Can't do anything right.....

Ever had one of those times in your life where you can't seem to do anything right to please the people in your life? I am in one of those funks!! I feel like nothing I do is making anyone happy :(

What is a girl, mom, wife to do? I think a girls trip out of town for a long weekend is the cure to what ails me!

My good friend and I went on a girls trip to Navarre, FL in March and I must say it was one of the best times I have had..period. We went to bed when WE wanted, got up when WE wanted, did what WE wanted, ate what WE wanted, drank what WE wanted. I think that about covers it. I think all women/mothers should have at least 2-3 weekends a year where we can go somewhere away from the perils of our daily routines. I know I was away in March, but with 2 teenagers I think I am about due for another. I think those of us with teenagers should be given a pass to a place with women only, doing all the things that WE like at least every other month! The only men allowed would be the ones serving us our drinks at the local pub, that's it, no exceptions! No one under the age of 30 is allowed either!

What do you ladies think?

My family eats ALOT of Nutella!!!!

Strawberry Nutella Dessert Pizza

Ingredients: 

1 unbaked pizza crust

1 jar of Nutella or Chocolate Spread

1 cup of sliced strawberries

Powdered Sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400

2. Place plain pizza crust in oven for 10 minutes, just to get the crust warm and slightly crispy

3. Remove from oven and spread Nutella (as much as you wish) evenly over crust

4. Top with sliced strawberries

5. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of the berries, cut and enjoy!

Bad Mom

So I am officially the worst Mom in the world!! I took cell phones/computers away from both of my children, made them cry and clean up their messes (of course, neither of them made the mess)!

I need a crash course in teaching my kids how to do simple chores without having to punish them constantly. I feel like all I do is go behind them and tell them to "Come here, finish doing __________!"

Well, yesterday was the last straw. I walked into our family room and someone had taken PB and Nutella and left both jars and a water bottle on the table (we have a rule of no eating outside of the kitchen/dining room), dishes were left in the sink and their bathroom stunk! I went over the deep end, to say the least. I took their cell phones for the weekend and told them to clean up their rooms and if not when I got home from work today, the computers were going to be gone! Guess what....not done! Why? I don't mumble, I don't stutter, I am pretty sure I spoke loud and clear!

I have good kids, I really do. They just won't do chores for what ever reason. I am NOT a maid, I DO work and when they are home all summer they are expected to help out just a little. Why is this a complicated subject for them to comprehend? Why?

I don't like yelling, I don't like punishing, I don't like being talked to like I am one of THEIR children, I don't like crying because I feel like I have done something wrong. I am pretty sure things will get better, I pray things will get better.

All I can do is take one day at a time and say a little prayer before I walk in the house that I won't lose my mind!

Tattoo....

So, I have been pondering getting a small tattoo over the last year or so. I want something small and discreet. My husband is not exactly pro tattoo. Maybe I am going to a small midlife crisis, maybe I want something that no one else has, something that will only be mine! This is a big decision, since it is a permanent decision.

The biggest part of the decision is where...shoulder, ankle, foot, shoulder, nape of the neck???

The only thing I do know is that I want something small with a cross and maybe wings.

Decisions, decisions, decisions!?

Eating...

So how do you get a 13 year old girl to eat more than carbs? The teenager is a "carbatarian", which means she eats no meats, veges, and minimal fruits. On a rare occasion, I can get her to eat a scrambled egg or two. She considers potatoes and corn vegetables...NOT! 

I have preached to her about fueling her body since she is a runner, won't do it. I have recently gotten her to eat yogurt (that have the mini m&m's/oreos crumbles). I guess it is a start. 

I have the cookbook where you can sneak veges in food that is cooked, I haven't been able to disguise it enough and finally gave up.

Tonite for dinner, she drank a protein drink with a banana from Starbucks....by force! Why must she be this way?

Hugs and Kisses

Don't you wish when you kids are hurting or upset you could just hug and kiss them and make life all better? I do. Just like when they were kids. They would fall and scraped their knees, we would bend down kiss the "boo boo" and life would be all better. Off they would go like nothing ever happened. Why can't it be like that when they are older? My man-child was venting to me about a hobby he has taken up and was so upset as to why he felt like he wasn't getting any better after several months of training. I couldn't answer his question, just listen to him vent. I wanted to tell him it would all be OK and it would be fine. I wanted to hug him and tell him life would be fine, but I couldn't...I can't. Like I said to him, I don't know what to tell you, I don't know what to do, I don't know!

Sometimes life is a bummer when we don't have the answers. I thought parents had all the answers, but we don't and that is sad.