Once upon a time, we left the house. The kids went to school and my husband went to work. We got dressed and ran errands and interacted with people other than immediate family. We wore something other than what we slept in the night before (well, some of us did, anyway) and actually brushed our hair. We had mail delivered. Pizza, too. We got fresh air. We saw sun.
Now?
We’ve all gone fucking crazy.
Previous post: Being A Good Neighbor
Next post: Happy Valentine’s Day
{ 111 comments… read them below or add one }
–>You really are in a prison of your own making. Makes me glad I’m just dealing with rain and some blowing snow outside right now. Can you stream videos from netflix?
.-= WebSavvyMom´s last blog ..Flashback Friday (part 9) – Snowboarding Crash of the Year (again) =-.
Eh, movies we have- it’s when they’re *not* watching movies that things get crazy. Ahhhhhh!!!!
LOL! I’m right there with you!
whoa. i’ll send the men in the white coats. and chocolate. AND vodka.
.-= zeghsy´s last blog ..problems? no, not really =-.
yes, we’ve all gone fucking crazy as well, just down the road from you. and this fucking crazy family was supposed to fly to jacksonville tomorrow to see beautiful baby twins and send off my beautiful friend to marry her beautiful wife-to-be to beautiful new mexico… and now i’m stuck. we’re all just fucking stuck and it sucks fat donkey nuts.
.-= nic @mybottlesup´s last blog ..gettin’ pretty wack-a-doo =-.
It really, really does. I can’t believe it’s still snowing.
LOL man alive. you need a drink!
.-= Becky @TheRealBecks´s last blog ..A Happy Update =-.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
I like how Lilly just burst out into “You give me Money” towards the end. She is so cute. All of them really! Oh. My : )
We are snowed in right now. 5 boys are screaming and wrestling in the living room. I suggested a rousing round of the Quiet Game. That did not go over so well…
I hope you get out soon! XO
.-= Life with Kaishon´s last blog ..Snow, Snow- When Will You Go? =-.
Why does the Quiet Game never work!! I keep giving it my all with no takers!
Good luck keeping everyone penned in! Let’s hope the snow starts melting soon!
.-= Jessica (@ It’s my life…)´s last blog ..California Snow Day: A rip roaring success =-.
Ah haha! I GET IT! …. http://www.flickr.com/photos/susbarefoot/4115904527/
That’s awesome! You totally do!
ok. Now that is just funny. haha. I know I’ve already told you but I am so sorry for your sucky weather :(
Awww, thanks. I have to remember that it could be sooo much worse!
Maybe you should just add a top to that crib to corral those jumping monkeys! :)
.-= Condo Blues´s last blog ..Eat Healthy and Save Money: Make Granola Cereal =-.
Huh, that’s a really good idea.
I am having staggering sympathy while laughing my ass off! :)
BIG hugs and I will pray to the sun gods to melt the damn white stuff keeping you all inside already! xo
.-= Loralee´s last blog ..RED LETTER DAY! =-.
Lily singing “Gold Digger” was AWESOME. Kayne and Jamie would be proud.
I feel a bit like your daughter, but with markedly less energy.
So funny.
-FringeGirl
That is EXACTLY how I feel. :)
That kiss at the end was just for me, right? ;)
Any chance of getting out soon?
.-= Shannon´s last blog ..Table Topics Tuesday: I call do-over! =-.
Of course. And, no. It’s still coming down hard and the plows have been halted b/c it’s a total white out!
Call me crazy, but I sense that you guys are tired of the snow…
.-= Lynn from For Love or Funny´s last blog ..I can handle 21 inches =-.
I just love you! Giving my age away – Erma Bombeck is my mentor on seeing life around me. You rock! I love reading you. Thanks for being you. My saying is – you can’t change what life deals you BUT you can change how you deal with life!
Awww, thanks! You are so sweet!
Send the snow here. We have the Olympics in two days and no snow. We will be on record for the warmest Winter Olympics in its history. We are trucking snow from eastern BC and Washington State. This will probably be the most expensive Winter Olympics also.
