-Matty

The Next Survivor Series

SURVIVOR: Motherhood -
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.

Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.

There is no fast food.

Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and
pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.

In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.

Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time-- no emailing.

Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.

He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.

He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.

Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.

The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.

The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.

During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.

They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.

They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information:
each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song,
favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.

If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called Mother!

*thanks to Jessie for this!

Hmmm...

I would say this is pretty right on. It's interesting that answering five questions about my bed are this telling!

What Your Bed Says About You

Outward appearances are a concern of yours, but not your primary concern. You try to take care of yourself and your home, but it's not an obsession. You are an organized and disciplined person. You do the right thing because you want to, not because people expect you to. You are very low maintenance. You tend to go with the flow, and you're easily pleased. In relationships, you tend to be quite dominant. You enjoy taking charge. You tend to be a dreamy, head in the clouds type of person. You think in terms of possibilities. You are a traveler. You are comfortable anywhere, and you rarely feel homesick.

What Does Your Bed Say About You?

First Days of School Pictures--3 years apart

2005

2008
(Although it looks like it, Benjamin really is not wearing the same shirt as he was in kindergarten...)

First days of school

On Friday, after a two full days of kindergarten, Matthew exclaimed,

"Tomorrow is the weekend?! I want it to be a school day! I looooove my school! I looooove my teacher! I want to go to school tomorrow!"

Now, Matty has had many experiences with preschool, and has never been enthusiastic about going. So, to hear him say these things about school is music to my ears! I hope he continues to always "loooooove" school this much!

Back to School

This is such an exciting time around my house this year! About two weeks ago, Benjamin woke up proclaiming that he was ready to be back in school. Matthew is gearing up for his first year in "Big Boy School" and is super excited about finally being able to join Mommy and Big Brother instead of having to go to "Little School" (aka daycare) by himself.

I have very fond memories of the beginning of a new school year as a child. I always loved the brand new, waxy smelling, beautifully pointed crayons. And the whole box of unused, perfectly pink eraser tipped pencils. New school shoes that squeak on the linoleum of the school...everything so fresh and full of possibilities. I love reliving that with my own children.

Being a teacher, I have a different vantage point of a new school year, but with the same ripe excitement and enthusiasm. Brand new plan book, clean desks, and a blank walled classroom, full of possibilities. I love meeting my kids on the first day, as they walk slowly around the classroom, gazing at everything, trying to envision their upcoming school days.

I am truly looking forward to this school year!