Monday Morning Musings - They Call Me Mellow Yellow

Yesterday, I decided that we were going to go on a strict back-to-school routine. We were going to go to bed at normal bedtimes and wake up and get ready and do all our chores before the time that the kids will have to leave for school next week. We seriously need the practice. I tried implementing back-to-school bedtimes last week and it didn't work so well. My kids are too used to staying up late. So after all my determination yesterday, we stayed too late at my moms house, so we went to bed late. Then this morning, I slept until 8:45 and I had to drag my booty outta bed then. It's 10:12 am and I'm still in my PJ's. The kids are still in theirs and they are all in my bed watching TV. OK. So tonight. TONIGHT we are gonna start the back-to-school thing. For reals.

Emily went to work with Steve this morning. Monday morning is usually our time to watch Design Star because it comes on late Sunday night and we record it and watch it first thing Monday morning. I think it's rude she just left me hangin' today.

I have weird kids. Emily's favorite thing to watch on TV is HGTV and Zac's favorite channels are the Military Channel and the History Channel. I won't tell you what my favorite shows were when I was their age.

You wanna know what my dear, sweet Emily said to me the other day?

Emily: Mom, with kids, there is usually one parent who is really nice and fun and plays with the kids. Then there is one parent who is boring and makes the kids work and do chores.

Me: Really?

Emily: Yeah. In our family dad is the fun one who plays with us. You are the one who is boring and makes us do our chores.

Me: Emily, that's really rude.

Emily: I know. I don't really mean it. Sometimes I just say stuff like that so you will have something to put on your blog.

Me: Oh, well, in that case, thanks for the material.

I just thought I would share my status update from Facebook yesterday, for those of you not on FB. Just so you can know how incredibly freaked out I still am about my little visitor last week:

I used to be a brown flush it down, yellow let it mellow kinda gal. You know, trying to save water and all. (hey, if it has to do with saving the environment that makes me ultra hip, so just shut yer trap) But now I'm scared that the TP in the mellow yellow will give anything trying to escape from my toilet leverage. So now I'm a flush it every time kinda gal. Was that too much information?

And after saying something like that, I just wouldn't be me without leaving you with a theme song to accompany the visual: