The Alien Fit Log

This was one of those mornings where I am so thankful that the kids are in school and I get time away from them.  I do not care if that makes me sound like a horrible mommy; guess what folks I’m being honest.

The Alien is three now, and has opinions and will let you know her opinion whether you wanted to know or not.  The tantrums are significantly more involved than when she was two.  And the Caveman never had fits like this.  I’m talking Linda Blair fits.  I’m not sure if Jesus himself could stop it.

The Alien wanted to play with Lego; I wanted her to get dressed for school. Fit one.

The Alien didn’t want to wear jeans; I wanted her to stay warm.  Fit two.

The Alien didn’t want to put on her shoes (which were her green frog boots that did not go with her outfit but I was choosing my battles) in the living room, she wanted to do it in my bedroom while I was trying get dressed. Fit three

The Alien didn’t want to wear her warm bright pink coat; Again, I wanted her to stay warm.  Fit four

The Alien decided to continue her fit all the way into the class room at preschool where thankfully Mrs. Nolte caught on that the Alien was being ridiculous and much nicer than I did asked her to stop it.

Right now somewhere Crazy Grandma is laughing.

Is boarding school an option right now? It worked for Harry Potter and the crew.

I guess the good news is that I did not beat my child, didn’t spank, and didn’t yell.  I think it was probably because I knew that I was getting rid of her, again preschool really is the greatest place on the planet.  But it makes me question how do stay-at-home moms who home school do it? I think that separation between parents and children is not only necessary it helps build a healthy relationship.

To old acquaintance…

It never fails this time of year to reflect and want to start again.  The term resolution means:

1. The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination.

2. A resolving to do something.

3. A course of action determined or decided on.

I think that for many individuals the quality of being in a resolution is the challenge not the state.  Many of you will set out resolutions to lose weight, save money, go back to school, but are you challenging yourself enough to have a quality state of being within the resolution?

As a working mom and wife the quality of my tasks and goals continues to grow and change.  I haven’t thought about resolutions this year until I read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  Rubin, who knew she should be happy went on a quest for an entire year to have small resolutions each month focused on a theme.  One month she focused on wellbeing, and purges shelves and added more exercise.  Another month she focused on parenthood and became determine to create a house of happy treasured memories.  In each month she challenged herself with goals and held herself accountable through a blog and also daily recognition charts.    I think her approach is not only a good one but one filled with quality.

So I am doing the same thing.  And I am keeping accountable through writing in my blog again, six days a week.  I stopped for two reasons, I was not emotionally ready to really spill my guts, and two school really got in the way.

The Alien and Caveman are three and five respectably.  Big Papi is still himself and I feel wiser now that I am in my 30s, although Crazy Grandma would tell you that really life doesn’t happen until you’re 40- she always makes me wait.

So welcome back to the Alien and Caveman universe- I have missed you. 

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We are so making these for the Caveman's birthday!



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Happy Birthday Alien!

So the Alien is two today!

According to Dr. Harvey Kemp the Alien is technically now a Caveman (well Cavewoman, girl?) due to her reaching toddlerhood. But for the sake of the blog, and all seven readers I am choosing to keep the Alien an Alien.

She did have a marvelous birthday party, with cake (Costco does a really good job and it had cheesecake filling OMG so good), and pool party. We actually have my brother in law, his wife and four year old visiting so the Caveman has spent a ton of time at Grandma's house enjoying running around with Cousin Rusty. I almost feel bad that I did do more for the Alien's birthday, but with working, planning my next FPU session, and school there isn't enough hours in the day to do everything. Do moms that stay at home always bake homemade cakes and arrange for balloon animal artists to come to birthday parties. Probably some, I just think that a two year old doesn't needs all of that. In fact the birthday party is for the grown up acknowledging that we have kept this child alive for another year.

I still can't believe she is two, a walking, almost talking, little person with big personality. The Alien likes to climb on everything, throws a proper temper tantrum if she doesn't get her way, and loves her stuffed bunny "Baby." More importantly she is just like a little burst of sunshine, the happiest baby (well toddler now, wow) on my block. Well she is sunshine until she has a temper tantrum or poops.

The Caveman is completely confused about celebrating birthdays not on the day of the actual birthday. When Big Papi and I wished the Alien happy birthday, the Caveman proclaimed "What? She gets another one!" But, he gave her a hug and a kiss which she screamed yuck and ran out of the room. The Caveman chased after her screaming "Stop evil emperor Zurg" and the day slips into normal.

Congratulations It’s a Boy!

So, last night while giving the kids a bath the Caveman made it very clear he was a man.

Yes folks we have a boy! While scrubbing the Alien I glanced over and the Caveman was grabbing his stuff and yes I freaked out a little bit. He is only three! My three year old has discovered his penis. When I told him that we do not do that in the same room with our sister and mommy he did stop. Then I grabbed the phone (calm down folks it was in the same room) and called Crazy Grandma. She laughed.

After the phone he was pushing the muscles near the pelvic bone so the penis would bob up and down. Again the rule of no playing with the penis with your sister and mom in the room still applies.

Why do these things happen when Big Papi is at basketball?

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Okay seriously- if you are a mommy who buys something like this for your child to poo in (yes I said poo) then I feel sorry for you.

Actually I bet Crazy Grandma would have gotten them for the kids had she had the chance.


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Yeah this made my former Lotion Land self smile- at least we never had any of these fragrances- but it still doesn't make up for Grapefruit Jasmine and Purely Fresh

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