{If You Really Knew Me...}

So I just uploaded a bunch of pictures and was half way through a post
 about the last few days at the park(s),
my job as a stay-at-home mom and our little daily adventures
when suddenly I realized the post was annoying me just a bit.

Too perfect. Too Martha Stewart or June Cleaver-ish.
 I wanted to roll my eyes at myself.
I think I did.

I mean, it was all true...but sounded annoying when I read it back.

My life is not perfect.

I don't ever want it to look like I am trying to act like it is.

I know I blog a lot about the sweet or cute things my kids do and I even have
the pictures as proof  but there's much more to my life than just that.

It's not all baking, crafts, date nights and girls' nights out.

There are not enough Girl's Nights Out. My best friend lives in Chicago and

 I don't get to see her nearly as often as I would like to. Patience is short, my house is messy and

 one of my dogs annoys me beyond belief- like if someone came today and asked if 

they could keep her I would say yes. In a heartbeat.

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Have you seen that show on MTv called 

"If You Really Knew Me"?

I know I probably shouldn't admit that I have seen it because it is about

 teenagers and probably intended for teenagers alone.

But.

If You Really Knew Me....

You would know that I cannot even take my own kids to the  Public Library 

because I have such a big fine there. Really big. For like two years now. 

And I can't make myself pay it. It was mostly due to cd's and dvd's forgotten in my car... 

man, those babies add up fast.

Not to worry though, Library duty falls to daddy, it's not like the kids are being punished for it.

What's wrong with me anyway?

{Oh and by the way, what would constitute a BIG fine to you? Just wondering}

If you really knew me you would know that I think it is quite acceptable

 to lie to my kids on occasion. Like; 

"No honey, I don't think that park is open on Mondays." 

or 

"Well kids, maybe there are no other kids in the play area (at the mall)
 because they need to do some work in there today" and

"Kids aren't really supposed to chew gum until they're five. It's true."
You can call them lies but I often call them a necessity.

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If you really knew me you would know that I hate doing laundry.
Hate it.

Well, mostly I hate putting it away. Sometimes I will wash it, dry it, fold it
 and then leave the baskets sitting on my bedroom floor all week. 

And often when I don't feel like folding laundry, I just re-start the dryer.

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If you really knew me you would know that I can be grumpy and grouchy, 

cranky and selfish with a foul mouth and a side of sarcasm.
And let's not forget about that big, fat heaping of negativity.
It's not all good.
But it's good.

But in a few days I'm sure I will finish and post my
  I am the luckiest mom in the world post, but not today.
Today I'm not feeling it.
And if I'm not feeling it, I can't put it out there. At least not with a straight face.
And not without wanting to stop following my own blog.
Just trying to keep it real, folks.
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