Not Me! Monday #6

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It's been a great week.

I did not pull Little W out of the tub and tell M to get in. I would never forget about M being in the tub. I did not frantically (on the inside) search in every room of the house to find her. I did not find her floating contentedly in the tub, oblivious to me calmly walking from room to room, because she does not find the bathtub relaxing at all. Nope, not me!

I did not hog the new Rosetta Stone program for myself. I did not stay up until 1 AM one night learning Spanish. Not Me!

I never forgot to do the homework for our Financial Peace University course last week. Nor did I forget to do it for this week either. I am a good student. So I did crack the books; I'd never forget that. Not Me!

I didn't pay a bill early! Not Me! And I certainly did not mess with the budget to go out for a Mother's Day supper. Not Me! Because I'd never forget to budget for such a holiday as that.

On Mother's Day, after deciding on a quiet day at home with my hubby and children I did not text and invite my youngest brother and his girlfriend to come spend the day with us. And if I'd done such a thing (which I never did) I would never spend their time here doing things like hanging 3 loads of laundry, talking on the phone with Tammy-Lee and reading blogs. Not Me!

Have a great week!

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Not Me! Monday #5

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well, my brain is very tired and I can't think back a whole week, because I did not keep my kids up until almost midnight two nights this weekend - Friday and Saturday. Nope, not me! Because bedtime is strict around here.

And on Friday, I didn't bathe my kids before the campfire and then feed them s'mores. And after feeding them s'mores I didn't put sticky tired kids straight to bed. I most certainly would have learned my lesson the first time, so I wouldn't have done the same on Saturday night. No child goes to bed grubby in the clothing they wore all evening. Not me!

Because we are learning to stick to a budget, only spending cash and only the cash that's in the envelopes, we did not go for lunch on the 30th. Nope, not me! Because we stick to the new budget. I, of course, being the mom that I am would have packed a lunch, knowing we were going to be gone over the lunch hour. And that lunch, I did not jump for glee (inside) when the waitress said she'd only charge me for one children's meal (and not the four we should have been charged). Not me!

I did not let my laundry pile up this week. Not me! I was very diligent and did three loads every. single. day. So that when the fire fighters came over for a camp fire they did not have to walk over my pile of dirty laundry to get to the bathroom!

So glad that MckMama and Baby Stellan are home safe. And so glad that Not Me! Monday is back.


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Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Not Me Monday #4

I did not tell my DH that he could start using power tools at 11 PM, after the children had gone to bed.

I did not "disappear" into my music using my new mp3 player - a ZEN Mosaic.

I did not serve leftovers for meals for two days, and those leftovers were not mac and cheese with wieners. We certainly did not encourage Cutie Boy to use the word wiener in reference to a body part.

We did not load 94 2 by 4s and 40 2 by 6s into our porch area in preparation for building the loft; we certainly wouldn't have done that on Christmas afternoon when we all were feeling so very ill! (We left the flooring outside.) I didn't move two dressers and a set of plastic drawers into our already crowded library to make room for this construction either! And Saturday I did not crowd the already crowded living room with a dining room table, a couch and a rather large plant.

I did not serve chocolate for breakfast at all this week.

Oh, I most certainly did not send all five children to bed at 6:30 PM on Christmas Eve night. And DH certainly wasn't asleep in his chair at that time. And then DH and I did not stay up until 2 AM wrapping gifts and watching A Christmas Carol. And then I wasn't up with sick kids between 4 AM and 6 AM only to be woken by excited girls at 6:45 AM. I most certainly did not get up with them then and open stockings and calling grandparents waiting for the others to wake. Do you think we woke the others when we got bored? We wouldn't do such a thing. Not me! Me, a mother of 5, would never wake a sleeping toddler to open Christmas gifts on Christmas morning!!! HAHAHAHA!

I didn't take a picture of my sick DH and post it on my blog. I wouldn't do that. (heehee)

I didn't change the setting on the coffee grinder and not tell my DH, just to see if he'd notice.

I did not try to post this Not Me Monday post on FRIDAY night, thinking it was MONDAY the next day!! Nope, not me, because I can keep track of the days of the week.

I can't believe it is Monday again, already! This last week has gone by so fast. For more Not Me! Monday check out My Charming Kids. Except that due to the holidays and the fact that their baby is very very sick, Mr. Linky is not up! They could use all the prayers they can get for their little guy.

Not Me Monday #3

Well, here's another "episode" of Not Me! Monday. Click on the link for other blogs participating this week too.

I did not whine and complain about my dh being out M,T,W night without me, leaving me home alone with the children for way too many hours at a time. I didn't throw it in his face that he got to go out of Christmas dinners while I ate Mac&Cheese again. I wouldn't do that because I knew that he didn't want to be at those dinners.

