Momming Half Crazy

So I bought a 'fancy' gingerbread house this year...the deciding factor was that it came with gummies vs those hard candies (hello 3.5 and 2 yo).  That was a month ago. We finally opened it and started what I was expecting to be a frustrating process.  I usually need 8 hands, 4 hours, and a lot of luck to even get the house to stay together! Well cue my 'fancy' gingerbread house...it had puzzle like pieces - like log houses.  This made it SUPER EASY to put together, which took the stress out of this tradition for me! The kids were *dying* to eat the gummies and icing and it only took me 5 min or so to get the house up and standing WITH.THE.ROOF.ON!!! Insanity!  I split the icing into sandwich bags and cut one corner off so the boys each had their own icing bag. I also brought out some M&Ms (regular stay on better, peanut were a bit heavy for fresh icing).  For every candy that made it on the house, about 5 went into the kids mouths - it was perfect!  Happy house bui

Cottonwood, a local kid-friendly bar / restaurant just disappointed me...  A little girl left her  pink heart shaped ear muffs   at table when they left. The server picked them up and examined them...they had an ear part coming off, so she threw them away vs holding in lost and found. (Annoyance, but not why I'm upset). Less than 1 min later the mom comes hurriedly back in and asks about said ear muffs. The waitress proceeds to say she had NOT seen them and sorry...THEY WERE IN THE TRASH RIGHT BY THEM!!!!  She should have told the TRUTH and let mom decide if she dumpster dove or not...WTF. 😡😡😡 (Yes, I grabbed them and chased down mom who was happy to wash and sew said muffs bc were her daughters favorite...and Yes, I told a mgr...other than her talking to waitress no other action was promised).  My take away: pointedly ask if my lost item is in trash bc it may be (in the one right next to where you are standing)

A quick post to show off my 3.5 yo and 2 yo decorating style...started with my 3.5 yo putting whole sheets of construction paper into the tree...see top half! 🤣🤣🤣 Then we cut the star and the 3.5 yo put it up while being lifted up...he did great!  Then as the pieces of construction paper started to fall from their places, my OCD took over! I had the boys bring me paper that I cut and made into 'chains'...the color choices almost killed me. But I let it go and had the boys hang them where they wanted! (Soooo hard to not go and spread out the clusters!)  I think its beautiful, but I also want my pretty tree! 

Is city life making you and the kids crazy?! Need room for them to run, clean air, and farm animals? We didnt realize how much we needed it!   This past weekend we stayed at the  Cottages on Mill Creek , (Round Top, Texas) and WOW it was AMAZING!!!  I could not have imagined a better get away that is within 1.5 hours of Houston!  We stayed in Bliss Cottage, which was perfect for our family of four.  A master bedroom, a futon in the living room, a bathroom, and kitchen.  There was a tv, but we never turned it on!  I also was not expecting such a fabulous breakfast...muffins, quishes, fruit, cheese, oh my!  We ate it for breakfast and lunch!   The activities were never ending!  The boys loved feeding the mini horses carrots that Sue (the owner) provided.  They got to fish for the first time...I think they scared the fish so much that if they could have jumped out of the water and run, the fish would have.  We walked only half the 35+ acres, finding cows, donkeys, pecans, and a tricycle w

I hope you and yours have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!   I am thankful for my fun loving and somewhat crazy family (yes even the disfunctional parts).  I am especially grateful that my littles still want to hold my hand while in the car...I know this phase will pass all too quick.  I am also grateful for my cats and memes that make me think of my own 'fat cat', Pip! Take a step back and laugh at the crazy, one day you may miss it...or at least will provide fodder for the water cooler next week! 😜 Xoxo, S

Sooo this morning my older son's hair was bothering me. Not in a tickle my nose until I sneeze type of way, but in a 'he looks like a shaggy dog' way. Now he didn't look full on shaggy dog, but just around the neck. You may think, 'Well just take him for a haircut'.  I have done that before and it is $25 for a half good cut where I end up covered in hair because he refuses to sit in those fun cars until AFTER the cut. So there I am holding a whining/crying toddler with a stylist acting like a ninja around me to just get it somewhat even. Due to the above whoopla, when Amazon Prime Day came around there was a 'deal' on clippers/scissors set . I figured I could do a decent enough job and the set would pay for itself in 2/3 cuts (which it has). The past few months I've been cutting both boys hair at their strap in chairs while they watch tv...keeps them mostly still.  It has been fairly successful with only minor hair drama...until today. 💇‍♂️