So, i’m not sure how many of you ladies have had your husbands change diapers… but are they babies about it?

Little Brodykins needed to be changed this evening and I enlisted my husband to help. Now mind you, I do most (if not ALL) of the diaper changing around here because #1 it was part of our agreement with me being able to stay home and #2 my husband HATES doing it. Especially the poopy ones.

Anyway… so he was changing Brody’s diaper and lo and behold, the little guy pooped his pants. So as my husband is changing his diaper he is gagging so loud that the other kids run into the bedroom to see what is happening. I am standing there rolling my eyes as I push him gently aside to finish the task sans-gagging.

Maybe I have a stronger stomach because I used to change adult diapers when I worked with my mom in her AFC (Adult Foster Care) business. It was no big deal to me then and even less of a deal now. *shrugs*

Now really… how are your husbands with the whole diaper changing ordeal? Are they big babies too?

So, i’m stupid.  Dumb, dumb dumb.  I went out last night and spent $40 worth of Halloween/Autumn decorations for the house and did not check our finances first.  So of course, I checked with our bank first thing this morning (like I always do) and we are $100 in the hole!  Bleh!  Stupid me! *slaps forehead*

Now i’m sitting here looking at those Halloween decorations as the most useless items on the planet.  I wasn’t sorry when I bought them (I was quite excited actually because they are downright cute!), but I sure am sorry now… knowing that it cost me an extra $100.  Live, learn, and then buy Luvs…. right?

In other news…. Clay Aiken finally came out of the closet.  Raise your hand if you were surprised to find out that he is gay.  *scans room*  … Anybody?

In reality trash news… Bret Michaels will be the star of yet another “Rock of Love” only this time he will find love on the road.  I have to say that although i’m excited to see another Rock of Love hit the airwaves, i’m just a little over Bret Michaels.  I was hoping they’d get Tommy Lee or Richie Sambora to be the next ROL front man.

Bleh… I can’t stop thinking about my financial blunder!  Well… at least I don’t have to spring for any Ferrari parts. Heck, we don’t even own a Ferrari. I now consider myself a Minivan mogul!

I’M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!!!!

Remember when cartoons made sense?  Whatever happened to that?

In my generation we had cartoons like He-man, Shera, JEM (cuz she’s truly outrageous yo), Rainbow Bright, Fat Albert, Dungeons and Dragons, Carebears, etc.  AND the kicker is that they all made sense.  There were good guys and bad guys and some kind of colorful plot in between.

BUT NOW… there are these new cartoons and I must say it’s almost like seeing a bad dream unfold.

Owiebear has been hooked on cartoon network lately.  Apparently, Wonderpets, Dora, Diego and the Little Einsteins are “for babies” now.

But seriously… have you ever sat down and watched these *new* cartoons?  I recently had the … erm.. pleasure? of sitting down to watch Chowder Island and some cartoon where a character yells out “captain!” and I must say it reminds me of a bad acid trip.  Like something the Beatles would have written a song about back in the day when long hair, bell bottoms, not taking showers and drugs were used to expand the mind.

I have to say that as much as I loathed having the Backyardigans theme song stuck in my head all-day-long… I kinda miss it.

Shhh…. don’t tell anyone I said that.  I will deny.

Everything has been relatively copesetic this past weekend.  I have mentioned this probably a thousand times but I can’t believe how fast time flies by!  It seems like things happened “just yesterday” even though it has been weeks, months, years!

I was down in the basement this morning going through old boxes with the hopes of condensing the clutter.  I came across a box of antique plates that we got for a wedding present oh-so-long ago.  They are numbered and very heavy.  I think i’m going to sell them to an antique store.  Provided that that is how antique stores work?  I’m not sure if they sell the stuff for you and then take a commission or if they buy the stuff from you and then sell it themselves for profit.

Husb was helping and then he decided to go off with a friend and find Harley parts. Boys and their mechanical toys… I swear!

It’s a lovely day in the neighborhood and a gentle breeze is blowing through the living room. Husb and the kids are down for a nap now! I think i’m going to continue to work on my website project and continue watching the season premiere of 90210.

Oh yeah that reminds me…. How exciting is it that 90210 is back?! I mean… well… not with the original cast… but still! Now if only the powers that be could put Melrose Place back on the air, I would be a happy girl! Too bad Marcia Cross already has another acting gig! It would be awesome if Kimberley came back from the dead again!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Things have been going well over here on the compound.  Dare I say…?  I feel at peace with the universe right now.  I have felt inspired to start taking better care of myself and inturn it has made me happier.  There is a semi-famous quote miling around out there and i’m sure that 99% of you have heard it…. “if momma aint happy, no one is.”  This statement is extremely true!

