OH THE DRAMA!

True or False?

Could it really be true?  Snoop a Mormon??

I got an email today from my SIL... made me chuckle.   (See the original story HERE.)  So for fun, I checked  snopes.  Nothing. Interesting. Now... look at the date.  April 1st... could be an April Fools joke. 

Either way... it made me smile.  To see the King of Crack reading the Book of Mormon...

See Sis... there is help for you after all!! LOL!

I'm just sayin...

Update:  Of course it's not true... click on the link again.  At the very bottom it says "Snoops not Mormon.  You've been fooled."  GOTCHA!!!

You know you're pathetic when...

I received a phone call today.  Made me realize that I have shopping issues.

Store Owner, Dana: Hi Melis!  This is Dana.  (Yes, I knew who she was and WHERE she works - WHERE I shop).

Me: Hey!  What's up?

D:  Just wanted to let you know we are having a 50% off sale on all our Spring and Summer clothes.  And I found some really cute shorts, capris and t-shirts for Diva#3 that you would love.  I even checked to make sure I have her size.

M:  You remember her size?  You are good!  They all need summer clothes.  I'll come in then.

D:  Okay, the sale is until Friday.  Make sure you go online and print a coupon for 20% your entire purchase and then I will give you your normal 10% off. 

M:  Because I keep you in business.

D:  Yes, you do.  Thanks.  Love ya, bye.

Um, did the store manager of the place I frequent really just say "Love ya, bye"? 

To make it even MORE pathetic, I had 2 friends call me to tell me they were having a sale and wanted to know if I had been yet.

Wow... this is going to be a great discussion at my next therapy session.

There will always be a song to sing...

Diva#3 sings everything.  And I mean EVERYTHING.  She sings herself to sleep.  Sings in the car, the bath tub, the store, at the neighbors, to her dolls, to her toys... even while she is going to the bathroom.

Yes, she is going to kill me when she gets older and finds that I actually posted this.  For anyone to read.  But I had to share.  Way too cute and just part of her being ...Diva#3.

"I am going to the bathroom.  But my poop is stuck.  It's stuck and I can't get it out.  Maybe if I sing a happy song it will come out.  And then I can go play. And sing more songs.  And mommy will buy me paint.  'Cuz my paint is gone. And I flooded the house.  That wasn't funny."

Quote of the Day

Ok... so I really don't DO quotes of the day.  But I saw one this morning that I just had to share.  It's by George Burns.  Remember him?  The one that smoked all those cigars?  Funny man George.  Yes, I am dating myself.  Enjoy the quote:

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

Menu Plan Monday

I won't be participating in Menu Plan Monday.  Because really, I suck.  I am not posting a menu because well, I just don't have one.  It's a crazy week.  Too much to do.  And to be honest, if I said I was planning to grab a burger and cheese fries tonight, maybe cook breakfast tomorrow night and list the other restaurants I will be visiting this week you might think "Wow.  Isn't she on a diet?"  The answer is ... well, you know the answer.  ** Kisses **

Thinking out Loud...

Today, I have spent a lot of time on the computer.  I watch the SWEETEST boys on Monday and they have been ultra good today.  Sean slept a lot, Colin kept Haylee busy so all in all it was a good day to just sit and do some research... (to be continued on a future post)

As I was blog cruising, I found a couple posts that really hit me.  Why do we blog?  To share our feelings mostly.  I have had a couple people tell me they have been offended by somethings they have read on my blog.  Or linked to other blogs.  I won't offer an apology.  It's like the TV, if you don't like what you see (or read in this case) change the channel.  What you see is what you get.  I swear.  I use colorful analogies.  I might even tell an offensive joke.  But here's the thing... it's MY blog.  MY words.  MY ideas.  MY thoughts.  I am not trying to impress.  Yes, I like to offer a little humor.  It's all about making my world a little less stressful and in hopes of brightening someones day.

