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How ‘Bout a Slice of Grateful Pie

As a child I wasn’t privy to wearing name brands. My mom raised me as a single mother and while my father was there for me financially and physically, my mother still struggled at times to make ends meet. Only way I got something name brand was if it was on sale or it was given to me as a gift. Once I hit high school I was given the good ‘ole if you want it then you need to buy it talk. Once I started working I never looked back.

Now as a responsible adult, I will.NOT break the bank for name brands any longer but if I find nice things on sale I will purchase them. I am guilty of purchasing a large amount of Polo for Lil Man. I get the shirts from Marshall’s or the Polo outlet. I have my preference and I love little boys in Polo so I buy it, when I can. Weelllll somewhere along the IMG_5691way Lil Man got it twisted and started to think it’s his RIGHT to wear Ralph Lauren. The other day I picked up some shirts for him, brought them home and gave them to him. Do you know he looked at me with the straight face and told me he couldn’t wear them because there wasn’t a Polo man on it. WHAAAAA? Then I had to have that let me tell you one thing talk with him. You know the talk, the one that as you verbally speak out loud, in your head you are repeating to yourself D*&% I sound like my mother. 

Later on I started thinking. He has never really known what its like to want something and not be able to get it, or be made fun of because he doesn’t wear the popular sneakers. We haven’t intentionally created this environment for him, at least I don’t think. As parents I think we have maybe given him too much and now in an effort to raise a well rounded and grateful child it may be time to start pulling back and instead start teaching him lessons that he is indeed blessed to have the things that he does and those things are not necessities but extras. 

I guess I assumed that he would know but how would he if we don’t teach him. I guess it all comes with the curse of wanting our children to have more than we ever had but that comes at a cost. The cost that if we don’t take the time out to explain to them those things come with hard work and dedication we could easily raise a spoiled brat who feels entitled to the finer things in life..not gonna happen.  

Note taken, lesson learned.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, remember the post here about him talking back. Well he has gotten worse. I blogged that rant over at Mami 2 Mommy on Monday. Go read, and give your girl some feedback. Between Lil Mama standing up and Lil Man running off at the mouth, I am worn OWT! Somebody buy me a “drank” puhlease!

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Did Ya Miss Me?

Yeah, I have been real janky about blogging lately. Not sure why, can you believe I didn’t have much to say, okay actually I had too much to say and for some reason the words wouldn’t come. No worries, I am back on blogging schedule becuase I just know you all look forward to reading my randomness!!

In other news:

Addison is sleeping better. I was beginning to feel a little undone with the lack of sleep I was getting.

Spring has been rearing its bee-u-tiful face lately. Delightful, but I am not fooled. I know cold weather is coming back around. For this reason I can.not wear sandals or any full spring attire. In the words of my mother, ” this is pneumonia weather, put on a jacket.” I can’t officially change over my gear until it has been consistently warm for at least 3 weeks.

Went shopping this weekend  for a few spring items. Found a few things. I am surprised at how cheap I have become. I have to rationalize everything before I buy it. I suppose that’s a good thing.

Divinitee is coming along. Not as well or as fast as I would like, and that would be because of my continuous lack of discipline. More problems with the printer, hopefully will have shirts mailed out this week. Sometimes I wish I had a business partner to hold me accountable, the thing is they would have to be ’bout their business and a drill sargeant and then I would probably get mad and tell them to kick rocks because this is “my” business. Y’all pray for me, I feel so defeated because I just can’t get it together. *sigh* or maybe it was the lack of sleep…or my son’s recent non stop talking binges..speaking of

OMG, Jesus please be the YKK on a zipper for Adrian’s mouth. I love my baby, yes I do but the talking has been NON STOP the past week. I mean NONSTOP. It’s like his eyes and mouth are connected by a string. When he opens his eyes in the morning it doesn’t shut until his eyes close for the night. I just figured out how to record on my phone and if I can figure out how to upload on here, I will let you all hear so you don’t think I am exaggerating. He is out of school the next two days, we will spend LOTS of time outdoors.

Enough.

How are you? I missed your comments on my brief hiatus. What’s going on in your neck of the woods? How’s the weather where you are? How are your babies? Made any strides in fulfilling your dreams? Read a good book lately? Something, tell me something….Calling all lurkers…Calling all lurkers!

Love Y’all!

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A Week in the Life Of….

This will more than likely become a weekly feature where I outline all of the normal, crazy and just down right foolishness that I may encounter during the week. Please note: MY week runs from Sunday to Thursday. On Fridays I do nothing…other than change diapers, and pick up from school. With that being said….    

Last weekend we travelled to Tallahassee for my stepdaughter’s birthday party. Glad to say everything went well. Who said blended families can’t work out…although at times our “situation” seems more like a pureed family. Geesh, there has to be a cut off..I’ll give deets sometime next week.    

I got a mani, pedi AND my eyebrows waxed..that’s EPIC    

My son’s teacher sent home a note stating that the children MUST address their valentines. I’m thinking she didn’t give thought to the fact that preschoolers write very slow and and with 20 envelopes to address that could become a day long task. We’re starting on Saturday, we should be done by Thursday.    

Tuesday, I straight up needed a do over. But that’s not how it works. What I don’t do is wallow in pity…and that’s all I’mma say about that.    

Wednesday, I received a PSP from Klout. Woot Woot, I got Klout!  I’m moving up in the blogging world.  

After practicing piano everyday last week with my son ( something that I NEVER do) he got to lessons today and played like he had never seen the music before. *sigh* Not to mention she gave him his recital music. OMG..I think I am going to have to take lessons just to practice that piece of Mozart with him.    

Addison : Sleep :: Oil : Water….testing your SAT skills! In a nutshell Addison is back to not sleeping. She is teething again.    

Adrian has somehow managed to put a hole in FIVE pair of jeans..FIVE. Some of the jeans have holes in both knees. I hate to send him to school with holey jeans but we dont’ have it like that. Headed to Walmart this weekend for some knee patches.    

HOLEY MOLEY

 

I have an astronomical amount of hair and getting it done professionally is at least $80..nope, no funds for that so I have tried many products that didn’t work but I came across Shea Moisture’s Curl Enhancing Smoothie. OMG, this stuff worked wonders on my hair. I picked it up from Target for $9.99 and I am hooked. All of the below pics were taken after my hair has been like this for a week…be forewarned the Mr. and I were being playing photog and model, nevermind us!    

twisted nightly

 

     

                                                                      I take down the twists and VOILA    

    

    

     

Say hey to Lil Man..he wanted to get in on the fun!

 

How has your week treated you?!!