FLU Shots

Ya know I used to dread taking my babies to the Doctor to get their shots.  However, now it brings a little laughter to me.  I know, how cruel am I but let's think back shall we.  One week ago Austin was suspended from school, Drew "forgot" to turn in his big English project and Cody went through every mean word in the English language when arguing with his brothers.  So when I told them that today they were all going for a Flu shot and all of their faces dropped it brought a little laughter into my day!  Here are some pictures of the boys before and during the joyful event!

Yes, that is Austin being a ham as usual, and Cody is pouting.  Drew is trying to act like he does not care but the cranky attitude gave him away.   Good times had by all today.  Well maybe not all but I had a good time can't wait till next year!

Christmas Crazy

Ok, so here's the deal.  I think I might have gone a tad bit overboard this year with the gifts!  Oh who am I kidding I went WAY overboard!  See I think it all goes back to my Mom.  She has always spoiled us like crazy every year.  I know, I know times are tough but really I think it is all her fault:-)  She is the greatest mom in the world so I guess we can let this slide.  Anyways, I'm finally done with all of my shopping and most of my wrapping.  You can see most of the gifts under the tree already.  Don't worry they are rigged so that if any one of my sneaky teenagers try to cleverly unwrap theirs and take a peak they will be busted!  I've been there and done that so I have taken precautions!

Also, got some more orphaned kittens a few days ago.  Two of them are at the vet but the other two are here and stealing my heart.  I have way to many animals as is so I know I can't keep them but they sure are making it hard!




This little guy you see here is Basco!  Is he not the cutest thing!  How am I gonna give him up when CLEARLY he is doing his darnedest to become a permanent fixture in our home.  Maybe my husband will give me a Christmas miracle?  I won't hold my breath on that one:(  

Christmas tree from Hell!

I was so excited about Christmas this year; that is until I got the Christmas tree from Hell!  First and most importantly all the kids were so excited to decorate this big tree.  However, after each of them putting about 5-7 ornaments on the tree they took off.  I was left to finish it.  Oh and what an amazing job I did.  So when all was done I proudly head off to bed satisfied with my work.  Then all of a sudden there is a very loud CRASH!  Yep, the tree in all it's glory fell onto the wood floors and about 75% of all my ornaments shattered!  


So after many tears, new ornaments, fishing line and new holes in my walls to anchor the tree it was all done again.  Took me 2 days to get that thing back up to my standards.  Being Jewish and all it really shouldn't matter but if you know anything about Jewish Princesses then you know it's nothing but the best!  So after about 4 days of Christmas tree bliss (I even got the holes filled in with extra branches) I went to plug it in last night and guess what???  That's right the flipping lights shorted out!  Now we have to go buy more lights and replace that strand that has shorted out.  Not a problem you think well I am the crazy lady that wraps the light around the trunk and push them back all through the tree.  So getting a new strand on with the ornaments and tinsel in place already is going to be tough.  

Well needless to say I can't wait to throw this tree to the curb and next year I may buy a fake tree!  Probably not because by then I will forget the tree from Hell:(

Still Here

Ok crazy kids sorry I have not been updating (at all) lately but ya know three teenage boys tend to drain every ounce of energy out of you!







So here is whats been happening at the happy home of the Pulliam's:

1. Let's start with the boys school.  Gotta say people it is going pretty well.  Report cards were great all A's and B's.  With the exception on one of my monkey's getting a "C":(  Ya know if he would have gotten an A in that class he would have had straight A's!  It would have been Austin's first perfect report card and he would have gotten any game system he wanted!  (Thank gosh for that C because it just saved me $$$) Either way I'm a proud Mama!
2. Cody is doing  great in his transition from his main school to the local high school everyday.  I think it's a great way to get mainstreamed because in 2 years he will be off to college and I won't be there to help him if he gets overwhelmed.  But never fear my friends if he needed me I would be there if I have to fly a plane myself!  Getting all teary eyed thinking about him going away and it's two years away still!
3. Thanks giving was good but I could not get out of bed the entire next day I was so exhausted.  Not even to shop!  I know crazy.
4. Christmas season is here and I have yet to buy ANYTHING except my tree:)  Lights are up and look great.  I'll post pictures soon.
5.  Kitten season is over and just took my last two babies to there new home last night:(  So I will be kitten free until around April.  That's kinda good because I can use the break.

There you have it the going on's of our crazy house hold.  Not to crazy lately but I'm sure I'm just mentally blocking out the real crazy stuff.

Summer Vacation

Well it has been awhile since I have blogged and I'm sorry for that.  I've had the boys home all summer and was getting ready for vacation.  So, let me catch you all up.  Again, boys home all summer!!!  We did go to Tennessee and visited two colleges.  Vanderbilt University and Swanee of The South.  Personally, I LOVED Swanee.  Funny, both Andrew and Cody loved it too.  Could it be that the boys who can't stand to be in the same room together end up leaving home and going to the same college???  It is a small college so they will see each other A LOT!  Well we will see hopefully they will go there together because I get a multiple kid discount!  We also visited my Aunt Carolyn and that was a lot of fun.  She is so good with Cody and I think she liked having us visit which with my boys thats saying something.  Then after the Nashville experience we went to Gatlinburg, TN and had a blast.  Yes people I said the five of us had fun together!  I don't think there was much fighting at all?  Or, maybe I have just learned to tune them all out?  Either way it was an awesome vacation.  To start, I saw a bear!!!  I have been to Yellowstone and to Gatlinburg before looking for a bear and they have always avoided me.  Not this time!  Yes, I was the dumb tourist that jumped out of the car to get a closer picture.  No, I don't care that it was stupid because I got a good one!  I also went white water rafting and lived!  I used muscles that I didn't even know I had!  Oh, and I fell into the boat before it even got going in the river.  ~lol~  I was the entertainment besides the rapids but I did not fall out of the boat so yea for me!  So, next day we drove into Cades Cove where I saw turkey's, dear and two bears!  We also went to this place called Magi Quest and had a blast pretending to be wizards and completing tasks with our wands!  There they also had a really cool mirror maze and black light putt putt golf.  Let it be noted to all that mommy kicked some serious a$$ and beat ALL the boys in putt putt!!  One more awesome thing we did was rent a pontoon boat and went out on Lake Fontana in NC.  The most amazing place I have ever been!  The water was emerald green and surrounded by mountains!  There were waterfalls that fell into the lake and we pulled our boat up to one and swam.  The water was so nice not cold but not warm and no alligators!  All in all the boys were really good and we will remember this for a long time!

Boosem Budies

Let me introduce you all to Chaco and Ozzie! These two boys love each other and don't care that they are from two totally different species. Chaco was abandoned up at our local Pet Smart and so I am fostering him until he is big enough to be adopted. Ozzie and Chaco fell in love from the get go and I will be very sad for them when it is time to part. However, if I don't let Chaco go up for adoption I won't have room for more babies that need help. Here are some more pictures of the clan. Enjoy!!!

