Excuses, Excuses

Truthful Tuesday time and Elizabeth's has a good question for today......

What's the best excuse you've ever used to get out of an obligation, like work, school, or chores? (And did you get away with it?)

Once I read the question I already knew my answer. It just happens to be the same answer Elizabeth went with too - Sick baby and no sleep for mom excuse!

I may or may not over use this excuse. But it works because technically YOU aren't sick so there is no faking it the next day! I usually say teething and he didn't sleep but I do mix it up and say sick too. It's fun to stay home with Bubby and play, go to the park, do a little Target shopping during the week day when only other SAHM are there. Even get to watch a little daytime TV when he goes down for a nap.

I've also used the "been in the bathroom all night" excuse too. Every body's been there and understands what you mean but nobody really asks questions. Perfect for getting out of work on a Monday, blame it on the food at a new restaurant you tried over the weekend.

I guess you can say I play hookie a lot, before Justin and I had Caleb we would call in sick together, then go to the beach with the dog for the day.....oh how I wish I could have one of those days again! My job has never been my life and I do have a very strong work ethic but sometimes you just need a break and have some fun during the week when everyone else is at work!

Round Two

Time for my second attempt at Mama M's Friday meme 5 question Friday(http://www.fivecrookedhalos.blogspot.com/). Clinky on her link for all the info!

Here we go....
1. What is better, growing old with out money or dying young and wealthy?
What I'm doing right now...growing old without money! Mitch Albom's book Have a Little Faith had a great theory about this: When a man has money and can buy whatever he wants, what does he do? He only wants more...which eventually leads to destruction. But by being thankful for what you have, you are richer then the wealthiest man. There was more to the whole story, I think it was my favorite part of the book! Pick up this book! Regardless of what your religion is, I think everyone can understand the message.
2. Who takes out the garbage at your house?
JUSTIN! Except I will when he is working, like today, in the rain. He told me to do last night but with the wind howling like it was last night, I was not going outside! Plus, our house faces a lake, and our street is very dark at night, which scares me to death! It was better since all the trash cans that were put out last night had blown over and now my street looks like a dump.
3. Have you ever had the same dream many times?
I'm not sure, I do have a dream that feels like I'm falling and before I hit the ground, I wake up felling like I fell into my bed. But I only remember falling and it's so fast. I do often wake up from dreams and think "My, that sure did feel reality!" only for months to past and something happens that makes me say "Wow, this feels like I've done this before" realizing that I had an eerily similar dream of the same event.
4. Can you play a musical instrument?
Nope, can't even sing! I was not blessed with any musical ability at all.
5. If you owned your own store, what would you sell?
I would love to open a store dedicated to boys clothes. I'm sorry but I detest all the boy baby clothes! Blues with trains and fire engines and footballs and baseballs! Yuck! That is not my taste at all! As Bubby is getting bigger, the clothes are getting better but not by much! I would like to open a store with skater styles clothes for a newborn through school aged boys. Maybe someday I'll learn how to sew so I can make my own clothes!

Just let go....

How has motherhood taught you to let go?

http://www.reallygoodmom.com/books/i-was-a-really-good-mom-before-i-had-kids/

When I returned to work, a coworker, whose daughter recently gave birth also, let me borrow this book to read. I immediatly stopped comparing myself to other moms, new and old. I realized that I am not a "perfect" Ami so how can I be the "perfect" mom (and to-be wife at that time). Instead, I realize that I can do all that I can do and that's all I can do. I let go of cleaning the house every weekend. I used to spend Saturday or Sunday mornings cleaning before Caleb, and if we weren't home I'd do it during the week after work. Now, I don't have time to clean during the week (nor do I want to after my commute and working all day and cooking dinner) so I make sure the kitchen is always wiped down after dinner and Justin will vaccum up the dog hair where she lays all day. On the weekends (when we are home) Justin and I tag team the house, with him vaccuming, mopping and helping with laudry, and I clean the kitchen, bathrooms, dust and laundry. Usually with a couple of hours we are done and can enjoy our weekend. And if we are going away for the weekend or have plans, well the house will have to wait. My family is way more important.

Five Questions Friday

Trying out Five Question Friday from Mama M http://www.fivecrookedhalos.blogspot.com/ (I hate that I can't change that at work, but I guess I shouldn't be blogging at work, right?) since I haven't had time to do a Truthful Tuesday the past couple weeks. So here it goes....
Questions for 1/15/10:
1. Worst trouble you ever got into as a teenager?
Bad grades??? What can I say, I was a good kid!
2. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Night please! I would love to stay up to midnight but since I have to get up so I early, I can't. Which then to me into a grumpy morning person till about an hour after I get to work. Pretty good on the weekends, unless Justin wakes up at 6 am since he is a morning person.
3. Are you a one-handed or a two-handed Texter?
Two hands for sure, it's easier that way on my Blackberry. But when I'm driving its one handed, but it's illegal so I don't do that ;)!
4. Democrat, Republican, or Independent..or maybe even Green Party (whatever that is).
Can I say none of the above??? I really hate politics and politicians. I wish they would support the actual voters instead the companies that supply them with money. They are all out for their own necks. I liked Ron Paul, who ran for the republican nominee for president, but he didn't get far. Hope he tries again!
5. Are you a pet person?
Yes! Marlie was our first child. Even though she is from Justin's first marriage (does that make her my step-daughter?) I still consider her my dog. We want another dog but Marlie is just so darn good that we don't want to go through the puppy phase! And I want a cat! Justin says he'll train Marlie to eat it. Maybe someday! I think I can only handle cats and dogs though. I had a lizard as a kid but it died. Feeding it crickets was kind of disgusting!

So that wasn't too bad, let's see if I remember to do this again next week!