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Trading Places

If I was going to do a switcharoo with someone for their life for one day I would pick my sister-in-law Jessica yesterday.

She got a pedicure and Anthony Bourdain was sitting next to her!!! Then she had such a bitching night that she got locked out of her apartment and had to call a locksmith to open the door.

Let’s break this down:
1. Pedicure
2. Celebrity
3. Drinks
4. Fun
5. Irresponsible turn of events
6. Two great stories in 24 hours

The coolest thing I did today was listen to Ryan Adams while I made meat sauce.

Jessica, you are basically Lady Gaga.

Morning

I am sitting in the dark
I am staying very still
It is very early
I want coffee, but if I make it, I am afraid I might wake someone up
That would disturb this monumental silence
I am the only one awake
I do not have any children sitting on me
I don’t have to speak to anyone
No directions need to be given
My ideas are my company
Is there an empty bottle?
I want to put this moment in a container and save it for later
This is what my life must have felt like when I was single and living alone
Why didn’t I like that?
I must be an idiot
Owen just woke up
I hear him on the monitor
It’s over
The day is officially over

Dark, right? What’s up with me? Yikes

My Life In Sports

Sounds:
Fans shouting
Sneaker squeaking
Commentators Commenting
Peter clapping
Horns blowing
Beer Commercials
Dominoes Commercials
Peter Commenting
Helmets Crashing
Bats Cracking
Defense!

Sights:
Sports Illustrated
Jets Jerseys
Islanders Jerseys
Mets Jerseys
Beer Commercials
Car Commercials
Bad Graphics

Thoughts:
Turn this off
Can we turn this off?
When is this over?
I don’t understand this at all
The commentators are talking, but none of it matters to me
They may as well be talking about knitting
I could not care less
I just want to watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta
I would literally watch anything other than this
Can we watch reruns of The King of Queens?
I would rather watch Austin and Ally
Let’s watch Austin and Ally
Please
Make
It
Stop
Please

Serious Question

Sometimes Alice asks me who I think has a better voice, her or Taylor Swift.

I always answer “you both have beautiful voices” and I laugh inside because we all know the answer…

I have a better voice than Alice and Taylor Swift.

My Work Here Is Done

Alice was hungry. She did the following:

Climbed up on the counter
Got a plate
Opened the refrigerator
Took out the turkey
Put some on her plate
Climbed up on the counter
Got the club crackers
Put them on her plate
Carried the plate into the living room
Had her snack

If I was a rabbit and she was my bunny, I would have no problem abandoning her in the wild knowing that she could forage for food like that.

Reflections on My 5th Mother’s Day

There are many more monkey themed objects in my life than there were five years ago.

“Me time” is the time between dropping off Alice at school and driving to the office.

Spending money on toys is stupid because a roll of toilet paper, markers, glue, glitter and lip gloss are so much more fun.

Nothing is funnier than when your four year old calls you a “butt crack”

Nothing is more infuriating than when your four year old calls you a “butt crack”

The debate about working moms and “having it all” pisses me off. “Having it all” includes being stressed, stretched, messy, successful, happy, sad, disappointed, unkept, put together. Stop diagraming motherhood mamas! It’s a screwed up institution and you are making it so much worse with this debate. I get the conflict. I live it. We all chose it.

Tutus make every outfit fancy

Baby cheeks make everything feel better

Date nights are expensive but are money well spent

Heaven doesn’t exist but if it does, it’s Saturday morning in bed with my family watching Peter Pan for the 300th time

Nothing is better than when the kids go to Grandma’s house.

When the kids go to Grandma’s house all I can do is talk about them

I will never look as good as I did when I was 25, but it has never mattered less

The words “mommy come here for a minute” can mean that there is macaroni and cheese all over the carpet or that your kid just learned how to spell your name

I am always in motion.

My kids are always in motion

Sleep. Mmmm sleep

Middle of the Night

Alice just woke up screaming “I have a cold”.

She doesn’t.

I wish it was mildly appropriate for me to wake up and scream whatever was on my damn mind.

My nights would sound like this:

“Why hasn’t anyone brought me those m*f chicken fingers yet?”

Sometimes I Forget I’m A Mom

Today is not one of those days.

8:30 Parent Teacher conference for Alice

9:00 6 Month Dr. Appointment for Owen

These are two events where parents are normally put under a performance lens, and I have them back to back. Making my therapy appointment now. Here are my predictions for how they will go:

Parent Teacher: Have you considered saying “no” to your child? It seems like she has never heard that word before. Oh yeah, we would appreciate it if you could stop sending her a metric ton of corn syrup in her backpack each day. Her wild outbursts of “I am going to cut a bitch if I don’t get some fruit snacks up in here” scare the other children…Otherwise, she is great.

6 Month Checkup: Owen is in the 350th percentile for weight. We are going to have to hire a analyst to create a new chart for him. You know that you shouldn’t be feeding him whole steaks right now, right? Just one more question, why didn’t you come in when his penis first started to disappear? Nothing serious, but most moms don’t just rely on the advice of Baby Center. They make doctor appointments when their kids penis disappears…Otherwise, he is great.

Moon Games

  • Alice: Look! I can see the moon. Do you see it?
  • Me: I do!
  • Alice: But it's day time. Why is the moon awake?
  • Me: Sometimes we can see the moon during the day because of where the sun is in the sky.
  • Alice: Yeah, they are trying to get close to each other. They are chasing each other.
  • Me: They are?
  • Alice: Yes. The sun is chasing the moon.
  • Me: It is?
  • Alice: Yes. They are playing games together.
  • Me: What are they playing?
  • Alice: Tic-Tac-Toe

He's Not That Into You

  • Alice: Mommy
  • Me: Yes?
  • Alice: There is a boy in my class who I am in love with.
  • Me: You are?
  • Alice: I told him that I love him but he told me that he only likes another girl
  • Me: There are so many boys for you to like. Don't worry about one liking you.
  • Alice: Well I whispered in his ear that I wanted him to be my boyfriend even though I know that he already has a girlfriend.
  • Me: You did?!
  • Alice: Yes, and he said that he is going to be her boyfriend for the rest of the year, so he's not going to be my boyfriend now. I will still love him. He's so handsome.
  • Girls, don't become friends with my daughter because she is going to try to steal your boyfriends.