Always check the pockets...

So I fucked up today.  I washed clothes.  Now washing clothes in general is not a fuckupable offense.  However, when you wash your husband's Ipod; now that's fuckupable.  Yep it went through the washing machine.  Nope it no longer works.  Yes he is mad.  Some would say that it might be his fault since he did not clean out his pockets.  I might agree.  Anyway, he will get over it, I think. 

Talk, Talk, Talk

Sometimes we forget to talk to our husbands.  I know I do.  My husband and I go about our day and by the time we get home we are so tired no one really wants to say anything.  This has been happening a lot lately.  I think it might just be the “summer blues”. I am making the effort to turn off the television and actually have a conversation more often.  Maybe we all should do this...

And another man on the list...

He is not on my list but once again I polled another friend.  Matthew McConaughey was at the top of her cheating list.  He is not hard on the eyes.  Just don't know what we would talk about.

This economy sucks

All we ever fight about is money and our lack thereof.  I need some good money news.  Every day is another sucky day.  Come on people, lets get it together and try to get this economy back on track  I am so tired of my husband and I fighting about it.  Just venting a little...

Another wife another list..

When talking to a friend of mine over the weekend about her list, she mentioned Channing Tatum as her main list.

Yeah I get it...

Who would you cheat with...

We all have heard about people with a list.  You know, a list of celebrities who, if given the chance, you would cheat on your spouse with.  My list would be a list of one.  I adore Justin Timberlake!  Now I don't condone cheating and I love my husband (most of the time) but if JT showed up at my door who knows what could happen.  I just saw Friends With Benefits and I must own this movie.  Love love love love him. 

My goodness he has gotten better with age...

40 marbles or more...

I thought this was interesting.  I had lunch with a friend today and as we both were lamenting the sad state of our marriages she told me about a conversation she had with a therapist.  Apparently if you give your husband a jar filled with 40 marbles, at any point when he wants to have sex he can give you a marble.  Now once you have received the marble you have 24 hours to make good on your promise of sex. 

OK this does not sound bad but....what if your husband wants sex like 5 nights in a row?  Can you veto at any point.  Plus does he just hand you the marble at breakfast or does he leave it hidden in different places around the house.Oh and what happens if you run out of marbles in like June, no more sex for the year?

Its an interesting thought and idea, I am just not sure that this would work in our house.  Something to think about though.

Tivo Mom: August 1 - Here we go....

As I was perusing my friend, David Dust 's blog yesterday I noticed that he had a link on his page for My Fitness Pal . So I checked it ou..."

Jealous or true?

So I am on my annual month-long trek to North Carolina from Florida.  During this month my husband comes for a portion of the time for vacation but for the remainder he stays in Florida.  I received a phone call from him yesterday about how he had to go to work to fund my vacation.  I was a little short with him and explained that time with the children is not vacation (hey I am still Mom 24/7) and that he was able to come home every night and do exactly what he wanted. 

Hmmmm should I feel bad for him?  I am not thinking that I do.

How do you respond?

Tivo Mom: How do you respond?: "As most of you know I have 2 children. They are 7 and 10 (almost) now and I can no longer shield them from the goings on of the world. As ..."

This is so true....

Is this saying that women are hard to read?  Well, I never...

Do you ever just not want to have sex?

I am in a bit of a slump.  I just don't want to have sex....at all!  Usually I can get geared up for it and actually look forward to it but the past few weeks I have not been able to muster that up at all.  Oh, I have had a few flashes of want and even had a bit of pity sex (pity on my husband) but the overall urge has just flown the coop.  My husband is having a heyday with this, as you can imagine and we have been fighting a lot.  I am working on it but this better end soon or else my husband really is going to find that hot, young, blond with big boobs.

I have fears...

I always say that my biggest fear is that my husband will leave me for a young, tall, blond with big boobs (OK its not really but this is the exact opposite of me).  I am neurotic about being made a fool of, and I know this but my husband does not help with his "I don't give a shit attitude".  So I look at his phone and read his facebook stuff.  I know, I know trust is important and I know that my husband would never really cheat on me.  But (and this is a big but), we know too many people who it has happened to and people that you never would have expected.  Anyway, when I looked at his phone last week he had erased his call logs and of course my brain went all over the place.  I could not sleep and I just let my imagination run away with me.  Anyway, has anyone else ever had these fears?  Or has this happened to anyone?  By the way, the husband's phone was full and he erased his call logs.  He knows I check his phone so I assume that he thought nothing of it.  I guess. 

I am feeling a little guilty...

I live fairly far from my closest friends and family (3 states away).  Lately I have been extremely homesick and complaining a lot about where we live and missing everyone.  I was told when we moved down here that it would only be for 2-4 years.  We are coming up on the 5 year mark with no end in sight (who knew the economy would collapse).  I have a tendency to take all of this out on my husband who I know is under a lot of stress at work.  I need a better outlet but I also need him to realize how much I don't want our children raised where we currently are.  Just venting a little so I will not vent to him.  Point being, its not always the men that are a pain in the ass. 

So familiar....

Happy Mother's Day to me

So my husband has a hard time buying me gifts.  I have to nudge a lot to make sure that I get what I want (and /or need).  So for Mother's Day I got a pair of shoes that I bought two weeks ago.  Now if I had known that these shoes were going to be my gift, I would have gone for the more expensive pair.  Now that I have hit the day of me, so to speak, it is a little sad that I have had nothing to open.  I know, I know I sound like my 7 year old but something else would have been nice.  Not a gift but flowers or something.   Anyway, Happy Mother's Day to everyone and to me as well.  I will wear my shoes with pride and know that I have excellent taste...

