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Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks.

And I think Phil will wind up in the country music field after he is done with the Navy.

JMO!

I had to live with an aunt during my high school years.  She always loved to keep kids but always had a problem with the mothers because she claimed they never disciplined their children.  She is a firm believer in spankings and tries to enforce it into other young mothers.  I always rolled my eyes ignored it because I figured the mothers would eventually find another babysitter.  She also kept foster kids but got them taken away for some reason.  She said a kid claimed she was beating them too much and the blank blank State believed the kid over her.   I was already in high school when I lived with her so she never touched me, just yelled at me a lot and I kept in my room until I was able to move out on my own.   

Anyway, H likes to talk to her husband and seems to like to go visit.  We visit maybe once a month.  We have 2 children ages 2 and 6.  If they are talking loudly or laughing loudly she threatens them with a flyswatter. She has gotten the flyswatter out and gave it to me to spank them, which I did not.  She also gets offended and threatens them if they sit on the couch too close together.  She tells me that her kids never acted as bad as mine because she carried a hairbrush or a flyswatter everywhere they went and spanked them with it all the time.  She also claims that her DILs are lazy, wimpy and stoopid because their kids misbehave and they don't spank them enough or hard enough, just barely pats them.  Lazy, wimpy and stoopid is actually a nicer way of putting it then what she actually said.  She started in on one of her DILs at a family gathering and got a whole plate of food her face.   She is so proud of herself because she raised 3 boys and spanked them all the time.  Maybe they behaved well as children but the are now adults with issues.  One is an alcoholic and never comes to visit, one is dead (car accident drunk), the other drinks a lot and cannot seem to wipe his own tail.   What if the next time she hands me a flyswatter, can I swat her with it?   Just tell her that she was the one who taught me how to handle people who get out of line.  Seriously, I really should say something when it happens but I just leave, then go home and stew.  I am way too much of a pushover and don't know how to get out of that. 

Maybe I am out of line but I cannot understand why someone would take it upon themselves to decide how and when to discipline someone else's kid and try to enforce their method parenting on someone else.  H and I take full responsibility for our children financially, getting them to school,  babysitters (which makes her mad, why pay someone else, she needs the money).  We never depend on her for anything with the girls.  

My 6-year-old does not really get in trouble in school that much except for talking.  The teachers say she at the top of her class and an advanced student.  The daycare has yet to say anything negative about my 2-year-old's  behavior and she has been in there since she was 6 weeks old.  They cannot be as bad as she is insinuating they are.   H just says, well if it bothers you that much we won't go over there anymore but he doesn't understand why I am so upset, he thinks I should just let it go.  

it also bothers me that she is going around town telling everyone how my kids are unruly and I don't do anything to discipline them. My boss has told me how derogatory she has been toward us, her children and grandchildren that she does not even like to talk to her. 

the enjoyment of forwarding them to my friends for their listening pleasure.  MUSIC IS THE BEST MEDICINE, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO ONE EVER COMPLAINS OF ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS OR ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

This morning my 2 boyz came in off of third shift together @ 7 am(rare occasion) and wanted to know if I would consider helping them with breakfast.  They made their suggesttion and I told them to go the the super WalMart and get the ingredients....Well, they're both young working men and can pick up the tab!

Shrimp gumbo (from scratch), crab cakes (frozen) and an extra bag of what appeared to be tiger shrimp on steroids!  Yummy!

Just to see them yuckin' it up, pokin' each other, playin' in the kitchen really did my heart good. 

Mind you, last night's dinner was boiled chicken backs, pinto beans with jowl meat, turnip greens and hot water cornbread ....So, don't be impressed by this morning's fare....It's very rare.    Enjoy every moment you can with your kids   Cat    

Do you change it up, or always eat the same thing?

Myself, for years and years and years... I eat a bowl of cheerios!  Sometimes I run out and have to have a bagel with peanut butter or something. 

