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My four year old and I have lots of conversations in the car.  Some conversations make me laugh and some make me wonder, “where does  she hear this stuff from”.  Anyway, they’re all so cute because it lets me me know what she’s thinking.

Here are two small conversations I just had to share with everyone.  It made me laugh out loud because she’ll come out and just say some random things.

4 y.o.  – Mama, that’s a hospital truck, right?

Me – Hospital truck? (looking around really quickly while I drive) Oh yea, that is actually an ambulance baby (yes, I still call her baby).

4 y.o. – What is that for?

Me – It’s how they take sick or hurt people to the hospital.

4 y.o. – And dead people too, right mama?

OMG! I had no idea she would say something like that.  So I had to say,

Me – Yes, and dead people too.

Immediately I changed the subject because I knew the conversation would go somewhere else along those same lines.  I was not ready for that!

Another funny conversation happened while driving home from picking her up from school one day.  She said she was hungry so she asked for lunch and said she wanted pizza.  So I told her that right before we go home, that we’ll get pizza.  This is the conversation that we had in the car:

4 y.o. – Mama, I’m hungry, can we have pizza for lunch?

Me – That sounds like a good idea. Right before we get home, we’ll get it.

4 y.o. – But I don’t want pizza at home (she meant she didn’t want Ellio’s pizza).  I want triangle pizza from the pizza place.

Me – Oh, excuse me missy (saying it with a laugh).  Ok, then, we’ll go to the pizzeria and get you triangle pizza.

4 y.o. – YAY!!! I love triangle pizza mama.

I had no idea a 4 year old would know how to distinguish between frozen pizza and “pizzeria” pizza.  C’mon, at her age, a pizza is a pizza…right?

It’s true, kids say the darnest things.

Do you have some wacky conversations you’d like to share? I would love to hear them!!

Happy Sunday!

There’s nothing I hate more than a bully.  When I hear horror stories from kids, it just breaks my heart.  I just wish I could do something to make it all better but the truth of the matter is, I can’t.  Kids have to learn how to deal with many things and sometimes parents don’t even know that their kids are being bullied but dealing with a bully is harder than we think.  It’s a sad fact but true.  Some kids have even committed suicide because they fell into a depression and could not take another day with bullies bothering them.  This has got to stop!

This reminds me of when my kids (particularly my son) were in summer camp.  I thought everything was going great because he seemed to be happy, but it wasn’t.  One day he came home upset and he was not himself. I asked him what was wrong.  He said nothing is wrong but I knew he was lying because he wasn’t “himself”.  As a parent, I know when my kids are not themselves. Read the rest of this entry →

Yup! That’s what my kids think (& say behind their breath) by they way they huff and puff when I tell them to do chores and stuff around the house.

You wanna know what I make them do?

Here’s the list (and it’s not every.single.day!):

• I make them brush their teeth.
• Take showers everyday (if I’m lucky!)
• They MUST clean their own rooms.
• My son (12 yrs.) has trash duty everyday!
• My daughter (10 yrs.) clears the table every nite (if I’m lucky!).
• The older two takes care of the animals. We have one dog and one cat.  They need to make sure the litterbox is clean, their bowls are filled with water and food and pick up the dog’s crap outside. (Yea, it sounds like alot but they wanted the animals.)
• Help with yard work.
• and whatever else comes to my mind when I’m busy doing other things (and no, it’s not blogging, lol).

They’re lucky they didn’t have my mom for a mother becuase she had my sister and I like slaves.  We did everything! Especially if we wanted to go out and play.  From the bathroom, our bedrooms, to the kitchen and floors. After we were done, we were lucky to go outside to play with our friends.

Most of the time, we weren’t even allowed to go anywhere, no matter if we cleaned or not.  She said she was afraid that someone would take us or something bad would happen to us.

If you ask me, my kids got it good! They get to play outside with their friends after they are done with their chores.

So, what do you think? Am I MEAN? Do you have your kids do chores or do you have them spoiled by doing everything for them? This definitely does NOT apply if your children are under 3…..just in case

It’s just not fair to go through so many disappointments in one week.  It’s not but I guess that’s inevitable.

So, I finally saw Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince last night.  It was OK.  I liked it but…ok, I have to be honest here….I really didn’t like it.  I still feel the need to watch a Harry Potter movie.  This one left me wanting more and I didn’t get that, unfortunately.  It’s sad because my family and I are HUGE fans and the only one that really enjoyed it was my 12 year old son.  I wanted more action, more spells and more action (yes, I know I said that already).

To say the least, it was kind of boring. Oh man, I can’t believe I said a Harry Potter movie was boring! Sorry, but I have to honest.

I did enjoy something.  The ONLY thing I did enjoy was the scenery. Hogwart’s is a very beautiful place.  The whole area is breathtaking and looks very serene.  Sometimes I wish I can go back into time and go to a school like that (as if that even exists, lol).

As always, I tend to read reviews of movies that I want to see. The reviews were so positive.  So that made us even more excited to see it because they either gave the movie an A or a B.  I really don’t understand what happened to this movie.

Or maybe it’s just us.

We’re the only ones that didn’t really take in the full effect of all the “rage and hormones” between Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and their “little flings”.  Maybe I’m being too opinionated.  All I know is this….I wanted more from this last movie. The Order of The Phoenix was so good and full of action that I automatically thought The Half-Blood Prince would’ve been as good.

I can honestly say that this movie will not be seen as often as the other ones.  I may not even buy the DVD.  Who knows.  It’s hard to say.

I REALLY hope the next one is better than this one.

Anyway, you don’t have to go by my review. This is my opinion. If you’re a Harry Potter fan like me, you may have a different view on this movie.  You might even like it.

So please,  go and see it if it’s on your must-see list and have a good time.

After you see the movie, drop by and let me know what you thought of the movie.  I would love to know what your thoughts are and I also love to read comments

They’re celebrating their new Peace & Love Bear.

(Isn't he cute?)

You’re invited to reserve a spot at Build-A-Bear Workshop on 5th Avenue & 46th. St. on July 31st. at 10AM. Parents are free and kids are only $20.

The cost includes:

• Story time with Beremy – The Most Huggable Mascot.
• FREE snack for your child.
• FREE gift for your child.
• $18 Bear Bucks gift card to make Peace & Hugs Bear or another furry friend of your choice.

You get ALL THAT for just $20! I think that is a an awesome deal.  So hurry and reserve your spot.

Reservations are REQUIRED and Space is limited so call now!

Call (toll-free) at 1-866-343-BEAR (2327)

Unfortunately, that’s life when you have kids.

Here’s why…

My family and I had plans to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince today. We had it planned since Wednesday, which was the official start day for the movie.  We also wanted to make Sunday a “Family Fun Movie Day” since my husband has been working so much lately.  It’s really his only day off out of the week.

We were all excited to see it, including my 4 year old. She especially loves Harry Potter.  I think it’s because one of  her cousins resembles him (minus the glasses), which is so cute if you ask me.

Anyway, we have waited long enough for The Half-Blood Prince to come out in the theaters because we are all big fans.  We have seen every Harry Potter movie numerous times so this movie was a must-see for us!

But guess what happened?

My 4 year old has been vomiting since 11AM, off and on.  So that means we are staying home.  We’ll be missing out on our family day but that’s fine.  We’ll have time for another family day.  I rather see my baby well than to see her sick as a dog anyway.  Every time I look at her, I feel bad for her because I know vomiting is one of the worse things you can go through.

So, although we’re all upset and disappointed, we’ll just have to wait until she gets better (which I hope is fast).  Maybe we’ll go see it during the week.

Hope your Sunday is better than mine.

Yesterday was Mother’s Day so I hope all of my blog mommies had a wonderful day.

Today’s post is about Mom Advice.

When I was a little girl, my mom always taught me to treat people the way you want to be treated and I have to say; that is almost 100% right.  If you treat others with kindness, you’ll almost always get it back.  I say almost always because you don’t always meet the nicest people. They can be bitter for a number of reasons, who knows.  It could stem from their past, what they are going through or just something they are having a hard time coping with.

Another mom advice she taught me is that moms need to make time for themselves.  It doesn’t necessarily mean that it makes you a bad mom wanting alone time, it’s just that it makes you a better mother.  Moms need a time out just like kids do and when we have that time to just relax and unwind, it makes you feel rejuvenated and refreshed.  I agree with that. Ever heard that saying, “When mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy!”.  So, so true..

So, what is some advice your mom taught you? Please, share your stories.

Below is a conversation I had with my 4 year old.  We were just about to have dinner so I asked my 4 year old to call her brother over for dinner.

Here is what the conversation was like:

Nessa: Steven, dinner’s ready.

Nessa: Look Mom, here’s your brother.

Mom: (laughing)  No baby (Yes, I still call her baby), he’s not my brother, he’s my son.

Nessa: No, he’s not.  He’s your brother Mommy.

Mom: Baby, you’re my daughter and he’s my son.

Nessa: No MOMMY!! He’s your brother, he’s not your son.  He’s not in the sky.

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I laughed so hard.

Now I knew what she meant. I then tried to explain to her how he is not my brother.  It was hard to stop laughing while trying to tell her how and why he is my son.  I hope she got it.  If not, I’ll tell her to go ask her father.. LOL

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Sometimes she says the funniest things.  Kids are indeed so cute and naive.  I love my kids.  I think they’re the best!

If you have kids, what was the funniest thing they’ve said recently?