Late Night Confessions of a Crazy Mommy Road Tripping with the Punkies

I know it's hard to believe cause she's young, blonde, and pop starish but I've always been pretty verbal about not caring for Taylor Swift.
I don't know if its cause she way to thin or if its the squeaky clean reputation she has when she goes through men like most of us change undies..... I mean come on John Mayer and I'm suppose to believe she's a virgin?! I don't know why I care people but I do!;-) I would much rather her own up to being slutty and then I would probably love her!
ANYWAY.... I've been locked in a minivan for hours(shut up I have 4 kids and a dog of course I drive a minivan) on end for the past 2 days and while they watch movie after stupid movie starring Dora( and we all know how she freaks me out) I put in a earbud and listen to Pandora which for some reason on my Maroon 5 station have been playing a TON of Taylor Swift and I got to tell you I kinda love her! The girl knows how to pen a song!!! I know what your thinking but seriously I guess when you break up with enough celebrity boy toys you can get to the heart of things!
Now here's my confession..... I really want her to date Adam Levine because I think the songs we'll get out of the two of them after breaking up will be AWESOME!!!! AND I think he'll kiss and tell!
AWESOME!!!!!!
Yeah this is what I think about when I can't sleep!

Let the Holiday Shopping Begin!!!!

If you are looking for something to buy me.....

Hey Everyone!!! Holiday shopping has already begun and my pals over at my favorite Etsy shop 

Every Day Baubles http://www.etsy.com/shop/EveryDayBaubles?section_id180470      

has generously offered all my blog readers a 15% off their orders! Just mention Punkies when you are checking out!!!! Hurry and get your orders in so they have time to make the perfect size for you all!!!

The tiny violets ring

The Winter Solstice ring

The Victoria ring

The Bluette ring

So remember to mention "PUNKIES" at check out and get your discount!!! I have so many people in mind that I will buy from them this Christmas and The Princess has picked out many stones that she wants made into rings and necklaces!!!!!

Chores for kids?

We always had chores as kids.  From early on I can remember helping Mommy do stuff around the house.  So when I became a parent it was something I did from the start.....giving the kids chores.  Not like Cinderella(although that is what Bu will tell you, he's Cinderella) but little things.  Now that all of them are older they all 4 have a small list of things that they have to do each day.

The Bigs are certain that I am abusing them with child labor so I got to thinking, are they to young? I mean it's simple things like 1. Make their beds 2. Wipe down the table after meals 3. Take out the recycling.  That's it really.... Zo takes up the dirty clothes and picks up the food from under the table.

Even the Littles have their list.  1. Help make your bed  2. Clear your dishes  3. Take your clothes to the laundry room.

So it not anything big, they also pick up after themselves when they are playing but again I don't think its a biggie.  The Bigs fight me with this all the way, everyday.  Crying, throwing fits that they have to help...... Is that normal?

Do you assign chores? At what age?  I've had Mom's tell me that it's to much, that as Mommy's we should be doing it, after all that is why we stay home to take care of our family.  But I feel like it is giving them a sense of responsibility. That it's part of being a family. Right?

Love for you all to weigh in on this one!

Wiping off the table

picking up the toys after playing

Pee..... Lots of it.....All the time

So one of The Bigs favorite forms of punishment for me is pee. They like to pee all over their rooms, all over their clothes, all over my van..... The fun really never stops.
We go through cycles and right now we're in the middle of a doosy! I've gotten to the point where they both wear diapers all day because even though they say they are using the toilet there is still pee everywhere all day......
So here's my question for you all..... What the heck have you used to clean pee that has worked for you?!?!? I feel like I have tried everything in the world and I can still smell it! Everywhere!

I've thrown away countless sheets and blankets and we're on their 6-7 th mattress and frankly it's expensive to replace that stuff over and over! I got smart and left the plastic on their mattresses this time along with a mattress protector( they will remove the protector to pee) bit still I can't get the smell out of sheets and blankets and I wash them at least every two days!
How about carpets?! I bought a shampooer and do the carpets in their rooms weekly but the smell is so strong. I'm not sure if they are actually peeing on the carpet because I don't find actual spots but again the smell is awful!!!

Then there's the van..... Zo is hell bent on peeing in it almost every time we go anywhere..... I don't even know where to begin in the van. I was his booster with the dog pee cleaner and spray down the seats and the floor but it always smells.

Any suggestions?!?! Comments?! Help?! LOL moments you would like to share about pee?!

Adam for President

Do I really need to say anything else?! Thanks for the pic Dawny!

The start of Halloween Decorating......

It's that time a year again where we start a bunch of craft and baking projects!!! Halloween kicks it off for us, we pull out the stuff we bought from years before and then do few projects a week until the holiday gets here.  Then we start all over for Thanksgiving/fall. Then again Christmas. Oh then there's Valentines Day, and then we round it out with the Punkies birthdays.  I get from August until October off.

So today we pulled out the Halloween box and started our crafts.  Today we made scarecrow masks and ghosts for our tree!!!!

I have a few more crafts and some baking planned for over the next week!  We will keep you posted!

Front Door with the gaudiest wreath you've ever seen in your life.

Pumpkin Heads

Giant spider that scares the shit out of all 4 of the Punkies but insist I put it up!

More fake jacks! They love these stupid things!

Can you believe these cardboard stick things lasted two years now in the NorthWest rain?!

Ghost that we made and put in the tree in front of the house!

Little  ghosts we made.

Making of the ghosts! Sis and Tater helped wrap them and tie on the orange bows

Then we decided they we needed googlie eyes.

Pretty cute!

Boo!!!!!

Scarecrow faces!

Vannie's is of course all pink!

Vashon Island......

We are an outing kind of family.  Always finding places to explore and things to do!  We take the ferry to the Islands around Seattle a lot.  Vashon is one of our favorites!