Unpopular decisions. Hmmm… as a parent I have to make unpopular decisions all of the time…

Me- “The television goes off at six.”

them-”Aw Mom, just fifteen more minutes.”

Unpopular decision.

Me- “Get your finger out of your nose and go get a tissue! WASH YOUR HANDS!”

them “But it itches NOW!”

Me-”Itch it through a tissue.”

Unpopular decision.

Me- ” NO! I won’t get your baseball bat out of the garage. You’ll hit your sister with it or she’ll hit you.”

Them- “Will not,” (said while swinging plastic sword in wide arc and impaling closest sibling.)

Unpopular decision.

 I didn’t listen to President Bush’s speech last night. I was wound up in dealing with my own little world. But I’ve read on several of your posts that he’s a moron and that he is sending in more troops and sinking more money into Iraq.

Unpopular decision.

Me- “No. We aren’t getting  ice cream at the grocery store.” (even though it does sound good)

Them-” MOM! He’s touching me! She won’t stop pushing me! Cooper is blowing spit bubbles again. If we had ice cream we’d leave each other alone!”

Unpopular decisions aren’t always easy to make and sometimes if we made the popular decision, ie: Ice cream,our lives would be easier… If I turned back and got the ice cream half way through the grocery store their hands and mouths would be full, they would be happy… But They would still be full of sugar, they would still want it every time we came, and their faces and hands would still be covered in sticky ewww…

Unpopular decisions aren’t always easy to make, but if we pulled our troops out now we would still be leaving a country in crisis, a country without a solid government or army or law enforcement. Bush would still be the President who took his country to war without good reason and unseated an evil, EVIL, man. But people here would be happy because our troops families would be safe for awhile, our tax money wouldn’t be going over seas and we could feel like we did something good.

But did we? Unpopular decisions… Man their hard.

Remember you all I am a fence sitter… fell free to leave your comments and views I am open to any and all…

Have a great day. Ang

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So it’s 3:13 in the morning and I’m up again… I’m not really tired and I haven’t been needing naps. I think I must just be changing. It’s odd going from wanting to sleep all the time to not needing hardly any though. Guess I’ll just have to get used to it.  Oh the hardship. No channel flipping for me tonight. It’s a nice quiet book that doesn’t include toad licking. Hope your all tucked in cosy and warm, dreaming pleasant dreams. Ang

Alright, so I have decided that you have to leave the house to have anything interesting happen to you and since I haven’t left the house in three days, I still have nothing. Don’t worry, I’m not shuffling around with greasy hair in my bathrobe letting my fingernails grow to impossible lengths. I am by no means a hermit yet. I just don’t feel like going out.

So since I have nothing… The education continues.

CAN YOU GET HIGH FROM LICKING A TOAD?

“Poor sad toads. They always seem to take a back seat to the frogs. Frogs get kissed and turn into princes, and toads just get to cause warts. Well, here is some good news for toads.Toads do not cause warts. Toads do, however , produce a protective substance in the parotid gland behind the eyes. This toxin can make animals, such as dogs, very sick and can be irritating to the human eye. But some people go way beyond touching toads and actually lick them in an attempt to get high from a “psychedelic” substance supposedly found on it’s skin.

The species known as the Bufo toad does have a psychedelic substance on it’s skin. This substance is similar to serotonin and LSD and can cause hallucinations. Be careful when trying this method because some people have been arrested for toad licking. “- Why Do Men Have Nipples- Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.

Alright, It’s three in the morning and I can’t sleep. The little monster has gotten out of his crib twice now… I’m not really sure how he’s doing it or I would fix it. Last time I went to put him back there was a pile of pillows in the crib and a pile of stuffed animals on the floor. Hmmm…  I can hear him now singing his odd little mixture of Twinkle, Twinkle and the ABC’s… I wonder why he can’t sleep.

So I guess it’s the flipping channel game for me. I’m all caught up on my subs and it feels like I’m the only one in the world awake. I’m sure if I went to the twenty-four hour grocery store across town I would find that isn’t true.I could join people who shuffle around the isles in their pajama bottoms there but it just isn’t my style. 

