The Baby Counts Too!

Dragon called me to tell me that he would be home late. No big deal. I asked if on his way home if he could please stop and get a gallon of water for the baby's bottles. "Sure" he said. He would also get us fountain drinks. So he gets home, hands over my drink and starts telling me about his day and some stuff he has to get done before going out of state Monday for two weeks. When I asked where the baby's water was he leans his head back and says "CRAP!". Lol. I guess it is easy to forget that there is a tiny one when he is quiet most of the time and daddy works more than he sees the little guy.
So that means that I now have to load up kids (daddy is going to shower and we can't leave them to themselves that long) and go get Prince some water before the store closes since he will need it at about the 3 am feeding. I have Red and his cousin go into the store. Then I remeber Prince also needs some more rice cereal. So we go to that store. Once again Red and his cousin go in. They are 9 and 11 and for some reason when they come out I think that it would have been hilarious to see the look on the cashier's face had they upon check out made the comment to her "Yeah, our son ran out of rice cereal so we had to come get more." I would have died right then and there, but I would have been laughing. As we are headed home I tell them that the baby thanks them (he stayed home with daddy since he was sleeping) and they decide to say thank you to his empty seat. I've got some goofy kids!
Granted, I know that teen parenting is no laughing matter, but we live in a very small town and that sort of thing really isnt prominent here so yeah, the cashier probably would have had a heart attack right there. Maybe it was a good thing that they didn't say that since she may have called the cops on me to have me investigated for having children that had children at such a young age. Oh well, better laughs later.

Sneaky Kids

So Diva has gone to her grandma's for the weekend and a cousin to Red and Dude is staying with us for the night. The cousin asks if she can go jump on the trampoline and was told yes. Red finished his chores and asked if there was anything else I wanted him to do. I told him "not at this time". So he walks off. (We have a rule in the house that no child goes outside without being told to or asking first) The next thing I hear is the front door closing. I look out the kitchen window and see Red making a dash for the backyard. Before I can go to the back door to intercept Red I hear the door again. I once again look out the kitchen window and this time I see Dude running like the devil is after him towards the back yard and the whole time he is looking behind him (no doubt looking to see if I've caught him yet). I open the back door just as both boys approach the trampoline. Oh yeah! Busted! They both gave me that "Deer in Headlights" look. So I tell them to both come back inside. Red apologizes and says he thought that his cousin had asked for him as well. So with a stern reminder of our rules he is allowed outside. Now Dude! Oh boy! We've had this fight before. I remind him of him getting in trouble the last time for sneaking out of the house without me knowing where he was going. His response; "But you didn't see me this time!". WHAT??!! How does he think he got busted in the first place? So then he tells me, "I'm going outside". I told him that no he wasn't because he doesn't TELL me what he is doing, he is to ASK if he can do something. He then gets mad and says "well Bubba went outside so I can too". Um, I'm thinking.....NOT! Of course with 4 year old theatrics he stays inside pitching a tantrum at the same time. So I sent him to bed. That turkey then had the nerve to look me right in the eye and tell me "You aren't allowed to be mean to me. Daddy will get you in trouble. I'm gonna tell daddy on you!" Holy wow! Really? Ok, tell daddy because then you get in trouble by daddy for sneaking out of the house, having a smart mouth and for throwing a tantrum. Lol. Gotta love the mind workings of a child!

Introduction

Well I am a stay at home mommy of four. Thats right, four kids! Three boys and one girl. I don't know who to feel sorry for the most. The boys are ages 9, 3 and 2 months. The 9 year old will be called "Red", the 3 year old will be called "Dude" and the 2 months old will be called "Prince". The lone girl of the bunch is 5 and we shall call her "Diva". The man of the house will be called "Dragon" and I am "Angel".
Now you have met my family. You will read lots on us and get to know us probably in ways that you never imagined. There is never a dull moment in our lives. Well perhaps when we are sleeping. Life is one big journey full of surprises and neat things around every corner. There are times when it seems that the roller coaster we are on has plummetted to the ground with no sight of track to be found. Those are the moments that I hope to be able to find the memory in it and look back at fondly.
I stuggle as a parent and a person for that matter to let go of some anger stemmed from my childhood. I can honestly say that I don't cry over my childhood any longer, but I still hold some anger though I have tried to let it go. As a parent who never had parents growing up I am doing a self taught lesson that a lot of times I truly believe that I have failed the test. I guess I am doing something right though because the kids still love me and still smile and give me hugs.
With four children, two in school, we have a very busy household. If there is nothing scheduled then Dragon will find something to do. He is one who does not like to just "veg-out" and if it is a weekend he firmly believes that the kids should be outside unless it is raining. We aren't married, but we plan to fix that real soon. We have been together for 2 years after his wife (and mother to the two oldest boys) ran out on her family for a guy almost 10 years younger than herself. (She will be called "Evil" and once you get to know some things about her you will completely agree). I tolerate her only for the peaceful sake of the boys when honestly, deep down I truly believe that they would live much better lives if she were not in it. (Yes the boys live full time with us).
Diva's biological father is currently in prison but will be released in less than 7 months. That has added a whole new degree of stress on us in addition to the antics of Evil. (He will be called "Ice")
Prince is the joining of the two sides. He is also the last as I broke the baby maker when he was 7 weeks old. Four is more than enough!
We all live together in our little white house on our corner lot and are our own kind of family. The last 2 years have taught us a lot about ourselves and each other. This is my family! This is my life! And although there are some people and things I could do without, I wouldn't trade it for all of the world!

Welcome

Hello and welcome! I am going to try my hand at this and see how it goes. I tend to do some venting on another account so why not have a blog where that is totally normal and even expected. I will warn you now that I tend to say things exactly how I feel them. If I say something that offends you, instead of insulting me and demanding that I "think before I type" please just inform me that you were offended and tell me why. If it was something that lacked class then I will apologize. If, however, you are offended because I say something that hits a little too close to home for you and you feel as if I am speaking to you, well then, don't expect an apology. If you can live with this then please follow my blog and see what else happens to come to my strange mind. If you can't, thank you for your honesty and please just move on. Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading as I will enjoy posting. Have a great day!