Moms taking on too much – Page 2 – Mom on the go in Holy Toledo

Mama’s to do List:

Morning drop off
Hunt down my cell phone (toddler put it somewhere, she probably called a few friends in the process, darn she is sneaky)
Go shopping for eldest daughter’s b-day party -Enchanted Princesses and Knight Party
Make Rice Crispy Balls on a stick for the Bake Sale (I realize that doesn’t sound appropriate for children but they are easy to make and kiddos love them)
Momup! Moment
Get gas
Laundry
Book Club can’t wait!!!

This week’s Momup! Topic: Pregnant mother accused of stealing

Please view the clip.

I was shocked when I heard about this story. I know I personally can’t take a single trip to the grocery store without opening one, if not three, different types of snack foods to occupy my toddler (she likes to play with the teddy bear, fish, and a various shaped snacks). And yes, as moms we do sometimes become distracted while at the store but who could blame us. Half the time one child is constantly inquiring about placing some item in the cart (and often lucks out and sneaks one in unbeknownst to mom), the other has to go to the bathroom (my son always has to have a BM at the grocery store, I don’t understand it), the toddler will not sit still, we are trying to mentally tally the total as each item is placed in the cart in hopes of staying under the budget, and keeping track of the items we still need to place in the cart all at the same time. What mother wouldn’t forget about the coffee or sandwich she had 3 meltdowns, one BM, and 100 “mommy can we get this?” ago when she entered the store?

Also, when I was pregnant, especially towards the end of my pregnancies I would begin to feel faint and almost ill if I did not eat something soon. I am just shocked that the store could not have been more understanding. The woman even offered to pay for the sandwich when they were escorted back into the store. It was obvious they were not trying to steal. My heart goes out to this little girl. Can you even imagine how scared she was? One minute she is safe in the comforts of mom and dad’s care and the next she is with strangers, in a strange place, not knowing what was going on all because of a sandwich!

What are you thoughts? Have you ever opened food in the store and forgotten about it? Do you suffer from the distracted mom syndrome when you enter the grocery store with your kiddos in tow? Please share.

Taking On Too Much Tuesday

Ever feel like you have bitten off more than you can chew? Wish you had a mommy assistant? Today is one of those days for me. I am just praying for a level-mommy head while I complete the necessary Tuesday tasks.

This mama’s to do list:

Morning drop off
Work on maintaining my professional credentials
(time to put on the career cap)
Preschool pick-up
Costco Stop
Wash costumes for Story time tomorrow
Assemble Daisy Girl Scout Tunic for tomorrows meeting
Address remaining sticker club envelopes to be mailed (ASAP)
Elementary Pick-up
Post New Book for Book Club
Make cupcakes for Halloween Party
Dinner, baths, bed(thank GOD)

And we are off……

Gotta run in and get a few necessities, eggs, milk, cream, juice boxes for meeting tomorrow, and laundry detergent.

Okay, wish me luck with the assembling. If you noticed I purchased everything as iron-on. As my grandfather so eloquently pointed out to me yesterday the sewing gene skips a generation. My great-grandmother was an amazing sewer and my grandmother, not so much. My mother was the mom who sewed costumes, hemmed pants in seconds, made her own tablecloths and placements, etc. The gene has skipped me; I am the mom who would use duct tape to replace buttons if I could. Since Iron-ons don’t always stay I also purchased a package of precut adhesive that you simply add to the patch, place on tunic, and then place the tunic in the dryer. It is supposed to really hold those suckers on there, I am crossing my fingers. Here is to hopefully not burning down the house in the process.

This is such a fun idea. My two older kiddos each received this stick club information in the mail about two weeks ago. The problem is the sheet request that you send it within 6 days, ahhhh. So, it has taken me a minute or two to kick it old school and get ink, paper, envelopes, and stamps. It just occurred to me as I type this that I could have scanned it and sent it via email to the other kiddos (but that would have been too easy and cheap). So, keep your eyes open for an envelope in the mail, chances are good your kiddos might receive one and if they don’t you could start one.

I am so looking forward to starting this book. And I think the other moms in book club share similar feelings. Our last book was a bit more serious and we need lighthearted.

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Dinner tonight, Freaky Hot dog fingers, gives a whole new meaning to Finger Food. Granted it is not the healthiest but it is a fun treat to have around Halloween time.

I found this in a Parenting Magazine and thought the kiddos would get a kick out of it.

Hot to make:

1. Cut hot dogs in half, widthwise, and then lengthwise into quarters.

2. Open a package of crescent-roll dough and roll until very thin. Cut the dough into strips, and wrap around each piece of hot dog,
leaving a little bit of the tip uncovered. Bake as directed.

So, do you feel like you have taken on too much? Are you a serial Yes Mom? Remember the movie that Jim Carrey stared in call Yes Man? Perhaps they should have a similar idea only focus on Moms that need to say no, they could title it No Mom?