Well a Jay Leno rerun is on and a Scream movie.Seen one you’ve seen em all. Ooo Commission reports on C-Span that might put me to sleep, but is it worth the nightmares? The Simple Life, talk about a worthless show. World’s Strongest Man compitition! These can be fun, I wonder who thinks of these things? Yeah let’s strip a vehicle down and make the contestants stand in the middle and carry it as far as they can… One of the qualifiers must be neck length. Oops sorry you have a neck you can’t compete. Well a Canadian is in second place and the US guy is second… Yea North America… okay moving on.

Video’s on VH1. Why do they only show videos at three in the morning, I miss - all video all the time channels- now we have -all crap TV all the time channels- with such quality programming as Flavor of Love and I Love New York (GAG)

Psych marathon on Saturday… Doesn’t help me now. Weather channel finally says we’re going to get snow, not sure how I feel about that. MAD TV reruns on Comedy Central… I think I’ll sit here for awhile. I’m surprised there aren’t more infomercials on.

Well the little man must have passed out, no more pitter patter from below, so it’s off to dream land I go… I hope I dream in technicolor, I love that.

WEIRD THINGS ABOUT ME

I was tagged by SeedSower

*The rules: Each Player of this game starts with six (6)weird things about himself/herself.

People who get tagged need to write a blog posting their own six(6) weird things,

as well as state this rule clearly.

In the post you need to choose six(6) people to be tagged and list their names.

So alright here goes. I actually had trouble thinking of weird things. I think my life is so boring and banal.

1.) I constantly have a song playing in my head. Sometimes it is the same song for days and other times it changes by the second. Right now It’s I Built This Garden by Lenny Kravitz, an hour ago it was Get Rhythm by Johnny Cash that’s the song I get the kids ready with.

2.)Because I constantly have music in my head. My life has a soundtrack of sorts. Different people have different songs when ever I see them, For instance when ever I think Of Beth I think of On the Sunny Side because it is what was on her site when I found her. Now if I’ve known you forever the song changes over our life time. My sisters song is constantly changing. Through our life time it has been anything from You Spin Me Right Round by dead Or Alive to Wake Me Up before You GO GO by Wham or I’m A Woman by Peggy Lee… I don’t want to tell you what it is now… I’d rather drive her crazy. HEHEHE…

3.) Because of the above two oddities I walk around singing and whistling all the time. Sometimes I don’t know I’m doing it.

4.)I can’t stand the taste of purified water. Yes, I said TASTE… Since I stopped drinking Mountain Dew… ah my Mountain Dew…*sigh* alright I’m back, sorry about that. I drink mostly water. I have found that they put ‘flavor enhancing minerals’ in purified water… ick.

5.) I laugh when I’m nervous. Which results in laughter at some very inappropriate moments. The first time I ever kissed a boy I laughed in his face… Ouch. lol

6.) I am oddly attracted to the TACKY and WEIRD. I know it’s something I’m working on. I’d hate for my children to catch it.

7.) I can also read backwards and upside down… I forgot that one. I don’t think it’s a common talent so I’m calling it weird. I like it.

I TAG

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I’m waiting for Jeopardy to come on… it’s 7:11 so I have about fifteen minutes until my secret addiction, which is no longer a secret, comes on.

I have watched Jeopardy for something like fifteen years I love it. I don’t always know the questions and answers but it is amazing the things you can pull out of your butt at the last minute. Of course I clean up on the Pop culture categories but I do horribly on the geography.

After the Ken Jennings streak it just isn’t as exciting anymore, I keep hoping that another winner will come along that just keeps winning and winning until you get so sick of seeing him you start to root for his down fall… It’s just so much fun. Cruel? Yes, but fun. So I’ll keep watching and hoping.

Here’s something, I have always been attracted to smart men. Nerd to me is a word of beauty. Alex Trebec does absolutely nothing for me. Wonder why that is?

