Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well, it has been a week since my last theraputic Not Me Monday confession...so, settle in and read about what I haven't been up to this week!

I did not show Cayden my tattoo while he was coloring with his markers, most certainly giving him the idea to create his own tattoo. He makes the cutest airplanes (that look like little crosses) I didn’t encourage him to be creative and let him make leg, arm and tummy tattoos whereby annoying the crap out of Papa, because it drives him insane when the boys use the markers on paper (if it were up to him we would NEVER have bought the markers in the first place), leave alone when they use them to make (the cutest ever) tattoos!!

While I was at work (at my part time job) just a few minutes after the kitchen closed and the grill was turned off, one of my co-workers (from my full time job) came in and asked if he could order a burger. In the spirit of good customer service I told him “SURE”…well, I turned the grill on and threw on the burger and bacon on. After 10 minutes the burger wasn’t getting cooked…nor was the bacon – I realized that the pilot light on the grill wasn’t burning. Well, he’d waited a LONG time for his burger so, to comply with customer satisfaction I wouldn’t have dreamt to put the burger down in the deep fryer for a second or two to get it cooked, and then I wouldn’t dream of throwing it back onto the grill and put cheese on it and then deep fried the bacon & apply to the cheese to get it melty. I would never deep fry a bacon cheeseburger take such measures in the name of customer satisfaction!! (Disclaimer…if he would have hated the burger I wouldn’t have charged him for it – but he loved it…so maybe I’m on to something here?!)

I would never get caught up in a movie causing me to be awake until 5:00 in the morning, when I have to babysit the Cayden & Gabriel at 5:30. Thankfully they fell back to sleep and I was able to get a couple of hours of rest before our day began….I just know that I would never allow myself to stay awake half the night whereby requiring a nap in the afternoon with the boys!

I wouldn’t have gotten dressed in my long underwear, three shirts, all of my leather (chaps, coat & boots) putting on my bandana and tying up my hoodie to ride (on the back) of my bike and travel 40 miles to a church service and a blessing of the bikes in 45 degree frigid air – risking pneumonia for the sake of the bike blessing, man…it was super cold!!

None of that stuff happens in “real life” – for sure not to me…

Until next time...
Carol

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well, it's been a rather uneventful week at the Olsen ranch (okay, we don't have a ranch it's just a figure of speech) but, in the spirit of Not Me Monday I had to confess just a few things. It is kind of theraputic - so here goes:

I have not been following Stellan’s progress throughout his recent trip to Boston and I have not prayed every day for him to be healthy, Nope – not me!

I, being a lazy daisy Nana, wouldn’t think of letting Cayden & Gabriel have Easter Peeps, the little yellow marshmellowy chickens for their (first) breakfast on Sunday so I could lay on the sofa and rest a bit longer, No Way – Not Me!

I wouldn’t blow off doing the yard work so I could put just under one hundred miles on my Harley on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Yep - Not Me!

I would never in a million years have my wonderful husband start a fire in our backyard fireplace, invite several of my motorcycle riding friends over for a beer or two and tell them (even the men) about my period – who talks to their friends (especially the men ones) about that!? DEFINITELY Not Me!!

I do not refresh my blog page about a hundred times a day to keep in touch with my ‘blogger friends’, mostly strangers that I’ve never actually met (but would love to one day), whose lives seem much more interesting than mine, ABSOLUTELY Not Me!!

Until next time….
Carol

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.


The week of babysitting Cayden and Gabriel has come to an end. Their mommy, Lindsey (& Dave), got home from the Bahama’s cruise yesterday!

During her absence Kevin & I had a great time (mostly) with the boys.

I did not entertain the boys by allowing them to play (and get their clothes really dirty) in a big pile of dirt – which happens to be right next to a 3 foot trench (which, thankfully they didn’t fall into) – No, Not Me!!


I did not let Cayden pick whatever he wanted for lunch and ultimately serve him cheese sandwiches made on angelfood cake! And I would never allow Gabriel to use the steak knife to cut his corn dogs up with just to avoid another screaming fit (I mean, cute little tantrum, which would only make my already bad headache worse)!! No, Not Me!



I didn’t stay in my p.j.’s, and keep Cayden adorned in just his diaper – and Gabe in a t-shirt while wearing Papa’s Harley Cap - on Saturday because we wanted to be cozy all day. …No, Not Us!!


I did not put Gabriel into the laundry bag, because it was super funny and made us all laugh looking at him through it. He loved being swung from papa to his mommy...laughter filled the room. We'd never put the funniest baby in the world into the laundry bag for our selfish humor. Nope, Not Us!



And, we would NEVER take a trip to Saint Paul (3 hours in the car with two little children) just for dinner and to spend an exorbanent amount of money just to see our fantastic 3rd born son Dayton and enjoy the wonderful food offered at his restaurant...okay, it's not his - but, he is a contributing chef there! I would NEVER spend $5.50 for a beer, and DEFINATLEY not 3!! No Not Me!


We would not continue to pray for Stellan and the whole MckFamily every day (except we do). I don't think about Stellan, Jennifer, Prince Charming, and the other many small children almost too often...No Not Me!




There, I've been brutally honest and think you should do the same! It's so refreshing to unload like that, almost theraputic!! :) Have a great week!


Until next time...

Carol

Not Me Monday

Not Me! Monday



Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I always dress Cayden and Gabriel appropriately for playing outside in the spring mud. They are wearing their mud boots and play coats. I would never let them get thier brand new white adidas sneakers muddy for the sake of having too much fun riding tricycle! No, Not Me!

I wouldn't cave in to Cayden's request to purchase the special mini cupcakes he spied as we were walking through the produce section at the grocery. Why do they put cupcakes and cheesecake - that section - near the produce anyway?? I wouldn't let those cupcakes to spoil his lunch! No, Not Me!

I did not let Gabriel get covered with chocolate cupcake with WAY too much icing for a baby. I wouldn't let him have seconds because they were mini cupcakes. No, Not Me!

Not Me! Monday



Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net">her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I've finally mustered up the courage to join the carnival.

It wasn't me who left the office to run errands this morning and made that one small stop by my home to get one more hug and kiss from Kevin - to get my day started, AGAIN. I love you Kevin!! Needed one more hug and kiss. Not me...

Breakfast this morning did not include eating a big chunk of angel food cake. I have no will power - where angel food cake is concerned. I left the girl scout cookies alone!! Eating cake for breakfast. Not me...

Until next time...
Carol

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net">her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I've mustered up the courage to join the carnival!

While out running errands this morning (bank, post office, bakery...every day) for the office, it wasn't me who stopped by my house so I could get one more kiss for the day....I love you Kevin!! Needed one more kiss. Not me...

I have not recently felt the NEED to have an Amber Bock during lunch - to make it possible for me to bear being with my boss at the office and to get me through the afternoon at work. Beer for lunch (just one). Not me...

I have also not spent hours online blogging while 'looking busy' at my extraordinarily boring job! Blogging at work! Not me...

I have not complained to Kevin for hours on end about how my boss makes me crazy....or maybe I was crazy before I started working here & he just brings it to the surface!! Complained to Kevin. Not me...

I don't make it a habit read the online classifieds, polished my resume, sent aforementioned resume to potential employers from the office. Not me...

This morning I did not have a slice of angelfood cake for breakfast. Not me...

Until next time...

Carol