Babysitting Ms. Thang

Here it is 8 p.m. Saturday evening and I've finally found time to blog. You just don't know how much I have missed blogging about nothing at times,and at times,blogging about serious issues.
I don't have any readers yet,but I'm working on it. Man,oh man, have I been working. As you already know,I'm the mother of 5 children and just recently I have started babysitting 3 other children(ages 9,7,&4). I have always wanted to have a daycare business for 11 years now. So, anyway, 3 weeks ago this couple comes upto my front door wanting to know if this was a daycare because 4 of my kids and 3 of my neighbors kids were sitting on my front porch. In my mind,I thought that was hilarous because if you really think about it,how many people actually have 7 kids sitting on their front porch/yard these days. Well, anyway I told them that I've always wanted to have an in home daycare,but my husband was never to fond of the idea. Well, to make a long story short, I've been watching their children,they have been timely on payments,but their 7 year old daughter has some serious issues. Let's see, first off she has major issues with me putting her 4 year old brother in time out. Everytime her little brother hit,spit,threw a toy or did anything bad,she always went behind my back and got him out of time out,or handed him a toy. This was really driving me crazy,so I explained to her that she is not helping her brother at all by doing this. She is only hurting him in the long run. He will only grow up thinking that he can always get what he wants in the world by any means necessary. I hate to say this,but I believe if he had to kill for it he would. Oh! my blood is just boilling thinking about this whole incident. Well, back to the story, the little girl kept getting louder and louder about she wants to call her mother because she couldn't take all of THIS NOISE in the house,and I couldn't handle her little brother. Yeah, there was a lot of Noise in my house,only because you were the loudest person in my house,little girl. I had to tell that little girl,she wasn't running anything up in here...this is my house and you will be following the rules. It's funny that your little brother does fine during the day while you're at school,but when you get here,it's another story. That night(my hrs for sitting are 12:45 p.m.-10:45 p.m. somedays till 11:45 when they work overtime) when their parents came to pick them up,I went straight outside and spoke to her mother about the incident and this little girl had the nerve to say,"she didn't do that." Her mother didn't believe her though and I was glad because we have to many parents out there who believe,not my Kid,my kid doesn't do that,my kid said,she didn't do it. I honestly hope this is the last incident with this little girl,but I have this strange feeling that its not.

Good Monday Toooooo You

Hello to everyone! I hope you had an awesome weekend;I had a pretty decent weekend. Saturday my 6 yr old daughter,Pootie had a 102.5 fever and sore throat. So, of course it becomes very tiring on the body trying to take care of someone who is sick and four other children who need and want your undivided attention right then and there. But we made it through Saturday just fine. In fact, I had a wonderful time with Poot,we laid in the bed and watched one of the Bratz movies,Hoodwinked(a must see,1 of my kids fav)and I read countless books to her,and of course,we ate in bed.
She kept telling me she didn't want to eat,but I told her eat something(you have to feed a cold)and I made sure she took a nice warm bath to bring that fever down. As the day went on she felt so much better,especially after taking her bath. She told me she was well enough to go see Spider-Man 3. I just laughed and said,"we'll probably go tomorrow." And the next day,we went to see Spider-Man 3 and it was Great!

My husband saw the movie at 12:00 a.m. on Friday and he was very disappointed in the movie. He gave it a C- because he felt like the writers focused toooo much on the story(trying to make it like Titantic)and not enough on the villians in the movie(which means,to me not enough action). Has anyone out there seen Spider-Man 3 yet,and if so,what did you think? Did you take your kids and how much did it cost for your family(it cost our family $70)for tickets,and popcorn and drinks.

-Blessings to you-

Mother of five little Spiderman fans!

Swinging On Trees

Today was a fun filled day for me and my 4yr old daughter,Ladybug and my 2yr old son,lil Spidey. We spent a lot of time outside just enjoying nature.

We enjoyed....
watching ants
watering our garden
riding our scooters
counting and sorting rocks by size
sitting on the porch enjoying a glass of water
playing freeze tag
burying our feet in the sand(pure coolness)
swinging on a tree branch(delightful)

Today was a good day for me,Ladybug and Spidey. How bout you?

I love Idol and VFTW

Okay,I admit that I have been in loved with the website for 2 years now. When I first heard about this concept,I thought how mean and cruel,but at the same time its kind of funny. Let's face it,if you make it to the top 12,well, actually the top 10 then you are pretty much set. These contestants will probably be releasing an album together and we surely know there will be the tour. Vote for the worst has made the show to me more exciting because their audience actually votes for the "worst",and this brings so much excitement and entertainment to the show. Geez, Sanjaya made Idol really really entertaining this year. You never knew what he was going to do next,from how he styled his hair,song choice,or what was going to come out of his mouth. Honestly, I kinda miss Sanjaya,but I didn't want him to win the competition,but if he did that would've been the funniest thing ever. Now, what am I going to do;there is no one left that struggles from time to time....Well, Jordin did struggle with Rock Night,but I don't think that girl is going anywhere. She's amazing and she's only 17 years old. Yeah, I know there have been other 16 and 17 year olds on the show,but none of them can compare to Jordin's vocal range,strength,and presence. She seems so mature for her age;she's an old soul,I guess. I truly believe the next American Idol will be Jordin Sparks or Melinda Doolittle. Blake and Lakisha are great too,but I don't think they'll be winning Idol. Lakisha a great soul singer(but has struggled a few times)and Blake is very creative and knows how to make a song his own. These two might not win,but will be very successful. Who do you think will be the next American Idol?