Summertime Blues

Well it's official school is out!  Not that I don't enjoy quality time with my kids, however, I HATE SUMMER!  Every year it is the same thing.  "Mom, I'm bored", "Mom, I'm hungry", "Mom, he's in my room", "Mom, he hit me", ect...  The only difference this year is the boys have grown into full blown TEENAGERS!  It has not even been a full day of not being in school and already I'm getting the mouthy pouting argumentative crap from them.  Well, to be honest it was only Austin that gave me the attitude.  I would like to change my name during the summer from Mom to strange lady down the street that your not aloud to talk to!  How nice would that be?  I could keep an eye on them and make sure their safe from a distance.  They would have to entertain themselves and work out their arguments on their own.  Then again my house would probably be in shambles and I would loose at least one of them so I guess I'll have to stick it out.  I'm thinking of making them volunteer somewhere to give them at least something to keep them busy.  I refuse to let them waste away on games and TV all day everyday.  I'm  limiting them to three hours a day with games.  We will be going on vacation in July which will give them something to look forward to but other than that they are on their own when it comes to entertaining themselves.  Boy it's gonna be a long summer!!!

The world is Ending!

So according to my boys the world is ending!  Don't worry it's not ending for us just them.  Cody has to get glasses so he is sure that no girl will ever want to be with him.  Even though I spent a boat load of cash on glasses that are supposedly the "in" glasses.  Austin on the other hand has a little more reason to be upset.  After a long while of complaining about his knee I finally took him to the Doctor.  Well, it's bad.  He has a fractured growth plate in his patella.  Yea not sure all the medical specifics we have to go to an Orthopedic Surgeon ASAP but he has been told absolutely no sports of any kind for 6 months.  Austin's life revolves around sports; he was gonna try out for JV Football in high school and now he can't.  He can't even play basketball out front with his friends.  I feel so bad for him but I did promise him that the world would not stop and he would get through this.  So there are the teenage life altering events of this week.  I'm sure by the time school gets out next week we will have something new for you.   

Book Review "Mage In Black" by Jay Wells

Ok, so this is to all my friends that have been bugging me about all the books I read!  Yes, I read paranormal romance fantasy action books that take me away so I don't really run away from all the testosterone in this house!  A few of you have asked me to post my reviews on my blog so here goes....

Mage In Black by Jaye Wells was really good.  It is the second book in the Sabina Kane series.  The first book is Red Headed Stepchild and that was also an awesome book.  Short version, Sabina is half Mage (magical person) and half Vampire.  She is a total bad ass with a hidden heart of gold.  Well at least she is discovering that she has a heart.  Her Grandmother is the big wig of the Vampires and hates Sabina. She still raises her because Sabina's parents died but she raises her to hate the Mage race even though she is half Mage.  However, Sabina finds out that she has a identical twin sister that was raised by the Mage's in NYC where she flee's to after defying her Grandmother and the Vampires that raised her.  There is lots of humor with Sabina's familiar (pet) demon Gigul.  I was laughing so much my husband got upset because he was trying to sleep.   In this series there is some rough language and sex but I am old enough to deal because it is not excessive.  I was up late reading because I could not put this book down and I'm eagerly waiting for the third book Green Eyed Demon.  I highly recommend these books for those of you who love Vampires, Faries, Werewolves, Demons and Magic. Congrats to Jaye Wells for amazing writing and a wonderful sense of humor that was extremely entertaining!

Mommy Meltdown

Well it is official I'm going NUTS!!!!  I lost it on the boys today and I'm OK with that.  Andrew was off fishing (shocker) and the boys kept fighting.  Lets see, from what I remember Austin flicked a rubber band into the back of Cody's head.  This was inspired by Cody yelling at Drew for wearing his underwear.  Drew apparently could care less and told Cody he would wear Cody's underwear if he wanted too.  Cody started flipping out and  flung his underwear at Drew's head.  That is when Austin thought it was funny and took a girlie band aka silly band and zapped Cody with it.  All leading to yelling and them running out to get to me first and try and get each other in trouble.  That is when I picked up the phone called my husband and said "Get home NOW and deal with these kids"!  Then I just hung up looked up at the boys and said "go to your own rooms, do not speak to each other or me, shut your doors and do NOT play games and if any of you turn on your TV it will be thrown in the trash"!  I then gave them all my death stare and they turned around and went to their rooms to wait till their dad got home.  Of course when Andrew got home they turned into perfect little angles and were perfect for the rest of the day.  I have decided I'm not doing anything for them for this entire week.  Let them figure out how mad I really am.  They can make their own dinner, do their own laundry and pick up their own messes! Love them but it's time they figure out how to treat each other and stop trying to piss each other off.  I'm so over teenagers acting like four year olds.  It's time to get a crash course on dealing with a pissed off woman!  Hopefully my future Daughter-in-law's will thank me!  That is if any girl will take them???

Nasty Boys

One thing is for certain teenage boys are nasty disgusting creatures!  I can not understand how my boys function.  These kids would not brush their teeth, put on deodorant or shower without me reminding them and nagging them daily.  I know when I get up I can't stand the way my teeth feel.  I have to brush them.  I would die if I forgot my deodorant and I have to shower at least every other day.  This is not how teenage boys think.  I asked my son Andrew how he can stand not to brush his teeth and he says he does not notice a difference.  What?  Is that possible?  Is it just me that has morning breath?  Tonight while we were all watching a movie, I can not even explain the noises that I was hearing.  Chomping, burping and a few farts and giggles!  I had to get up and leave because I could not stand it.  They are so lucky I am not in the mood to care tonight otherwise I would have sent them all to bed!  Like I said they are gross nasty creatures and I'm gonna need a spa vacation with just the girls sooner than later.  

I sure could use my daddy right now!

Sorry I have been neglecting my bloggers lately but this whole teenage drama is kicking my ass!  Right now I could use my dad.  He would know what to do and would make me laugh also.  My daddy Steve was such a good dad.  I remember a time when I was pregnant with Cody and had just come back from Missouri on Easter Sunday 1994.  I went straight to my room and could not stop crying.  I was pregnant and alone and scared out of my mind.  So my dad walks in with a little pink bunny and a little blue bunny and gives them to me.  He wanted me to know that no matter what happened that he was going to take care of me and the baby.  Remember he was my step dad but he was really my dad.  I miss his cents of humor how he always made me laugh.  I know he would be proud of me and the way I am handling my boys.  


