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Sorry for Party Rockin

It's been a while I know, but I am going to try to make some time to blog again :) Life has been moving at turbo speed the past year but summer is here and things are finally beginning to slow down.  My sister got married last weekend, my BABY (23 yr old) sister! sniff sniff.. My sister and her husband are super cool and fun and my kids love them both. I served as her Matron of Honor, thankfully she was NOT bridezilla and it was a lot of fun. Since this blog is a "Husband's Guide" I thought I would share some of the advice I gave them in my toast: 

The two secrets of a long lasting and happy marriage are a good sense of humor and a short memory!
Whenever you are wrong, admit it. Whenever you are right, be quiet.
Always remember...a happy wife, makes for a happy life!

Last, and in my opinion most importantly, is the advice my husband’s Grandmother Ruby gave me before our wedding.. She said, “Never give up your side of the bed!” May you look back on your wedding day as the day you loved each other the least. Take each day and cherish your time together. Love one another, laugh together and stand together.

 Now to the party. My kids are obsessed with LMFAO and had a blast at the reception. Check out the dancing! About 2.45 in to the video is the impromptu dance act to "Sexy and I Know It" My kids are really not shy!

I'm Still Here!

My poor little blog... it has been so neglected lately. So what's new? Hmmm... a lot actually! So let's just talk about school for a minute. You see my husband and I have both lost our minds and decided that we should both finish our degrees at the same time... and still attempt to be the most awesome parents ever in the whole wide world to our boys.  So our kids have gotten used to hearing "Not right now, I'm doing homework." Kinda sad... but, hopefully it will be worth it in the end! Our 4 year old has decided that to pass the time he is going to be Spiderman.  He shoots webs everywhere and sleeps in his Spiderman suit.  A while back he told me he wanted a new Spiderman suit like Peter Parker has. I told him since he already has two he doesn't need another one. He informed me it is not like Peter Parkers because he cannot climb up the wall... I will miss this age!

How to make a Glog (not a blog)

I created a video tutorial about Glogster, if you like scrapbooking this is pretty cool. Glogster was designed for teachers and students to make projects, but I use it like an on-line scrapbook. If you've never heard of it here's a how to:
How to make a Glog

New Assignment

Next Class assignment was to create a social network... because Facebook does not consume enough of my time ;) So here it is:
Link to Orkut Network

I am neglecting my little blog project, I know. I will have some fun stuff to write about soon!
But here's a fun fact:
The worst place for love and romance to survive is the United States. We hold the record for the highest divorce rate in the world (4.6 per thousand) . . . . so Good Luck!

Maybe some of those people should read my blog;)

Camp Out ~ Sort of

Here's my video's... How, you might ask, will I tie this in with my Husband's Guide??? I'm going to do what I always do... tell you a funny story.  We went away for a weekend a few months ago with some friends on an "Adults Only Camp Out". There was a fire pit, we cooked outside, and didn't wear make-up... so that counts right?  We rented cabins with some good friends that we had been on vacation with before and we all get along really well, so we were really excited about our weekend away.  The standing rule is whoever gets there first gets dibs on the best room, no argument there.  Well, we were not first.  We got the tiny room with the bunk beds across from the kitchen sink. Possibly the smallest room I have ever slept in... Except for that one time in College I slept in a bathtub, but that's a story for another time... After a night full of laughs, drinks, and more laughs we found our way back to our cabin and our tiny little beds.  This is where I have to edit the content to keep this blog rated PG ;) We had a disagreement about our sleeping arrangements. I wanted my tiny little bed to myself that night, he wanted to share.  We "discussed" our differences until about 3 a.m. After several failed attempts by him to "leave me there and go home" (the park locks the gate at 10) he finally gave up and went to bed. So how do ANY of these actions keep ME sane? Simple, I was smart enough to put the sheets and blankets over the plastic cover on my tiny little bunk bed before we had drinks. Have you ever watched someone who is a little tipsy and very frustrated try to make a tiny little bunk bed in the dark? It is HILARIOUS! 

These video's don't really have anything to do with anything I just said, but they are fun...

 

I don't think I have any real hobbies... I do like baseball though. So this clip of the runner diving over the catcher is awesome to me!

New Assignment

Ok, so this Blog started as an assignment for a class I am taking, and it's pretty fun, but occasionally I have requirements for my class that I will try to fit in with the "Husband's Guide". This week I have to add a picture, a video I made for another assignment, and a link to a hobby of mine... not that I have time for hobbies these days! But I will do my best... For the photo requirement, here it is in a nutshell...

My Husband just bought himself one of these...

Because a few years ago he bought me one of these...

I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Remember... Happy Wife.. Happy Husband :)

And the winner is...

Survey says... Let them think they won, you know you're right and that's what matters!

