Birth Control...LOL

12:00 am wake up out of dead sleep to mayley having a nightmare screaming for momma

12:20 lay back down

12:30 wake up to Lainey crying, can't calm her have to feed her.

1:00 lay back down

3:30 wake up to Lainey crying and have to feed her again

4:00 lay back down

7:30 force myself out of bed even though I never really fully went back to sleep.

8:00 prepare breakfast for my two girls and myself

8:30 clean it up

8:35 Celebrated with Mayley over her going pee on the potty with no potty ring! Told her she could get a special treat today.

8:20 play ref while the two girls pester each other

9:00 take care of personal business while doing laundry

9:30 more laundry

9:45 begin cleaning all three bathroom and I mean cleaning them. Scrub bath, toilets, mirrors, sinks, counters you name it I did it.

10:30 fed Lainey and put her down for a nap

10:45 Took a  huge breath and fought back feelings of exhaustion kicking in.

10:50 had a few long phone calls with dear friends. Of course they are always willing to let me go so I can get back to my craziness but I need a little adult convo to escape every now and then.

11:45 started worrying about Mayley's rash and called Dr. to make an appointment for 2:20 and then started getting panicky that was pretty soon.

11:50 prepared and ate a snack with Mayley while discussing the well being of her fish Happy and talking about what she wanted for her special treat. She wants to climb a palm tree...not sure that can happen but we will try.

12:00 sat down looking at the clock noting it was only 12 and I already wanted to plan my escape route.

12:15 texted rash pictures to various friends trying to diagnose my daughter's rash.

12:30 Put actual clothes on myself and my daughter. I even brushed my teeth. I wiped the mascara off from yesterday and through my hair in a lovely pony tail. I look hot. HOT MESS!

12:45 ran, skipped, walked to the mail box with Mayley. Had to tell her to stop rubbing the berries off of the little palm trees on her face...I know strange. Tis my life.

1:00 Lainey woke up and we ate and got dressed. Ran around like a chicken with my head cut off to get packed and out the door.

1:20 picked up Mc Donald's for Mayley's special treat. Ate it at the park on a blanket while Lainey took off trying to become friends with two huge Irish wolf dogs or something like that.

1:50 Mayley got to play in the park for 10 minutes yup 10. The through a fit because we had to go the Dr. That was fun. Diaper bag on one shoulder, baby on hip and noodle like falling child dragging behind on the other hand.

2:00 Sitting in car thinking that a drive through martini bar would be excellent. I know that is wrong but you can't help what goes through your mind. Deep breath here we go.

2:20 Arrive at Dr.s (Circus music now plays) Mayley freaked the hell out because she had to pee but refused to go in their bathroom because of the loud fan in there...Lainey screaming because sissy is. Mommy turning red, wanting to to run, scream, and throw a tantrum! Why can't moms have a tantrum?

3:00 Got into a room...more screaming, crying and psychotic thoughts running through my mind.

3:30 open door with a twitching eye asking for the Dr or else I will leave them and run out the door..Yes I said this out loud.

3:31 Dr. enters. Not sure what came of it because of all the screaming that causes your mind to not listen...
walked out with a prescription and a few more knots on my shoulders Other eye is twitching now.

4:00 Get in Car. Ok what just happened? Mayley has a staff infection need to get a cream ok check! She could have sensitive ears, it could be a phase, maybe you should see a psychiatrist for her...No No lady maybe for me! She's 3 let's just leave it at that.

4:12 HOME! Get kids out and in house, feed lainey, pee, mayley pees, unload on husband, answer a million texts. Tell mayley to go in time out for hitting sissy on the head with a doll house doll.

have no clue what time it is anymore but am blogging about my day  while listening to lainey punt out the piano keys and mayley tell me she wants roller skates!

4:45 going with whole fan to get mayley her special treat for finally peeing not he potty like a big girl! Night not even close to being over.

For tonight I am hoping to get them down early and watch a movie with the hubs on the couch in our PJ's relaxing and spending quality time together. Hope was the key word here.

MOMMY NEEDS A BREAK AND A GOOD STIFF DRINK! LOL

Ahhhh the joys of being a mommy!

SHE DID IT!!

This will be short, sweet, and to the point! Mayley Went pee pee on the potty with no potty ring!!!! She's a big girl wahoo!!!! I am so proud of her and now she gets to pick out a very social treat!