This may be my future. . . it’s really coming down out there. Thankfully we have brownie mix in the cabinet and lots of Golden Girls on the DVR. Two years olds like the Golden Girls right???
x
Paula
http://www.adhocmom.com
.-= adhocmom´s last blog ..Holy Schadenfreude! Germany Sucks Even Worse For Mothers Than the US! =-.
Tristan likes to get into Isaac’s crib so he can play with his mobile. :)
.-= S Club Mama´s last blog ..fine, you win =-.
so you are locking kids up in evan’s room? are you feeding them in there as well?
and you wonder why your dad and I drink? we each have survived all those days only slightly insane. [as you so graciously pointed out this week].
wish you were here. and i bet you do as well.
I see what you mean about crazy. I think I need a nap now… or maybe a drink… or an aspirin maybe. I’d pay to have that kind of energy now.
.-= Christina @RantRaveRoll´s last blog ..HAPPY HUMP DAY =-.
Bless you. Hang in there.
Dontcha just loooove how every time you try to shoot a video your kids (read: MY kids) just have to interject a “Can I see it? Can I see it? Mom? Can’t I see it?” before you’re actually done shooting said video?
Makes me nuts.
Or, is it just me? :-)
Sending shovels and sunshine your way.
YES! Makes me SO crazy!!! Every damn time.
That’s exactly what we did this morning .. but then the baby woke up and we had to act all together again.
.-= mrs.notouching´s last blog ..Because… =-.
My 5 year old and I cracked up all the way through. He said ” That was HILARious!” :)
.-= Julie´s last blog ..My Mama =-.
You know, maybe Jack Nicholson wasn’t so far off in The Shining, ’cause if I was locked in my house with the kids as long as you have been, I’d be hearing voices in my head telling me to kill them, too.
.-= Shawntel´s last blog ..…And My All-Time Favorite Picture =-.
Oh man I feel bad for you guys. My mom is all stuck in Alexandria and all I could think was – hey man you have enough food and NO little kids! THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VACATION – with kids it is indeed a nightmare!
Hope you have some wine in the house! And hope it melts soon!
.-= Brittany at Mommy Words´s last blog ..List: Things I Used in Baby’s First 2 Weeks =-.
That sounds like heaven to me right now!!!
That is a ROUSING rendition of All the Single Ladies!
They’ve got a gift, huh?
I was all, “OMG how has she not really gone crazy by now?!?!?!?!?!?!??”
But then there was the adorable kiss of the camera at the end.
Fingers crossed for no more snow!
.-= Carrie´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: Saturday morning snuggles =-.
There’s your answer. I don’t think anyone can come out of this one sane!
Not able to see video but can imagine been there done this before, but not as the parent I’ll bet that changes everything….
are the streets plowed, passable, yet? we are supposed to get 12 inches which is nothing, but it’s the whole cold raw thing I hate
.-= dawn´s last blog ..cheesecake brownies =-.
No plows at all. I can’t imagine when things will be clear.
OMFG..I’m laughing and I TOTALLY FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!
If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it!!
.-= Sara — The Football Wife´s last blog ..Messy Richard – International Spy =-.
I know how you feel…I’m on my second consecutive snow day and am probably one of the only teachers around that’s okay with (hopefully!) going back tomorrow~
.-= Bethany´s last blog ..Meetup =-.
I think I would be climbing the walls if I were you. Love the dancing video.
.-= Heather´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – Puppy love =-.
Follow these directions.
1) Get another crib.
2) Turn it upside down.
3) Put in on TOP of the original crib.
This creates a prison for kids, so momma can read a book.
You’re welcome :)
We know our weaknesses, and snow would put us in an asylum. Far, far away we stay from the powdery imperfection!
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..Real Simple =-.
Cute video! I love how they ask to see the video halfway through. My kids do the same thing!
We’ve been snowed in since Friday afternoon too. This weekend we are all going to have to do something to get out of the house. Even if it is just walk around the mall. Here’s hoping blizzard round 2 stops soon and they can get to cleaning up the roads tomorrow!
