I'm a freak, you shouldn't say those things

So, you be the judge:


Thank you Nelly Furtado for my title today. We all know I'm a geek. I'm not going to hide it or dane to even say I'm not. I may be an attractive geek, but I do have four eyes and a love of gaming. I've been playing a NWN server called Kismet. Its a *clears throat* social server. *she grins* but I have found a group of friends who give GREAT roleplay! Sumita, the Bard character I play there has gotten to be quite popular. I've earned the name of Siren and been told I shine brighter than the sun. I have men and women following me around just for some time or a song and I have to say I was feeling great. I must be a fantastic RPer of a half-elven bard. So, I daned to speak to a friend this evening and share some of the compliments. Lets call him Twink. He tells me, its not my great RP...no no, thats not it. "its because Sumita's face loks like a blowup doll" is what he says.

In other news, I got 9.5 hours of sleep last night...thats always good. The kids are starting the bus too school on Monday. Should I call and see if they made it? *laugh*

Until next time *grin*

Bus...Magic Bus

What is it about the bus that kids love so much? We started with bringing them home on it and when it pulled up yesterday and honked, They both had to be drug off the bus (but Esp Volume). They love it! I'm thinking if they do that well all week, I'll see about them taking the bus in too. They are both doing fantastic in school and still love it everyday. We still do school in the basement almost every day too. I love those munchkins!

I'm sleeping better since I realized (from testing it over the weekend) that i do better on 5-6 hours instead of 7-8. (much to the Master's dismay) My major issue is that I don't wake up early well, so I'm having to stay up late or get 7-8 hours and be beat all day. I figure we'll work it out somehow...

Other than that, life is pretty hum-drum. I wake, go through my day, sleep.... repeat. I'm starting to think I need something thats just for me but my issue is I can't figure out what that is *laugh*. Oh well....until then I'll keep chugging at it and look forward to the pieces I get thrown, like my Saturday night at a hotel on my birthday weekend in 2 weeks. That should be nice. Of course, I wouldn't mind a CD player for my kitchen either *laugh*. Oh well...I'll take the night out and go swimming and love it.

Sleep? What's that?

I've had some sleepless nights lately (The Master informs me that it is NOT insomnia because I have slept 6 hours a few nights...far be it from me to point out
in-som-ni-a [in-som-nee-uh]
–noun
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.

I think that 4-6 hours when I was getting 8-9 is insufficient. ;) One night I even only got 3. I'm going to do my best to get back to falling asleep and hope to God I don't wake up at 3am for the day. But until then, I'm cutting out naps. I just can't lie there awake in bed, so I get up and do things. Maybe I'll clean my house tonight *laugh*

In other news: Not for kids ears or eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQXsrrrf2zw Hysterically funny take on Terrorism. I love it.

The kids are great....love school so much they want to go everyday. I'm calling the bus company to see about haivng the bus bring them home soon. *sniff* they ARE growing up! I'll have to post some pictures soon.

Thats all for now, from lala land *grins* My heads a bit fuzzy and I'm starting to speak elvish. Time to get some more rest....just wish I could get tired!

First Week

So I can never come up with catchy titles for my blog entries. All my creativity is used up coming up with Buffy game episode names and character histories. Or coming up with things to torture my players with in D&D...I warned you I was a geek!!!

They survived their first week well. Trouble is impressing his teachers, learning turn taking and even stealing the teachers chair. They are calling him the little teacher. Volume, always slower to adjust, is doing better. Today, his Aide got him to go to the bathroom and the gym today...without fits! and its only the first week! Both teachers were impressed with how far they have come this summer *tries not to strain herself patting herself on the back*

As for me...I did a ton of NOTHING this week. I had a head cold and spent a lot of time on the phone with Marven, staring at my computer screen, or re-reading the same page over and over *laugh*

Well, kids are done with bath...time to get them ready for bed! Theres your update, all!

