Not Me! Monday

Ah, a new week... Actually, a new month! January seemed to have lasted a year for me! I guess because of all the exciting things that happened. And I gotta say, I am just thrilled to be moving on to February. Not only because we don't have any parties to plan or big vacations to take, and not only because Lost starts up again tomorrow... but Valentine's Day is coming up and I just love Valentine's Day! Call me a sap or mushy or gooshy - whatever! I want to make it special this year because Benjamin is older and can enjoy a special day with us!

Check out Benjamin from last year early February:



He's a little bigger now, don't you think?



ANYWAY: It's also a New Not Me! Monday! Get excited!



I certainly did not spend a good half hour on my hands and knees with a magic eraser scrubbing my kitchen floors this morning. Why in the world would I need a [heavy duty] magic eraser to clean my kitchen floor? A mop and bucket with some pinesol works just fine. There is no need to scrub so hard that my hand cramps up and my knees ache. Especially not when I'm feeling sick anyway. You know me, my kitchen is always clean... perfectly spotless!



On a different note, I did not forget diapers yesterday while heading out the door for church (which lasts 3 hours in the morning). I was absolutely surprised when Benjamin pooped a massive pooped. I mean, he never poops in the morning! It's not like I had any reason to prepare for such an event. I did not go into a brief panic mode until I remembered the rogue diaper left in the backseat of the car (clean, mind you). Oh, and I didn't forget wipes, either. I didn't use Boogie Wipes on my son's bottom. Nope, not me!

I'm also not still cleaning up from Benjamin's birthday party which was 2 Saturdays ago. I am so on top of things.

So, ahem, what didn't you do lately? Head over to MckMama's blog to grab your Not Me! Monday stuff!

Not Me! Monday

In an attempt to lighten the mood over here (but not at all trying to mollify the urgency of your prayers being needed for the Gray family), I have decided to participate in Not Me! Monday.



Saturday night, I did not go to bed at 10:30 (unheard of in this household, unless you're Benjamin) and lay there for about two hours unable to sleep because my neighbors across the street were certainly not outside shouting and hollering. They certainly weren't drunk, nor yelling about their sexual exploits...

Oh wait, this isn't Not My Neighbors! Monday...

Ahem...

Anyway, Hubby didn't go over and ask them to be a little quieter... and the next day, while I am certainly not more sleep deprived than usual, said neighbor didn't come and yell at Hubby, telling him he'd do as he pleased.

I didn't spend the afternoon bawling until I finally took a nap because I was so, so tired... And Benjamin certainly wouldn't laugh at his mommy while she was crying (which actually made me feel better - I mean, it would have, if he had been... ahem.).

I would never look up the county code of ordinances concerning noise regulation to take to the police, and Hubby certainly didn't go over there this morning, and come back with a cop to try and reason with the neighbors... and you know, they would never desire to file a harassment claim against us, because they certainly don't hate us...

All this would never stress me out, two days before going on a two week vacation... two days in which I definitely don't have to clean my house and pack two suitcases, not to mention everything else baby related.


Phew... what haven't you been doing? Or your neighbors? Or your husband? Or ... whoever...?

It's Not Me! Monday!

Time for Not Me! Monday!

Okay ... I have totally NOT left all the food Benjamin has dropped over the past *ahem* week on the floor of the dining room with the excuse that my vacuum cleaner is toast... I mean, it's not like I can't drag the shiny handvac to come suck it up which would take like ... four seconds, tops! You know me - I am the epitome of clean!

And I am certainly not completely nuts and already starting to pack up stuff for our vacation the first weekend in December ... I mean it's not like I get that excited over getting out of the house for a week or so! I don't need one that bad, right?

Oh, I didn't just throw up in my mouth after a pretty raunchy dirty diaper... Shudder...

I certainly did not squeal with delight when Kelly sent me a friend request on Facebook. It's not like you can totally make my day with being my friend on Facebook or anything...

And lastly, I didn't just realize last night that I only was charged $.42 for a $10 bag from my AVON site, and I totally don't love that representative discount! Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by!

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


As for me ...

While cleaning the kitchen, I did not hear shrieking at the bottom of the stairs and find my child trying to bust through the baby gate (which is definitely not too short to go across the whole step ... we take every precaution to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen ...). I did not stop to laugh when I saw he had gotten his head through, but that was it. I don't find his calamities humorous at all! And I definitely did not stop to take a picture with my cell phone because Hubby would never believe it, before helping the poor child. And lastly I certainly did not proceed to text the picture to my Hubby and my Mom.

What kind of parent do you think I am?


And to sprinkle a little truth on the situation, I'm not going to post the picture because for one thing I don't want CPS to come snag him (Ben is fine - he was just mad he couldn't get all the way through), and for another thing, I know some family members would probably get pretty mad.

So, spill. What didn't you do?

Not Me! Monday - My 100th post!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


As for what I haven't been doing...


I most certainly did not spend my whole shower this morning thinking about what I could include in my Not Me! Monday post.... and then forget 3 hours later when I actually start writing the post... what was I doing again?

Well, I'll tell you what I wasn't doing! I was definitely not ignoring the 3-4 loads of laundry sitting in the laundry room just waiting to be folded... I am always on top of my chores, especially on Mondays...

I have not been digging through my maternity clothes to see what might still fit just because I know there are some walking shorts in there... I am so above that! I am nearly 6 months post-partum, I would never revert back to my maternity clothes!

Speaking of clothes...

I would never secretly rejoice that my husband bought new athletic shorts so I could continue wearing his old ones. Men's clothing? Me? Never!

So? What haven't you been doing?

edit - HEY! I just realized this is my 100th post! Woohoo!

Not Me! Monday

I would never postpone helping my son back into the proper sitting position in his bouncy seat just long enough for me to grab my camera and snap a picture as he hung precariously over the edge, reaching for an alligator. That's dangerous! I wouldn't dream of such a thing!

Oh, and for the record, I would never forget to strap him into his bouncy seat so things like that wouldn't get dangerous.




I did not put my son's swim shorts on him over a poorly pinned flatfold just because I didn't have a diaper in the back with me and didn't want to run all the way to the laundry room. Just because the diaper he had been wearing was hanging off of him in the first place, and poop was running down his leg doesn't mean I can't wipe and retrieve. I'd never assume that was just as good as any malfunctioning diaper.

Lastly, I would never seriously consider climbing out the bathroom window while I am supposed to be showering, just because the baby had been so fussy all morning and I wanted to escape while I could.

Nope! Not me!

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Not Me Monday - My First Ever!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


I most certainly did not dip my finger into the Java Chip Frappucino my son was reaching and reaching for, and MOST certainly did not put said finger in his mouth to allow him to taste the whipped cream... or the little bit of chocolate on there. Just to make him stop reaching. Nope, not me!

I would never pack a too-small onesie in the diaper bag to take to church as a back-up... just in case his diaper failed once more... which it did. I did not let him show off his chest rash because his cloth diaper is so big it pulled down the neckline! Nope, not me!

I definitely did not spend all this valuable time while the baby was sleeping playing The Sims and checking out Twitter and Facebook... I would never do that when I know there are carpets to be shampooed and clothes to be folded! Nope, not me!

Oh, and why on earth would I just let Benjamin pee all over the wall while I was changing his diaper, just because he had already surprised me and started, why stop him? I would never just stand back and let that happen, just because it was so late at night! Nope, not me!

Why would you think such a thing?