Not Me Monday #2

It's time for another installment of Not Me Monday. I've been thinking all week about what I can post, and I must say that despite have many young children and being pregnant- not many exciting things have happened. So here's my attempt to show you just what DIDN'T happen.

1) Despite our not-so-adventurous week, I still DID NOT forget/refuse/sit on the couch instead of taking down everything Christmas related in our house. NO, our tree is NOT still adjacent to our couch. Our stockings are NOT still hung by the fireplace with care. And most importantly, our SANTA STOP HERE sign is NOT front and center in our bay window facing the street.

2) Earlier this week, everyone's drawers were full of clothes and closets full of towels and sheets- so I DID NOT EVEN THINK about attacking what dirty laundry I did have. And why should I, if everyone has enough clothes and other necessities? Ah, but you see the beauty lies within this inquiring mind of mine. So, I DID NOT pile all dirty laundry on our landing and then stare in shock and awe as I watched one load grow into 10. NO, I DIDN'T think about taking a picture, I knew the camera was dead- I DIDN'T forget that.

*How does everything that needs to be loaded into my washer, transferred to my dryer, folded, organized, carried upstairs and put into appropriate spaces multiple when soiled?

3) While cooking dinner this week, my kids DID NOT beg to help-so I, of course DIDN'T let them. By which I mean, there's NO WAY I would ever show my three-year old how to hold a knife and cut an onion. I am NOT trying to teach them cooking skills so that someday they can be in the kitchen and loving it as much as I do. NO, I'm NOT that kind of "vicariously living through my kids and pushing my dreams onto them" parent.

4) During a 'mama-flyin' solo' outing to the grocery store at noon, ummm.... how do I put this...

I, IN NO WAY, gave into my kids and let them eat at the various food stops at the store. This process would include carrying a tray from the Italian place, Chinese place, fruit/salad bar, and what I call the "hot American" food area to the cash register and then to the eating area-- all while holding toddler hands and carrying a baby and diaper bag. This CAN'T be done. So, I DIDN'T carry that tray while being innovative with my transportation needs. I DIDN'T put Bug in a high-chair on wheels and tell the older girls to have fun pushing her around the food area while I piled the fruit, chicken and mac'n cheese onto the tray. People WERE NOT smiling (and probably NOT laughing) as we passed by.

5) I DID NOT give into my pregnancy craving for pudding for the 7th time this pregnancy. And I DIDN'T eat it in 2 days; almost all by myself.

*By the way, this is homemade pudding that has been in my family for over 100 years. So, it's not like I'm eating that "out of a box" powdered, fake stuff.

6) I am NOT currently reviewing my list of Not Me's and thinking how boring this all would seem to me 5 years ago. Oh, man, I'm sure my Not Me's would have been more outrageous in 2004.

Hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to check out MckMama's blog for all the other people venting their NMMs.