This reminds me of one time when the kids were small and it snowed and hubby was away for, like, a week. I ended up cutting sheets to entertain the kids and we ran out of food. When hubby returned, he couldn’t get up the driveway because it was so icy. I had him throw the food up the driveway to me…one item at a time. LOLOL! This reminds me of that time and I’ll NEVER forget it. Yeah – good times. We’re still married too. :)
.-= Lori´s last blog ..Touchdown! Red Letter Day! Woo Hoo for Lazies Everywhere! =-.
We finally got to the store after five days without plowing. Got there and I had to fight tears! No food. Everyone else seems equally broken here in DC. The kids seem to be handling this much better than me. Fucking crazy just about covers it. xoxo
.-= RLG´s last blog ..Lonny Magazine, Issue 3 =-.
I think I might have put them in there and then run and closed the door. Well, not really!
I would be climbing the walls. Here’s to a blast of heat and sunshine to melt that blasted snow.
.-= Krystyn´s last blog ..How not to read a nutrition label-WW =-.
Trust me, I totally feel your pain!
It’s gotta melt soon, right?
.-= Jen, buried with children´s last blog ..Independence Streak =-.
I so feel you. Holy Cow! We’re going through the same thing here in Kansas. Ugh. Here’s to sunny days and socializing soon!
OMG. Evan just brings it all together doesn’t he. He is too cute for words.
As for the snow, I am SO sorry. Although the last time I ever saw snow was when I was young enough to want it really bad, to keep me out of school. I have never been a snowbound Mom. I don’t miss it. Move to FL girl!!!!!!! We’ll live on sunshine, cocktails and appetizers.
.-= Live.Love.Eat´s last blog ..Pancetta Wrapped Pork Roast =-.
OMG, that is hysterical! But man, do I feel for you…
.-= Gibby´s last blog ..Five Perfect Seconds =-.
LOL! Just throw in a bag of Doritos and a couple of bottles of Robitussin and you’ve got yourself an in-home daycare!
We don’t have snow, but it’s been raining forever. I should be building an Ark. I already have two dogs and two cats gathered.
Hope you all get a break and recover from your cabin fever.
.-= Tara R.´s last blog ..Twisted =-.
Your kids. I LOVE THEM!!!!! That was SO CUTE. You’re so cute. And Evan has grown so much since the last time (the first time!) I saw him! :) Good luck dealing with all the snow. Here in Canada, we are ready for any snowstorm, and so life goes on, for the most part. I still hate it, though.
.-= Loukia´s last blog ..Memories from Greece =-.
I am such a worry wart, your kids are so cute, but about 20 seconds in I was thinking, “Oh gosh, I hope they don’t break the crib and it goes crashing down.”
.-= Gwen´s last blog ..I am out of the Dog House and over at Embellished Bayou! =-.
That was so weird…I thought you had somehow reorded ME talking. Seriously, I sound exactly like (I assume you did the video) YOU!!
Here’s hoping you get a blast of heat to melt the snow away
.-= Carrie´s last blog ..Kid Swap Meet time! =-.
LOVE YOU! You are a great find in a mostly sappy blogland! :)
Ugh, I know! I miss the outside world. I just got a fed ex shipment notice on a package I am expecting and laughed out loud… I dare fed ex to try to make it here! I feel like we live on Mars.
.-= Rachael´s last blog ..Spring Mini Session Dates Announced! =-.
My heart goes out to all you East Coasters. Really. But the weather’s been bad out here in Los Angeles too. It rained. Twice. And tonight I might even need to wear a coat. Life is hard.
.-= Gretchen´s last blog ..What’s Wrong With This Picture? =-.
We’ve not has as much snow and we cannot stay inside for long without losing our minds. Good luck down there.
Um, that was “Gold Digger”.
Ahhhahahahahahahahahahaha.
I love your daughter.
Period.
.-= Tiffany´s last blog ..A blog about Dysautonomia and motherhood. =-.
I’ve been with my kids two days and I’m losing it, so I can only imagine what you are dealing with.
Oh, and my husband’s gone to work both days. Two against one sucks.
.-= Andrea from Big Blue Momma´s last blog ..6 months ago =-.
I feel really sorry for your kids, instead of looking at Mother Nature’s snow ordel as a chance to slow down and be with your children, you are going crazy just being at home with them for two days. As a mother of five and a homeschooling Mother, at that, I don’t get it. Why have kids if you just want to ship them out and let someone else raise them? What’s wrong with you?