First Day

What a sad date to attend the first day of preschool, but I didn't pick it. I took them in, trying to take off their backpacks across the parking lot. Expecting, at least, small notification that I was leaving them somewhere, I walked them each to their classrooms. As soon as they were able to shrug out of those backpacks, they were gone! Without a look backwards. I stood, dumbfounded at the doorway as I unloaded said packs for their teachers. I walked out of the door and to the office, dropping off the ever present benedryl and epi pens for my poor nut allergic boys and thinking back to a few moments ago as the staff, gathered at the door when we arrived, commenting on how grown up they looked and how big they had gotten over the summer. Its so true...they have grown. Last year, they would of been upset at me leaving. We'll see how picking them up goes *grin*

So, the loser that I am, here I am...free...for my first day and I'm what...blogging and checking email? I'm such a loser! :) Hugs to K'Ballo whos dog of 11 years passed away today. May he run forever and catch that doe he always wanted. Hugs to Maven as well who is sitting at her little Gustsys preschool so that he transitions better.

I'm off to find something better to do on my first day of freedom!

ONE DAY

One day until we start preschool. I have had one helluva week. They had a virus all last weekend (and so did I) and then it turned into a cold. That I have now as they are getting over it. *sigh* They are well, went to Orientation and didn't want to leave *grin* so thats a good sign! I think we're all ready. I have a feeling I won't get as much done as I'd like this first week, but maybe I'll recover from my cold.

In other news, Volume is turning into tantrum. I know they say its a good sign, but wow. If yo don't get what he wants, when he wants it RIGHT then...its done. You'd think we were KILLING him! I guess its normal for 3 year olds, right Maven *grin*?

Shout out to K'Ballo. He has been a life line through the week keeping me entertained and enlightened with RP's and the like. Oio naa elealla alasse’. Also to Dizzy, my ever present kender, thank you for the music that is now stuck in my head! It is good music and the bard in me loves you for it.

Thats all folks...and I'm spent!

One Week

As of today we have ONE WEEK left until school. We spent the weekend with some virus thingy that made the boys and I lethargic and we all ran fevers. That and a loss of appetite were the only effects. So we all spent the weekend sleeping and watching TV because that was less strenious than anything else we could do. The master spent the weekend taking care of us, bless him. It seems most of the three-day weekends we get, someone gets sick...but at least its not NEXT WEEK!!!

Other than that, there isn't much happenening here. Boring but true. We have OT tomorrow (if trouble is feeling up to it) and then Orientation on Thursday from 1030-1130. I think they will be excited to see their teachers and classmates again. Not sure how I'll be juggling the two classes or if they'll pop us all in one. Maybe I'll get my exercise running between the two *laugh*. I have all their school supplies set and ready to rawk. One last week to survive and they get to go back to school!

7 DAYS UNTIL PRESCHOOL!!!!

30-something

So I have this friend, lets just call her...Craven. *grin* she turns 30 tomorrow. She seems to think that this age means that shes OLD!! Even though her 9 year old (we'll call in instepid) says that your not Ancient until 40, she still thinks that the world is ending at 30. I'm here to tell her, and all you 20-somethings that life doesn't END at 30 and to point out some of the great things that happen in your 30's:
1. Women reach their sexual peak in their 30's. THATS something to look forward to.
2. Men DON'T (another good thing, so that they aren't going in 5 seconds)
3. Although you are considered an adult at 18 by the law you are not truly an adult until your 30's. Maturing mentally & emotionally.
4. your Old enough to argue with your parents!
5. You are no longer the one who doesn't know anything at work.
6. You actually have a little money in savings.
7. You don't have hangovers any more (not by choice but because you've got kids)
8. Your house is half paid off.
9. Alot wiser to make proper decisions.
10. Nobody calls you "kid" anymore.
11. You know every mindgame/ trick a women throws at you now.(women, you can stop playing those games)
12. You make your own rules.
13. Did I mention Sex is better, much better?