OKay I still have nothing… So here’s something for the ladies… and the men… Turn back now if you are easily offended.

IS SPERM NUTRITOUS? OR FATTENING? (Hehehehe she said sperm again)

‘You are what you eat. In this case it is somewhat true, as sperm contains important genetic material.But sperm, despite it’s important load, (hehehe) Is not particularly nutritious or fattening. The average ejaculate, about one teaspoon, contains between two and three hundred million sperm. Total calories are derived  from protein, including enzymes and sugars (mainly fructose) secreted into semen by the prostate gland to provide the sperm with the energy to swim.

Other good stuff found in semen includes water, vitamin C, citric acid, phosphate, bicarbonates, zinc, and prostaglandins. A veritable breakfast of champions.’- Mark Layner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.  Why Do Men Have Nipples

Alright ladies… I think the last line was a bit suggestive. The book was written by men after all. My husband agreed it was a good idea. lol Ang

Life is a little slow right now. No Elvis sightings I think he realized I was on to him and he’s layin low.

So I’ve been reading these books off and on that my mother gave to me. ‘Why Do Men Have Nipples?’ And  ‘Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?’ I don’t know why their picking on men… I’m sure it’s not personal since the authors are men. The books are just answers to questions we all have but don’t want to ask. So on my boring days I thought I might share the occasional question and answer that strikes me as interesting. Why not share the wealth, I mean I don’t need to corner the useless information market all  myself.

CAN YOU LOSE A CONTACT LENS IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD?

(I don’t wear glasses so this isn’t a concern I have… I just thought it was funny.)

‘It is common for people to come into an emergency room because they can’t find their contact lens. Sometimes it is found folded and tucked beneath the eyelid, but other times it is nowhere to be found. So where is it???

Probably on the bathroom floor at home. A little anatomy lesson: There is nowhere else for it to go.

Other commonly “misplaced” items that lead people to the ER: Tampons, condoms, and car keys.’- Why Do Men Have Nipples, Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.

Okay CAR KEYS!!! I just can’t imagine where people lose those… UGH. Ang 

Okay so I received the most comments I have ever gotten, on a post where I mention setting myself on fire… Hmmm… What does that say about you guys.

I haven’t got much today so I’m posting a picture of the moon that I took from the kitchen window of our house a few days ago. When you have something like this to look at, it almost makes doing dishes enjoyable. Almost.

This is my recently purchased piece of art. I know defiantly different… but I have eclectic tastes. When I saw the title I had to get it. “Eggs, Germs and the Angie Tree”

What do you think?

Still pondering my resolutions. I have come up with a couple I think I can achieve though.

1.) This year I will avoid setting myself on fire.

2.) This year I will not shoot, cut or maim myself or someone else, in any way intentionally… Hey accidents happen.

My children are getting more calls then I am… That isn’t supposed to happen yet is it? 

 Isabelle had a call from a boy *gasp* She’s six, He is coming over on Friday for a play date after school… I’m pretty sure she wrote him a love note. She asked me for an envelope to put her note to DJ in and when I asked if I could see the note she said “Mom it’s private.”So that has begun too.

Then Charlie had a call, which isn’t an uncommon experience. But in the past they have been mothers calling to ask after play dates or sleep overs and then their child wants to talk to mine and the kids  have a halting conversation that is barely understandable. T

Tonight’s phone call went something like this.

“Hello! Is Char there?”

Me- “Sure I’ll get him… CHARLIE PHONE CALL!”

“Hi Mrs. McGuire How was break?” – Wait a minute this is T the kid who has barely acknowledged me in the past as anything other then the chief cook and bottle washer or taxi driver.

“Fine thank you and yours? Oh here’s Charlie.”

Charlie- “What’s UP?”- and then he goes on to carry a very grown up conversation about directions to another friends house that was short but very grown up sounding.

When did they get so big? I think I’m thrilled…  I know, it was just a couple of calls, but man next it will be doing their own laundry an washing the dishes… I’m hoping.