This is my Daddy at Cody's birthday party only two weeks before he passed.  I heard a poem on FB that says "I wish they had a phone in heaven so I could call you and tell you how much I miss you.  Hear you tell me everything is going to be alright and that you are happy also.  I wish heaven did have a phone so I could let you know how much you are missed and how over the years I have made decisions based on what I think would have made you happy.  Dad I wish they had that phone so I could hear your voice one more time and tell you how sorry I am for putting you through these horrible teenage years.  And also to let you know that curse you and mom placed on us really worked!  My kids are just like me, maybe worse!

Austin is once again grounded phone taken away and I will be dropping him off at school.  This morning he tried to leave for school at 7 am and school does not start till 9am.  He walks to school it is a ten minute walk on a slow day.  What the hell is he doing for two hours before school.  Well I decided to be nice and let him go at quarter till eight.  He threw a fit and tried to argue with me about how they do nothing up there.  I said well if you do nothing then not a big deal then.  So I go snuggle back in my warm bed and two seconds latter I hear our front door slam and he left.  Now...... I'm PISSED!!!  I call Andrew and told him he better be home to save that boys ass after school because he is being stripped of any luxury afforded in his live right now such as cell phone, friends, and video games.  Oh and I will now be driving him to school and dropping him off at ten minutes before the bell rings.  I think that was his worst.  I pray my dad is watching over my boys but for some reason I think he is just laughing at me saying "what goes around comes around".  I can see him enjoying these teenage years I'm living through.  Gosh I miss you dad!

Smart Mouth, Know it All Teenage Hell

Today has been a very rough day!  To start I had a meeting with Austin's school today.  I go in thinking it is a simple 504 meeting.  Oh how wrong I was.  Yes, we discussed the 504 plan but I was also informed that my son has been hanging out with what is being labeled as "The Wrong Crowd".  I was also informed that Austin has a tendency to be a "Mr. Know It All".  Yea, thank you but I knew that one!  Then so sweetly they inform me that sometimes Austin has a tendency to brag and it makes other kids angry with him.  Ok, hello I've been on that road for awhile now tell me something new!  Well, here is the kicker.  His "friend" was arrested today for stealing.  Austin, in no way had any part of this and was in no way implicated in this PSP thievery but they wanted me to know.  This was a good thing I needed to know.  So, tonight at dinner my husband decided to have a family talk about making the right decisions and not going down the wrong path.  I'm game, I want him to take the reigns, it is usually me who is the bad guy.  I'm excited that he is now going to be Mr. Mean and I'm going to be the loving mom!  WRONG!  Here is my husbands version (short version) "Now, I'm not gonna tell you not to hang out with these kids.  I just want to make sure you make the right choices".  Yadda, Yadda, Yadda!  Here is my version, "Watch your damn mouth, drop the attitude and if I find out your up to no good I'll turn you in myself".  Guess, I'll always be the bad guy!  Oh, and lets not forget Cody.  My sweet boy got mad at his teacher today and dropped the "F" bomb!  Well, needless to say he is grounded all weekend and has to write an apology letter to his teacher.  He had a complete and total melt down because he truly believes that this teacher is picking on him and calling him names.  Now remember Cody has Asperger's Syndrome so when the teacher calls him a "Mr. Know It All" or a "Smart'y Pants" he has trouble processing this as her being angry with him.  So, arguing with him is pointless when he is in meltdown mode I have to wait till he calms down and try to explain that he is a "Mr. Know It All" and a "Smart'y Pants" and that no matter what the teacher says he in no way has the right to disrespect her.  Also, I had to inform him that if I EVER hear that he has used the "F" word or any other bad language in the presence of an adult that his plushy little life will be stripped away!  He will be reading books for a month.    So, I am going to go bury my head under my pillows and call it a night.  Hopefully the rest of the year will be uneventful!

Trouble with a capital T!

Try and tell me he is not the most handsome cat! This is my baby Trouble. He is true to his name but what a lover. I love his face in this picture total snob just like his mommy!  Also, got a new batch of babies and hopefully I will be able to get their pictures up on this post.  As for the kids they are all on their best behavior because Dad is at a tournament therefor unable to save their little asses when they get in trouble.  Funny I thought the mom was suppose to be the good cop but for some reason I am always the bad cop.  I wonder what age they have to be before they stop hating me?  O well apparently if they are hating me at this age then I'm doing well as a parent!

Prom or No Prom

PROM?  But your boys are only in the 9th grade?  Yes, I am fully aware of this; however, Cody goes to a small school so in order for the Seniors to have a normal Prom experience they invite the entire high school and call it the Spring Formal for the other students.  Awe how cute you say Cody is going to his first real dance:-)  Please not a chance!!!  See when the subject of the Spring formal first came up (basically I saw the flyer) I asked Cody if he was gonna go and if he was taken his then girlfriend Maria?  No way was the response I got.  Then we later had a discussion about what was expected of boys during the prom. No not what WE did after prom the subject was boys buy the tickets, rent a tux and pay for dinner.  Now remember Cody has Asperger's Syndrome so he is very by the book. So when his girlfriend said she wanted to go the dance Cody asked her about her dress.  Well his girlfriend said "No way am I wearing a dress" so Cody refused to take her.  I know, I told him she could wear what she wanted but I understand his thinking, the tradition is girls wear a dress boys tuxes so he was completely thrown for a loop.  Well after all the back and forth about who should wear what and if they should go Cody broke up with Maria.  So it was settled they were not going.  So imagine my surprise when Cody asked for $100 last night to buy two tickets to the Spring Formal this Friday!!!  WHAT!  I know I'm right there with you, how can I get a tux, what color is her dress, is she wearing a dress or pants?  How are you gonna get there and home and WHY are you telling me this NOW?  Well all it took was a call to Maria's mom to get things straight.  One little call to put my mind at ease.  See she also had no clue that Maria and Cody had decided to go together.  She did buy Maria a dress but the plan was for her to go with her girlfriend.  She even already had bought the tickets!  Well why did Cody think he was taking Maria?  I'm not really sure but for some reason Maria wanted her mom to think she was going with her girlfriend.  I can't seem to get a straight story from Cody who swears that him and Maria had plans to go together and he had no clue she already had her ticket.  So final decision is HE IS NOT GOING!!  Ya know I'm really excited for his first real dance but telling me three days before the dance and with a screwed up story about who is going with who; well I'm not buying so I told him maybe next year.  He smiled and said "Yea, maybe next year you can hire someone to go with me".  Fortunately for him I was done for the night and was not gonna address that statement!  