So those are my 13 reasons why everyone should enjoy their 30's.
So, Maven...er Craven...enjoy being 30! You can't change it anymore than you can change the fact that Jackson is coming *grin*

COUNTDOWN TO SCHOOL 11 DAYS

Countdown to School

Ok folks...help me out. I have 14 days until school starts (thats 2 weekends!) on September 11th. So we are going to have a countdown.

TODAY we have 14 Days Left.

I will resume the countdown another time...like when I have less than 2 weeks ;)

Bodily Noises

So yeah, if ya got 2 boys, bodily noises are bound to be funny. Trouble was in The Master's lap yesterday while we watched a bit of TV. (though this consists of pausing several times and often takes us about 40-60 min to get through 20-30 min of a show) He was doing the indian sound on his mouth with his arm as The Master was bouncing him. We were laughing when he all of a sudden learned how to flubber. He thought this was great (maybe because we were laughing and cheering him on)! This continued for a while until he moved to making fart noises with his lips. By this time, we're both praising the kid. Hence the family of bodily noises begins. I can't help it, fart jokes are FUNNY! so yeah, we are raising our boys to be ALL boy!

We got out on Saturday evening (THANKS CHANCY!) and after stuffing ourselves full of good mexican food (mmmmm), we went to the Theatere. We debated back and forth on movies and The Master finally picked Little Miss Sunshine . For those who know nothing about this movie, there is a good reason for that! The poster for this movie is just a yellow VW buss with some people running and trying to jump in it. This really is the best poster for this film. I can't tell you much about it without giving it away, but its safe to say its the best Comedy I have seen this year. I was laughing so hard I was stomping my feet. I HIGHLY reccomend it!

Weekends are for Sleep

Why don’t children get this? 650am is NOT an acceptable Saturday morning rising time, Especially not when the Master was out till 2am and I have to get up with them. I keep telling them that until they can get up, turn on cartoons and get your own cereal, Saturdays are for sleeping in, but they aren’t listening. Oh well, *I* normally get to sleep in on Saturdays, so who am I to complain today? Especially when Chancy is coming to baby-sit later.

Coffee…I need coffee. That would help, I think. I’m a bit fuzzy on the subject having stayed up till all hours last night reading a compelling book. Damn you Dean Kootz! Your supposed to end chapters so that its easy to put down the book, not end them so that we have to read and find out what’s next! Then the next time we check the clock its 1230! That’s not very fair, now is it?
Well, I’m going to take my boring Saturday morning because no one but me and other mothers are up (and no other mothers are online to chat, the ones *I* know anyway) and go have some coffee, feed my kids and finish the damn book I didn’t finish last night either. I’m still on a cliffhanger chapter…of course.

Updates are boring...so deal ;)

So I have two computers…one upstairs, and the other downstairs so that during the day I can do things like IM and read blogs. So my downstairs computer went Kaplewie this weekend and then again today. My ties to sanity were cut. Instead of reading blogs, I choose to read my book and finish it and then call anyone I knew was at home and bug them. This took all of 2 hours. My children loved the fact that mommy wasn’t in their favorite spinny chair and spent the morning taking turns spinning in it. I was gleeful for naptime and the chance to read all the things I had missed this morning (like Kraft Dinners comment for me to post a new entry).

Not much new here though. Still RPGin it, online and in real life. Still on Tomeweaver www.tomeweaver.net and playing Buffy and D&D. I’m a geek of RPG epic proportions.

Trouble and Volume are still up to no good. Volume fell asleep by the pool yesterday. A first for him. He did NOT wake up gracefully so we ended up leaving. They have been fighting today over the spinny chair and an alphabet puzzle. Trouble has slept the last 2 straight nights in his bed. One more and his crib gets moved out of the room. Volume is holing on to his crib and resisting all attempts to move into his bed. He’ll get there. We have learned NOT to push him. He takes 6 steps back and digs his heels in hard.
Hope everyone’s week goes well! I get a break Thursday morning *hop* so I’m happy about that. So exciting, aren’t I?

