Chop, Chop

So here is Laurel's latest self imposed hair cut. This time she only got her bangs. The scary thing is she is getting better at this. At least I know that someday she can have a career as a beautician. But I still hate the outcome of her dabbling.

BEFORE


I know that this isn't the best hair shot, but the point was to show you that her hair was long enough to catch in her ponytail.


AFTER


Like said, not the worse of her chop jobs.....

In other news, she busted out with a comment that floored me the other day. As we were watching TV she commented on how pretty she thought the girls on the TV were. Then adds:
"But I don't think I am pretty. If I was, Keven would like me."
WHAT?!
I thought these kind of self esteem issues and wanting boys to like you like a "girlfriend" didn't start for at least another 3 years or so. I explained that Keven did like her, but as a friend because boys this age don't like girls like that and that didn't mean she wasn't pretty(cause she is!) (SO biased here.)

Mother's Day Contest

Okay, I just found a fun blog that is written very witty and makes me laugh about mother hood. It is called The Meanest Mom. Right now they are having a REALLY cool mother's day contest. If you want to win some COOL loot go to this blog posting and follow that steps. Good luck to all!!

http://themeanestmom.blogspot.com/2009/04/mothers-day-giveaway.html

On the right track?

So, I finally got serious about working out. I have been struggling this time around with Tim being gone. It has really bothered me. I am usually very independent and proactive.....I have never been a wife that mopes while he is gone. And I am not really doing that now, but I haven't been functioning so great either. Procrastinating more than normal, not sleeping, feeling like I am losing my mind...Anyhow, I knew that exercising would be a great release for stress and that it would help in the long run with my sleeping problem. Plus, I don't want to be fat anymore. I am SO much cuter in my head....and then I look at pictures and wonder when the fat chick showed up. Ha. I know they say that the camera adds 10 pounds but when they took pictures of me last it left that and more on me once they were done taking the pictures. Anyhow, my neighbor and I banded together and we have started out this week being workout studs. We even had a trainer show us what to do....hopefully now I can be good at home too and change my diet up so all the exercising will get results.
In other news, Laurel cut her bangs. ARGH!! That child!!!! She is killing me with all the haircutting. At least I know that she has a future in the beauty business someday. And at least this time it was only her bangs. Yes, they were chopped pretty short, but I am hoping that it grows fast and in no time look cuter again. I will post a picture of her chop job in the next post.

The great destroyer of sleep

I haven't really been sleeping to begin with so the title isn't all that truthful, but I now have one more reason for my lack of sleep.
Last night, Laurel came to me complaining that her ear really hurt. Usually this is cause for me to think "Uh oh!" but this time for a different reason other than an ear infection. I sent her away once because I was distracted but she came back and this time said it really hurt! And would you look in my ear? So I peered inside and there was an earring back in her canal! Yikes. So, I got her to lay down calmly and pulled it out with tweezers. Thankfully all was well.....or so I thought. As the night when on, she kept telling me that her ear still hurt. She had an ear infection. It was just a coincidence that it was also the ear that she put the earring back into. And why that happened still baffles me....was she thinking it was some Chinese ancient healing secret and would make things better? This is the kid that shoved a sponge capsule(you know the kind that look like pills and when you put them in water they pop into shapes) up her nose and didn't say anything. I never know what she is thinking. Anyhow, I didn't get much sleep last night. About 2am after listening to her alternating screaming and moaning, I took her down stairs and turned on the TV. Thank goodness for cable and Noggin that runs 24/7. I took her in around 1pm and THEN learned that she was running a fever. Bad mom! I never thought to check. Anyhow, I hope that she sleep better tonight. She is dosed with her first dose of Amoxicilian and drugged with Motrin. The Murphy's law in all of it: I had a horse ride planned this morning for a Wife's coffee thingy that I was really looking forward to and was invited to lunch tomorrow by a friend that I rarely hear from. Sigh. Can't seem to catch a break this time around while Tim is gone. I am SO going to need a vacation......