If I were more of a meddlesome holier-than-thou sort of person, I would ask what’s wrong with you? Why would you be content to have no identity outside of your family? Why would you choose to risk your children’s education and social skills?
But, since I realize that my way of parenting is not the only right way of parenting, and since I really don’t care how you parent your children(short of abuse, of course), I’m not going to ask that sort of thing.
.-= thepsychobabble´s last blog ..A Letter to A Beautiful Girl with Angst Issues =-.
I love you, psychobabble. :)
You know I am a homeschool mom too. I have three children and we live in the Eastern Panhandle of WV. Here we got 30″ or more of snow and were not able to get out for nearly a week including my husband (he didn’t go to work). I love being with my kids all day but when you feel forced to stay inside and can’t make it to extracurricular activities, etc and see the world more than just through your window it can drive a mom crazy – and the kids and the husband too. Eventually my 9 and 10 yr old were asking “What’s the point of snow? Can’t we just get a few inches? This is too much.” I hardly doubt that ScaryMommy is not enjoying her time with her kids but at a certain point the snow is crusted over and you have no choice to be stuck inside with the same people day in and day out. Everyone experiences “cabin fever” once in a while. ScaryMommy, thanks for keeping it REAL. Most moms (homeschooling or not) love their kids but life is never rosy and cheery every minute of everyday!
I agree whit everything that you said. I don’t see anything wrong whit getting crazy about our children’s, what’s meter is how we do it, and this way looks like fun!!
and I am sorry for any mistake but English his not my first language…
I feel for you folks back east… I really do. You’re just getting buried back there. Here in Arizona it has rained pretty bad… definitely not what we’re used to. I am sure that you’ll cry for us. Just think of us down here in July when our flesh fries off when we open our window blinds in the morning and have to use oven-mits to drive the car at 8:00 in the evening. In the mean time, I’m sending warm (and not flooded) thoughts your way.
I SO feel for you.
The kids look like they think it’s not so bad…………….:)
.-= angie´s last blog ..The Do’s and Don’t s of Playdates =-.
Yoru daughter is a total actress! One day she will make enough money for you to live on! I hear there might be another round coming of snow. In Erie, we finally got some accumulation, but not enought to even come close to everyone else. Maybe Erie is the only place experiencing global warming. Good luck, it has to let up soon.
we just got jipped on a storm. They cancelled school expecting a blizzard and we only got a couple inches. it’s still pretty, but i’m ready for spring.
.-= cristin´s last blog ..Do you know how hard it is to come up with a post title while your kid is jumping up and down next to you waiting for his turn on the computer? =-.
Sooo with you. You don’t realize how small a house is, no matter how big it actually is, until you’re cooped up in it with the same people for days on end. Put a fork in me.
.-= Cara´s last blog ..SNoMore 2010 =-.
Oh god, I feel your pain! We are stuck with nearly 2 feet of snow here and are going nuts. Thankfully we live in town, so we can trudge places.
Hope you all are faring better today!
.-= Kathleen´s last blog ..Snowbound Smoothies =-.
The weather guys are kinda predicting snow showers to the south of us for tomorrow. We just never know what to believe and what to expect around here. Welcome to the ATL.
Spring, where are you???
.-= Teri´s last blog ..Bring An Ark =-.
Yep. I can’t even complain about the snow we got this week thanks to the fact that I know what YOU’RE going through.
Hope you’re still making it okay.
.-= jen´s last blog ..friends =-.
Hold the effing phone!!! Did Lillie sing a few bars from Kanye West’s Gold Digger song?!? I rarely watch videos, but I just tuned into that one more than a few times. I am dying right now.
I’m also strangely pleased that I am not the only mother in the world who allows her children to listen to what my husband refers to as “inappropriate” music. Currently on our playlist in the car? Eminem, Crack a Bottle.
.-= Mayhem and Moxie´s last blog ..Signs that You Might Be an Angry Pregnant Lady =-.
Oh, yes. I am queen of inappropriate music/TV/movie choices. You are never alone in your poor judgment!
