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Miss Cheeky Girl is still enjoying her family vacation, so here's the open letter post to let you all vent, rant, and rave away! At least it's Wednesday, right?
Wife, mom, attorney, blogger, runner - trying to learn to love all the good things in life!!
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog:
Dodging Acorns
Re: Open Letter Wednesday
Dear Wednesday,
I am calling for a do-over.
Signed,
Already fed-up with the day and it's only 9:30am
Dear Shannon,
Thank you for eating all of two bites of your cereal this morning. Thank you for dawdling on your way to the bathroom to go potty grabbing a toy and forgetting what you were doing in the first place. Thank you for giving your brother more Cheerios than he can handle at once. Thank you for telling me that you drew on the wall. Thank you for helping me to clean up the wonderfully artistic smiley face (complete with ears, hair, eyebrows, etc.) that you drew on the playroom wall in white board markers. Thank you for fighting me when I asked you to come and let me do your hair. Thank you for reverting to the knee-jerk "no" response to every single thing I say.
Thank you for not comprehending sarcasm quite yet.
Your Frustrated Mother
Dear Kyle,
Pay attention to what Shannon does today. It is a prime example of what NOT to do!
Mom
Dear Mr. Clean Magic Eraser,
Thank goodness for you. But, you don't work all that well cleaning red marker from matte painted walls. You pulled up the paint right along with the marker. And, there is still some remnants of red on the wall, right along with a bright white spot where the primer is now peaking through.
Product User
Dear Nick Jr,
I probably should not have turned you on today, but I desperately need 15 minutes to calm down and collect myself so that I can tackle the challenges that I'll face later today head-on!
One child is quietly sitting on the couch and totally engrossed in Handy Manny. The other is finally quieting down after being put into the playpen unwillingly.
A Toddler's Mom
Dear Nesties,
If this morning is any indication, I won't have much free time to be online today. If anything comes up, I'll check it tonight after the day is finally done and the kids are in bed.
Your (Likely to be Absent) Moderator
PS -- I really did start writing these letters at 9:30!
Dear Work,
Let's make this office move an easy one this weekend..K? I am sooo excited for this big move! I need to start thinking about what kind of pet I'm going to get.. geesh I'll need someone to talk to...I'll have no one around me in the new office. I'm thrilled that everything is working out!
~Plam Dizzle.
Dear Allergies,
Go visit someone else.
Deuces, Plammy
Dear Weather - YOU SUCK! I am incredibly pissed that the 2 days Seth took off are the worst of the week...
Dear work - You also SUCK! I am not looking forward to coming back to you tomorrow
Dear girls - Holy crap, stop fighting with each other.
Dear Zoe, stop blaming your sister for everything, you are just as much an instigator, let's not pretend!
Dear me, stop focusing on the negative and snap out of this funk.
Dear Landen,
You have been doing so good lately! Keep up the good work with everything! Mommy can't wait till may second so we can find out if we are all done with this leg brace! I want you to be able to enjoy the summer!
Love you
mommy
Dear nick,
Thank you for taking last weekend off, we all needed that! I could just use a little help around her in the am. Or at least do keep landen occupied when I need to get out the door.
Thanks
me!
Dear sister,
I am glad to see that your coming around again, I know that this was very hard on you but you needed to get out of the house and have some you time away from people who may not be making the situation any better!
Love you
your big sis.
Dear Liza,
I love you more and more every day. I love how silly you are getting. Thanks for making me laugh! Now, TAKE A NAP!
xoxo Mommy (or "Nah-Nah")
P.S. omg your laugh snorts are too freaking cute!!
Dear Pop,
I'm so sad to see you this way. You have been such a great grandfather to me and it's so hard to be sentimental with you because you're just not like that. You know I love you and I know you love me. I just hate seeing you suffer and I'm totally freaked that you probably won't be with us much longer.
xoxo Sadie
Dear DH,
I'm so sorry that your mom is such a b!tch. You don't deserve to have your one living parent treat you this way. I wish I could make things better between us all and I promise not to turn crazy on our kids
Love you so much.
dear michele,
thanks for covering my posts this week
my family not so much being about "the online" makes posting a wee bit tricky!
xo
cheeky
dear DH,
hope you & the dork squad had a great weekend. missed you & can't wait to see you in a few hours!
xo
j
dear mom & gram,
it was so great to spend lots of gram/mom/daughter/ time with you both
i had such a great time in newport and just hanging out.
love you both
xo
j
Dear Toddler Boy of Mine -
Please stop being so contrary. Mommy is ready to find a boarding school for 3 year olds....
- Exhausted mommy
Dear almost one-year-old -
Please stop being so clingy and needy. And please stop puking just b/c you don't like the taste of something. This gag reflex is getting old. And please, please don't turn out to be allergic to milk. Mommy really wants to work on weaning but we can't afford the milk-allergy formula so I'd have to keep nursing you full time and while I love you, mommy is starting to go insane.
- Still exhausted mommy
Dear husband -
I can't wait for 3 days away this weekend. Please please please tell me you don't have to work while we're away.
- Tired wifey
Dear Roomie -
I'm glad you listen when my husband gives you projects but could you just maybe fade away occasionally? I feel like you are always in the room and i'm having a hard enough time with the privacy invasion of a roommate.
- Unpaid landlord.
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns