Today I am making changes.

I can no longer be all, DO ALL, get it done Mommy.

It is too much and driving me back into a depression. I am going to sit down and write things that need to be done and delegate them out. You know like UNLOAD THE DISHWASHER every time they are clean, CLEAN UP YOUR OWN ROOM, PICK UP after yourself (IE: YOUR clothes, YOUR stuff and anything else that is YOURS and not where it belongs, dust and other various chores. My kids used to very helpful when I had a chore chart for them. Now when I ask H to help her excuse is always homework. B2 will help but WHINE while doing it. Lil O is my biggest helper EXCEPT when it comes to picking up her OWN toys. She will set the table and even try to dust but you ask her to pick up her OWN toys and she ignores you. Superdad helps but mostly when he is asked.I know he works a job M-F BUT I can honestly say my job is more physical hand on wear you down work.

For moms it's about "how much can I multitask?'.

Well, no more!!

Usually in the morning I do a run through of all the rooms. Pick up and tidy the bed type thing. Now B2 is good at doing this himself before school. He makes the bed and such all by his 10 year old self. That's my boy-scout!

Now hormonal teen is another story. OMG, chaos is what I call her room. SO this morning I walked out my bedroom door and looked to the right to see hers and you know what I do??

SHUT THE DOOR AND WALKED AWAY!!!!!

Change is hard but it had to be done. IT had to be done for me. That's life and now I am going to live mine a bit more for me instead of be a slave to housework.

PS. No one ever has to pick up after me. :)

My 80's hair didn't win!

I entered a contest that involved big 80's hair. I hate to admit it BUT I have this picture with me and all my hair!!!!! I rather like the picture and get a good giggle when I happen to come across it in the picture box.

Want to see the picture? Now you see why BIG hair belongs back in the 80's!!! It is out of style for a very good reason.



We call this "Mall Hair". The awful spiral perm and look at the height on those bangs!!! So this was me in the 80's. Now I know why I cannot stand hair anymore. I wonder if I could add up all the HOURS I spent on that hair? I think it would be depressing.

Me now:



I am such a hot mommy now!

Okay, I am off to make an appointment to get my hair cut! :)

About Me:

Greatest thing about being a mother:

There are so many great things about being a mother. I have 4 great children. They have taught me so much about life and the woman/mom I want to be. I believe in wearing your baby, breastfeeding your baby and holding your baby!

My kids love to:

H loves to talk on the phone and play on myspace. B2 loves to play XBox 360 and is active in scouts. Lil O loves to pretend play, read books, play outside, work puzzles and play with playdoh. Baby M likes to laugh, sleep and breastfeed. :)

Great places to vacation:

Anywhere my family is.

Pets:

Kids count?

Little known facts about me:

I won a biscuit baking contest in school. I was an exchange student in Europe once. Touching clay pots makes my mouth water. :)

My favorite places to visit:

The beach.

I love to shop for:

I hate shopping unless I am looking for something.

My hobbies / interests:

I love reading, writing, sewing, quilting, crocheting, memory books and photography.

My favorite music:

I think Madonna rocks!! I have always been a huge fan!! My husband has introduced me to some wonderful music. I have seen The Flaming Lips, Gomez and The White Stripes. Jack White IS SUCH A BAD BOY! My collection has different styles...Zero 7, Damien Rice, Cake, Gorillaz, Lizzie West, Michelle Branch, Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLaughlin, Bjork, Talking Heads, Justin Timberlake, The Killers...to name only a few.

I love ALL MUSIC!! ~except country~

My favorite TV shows:

Hotel Babylon, IT Crowd, Doctor Who, My Family. If it's on BBC and funny I am a FAN! I like to watch Iron Chef America, Army Wives, Big Love, Mad Men and Greys Anatomy.

My favorite movies:

Fried Green Tomatoes, Love Actually, Dirty Dancing, Secretary, Donnie Darko, V For Vendetta, Pride & Prejudice, Big Fish, Inside Man, Fight Club, Along Came Polly and many many many more.

