Challenges
There are daily challenges when you are married. Things like him using the last bit of toilet paper then blaming you when it hasn’t been replaced, him leaving his shit everywhere but reminding you to pick yours up, etc. Todays challenge is a little bigger.
My MIL is a neat freak. I am the polar opposite. This causes conflict. Not very often, but enough to make a rift in every day easy living. I’m the care free, down to earth, hippie chick, she isn’t. I sleep with my husband, our pit bull and usually one (or both) of our kids. She crates her dog every night. We just do not have the same personality at all.
Oh well, such is life I suppose.
The Future of Baby Names
This is AWESOME!With baby name lists circulating all over the internet this week as we draw near to the end of 2011 (Best Baby Names! Popular Baby Names! Trendy Baby Names! etc.), I thought it would be fun to take another look at the names people are giving their kids these days. But more than that, to consider the obsession some parents have with choosing the perfect yoonique name and ensuring that their child be THE ONLY ONE with that yoonique name (be it the spelling, pronunciation or the name itself). Taking into account the fact that we now have seven billion people on this planet, I’m guessing that would be nearly impossible. But God love ‘em for trying.
My first round-up of baby name trends is over on Mommyish, and I highly recommend checking it out for some Grade A WTF. But before you do, read through the submissions below that I set aside just for the blog. And remember, I’m not telling anyone what to name or not name their kid. I’m also not suggesting that parents haven’t been giving their children yoonique names for many years. I’m simply pointing out the parenting trends as I see them for entertainment purposes. Now let’s begin!
1. The Folksy Name
I secretly hope A. has a brood of children all named after instruments and has a secret ploy to make them all play in a band together, Jackson 5 style. They will each play the instrument they were named after, and it will be glorious. Banjo, Tambourine, Electric Guitar, Bass and Drum Solo will surely make beautiful music together - like the Hanson brothers but better! (As if that’s even possible.)
2. The “Commonly Yoonique” Name
We all know the name Makayla/Macayla/Mackayluh/Ma’Kayla has taken off in recent years, and to me it’s an interesting case study. It’s gotten so popular so quickly that some parents don’t know what to do with themselves. They want to use the name, but they don’t want it to seem common. So they’re adding apostrophes and dashes and extra letters and all kinds of other fancy stuff. If only it was possible to bedazzle a name. Maybe with asterisks?
I miss my internet.
I use Tumblr, Facebook, Blogger, etc from apps on my Droid. This makes it very difficult to make any changes or search for blogs I like or want to read.
Sure, I could tether my phone to my computer and get internet that way, but I live out in the middle of nowhere. Cows and horses are my neighbors and the cell service sucks. I’m lucky to even get the posts that I do write to load from the apps.
I used to blog daily, multiple times per day. Now, I do it when I can and I miss it. Don’t get me wrong, I like my new place, I just wish I had a computer that worked.
-sad Kres :-(
You fancy huh? In a related note I’m wearing my Words with Friends dickey to a Christmas party tonight.
Its’ Dec. 6 and they’re celebrating National Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki,where the wife of Rovio Mobile’s Peter Vesterbacka is proudly wearing her Angry Birds dress
Angry Birds dress. That’s all.
Our potty has been clogged all weekend. There was something stuck inside of it, probably by Doodle (my daughter) and it just now got unclogged thanks to my father in law and a snake.
It’s hilarious to hear him talk to my mother in law when she says something or tries to help. She just gets in his way and it pissed him off.
Thank goodness we can use our own Potty now instesd of running upstairs all the time.
Hello Good Saturday Morning Internet: Worthy expression. I had the same reaction when I realized that I was out of toilet paper this morning.
Haha!
(Source: moderncoonery)
With Christmas quickly approaching, I’m asking myself once again how we are going to manage bills and Christmas presents. This year isn’t quite as hard with us living at the hubby’s parents’ house but we still have to pay them. I’m hoping for a decent sized check sometime next week, that is going to be our Christmas money. I’ve bought a couple things so far but not any ‘big’ stuff.
In other areas of my world, things are alright. I’m not fighting with my husband, the kids are being (relatively) good and my dog is amazing. I’m looking forward to Christmas break when I will have them both home with me. We usually make cookies or cupcakes during that time. I’m not sure how that is going to work out this year but we will manage. I want to make a crafty thing with them for Christmas so I’m going to search websites for stuff.
