Finally Friday?

Isn't it weird when you hit a point in time when you find there is absolutely nothing to do... Or rather that you want to do. I'm a SAHM right now so my days are taken up w/cleaning, washing, cooking, cleaning, homework, errands, and did I mention cleaning? Well we just moved into this home because, due to a wonderful economy and our obvious lack of income due to my recent disability (foot surgery in May & July of last year), we lost our first home.

So we've adjusted quite well. The house is smaller but within a week we had everything in (minus our beautiful leather sofas because they wouldn't have fit) and put in place... everything except for the stuff in boxes we stacked into two closets. REALLY only about one small coat closet worth of crap. Oddly enough I have nothing to do today. I did all my cleaning and washing yesterday and now I'm dressed have make-up on (very odd for me) and have nothing to do. And NO people, I don't want to unpack the boxes! :)

It's FRIDAY people... Do you know that 11years ago I lived for Fridays. I went out and danced every Thurs., Fri., & Sat. I never thought it could be different. Ask any member of my family and they would have told you I'd never get married or have children. HA! Weren't they wrong! So now that it's Finally Friday... I think I'm gonna scrapbook today... I have pics I haven't touched yet of our trip to WA and we're fishing!

What did I do Wrong?!

So how did it happen that I raised a child who questions everything I say. When I say it's time to do homework, shouldn't I hear something along the lines of , "OK mom." or when I say come inside at 6pm son, "OK mom". Actually I just realized... shouldn't all the responses to my demands be, "OK Mom." I mean really... is it too much to ask to be obeyed and respected or is that just a thing of the past. I remember when I was a kid we wouldn't DARE ask my mom or dad a question. What they said was what we did, No Questions Asked! Boy oh boy did my dad have a thick strap of leather waiting to tan our Hyde if we dared question or argue. So what happened between then and now.

OH WAIT! I FIGURED IT OUT!!!

They took away parents rights to spanking and came up w/time out. WTF is Time out?! I mean my son maybe takes a few calm spanks with the belt once a year. Oh sure he gets punished but nothing like when I was a kid. When we argued, swore, lied, questioned, disagreed, looked funny! HA... it was over kid. And you waited for it all day... trying to look as gloomy as possible while you behaved better than that kid your parents always want you to act like... you know the one... when your crying they always find that kid that's standing still saying 'Yes Ma'am' to her patient looking mom... And your mom says, "Look, why can't you behave like that good little girl? Shouldn't you be a big girl like that... now your dad's gonna spank you." and yes I hated that girl! So then your dad (or mom) would spank you like those people you see on the shows for wanted parents... You know the ones where you see 'em abusing their kid by whoopin' 'em w/a belt, and yer thinking yea! She/he probably deserves it!
No we don't have 'Corporal Punishment' ne more. Oh no, we have counseling, and zero tolerance. Time out and grounding. Now we have positive re-enforcement and learning how to talk to kids on their level. WTF! And oh no, don't you think of spanking that child for swearing or talking back because before you know it you'll be taken downtown and booked for child abuse! OK... maybe I'm being slightly dramatic but sometimes I look back and think..." I should have spanked my kid more."
And it's not a conscious thing I did... It's all the crap they tell us parents is what we should/should not do. If you ask my mother-in-law (who I can't stand right now but that's a long, miserable story I have to be intoxicated to tell in detail) she would say I was a tough mom who expected too much for a child and I'm way too mean. (That's part of the "I can't stand her".) No, my husband and his family don't believe in spanking. I can honestly say that my husband has NEVER spanked my son. It's always been me. And I don't even do it anything like my parents. It's more of a calm, "Son, I'm going to spank you 2X for talking back and lying and I hope you learn your lesson." ...
OK... for all my B***hing and moaning I have to say my kid is a constant honor roll student. His teachers love him and he's pretty good most of the time. It's these times when I have to argue w/him about what I say and what he wants that I go through my, "Where did all the belts go!?" moments. So what do I do... I sit him down for a long talk w/dad and ground him from going out to play tomorrow... Boy what a B I am! HA! :)

He's SWIMMING!

Today we went swimming for the second day in a row. Scotty is doing GREAT! It's amazing but when that kid gets it in him that he wants to do something he gets it done. As a mom I couldn't be prouder. It's kinda funny how this happened. He was invited to a pool party on May 10th... Go Figure! All I need now is for someone to throw a bike riding party and he'll have all the kid stuff down! :)

- Soooo... Today is our family day. We're just gonna chill and watch the Spurs who are really behind right now! UGH! I hope everyone is having a great weekend and loving there family!

And Here I Am...

It's Saturday night around midnight. Everyone is sound asleep in bed and yet I can't follow suit... sooooooo... I am setting myself up on this new blogspot thing (I hate new technology). When I was in school we still had computers w/DOS screens. The Oregon Trail was like the newest technology. We were still playing Atari where everything was green and black and all shapes were squares, dots and lines! Boy have I just aged myself or what! :)

So tonight I'm just making this short and sweet while I figure out how this site works...