Mom's Out There

Today my daughter showed me that things change. She made her first batch of cookies today that she made for school. I didn't go in the kitchen at all. She served them to me on a plate so I could taste them and then I looked to see how her clean up was. I was totally amazed! Kids grow up so fast. How can I turn on the brakes?

It's the long weekend here in Canada...Victoria Day is on Monday. (Queen Victoria's Birthday! But England doesn't even celebrate it but we do!) So we went to one of the local theme parks here in the city.

I got to ride a roller coaster for the very first time. (I grew up practically at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto...and never went on a roller coaster once!) So today I went on the one here...it was amazing. I'm glad I didn't let my fear stop me this time!

I had a deal with the girl that I work with Confessing and Celebmonkey that I would take some cheesy pictures, just like the ones that Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon took at their wedding reception at Six Flags . So girls...here's the best I could do....

"Mom, is this cheezy enough for them?"
"Well, it isn't Mariah Carey so it will have to do!"

"Mom, what do you think of this one?"
"I think it wins the award to me!"
"Mom, look I am holding up this elephant...I hope they are happy!"
"I hope so honey!!"

Yup....I actually went out and bought one of these Squawkers MacCaw's...actually I bought two. One for each of my kids. We haven't even had it for 24 hours yet and my daughter treats it like a real bird! She says, "Kisses" and it kisses her. I took my sons and cuddled with it and it cooed!!

Back in 2005, I got really sick...like almost died sick. We had two doves, Dory (after Finding Nemo and Ellen Degeneres) and Drew (the winner of Big Brother that year). The kids loved to play with them. But when we found out that it was the birds that was making me sick we had to get rid of them. I guess it's never really been the same around here without them.

So now the MacCaw's have taken over....my daughter wanted to tape a commercial with him for my new .com. So here it is....she says..."I like to visit taylorsentertainmentnews.com and also mommy loves milo ventimiglia"....PRICELESS!!



BTW...visit my new .com.... Taylor's Entertainment News.

My daughter has been such a handful lately...but she has been doing something that makes me laugh. She has a new saying. "That was random!"....It bugs me to the core. It reminds me of when that stupid saying, "Funky" came out! I was so stubborn and wouldn't even let anyone say it around me because I thought it was so dumb. Then one day...it just came out, "Mom, that is a funky smell!" I was probably referring to my baby brothers dirty diaper.

So, here I am about 15 years later, wondering when that day will happen. IF it will happen!

I have been having problems with my daughter lately. It's becoming pretty crazy here because of it. But everytime I get so angry I have this video to look at! She took my camera from me and taped this herself. She makes me laugh so hard.

She couldn't believe that even I was so mad at her for taking my camera I laughed so hard when I saw this...

Today we had a Field Trip...(the coolest thing is that I spelled that right!). It was like to this Pioneer village thing. I was going to upload my pics but I will put them in later. I took like 110 pictures there. The bad thing is that my recyclable batteries are dead...they won't recharge anymore. So I will have to get some more. Just another thing to spend money on. Thank goodness I have like a million writing jobs! So, we had a pancake breakfast there...pancakes good...sausage (was it even considered meat???)...orange juice good. Then we started to look around the old houses. These are all original period houses that were in the city or the surroundings and they moved them to this place. The one house there is freaky...the last time I went there I took about five pictures with a disposable and when I developed them all the pictures were there...except the ones that I took in that house! Very freaky!!

So anyways I had a fun day going on rides with the kids...cuddling with the horses. The one horse kept nuzzling against me. It was a nice feeling. Unlike other city folk (which I am not!) I was all for it. Then the other horse got mad and charged at me and the horse. He stopped at the fence and I wasn't scared. I was more scared for the kids...

So anyways, this is why I am writing...I had such a good day with the kids. Jenny was laughing and we were joking around...and I forgot how my daughter and I aren't really not getting along. But then we come home and everything is back to normal. I just want her to do the chores and she says after supper. Well she ate and they aren't done. Next it will be when Ty goes to bed. But I have to lay down with Ty and she just can't focus. So then she will be out here while I am trying to write my articles I do before I go to bed.

I never have time to relax by the end of the night. Most of the time lately I am just so pooped at night I don't finish up my work. I can't...I can't think...I am just fuming about it. Thanks for listening....

Sometimes I wonder if having a girl is a full-time job...I'm afraid that by age 16 she'll be like this!!



But look at the things they have to look up to...I found this picture to color at a website. This is one pic I was not happy to see. My daughter is 11 and wants to dress like this....I say NO WAY!



(Picture courtesy: TheDollPalace.com)