Bubby Watching Phineus & Ferb's Backyard Beach

Nope, no words necessary!  LOVE this little guy!

Rule #1 According To Bug

The Princess, Her Royal Highness, Bug

Princess Bug has been making unofficial rules since the day she was born.  I have not documented all of these rules but I try to adhere to them out of fear of the consequences in order to keep the peace in the kingdom. 

Today at lunch however, she set a precedence prior to her proclamation by actually officially numbering the rule. Therefore I think I shall begin documenting them here for you.  You might want to include them in your own rule lists as they are quite nonsensical regal!

Long story short, today started as any other day, and by lunch time, I knew I must ask the princess what she wanted for lunch.  So the conversation went as such:

Me:  "Bug, what would you and Bubby like for lunch?"

Bug: "Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches please."

Me:  "Coming right up".  

Then I dutifully got out all of the necessary ingredients and commenced to fixing.  As I put the first swipe of peanut butter on the first slice of bread, she began singing "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and I quickly chimed in.  This had been our ritual since she had learned to talk and I had taught her the song, so I thought (silly me) I was doing the right thing.  WRONG!

She immediately stopped me!  What the?  And so it was written, so it was told...Rule #1 was put into the New Doctrine According To Bug!

Bug:  "Mom, wait....Rule #1!"  (at this point I swear I heard the sound of trumpets in the background so I knew this was an official proclamation and I should take heed).  

Me:  "What's Rule #1 Bug?"

Bug: "When I'm singing Peanut Butter Jelly Time, you don't sing it.  This is my time to shine."

Me:  "You're serious?"

Bug: "Yes, but if I don't feel like singing it, then you can, that's Rule #1."

So as I made the sandwiches, she continued to sing, and I did not.  This was NOT fun but this was the official proclamation, so I had to obey.  I will concede on this one, but she will NOT take the Happy Little Working Song from my repertoire!  No way, no how!

Life with Bug is not easy.  I'm waiting with baited breath on Official Rule #2, I can only imagine.  

It's hard being the servant mother of a princess.  Wish me luck people, she's only 4.  This could be a long fairy tale!

My First Giveaway EVER! Brought to You By The Island Bug! **CLOSED**

**And the winner has been selected...just trying to track her down!  Thanks for playing along ZOOKEEPER.  As soon as I get your address, I'll mail out your prize just in time to sport for summer!  Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a sparkle in your heart!  Rock on people...and always sparkle!**

Oh this IS exciting!  My first giveaway EVER!  Giveaways are my favorite and now I get to do one!  To celebrate busting 100 followers (and by the way y'all rock), I'm hosting a giveaway!  

Little known fact, I make jewelry and shell wind chimes.  I'd like to say that I'm getting rich off of my creations, but I give away (as gifts) much more than I sell.  So on that note, I would like to give YOU this set (a $27 value if sold separately, $24 if bought as a set). Winner to be selected on 05/30/11. 

My little business, The Island Bug, got its humble beginnings many years ago when my older girls and I were broke and started making jewelry as gifts since we couldn't afford to buy anything (literally barely the supplies to make the jewelry). Recipients LOVED them and so the empire (she says with a smirk) grew!  We started with beads and cord and have moved to hemp jewelry and shell wind chimes.  The hemp jewelry is my favorite so I've decided to give a set away to one LUCKY follower.  Seriously, you'll love the stuff! 

Since this is my first giveaway, let's keep this simple (for me because I'm a dumb ass).  Here's how this will go.  You do the following few things, and you are entered to win.  The more times you "enter", the more chance you have of winning (oh I have always wanted to say that and mean it, I feel like I'm the lottery or something).  

1.  Go to http://www.insanityisnotanoption.com and become a follower (mandatory entry).  If you are reading this, you are already there dude, just hit that follow button.  It's over there to the right somewhere! Please leave a comment on this post including your email or link to your blog so I can contact you if you win!

2. Find me at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Insanity-Is-Not-An-Option/167254113297158 and *like* me.  If you know me, you know this is the most important entry....damn FB junkie!  

3.   Go to Twitter (again, if you know me, a NOT LIKE for me) at http://twitter.com/#!/notinsanemom and follow me there. 

4.  As an added bonus (for me and another entry for you), you can also go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Island-Bug/138783702814242?ref=ts and like me there too.  I love to be liked!  I wish I could send you to the web page, but it isn't ready, so bump that!  Just *like* me!  

Do you wanna win?  I'm going to use that randomizer thingy to pick the winner on May 30th, so please leave a comment for each entry so you bump your chances of winning! 

