baby

2008-07-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

You have got to check out this post on how to make basic Bath Bombs...I can not wait to make these for my kids!!!

I found it on my Etsy team blog--Cafe Mom Etsy Mom...ya rock...ya know that!!! Click on the picture to check out other fantastic stuff!!!

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The Day I Get Alot Done...yea right...

2008-07-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

So I was thinking to myself...
....today is the day I get alot done...i will play outside with my kids...to alot of laundry...finally catch up on dishes...clean the whole house...vaccuum...clean the bathroom...blog...check e-mail...
...yea right...what was I thinking...i have been on the computer for almost 2 hours now and all i have done is do this blog post, check 15 messages, write 1 e-mail...and now i have to go due to the non-stop screaming of my two oldest
man-o-man...the job of a mother is never done...now if i can only find time to finish some die-cuts for my etsy store...dang it!!!

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This is why you HAVE to love your kids...

2008-07-21T22:04:00.001-07:00

I was blog hopping and I found this and I was so glad I wasn't the only one...

http://quilaotriplets.blogspot.com/

Baby Mourning Doves...

2008-07-21T19:48:00.001-07:00

I have been meaning to post these pictures for a couple of weeks now and here they are.

We had some mourning doves make a home on top of one of our gutters. The 2 baby doves became too big for the nest so they decided to hang out on the lattace right outside our kitchen window. They were there for about 5 days.

Kincaid and Corrine just loved it. The would stand there and watch these doves for hours. They also got to see the mommy dove feed the babies. Kind of yucky, but cool for them to learn. We bought worms and put them out for the mommy. It was just so cool I had to share it.

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Bubble day--Grandparent's Style

2008-06-27T05:56:00.001-07:00

So my parents dropped on in last Sunday...almost like it was some important day (Happy Anniversery!) and they brought bubbles. So I thought I would share some of the bubble fun and madness...

Kincaid found the fun of blowing bubbles into the screen and making it all soapy...yea...thanks for the kiddo...

Corrine jus loved the bubble pipes...thankfully my parents brought about a million of them...I am still finding them all over the house...

Here is Liam enjoying all the bubble fun...yea...he is laid back like that...

Connor was hard to chase down with the camera so here is a slightly older picture of him but you get the idea...always busy and on the fun with this kid!

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Etsy, Baby, Etsy

2008-06-23T22:07:00.000-07:00

And if you thought that was great...check out this other Etsy, Baby, Etsy post...it is fantastic!

The Sickies Give Me Such Great Ideas...

2008-06-20T05:51:00.000-07:00

So our little lady is sick with the pukies. We are going on the second day and she is finally able to keep down water and medicine. She is still running a fever but it is getting lower. It should really get better since I can finally get medicine in her.

One of our twins are sick also...with the poopies...his little butt is so red...i feel so bad. Between the puckies and the poopies I was pretty busy yesterday just trying to "catch" it all so it didn't get in my carpet. Needless to say I was also doing laundry all day trying to keep all my "catchers" clean as well. I was not able to keep up. All of our towels, wash clothes, blankets, some sheets are messed up with...well...you know.

But, for some reason, during all this, I came up with funny idea for a journaling spot for a scrapbook. I am not sure where it came from but I was able to whip up some during the hour all the sickies slept.

But I hear the twins are up so I should check his bottom. Keep your fingers crossed for no poop.

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My Kangaroo has some out of this world stuff...

2008-06-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

I have become a big fan of the shopping/selling site Etsy. It is all homemade goods---it has everything you could ever want to buy. I found My Kangaroo ( or is it she found me) and she has the coolest thing...

Outer Space Crayons

I think these are SO cool looking! I am so buying some for my son's birthday in September. She has educational stuff also. Great stuff! You can even get some customized crayons or educational stuff too. That would be so cool to make custom flash cards for your kids.

Anyway, check her store and all of Etsy out. You will be hooked on homemade.

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I hate poop...

2008-06-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

so naptime was over for my twins and i walked into the room and my one son---lets call him connor---was COVERED with poop...and the crib...poop...and his blanket...poop...and the poop...on everything and the floor

but luckily his diaper was empty laying on the floor

i really hate poop.

i took pictures but they are gross...yea...full of poop

Grand Opening of my new Etsy shop

2008-06-09T05:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Grand Opening of my new Etsy shop. It can be found at KerithsKorner.etsy.com. It has all sorts of die cuts, scrapbooking embellishments, pretty paper goodies, and more. I hope you like what you see and come back often to see what is new!

Etsy, Baby, Etsy

2008-06-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

Pre-school graduation and all that jazz...

2008-06-03T04:58:00.000-07:00

I am always behind on posting updates about my family but better late than never.

Kincaid graduated pre-school last month. Here are some of the pictures for those few family members that love him to pieces...

The march---where is my mom?

Mom...where are you?!

Here is some tricky dancing...
More of that dancing and some singing...

Boy-o-boy...do I love awards...it is already hanging up on my living room wall...

My teacher and me...

Pre-school room decor...

I don't know what this is but I love it!

Painting inside the room...

He is now driving me nuts...yea...I said it. He is so bored. I wish more kids lived closer to us. But most of the kids now-a-days go to daycare. I am the only stay at home mom I know. But I like it that way.

It wouldn't be called work if it wasn't work...

2008-05-30T04:06:00.000-07:00

SSSSSSSSSSSSooooooooooo...I had to quit my job---some dumbass came to work drunk and decided it was a good idea to say some really yucky and bordering on harrassing things to me...yea...I didn't think it was a good idea either. So now I have to find another part time job.

So with no job, I have no scrapbooking-cricut-papercrafting budget---gosh dang him to heck...yea...I said it. So next week it is off to a local temp. agency to hopefully find something part time. But in the mean time there is something stuck in my head that I just can get out...

Cricut...well yes...but Cricut doesn't invade my dreams

Crafting...well yes again...but that is just a hobby.

Esty and the homemade revolution

OH MY GOD...I found out about Esty late last year but didn't really give it another thought because I was too caught up in blogging and writing for all my blogs. But now that I am kind of out of that and actually getting into my hobbies again (and have the money to fund them once I am working again)...holy cow. I am in love. People make the coolest things...

like this

and this

and this

check this out

love this

want to buy this

and this

and this

ok...this is the last thing

ok...ok...one more!

And I have an idea for a shop. And here in small town Iowa...I think they need something like this...well...small town Iowa needs all the help it can get. But I mustn't rush anything like I tend to do. I must research, and research some more, and get an inventory up so I actually have something to sell once I start selling. But I can't get it out of my head. My idea invaded my dreams. I don't remember exactly what happened but it involved Etsy and all her homemade goodness.

And besides, if you talk with my man, he will tell you I was to have a home business of my own but have more schemes than a business of my own. Hopefully this will happen and work out!

Stimulus Payment Update...

2008-05-19T07:44:00.001-07:00

WE FINALLY GOT IT!!!

Mommy Monday Update

2008-05-19T05:03:00.000-07:00

So I have been really bad on my blogging since the whole My-Gall-Bladder-and Liver-and Kidneys-Hate-Me health issue. But I have been trying to do better...and to narrow down the hobbies (addictions) I am going to have. And even that has been next to nothing since I got my evening (very very late evening) part time job.

But I am going to do my best to do updates on my family every monday. So here goes...

Kincaid and the horrible hair cut I gave him for picture day---yea---this haircut is saved forever.

Corrine for V-day---late I know but look how cute she is!

Connor lovin' the camera!

Liam lovin' the camera!

This is our volcano weekend project. We still have the volcano and use it alot!

This is short and sweet but I had to start somewhere. I hope to be back soon...maybe even visit some old bloggy friends!

I just can't help it...I think it is an addiction...

2008-05-04T22:39:00.001-07:00

I think I can't help but to go too much...

so i have the 4 kids and the hubby...

there is always never-ending housework...

now i have a part-time job (cause we are trying to buy the house we live in and need all the money we can get)

but don't for get the scrapbooking/papercrafting hobby I have wanted to get into for years and now have the little extra money to do so

but now with food prices ( and i think the older you get the more you just have to have one or more of these)...i am starting a veggie garden...kind of a big one. We have a double lot in the little town we live in and there is already a large patch of earth fenced off for just a veggie garden.

So let us review--me and my family

CHECK

housework

NEVERENDING CHECK

part-time job

LATE NITE CHECK

scrapbooking hobbies

I LOVE PRETTY PAPER CHECK

new veggie garden

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START CHECK!

yea...and have i even touched my blogging/lurking in blogs addiction...i don't know...what do you think?

ok...now you have to stop talking/blogging with me so I can go and get some sleep...but before I go you just have to check out this gardening blog I have spent over 3 hours on tonite

Tiny Farm Blog
I am lovin' it!

Where are you, beloved stimulus package?

2008-05-02T09:30:00.000-07:00

I don't mean to sound like a greedy lady, but George (who know which one) said me and my family would have our beloved one time payment today. So...where is it? I kinda need gas and food--even though that is not what is was meant for.

What about you? Have you gotten yours yet? Am I the only one wondering and waiting today?

I am so excited...

2008-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

I am getting more into scrapbooking--it helps that we have extra money for my and garrett's hobbies-- but for our 8 year anniversery...i know...8 years...but anyway...he got me a cricut expression machine...and in case you don't know what a cricut machine is and the wonders it can do...

Click here to find out how awesome it is!!!

My job is going good. The late hours kind of suck...but what can ya do! At least I am getting out of the house!

One thing we all love is netflix. If any of you have not tried it...you should. We finally gave into the netflix lifestyle and we love it. Right now we are getting 5 movies at a time for $30 a month. We mail our movies back on monday and have 5 new movies for the weekend...we love it...and it saves us so much money cause we were spending $100 or more a month to buy moves we only watched a few times. And this way we can see the movie first and then decide whether or not to buy it...we just HAD to buy the Ant Bully...our kids just loved it...but you have to go check it out!!! (and i am not getting paid for this plug...but i should...we just think it is just that awesome!)

The main network I frequent is Facebook. I hope to see ya there.

But I must go now and change some diapers.

Look What I Can Do

2008-04-07T03:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I didn't do it...Goofy Girl did...and Goji Juice girl...GO GOJI JUICE! But check out my new look. Now I have to come and post regularly. But now that my new look is officially here, I think I must update those few people (thanks) who still check here sometimes:

So our computer is still possessed by some gremlin. Sometimes it is a virus...sometimes it is a bad hard drive...sometimes it is our twins wondering what that pretty POWER ON button is all about...but regardless...we need a new computer. So on to the next piece of news...

I got a part time job. Nothing too fancy...especially in small town Iowa...I am working at the Spencer Daily Reporter late evenings. I have a very important job...i put the inserts in the paper...Glam-or-ous! But the hours work so I can still get some sleep and have no daycare. And it is 20-25 hours so I can make extra money so we can buy stuff we want...not stuff we need...like my new hobby I have been meaning to take up for a few years now...

SCRAPBOOKING--I have been wanting to do this for years. Now I have finally stopped the procrastination. I have the albums...have the glue...FINALLY developed my pictures of when my 5 year old was an infant...have the pretty paper...have the extra money to fund the hobby...now I am off. Now if I could just figure out the digital scrapbooking--anybody got any suggestions on how/where to go to learn that?!

We got our Land Rover fixed. And we bought a fuel-awesome car over the winter. So now my hubby can start the hobby he has wanted to start for some time---Decking out his landrover to go off roading. Yea...it is only alittle bit more than my hobby (GULP) but our Land Rover is awesome...best 4X4 truck on the planet! Or so I have been told.

But there it is...The past few months in a nutshell. So what if the making money with blogging fell through so far. I have met some fantastic people/bloggers/mothers/fathers/shewhobloggers/fun mondayers/kids registry-ers/momisoders/ningers/lil mousers/and anyone inbetween-ers. Now that my health is better and I am at least making $$$ somehow with no daycare, I can just blog...for the sake (addiction) of blogging.

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Dream Blanket

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I am still here!

2008-03-13T13:35:00.000-07:00

I am working on getting a new look for my blog so hold in there...well...and fitting my blogging and my kids and my hubby and my scrapbooking and my errands and my wonderful spring weather and all that jazz into my day...oh but it is just awesome here in small town iowa...50 and melty and awesome! So I must go and enjoy the day before it snows tomorrow...i know...whatever right?!

I am back, baby!

2008-02-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

Hello again everyone! I am so sorry I just disappeared like that. I had some personal health problems I had to take care of. Then, our computer decided to do a slow death. So we had to start replacing parts and wiping hard drives.

Yes, I am in blog mourning for all of my blogging stuff I lost in the wiping of our computer.

But I am back...as long as we can stay ahead of our breaking computer. I do, however, have to re-evaluate my problogging, my number of blogs, and all that jazz. The burning the candle at both ends probably didn't help my health any either. But I just wanted to let everyone (if there are any readers left) know I am back but some things are changing. But just keep coming back!
Kerith

Friday is like Saturday and Saturday is like Sunday

2008-01-25T10:41:00.000-08:00

Being a SAHM but WAHM too sometimes makes me feel like the days just roll into another.
When I was a working mom out of the house(FYI - I am working my tail off more now than ever). I use to count the hrs down until it was friday. I knew the weekends were going to be filled with my kids and I cherished the thought.

Two years later and one more child.....

I forget the day of the week I am in
I forget the date
I am just going, going, going and going. I am on the run. Chasing my little beauty and my little prince.

I am thinking...do I need to do the laundry again?.
I am thinking....what's for dinner?
I am thinking....geez this place is a mess...AGAIN!
I am thinking....what did I come in the kitchen for?
I am thinking....does she have a ditry diaper again?
I am thinking....Is it time to pick up my son from preschool already?
I am thinking....GEEZ...I would love to go to go see two movies in a row.
I am thinking....GEEZ...I would love a vacation.
I am thinking....GEEZ...I wish I had a babysitter twice a week.
I am thinking....GEEZ...Get up and go to the gym!!
I am thinking....GEEZ..I am tired
I am thinking....GEEZ...you have to be a little more like Cathi Collins and be a networking machine to get MYKIDSREGISTRY.com popping!!

I am thinking....WHY ARE YOU THINKING SO MUCH!!!
Lastly...I am thinking....GEEZ....I LOVE MY KIDS because they get me thinking...

Two years ago today

2008-01-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

Today marks two years since my mother - in - law passed away.

Maybe this is a little bit of what blogging is all about. A little journal...except it is for everyone's eyes.

My mother -in- law was a very spiritual, unique, warm, loving and fearless person. She was 100% Native Amercian Indian. She was a strong woman. She raised my husband, her son all by herself. He is an only child. She did the best job she could. She raised a warm loving man.
We miss her tons and I am sure she misses us. She was a personal shopper for FAO Schwartz and Toys R Us in Manhattan. So for me, it sometimes amazes me that I am in the kid business. I enjoy making children smile. I always think "Dena would have loved Mykidsregistry". She would have been my biggest fan and my biggest recruiter. She was dynamic sales person. She was infectious. She use to shop for tons of celebrities. She loved that world. She was once a back up dancer for James Brown...back in the 60's.