We women are the backbone in our relationships at home.  Since we wield the emotional sword, the household reflects off of our moods.  I have always felt that walls in a home soak up the energy being put forth.  When we moved here, I vowed that the walls would soak up only positive energy.  What you put in is what you get back out, right?

I almost hate saying that I feel totally at peace.  The cynic in me is just waiting for the proverbial “other shoe” to drop or bad things to come in threes.  Sometimes it feels like the moment I say… “Hey world!  I am HAPPY!”, something happens to test that and otherwise throw me in a tailspin of unbalance.

I know… I know… think positive.  It is hard sometimes to keep up such a cheery demeanor.  I feel like so many people in my life soak up my energy that I must keep it positive.  When I am in a bad mood it’s like a dark rain cloud descends upon everyone.  They reflect off of the energy I give out.  Especially the kids.

Still, it’s nice to feel positive and happy.  For sure no one enjoys being depressed but some people like to dwell on things.  I myself am a dweller!  I think too much and drive myself batty.  This is probably the reason for the disorganization or as I like to call it… organized mess.

Right now I have a few monetary ventures that I am trying to cultivate.  One is a small business opportunity that entails web development. The other is to do an internship for the company my husband works for to gain more experience. I am excited about both opportunities and really hope they work out well!

If it is one thing I have learned, the universe has a strong way of telling me (telling us) where life is meant to be.

I should be going to bed but I can’t seem to pull myself away from the computer tonight. Brodykins got 7-1/2 hours of sleep last night! WOOT! Hoping for the same to happen tonight is like doing a rain dance…. it may or may not happen.

Despite the extra Zzzzs, I found myself a bit zombified today. I’m not used to getting 6 hours of sleep and then another 4 on top of that! I don’t think my body knew what to do with my rested state!

In other non-topical news…

I have been joining social networking sites like you wouldn’t believe! I joined a mom bloggers network and then I have decided to be more active on Facebook. It’s strange how these social networking sites, message boards, blogs, etc. have become my social outlet. It’s kind of lonely being a stay-at-home mom sometimes so I feel really happy to have found these outlets! Plus, the cool moms I have met and the amazing blogs I have had the chance to read make it all worth while!

There’s a lot of “blah blah blah” going on in my brain tonight. For instance, come December miss Sophiekat will be moving to a big girl bed! Oh boy… not sure i’m ready for that one! I just *know* that her new found bed freedom will have her up and down frequently during the evening hours (at least, at first until she gets used to it). Still, it’s kind of exciting and I am currently browsing through bunkbeds and such.

Also, I am contemplating how I want to decorate the kids’ room. Obviously, it has to be something neutral for boys and girls… but I haven’t decided what. Everything seems very gender-specific. Uh well that and the fact that their walls are orange make it hard to decorate. Until we buy this place the walls must stay orange. So i’m thinking that a Sesame Street theme might work quite nicely. I’ll post pics later on this week and see what you guys think.

Owiebear had his birthday party yesterday and a good time was had by all! It was a Transformers birthday. Pretty much all of his presents (save for 2) were Transformers or Transformers-related. He was in 7th heaven! Husb and I got many hugs and thank yous from him when it was all over. All I can say is …AWWWWWW. I love to see my little guy happy!

Brodykins was one cute little fuzzy baby ducky after his bath tonight! He had adorable little fuzzy footie PJs on and husb combed his baby fuz. He came out smiling and looking so darn adorable!! Gah! Just thinking about it makes me want to kiss and snuggle the heck out of him right now!

Of course, bothering a sleeping baby is like poking at a bees’ nest.

My son, my first born snuggle bear is 4 today!  Where does the time go?  I am excited to see that he is growing into such a neat person.  I love the sparkle of his personality and the fact that he is sensitive, intelligent and witty.

Still… time seems to have slipped by so fast, yet it hasn’t gone unnoticed.  So with a little sadness I say “goodbye” to the baby/toddler part of his life and watch him go into the preschool/schoolage child phase.

Happy birthday little man!  I love you so much and am so proud of you!

Oh my gawd… Owie had me cracking up today! So, he and little sis were playing with toys. Soph found a little purse (one of those McDonalds speed racer purses… ) and started filling it up with little toy cars. She will play with anything that Owie plays with! She adores her big bro!

Anyway, Owie saw that Soph had a neat way of hauling around the cars and also decided (which he usually does) that he wants what she has. So, he tried taking the purse away from her. Husb and I explained that Soph had it first and that he had to wait until she dropped it and got bored with it.