Things you never thought you would hear yourself say!

Wednesday August 16, 2006

So I was talking with Kraft Dinner yesterday and we were talking about the list of classic things that you know you were going to say as a mom. For example:
"Don't run with Scissors!" or "Because I said so!" things you KNEW you would say as a mom.
Me, I find myself saying things like "There is enough mermaid for the both of you!" and "Volume, that's your BROTHER's penis, you have your own!" or "Trouble, chips are NOT breakfast food!"
Being a mother now adays is very interesting. ;) my tidbit of the day...

Mom Burn Out

Saturday August 05, 2006

So yeah, the little ones actually went to sleep in their big boy beds! Thats my huge news of the week. They choose to do this ON THEIR OWN! I think, inside of a month I can be done with cribs. Next step..ditch the high chairs *grin*. We're on the rise...I can feel it.
So ASD kids require a LOT of work to keep them going. Mine are in the phase of wanting me all day long. If I get 30 min peace to read straight, its a miracle. (ask Maven, AKA Kraft Dinner who talks to me almost every day) We have a school area set up in the basement that we are in 2-3 times a day, puzzles, books, computer stuff, legos...the list goes on and on. By friday, I'm pretty much hosed. I can't WAIT till they go back to school and I get 2 hours a day to ALL ME monday through thursday. I can actually clean my house without aid, Go grocery shopping without the weekend being here and complete things I want to complete!!! Imagine the concept.
For now, my gripe is that Superdad (who I think I'm going to call The Master instead...as in the game master, not the dirty one, you sickos ;) ) has no set time of coming home (through no fault of his own, its the job) and he is mentally fried when he gets here. So pretty much, main care m-f is me. He helps, but you know. Weekends I TRY and get down time, but having so much to do that can't get done during the week, it usually gets pushed to the back burner. I just feel so overloaded and wonder how these moms in the 50's did it! I think Kraft Dinner is right when she said thats why they hid alcohol all over the house!
So what I'm thinking is I need to just start taking it. But then I know The Master will also just start taking it. I need a happy medium where we both get mental down time and I get adult time without pretending to be an addict and going to AA meetings *grin* It seems the free classes at the library always fall on the worst nights and I don't want to pay for something and then have him have to work late...so I think I just may be stuck for another month. Someone, anyone, help keep me from talking in Dr Seuss rhymes all day!!! *grin*

Geek Convention

Tuesday August 01, 2006

So we had people here all weekend and it was a total geek convention! Gaming every single night with some video games on top for added fun. My mom took my children from saturday afternoon until sunday evening to aid in our till four am geekdom. I thought even SHE couldn't screw up the meals. I put everything together in little bowls in sets of 3 for each meal and put them in her fridge in the order they would eat them and I got about 4 bowls of random food back. *shrug* what can ya do?
Volume learned something new on the way home from grandmas. He learned (with a cold I might add) how to squirt milk out of his nose and how highly entertaining this is. Wow, was that a gross combination! It might of been funnier without the green combo of the cold...UGH!
Shout out to Blonde who came to visit and brought me (from her husbands character to mine) a 4 ft pepperoni. Carried it on the plane and everything! Also, When asked by the security guys told them it was a 4ft long sausage and licked her lips. My kinda girl! She was entertaining and fit in well with the rest of the gang. She's saving up to come again next year.

Grocery Shopping and TV??? and Volume on the loose!

Thursday July 27, 2006

So I went to the grocery tonight, actually two different stores and on my way out of meijer as I was strolling along with my cart full of food I hear a familiar sound of the wiggles. I look to my left and what do I see but a shopping cart that has one of those car things in the front and inside is a little TV playing the wiggles!!! Wiggles Cart I was flabbergasted! TV at the Grocery Store??? I mean, on one hand, I can understand. For those of us with Spirited Children (Cough Maven Cough) it might be a boon IF they will watch the wiggles or Barney. But is it good, or another reason for kids to watch tv. Me, I’m on the fence with this one!
We went to the Children’s museum today and that was a blast. Trouble loved the water and the legos and the play kitchen (the one who goes to bed with Kitchen utensils) and Volume loved that he could run and there were books all over the place! All in all, grandma and I needed a nap! They, however, aren’t napping well so I got a 15 min one on the couch. After my talk with Maven about caffeine and what not.
I did come home to find out that Volume, in his new found climbing ability, decided to climb OUT of his crib and INTO Troubles and wake him up screaming while I was at the grocery. That was mildly entertaining ;)