Before my son was even born she was shopping for special momentos and some quite big momentos. When I was pregnant I had a little mini baby shower all to myself with my husband. At the time it was so overwhelming. I was always thinking about her and wanting her to save her money for later in life. She was a spender. She was buying boy things, girl things etc..
She was able to spend some time with her grandson but not enough. She just loved him so much. Her son the prince was replaced with a younger model. :)
We found out we were pregnant with our daughter the night we held funeral services.
It was a tragic passing. She was hit by a hit and run driver.
Today, I am so glad she was a spender. I am still pulling things out from the attic. My daughter's room is filled with memories from grandma in heaven. My son too - he is very aware of who grandma in heaven is....

I share this story with MKR members as a little reminder to appreciate the ones you love everyday and make the most out of creating memories

FUN MONDAY

2008-01-21T04:13:00.000-08:00

So we are at the first anniversery of fun monday and it comes back where it started.
Catching Light wants to see our front door and our first blog post...ok...here goes...

Here is my front door...snow, snow, and more snow...but sometimes we have ice.

And here is my very first blog post ever!

"I thought I would introduce myself. I am Kerith. I am 31...I think. I have 4 kids and a great hubby. I decided to start a blog because I think it is too hard to find kid friendly stuff on the internet or there is SSSOOO much you don't even know where to start. I was looking and searching and up late nites just looking for new stuff for my kids or new sites for them to check out or kid friendly stuff for me. As you know...when you are a mother...your interests seem to meld into your kids and what they can do or see or get at or get into. So bear with me as I post the stuff I find that I think is great for kids and families in general. I will hopefully organize it in a way that you like. I thought it would be great if it was all in one spot...then I got a great idea...why don't I just do that and then other will eventually find me and this family friendly blog...well...thanks for listening and come back ya'all.
kerith"

As an update to this-I am going to be getting my own, official domains--2 of them...one for mom and fun stuff (kerithskorner.com) and one concerning my becoming an aspiring problogger (probloggymomma.com). They are not up yet but I have come along way for not really knowing what to blog about but I just knew I had to be a part of it!

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fraud, ladder flying friday

2008-01-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

Don't think I am crazy but every once in a while I check out http://www.astrologyzone.net/. I enjoy astrological readings and usually absorb it all in fun...

This morning I get a call from one of my credit cards saying that there has been some unusual spending. I am thinking to myself "Well...I know it's not me because I am on complete lockdown!" NO SPENDING! I was somehow in Baltimore yesterday and went crazy at Staples, then I bought some groceries, but not just some groceries but enough for a party. The charges went on. I was asked "Are you sure you these aren't your charges ?" OF COURSE!!!!! From the Bronx to Baltimore....UH NO!!! NOT ME!

Then, take my Prince to preschool. He has not been so excited to go to preschool lately. A little girl either has a crush or just a little angry. She hits him. On the way to school he mentions her name and says "I don't like girls". I say "that's fine but no one is allowed to hit you and I will speak to the teacher".

As we are standing in the door it seemed like MAYHEM in the class. Kids were play fighting and no one was paying attention. One kid is throwing a toy wooden ladder in class..BOOM....clocks my son in the head.

Me: B is not enjoying coming to school anymore

Teacher: Is he alright?

ME: I think he would be alright if he didn't worry about girl hitting him, and where is the supervision to these kids in the morning??? They are out of control.

Teacher: Yes, I have to get back in there

My son: BLAHHHHHH BLAHHHHH so and so just hit me.

Me: Come on let's go home....(I turn to the teacher) he should not be getting hit at all and he may be better at home today.

My son: No I wan to stay....BLAHHHHH BLAHHHHH

Me: O.K...

Teacher: He'll be fine...I will watch him closely and keep so and so away from him.

It's movie day today and we are going to have popcorn. Everyone in the school sits in the auditorium and we watch movie.

Me: Not a fan of watching movies in school, he could do that at home. He has a hunger for learning letters and numbers. He needs to be a little more challenged. (They were going to watch Dora). They do this once a year - so I am told.

I left the school with some discomfort....Picked him up and he seemed to be fine, no bruises and no tears. They changed the movie to a more educational one.

Will pick up the conversation with the teacher another day.

O.k. so back to my astrologyzone.net - it said I was going to experience fraud and that someone was going to try and steal my identity. Said a bunch of other stuff and drawing a blank. The Preshcool convo was just a venting side bar::))

FUN FRIDAY

CHECK OUT MY GUEST POSTERS AWESOME ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!

2008-01-17T04:04:00.000-08:00

My guest poster runs the My Kids Registry network.

If you have not checked it out...go and check it out already...and join...and look me up--cathicollins!

Anyway--the Kids Registry hit 100 members this past week. Congrats to her and I hope more people get on this network. It is such a fantastic idea!

Wordless Wednesday--kind of saucy but so funny

2008-01-16T11:12:00.000-08:00

Wordless Wednesday Participants

1. Lutchi
2. Liz@thisfullhouse

3. babyamore
4. Tiff @ Three Peas in a Pod

5. yvette.segal@gmail.com

Check out the new Wordless Wednesday HQ!!
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ATTENTION: Fun Monday-ers

2008-01-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

All fun monday-ers...attention...you must...yea...i said it...you have to go

here

and join us at the blog365 group...and all of us fun monday-ers who can't get enough of fun monday on monday but just must talk about it every stinkin' day of the week.

hope to see ya here!!!

Fun Monday-late due to twittering--i am a twitter addict!

2008-01-14T19:44:00.000-08:00

Our lovely host at For The Long Run would like us to tell everyone our favorite site...the website we just can't live with out. The site that has changed our life...

This is a hard one for me...I use sssssssssoooooooooo many sites.

But I think I am going to have to choose B5 Media. It is the network co-founded by Darren Rowse, Jeremy Wright, Shia Coggins. I think there are over 300 blogs that are a part of this network.

I choose B5 Media as my favorite site because the majority of the blog I frequent are a part of this network. Plus, I just couldn't choose. Without many blogs on the B5 network, I would not be able to learn to write, learn to blog, make money blogging, or even have a voice in the blogging world.

Now lets go see who else is loving the internet!

RELATED READS:

A past fun monday

Pensive's Fun Monday History

Our Land Rover Has a Boo-Boo

2008-01-11T09:01:00.001-08:00

So my hubby was driving to work yesterday when he kind of slid out of control. He went, 40 mph, over a curb, into the ditch, out of the ditch, into the ditch again.

He did get himself out on his own and he continued on his merry way to work.

But right before he got to work, the 2 front tires blew out, the two front wheels pretty much came off, and the axel broke...yea...it was a bad day all around.

Who new???

2008-01-11T05:32:00.000-08:00

Hello Again!

Thanks Kerith for having me as your guest. I love your blogs. I think Kerith is fantastic and her energy is equally as fantastic. Just love it!

So back to my original thought of "who new". So I was reading my Parents magazine last night and did everyone know that once a toy is RECALLED it is only ILLEGAL to sell in 8 states. The states are Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Vermont. I had no idea and I was really angry because I live in NEW YORK.
What if I missed the memo on a certain toy? What if one of my kids received a gift and that person missed the memo??. What if a retailer misses the memo and poor communication and they allow the recalled toy on the shelves???

