More than Mothering

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.

There's a reason I put both the not me's on the top of the page-- Duh, it's because my life is so full of these moments for me and the babes that I must include them both!

Well, there is quite a lot I so DIDN'T do this week, like--

stay up until 2 am reading The Shack-- you should NOT check out this book!

try out a new recipe for the best brownies, have them come out a little crispy (as in, stuck to the pan), and then eat them anyway-- you know, because I was too embarrassed to share them with company/friends!

When I went with my sis-in-law to her ob appointment, and was totally surrounded by many preggo bellies I DIDN'T start feeling the baby bug sneaking up on me. Goodness sakes, it's NOT like I was just like that, preggo with my big belly, just four months ago.

I really DIDN'T consider using my designated gym time (5pm right after hubby gets home) to shop at some of my fav stores. I DON'T have 3 gift cards left over from my birthday that I'm just dying to use but can't find time for shopping.

Speaking of being awesome about always doing the right thing with my health, I most certainly REFUSED to eat Quizno's twice this week just because I wanted to eat the Turkey Cabo-- yeah, NO need to try this awesome guacamole/chipotle, turkey/bacon love fest on wheat bread!

As for those kids of mine...

M&M really DOESN'T smell like rotten milk-- oops, maybe this one should go under what I DIDN'T do this week. She also DIDN'T take a much-needed nap with me today instead of going to Target for some necessities--oops, that's me again. Sorry!

Bug really DIDN'T refuse to come to me when she saw my friend, Becky. Becky DIDN'T humor us by picking up Bug and holding her for a while. Bug was totally NOT thrilled by this gesture. She then DIDN'T proceed to throw a horrible, awful fit if I even tried to pry her from Becky's arms. And Becky most certainly DIDN'T have to walk us to our car with a cranky Bug in her arms just so we could get out to the parking lot safely.

At the end of the day when I tuck the girls in, I ask them, What was your favorite part of the day? Brownie most certainly DID NOT simply repeat the day's events and claim it all as her favorite part. My favwut part was waking up, eating oatmeal, playing with my sissies, eating lunch, taking a nap, playing outside, daddy not coming home (he was out of town this night), taking a bath, and going to bed. Oh, honey, you win the originality award!

That Peach of mine probably DIDN'T eat so many Peaches for breakfast that she is living up to her nickname (again, since I let her eat these, maybe this should be under my Not Me's).

She also DID NOT put her sister, Brownie, in a strangle-hold because she was just tryin' to tell her somethin' MOM!

And NONE of my children love to dance around our house in their birthday suits. In fact, they despise it so much that when one starts doing it, the others DO NOT immediately strip down and shake what I gave them!

So, what DIDN'T you do this week?