Bedtime Wierdness

Tuesday July 25, 2006

So my parents babysat last night so we could get out. We went to see Clerks 2 (fantastic movie if you’re a Kevin Smith fan, which I am). We get home and they tell me everything went fine…but that I shouldn’t be surprised when we get Trouble up in the morning. I look at her, quizzically and bite. Well, she says, you know he has been getting into the drawers lately. I nod. She says he took a French toast flipper thing to bed. (kinda like tongs, looks like a whisk) Only My son takes kitchen utensils to bed *shakes head*.
So we head off to bed last night and I wake at a better time this morning only to find out that in my sleep, I have some how twisted my ankle!!! How I get these “sleeping” injuries I have NO idea. It seems I wake up with more trouble than I go to sleep with and I wonder if some alien is transporting me in my sleep to do some triathlon. I guess just like how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop, the world may never know.

Why Monday's Suck

Monday July 24, 2006
I feel a lot like that commercial for the U.S. Army. “We do more before breakfast than most people do in their whole day!” Now, granted, it wasn’t before breakfast, but it was before 9am, does that count?
My morning:
My adorable twin boys wake at about 7am. I get them out of their room and we head downstairs where I *TRY* to lie down on the couch and rest a bit more. Nope…no way. We have to have crackers, and a video, and get dressed right away.
About 720, its time for breakfast. I get them set and fed and start to get my own breakfast. I’m able to eat it in peace (which is a feat in and of itself) but RIGHT after, Trouble comes and asks for juice. (This does not involve words, but involves pulling me to the fridge. Did I mention they are non-verbal?) Then he wants to go outside because the dog wants out for the third time this morning.
So it’s now almost 8 and we are outside playing in the rock bed with volume on the slide and then right back inside. I give The Maven http://stay-at-home-mayhem.blogspot.com/ a ring and she’s about to hop in the shower so I let her go. I get back inside and Trouble finally says “on” to get his computer on and then proceeds to take me over to ask for school (we do a school type thing in the basement at least once per day).
So we do school and come back up. Volume decides he wants to play on MY computer upstairs (which we never do until the afternoon) and proceeds to throw a major fit on the stairs when I say no. When he comes back down I get him set up on the computer down here for a bit.
The Maven calls back and in-between us both dealing with our preschoolers, we chat a bit. Trouble proceeds to get into almost every drawer in the kitchen and I have to put up the kabobs and the knife sharpener because he has decided these make good toys. It is now almost 9am. I sit down for 10 min and manage to sign up to start a blog, since The Maven has decided the world should hear about my antics. Welcome to the wonderful world of Stay-At-Home-Mom of Twins with ASD and who are allergic to ALL nuts! My life is NEVER boring *grin*

My Name

Comes from a few things....the first bieng M.O.M. stands for mother of multiples. I have identical twin boys, we'll call them Trouble and Volume. They are 3 1/4 years old and have ASD. I call them Volume and Trouble because they are loud and into everything. The second part comes from my mothers day card this year:
http://www.bluemountain.com/display.pd?prodnum=3093969&Searchstr=see%20mom&st=t&path=35616
I am currently 32 years old, a stay at home mom, married to a good man, we'll call him SuperDad for now. We are both total gaming geeks. We play RP games and computer games and board games....games games games. Also love movies (have about 500 DVDs) and reading.
So thats my explination of my name. Welcome to my boring blog *grin*. I hope to entertain you with stories and antics of Trouble and Volume.