Oh and in case I haven't said it lately, y'all ROCK!  Sparkle on!  And P.S. - I hope you win!

**Contest open to USA residents only please**

Clean Carpets to Brushing Their Teeth...The Little Things That Keep Me Sane!

Being incredibly OCD is both a blessing and a curse.  During a move,it could literally drive you insane (not a far drive for me).  But on the flip side of that, the incredibly OCD often find things that excite them that do not even remotely interest others.  That's the plus side.  While unpacking, hanging, and cleaning again today, the thrills were abundant!  Here are the top 10:

  

#10 - Freshly vacuumed carpet.  You can almost smell the clean!

 #9 - Beds that are made.....EVERY DAY!

#8 - Kids that don't make a mess when they eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  (Obviously I don't have a picture of this yet because I am still trying to figure out how to make this happen, it's a "wish list" item).  

#7 - Pictures hung neatly on the walls in clusters that obviously make sense, all measured and marked prior to hanging.  

#6 - Dinner cooking on the stove long before the hubby gets home (brisket in the pot in the background, more on the pots and pans later in the list).  



#5 - Children that take naps during the day at designated times.  (Again, no picture, haven't figured this out either....another "wish list" item.)

#4 - Matching pots and pans.  This almost makes one's life complete, wouldn't you agree?





#3 - Kids that clean up their toys periodically throughout the day. (No picture, you get it, still working on that.)

#2 - Things that smell good.  I mean seriously, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're at, every body likes things that smell good!  

And the #1 thing that keeps this OCD Mom sane?  The fact that sometimes (just sometimes mind you) when my babies get quiet and I'm worried they are up to no good, I find them doing things like this BY CHOICE!  Maybe I'm not doing such a bad job after all!  Now if I could just get them to wear clothes...GEESSHH!

Hey, its the little things in life that truly matter!  I hope you can find all of your "little things" too! 

I Bet He Was Poking Them Too!

Y'all know I moved recently and although apartment living is not always ideal, the entertainment factor?  You just can't beat it!

If you've been following along, you know I'm a Facebook junkie, but I know this stuff isn't "real".  Some people?  Not so much.  So you know that I was amused to overhear (eaves drop shamelessly) the following conversation yesterday.  It went something like this:

I stepped outside and heard the "lady" in the apartment below me step out her front door. Speaker phone locked and loaded.

Her:  "Hey, what are you doing?" (then very little small talk).

Her:  "Do you know Jessica and Jenny (didn't catch their last name damn)?" 

Him:  "No, why?".

Her:  "They're your friends on FB". 

Him:  "What are you talking about?". 

Her:  "They are your friends on Facebook, you had to accept them, why would you do that, and there's all of these other females on there too, why?".

Him:  "I must have done it a long time ago".

Her:  "No you di'int!".

Him:  "How would you know?".

Her:  "Me and SOMEBODY checked your friends, every one of them, about 2 months ago and they weren't there".

Him:  "You and who?".

Her:  "Me and SOMEBODY, and they weren't there, and now they are, you had to accept them, why? And why are they commenting on everything, liking this? liking that?".

Him:  "I don't know what you're talking about".

Her:  "And all these FEMALES from Lombard TX, what's going on?".

Him:  "Nothing".

Her:  "What's going on?".

Him:  "Nothing". 

Her:  "And Jessica? Really? Jessica? She's ugly, she has acne, and tattoos all over her, and acne, well it's not bad but she does have pimples". 

Yes at this point, I was giggling uncontrollably, I mean, she had acne, well not bad, but she did have pimples after all!  And it went on and on and on and on. I had to go inside, the kids were acting up.  I'd been indulging myself too long!

But right before I walked inside, I hear....wait for it...wait for it.....

Her:  "ARE YOU POKING THEM TOO? I BET YOU'RE POKING THEM!".

Swear, I almost fell over the ledge laughing!  You can't even make this stuff up.  True life is so much funnier than fiction!  Now I wish I had stayed outside to listen to the end of the conversation.  I bet he WAS poking them!  BET!

Meet PIP...The Newest Member Of My Family!

Pip is a 7 week old Sugar Glider.  He's my sugar baby!  Officially he is an Australian Marsupial.  His mannerisms are that of a primate with the added bonus of "flight" like a flying squirrel.  Officially or unofficially, he is the sweetest, cutest, most AWESOME "pet" ever!  The pictures are not very good quality so posting them for Wordless Wednesday might not be the right place, but I soooo wanted y'all to meet him!  I'll take better pictures later!  For now, here's PIP!