My favorite books:

All books from these authors!!!! Karyn Bosnak, Tom Robbins, All Pablo Nerudo poems, Marian Keyes, Elinor Lipman, Karen Brickoux, Stacey Ballis, Lorna Landuik. Sue Monk Kidd, Ernest Hemingway, Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume.

UPDATED BLOG POST!!!!

This is one of my ALL time favorite blogs. Since my time is limited I thought I would update it for you! Enjoy!

I'm Not Famous, Just Ask Julia Allison

I was reading the current Wired magazine that we get in the mail. There is an article about Julia Allison. Who is she you ask??? She is Internet famous. That's pretty much it. She is seen with famous people. She blogs. She tweets. She is a wild a crazy gal!!! Anything to get noticed!
She includes 3 steps to get Internet famous.
Step 1: GET NOTICED
Step 2: KEEP THEM HOOKED
Step 3: EXTEND YOUR BRAND

Well, this got me to thinking. I am a wild and crazy gal as well! I have led a life full of adventure. Yes it was before blogging existed and it was written down in a journal ( before computers were in every household). BUT IT STILL HAPPENED!

I sat down and made a LONG list! A list full of ADVENTURES!!! Mostly happening before I became SUPERMOM but they still count! And yet none of these things have made me famous. Until now. Let me share them! Sit back and be prepared to be shocked.

1- I won a biscuit baking contest in school. I guess this is when my fame started. I was in the paper. I made biscuits all the time. In fact, I refused to make biscuits for YEARS since I made so many during that time. I just recently started making homemade biscuits for my family.

2- I have traveled. I was an exchange student in France. I have been to The Louvre and have seen the Mona Lisa. A rather small picture. Compared to everything else I saw in The Louvre the Mona Lisa wasn't that impressive. Just my opinion though.

3- Once, while at the local mall, I saw Dr Tony Jones from General Hospital. Brad Maule is his real name. He was there for a fashion show. Kind of cheesy I know. But it did happen and I saw him in person. He was very handsome in person all those years ago. I'm talking like 17 years ago.

4- When they were filming The Last of the Mohicans in the area we had all these "Indian extras" running around with their mohawks and such. Several of them hit on me! In fact, I am sure you can see them in a few scenes. Since they all really looked alike, it would be hard to point them out though. Interesting huh? Sadly, I didn't see Daniel Day Lewis. That would have added a few points to my famous factor. I will mention as a side note that my BIL was an extra in the movie too. No, he wasn't one of the Indians with a mohawk. He was a redcoat.

5- I have dated a CEO/President of an aerospace company. Does this even count?? I know he isn't Bill Gates but I will include him as well.

6- When I managed a drug store, I spoke with Andie McDowell a few times. She still lives in the area. I really have no opinion of her as a person. We didn't go out for coffee or have late night pillow talk. I think I just gave her a basket once because her arms were full.

7- Again at the drug store, I met the beautiful Daliah Lavi. She's best known here for a couple of film roles in the sixties. But was apparently a big pop star in Europe in the 70s. I spoke to her about the movie my husband had me watch Casino Royale and how he thought she was a beautiful woman. I think she was naked in this movie with certain parts covered up. She is such a beauty even now.



8- One night when I was out clubbing, I met Edward Norton's dad. There was rumor that Edward was supposed to be there but his plane was delayed. No he wasn't just some older man trying to pick me up. There was a big group of people and they had lots of tables reserved.

9- I was on TV. A Doula special on the local news. I was the HUGE pregnant woman. DOULAS ROCK!!!!! Get a DONA Doula for your next birth.

10- My husband's father was very well known to everyone in our area. He started a radio station in the 40s. I am sure I would have loved him dearly. Sadly, he died long before I met my HB. I hear he was like a local hero around here. I know that many respected and loved him. Since he was in radio he brought many talents to the area. My HB met the "Man in Black". My MIL met Elvis. The list is lengthy.

11- I read Karyn Bosnak's second book and blogged about it years ago. She wrote about me on her blog and became my friend on MySpace. I was even IM'd by her once. She is a lovely woman and I am sure if we met in person we would get along and be BFF's. She has me listed on her blog and I have her on mine. Check her out and say "hello". ~I will talk about MySpace in a few.~

12- I have seen The Flaming Lips, Tracy Chapman, Gomez, Neko Case, The Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson and The White Stripes perform. I saw huge stuffed animals dance around on stage. I stole a Neko Case poster from a bathroom for my HB. I even think the Gomez drummer was checking me out before they performed. He was at the bar getting a drink. I had my picture taken with Unknown Hinson after the show. I was asking him if I could touch his sideburns. lol



13- I entered a contest on Nerve. They have monthly photo contests. I came in third. I got a naughty sex book in the mail as my prize. And NO I will not post the picture that was submitted.

Did this make me famous? No, it didn't. But it was fun.

PS. I was fully dressed in the picture. Maybe that was why I was third. I don't want anyone to think I sent in a naughty picture because I didn't. It just encouraged people to use their imagination.

14- I have a MySpace account. I would link you to it but it is set as private. It's mostly online friends and friends from high school. I do, however, have Madonna, Lizzie West, Dido, The Talking Heads, The Flaming Lips, Michelle Branch, Damien Rice, Cake, Sarah Mclachlan, and The White Stripes as friends. Does this make me famous? No, it doesn't. They haven't even left a comment for me. That's okay. I haven't left one for them either. lol

15- I have a Twitter account. Hello TWEETS!! My user name is TheSupermom. Look me up and add me as your friend. It's fun! Tweet away!

16- Last, but not least, I have this really cool site: The Adventures of Supermom. It's a blog about nothing. Like Seinfeld. Check me out. Send me out to everyone you know. Comment every chance you get. Add me to your faves! I'd love that. I'll give you a hug. Maybe even send you that naughty sex book that Nerve sent me.

I may not be Julia Allison but I don't have to be. I am who I am and I'm a great gal to know.

BTW, I have Dooce and Fussy in my bookmarks. I read them when I get a chance and will even comment on their pages. This hasn't made me famous either.

UPDATES:

~I am the Founder & Editor of Kid Friendly Asheville.

~I was mentioned in Blog Log.

~I am a member to various online groups. BlogHer, Moms Bloggers Blog, WNC Mom, twittermoms, ashevillemommies and more...

~I joined Technorati and BlogRush.

~I am on the blogroll for BlogAsheville.

Guess what?

I am still not famous. ~amused smile~

OH OH, the best part!!!!!!! I got the best comment ever!!!!!!! It was from Lizzie, Baba & the Dharma Dog too!

Hi Supermom...

We read your blog and it moved us to meet you here in the virtual world of now. We're sorry we haven't commented before now, you should see the mess on the desktop of our minds as the work piles up in the field of creating reality.

Much love and strength to you in your adventures of Supermom. We hope to meet you somewhere on the road soon.

If you'd like to reach us personally, find us at our website: www.lizziewestlife.com

keep it lit,
~Lizzie, Baba & the Dharma Dog too

I HEART Lizzie, Baba & the Dharma Dog.

Do you want a Supermom Button?

If you have me on your blog roll, how about adding my Supermom Button! Isn't is pretty?



I'd appreciate it!!! Send you a nice email, kiss or write you a poem!

xoxox

PS. Pepper made my button!!!!! She also spruced up my blog months ago. I put her button on the left over there! Go give her a visit!!!!!

Someone take my SUPERMOM card away!!!!

Since having Baby M I have become a crap mommy. Actually it started while I was pregnant with Baby M. In my defense I was awful sick, living off Zofran and Prevacid to make it through the day!! Toward the end I was the size of a whale and unable to get around much less do anything much around the house.

So here Baby M is 21 weeks old, as of yesterday, and legal to drool as Superdad says! HA HA! She is growing up so fast!! Baby M is starting to take a try at crawling. It is adorable. She will get up on hands and knees and rock!



That's my Superbaby!!! I think she has a new name to go along with Superdad. :)

Okay, back to losing my SUPERMOM card and cape. I have always ironed my kids clothes for school. I used to make a big pile on Sunday and iron for the week. UNTIL, I didn't give a damn anymore. Not because I like my kids looking like they slept in their clothes but because I don't have the energy anymore to fool with it. I have gotten to where I grab the clothes fresh out of the dryer instead of leaving them in it for DAYS which left them wrinkled to where I had to iron them. Voila! So I don't really iron anything unless it is a special event.

~I used to have a nightly routine where I would turn every ones bed down for them. Fluff their pillow and so forth. Not anymore. You can turn it down yourself and tidy it up in the morning. I feel guilt over this one! I may go in their room in the morning and tidy up the bed and pick up the dirty clothes and throw them on their bed for them to FIGURE it out themselves! The only time I really make their beds is when I change the sheets. Does this make me a slacker??

Since having my fourth baby, I think they should be making my bed for me! HA HA! JOKING!!!

~OMG, the laundry. I recently taught my 14 year old the difference between wearable again and dirty clothes. Just because you wear it to the mall for 2 hours does NOT make it dirty. Unless you spilled your lunch on it of course.

~My 3 year old is the same!!! She likes to change clothes 3-4 times a day!!!!!!!!! Seriously!!!!!

So yesterday I actually folded all the clothes, mopped, vacuumed, dusted and made an awesome dinner. Maybe I do deserve my SUPERMOM card and cape after all!

Supermom* Starter Kit

Happy Beginning of the week. Since my B1 had yesterday off, I have my days all mixed up. I hate when that happens.

What did everyone do with an extra day in the weekend??? Not much happened here. He let me sleep in and then he went on a bike ride. That was all the excitement at our house. We are such party animals.

Thanks for all the well wishes with my headache. I am able to open my eyes now and open blinds. I really hate having a headache. One that makes you unable to function. Moms never get a day off or note from the doctor to take one. The kids were great though. While I was napping on Saturday, H folded ALL THE CLOTHES!!! And there was lots to fold, let me tell you. She is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Then B1 and B2 went to a baseball game. At one point he took all the kids, except Baby M, to the park to play. I had some quiet time with Baby M and made quiche's for lunch.

Since I have been CEO of my family, this go around, for over 3 years now I am going a bit stir crazy. I am blessed to be able to stay home and actually raise my kids BUT I need something to do. Something that I am good at. This blog is more of a personal, laugh your butt off blog. Where I can type out boring things that cross my mind or things my teenage daughter has done. Or about girls calling my son or Lil O sticking a Polly Pocket up her nose. Or to blog about how much Baby M likes to breastfeed. Get my drift?

Sooooo, I bought a few domain names and have some great ideas going through my brain. I was put in touch with a nice man about writing a blog about the town I live in. I am going to write it with kids in mind. Like places to play, things to do, places to eat and kid friendly things in general. When I get it up and running I will post the link for you to see and give feedback. Both blogs will be kept separate. You'll only know its mine if you read this blog. Shhhhhh....lol

About my Supermom* Book below. I was at Barnes & Noble having coffee with a friend from high school few weeks ago. We had made our way back to the children's books so Lil O could play with the train and pick out a book. While sitting there enjoying her company I noticed this superhero book for kids. I HAD TO GET IT!!!!!! I thought I would fool around with it and make it a Supermom* book for fun!!! My son already wants the cape!! The nerve!!

Dooney & Bourke must read my blog or...

...great minds think alike!!!!



As you have learned I have a leopard print obsession. Okay, maybe not an obsession. I just like it. It's cheeky.


I bought these shoes a few weeks ago.



Pretty hot huh?????


The other day I was checking my email. LOOK WHAT WAS IN IT!!!!!

Dooney & Bourke Leopard



~~swoon~~ As I was wiping the drool from my chin, I was checking the bags out.

I have one Dooney & Bourke. It was an anniversary gift for leather. It's BRIGHT red and I am in love with my bag. It suits me!



Isn't she a beauty??? I love my red bag and love to carry it. :)

I don't think I really want a leopard print bag to carry. But I wouldn't mind a leopard print wallet or other accessories to carry in my BRIGHT RED BUCKET BAG!!!!! ~innocent smile~

Hi my name is Michelle and I don't know what birth control is.

Hello there. We just got back in from a quick weekend getaway. We took the four kids + 1 niece to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was definitely an adventure.

Saturday we went to Discovery Place. The plan was for HB, H and B2 to watch the new Batman movie in the IMAX and I would take Lil O, Baby M and my niece to the museum to look around and enjoy. I love a museum. Good idea I thought. Well, I was wrong. THANK GOD they had this HUGE play area for them to play in. It was like walking into Toys R Us with every toy you can imagine to play with. Even a water part. The bad thing is that the play area is right when you ENTER the museum. I wonder how many children actually make it to the museum after entering the play area???? I doubt many.

In fact I had to pick Lil O up and carry her out to SEE the museum. UGH, she kept running off and crying for the play area. It was very frustrating!!!!!!! I ended up taking them back to the play area so they would HUSH. We sat there for an hour then I dragged them out for lunch. Then took them back to play for another hour. By this time the movie was over and we met up with everyone else. I get all annoyed again trying to remember details to type them up. ha ha



All in all the Discovery Place was a really exciting place to visit. I would recommend it to everyone. It is the only place you can see two rats play basketball I bet. I know what the catch is though. Both rats look exactly the same so you really don't know which rat belongs to your team and both rats can shoot at either goal. Pretty sneaky of them. Sadly, the kids didn't catch on to their trickery. ha ha



The title of my blog is based on how MANY looks I got over the weekend with 5 kids tagging along behind me. A 14 year old, 10 year old, 7 year old, 3 year old and a 3 month old. I had told a few friends that I was going to claim all 5 of them and say I was pregnant with twins. But, I was just tooo freaking tired to care. I felt like saying, "What haven't you seen kids before?". Anyway...

Charlotte was HOT!!! HOT!!! HOT!!!
We headed to the Marriott to check in and swim in the pool. Ahhh, sitting by the pool. Watching the kids play. While I surfed the Internet on my Blackberry. We pretty much stayed there until bedtime. Minus HB and H going to get Thai takeout and ordering room service for a few things. I really love staying at Marriott's. Down pillows and comforters. Ahh, just like home. Enough about them because this isn't a commercial.

Sunday morning after a nice breakfast at the hotel we head to Carowinds. I'd like to shout out a THANK YOU to all the lovely ladies at the restaurant. They took wonderful care of us. I had to correct them too about the 5 kids with me.



This is my niece standing on the North Carolina/South Carolina line. I have always thought that a neat fact about the park. Of course, we headed to the left side which led us to a Nickelodeon Themed area. EVERYTHING ON NICK WAS ON THIS SIDE. We even saw god-parents walking around!!!!!! I thought Wanda and Cosmo were cute! Lil O wouldn't even get near them. She has this thing with people dressed in costumes. I don't think she will like Halloween either. I could be wrong though. I doubt it. It's just a hunch.

The kids enjoyed all the rides. They weren't bothered by the hot sweaty weather. They didn't even notice all the people walking around in bathing suits that shouldn't be. ~innocent smile~



That's me and Lil O on the carousel. Don't we look cute? She is doing the wave!!! Practicing for when she is in a parade and will use it. Smile. Wave. Smile. Wave. Lil O loves a carousel! We rode it twice. I hate to admit but I love to ride them as much as she does!



I was impressed that she got on the swings!!!!!! You could hear her squeal in delight over the music!!! That's my girl!!!



H and Lil O with Jimmy! Ha Ha!!!



ALL the kids loved this coaster!



The look on their faces explains it ALL!!!! AWESOME!!! To enjoy something soooo much!



