Owning It

Hey Hey, Friends!

It’s been a while, but I think it’s time for another OWNING IT.

Owning It is a series where I invite another blogger to join us by doing just that-owning her funny, self-deprecating moments by claiming her crazy. Typically, there’s something we can all relate to in a post. These posts help us realize we all have a little crazy. 🙂

These posts are typically some reader favorites so if you’ve missed any, you can check them out here…

You can read Megan’s @ Letting in the Light HERE.

You can read Kristin’s @Growing Up Gill HERE.

You can read Natasha’s @Hello Happiness HERE.

You can read Megan @The Butler’s Quarters HERE.

You can read Mel’s @ Larson Lingo HERE.

You can read Leigh’s @ Balancing By Faith HERE.
You can read Ashley’s @ The Vanilla Tulip HERE.
You can read Kathryn’s HERE.
You can read Elaine’s @ House of Hargove HERE.
You can read Sheaffer’s @ Sheaffer Told Me To HERE.

You can read Elise’s @ Cheers Y’all HERE.

You can read Andrea’s @ Momfessionals HERE.

You can read Kelly’s @ Kelly’s Korner HERE.

You can read Olivia’s @ Snyders Tell All HERE.

You can read Narci’s @ Grace and Love Blog HERE.

You can read Fancy Ashley’s HERE.

You can read Kelly’s @ Redhead on the Run HERE.
You can read Shay’s @ Mix and Match Mama HERE.

I thought it’d be fun for ME to share this time. It’s been a while since I spilled a little of my crazy so today is the day. 🙂

First up, is tying shoes. I must tell you I remember getting e-mails from the kiddos’ kindergarten teachers asking us to practice tying shoes with them. I’ve gotta be honest. I pretended like I didn’t see the e-mails. You know why? I was a teacher myself and not many things really gross me out but when I’d help a kiddo out by tying their shoes only to bend down, pick up the shoelaces, and GASP-realize they were WET! Not much worse then tying WET shoelaces…when you don’t know WHY they’re wet. I think my subconcious remembered those days too well, so I just decided I’d go to college with my kiddos and tie their shoes everyday before they left for school. #notreally But I did think if I waited until they were older the odds of them coming untied so frequently would be less and hopefully we could escape the wet shoelace years! My kindergarten teacher mom would come to visit and she’d practice tying shoes with them EVERY TIME. (I never confessed why I hadn’t been teaching them. She’s probably reading this and laughing or reading and shaking her head.) Anyway, we decided this summer was the summer so the big kids both learned to tie their shoes.

Just recently a delivery guy rang our doorbell for a package. I went out to open the door and was taken aback at the amount of “droppings” on our porch. It wasn’t like over the top crazy but I have a strong fear of a mouse in our house so I’m pretty good at spotting those items. There were lots of droppings around the edges of our porch. I immediately called our pest control company to set up a time for them to come check our house. #proactive Tab was working from home the day the pest control guy came to check it all out and you should have seen Tab’s face when he was giving me the rundown. He said, “Erika, you’ll be happy to know the pest control guy assured me those were NOT mouse droppings. They’re actually lizard or gecko droppings.” Which is completely disgusting…especially when he went into how to tell the difference. Ugh! I’m sparing you THOSE details BUT I had two crazy thoughts. The first one was I realized I had the BIGGEST smile on my face because I was so happy there weren’t mice camped outside on my front porch just waiting to run in when a kiddo left a door open. And I contemplated putting out a small sign on the porch that read something like, “These are not from mice but lizards.” Which is crazy, but I’d rather my delivery guy know we have lizards…not mice. That sounds better to me. #imnotsurewhy

Have you seen those pictures that boast of three different kinds of people…the ones who roll the toothpaste up from the bottom, the ones who squeeze from the middle, and the ones who make a complete mess and squeeze from a different spot each time? My kiddos all three are the latter and they get that gene from me. 🙂 It drives Tab absolutely batty. So we solved the problem by each getting our own tube.

Finding a pair of matching socks in our house is the equivalent of finding the golden ticket on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. May the odds be ever in your favor when you attempt this feat. 😉

I’m not sure this is even confession worthy, but I was trying to think of quirky things and it popped in my mind. I have a thing for shark movies. I don’t know why. I don’t know how to explain it, but I do.

When I drop my kiddos off in the carpool line (and have no where else to be) odds are I’ll be in my pajamas. Most of the time, my hair is in a messy bun. I’ve washed my face and brushed my teeth so I’m not looking crazy disheveled but I’m still in pajamas. On one particular morning, it was kind of crazy around my house…kiddos (and me) had waffles with Nutella for breakfast, we were running a little late so I was rushing us all, and I didn’t take ONE look in the mirror before loading everyone up. When the big kiddos got out, a teacher came over to chat with me (inside I was DYING because I realized I probably looked a mess) and when I drove off my peek in my rear view mirror revealed I had Nutella ON MY FACE!! You guys!!

I think that’s all my crazy for today. Or at least all I can remember or share. haha!

Do you guys have any crazy you’d like to share? If so, PLEASE comment! We’d love to read your crazy too!

Have a GREAT Monday, ladies! XO

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