Mothers Day

Well today is Mothers Day and I had an amazing one! First my boys took me out to breakfast. My boys all gave me jewlery (I'm training them well ladies) and my husband also got me a Pandora Braclett. I love them all! We also went by my mom's and then out to Bonefish Grill with my Inlaws. Also, and most importantly my husband is doing the dishes!!! Of coarse the day would not be complete without the standard sibiling fighting and rude coments to each other but I have to say today they have been kept to a minimum. Now the boys are swimming and I'm about to change into my jammies and lay on the couch with my book and the remote. Again, a perfect day with my perfect boys and perfect husband! And yes I have had a few glasses of wine which makes everything seem perfect! Tomorrow will be back to normal where perfection is a few glasses of wine away. So I will enjoy the rest of my night and not think about tomorrow.

Case of the Missing Cake

Where oh where did my Carrot Cake Go?  Cody? Drew? Austin?  Lets see, I took the cake out to thaw and came into the computer room.  All three of the boys are in the kitchen rummaging through anything and everything they can put in their bottomless pit stomachs.  As I am walking through picking up their messes I walk past an empty cake holder thing and turn around to make sure my eyes were not failing me.  Oh they were not!  The entire cake (what was left from the previous night) was gone.  See the rule in our house is you can come home get a snack before dinner just not sweets.  Apparently the culprit "forgot" this standing rule of ours.  Well then as I am in a bad mood already I start calling the boys to see who is willing to fess up!  Now, knowing my boys I'm pretty sure I know who the guilty party is.  However, I am fair and question all the boys.  Of coarse NONE of the boys know what I'm talking about???  I then proceed to ask them if they believe in Magic?  Because apparently there is magic in our home because the cake just diapered, POOF like Magic!  Well as my children swear they are innocent I decide to hand this over to my husband so I don't have to commit myself.  Of coarse he just laughs and makes the whole thing funny!  So as it stands Magic is the answer here because all three of them had nothing to do with it.  Unfortunately for Cody the evidence on his shirt and smeared on the freezer door has given him away.  So what are you gonna do you ask?  Hell, I just took a pill and have to let it go this time.  But next time I bring cake into this house of Magic it is getting hidden!              
  

It's a Xanex kinda Day

So here is some photos of my kittens and dogs. They have grown so big! Soon they will be off to their new homes. Then I will get a new batch of orphans. Speaking of orphans I may run away and leave my own kids orphaned! Well, we all know I would never do that so Xanex it is! Got a new couch and I'm trying very hard to keep animals off of it and kids off while dirty (which seems constant). This is not working so well. I gave a speach about not letting the dogs in the pool and while wet letting them back into the house. They need to take towels and dry them off. Yea Right!! Thirty minutes after I tell the boys this Cody decides to pick up Ozzie and put him in the pool. Right after he gets out Austin lets him in. Wanna know the first thing he did??? HE JUMPED ON THE NEW COUCH!!!! Not only did he jump up on the couch he proceeded to run the entire length of the couch. I LOST it and yelled at them brought them in from the pool and told them to stay out of my sight until dinner. I then took a happy pill (which I don't do often) and chilled out. Glad there is school tomorrow so I can have some peace and quiet. Even though I know June 10th (last day of school) is lurking just around the corner. What am I gonna do with these boys all summer?

Yard Work

Sorry it has been a few days since my last post.  I have been really busy and so tired.  So the goings on lately have been pretty good.  This weekend was yard work and it is nice having 3 teenage boys for this because we worked their tails off and the yard looks great!  Cody LOVES to plant flowers and tropical plants so he was happy.  Drew and Austin kept complaining the whole time but they did what we asked and all was good.  Just finished up planning our College visits for this summer.  We are hitting 3 colleges in Tennessee and then finishing off with a few days in Gatlinburg.  Gonna take the boys white water rafting.  They give us helmets and life jackets so if I throw I mean if one of the boys falls over they will be fine!  Got a great deal on a really nice cabin in the Smokies so can't wait.  Cody's report card was OK.  He can do much better got like 3 C's 3 B's and an A.  I know my friends are thinking thats great for being my son considering I pulled D's through high school and that was because my friends let me copy their homework!

Report Card Day

Well the day is here and I have to say I think I'm a pretty damn good mom!  So here is how it went down...  I walk into the door at 4pm and Drew comes up to me and says "Does my shirt look good mom?"  I then look up at his shirt and there it is the big "Alonso A Team"!  What does that mean?  Well it means that he got all A's and B's!  I'm very proud of him.  So as he goes to do his homework with a huge smile on his face and I'm smiling from ear to ear ready to start cooking dinner. (Yes I cook on occasion!  I make a very good Hamburger Helper) "Wait, what about Austin and Cody" you ask?  First, Cody goes to The Academies Pepin High school which is a school for kids with disabilities so his report card does not come out until next week.  However, Austin also came home with his today and your not going to believe these words but I promise they are true!  So, as I am putting away the groceries and starting dinner the front door flies open and I hear my name being called.  I yell that I am in the kitchen and he comes flying in.  By the smile on his face I assume he got a "High D" in reading and he is gonna try to sell me on not being grounded.  Oh how wrong I was; he hands me his report card and there in black and white are all "B's and C's"!!!  He brought up his reading and Language Arts grades to a "C"!  I started jumping up and down and told him that I am the proudest mom in the world!  Now for those of you who have been following the whole Austin thing you will be feeling my joy and excitement.  You who are new or just passing through will wonder "What, she is proud of a C"?  You bet I am!  It has been a daily battle trying to get him to bring up his grade!  So there you have it my boys have given me a good day and I could not be happier!  

Remember This

See this is proof that these three brothers can get along! They were all being good (I know shocker) but it's true so I had to document the time and date of this amazing event! Looking at this picture they look so inocent and sweet; don't get me wrong they have their moments of perfection but here they are not trying to kill each other. So today Sunday, April 18, 2010 I have taken a picture to capture the moment that my three boys were getting along! So tomorrow when they are yelling that they hate each other, I can just whip out my photo and say "Not True"! I think I can save my glass of wine for tomorrow night when fists start swinging and evil looks come knocking. Hey maybe this is a start of something new like oh I don't know "friendship"? I know don't get your hopes up Sandy if it's too good to be true it probably is. Come to think of it, maybe they were in cahoots trying to get away with something? Ok, I won't think that rationally I'll just enjoy the moment~