This is interesting...

I get the magazine Redbook monthly.  I know, I know its a "mom" magazine but I enjoy the articles and I like the recipes.  Anyway, this month there was an entire article on a cheating website.  Yep that's right, a website for the sole purpose of hooking up married people to have an affair.  8 million people on the site and the motto is "life is short, have an affair".  The website is called Ashley Madison.  Anyway, when I brought this up to the husband he made a joke and thought nothing of it.  Now I, of course, wanted a discussion.  Have you heard of it?  Have you ever checked it out?  Would you cheat on me? Are you cheating on me?  I know, I know but when I am having a "day" these thoughts go through my mind.  I do not believe that my husband would cheat but I want him to be as appalled by this website as I am.  It is maddening to me that I cannot get him to take the bait..anyone?

Me me me me me

We are going on a trip.  Actually we are going on a big trip.  We are taking the children to Montana skiing for Spring Break (we got a deal).  This is a huge undertaking but it seems bigger to go from Florida to Montana for some reason.  Anyway, my husband is starting to get a little freaked out yet...and this is big...who the hell does he have to worry about.  I am washing clothes and packing for myself and the children (and him too).  He is going to a Miami Heat game and a golf tournament this week and we leave Saturday.  Hmmmmm now what is he worried about?  Will he have enough time to pack his carry-on?  Will he be able to get to the ATM and get cash?  Because these are the only two things he has to do besides go to a basketball game and a golf tournament!  It is so difficult to be a man.  It really is.  Back to packing..oh wait what is he doing...yeah he is watching a movie.....

What is she talking about?

I honestly think that the husband must think this about a thousand times a day.  There is no doubt that the the writers of "Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars" (or whatever the book was) were on to something.  Trying to explain to my husband why I need good girlfriends is like trying to explain to a two year old an algebra problem.  "If you have a problem, why can't you just talk to me" he says.  But what if the problem is you?  Plus has anyone else noticed that the standard response from a man if you mention that a woman is being a bitch to you is "screw them, just don't deal with it".  No man can understand the daily pressures of being a woman and dealing with the social and school interactions.  And I am not sure that that "fuck her" or "fuck them" has ever really solved a problem.  Although this is the advice received from my "best" friend/husband.  My goodness he totally gets me...

My Day Off...

I actually had the day off today.  This does not normally happen where I have a day off and my children have school.  I must admit, I was a little lazy today.  But now that we are getting close to the time when the husband comes home, I feel like I need to make sure that everything is done (you know dishes put away, clothes folded etc) because God Forbid I do nothing all day while he is working so hard...(sarcasm anyone).  Gotta go and rinse out my dishes and turn off the television.

Who has the responsiblity..

I try to make a hair appointment and I have to ask 4 different people to make sure that the children are picked up and activities are covered.  My husband wants to have drinks after work or go run errands and he just goes.  Case in point; Friday is a half day for the children and they get out of school at 12:00.  I am going to have to get there to pick them up because the husband is going to a golf tournament.  Nope, he did not ask if this worked with my schedule, he just decided he wanted to go.   Just a little observation from my day...

Really? How Old Are You?

So my youngest is sick today.  She had a fairly high fever last night and stayed home from school this morning.  I am a preschool teacher.  I love my job but it does not always have the flexibility that I need to be a present mother.  Finding a substitute is not always the easiest thing.  Anyway, my husband and I agreed on a split day.  He watched her this morning and then I came home and sent him to work.  I called during my break and asked how Pea was feeling.  Distracted sounding, he said fine.  Did she eat anything, I asked.  Nope, he said but I gave her some Sprite.  How is her fever, I then inquired.  I have no idea, he said, and I cannot figure out the thermometer.  OK, really?  My husband is an Engineer and has an MBA.  He is not stupid (well most of the time) and he cannot figure out a standard children's thermometer.  I was flabbergasted.  Men vs Women and we are the weaker sex.  I think not...

It's just $7.00!

I got the money lecture this morning.  You know the one, we spend more than we make, we have to make some cuts, cut coupons...blah, blah, blah.  This talk happens about once or twice a month when he has to pay bills.  Never fun for anyone.  After he left for work I got a phone call.  Apparently he realized that I had taken the children to McDonald's on Saturday.  Well at this point he let me have it.  We are saving money - he says.  We need to pay off our debt - he says.  I offered to pay him back the $7 that I spent on the Happy Meals and that prompted a nice response (sarcasm).  Anyone else ever get this talk, and or response?  How do you handle it?  Any way to stop the talk from happening?

Nope I am hungover...

We had a party last night.  No kids, just adults, drunkfest.  It was fun.  I drank a lot and maybe even had a few cigarettes.  Nights without the children tend to be a little more laid back and less stressful.  Here's the thing; I woke up this morning with a terrific hangover.  I told my husband this and he looked at me and asked when we could have sex.  When I responded not now he, in turn, suggested a blow job.  Now here is the thing...when does the phrase "I threw up last night, and my head hurts horribly" become an invitation for sex?  And when does the turn down of sex, open the floor for blow job suggestions?  Needless to say he was denied and has been walking around like a spoiled child all day.  Has your husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, or lover ever done this to you?  How did you respond?