GAMES

Outside games have gone out the drain. Of course there are still kids in every sport, but less and less kids go outside just to play for fun. Outside games have been taken over by video games, all the kids have a wii or some kind of electronic games, and parents use them as a babysitter so they don't have to go outside and supervise their children at play

 Another thing that these video games have replaced are real games like chutes and ladders...

 (remember these?)

 GUESS WHO?

(who would pick Jake?)

 Every kid dreams of living in Candy Land.

 OR AT LEAST LEGITIMATE VIDEO GAMES LIKE NINTENDO 64.

(mmmmhmmmm)

I mean we definitely do have more dilemmas like our neighborhoods are not as safe, and there are more things to worry about. But it shouldn't be hard to take a little time out f your day, or at least your week, to make sure your child plays outside. Are these kids really going to grow up without any scars on their knees from riding a bike or climbing a tree? LET THEM LIVE.

daylight savings

I am going to blame daylight savings for me wanting to have a lazy day today. It gave me an extra hour of sleep, but now I do not want to get up. The worst part about daylight savings, is your kids usually wake up at 8, so they naturally get up at that time, and now it is 7. So for all the mothers out there, not much time was saved. However I am not complaining, it will be weird with the sun setting before 530pm this week.

dilemma

 What do you do when your car stops in the middle lane of a very busy street? Well you do not just sit around and mope, I have learned. You need to make people aware that you are stuck -- turn on your hazard lights, get out of your car, and try to get help. Hopefully some nice garbage men will get out and push your car over to the side of the road where you can wait to get jump started by a friend or call AAA.

 Hpefully you do not have to wait over an hour in 95 degree weather.

 If you do, it is nice to have a mini closet in your car to change into more weather friendly clothes.

 Maybe if you are lucky you will not be alone, and you can have the other person guide traffic around your car while you sit on the side of the road embarrassed drinking water and Dr Pepper.

AAA is a life saver, they will tow your car and call you along the way telling you prices, like it really matters... YOU OBVIOUSLY NEED A TOW.

So what do you do when you are in this situation alone with kids? Well they are going to be late for school, or miss their soccer game. Make sure you call a friend or spouse to come deal with the kids. Missing one sports event or one day of school is not the end of the world. Step out of your car and wave down someone to help, you need to move your car as soon as possible because it is not just you at risk of getting hit, but your kids are in the car as well. Hopefully a god samaritan will pull over and help you, and maybe AAA will not take over an hour, but you just have to deal! As hectic as my day was I can only imagine how horrible it would have been with kids in the car. After that day you just need to get big joe out of the cuboard, fill him up with wine and laugh. That's all you can do.

CREATIONS

 

Shoes, glorious shoes. Reused old shoes, decorated them into fly Halloween kicks.

 Cupcakes food or decorations.

 Little creative paintings instead of buying big expensive ones.

 A LEMON MAN. 

enough said

 just making a man at the beach out of rocks and sand.

 Popsicle tower.

great wall of cups?

It is so easy to create fun activities out of things you have around your house. Maybe I am the only one who has all of these random "Michaels Crafts" at my house. But they are simple easy fun activities. :)

I LOVE MY LIFE

Please let me live it... Smoking is a disgusting habit. I could never be really close with someone who smokes. First it smells. Second the smell doesn't go away. Third I literally cannot breathe around smoke without coughing. Fourth it makes your teeth disgusting and does nothing for your looks. AND OBVIOUSLY IT KILLS. Europe at least has these facts right on the boxes, but really people what are you thinking? I have noticed recently that more and more people are smokers everywhere I go. It was a beautiful day a couple weeks ago and I was at school reading outside. During a two hour break I had to move three times because of people smoking around me. I obviously was spoiled at my community college because it was a non-smoking campus, I wish all schools were like that, or at the very least had designated areas for that. When I lived in San Francisco that was the worst part as well, over the cold weather, and the bums, the smoke everywhere was the worst! And then on Saturday night I was downtown for Halloween, and there was a cookie monster smoking, that is where I drew the line... I simply informed him that cookie monster DOES NOT SMOKE. It really is my biggest pet peeve, why do you do it? Do you really hate yourself so much that you want to go through a slow death killing one part of your body at a time? WHY DO YOU THINK WE HAVE RED RIBBON WEEK IN SCHOOLS? DRUGS ARE BAD.

Making a list...

... CHECKING IT TWICE.

It's that time of year already. Time to think about who you are buying for this year, and what you are going to get them. Some people are easy, while some are very difficult to buy for! I try to get all of my shopping done by Thanksgiving to relieve myself of last minute holiday shopping crowds, they are too stressful! I will be buying a couple gifts a week until then!

Also I thought this was hilarious... from one of my favorite blogs, http://catalogliving.net/

"Oh, it’s not all holiday spirit.  The Halls are our next door neighbors."

FALL

I LOVE when the inside matches the outside...

Fall is such a beautiful time of year. The leaves change color, the air gets crisp, and all of the holidays start to arrive. For me fall is about family, and prioritizing my life in a way that I can spend as much time with my family as possible. Of course fall is school time, so family and my studies are basically my life. Game nights, movie nights, hot chocolate cuddled up by the fireplace nights. Mhmmm such a wonderful time of year. Take a little bit out of your day to appreciate the beauty. :)