 

Pip was named after the chipmunk from the movie Enchanted!  We are a Disney family after all!

 

Pip is most definitely more a family member than a "pet"!

 

To know Pip is to love him!  How cute is this little guy?  Admit it, you love him already!  Who wouldn't?

Our Day at Fetish Mart (Er Um, I Mean Wal Mart)

I'm a Wal Mart shopper.  I'm there at least 3 times per week (yes I'm certain only 3 times, so what if every time I walk in the door, they call me by name? Makes me feel like Norm from Cheers. Its all good.).  I see some crazy stuff there, and it makes me wonder.  If they carry this shit stuff, must mean people are buying it, right?  Right!  Hence my Monday installment of "Just Because You Can (buy it at Wal Mart) Doesn't Mean You Should".  I mean seriously, if people didn't buy it, surely they would stop carrying it.  Surely they would!

With that said, this week I was on Wal Mart trip #1 with Bug and Bubby.  We had lots to get so we were in all the departments.  Two items in particular disturbed me so I've chosen to showcase them here.  

At first glance, these beauties aren't all that disturbing.  I mean, of course it's OK for little boys to wear character underwear.  It's exciting for them I guess.  You wouldn't catch my son in anything like this, but I know it's normal.  However these were proudly displayed in the men's department.  Yes, that's right, grown man whitey tighty style Flash Gordan underoos. I mentioned you wouldn't catch my son in anything like this but seriously, if my husband came home in anything like this, you better freaking believe it would be grounds for divorce.  Mind you (as you might see hints in the picture) Flash isn't the only variety of this disturbing trend, there are others.  I left the department with a slight taste of a vomit in my mouth.  EWWAAHH!

This brings us to disturbing item #2 and seriously, WTF?  Our last stop that day was in the toy department.  The kids had gift cards, they were excited to spend them.  I looked around with them and THIS is what I saw in the doll aisle.  Since when does Wal Mart carry "adult" toys and why did they chose to put this (and about 50 of its equally disturbing friends) in the children's toy section?  Bug asked me what it was, I diverted her attention.  I had no answer for that!  To me, this belonged with the Flash underoos in some darkened corner in some cheesy store somewhere in a place where children and decent people are not allowed.  This is not a child's toy.  This is disgusting (but seriously funny as hell), and honestly only someone that would wear Flash underoos would purchase it!

Thankfully, Bug picked a cute little piggie in a teacup that talks to her and Bubby picked up a Cars truck.  We paid for our items and left Fetish Mart for the day. I am still left wondering why they are carrying these items. Oh well, as long as they do, I'll keep taking and sharing pictures.  Gives us all something to talk about anyway!  Do they carry things like this in your neck of the woods?  Inquiring minds want to know!

Early Edition: Just Because You Can.....Week 4

We're moving.  We might not have Internet access come Monday and I really just wanted to share my "find" for the week.  This gem (again found at Walmart *SURPRISE*) just couldn't wait!  Honestly, I would have rather seen the guy in the speedo again than this....and around food....ewwahh!

First glance, not that big of a deal, well not to some anyway!  Lots of people sport muffin tops, it's all gross good!

Second look points out the fact that her shirt is indeed long enough to be pulled down over this mess flesh (note that it is sufficiently "bunched" to be pulled down).  Oh and ha ha, you can see her phone tucked into her right butt cheek in this one, that's funny to me for some reason (because I'm sick like that).

Closer look reveals that yes that is her butt crack hanging out above her way-too-tightly fitted jeans!

Closer look confirms it, yes that IS indeed her butt crack!  What the crap lady?  Please, please, please pull your shirt down!  Please?  

The Big Sign Up There? It Says 12 Items Or Less!

Seriously?  12 items OR less.  Not 12 items OR more.  People, just because you CAN usually make it through the express check out lane, really doesn't mean you should!

 

I know this happens everywhere, but seriously in a tourist town, it is like this every freakin time you go to the store!  And they allow it!  These people should be shot ashamed of themselves!  You probably can't specifically count the items in that buggy, but I DID and there were 37.  That's right....THIRTY-SEVEN.  Then they bought 2 cartons of cigarettes so by my estimation, that's 39 total!  WTF?  Yea, I've gone through myself with about 15, but THIRTY-SEVEN?

Oh and do you see that buggy right there behind them?  Yup, that's my buggy!  I had 5 items, thought I'd go through the express lane and save some time.  Sure you did Christy!  I was there for an hour!  Just ridiculous!  

Well the good news is, at least her hat will match her hideous gorgeous outfit when she steps out onto the beach!