So... if I have offended you and you are still reading this - obviously I didn't offend you enough and you are back.  Take me in stride.  Know that I share.  You may not like what I share... but it's ME.  Let's face it... I'm selfish. 

We now continue to our regularly scheduled program...   

Scrapbooking... and the need of an "ARK"

Saturday I had a blast.  I spent some time with some friends I hadn't seen for a long time Angelique, Lynette and Michelle.  (I would plug Michelle's blog but I don't think she has one.) We scrapbooked all day and had some fun treats afterwards.  We scrapbooked (I actually completed 2 layouts), we laughed, and just had a really great time.  To be honest, I was a little nervous.  Just because it had been awhile since I had seen these girls.  "We are on a break!" LOL!!  These 3 girls I just love to death.  I felt like we didn't miss a beat.  Things just took off where we left off.  Getting to know Michelle better was awesome.  She is hilarious.  Anyway, thanks girls for a GREAT time.

We went to a community center not far from where I live.  This group of ladies (I think there were probably 30 there) get together once a month.  The coordinators spoil us.  We had lunch, dinner, tons of treats, fun projects.  Just what I needed.  First Vegas with my hubby and then ME time.  What more could a girl ask for?  I am so spoiled!

So we had dinner - I was just getting into the groove of another page and I get a frantic phone call from Scott.  I really can't hear what he is saying because I am on speaker and all I hear is him yelling.  "What did Angelique do?  What did Angelique do?"  Um, Angelique is at a photo shoot, not even near me so I am very confused.  Then he throws in a couple of very choice words and says that our house is flooding.  "What do you mean it's flooding?" I calmly ask.  (Angelique had this same thing happen at her house and he wanted to know how she fixed it.  Wow.  I didn't even remember that.) 

Let's just pause here for a moment.  I had already gotten several phones calls.  A couple from him, a couple from the girls.  Mom's always get phone calls while they are away.  And I love it.  (For the most part LOL!)  So I didn't really panic.  Until he told me there was water coming down the walls and into the basement.  So I take off.  My basement.  The one we just finished.  (GASP!)

I get home to find Scott frantically grabbing towels and soaking up TONS of water.  I am sure you don't have to guess what happened.  Yep.  Diva #3 decided to do some of her own laundry.  She (being the very determined 3 year old that she is) got some clothes and put them in the sink upstairs and turned on the water.  There are only the girls bedrooms and the bathroom upstairs - so no one noticed the water... until it came pouring through the fire alarms onto our main level.  Scott was cooking dinner when the fire alarm went off.  He couldn't figure out why they were going off because he was BBQ-ing.  We (okay, HE) ended up having to pull up the carpet in the hallway, Diva#1's bedroom and then the carpet on our main level as well.  We have the adjustor coming today to survey the damage. 

Yes, she got in trouble.  When I got home, she was in tears and telling me how sorry she was.  And it was an accident.  She had no way of knowing the result of her leaving the water on.  And let's be honest - she was TRYING to help.  Washing her own clothes.  What a big girl. 

I guess it wasn't bad enough for an Ark. But it was a flood.  Luckily... her life will be spared.  Because let's face it - if it was the new basement, there would have been an entirely different outcome. 

Working at Home... "A Luxury"

(Proceed with caution - BITCH session ahead...)

If I hear one more person say "Working from home is a LUXURY"....

Yes, people... let's discuss "LUXURY". 

A luxury to me is... 4 hours at a spa, laying out by the pool, going on a "no sight seeing" vacation, eating bon bons and watching a favorite movie, Girls Night Out, Scrapbooking all day with my girlfriends.  I don't see where these things have anything to do with work.

I am a mortgage loan processor and yes, I feel lucky that I can still be at home, be there for my girls when they need me and still make a paycheck.  Lucky that with the market the way it is, I still have loans to process.  Lucky and blessed to actually BE a mom.  LUCKY is different than LUXURY. 