This philosophy will help avoid an argument at the time... just don't let it fester then come back to bite you later! Because you WILL get the big, "YOU AGREED WITH ME!"  My husband and I have been down this road so many times I can't even count, because we both do this. He will tell you that he does not back down, but I pretty sure he just let's me think I won, and vice versa... Because inevitably the subject will come up again and at some point one of us will bring up the fact that we already had this "conversation" and we agreed that blah blah blah... So what's the answer??? You tell me and we'll both know!  Know when it's ok to bring stuff back up, or don't bring it back up at all?  I don't think there is a standard to follow in this scenario.  You really just have to learn to read your partner. What kind of mood are they in? Was is a good day... busy day... stressful day? All of these things factor in to whether or not you are about to have a conversion, heated debate, or screaming match.  Learn to read the signs and you'll be in good shape! Oh and by the way... same rules apply at "bedtime" ;)

Kids, Pets, Evacuations, and Family

I going to jump back in time a little bit tonight. This story took place in 2005, and while some of you may not relate to my experience, just read it for future reference in-case you are ever stranded away from home, maybe it will help you be prepared for what to expect... September 2005 we were under a mandatory evacuation because Hurricane Rita decided that our little section of Texas no longer needed trees. So we packed our most precious possessions, I took the kids and dog and my husband was to follow with his Mom and the cat, who HATES the cat jail (or carrier as most people call it). After about an hour of cat rodeo, she was in! Pick up the carrier, top pops off, cat takes off and that was that. She was on her own...  So were off to Dallas to stay with the in-law's while the hurricane blew in. Moving along... hurricane hits, no utilities at home, not allowed back into town. Fast-forward to 3 weeks of ten people all living under one roof. Kids are ready to kill each other, my husband had to return home to work and help with clean up, and me and my sister-in-law are buried under enough dirty clothes to clothe an entire army! We cooked every meal, because all of us going out to eat was even worse than cooking for everybody, and the kids room looked like it was the one hit by a hurricane. Yes, sanity took a hike and we were living on pure survival mode! Good job Kim - we did it! Thanks for letting us crash.
It was around that time that I really learned how a kind, loving word and a good-night kiss from your husband can really help out... Of course, by that time my husband had already gone home, so what to do? I did what Mom's do, suck it up and take care of business! Since that trip we have evacuated to their house two more times. Once was while they were staining the floors in their house (after applied you can't walk on them for like 2 days by the way...) and once for Hurricane Ike, picture Rita experience all over again only this time add another baby to the mix!
I really have to give it to my husband though... he kept me sane through it all. Just by reminding me that it would all be alright in the end, and making me laugh. Oh, by the way, the cat was fine. When we got home she was all stretched out on the driveway getting some sun. She looked at us like, "Where the hell have you people been?!? I had to catch my own food!"

Just Laughs

It's a busy week this week so I didn't write about anything in particular today. But since this is a "Guide" here's my thoughts... Laugh together everyday, no matter what. It's hard to be mad at each other when you are laughing, and even easier to get over the trivial stuff. I am posting a link of an OLD video that my husband and I always laugh at. It's from a time when there was good, genuine, family humor. If you haven't laughed a little today, have a look!

Key to a happy marriage... happy wife!

Before all you husbands out there start yelling at me, I agree that it is important for the husband to be happy too... but we can make it sooooo much worse for you.  So really if the wife is happy nine times out of ten the husband will be happy too! So here's a really easy way to make us smile... when you are finished eating, put your plate in the sink! Simple little things like that only take a few seconds and can really make a big difference in the sanity of your wife. She will be so impressed by your effort she may even dress up for you the next time you have dinner, which she will happily prepare for you with the peace of mind that when you are done you will put your plate in the sink. (See how that works out for you???) I know most husbands do not mean to make extra work for their wives, they probably do not even realize they are doing it, but if you don't get a handle on it there will come a time when you have the "Pick up that plate" stand off. Ours was several years ago while my husband had a few days off work and he was home all day.  I picked up dishes next to his chair constantly, so I asked him in the sweetest voice I could muster, "Honey, if you are done could you please put your plate in the sink?" To which he responded, "Yes." About three hours later the plate was still there so I asked if he forgot... "I told you I would!" Ok, we just have a different time table, no biggie, he said he will put it up so, he will. The stand-off begins. The plate sat and sat and sat. I cleaned the room around the plate, watching as the food particles hardened into little pebbles that looked like a 4th grade science experiment. About day three of the stand-off he made a comment about how gross it was to have dirty dishes laying around. I was in shock, didn't know what to say... just reminded him it was his plate, he said he would pick it up, and that it would be a cold day in hell before I pick up that plate!  Without a word he picked up the plate, walked into the kitchen, and put it in the trash. So, we both learned something that day... he learned there is not a magic fairy that flies in and cleans up the dishes. I learned that you really don't need an eight piece matching set of dinner plates, seven is plenty!

Begin at the beginning...

Well here it is, my first blog post. I'm sure you are on the edge of your seat! Here's the low down... I need to create a blog for a class I am taking, I started writing funny stuff down a few years ago because I have a TERRIBLE memory and I wanted to be able to remember the funny stuff when I have a bad day.  Several pages in I noticed that most of what I wrote was about my husband. He is a pretty funny guy, which is what gave me the idea for this blog.  So put all that together and here you have it, my blog. We are like most American families, busy with kids, work, baseball practice, homework... not much time for hobbies, other than writing about my crazy family.  We use humor to keep from driving each other crazy, something I thought was pretty common, until I started paying attention to why people get divorced.  WIVES GO CRAZY! So here it is, a daily dose of ways to keep your wife sane. Hope it helps...

Check back soon for some laughs and maybe something you read can help you out!