H and B2 were such good sports. They helped out with the two smaller girls so much!! Which meant they had to ride rides they really wouldn't be caught dead on! See how happy they are in the boats? HA HA! I think they want to disappear! Thanks you two! Cause my fat butt wouldn't fit in the boat!



I see a pilots license in the furture. Maybe she will become an astronaut! COOLNESS!!



Awww. They are with Velma posing for a picture. It was called the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion I believe. This was the only ride Lil O cried on because it scared her! Riding the above coaster didn't but seeing monsters did. :(



Yes, they have a LOST KIDS place! I didn't have to go here ONCE during our stay! I was surprised by this! I thought for sure I would lose at least one child.



Baby M was perfect the whole time. See how she is chilling with her foot propped up? She was able to ride one ride. You ready to hear which one? She road the train for a DORA ADVENTURE!!! We caught stars and ran off Swiper!!!



She got her first taste of water!!!! I wanted to make sure she stayed hydrated since it was so freaking hot there!

At one point we saw Goth kids walking around. I thought that interesting. I find it hard to imagine one of them saying, "Hey guys, lets go to Carowinds today!". Don't you?

I want to warn you if you are planning a trip to Carowinds and this will be your first visit! There is one ride in particular. Upon entering you will see a sign that reads, "YOU WILL GET WET". Let me just say that B2 and Niece H were soaked even before they rode the ride!!!! Water would just dump on people as they wait in line!!!!!

See how happy they look!!!!

After:

**I am proud to say that NO ONE got sunburned!!!!!!! I think I deserve a medal for this one. Going to an amusement park in August with 5 kids and no one got burned!!!!! They were greased down several times. Wore hats and sunglasses!

After 5+ hours I was sooooo over Carowinds. The heat! The crowds! People wearing bathing suits that shouldn't be! I was dripping with sweat!!!! I was tired! I was thirsty! I was ready to come home!

Everyone had a great time and that made me happy. I hate that I missed the new Batman movie at the IMAX. I'll have to watch it when it comes to the APC. I also hated that I missed the Museum. One day I can go without kids. Hmmm. Would I look odd walking around a kids museum without kids?? Who cares? Not me! I was just glad to get the hell out of Charlotte and back to my house and MY BED! With only my 4 kids! :)

I absolutely hate the term SAHM.

I don’t know why it bothers me so. I just find it an icky term and I have NEVER used it! I just twitch when I see it used by people. lol It’s the little things right?

~warning this post is written at 5:30 am, I am not accountable for words this early~ lol

Yes, I may “stay at home” and I am a “mom”. But I find it ummm maybe “lessening” my duties while at home. I am at a loss to describe what I am trying to say.

For example, these are the duties I have being just a plain “mom” who stays at home:

*CEO ~this is what I personally call myself. CEO of my family and I will write that in Job Description when I fill out paper work or get asked my occupation.~

*Housekeeper

*Amateur Chef

*Nurse

*Therapist

*Sex Toy ~Remember I am married.~ :)

*Teacher

*Art Director

*Police Officer ~Did you take the toy from your sister?? Were you just in the kitchen?? Show me your hands??~

*Laundry Attendant

*Maintenance Manager of the house

*Taxi Driver of “Mom’s Jag”

*Janitor

*Computer Geek ~so I can blog about crazy things I think about early in the morning or google, “strange smells coming from shower drain” for my Janitor position.~

Okay you get my drift.

I started calling myself CEO of my family long ago. It is fitting. I go from being a drug store manager to managing things around the house. I just try to imagine the kids as my employees. lol They have jobs to do just like I do. DELEGATE DELEGATE! lol

I just did a search to find out how much a CEO of the family should be earning a year by their duties. Annual PayCheck Value from 2006: $134,121.

So, go ahead and call yourself SAHM’s if you want, don’t let me stop you. I just wanted to give you something to think about. But for me I will always be:

Michelle, CEO of my Family.
(Don’t go stealing my line either. Make up your own title. lol)

PS. My husband said since I am CEO he is CFO. Chief Financial Officer. As well as Sex Toy. LOL

~another re gifted post~