So Parents Magazine suggest that if anyone lives in a state that allows recalled products to be sold, people ban together and write your state legislature to complain. The more people you have sign a list the better you are.

If you have Parents magazine, read the Editors letter to learn more.

So BAN together if you can....and write. I plan on getting it going for NEW YORK.

Have You Met My New Guest Blogger?

2008-01-10T21:04:00.000-08:00

Well, her name is Yvette Segal and she is the creator of My Kids Registry. This is a site for parents and gardians to plan their kids parties and have wish lists for those parties.

I think this is a fantastic idea. Adults have registries for everything--weddings, house warming, having kids--but no registry for the actual kids.

One of the things that is cool about this site is that you can schedule a party, choose the gifts for the registry, and invite people with e-cards. But there is also the connecting and getting to know new friends part about the site also. You have your own profile and you can make mini-profiles for your kids, pets, hubbys, etc. You can have a blog there and join or create groups. But anyway...I love the group...

She "claims" to not be a blogger but I think she is doing great! And I also think she is slowly getting addicted because not only does she have her blog at My Kids Registry, she has started one here at blogger and is guest posting in mine. She will have this blogging thing down in no time. But lets all welcome her and bring her over to the bloggy side.

RELATED READS: My happy day

MY happy Day

2008-01-10T17:29:00.000-08:00

I am Kerith's guest blogger. HELLO !

Had a great day that I just wanted to share.

O.K. MY HAPPY DAY.....It really started first thing this morning at 7:30 am to the tune of happy wails, coming from the room next door. BLAAAAHHHH BLAAAHHHHHH....my sleeping beauty was awake. I sluggishly walked in with a faint smile "How is my beautiful little girl?" She laughs and plays hide and seek.

NEXT...my prince. I go in his room and say "can I sleep with you?" He says "you are the best mom and yes you can sleep with me but lets go downstairs and have some waffles!"

We all chow down & get my prince off to school. My nerves started to take over b/c in two short hours I was scheduled to read to my son's class. Just want to please my boy and make him proud.

I arrived with a big stuffed bear(part of my skit) and my new favorite book "Sam's Worries" and then as a little treat "Green Eggs and Ham" . Sam's Worries is my new favorite b/c my prince has been waking up in the middle of the night from scary dreams. In the book, Sam's teddy bear strikes a deal with him allowing the bear to do all the worrying while Sam sleeps. Since reading this book, he has slept through the night for three nights in a row. When we finish the book, we prop my sons big bear at the edge of the bed and talk to him like Sam talks to his bear in the book. It's amazing that it has been working.

I had so much fun reading to his class. The pride, excitement and love I saw in my son's eyes was the best feeling. I shared his feelings 1000 times over. He was so happy that I was there. His classmates were equally excited.AMAZING!!!

Then Lunch

Then the Park with his play date (A beautiful little girl named Sophia) and my beautiful little girl.

Then Home

It was a perfect day for me(wait a minute...a nice lottery win would have really capped it off) but really...a day that made me appreciate all that I have! Sometimes it is so easy to forget but not today.

Fun monday-er has a contest...sort of

2008-01-10T07:49:00.000-08:00

Fellow fun monday-er Anglophile Football Fanatic needs some help with a contest of sorts...go and check her out!

Good Dream Blanket...

2008-01-10T07:44:00.001-08:00

So my son (5 yrs old) has been having bad dreams for some reason. I think it may be from "family friendly" video games. So my hubby went out and bought a "good dream" blanket. And it worked. He slept in him room, in his bed, all night. He loves it. It is just a plain fleece blanket from walmart. We got the idea from a Caiouu (PBS show) show where he had a good dream side of his pillow. I suggest this "good dream" whatever for any parent.

Wordless Wednesday--Extented

2008-01-09T04:14:00.000-08:00

This little "film" has some funny music to it...so turn up your speakers...it makes it ssssoooo much funnier!

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Wordless Wednesday--Basic

2008-01-09T04:11:00.001-08:00

Her second birthday---and her cake face.

Delurking Alert

2008-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

I am delurking tonite. I have just a ton of bloggy work to do (if only I got paid for all of it) and I just didn't want to do anything. But I have missed just commenting, checking out blogs, catching up with old blogging friends, and all that stuff. I have missed it alot. So I am just going to be "hanging out" in the blogosphere tonite...so if you are around tonite...e-mail me, comment on one of my blogs, twitter me (Kerith), and just say hi...maybe take a nite and cruise the blogs with me...maybe I will see ya around.

Fun Monday--how I have missed you

2008-01-07T04:50:00.000-08:00

Lisa is hosting and here is what she wanted: "Let’s meet your pets. I think most of us have at least one pet and I would like to see your fluffy or scaly pal. If you don’t have a camera you can tell us about him/her/them. If you don’t have a pet tell us about a pet you had or a pet you want. If for some weird reason you hate all animals we want to know why gosh-dang-it."

When I was younger, I had a Blue Persian cat. My mom bought it cause she loved the breed. But when we got our new cat home, she found out it hated people. Our new cat hated everyone but me. So I got to name her Molly. I loved my cat so much. She was so loving and loved to sniff my ears and play with my long hair.

But I left for college and my cat got left behind. I am 31 now and my childhood cat just died about 2 months ago. I don't remember how old I was when we got her, but my dad says she was 18 years old when she died. She always knew when I was on the phone with my parents. She always knew when I was visiting. She would appear out of no where and meow until I picked her up and sniffed the heck out of my ear...and I miss it.

You never really forget your first real pet. The one that is all yours and no one elses. She loved me unconditionally...even after leaving her to start my own life and my own family. It is a shame that I developed an allergy to cats and my hubby is HIGHLY allergic to cats or I would have bought another Blue Persian and named her Molly the 2nd. Maybe that is what I will name our dog when our kids get old enough to have a dog.

(This picture is not of my actual cat but she looked just like this. I had my senior pictures taken with my cat but I can't find any of them. Man, I miss my cat!)

Lisa and all of her chaos is hosting this week---check out all of the other pets...pets are the best!

luv u molly...miss u molly...

You will never believe who actually wrote me back...

2008-01-04T06:05:00.000-08:00

Ok...so I wrote Darren Rowse an e-mail...you know him...THE Problogger...and he actually wrote me back. If you are a blogger who are trying to be a great blogger, you not only know who he is but has probably memorized his blog backwards and fowards. And the guy actually wrote me back. I just had to tell someone (and my hubby is an eye roller and would not understand how big...i mean totally big this is)
I can't even concentrate now. How in the heck am I going to get any work done today. Yea..I am still going to tell my hubby and maybe he will actually be alittle (if not fake) excited for me. Maybe I should jump up and down to show him just how big this is. And maybe it was just one of his people who wrote me back for him, but still ...holy cow...this is going to make my month...if not my year. What a great way to start out my year...Happy New Year. It just goes to show ya...even the little blogger can still be heard!

I so want a dog...

2008-01-03T10:45:00.000-08:00

I want a puppy...and bad. Look at this little guy. I found him on Flugpo and he is sssssssssssooooooo cute. We have been talking about not only getting a dog, but getting a boxer. And look...here he is. He is calling out to me....

kerith...buy me...you know you want to...your kids would luv me...and i promise i will poop outside evertime...and i won't chew up your new coffee table....

Did ya year that....aaaaaawwwww...he is sssssoooooooooo cute!

I want to win an iPhone...