Ever the literal person (so much like me it’s scary!) he decided to devise his own plan to get the purse. I was in the kitchen cleaning it up and heard the following exchange between the two of them…

Owie: “Sophie can I have it?”
Soph: “Nooo”
Owie: “Puleeease can I have it?”
Soph: “No Owie. No see.”
Owie: “Come on! My turn!”
Soph: “No mine!”
Owie: “Drop it Sophie, Drop it! You can do it!”
Soph: Silence… and then a thunk
Owie: “You dropped it! Good job!”

Then two seconds later….

Owie: “She dropped it mommy!”
Me: “Dropped what, Owie?”
Owie: “She dropped the purse with the cars in it!”
Me: *laughing* “My you are devious O!”

My son the negotiator. He tried everything to get her to give him that little purse. He even offered to trade her some of his less-than-precious-cars just to get it. She of course declined until he told her to drop it. Soph loves dropping things… food on the floor, her sippy cup, toys…. etc. You name it, she’s dropped it.

The best part about the exchange between the two of them is that she didn’t throw a tantrum after seeing Owie snatch up the prized purse. That was a definite gullible moment for her. Hee!

The fam and I had a pretty relaxed day today. Husb concentrated on cleaning out both cars while I tinkered on the computer and in the basement. I have been working on mastering the fine art of being able to effectively create and manipulate graphics on Photoshop CS3. I must have had a million tutorial tabs open on Firefox today! At 5, I had information overload and needed to step away for a couple of hours.

I finally managed to get rid of the last of our moving boxes. It sort of feels like we have finished “moving in”. However, we still aren’t sure if we want to buy the house from husb’s mom. It’s an awesome and beautiful home but very limited space-wise. In order for us to be 100% comfy here, we first need to finish the basement and add a bedroom. Without doing that, this place is a no-go for us long term, unfortunately. Plus, husb has admitted that he kind of wants to move back to the area we moved from. I really love it over here and feel so spoiled by having the beach and lakeshore so near! Who knows what will happen but for now… this works.

The baby is doing better with his tummy issues. He seems to be a bit more predictable. On Friday, I was able to get an hour and a half of complete quiet. WOooot!

Owie-bear has discovered the fine art of video games at the tender age of 4. He is currently obsessed with playing every downloaded demo on our PS3. The only games I refuse to let him play are the super violent ones. I don’t believe that children so young can fully comprehend what is real and acceptable and what isn’t.

Sophie-kat is still my little troublemaker (said with love, of course). She is little miss nosy britches and into everything. If it isn’t super-glued shut, locked, nailed down or in an impossibly high place, she is into it. The baby-proofing companies definitely had someone like her in mind when they created new “no-touch” devices.

I have been trying to get back into good health but it is slow going. I can’t become fully active until 8 weeks postpartum. I have 3-4 weeks left to go! As it is, I have been experiencing a rather sharp pain on the inside-left side. I *think* it’s where my tubes were tied but i’m not 100% sure of that. I’ll have to ask my OBGYN at my 6-week check up.

Other than that, not a whole lot going on. I have been feeling rather quiet and contemplative lately.

Until Next Time,

I had what I thought was a near-miss with a hacker yesterday but instead turned out to be a biff-up on my host’s part. Still… all roads lead to a freak out and a lot of time trying to solve the problem with two ornery kids to boot.

If you don’t know what I am referring to… let me tell the story:

Yesterday afternoon I logged onto my site and instead of the cute pink and green hues with a smiling girl on her laptop for my header, I saw some lewd and crude adult-themed parked domain page complete with smiling half-naked women. They tagged my site for online schooling and naughty wives. Not sure what part of my page made them think of sex but I was just a bit put off by it. What… the splash page with cute smiling puppy dogs was unavailable?

So, thinking that I had been hacked into… (cuz what else could it have been… right?) I chatted up with my host. I was referred to their security department. The security department took FOREVER to get back to me. Of course at that point, 1 minute seemed like forever so maybe it was a couple of hours tops. Anyway, the security department told me that I had forgotten to renew my domain.

Uh… say what? You mean the same domain that I had renewed last month even though my payment wasn’t due until August 1? Yep. The very same. I was more than a little annoyed. I mean… come on now… I pay my bills on time… this shouldn’t have happened. Once again I chatted up a live tech rep and told them my story. They fixed the oopsy but with no apology for having freaked me out. Oh well… such is life. Human error…right?

The good thing is, I got my precious site back and that is the most important thing!

Still… what a day! When it was all over I wanted to roll under the covers with a pint of Chubby Hubby ice cream and lose myself in a sugar coma. I settled for going to the park with husb and the kiddos instead.