Maybe I Shoud Rethink This....

I have always thought it was no big deal that my kids partake in my daily escape to Genoa City for "The Young and the Restless." I mean, I did it as a kid and I am no worse for it...right?!

Well...maybe I should rethink this. Although Will has always been my lover, so sweet and always ready with a kiss and a hug (hell, he kissed Sam goodbye on the lips today at McDonald's!) and I DON'T want to change that about him...

Today he asked me for 2 gumballs (his fave afternoon snack). I said I would need a kiss first.

Will proceeded to put his arms around my neck, close his eyes, turn his head to the side and hold me tight while he kissed me and moved his head in a swaying motion...ala Nick Newman, if you catch my drift.

After that big smooch I asked "Will...were you kissing me like the people kiss on The Story?"
With a big smile, Will responded "Uh-huh!"

Well...maybe I should rethink this...
Or maybe I am already training my son to be the best kisser IHM has ever seen!
LOVE this kid!

Wednesdays with Wilbur

My little Will...he has always had some bathroom etiquette issues. Including just flat-out not wanting to go in the bathroom until he was 4. Ugh.

He needs firm reminders - a lot - to wash his hands and put the toilet seat down. When I ask him if he has done this after using the restroom, most of the time he says "Oh. I forgot." Sure.

This morning I was vacuuming (do you know how much house cleaning I get done in the morning while they are eating and watching cartoons? AMAZING!) and when I turned it off I heard the toilet flush and then the scampering of little feet running back to the kitchen.

I yelled "Wilbur! Wash your hands and put the seat down!"

I heard him say ever so quietly...

"Oh man! She got me!"

Oh yes...I got you now, little Wilbur, I got you now.
And you will never know how much I love what I got!

Only A Woman Would Understand

**NOTE**
This post is a little TMI so read with that in mind.

So...Aunt Flo is making her visit this week and it reminded me of an "Oldie But A Goodie" by my daughter.

A few months back when that b*$#h Aunt Flo was visiting again, Brooke caught me in the bathroom with Aunt Flo's friend, Tammy-Pon....

...Because, I have not gone to the bathroom alone in approximately 6 years...

Brooke looked at me, bent down and looked at my bottom, looked at me, looked at my bottom, and then said,

"Mommy...you got a boo-boo down there?"

Reminds me of when I was younger (around 11 - yes, I was a young bloomer) and my brother Jayson (10)

- yes, my mother had the same condition as me -
Natural-Family-Planning-Equals-2 or 3-Kids-Under-2-Itis -

walked in on me putting a pad on (look, 5 kids and 2 bathrooms...it happens, okay?!).
He looked at me and said,

"Don't you think you are a little young to be doing that?"

He also asked me how to put a pad on. I told him you put the sticky part on your underwear.
He said,

"Good. 'Cause I thought you put the sticky part up and I knew that would have to hurt."

Only A Woman Would Understand...
and one day, Brooke will too.

What Is Up

With us...

I am in Houston for a home show. Not as warm as I would like but I only see about 20 minutes of daylight a day anyway so why complain.

I have been able to watch a little bit of the OWN network while here. Kinda a fan. Watching how they pulled off 2 "Favorite Things" shows this year was really cool.

My sister came and stayed with the kids for 2 days. She had wake-up/breakfast/school bus/day duty on Friday. Good thing I "forgot" to mention before she came that Jack has to be up by 645am and my kids tend to be up around 630am. She is still in the me-and-my-kids-sleep-til-9am-dream I used to live in. You should have seen her eyes bug out!!

Stacy and Rob stayed to watch the boys in action Friday night at basketball. They loved getting to see the boys, especially the way little Wilbur runs up and down the court. I gotta get that on here before the end of the season. Hilarious!

Brooke tried to help set the table last night, dropped a fork and pierced her toe. Kinda glad I wasn't there for that one.

Daddy took the kids out for lunch today and sent me a picture from McDs. I promptly returned his text with my own that said "WHY is my daughter at McDonald's in her PAJAMAS??!!" His response? "I thought they looked like pajamas. But I asked Brooke and she said they weren't. Crap!" The Goshorns representing the White Trash at McDs today.

I am headed home EARLY tomorrow morning to see my Valentines. I hope you all get some lovin' tomorrow too!

And THAT is what is up with us!

IN THE BAG!

It's already in the bag for me and it is only February 1st.

Mother of the Year Award, that is.

In case you missed it, yesterday there was a segment on the Today show about a mother who disciplined her children with hot sauce (and cold showers - which I DON'T do) and was convicted of a misdemeanor for child abuse. Now, she did take it to the extreme, with making her kids open their mouth and she would pour the hot sauce in...but still...

I use hot sauce as a discipline method.

The doctor and psychologist that were interviewed in the segment say it is "scarring the children for life" "cruel" and "a form of corporal punishment." Hmmm...

And it was OBVIOUS that Matt Lauer felt these things, too, and did not agree with this form of discipline. But over 33% of the viewers polled did. Which flabbergasted Matt and the panel.

Guess I have something else in the bag...relinquishing my title of President of the Matt Lauer Fan Club.

What am I going to strive towards for the next 10 months?! The ultimate prize has already been won...

Are You Ready?!

That time is here again...HOME SHOW SEASON!

Hopefully I will have some more fun stories...like this one from last year.

Snow tomorrow + driving 4 hours to Cleveland =
Say a prayer for me!

A Run Down Memory Lane

Saturday was Alumni Basketball Day at Hanover so we headed on down to watch Daddy shoot some hoops (minus Jack...big boy now. He stayed home to attend a birthday party instead. Thanks to Grandparents Goshorn for taking him!).

We were especially excited that Matt "Skillz" Linville came to play, bringing along his wife, Kelly and Viv 2).

We also saw a great win by 100th Career Win (earlier last week!) Coach John Miller (who, coincidentally, Will claims is his "other Dad." hmmm...).

Highlight of Andy's day? He introduced himself to a former player from the class of '08 and said "some people know me as Goose." The kid (yes, because he graduated 10 years earlier than him!) dropped his mouth and said "You are THE GOOSE? I am meeting a LEGEND!"

Not quite sure what that means...but at least Andy is a legend in someone else's mind now, too!