2008-01-02T20:29:00.000-08:00

OK everyone, I really want an iPhone. And I can't buy one but I have the chance to win one so I am taking it...sorry for selling out but this thing looks frickin' awesome. If you want the chance to win this (lucky bastard) or a few other prizes, go to Matt Nutts SEO and Blogging blog and check out his prizes. Good luck.

Basic Wordless Wednesday

2008-01-02T04:35:00.000-08:00

Ok...so this is kind of a plug...but I love the picture so much I can hardly resist. I am starting a monthly contest and a nice young lady created some badges for me and my contest. This is one of them and I just love it!

Extended Wordless Wednesday

2008-01-02T04:33:00.000-08:00

This is our year in review...it takes a few minutes but my kids are just so darn cute I know you can't resist.

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Check out my new contest and spread the word!

2008-01-01T22:12:00.000-08:00

Best of 2007: The 77 Best Shopping Sites You Should Have Gone To For Christmas Shopping.

2007-12-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

Yea, you heard me. You should have gone to these places for your Christmas shopping. Oh well. There is always next year-and birthdays-and anniversaries-and for fun! This is a great list if stores you know, stores you have never heard of, and of places that simply have cool stuff.

(And just for the record...none of the links are affiliate links...I did not make this list to make myself money...I make it because there needs to be places where you can get everything you want and need all in one place--so Digg it, Stumble it, Delicious it...whatever you need to do to get back to the best shopping of the year!)

Now...on with the fantastic shopping.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Amazon

Ebay

Beauty

Overstock

Target

CafePress

FOR THE LADIES

J.C. Penny

Macys

Steamworks Coffee & Tea Co.--I worked there in my younger days and they still are the best coffee I have ever had! Try the Sumatra---AWESOME!

Dreamin of Beadin--beaded jewelery

Red Envelope--neat stuff

Scribbit's shop--all sorts of crafts.

Julian & Co.--custom jewelery with your own child's face on it

Chickpea Designs--postcards

Shana Logic--all sorts of stuff

Polkadot Platypus--mom, kids stuff

See Jane Work--cool office/organizing stuff

Baby Style

Pier 1--home stuff
Takashimaya--very nice things for everyone

Jafra--best make-up on earth

Zappos--shoes

L.L. Bean--clothes for the family

Flip Clips--turns your videos into flip books

Chandler 4 Corners

Hazel--all sorts for everyone

Room Service Home--cool stuff for everyone

Unbuttoned Maternity

Torrid--fashion for the larger ladies

Glamajama--cool stuff for everyone

Goodies Handmade Candies--THE BEST CHOCOLATE AND CANDIES YOU WILL EVER HAVE

Company C--stuff for the home

CALLING ALL GUYS

My hubby helped me with these sites. There are several Land Rover shopping sites-- because we own one. And yes...it is always broken and we are very addicted (if you have a rover, you will so understand...love it but it is a pain in our butts and pocketbook). There are a couple of manly-men forums but, like my hubby said, men don't shop for clothes online so I need to put something in here. But they are great sites for all those hubbys out there.

Sears--all sorts of tools and work clothes and stuff

J.C. Whitney--car stuff

Car Part--used and cheap car stuff

Summit Racing--car stuff

Harbor Freight Tools--tool stuff

Northern Tool & Equipment--more tool stuff

Jegs--car and tool stuff

Pirate 4x4--off road stuff and forum

D.A.P Land Rover --land rover stuff

Rovertym--land rover stuff

Atlantic British Land Rover & Mini Cooper parts--land rover and mini cooper stuff

Les Richmond Automotive--car stuff

Rover Tracks--land rover stuff

Extreme Gear Off road--off road stuff

Tire Package--tire stuff

Truck Add Ons--just what it says

Muddy Oval--land rover forum

Off Road Tuff--off road stuff

Thorne Brothers--fishing

FOR THE KID IN ALL OF US--mostly toys

Kid R Us--toys

Fisher-Price--toys

HaPe--kids stuff

Company Kids--all sorts of things for kids

Modern Tots

Oompa Toys

Brain Candy Kids

Levels of Discovery

Little Tykes

Educational Insights

Eco Tots

Eeboo

FAO Schwarz

Bla Bla Kids

Maukilo Toys

i golfini della nonna--toys and stuff

Warm Biscuit

M & M--yes the candy...who can resist chocolate--no one I tell you--NO ONE!

Wow Wee

FOR YOUR LITTLE BABY

Twilite Moon

Baby Genius

Baby Legs
Serena & Lily

Giggle

Busy Mommi--baby, mommy, and daddy stuff

CALLING ALL READERS...CALLING ALL READERS...

2007-12-24T22:16:00.000-08:00

I am getting my blogging butt out of my chair and am re-vamping my blogs. I will still be on them but not really blogging on them very often.

I need your input. I have 6 blogs (I know, can you believe it) and I am doing an audit of all of them. I would like all my readers...and anyone who just comes across my blogs in the next few weeks to give me your:

comments
questions
concerns
advice

Just click on the picture below to be taken to a list of my blogs.

Any and all comments you have to improve on my blogs are welcome. I have had them going for almost 6 months now and with the new year, I am going to be doing more with my blogging.

I am also looking for other bloggers/website owners:

Mommy bloggers
Iowa bloggers
Family Friendly bloggers
Arts, crafts, food, scrapbooking, sewing, etc. bloggers
Plus sized men & women bloggers
Multiple birth parents/bloggers
Freelance writing & problogging bloggers
Family Friendly websites

I am interested in any bloggers/website owners who would be interested in getting some free advertising for their blogs/websites. I am looking for people to guest post on my blogs, to interview in their chosen field, and anyone who would be willing to donate or give me a large discount on products for upcoming give-a-way contests I will be holding beginning the first of the year. Again, this is a great way for you to get free advertising for your blogs, websites, and products.

I am also looking for budget friendly graphic artists & blogger and wordpress template creators and designers. I am looking for someone to help me change the look of my blogs. I am looking for something fun, family friendly, and fantastic.

If you are interested in free advertising and helping me take my blogs to the next level, please comment on this post or e-mail me at cathicollins (at) gmail (dot) com.

I can't wait to hear from you.

Hey There Long Lost Family...

2007-12-15T17:36:00.001-08:00

hey there Julie, Jerry, Char, and all other family we called this weekend!!!! hope you like our blog...and come back...and start your own...so we can come and visit!

Check out my kids artwork

2007-12-13T12:33:00.001-08:00

It has been a long time since I have posted my kids artwork and what-nots. But here they are in all their glory.
The first one is all the stuff from school from when he couldn't go due to no shots...my favorite one is the one where his face is on a turkey.

This second set is from when he was home...the doggie is mine (AWESOME)...the painted one and colored one is Corrines...and the other one is Kincaid spelling LOG on some part of the Noggin site.

wORDLESS wEDNESDAY

2007-12-12T12:30:00.001-08:00

Look what I made.

oNE fUN mONDAY cOMING uP

2007-12-11T22:13:00.000-08:00

Oh...how I do love a great fun monday! They are all great but I just really love anything to do with blogging and Christmas.

So our lovely Lady K wants something related to Christmas...now what was it again:
In the spirit of the season I would like to see your favorite Christmas tree ornament. Not to be confused with the WHOLE tree. I want you to zoom in and show me one or a few(you know I can't choose just one!) of your favorite ornaments. If you don't decorate a tree, show me your menorah or dreidel, Kinara, or Yule Log. I want to see your favorite decoration for this holiday season.