This is how my day went yesterday... started out getting up early, showering and working.  Then I watched my sisters 2 kids for a couple hours while she went to a doctors appointment.  They are cute and were really good.  I did 8 loads of laundry - of course I didn't fold them because I didn't have time.  I unloaded and loaded the dishwasher 3 times.  (This is what happens when we eat dinner and I go back into the office to work, help the kids with their homework, etc..  without the dishes being done) There are several loads of dishes to do the following day.  The girls got home from school, got them busy with homework and cleaning their rooms.  Put their new sheets and comforters on their beds.  Tried to finish cleaning what they didn't get done.  I had a visit from one of my favorite babysitters - she was very upset so sat with her to console her.  As she was leaving, had 2 more girls come over to visit that I haven't seen in a long time.  It was so fun to actually sit and talk to them (for 30 minutes)- while I was still instructing girls to do homework and clean.

Dinner time - Yes, I ordered pizza.  Yes, it was 7pm before we actually sat down to eat.  Another year that I lose the Mother of the Year Award.  Damn.  Britney is going to win again... 

So tell me... do you see LUXURY in there anywhere?  I don't.  Now, I don't want to come off like I am saying "my life is busier than yours."  All of our lives are busy.  We all are being pulled in 50 different directions.  Most of us, after all, have the "Superwoman" complex.  But let's be honest - I would LOVE to be able to go into the office and only concentrate on my work.  If I don't get the work done I don't get paid.  I would LOVE to not worry about what is going on at home because things are being taken care of.  But I can't.  When I am home working, I look around at the messes and it's all I can do to not get up and clean.  I have to "train" myself into thinking I really AM at the office and those messes will have to wait until I am done with my day.  It is so hard to find that balance.  Obviously I haven't found it yet. 

So today, I get to find some time (somewhere) to fold the 8 loads of laundry that I did yesterday - that are now piled up on my floor.  Mop the rootbeer that was spilled and never cleaned up.  Do more laundry.  Empty the dishwasher yet again.  Be a mom.  And work.  What a freaking LUXURY!

Menu Plan Monday

I'm hooked on THIS! 

Okay... here we go.

Monday:  Super Easy Chicken (chicken breasts, dipped in French Dressing and bread crumbs.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour.  Yummy!)

Tuesday:  Hamburgers and Spinach Salad

Wednesday:  Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

Thursday:  Breakfast - Buttermilk Pancackes, Sausage and Eggs

Friday:  Date Night - Blaze Tickets (Arena Football Ticket Holders)

Saturday:  Homemade Pizzas (no, i am not making my own dough - remember I am yeast challenged.  Trying Greek Flatbread pizzas.)

Sunday:  Dinner at Grandma's

Viva Las Vegas!

Back from the weekend with the hubby.  And I'm exhausted. 

We had tons of fun.  We stayed at Mandalay Bay which was beautiful.  It's at the end of the strip so it's quite a walk to get anywhere.  But the tram is easy.  I would HIGHLY recommend this hotel if you need a place to stay for some R&R.  Who am I kidding?  There is no resting in Vegas. 

We really enjoyed spending some one on one time.  We had an AMAZING view straight down The Strip from our room.  Best part was the weather.  It was so WARM!  And we all know how I feel about the cold weather we have had here.  It was in the 80's.  We even went to "The Beach" at the hotel.  They have a wave pool that is amazing.  We laid out by the pool, did some severe people watching (bring on the skin!), had some frou frou beverages (what Scott calls "girly"), got a little sunburned and just really enjoyed each other's company.  It was definitely needed.

All in all, it was great - we could have used one more day.  But when can't you?  Oh but of course I do have one minor complaint.  Seriously - every time we turned around someone was trying to stop us to go see a new timeshare presentation.  For hell sakes, we are on VACATION!  I know they have a job to do but can't we walk the strip without being bothered? 

Oh.. and I will post some pics later.  And on that note, if you can believe this - I left my freaking camera at home.  Yes, me.  The scrapbooker without a camera.  We tried to take as many with Scott's iphone as possible.  But if I was in control of the camera there would be more pictures of us together, more scenery... and less of my cleavage.