Didn't make it on the computer again last night. Instead DH and I played catch up on some recorded shows. I swear I think Tivo was invented by a mom somewhere who only got to see 4 minutes of her favorite show before all hell broke loose. (Of course I have no idea who actually invented Tivo, I suppose I could google it some time if I get a free 5 minutes-yeah, right!) It's so great to be able to record what I really want to see and settle down after the kiddos go to bed and watch it in peace. It's also convenient for those nights that nothing good is on. Frankly, I'm not into all the reality shows so it's hard to find something else to watch. Anyhow, I blew off uninterrupted computer time for chilling out with my sweetie... I'm sure y'all understand.

So, this morning I am the queen of slacker mom. I have baby gated both kids into the living room with me and for breakfast they both had waffles eaten at the coffee table (hey, at least it's a hot breakfast!) They are playing with toys and bugging each other while I sit on the couch with the laptop. Currently the baby is attempting to eat the laptop and keeps hitting the caps lock so this may end up to be an interesting post. And my 3.5 yr old DD Sport is berating baby sister with potty talk. I am so tired of potty talk!! All damn day all I hear is my sweet little girl calling me (or sis or daddy) "Poopy-head" or "Pee-pee head" or my personal favorite "You turd!" Where in the heck did she learn to talk like this? Did she hit 3 and 1/2 and wake up one morning thinking that today was a good day to start talking all the time about poop and pee and calling people names. It's not just the words, it's the really mean tone of voice that she uses. It hurts my feelings (or it did the first 15 times but after 400+ it doesn't anymore). I've tried talking to her, taking away priviledges, putting her in time out and finally I tried soap in her mouth. The soap seemed to enrage her to the point that she was beet red and shaking with anger. Then she shrieked at me and bit my leg. That was yesterday... I'm really hoping today is a better day.

Side note about parenting-I of course get very upset and sometimes very angry at my daughter but no matter how much I bitch and complain in this post or ones that come after this one I am not going to harm her. Now I do spank but I don't do it when I'm angry, I give us both a Time-Out first. I worked daycare for years and then as a teacher in a private preschool for 5 years before having kids so I know how to handle most situations with positive redirection, etc. With that being said, I am human and I do get upset or angry or frustrated sometimes.

Back to my story: I was so stressed out and tired when my DH got home (about 30 mins after that whole blow up) that I just turned over both kids to him and escaped upstairs. Theoretically I was doing laundry, in reality I was hiding in my bathroom with a novel and the door locked. Sometimes Mommy needs a Time Out, know what I mean?

Well, baby is crying so it's probably time for nap. And it's time to get Sport out of jammies and dressed for the day. We're running over to my aunt's house later for lunch so we have to look semi-presentable.