Oh yea...that was it!

When I was a kid, my parents had the tradition of buying us Hallmark ornaments. I wanted to keep the same sort of tradition, but I wanted to do it craft-style.

For the past several years, I have been trying to do the craftsy ornament making but my kids either were too young or not born yet.

But this year, I am in luck. All 4 of them are around and 2 of them are old enough to

help with the ornament making--kind of.

We made cookie cutter ornaments. I have been saving these cookie cutters for 3 years now...dang it.

The Red Bell is Kincaids (5 years old)
The Blue Angel is Corrines (1 1/2)
The White Dove is Liams ( 8 months)
The Yellow Star is Connors ( 8 months)

These are going to be my favorites for some time...probably until next year.

So go now...and check out everyone's favorite Christmas stuff. I can't wait!

The Day of Shots He** is over...thank god

2007-12-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

The day I have been dreading for weeks now is finally over...shots day. Kincaid got 4, the little lady and the twins all got 3. The appointment was at 9AM. I started to get everyone ready at 6:45 in the morning, yet we were still late. And it took almost 3 hours....yea...4 kids takes up alot of time. There was being late, paperwork, them going through the mountain of paperwork, talking about each kid, then...finally...the shots.

Kincaid, for lack of a better phrase, took it like a man. The twins screamed for about 10 minutes a piece. Corrine, on the other hand, cried for each shot in each kid. Man am I glad I have only 4. Now Kincaid can go back to school. He missed about 3 weeks due to not enough shots.

Do you have something to say?

2007-12-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

Everyone has something to say. That is why we began blogging in the first place, right? There is a service you can take advantage of where you can get paid to blog. I found this service just a few weeks ago and I am already getting paid for blogging.

I am a stay at home mom aspiring to be a problogger. Smorty has allowed me to blog for money, money that I and my family needs.

There are many reasons to try out Smorty. The first is that you don't have to wait 30-90 days like many other blog advertising services. You can jump right in, as long as your blog is original. Another reason is that you should blog for money with Smorty is that you choose how much you can make. If you only want to do one opinion post a week, you can. If you want to do 4 a week, you can. And Smorty lets you choose the advertising posts you want to take. You are in control of your blog advertising and your income.

If you are interested in blog advertising, then go to Smorty and start today. Remember, everyone has something to say.

Family Fun Times Reminder

2007-12-09T22:36:00.001-08:00

This is just a reminder about my Family Fun Time Meme (or my attempt at one). So click here to read the post about it. I will post it on Friday. The assignment is Holly Hobbie. Hope to see ya on Friday!

Family Gingerbread House Fun

2007-12-07T18:03:00.000-08:00

So I found this fantastic site by an artist who is wonderful. Click here and check out this post (yes...it is one of my other blogs but she is a great artist and it is a fun website...and besides--it includes a blog...who doesn't like finding another fun blog). You won't regret it...it is so much fun to make this stuff with your kids.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of School Shots!

2007-12-05T21:51:00.000-08:00

So as some of you may know, we moved from Minnesota to Iowa. In Minnesota, our kids shots were up to date.

So fast forward to our son starting pre-school. Here, in Iowa, his shots are not up to date...by alot...so many in fact, he has not been to school for 2 weeks. And he can't go back to school until his shots get up to date. And I can't get him in for shots until next week.

Now, I understand the reasoning behind it...so if my son get small pox or malaria, he won't give it to the other kids. But when was the last time any of your kids brought home small pox?

I thought about posting about this for the past 2 weeks and finally it made me mad enough to do a post about it. It kind of pisses me off that the people around here pressured us into starting our son in preschool...earlier than we had planned. They get him all excited about being in school, making great friends and learning alot. Then, take it away--making him wonder why he can't get on the bus when it goes by. I guess this post doesn't really have a point, except for me to crab how the laws here in Iowa are so different than in Minnesota. That is all.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2007-12-05T13:24:00.000-08:00

Gotta love kids...

2007-12-04T05:06:00.002-08:00

I love my daughter...but she is an early riser...a woke-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-bed early riser...love her to death...but she makes it impossible to read just one fun monday post...her screaming drives me up the wall....but i love her...hate screaming...love her...so hopefully her mood improves so i can finally catch up with my fun monday-ers!

eCommerce Stores Need Christmas Presents Too

2007-12-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

Tis the season for shopping. But don't forget about your own eCommerce store as well. I found this fantastic eCommerce software for your online store.

Ashop provides great shopping cart software that is affordable for every e-store owner. They start you out with a 10 day free trial, where you can test drive their user friendly features. Some of these features include free tech support, inventory control, product reports, google checkout, multiple currency, fraud protection, hosting, and e-mail.

Once you discover that your eCommerce store can't live withouth Ashop's shopping cart, they start you out for as little as $69 a month. This is a great price for any e-shop owner who needs an all-in-one eCommerce software provider.

So check out Ashop. Start building your eCommerce store, use their shopping cart software, and get ready to sit back and enjoy your online store today.

Fun Monday

2007-12-03T03:40:00.001-08:00

So Robin and her nest are the host this week. She would like our best...our blogging best.

It is kind of hard to choose our blogging best. I have only been blogging for a few months so, thankfully, there are not that many as of yet.

I think my favorite so far is my post about multi-tasking in the bathroom. I wrote it for the SheWhoBlogs blog but it is just so f-ing funny...I think.

Another one of my favorites is making sure your kids are ready for the computer age. If any of you have seen my Korner's blog, you will know I am all for having our kids on the computer about the same time as they are walking.

I think that should be enough...now go and check out all of our other prized bloggers and all their hard work!

First Tooth Family Update

2007-11-29T15:18:00.000-08:00

So I have to post about this before I forget but both of our twins, Connor and Liam, both got their first tooth yesterday...the same tooth. Isn't that wierd...but they got their first tooths....they are growing up so fast. But just to update everyone! how exciting...i am so excited...and now all i need to do is get all of my kids out of diapers and in college then i can get some sleep.

Check out Gamer Thursday!

2007-11-29T15:11:00.000-08:00

This post is just alittle self promotion but I think it is cool whether or not I am the one doing it...so I am posting about it.

On one of my other blogs, I do a Gamer Thursday--this is where I post about little video games on the internet. This week I found...or should I say my son found...a couple of fun ones.

So go and check out my Korner of Momdum--and the Gamer Thursday post. These are really fun games for everyone in the whole family!

FUNNY...FUNNY...FUNNY

2007-11-28T12:39:00.001-08:00

Video and Code Provided by WhoIsTheMonkey.com

I found this video care of our fun monday-er Anglophile football fanatic

Wordless Wednesday

2007-11-27T22:32:00.000-08:00

Tis the season...remember...

Family Fun Time

2007-11-27T13:14:00.000-08:00

If any of you are fans of my other blog Kerith's Korner of Momdum, you may have noticed the Family Fun Friday as disappeared. It is still around but I had a brain storm about it. Then we kept getting sick and it kind of took a back seat.

I have so much fun doing the activities with my kids that I thought that maybe I would try to start a Meme about having Family Fun Time with stuff found on the internet.

There is so much on the internet, that most of the time, a person doesn't really know where to go for kid friendly and fun stuff. So every week or 2 I am going to give out Family Fun Time assignments, so to speak, on Kerith's Korner of Momdum. I will give a few web sites concerneing the subject matter at hand. Then we all will go and do our Family Fun Time. Then you can E-Mail (cathicollins@gmail.com) with your story and pictures and links to your blog. I will post them and then give out another great assignment.