Time For The Talk

Get your mind out of the gutter you dirty birds!  Not that talk; that is done once a week to ensure I don't become a Grandma!  Today was the talk about "Credit Cards"!!!  I know my close friends are laughing but I really do know that credit cards are not free money.  This however, has alluded my son Austin.  You all know him better as "The boy who knows everything".  While listening in on my son's conversation, arguments, fights whatever you want to call them I was enlightened to find out that my husband and I can put everything on a credit card and not ever have to spend a dime.  Oh what an awesome concept which I have tried when I was younger but for some funny reason they stopped working?  So during this spy session I learned that credit cards are free money and the store Game Stop no longer accepts CASH!  Now understand the boy who knows everything was being a complete and total A** to his brother while informing him he could not get a new game because he did not have a Game Stop card.  So quite calmly my older son informed the boy who knows everything that he did not need a card because he had cash saved up (I know a very strange concept to me but there is always a rebel in the family).  So then the boy who knows everything told the money saving rebel that Game Stop does not accept cash.  When the money saving rebel tried to argue this point, the boy who knows everything got very ugly!  Well this is where Mom swung the door open and let the boy who knows everything know just how little he really does know.  So for his sheer ugliness I decided to make him spend the day by my side and learn a few things about life hence "THE TALK"!  Now while shopping at BJ's wholesale club I made him keep count of everything we bought and how much everything cost.  During our shopping trip I explained the whole credit card thing and made him fess up about just trying to piss his brother off with the whole "Game Stop doesn't accept cash" thing!  When we checked out I then informed him that I would be using my credit card and that because it is just so easy he would use his allowance to pay the balance.  Wow I never knew how fast he could go when restocking the shelves with all the things he "HAD" to have!  Oh, today was a good day!  

Top of The Rock NYC! To all my friends who were worried that I would not make it back from NYC in one piece well I am back! I had a lot of fun but would never ever want to live there. Way too many people and the taxi cab drivers were personally out to get me! Wholy jamoca juice they are all CRAZY! Went and say WICKED and that was AMAZING! Best part of the trip was the show. So now that I am safe and back to the calm of another town I thought you all should know. Also I think I grew another chin with all the food we ate. Guess I'm gonna be calling Weight Watchers to take it back. Oh, and I know you all are thinking how are the boys doing? Lord have mercy I can't even be gone a day with out the school calling me! This time it was Drew. He apparently decided that since I was gone he could act up by laughing during class and not stop until they contacted me. My husband had to leave work and go pick him up becasue they thought that it was uncontrolable??? Drew however, was unaware that they were gonna be able to contact me in New Hampshire. So when I was on the phone and they put him on sudenly he stopped laughing! Too late cuz my husband had already left work to go get him and they wanted to make sure he was looked at by a doctor (aka test for drugs). Well the only drug Drew was on was the "Mom is out of town drug and I can get away with anything". Poor child is so clueless, I can ground them from China if I need to. So he quickly recovered from his laughing as soon as he learned he had lost games for interrupting my Vacation! Cody is with his Grandma and Grandpa and Austin is being really good right now. Let's see how it plays out when I get home. I do miss them all very much!

How Do I Say Goodbye?

Well it's not goodbye it's more like your on you own while I'm gone!  I am leaving first thing in the morning for New Hampshire then we will drive to NYC in a few days.  I can't wait to relax and drink lots of WINE!  Now some of you are wondering who will be taking care of the boys and pets?  Andrew will, I know you are all laughing right now but I'm sure they will survive.  Even if it is on frozen pizza's and mac and cheese.  Besides, Cody told me that "Dad" promised to take them to Hooters when I am away.  Figures!  So predictable these boys of mine.  Well, now Andrew is complaining that I'm not spending time with him before I leave so this is gonna be a short blog.  I'll try to log on and get you all some updates while I'm away.

Because I Said So!

Yes, because I said so!  That is my answer to my smart mouth teenagers questions about WHY?  I am so sick of the 14 year old that thinks he knows everything.  Seriously, I'm over it!  From now on when they question me on my reason behind whatever I tell them to do the answer is simply "Because I said so".  That is it I refuse to argue with them.  I told Austin that the law requires me to feed him, clothe him, and provide him a safe and secure place to sleep.  If he would like to call the authorities because I have taken away his TV, games and friends then please let me dial the numbers for him!  While they are here maybe they can put the fear of freedom into him.  He is so lucky he has that cute little face that melts me when he says "I'm sorry mommy, I love you"!  Otherwise it would be off to wilderness camp for the summer!  Knock some reality into that boy.  I tell you what my kids are so spoiled.  They won't know what they have till it is gone (like Austins phone, games, TV and friends)!  Ok, now that I am done venting some sad news here at the Pulliam residence.  Momma the cat is probably being put to sleep tomorrow.  I am so upset I wish I could have helped her but she is just too mean to be adopted.  I have worked with her for months and she still attacks me and I am the one she loves.  We are testing her to see if there is some medical reason she attacks when touched on her back.  She has also been loosing clumps of hair and drinking water like crazy.  So we will see tomorrow.  Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle I have fallen in love with her:-(

A Jewish Girls Easter???

So today is Easter so happy Easter to all my friends.  I however am Jewish so it's not as exciting as Christmas or anything like that.  Yes, I do Christmas we celebrate the season not the reason?  Actually my husband and step children are Catholic so we do everything.  This year however was pretty much a day like all other days of the year.  My boys are too old for Easter baskets so I got them each a bunny and an egg filled with candy.  I did however forget to give it to them until tonight.  I know bad little Jewish girl but whatever I have ALWAYS had an issue remembering to do Easter.  Usually Cody is with his Grandparents and this year was no different.  One year when the boys were about 10 (still believers) I completely forgot and had to send Andrew out at midnight to try and put something together.  Boy was he mad.  Not that he remembered, and this is his holiday!  Anyways, Cody came home today from a week with his Dad (my X-husband).  I'm so glad he is home I really miss him when he is gone for so long.  Now it usually takes a few days for him to get back into the normal routine here at home because when he is there all they do is fun stuff.  I hate that.  My X tries to tell me how to do things with him after he spends a week with  him.  I just usually tell him to shut it because he only spends a week maybe two with him a year and it's not real life.  They always have fun stuff planed when he comes to Florida so no making him do homework, do chores or deal with the sibling thing.  He does not have to wake Cody's cranky butt up every morning and fight him to get ready for school nor does he have to take him, pick him up and take the calls when he gets in trouble!  He is a loving Dad though so I'll give him that.  I'm also getting ready to leave for a Mommy vacation this week and can't wait!  I'll miss my animals (and family) but I can't wait to not have to make dinner, do laundry, wipe the kitchen counters down or anything like that.  

Karma Sucks!

So every morning my husband is yacking about how mad he is because our little princess Maggie has been peeing on the kitchen floor during the night. I of course am sleeping so by the time I get up it has been cleaned and I don't think twice about it. Well, isn't Karma is Bit*h! This morning around 2am Maggie (the princess) starts barking. I get up to put her on our bed and she runs to the kitchen door. Being the good Mom I am I follow to let her out. So as I enter the kitchen it is dark and I can't see. Know my house pretty well so not a problem! That is until my right foot (in my slipper) slides out from under me and I go crashing to the ground! As my right foot slides forward my left leg bends and I land on my knee and then my ass. So in pain and shock I start yelling for my husband and I hear him say "Stay right where you are" like I can move anyways! So he comes into the kitchen turns on the light and starts LAUGHING! He has apparently seen what I slipped on and me sitting on the floor and thinks it is hysterical. So he gets the 409 and cleans up the mess then picks me up. Still laughing might I add. So I change and go back to bed to wake up in the morning with a black and blue knee that hurts like a dickens and a nice limp to go with it. So all Andrew keeps saying is now you know how it is to wake up to pee. Knowing that I am going on vacation to NYC next week and I will be walking a lot he still finds this hysterical. Oh, how the day will come when I am laughing just wait till he has to miss a fishing tournament because I need knee surgery! Won't be so funny then!

