Just a little nap - that's all I need

Today....what on earth? After another night of crummy and insufficient sleep, I woke up, ironed Tony's clothes and got him off to work, and laid back down hoping to help fight the slumber deficit. That was at 7:30....my kids woke up at 8:00. Half an hour was not what I had in mind for finishing my night of sleep.
Noah drank a bottle of milk and Natalie and I ate our microwaved corndogs (yes, for breakfast - Noah's bottle held the last of the milk so - no cereal for me and Natty-boo). Soon after finishing our 'dogs, I heard Noah gagging and coughing. He had gagged on the snot trickling down the back of his throat and had begun to throw up spitty cheese. So great that I have 3 crip mattress sheets, Natalie got poop on hers, Noah got vomit on his and I already had a mound of laundry to do today. Tony has pleaded with me to please wash his dark socks, and when I neglect to do it, he starts on a very quiet yet intense tirade on how "one day, I'm just gonna go buy 9 pairs of socks so I actually have socks!". Who can blame him. Last week I was so proud to have gotten those socks washed that every day I could proudly tell him just to "look on the red recliner - you might have to look down in the cracks but they're there." I said that for as many days as I could before the lying became unbearable for me.
.....so, I have one crib mattress sheet clean but two mattress to cover. Was the mound of existing dirty laundry enough? No - Noah had to gag and vomit two more times....on me....as I lay on the couch which means stripping off two more outfits and the couch cusion covers. Into the tub they went.
The upchucking stopped, I successfully laid both kiddos down for their naps and began to feel my lids getting heavy and the slight dizziness I've felt starting this time of day for the last week and a half - since I stopped taking my antidepressant because I can't afford to go to the doctor so they will reauthorize my prescription until we get our taxes done bUt WE HAVE ALL THE W2'S WE NEED SO WE JUST HAVE TO DO THEM AND NOW TONY IS CALLING ME TO ASK IF I KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE PAPER HE LOST BUT NEEDS SUPER BAD!!!!!!!! huff, huff, puff, puff.....
Ok - if that weren't enough, not having that lovely chemical from the pharmacy sloshing through my brain also seems to unleash a strange version of creativity.....I cut my own hair with the aid of cuticle scissors and my compact mirror (which Natalie calls a "minnier"). Let me just say, I have a hair appointment at 3:00.
............I'm hungry....I think I still have a few corndogs.

2009 Household Hints

To detangle doll hair, spray "no more tears" or another detangler. Doing this semi regularly will prevent tangles in the first place and keep those dolls that you spent money on looking fantastic. My daughter is a nut for wigs so I have tried EVERYTHING to keep my house from looking like we have a large, blonde or Ariel red rat living with us.

I hate cleaning the shower (ok - cleaning period) because I feel the need to use bleach cleaners but I ruin my clothes with bleach spots. So this time I used dish soap - disinfecting (made my shower clean enough to eat off of), inexpensive, took care of all the soap scum and any mold, and then it rinsed completely away without any bleach stains or horrid fumes.

Can't live without Downy wrinkle releaser spray! They sell large bottles in the laundry detergent aisle and small bottles in the travel section at Walmart.

Oh my goodness! I keep finding uses for the hair detangler! Well, first of all, the air is so dry right now that my limp hair is suffering past the point of doing well with some good, thick conditioner. . .so my hand went straight to the detangler. Why not try it, right? Voila!
Also, a few years ago Nivea had this great, great spray lotion. My mom and I LOVED it - and then it went off the market. I found a replacement!!! Seriously - ungreasy, smells nice and nicely moisturizing.
By the way, I discovered when I was nursing that lanolin makes the shiniest, long lasting lip gloss plus you get the advantages of the mulititude of healing properties in it - great for this dry weather!

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A night at my house

. . .flipping through a magazine while Natalie and Noah splashed in the tub. . .
Natalie "Hey, lemme see dat lay-ee"
Me "That's Catherine Zeta Jones. She has lots of money and a personal trainer" choosing to give such an explanation because I didn't think she was really listening.
Natalie "Mommy, yerr beeoofuh dest like Ariel"
MOVE OVER CATHERINE ZETA!!!!

. . .praying before bed. . .
Me "Dear Jesus, thank you for today. . .and thank you for Christma-"
Natalie interrupts "AND sank you fer gitting arr Chrihmas tree! and sank you fer me and Zach and Jisiah fer seeing da fiss at da store. . .and we go to da store. . ." We got our Christmas tree tonight at Home Depot tonight with Josiah and Zach Rowe in tow. They had displayed a gold fish pond that fascinated all of us, but the praying continued. . .
Natalie ". . . and" with hands clasped right under her chin and eyes closed tight "sweet jreems". My daughter told God to have sweet dreams!!!!

Salt Scrub

Ingredients:
Sea Salt
Baby Oil - unscented
Fragrance (body splash works)

Directions:
Mix together
Luxuriate!
SAVE MONEY!