Feel free to take any banners I post. I will make more later and post them.

Our first Family Fun Time is Holly Hobbie. You can click here or go anywhere on the web and find family fun stuff concerning Holly Hobbie. Maybe you want to make paper dolls and play with them with your kids. Maybe you want to buy a Holly Hobbie movie and watch it with your kids. Maybe you want to make a day of Holly Hobbie with your kids. What ever you want to do....have fun with it.

Sickies are back!

2007-11-27T12:53:00.001-08:00

So it has been awhile since I have updated. Well, there is only one thing to say...SICKIES. And we have it again. Now instead of the pukies...we have the cough and cold. Even the twins are sick. We have been sick so often for so long, I have run out of medicine. And we had tons a month ago. But that is the quick update. I will have to update on school matters later. Kincaid has missed alot of school the past month due to the sickies. But hopefully that will come to an end!

Fun Monday

2007-11-27T03:29:00.000-08:00

Ok...all this sickness--yes...we got sick...again...now it is the cough and cold...but anyway---and the holidays is really putting a kink in my blogging world...but the show must go on...even if it is late!

So our blue momma in the fishbowl wants to see our unfinished projects. I have some ironic news for everyone. The batteries in my camera were dead so I couldn't take any pictures and my projects were unfinished, so I had to finish them...sorry.

But check out a former Fun Monday post with a laundered unfinished project. But I will just have to tell you all my (former) unfinished projects...the reason I didn't blog yesterday...cause it was driving me CRAZY!

So, I was behind on everything due to sickies and the holidays. My kitchen was a mess. The Friday after turkey day, we all got sick again just in time for the weekend. So needless to say, some of the turkey day dishes were still undone...yuk...i know. So i did those. And there were toys all over the place...picked up. The floor had kid crumbies...you know what I am talking about...vacuumed. My kids room was a disaster area...picked up--by them. Kitchen floor was yucky...now is un-yuckified. Let me see.....what have I forgotten.....oh...the bathroom...my only unfinished project as of yet. Piles of dirty clothes in there, dirty toilet, dirty sink, dirty tub...yea...it is grossing me out. I must go clean it now. But before you go, check out the other fun monday-ers. There are 50 some of us this week so we will all be busy reading and not finishing out projects this week...oh well...at least we will feel better when there are 50 more of us not finishing!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2007-11-22T07:56:00.001-08:00

Happy Turkey Day everybody.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-11-21T03:57:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

Fun Monday

2007-11-19T03:59:00.000-08:00

So Karisma is hosting this week and this is what she would like:

"I want you to take a trip down memory lane, and keep right on going, right back to your childhood. And I want to hear "THAT STORY". You remember the one? Yes, you do! The one your parents, siblings, extended family or friends, would never let you forget, live down or get over!"

But first...embarrassing picture.

First...me and my little brothers...as dorks.

Then me as a baby dork.

And last, me as a toddler dork...but the funny thing is now that I see this particular picture...my daughter looks just like that but with white blonde hair...wierd.

Now on to my story. I was probably 10 or so. Do keep in mind I was a fat kid so doing tricks on anything was a challenge. But for some reason, on this day, I was feeling light as a feather. I decided to do a trick on some monkey bars we had in our back yard. So I climbed out to the middle of the bars and proceeded to hang upside down. (Now also keep in mind I also had alot of hair...and it was past my butt). I tried for a dismount and my hair got caught in a screw on the monkey bars.

You have never heard screaming like that in your life.

I was hanging from that frickin' screw for what seemed forever (was told later is was about a minute and a half...still a long time). My mom was hysterically looking for scissors, but, in the meantime, my hair was kind enough to violently rip itself out of my scalp.

Now, after my "dismount", I really don't remember a whole lot. But my mom tells me that I had a very bloody and very large bald spot for a long time. No one could touch me or my head for about a day. All they could was give me kid's asprin for the pain and cough syrup to help me sleep. I do believe that was the very last time I EVER got on monkey bars. Those stupid things should come with a warning label:

"Hey you, yea, you fat chick, don't even think of climbing me. I will chew you hair off if you do. You don't believe me...try me...I am Monkey Bars...Hear me Rip Your Hair Out."

Yea...that is exactly what the warning label should say!!!!!

But now you need to go and read everyone elses...there is good long list of embarrassing stories so it should be a fun week!

Support Our Troops

2007-11-18T21:59:00.000-08:00

Support our troops. Even if you don't support the war, it is important to support those men and women who feel they are fighting to protect freedom and liberty for humanity. The easiest way to do that this holiday season is to send them a Christmas card. You can pick different cards that have different sayings. You can even make your own greeting. You can't pick a certain soldier to send one to, but you know whichever soldier gets your card, he/she will share it with their whole camp. So, please, sign up to mail Christmas cards so our troops. They need all the support and love we can send them this holiday season.

DO GOOD ONE BLOG AT A TIME

2007-11-15T23:28:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs to do alittle good. There are so many in the world that have nothing. We, as a blogging community, need to use our resources and freedoms to bring to light problems and solutions. So please check out the following fantastic causes!

Wordless Wednesday

2007-11-14T03:43:00.000-08:00

FUN MID-DAY TUESDAY--OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FUN MONDAY

2007-11-13T13:06:00.000-08:00

OK...my whole family has been hit by the nastiest flu bug on earth...if you want to know some tips on how you, too, can ruin your blogging career, check out my freelancing blog.

But on to our fun monday...hootin' anni's is this weeks host and she wants some idea of our homes...30 steps back and then 15 baby steps...so here is my quick version cause i miss fun mondays and wanna play...mother may I!

You will now witness the after effects of a week of the flu--i did laundry the day I got sick and still have not had the time to put away due to neverending sick kids. This is 30 steps.

This is 15 baby steps...our hutch...kinda ugly paint but the hutch is origional with the house and is about 90 years old...i love it...ugly paint and all!

So go check everyone out on fun monday and i will see ya all in cyberspace!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2007-11-06T20:44:00.001-08:00

Find more photos like this on She Who Blogs

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SORRY BUT...

2007-11-05T03:28:00.001-08:00

YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED BY THE SICKIES (again...can you believe it...i know...my kids get everything...and then are kind enough to give it to me)

Halloween 2007

2007-11-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

check out our Halloween!!!

Make your own slide shows and scrapbooks

NaBloPoMo

2007-11-01T03:52:00.000-07:00

So it is finally that time--National Blog Posting Month. I am doing the posting at my freelanceing blog:
http://kerithskorner.wordpress.com

for those that don't know what it is..it is the whole month of November. We bloggers pick one or several blogs and post everyday...and I mean everyday.

You can also check out my page in the NaBloPoMo at Ning.

I am going to do my best to still post regularly in my other 3 blogs, but if I don't, please still come and visit. It is only one month. Or just come and check out the freelance blog.

Thanks for your support during this "trying" time--lol.

Kerith Collins

2007-11-01T03:34:00.000-07:00

I am a stay at home mother of 4 kids, all age 5 and under, and including a set of infant twins (yea…i know…can you believe it). I wanted a place on the Internet where I could go for grown-up information and kid’s sites all at the same time but couldn’t really find what I was looking for. So I started a blog with that goal in mind. That quickly turned into 4 blogs with several in the works.

I am currently trying my hand (keyboard) and Problogging and freelance writing. I have a small portfolio at the moment but I am looking forward to finding work I am passionate about and creating a great body of work!

My problogging/freelance writing services are available.

