Massage anyone???

My friend, Lauren is in Massage Therapy at Baker College.....she has to give FREE massages 2 nights a week (I know, its sucks they are FREE)....well she could always use some more people....so if you would like one and you live in the Jackson area....comment and give me your number for her to call you and set up a time. She does an awesome job!

WTF???

Ok...so last night we got home from Cottage Inn Pizza (which I must say is really good!) and the girls go upstairs to find that Martin (our puppy) has pooped in their room....they run down to tell us and since Graci loves to clean up dog poop ( so seriously, that child is more then willing to grab some paper towel and clean it up...but of course show you first), I sent her upstairs to clean it up...well I am in the bedroom changing my clothes (to go to my massage...will post on that in a moment), I hear, "Thud, Thud, Thud".....WTF? THEN I hear Bobby saying some random swear words at a rather high volume.....Apparently, Emma decided to launch our poor puppy down the stairs....yes people, from the top! Poor thing got right up and was fine (hopefully no internal bleeding). But you can bet your sweet a** that Emma wasnt fine! Her little butt went to bed and it was only 7 pm....oh and that was after the spankin she got! I could not believe that she would think that was ok!!!!!! What in the world was she thinking? Not long after that, Graci tots over to me to show me Martin's poop in the paper towel....god bless her!

How does one handle that situation....do I have a "Child of Rage" (has anyone seen that disturbing movie?) on my hands....

This weekend

This weekend, Bobby and I went to a wedding for my friend, Lauren's, sister, Liza (you get all that?)....It was fun! There were a few people there that I hadn't seen in awhile. The wedding was very unique...the Bridesmaids all had like a feathery bouquet instead of actual flowers....it was all feathers (very pretty I might add)....BUT it was outside and let me tell you...I had sweat dripping down my back...yuck! Here is a pic of Me, Lauren, Ginny and Mia:

Oh yeah....and this would be me, lauren & Mia.....yo yo homes!

Congrats!

Congrats to Brian & Missy Murphy on their new baby boy!!!

Carter Logan Murphy
7/7/08
8 lbs, 3 oz
21 inches long

He is a doll!

Taste of teenage years...

Does anyone else have problems with their 5 year old back talking? OMG....mine seriously goes to bed early EVERY night for talking back to me! She thinks she is big or something and ugghhhhh, it makes me so mad! I am a firm believer of spanking, however, times have changed...you spank your kid and they tell the wrong person and you are going to jail for abuse! I got spanked as a kid and trust me...I feared my mom! And I think thats a good thing! When i went to do something bad, I thought about getting in trouble and getting a spanking and that was enough to make me stop dead in my tracks! BUT I always told myself that I would never spank my kids...that there are better ways to punish and blah blah blah (not going to deny that I havent spanked them...just not as much as I should, I suppose...lol). I was telling my mom about Emma the other day and she said, "Paddle her ass".....well its easier said then done. I mean, the few times that I have spanked my kids, I felt HORRIBLE about it....it sucks! Here is a small list of things that my kids do and say:

They get in the fridge without asking (YES, this pisses me off)
They go outside without asking
They take off to the neighbors yard without telling anyone
"I hate you"
"I dont love you"
"Your not my mommy"
"Its not fair"....but they have to scream it in your face
"I am going to go anyway"
They go outside EVEN when you have just told them no
You go outside after them and they run faster...AWAY from the house

Any advice...?