But I still love cheerios after all this time :)

Maybe after a night out and not waking up until 11 or so, we will go eat a big restaurant breakfast of omelets/toast/hash browns, but that's like once a month.

Just curious cause I'm getting hungry and was wondering what everyone else does

Have a great Friday!!!!

About a month ago my I took my 5 yo  swimming and invited one of her friends and her mom.  The two girls played for a good 2 hours until another one of dd close friends showed up so she started playing with him.  Well this upset dd little girl friend and she came to me saying "dd won't play with me. make her play with me. "  I called dd over and said that we invited suzie over so introduce her to Joe and you all three play together.  This just upset dd and made her mad at suzie.  I was not sure what to do but suzie's mom said it was time to go anyway so they left.

Well, just yesterday MIL took me and dd golfing.  DD met another friend and together they played.  The went across the street to the playground then a friend of the other little girl showed up.  Well, the other little girl dropped dd and started playing with her little friend.  DD got upset adn said sandy won't play with me.  I said well, I image you're feeling what Suzie felt when Joe came to the pool.  DD just sat there mad.  MIL said Introduce yourself to the other little girl. DD did not want to do that.  Then MIL said well lets go play on the slide.  DD went and played but she was still upset, she walked up to Sandy and said "I am not playing with you anymore not even at school."  Sandy replys, "That is okay, I have a sister to play with."  MIL told dd not to talk to Sandyl that she wasn't worth it and out loud too.  (Luckily Sandy's parents were not there).   I just said Oh MIL.  I started talking to Sandy.  I asked her if she was ready for school.  Sandy and I had a nice little conversation.  It kind of broke the tension between them.  I am sure all is forgotten by now. 

I was just wondering how other parents handle these situations.  TIA

Simple questions .......

Would you ever date/marry.....

someone who is less educated than yourself?

someone of a different race?

someone whose parent's are divorced?

someone who has bad credit or alot of bad debt?

someone who is overweight or obese?

someone who affliates or supports a different political party than yourself?

someone who is rude to customer service staff?

someone who talks a longtime on their cell phone when you are eating?

someone who enjoys a different genre of music?

someone who does not enjoy the same leisure activities as yourself?

someone who is a very picky eater or someone who is a vegeterian/vegan and you are not?

someone who prefers to spend leisure time alone or with friends (without you)?

These questions had me testing my own dating/marriage limits...

Saute onion, chopped ham, asparagus and red peppers.  Layer with cheap white bread and monteray jack cheese.  Beat 1 dozen eggs with 1 quart half and half wiht salt and pepper.  Pour 1 cup of egg mixture over the first layer of ingredients, then add your second layer and pour the rest of the egg mixture.  Cover with saran wrap and put some cans on top and let it sit for a while so the bread can soak up all of the egg. Bake on 350 for about an hour or until the egg puffs up and browns on top.  This is so delicious.  You can't even tell that there is bread in there when you eat it.  The trick is to use the cheap white bread.  I think if you used a heartier bread, it may not turn out.  My family loves this and it is something you can make the night before.

No bread, croutons or crescent rolls --

1 lb of ground sausage with peppers and onions

1 bag of shredded hashbrowns (get the ones with peppers/onions and save yourself some work)

8 eggs beat with 1/4 c of milk, salt & pepper to taste

Layer hashbrowns first.  Pour egg mixture over.

Combine 3/4 can of cream of mushroom or chicken soup, 1/4 c of milk, and 4 ounces of sour cream.

Add browned sausage to the above soup mixture and 1/2 c shredded cheese.  Layer over eggs & hashbrowns.

Refrigerate overnight.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Take out and add 1/4 c of shredded cheese and return to oven for an additional 15 minutes.

It's not as complicated as it sounds.  My husband and I can whip this up in about 20 minutes.  It's better the second day when we just reheat it because it sets up better.  You can serve it with salsa if you like.  We got this off of allrecipes.com and just tweaked it to our personal likes.