Bite me in the A**

You know how you think everything your child does is the best.  Like when they sing to you when they are younger and you tell them how awesome it was.  Well that is what I have always done with my Austin and his singing.  To me it was good for a kid and I always encouraged him (not thinking he would actually listen).  Well, tonight he came to me and wanted to sing; however, this time he was very serious about wanting to make a career out of it.  Oh boy!  Being the wonderful mother that I am I said well let me hear what you got.  Apparently because of his groundation he has lots of time on his hands to practice.  So, I sat there while he sang a country song.  WOW, how do you tell your kid to just please stop?  This is when I could use some of Simon's straight forward I don't give a hoot attitude.  So what did you do you ask?  I stopped him in the middle and said "ya know I think you need to learn how to do it without the I-pod helping you".  This was genius because he can't remember the words without it.  I also told him he has to memorize the words before he tries again.  Ya know write them down and study them!  HA!  I'm good because we all know there is no way he is actually gonna write out the songs and STUDY!  Oh I wonder how I do it sometimes.  

Love is Money

Tough day for the Chew Bug! Everyone knows how much I love my animals. So when Chewy started limping last night I went into panic mode. Not that I would not have done the same for my kids but they can tell me what is wrong and he can't. Well, six hundred dollars later we now know he has all sorts of dysplaysias. Hip, knee and elbow! My he is so young you say. He is only three how could this be? I have been assured by my vet and wonderful friend Dr. Hamelton that this is what happens when you get a discounted pure breed. I personally thought I was getting a deal at two hundred and fifty dollars when I went to the breeder and picked him up but I should have known to good to be true. Now I would not trade him for anything he is my perfect dog. Now not only does he not produce any tears (which means I spend money monthly on drops and put them in all day long) I now have to buy monthly meds that will run around fifty dollars a month! So, the lesson here is don't buy a discounted pure breed but know that I would sell my home if I needed to in order to make sure he is OK. It is not every day you come across a foster mom for kittens that is 100lbs of furry love!

It's time to pay the Piper!

Ok, so lots has gone on...  Not really, just enjoying not having to do much house work because Austin is paying the Piper for his weekend of rebelling:-)  Last night we had Passover at my Aunts house and it was nice.  Love the wine and Matzo Ball Soup and the boys were pretty good.  With exception to my husband teasing me about only being Jewish on holidays!  Well, I asked him how Catholic he was and he said very and I nicely reminded him that he only celebrates at Christmas and Easter!  So I think we are both pretty bad at our religions.  Today my X is picking up Cody for the rest of the week.  I'm happy for Cody that he gets to spend time with his dad but I'm really gonna miss him!  It's funny how they drive me crazy but as soon as they are gone I feel lost.  I don't know how I am gonna do with the whole empty nesting thing once it is time.  I know I say I can't wait and that I am scouting out colleges far away; however, I have a funny feeling when the time comes I am gonna want them to live at home and go to college.  Parenthood who ever thought it would be this crazy!  I'll try and post some pictures of Passover.  Also, loved having my brothers girlfriend and her little girl there it made it so much more fun.

Making Up is Hard to Do!

First thing this morning I hear my boys talking thinking I'm still asleep!  As they whisper I hear Austin saying "Stop being like that I wrote Mom a letter telling her how sorry I am"  then Andrew says "It better be good you really hurt her feelings".  As I am laying there grinning from ear to ear I hear them debating weather or not to wake me up and give me the letter.  Soon after Austin comes into my room and whispers "Mommy".  I turn over and he hands me his very long letter written in pretty blue marker.  Long story short it was the sweetest letter telling me how sorry he was and how much he loves me.  Of coarse I hug him and tell him how much I love him and appreciate the letter.  As I am sure he is thinking "I'm gonna be ungrounded" I softly whisper "You know this does not change your groundation".  He quickly says "I know" so I hug him again and tell him how much I love him and send him back to his room.  So I am feeling much better and I'm sure I will shorten his grounding once I'm sure he has learned his lesson and does his reading with no arguments.  Besides that it was a slow boring movie watching day.  I made baked ziti for dinner and we all had dinner together at the table like normal.  I love my boys and I'm happy to have things back to normal.  Now if I could just get the kittens to poop life would be pretty good right now.

A Day of Silence

To all my friends who have e-mailed me support thank you!  I love you all!  Well, as many of you know after the huge fight with Austin, while in his room, he cut out his screen in the window and ran away.  He also left me a VERY ugly note that added fuel to the fire.  So after hours of searching with the neighborhood kids, parents and sheriff we finally found him at his friends house hiding out.  So you ask is he still alive?  Yes, of coarse he is; however, I think he finally has gotten the message!  When he got home the sheriff stopped by and let him have it.  It took everything I had not to scream "You tell him"!  Austin however is probably still praying he never sees that cop again.  Me I think I should invite him over for dinner and make him an honorary part of our family.  How are me and Austin you ask?  Well, I have taken to not speaking to him.  See, I am a yeller so when I go deadly silent the house walks on eggshells.  Austin has apologized and I said "I just don't want to talk to you yet".  My husband has offered to go buy me some Outback Steakhouse and my other boys have steered clear by staying in their room playing games and reading.  Austin, has just laid on his bed all day because he can do nothing else. No TV, games, friends or toys.  His options are reading or nothing.  So, I'm not sure how long the silent treatment will last because I'm not good at it and I can tell he is super sorry.  I think I'll take it through the weekend and make sure he gets how hurt and angry I was.  I know some of you are "What about big Andrew what did he do"?  Well that is another blog all together.  I think he was too scared and pretty much let the cop handle the fear factor.  He did go sit and talk with him last night and I heard some "Well thats too bad" and "It's gonna be awhile".  However, besides that I did not ask and did not listen.  I'll keep you all posted.

No He Did Not!!