If you have a strong willed child than you know you can't show them how to do anything. I just had to sit back and be patient and let her do it on her own time. Well since she has started school she has taken a liking to this boy named Jacob (daddy is cocking the shot gun as we speak) and well monkey see monkey do. He went pee like a big boy...well not exactly like a big boy but you know what I mean. So, Mayley needed to show that she to was a mature woman! Hahahahaah Anyway, she is doing it now and that's all that matter! Bye bye annoying potty ring!!!!

Bittersweet

The time has come and it came quick! My little peanut started her very first day of school on Wednesday. Oh the tears did come, not from her but me. As soon as I drove away I was wiping the tears away. She on the other hand couldn't wait to get in there and be around her "friends" and play with cars. I think she forgot about all the other things that they told her she would be learning. LOL (that was the bitter)

The sweet part is I get two days a week for three hours all to my self! I never knew how much I needed this break until I was given it. I now get to spend some quality time with my Lainey Bug, I get to have quiet time and uninterrupted show time too! The best part is I get to eat lunch with out having someone asking for a bite! I can even take a nap! Man this is heaven! The real best part is picking my girl up from school and seeing that she is excited to see me and I am rejuvenated and excited to see her and ask all about her day.

As tough as it is to be a stay at home mom, I enjoy all the time I get with my girls. You only get a few years with them before they are off to school and begin their journey. I did sacrifice my job, the extra money we once had, and the sanity of being around adults, but on the flip side I am only sacrificing a few years. My job will always be there but my kids are only babies for so long.

Congratulations Mayley! You are on your way to a bright future :)

I love you, I love you not, I love you....NOT!

Hellloooooo is anyone out there?! To answer my own question, no. They are all on Facebook reading status updates, passing witty banter, fishing for attention, talking about their taco tuesday dinner while flirting behind their spouses back with so and so from the fourth grade. Oh yes and lets not forget the drama on the mommy board...LOL ;) Damn I knew I had an overload of snide comments waiting to burst out but I have none to direct them to. Oh well probably better that way.

Well folks I am not on Facebook (as once dramatically declared) nope I am here yes right here. I am forming thoughts with half ass grammar and hoping to elude that I don't take myself seriously...my mother would say at this point that I am being ornery. Mom it's called sarcasm by the way. Anyway, back to what I was going to say...

Hello, my name is Ashley and I am 17 days sober. I have kicked the Facebook habit! Well for the most part anyway. I still have my photog page but I need that for business purposes. But hey give me credit, I am not on there checking statuses, and all that nonsense. Now that I am no longer "connected" to the world  I am finding it very humorous, no scary is a more realistic word, that people do not know how to communicate with out it. Whenever you are concise of something specific you seem to notice it more. Everywhere I look people are having discussions about discussions on Facebook. ODD...I used to do it too so don't think I am all high and mighty right now, I am just saying.

Now that I am "clean" I have found myself less clouded in negativity, using my brain more to research things instead of just asking on fb, reaching out to friends and family over the phone or face to face instead of cyber stalking them. I feel like I am in the 90's! Such a trip! LOL

Okay enough of that bull whack!

In real life I have started a photography blog...I am disappointed that I have only 1 follower. LAME! So if you are reading this go follow it dag nammit! As far as my biz is going, it's going! I have been busy every weekend and am getting better and better with each shoot. Not to mention I am meeting some pretty fantabulous people out there. Brad on the other hand is not having fun with it! heheheheheh HE is my accountant and as we speak helping me get all my shit yes shit in order. Proving to be a pain in the ass. I swear I thought I was doing a good job of keeping track of expenses and client info and all that but I was wrong. But no worries, it almost all nice and neat and shiny thanks to my amazing and semi OCD husband :) If it wasn't for him I would be up to elbows in a shoe box full of receipts and missing paperwork while the IRS harasses me. Speaking of the IRS...now that I have my own business and paying more attention to taxes and the like, I would like to say a big F U to the government who is taking a shit load of my hard earned money :( Pisses me the hell off!

That is all.

BTW The title has nothing to do with this blog because I went off in some other direction...LOL

ANother Blog to follow!

Hey friends and family! I just want to share with you my new blog link! I will be posting regularly on this blog and my photography blog. So please follow my new one too and share with your friends.
http://acallihanphotography.blogspot.com/