I didn't let my sick husband sleep until 2:30 Thursday afternoon. I wouldn't keep the kids quiet for him to sleep so that he could get better. And I certainly didn't join him Friday morning until noon! And not Saturday either! I wouldn't do that and use the TV and gingerbread and gingersnaps to keep the kids busy so we could get better by sleeping away this sickness.

I didn't take a sick family to church just because I needed to get out! And of course I was totally critical of all the other mothers who brought their sick families to church!

I didn't let another mom hold my baby for the whole service so I could concentrate on the message and wasn't at all okay with the distraction that Baby R caused with her laughing during the sermon. I wouldn't want anyone else to enjoy her giggles. (She's only 2 months old and adorable.)

Oh, and in that same service, I wouldn't tell my Cutie Boy to spit his mouthful of muffin into my hand so he wouldn't gag. I wouldn't do that because I know that it is disgusting and makes DH cringe and gag. Nope, not me!!!

The temperature around here is so very very cold (-30ish C). So, DH and I wouldn't send our four oldest outside to play. Nope, not us. And we certainly didn't use their outside play time to make sandwiches in peace! And even though they didn't seem ready to come in yet, we would never interrupt their play to get them back in the house to eat only a very very few minutes after sending them out. (Seriously, it did take longer to get them dressed and undressed then we let them play outside.)

I didn't drink 5 cups of coffee in one day without re-hydrating with water.

I didn't try to make the pain of my headache from this cold go away by drinking Butter Ripple Schnapps right out of the bottle. I'd never do something like that.

I didn't say that I liked doing dishes by hand when my dishwasher stopped working this week.

I didn't stay up until 4AM Saturday morning chatting online with a friend (until 2AM) and then with DH until we finally fell asleep. I would never do such a thing when I have been and still am so very sick.

I didn't create another Yahoo group only days after decluttering my yahoo group list to cut down on email. And I most certainly won't be on the search for more yahoo groups on different topics any time soon.

And I am certainly not using Baby R's nap time to sit and write this post. I wouldn't do that when I have a stinky bum to change, lunch to clean up, dishes to wash, clothes to wash, hang and fold, a floor to sweep and maybe mop and kids to put down for a rest time. I wouldn't do that. Not me, not ever!

Not Me Monday #2

I'm not perfect; we all know it.

Here's my second attempt at Not Me Monday.

I did not misplace both pacifiers sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning. My daughter's need to suck is so strong that I would always have these in a safe place, maybe even attached to her.

I didn't do my errands and head for home only to turn the wrong direction to go read my mail in a parking lot down the block because I wasn't ready to go home yet. I wouldn't do that because I miss my kids so much when I'm away from them. On top of that, I did not go to two Christmas parties this weekend and leave my children with sitters!

I would never serve a gingerbread house and donuts for breakfast so I could sleep in.

I was not so disorganized this week, that Cutie Boy had to wear Princess Pullups until I could get to the store. Nope, not me! My boy is all boy!

I am not hormonal and therefore I did not almost start to cry when Grandma Irene came by with a mended blanket that my grandmother had made for one of my girls before she died. I did not gasp in sheer shock and pleasure. Nope, not me, because I am very level and never super emotional!

Check out My Charming Kids for more Not Me Monday posts. Come and laugh at yourself, just a little.

Not Me Monday #1

Okay, I'm gonna try this. I think I need this little giggle at myself and my week.

Early this week I did not purposely wash and dry 4 loads of laundry and leave it unfolded in baskets knowing full well that two dear ladies were coming the next day to give me a hand. I wouldn't want to give them something to do.

I did not buy my DH his favorite kind of chocolate along with a couple other boxes and then go ahead and eat my whole box in one sitting. Following that, I did not proceed to eat DH's box of chocolate and share it with the children. And following that, I never would have shared a third box with the children!!! I wouldn't do that, because I have self-control.

I did not take away all snacks for two days.

I did not just throw another blanket over a wet bed in the middle of the night just so I could go back to sleep quicker. And I didn't tell one of the girls to do the same on at least one other occasion. I'm not lazy or overtired.

I also did not use the tv as a babysitter so I could take a nap. I did not give in to Cutie Boy's tantrums when I said he couldn't watch Elmo in Grouchland for the gazillionth time this week. And I certainly did not reserve more Elmo dvds through our library system for him either. I would never feed such an obsession.

Oh, and I did not allow my son to rip and tear at board books to just to keep him quiet and in his bed.

There are many many more Not Me Monday posts over at My Charming Kids. Go take a look and a laugh with others this week.