OMG!!!  I am slamming away at this keyboard early today because I just got into it with my 14 year old son!  I am soooooo mad I can't see straight so I needed to do something to keep me busy.  Ok, so here is how it went down.  Austin comes home telling me (AGAIN) that he has a high "D" therefore, he should at least be aloud out to play basket ball.  Well I nicely ask him how many times did he read this week after school?  He tries to lie and say everyday.  I ask "What did you read"  he says "Witch and Wizzard".  I then say "Thats funny because I have that book with me so again what did you read"?  I get the dumbfounded look and he just keeps staring at me so I tell him "See Austin this is why you have a "D" in reading because you somehow think you don't have to do your work"?  I then remind him that a "D" is a "D" no matter how you say it.  So I then inform him that NO he is not aloud outside this weekend and that he is grounded till he brings up his grade and stops lying about his homework.  Then he turns around walking away thinking I could not hear him and says "FU"!  No, not the abbreviated version the entire words!  WHAT you say?  Oh my good friends that is when I flew off the chair I was so comfortable on and went into his room and said "Say what you just said to my face"!!  Again, I get the dumbfounded look.  At this point the fear in my son is indescribable as I loudly inform him that his little teenage life has just come to a complete stop.  He has now lost EVERYTHING he holds dear to him and that for the next FOREVER he will be grounded to his room with nothing to do but read books.  I know you all think I am being harsh well maybe but I'm still fuming and plan to stay that way all weekend!  I would never have said that to my mom!  Oh and wait till his dad gets home it is gonna get ugly!  I'll keep you all posted on the big bang...

A "D" is a "D"

Well correct me if I'm wrong but when I was in high school when you got a "D" it was a "D" no matter what percentage it was at?  My son Austin has a "D" in reading and insist that because it is a high "D" he should not be grounded?  So is a 68% still a "D"?  YES IT IS!  Sorry Austin but your still grounded.  Now I'm not sure who is really being punished me or him?  It seems that whenever my boys are grounded they hang around me all the time.  I know their game.  Lets bug mom till she let's us off being grounded so she can have peace and quiet.  Again, sorry boys but I'm on to you!  Bug away because it just makes me more angry and I'll start taking away more!  Not that I don't love being with my boys; I love them with everything I have.  I don't have much but what I do have is theirs.  As, I sit hear and type my daily woes I'm listening to them argue about names??  Well, I guess Harvard is out.  Maybe Hillsborough Community College would take them?

Will I make it?

Well, I am doing my blog early today because I'm gonna go to bed early.  It has been a very eventful day!  First, I was putting away laundry in the boys rooms when I got the strangest feeling that I should search around to see what I could find.  Yes, I am a true believer that if you live in my house privacy is a privilege not a right!  So, I tried to think about where I would hide something I did not want my mom to find and well what do ya know I hit the jackpot!  I sat on my sons bed looking around the room and then it hit me!  Look in the pages of the book propped up next to his bed.  It is a HUGE dinosaur fact book.  While flapping through the pages some very interesting pictures fell out!  Now I understand he is a 15 year old BOY.  However, my stomach is SICK!  I have taken the pictures of the naked women and thrown them away.  I am just wondering how he is going to approach this invasion of privacy?  Will he go to his brothers and blame them for stealing his porn or will he just stay quiet and hope it was not me who found it!  I don't know what to do?  I know he has made comments that he is a BOOB man (boy).  However, I don't want that crap in my house!  I have enough trouble keeping my husband at bay and letting me sleep.  Now I gotta worry about my 15 year old son knocking up some teenage girl.  I know I'm over reacting right?  Well what would you do?  I have had the TALK and pushed my husband to keep up the open conversations about respecting girls and PROTECTION just in case.  See this is why I have to take a Xanex and go to bed!  Oh, and for my good friends that want to remind me that I had sex when I was 15 all I can say to you all is JUST WAIT TILL YOURS ARE THIS AGE!!!  I was an insecure slut but I turned out pretty good and want to discourage my boys from taking advantage of girls in that stage of their life!  Ok, off to take my Xanex.  I'll just record American Idol.... 

Everybody Poops

Yes, I am talking about poop!  Andrew and I just finished trying to poop the kittens.  They are not able to do it themselves and the momma usually does it for them at this age so since they are orphans it is up to me!  I however, was only successful in pooping "Smoochy"!  Smoochy is such a little Smoochy bug and pooped like a champ!  The other three are giving us issues.  I gave up after a while and gave them a tad of mineral oil.  Hopefully we have better luck tomorrow.  Besides that the most eventful part of my day was catching my son Andrew Jr. in a lie!  I asked "did you do you homework" he looks at me with a big smile and says "Yep".  I being the trustful mom I am asked "Really"?  He said "Yes mom I did it" so I just got the BS feeling and said "Let me see it".  Boy did that smile drop from his face while he just stared at me in fear!  I said "you so just lied to me"  he again just stares at me and thats when I said "go do your homework and then go to bed and no games this weekend"!!!  He is shocked and upset with me???  I just don't understand how they think sometimes.  I always catch them in their lies haven't they learned by now?  You can't fool the master manipulator of teenage lying!  Of course I am an adult and see the errors of my ways and have apologized to my mom over and over for my teenage years but I'm only 37 years old I remember it like it was yesterday!  I always tell the boys "THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT!

Good old Days

Well the kittens are all fed (still nameless) and sleeping.  The kids and hubby are sleeping so I thought I would write about my day.
First I had the same old battle with Austin about him being grounded for his "D".  Then the funniest thing happened.  What you ask?  Well, we were going through some of my old stuff my mom sent home and found one of my report cards.  See back in 1989 the report cards were typed onto carbon copied papers in blue ink and sent home.  So my son looks at it and says "Boy mom you were a goody goody".  I know all my friends are laughing wondering if it was really my report card.  Yes it was!  The only problem is that me and my slick crew of friends changed our "F"s to "A"s and our "D"s to "B"s with a blue pen.  Now I caught it right away and started laughing but when Austin asked what was so funny I just said "Told you I was a good student". LOL!!!  We had it so easy back then.  Now they use ed-line and the kids don't have access to it so they can't get away with anything!  So yes I still won my argument with the "D"s being unacceptable but in the back of my mind I was thinking "My poor mom had no clue".  I later told my mom and she said she never knew.  We were good!  See I always tell my boys that "I've been there done that worse and ten times better than you ever will so don't even try it".  Oh good times:-)

Kitten Season

Well I just picked up my first batch of orphaned kittens of the 2010 season.  They are so cute!  Eyes still closed they are about a week old.  I am looking for names so any suggestions would be appreciated.  I will post pictures of them in the next few days.  Right now they need to stay warm in their little bed with their stuffed mommy.

