The Grinch talks about Top Toys for 2013

I recently read through a Top 10 Toys List for 2013 and this is my take on the Toys out there from a mother's perspective....

Rainbow Loom - Looks fun and creative for a while BUT I can wait to suck up all those elastics in my vacuum cleaner!!

Minecraft Game - First you come out with a free app where your child builds stuff for hours and then we ask them to come to the table to eat...the kids goes back to his or her beautiful design of their ultimate dream home that has a big beautiful library, huge swimming pool, beautiful flowers and bedroom that only a child could dream of and the design is GONE!!!! Their dream house is DELETED!!! So then you buy the app because you feel so terrible and NOW you come out with a Video game for a console?

Beanie Ballz - Feel free to purchase if you want more dust collectors in your house. They are stuffed animals, they don't do anything - except collect dust

Aquabots - They look awesome - maybe for bath time! How long does the battery last to keep it in the tank? Nothing like your kid waking up to the morning to a fish laying on it's side!

Lego - I LOVE Lego, don't get me wrong....but seriously WHY is it so over priced? There should be a warning label on the product - Have you even stepped on it in the middle of the night?

Furby - REALLY!!!?!!! I worked in retail and we decided to open one to show the customers....this is WORSE than a colicky newborn...I'm hungry, I'm sleepy - I'm AWAKE at 4am!! Perfect gift for soon-to-be parents....

Skylanders - money grab.....something new each year and isn't compatible with last years edition

Snowtime Anytime - get your a$$ outside and play with your kids! Really? Indoor snowballs?

Every year I seem to have to purchase a toy that's on someone's list and say "Hmmmm....I wonder how long this is going to last!" But is it worth seeing your kid unhappy? What are your nightmare gifts that your kids are asking for this year?

Just Breathe....

Ever have those days where you wake up and think OMG what did I ever do to deserve this?
Well, here I am and I am here to stay. I'm a stay at home mom of three school aged children....who all can't keep their hands off each other! They can't wait to speak all at the same time and at the end of the day they all love each other and teach one another all the good and bad things they know...

I would like to take you on my journey....feel free to comment, discuss or ignore me!
But this is the path I have chosen and continue to stay on for a while.

Never in my life did I think my "job" would be to take care of three little people...to referee, cuddle, give time outs, nurse a fever, hold a bowl, wipe a nose or read the same book over and over again. At the end of the day I won't lie sometimes I wish and pray they would go to bed and sleep because then I know they are safe and QUIET!!! Did I just say that out loud? Yes, it's true sometimes we mom's get tired and have enough of playing the same card game over and over, or reading the same book or watching the same show.....and I won't lie, the drama and the fighting does get to us.....so this is where we need to figure out how to BREATHE and within seconds figure out how to deal with the situation without freaking out or creating a huge SCENE in public..... we aren't crazy but these little people can make us crazy....sometimes I just feel they are constantly testing our patience....just waiting to see how they can explode this bomb!!!
This is a journey that I have learned more from than any Educational institute, everyday is a learning experience and some days I ask myself "why?" or "how can we work through this? or change their habits?" Some days I don't know the answers to all these questions but together as a team and family we try to work through them and try not to ignore them. We try to learn from the good and the bad experiences and get through them in the end. The past two years I had the pleasure of spending my days alone with my youngest child who has taught me about every bug imaginable, he also has an incredible memory and imagination. He has an old soul and a huge heart. He has taught me that it's okay to get dirty, it's fun to act silly and it's fun to play the same game hours on end. He has also taught me how to teach him how to learn in a different way....making learning fun and not so regimental. We do art with writing, he sounds out words for fun, we make work into songs....I have allowed him to educate me as I educate him. This is the part of my job as a mom that is so special to me.....So this is my journey and I hope to be able to share it with you...I am promising myself to write at least once a week. I hope you will come and visit....or follow me....

Cheers