If you would like to talk about rates, you can contact me through e-mail:kerithskorner@hotmail.com
Or you can comment on this page and I will get in contact with you.

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“You like me, you really like me!”–Sally Fields

These are other bloggers who think I am recommended reading. (I know…can you even believe it!!!!!!!!

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I am highlighted for January 2008 at My Mommy's Place.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2007-10-31T04:54:00.001-07:00

Fun Monday

2007-10-31T03:28:00.000-07:00

Gather around everyone. I am going to tell you a story today. A story of a woman who has lost her mind and needs tons of crap to remember her name and what is going on in her life.

Well, Candid Karina wants to see our security blankets--the grown up versions. Please, let me break it down for you:

My "little black book"--that is my phone...can't leave home without it.
My "little gray book"--my address book...for those numbers that are not in my phone...you never know...you may just need one of them in a shopping time of need.
My ink pen--because you never know when that little piece of inspired thought will come along and damn it all to HE!! if you forgot your pen at home---or you need to write on your hand cause you can't remember anything!!!
My notebook (the striped bigger notebook in the middle)--for all my blogging and freelance writing ideas---my hubby just shakes his head at that.
My Planner (the white and orange notebook on the right)--CAN NOT LEAVE WITHOUT IT--CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING WITHOUT IT--WOULD FORGET MY NAME WITHOUT IT--ok...i can't remember anything...especially now that i have 4 kids. My planner is my lifeline!
And last but not least...My Coffee Cup. I am a stay at home mom so I need the biggest cup I can find for coffee and I don't need a lid...WALA...the mother of all coffee cups...and yes...it does hold almost a whole pot of coffee. But believe it or not...i am still dog tired by the middle of the day.

Well, that is my story of a lady who can't function without lots of notebooks and even more caffeine. Now go--look---check everyone else out.

My kids have been busy this past week!!

2007-10-29T04:28:00.001-07:00

so this post might be alittle long...boy have they been busy...first i will start with kincaid...

it was kincaid's turn for treats....so i made a halloween treat bag...decorated a bag and baked 3 different kinds of cookies....

and as you can see...a daddy ghost got at my cookies.

a naturalist came to the library on saturday and all the kids did a leaf picture...kincaid made a butterfly...love it!

the following is all the school stuff kincaid brought home from school...

lots of apple stuff...apple tree

apple mobile...

more apple...

another apple tree

look, another apple...

it was theme week at his school also...one of the days was twin day...so what better than to take pics of his twin brothers...and he got a sheriff temp. tattoo...i don't know why but it look cool, doesn't it.

corrine wanted to color something so i printed out this frame and she came up with this piece of art...

and this is her naturalist picture from the library...

the twins pooped and puked but (luckily) i didn't get any pics of that!

The Joy of sons...

2007-10-29T03:59:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mr. Willowtree down under, he directed me to the cutest web page...and since I have 3 boys...I find it funny...and alittle scary to see some of the future things that will happen to me!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FUNNY

I love IMAGINATION!!!

2007-10-26T11:54:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I was looking for some post ideas when I came a Wonderpets paper airplane. So I printed it out and gave it to Kincaid. I really don't know how it happened--except that Kincaid's favorite thing of all time is Transformers--but this seemingly gentle, kind, colorful paper airplane went from Wonderpets fun to...

Kincaidatron (otherwise known as Megatron) killer plane!

Tell me--How fun is it to still have an imagination like that!

Wordless Wednesday Update

2007-10-25T04:28:00.000-07:00

Check out this satellite picture of the wildfires!

That is amazing and horrifing at the same time.

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2007-10-23T20:52:00.001-07:00

THIS IS KINCAID WHEN HE WAS JUST A BABY...YEA...WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING EITHER BUT ISN'T HE SO FUNNY!

you will never believe what happened...

2007-10-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

so i had just finished my last post about how i love being a mom...when the horrible happens...my son smashed his mouth on the very corner of our brand new coffee table...

...first of all...let me add that we have had kids for 5 years and we have never owned a coffee table...both of us cracked our heads on the corners of coffee tables when we were kids and we just didn't want to deal with that...we have owned this coffee table for less than 2 weeks...i guess coffee tables will always be injury machines...

...but anyway...back to my disaster...so there is blood everywhere and he is screaming and not understand what is going on..the twins are crying...corrine is looking very scared...he split his lip and knocked loose one of his front teeth...

...let me say another thing...about 2 years ago we had to spend about 9 grand on his baby teeth...yea...that is what we thought...but they grew in rotton...some luck...so this loose tooth is worth about $700...

...so to make this long story very short...i spent the rest of my afternoon calling garrett so he could come home from work so i could take him to the ER...garrett spent the rest of his afternoon baking cookies for treat day...man...i tell ya...kids...ya can't live with them, ya can't live with them and own a coffee table...

Sometimes I just love being a mom...

2007-10-22T10:08:00.000-07:00

So if you have read this blog at all, you know I have 4 kids...and they are a handful for me. I have twin infants, which are always keeping us busy...i have a 5 year old who is starting to have a social life---a bigger one than me i might add...and a 1 1/2 year old girl who wants to be the center of the world...and is sick...and is teething...4 teeth at a time!

But tomorrow is Kincaid's treat day at school...and this kind of stuff is my speciality. So I decided to do a super duper milk and cookies treat bag. They already get milk for snack time, so I baking the cookies. I am making oatmeal and raisin, macadamia nut and white choc., and halloween sugar cookies. I am going to decorate paper bags and put one of each cookie in each bag. I love doing this kind of stuff. I know I am so busy already and the pile of dishes on my counter is getting bigger by the second, but I don't care. I want my kids to have that special touch in their childhood. Isn't that one of the reasons I am a stay-at-home mother? I know it isn't for the money. I will take pictures and post later. But the down side of being a stay-at-home mother...I have 2 babies whining, 1 little lady screaming her head off, and one big brother who is bossing everyone around...but i love it!

check me out...

2007-10-22T09:03:00.001-07:00

check out my fun monday post everyone

Fun Monday Thank you's...

2007-10-19T10:56:00.001-07:00

ok...i have been sick this week and i just want to thank all the people who still stopped by my fun monday...i know i am not going to get to all of yours...i only got to a few as it is...but i just wanted to thank everyone for stopping by and i will see ya next week!

Kincaids Wonderful Works-from preschool that is...

2007-10-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

All right everyone, I know I have slacked this week...but give me a break. I was sick, then Kincaid, then Corrine, now the babies. Kincaid has missed school all week. He just can't shake the cough he has. It is bad enough he is hacking all over the house. Like I need him hacking all over the school building too. And besides, it is REALLY bleeping cold and windy here in small town iowa. I don't want him to get sicker. But here are his stuff from the week of the 8th...

his elephant of course..........................................and his apple finger puppet-there is a story to it but it is too long to put on here but trust me---it is awesome! that little thing is a potatoe temp. tatoo i got --he didn't do it at school but i thought it was funny when i found it so i got it--it is free (love free)

his class went on a field trip to Pistol Petes. there was "gold" mining, corn maze, and all the kids got to pick out a pumkin. this is the newspaper...really cool but the whole thing wouldn't fit on my scanner...sorry...no website.

this is his clifford page...he said he likes black...and this is his apple...love it. he is loving school and next tuesday is his day to take treats...any readers out there help me pick...

Cracker Jacks
Halloween Sugar Cookies

1 or 2...2 or 1...alittle of both...what should i send with him?

Wordless Wednesday

2007-10-16T22:09:00.001-07:00