Now for the latest teenager news...  Did you all know that a 14 year old boy could still throw a fit like a 5 year old?  Wow I'm speechless on this one.  My youngest son Austin actually sat on the floor stomping his feet crying and throwing a fit because he got grounded.  Why did he get grounded you ask, well he has a "D" in reading (I love ed-line).  He actually said that all the zero's he has are wrong.  He did not do these assignments or did not turn them in (resulting in a zero) but still he can not understand HOW he has a "D"???  He has yet to pass a reading test.  Now I have had him tested for a disability and they say he does have a huge difference in the math verses the reading but he does not fall under "disability" status and he should be able to pass these reading tests.  He does well in all other subjects he just hates reading.  He has also never passed his FCAT reading and is in special classes for reading.  However, after watching the fit today I'm convinced it's pure laziness!  I make him read every night and he does ok, not great but ok.  If it was a reading test on football he would A's it!

Now on to my adventure with Cody.  We went driving today again and boy I'm done with that!  I swear we almost ran into the mailbox.  He would not turn the wheel.  I started yelling at him to hit the breaks and he said "I quit I don't want to drive"  I said "Fine get out and I'll get us home".  So that is that I guess my patient husband will have to take over.  

Driving me Crazy

Well today I let my son drive for the first time ever!  My whole body is still shaking!  All I can really remember is my feet pushing down like I was trying to hit the breaks.  I also remember saying "You control the car the car does not control you"???  Really?  I have no clue where that came from!  Sounds pretty good right?   I can't believe my son is driving.  I don't even remember learning to drive with my mom.  I took drivers ed at Leto and I got a "C".  May explain my driving record.  I also made my husband take him around the block you would think I was asking him to cut off his right arm!  I bet when it's Andrew's time to drive my husband will be super excited to take him.  He just does not have the patience to deal with Cody's goofy reactions.  I am mean so he listens to me!  Now I'm looking for some good restaurants in NYC for my yearly girls trip next month.  I'm so excited I'll be gone for 6 days.  Can't wait!

Hunger Games

Well, today was pretty uneventful.  I watched the baby (I'm to old for that) and I finished my book.  I have to say I'm pretty torn on how I feel about the book (Hunger Games).  I hate the concept of the story but I could not put it down.  I was angry, sad and excited by the end of this book.  I have started reading the second one in this series (Catching Fire) and I'm making my self take a break.  It is a gripping series.

Cody (and Andrew) survived the carpool this morning.  Cody is still fighting with his friend but I'm sure they will survive.  I'm really irritated with the fact that Cody is letting his grades slack.  I'm gonna have to get back on top of the grade thing now that I'm getting better.  Austin on the other hand has a "D" in Science and is very proud it's not an "F"!  Guess two out of three kids making it to college is pretty good.

Party's Over

Well the party is over and everyone is on their way home.  My sister left this afternoon back to Michigan and my nephew has moved into his girlfriends apartment.  The rest of the family has dispersed back to their corners of the world and things are getting back to normal.  I'll  miss my sister and it sucks that I was so sick while she was down here.  I did however make my steak as the number one child by playing the "DEATH" card!  I told her that if I die before them that I will always be in the number one spot!   My brother seems to think he is but lets all remember that I am the only one of my family to graduate high school, I have never been arrested and I don't do drugs or drink that much (anymore).  Oh and I am the one that has ALWAYS been here with my mom!  So like I said I'm the favorite number one child.  I know mom loves us all equally but really it's me thats her favorite:-)

Tomorrow also brings me back to watching the neighbors baby Zack.  He is adorable but a lot of work and I don't know if I'm up to it.  Also, Cody is gonna have to deal with his carpool issue.  I'm really feeling sorry for my husband who has to take them all to school.  Cody is not gonna make it easy but if anyone can deal it is my husband.  I can't wait until Cody can drive himself to and from school so no more carpooling.  These kids drive me crazy!

Well thats that for today I'll catch you tomorrow.

Anti Social

I have come to the conclusion that I am anti-social.  Now I am taking into consideration that I am still pretty sick; however, dealing with people even when I am well is a bother to me.  Today was my mothers 65th birthday party, (happy birthday mom), my sister came down from Michigan my brother is home after being gone for the last 5 years and all I wanted to do was be left alone and go home.  Don't get me wrong I love them all very much and would give my life for any of them.  However, I just did not want to be there today.  WHY???  I am starting to wonder if Cody's anti-social behavior is hereditary?  Maybe it's because I'm feeling insecure with how I look?   I don't know, I'll have to reassess this when I'm feeling better.

I do have to say my kids were really good today.  Probably because they know how I am when I'm coming down from steroids and didn't want to lose any of their stuff.

Andrew did not win any money today in his fishing tournament but thats ok because he loves just fishing.  I would have loved a big check to spend on my NY City trip but O-well maybe next one.

Day One For Real it's True

Hey welcome to my life! I have decided to star my own blog to let people know that they are not alone in this crazy world of crazies!

To start a little about me: I am 37 year old married mom of 3 teenage boys! Yes 3 teenagers that are sure they know everything and anything there is to know about the world. I am also a huge animal lover. Basically saying I have way to many animals (3 dogs and 5 cats)... I am a foster mom for abandoned kittens (bottle feeders) before they go up for adoption. I do not work because I have Lupus and seem to end up in the hospital a lot more than I would like. My oldest son has Asperger's Syndrome (he is 15) and very smart. My middle son (also 15 long story) is very shy but extremely intelligent and heading down all the right paths to get into a good college. My youngest son (14) well let's just say I'll be happy if he graduates!

You ask is there a man by your side that can deal with all of your craziness and I say YES! My husband Andrew the most amazing loving and PATIENT man in the world. How we ended up together is anyone's guess but we have been happily married for over 10 years. He is a huge fisherman and works in the Mortgage business. Not a great place right now but we get by better than most right now.

I am a very strict mom my kids are never on the computer unless it is for school. I know I'm keeping them isolated and behind in the times! Whatever! They get along just fine and have everything they need to be successful and I am excited for they day they leave (I mean go to college).

I will also try to post pictures of our family and a lot of the pictures I have are of my 4 legged babies!  Maggie is my Boston Terrier and she is my baby!  No other animal can compare even though I love them all!  I have Two Bostons one Golden Retriever and 5 cats (Trouble, Patches, Willow, Starmy and my foster Mamma).  I have a feeling Mamma will be a permanent resident before long.   

Starting today I will post my daily exciting issues in my life starting with today's events and of course it is a rainy boring day in which my husband is off on a fishing tournament and my kids are just coming in from school. My oldest son is now having a melt down because of his carpooling situation. He just got into a huge fight with his friend and now does not want to carpool anymore! This is typical for kids on the Autism spectrum to have meltdowns so I will let him calm down and then try to figure out what to do. I myself just got out of the hospital yesterday and am having a hard time feeling like dealing with this; however, what choice do I have. If not me then who? He is my lovebug no matter how hard it gets. Well I'm off to look for something to cook for my bottomless pit stomached boys and then back to bed. I know today's blog is boring but hey there will be some days when I can't stop typing so count your blessings this is a non eventful day so far.