Oh good, swore I heard Gold Digger in there but then thought I was imagining it. Lily is my new favorite kid ever!
Ooft, I know that feeling – we were stuck in for over a month over Christmas and new year. It was the pits! Hope the weather improves asap for you all!
.-= Marylin´s last blog ..Dum di dum di dum =-.
Over a MONTH!?? And you survived??
Luckily my lovely boyfriend wasn’t so bothered about trudging down the road to the store for supplies! ;)
.-= Marylin´s last blog ..Dum di dum di dum =-.
I thought with global warming America should all be toasted at 120 degrees F and that there wouldn’t be a drop of moisture in sight. So what you’re experiencing just must be some sort of mirage. Right?
No, really, I’m sorry you guys are having that much snow. I mean, that’s really too much of a good thing. I hope it slows down so the ground can soak it all in and start to dry up a little before planting season comes, so the roots of the produce plants won’t rot in the ground from too much moisture, or so everything doesn’t get some moldy blight from all the moisture still saturating the ground.
I really think it would be a wise idea for anyone living back east to stock up on canned fruit and vegetables for spring, summer, fall and winter next year, in case the farmers don’t have great crops from all this moisture stuck in the ground.
The kids are going f’n nuts at my house too! Will this snow ever stop??
Ours FINALLY did. Apparently, we are expecting more next week. The local news isn’t even forecasting it, though, just national. They know we can’t handle it!!
I know how you feel.
Great video…your kids are funny!!
.-= Stephanie @ Geezees´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – Everybody needs one … =-.
At least they appear to be having an awesome day. Hopefully it will end soon, the snow that is. Hang in there.
Your kiddos are just adorable!
I can only imagine what you guys are going through!!!
Sophia and I had a little fun in the snow. Check out my blog post today if you get a chance =)
.-= Sophia’s Mom´s last blog ..Featured Mompreneur – Amy Sapirstein, creator of Mommy Mitten: A MUST for the Urban Mom =-.
I don’t know how you are staying sane. Really.
Swing by my blog; I left a little treat for you.
OMG! I’m cracking up over here! Thank you for the laugh. I really needed a laugh today.
Good lord. i actually watched that whole thing, wondering how long they would do the “la la la” thing and how many times they would step on each other before they started hitting each other. They never smacked each other! What the hell? My kids would have turned that into a brutal wrestling match…
I call my Evan “Evie”, too. Evie-Bevie, to be exact. :)
.-= tracey´s last blog ..I cleaned my office… =-.
LMAO!!!!! I feel ya!! Here in Iowa we’ve had our share of the white stuff this winter. I’m sooo looking forward to spring…just not the floodng that will happen with it. Hey, if you see Al Gore out there on the east coast…do me a favor and kick him in the balls
.-= Head Nut´s last blog ..Valentines Party =-.
This is why God invented closet space and kibble.
They’ll survive.
Hold on…Social Services is here…
.-= moooooog35´s last blog ..Panning for Golden Showers =-.
You’re a rockstar…. love you and your crazy ways lol
Those kids are too cute!
.-= Complicated Mama´s last blog ..“Kinda a big deal” and not just cause I’m a kick @ss Mom! =-.
Worse than three kids jumping up and down in a cot singing la la la, is the lack of pizza delivery – how the hell are you surviving?
.-= Muummmeeeee!´s last blog ..Cheer up love, it might never happen…. =-.
Hi Jill,
Too funny! I love your posts!
I also wanted to give you something – an award of sort called a LOVE LINK>
Your link and the following was posted on my site today:
Scary Mommy – I love that Jill finds joy (and annoyance) in the little things, and she shares with humor and a genuine heart.
Please read on:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I bestow this LOVE LINK honor on you this 12th day of February 2010. Now, you have received this LOVE LINK because you are special to the sender. So it’s up to you to share it with five of your favorite blogs and so on. It’s important that you post their links within a short article on your site as well as one reason why you love them. It is also important that you go to Womenslifelink.com (where it started) and share your blog’s name, location, and the name of the blogger who sent you the link. This is really an experiment, and we’d love to see it touch many bloggers around the world. Remember, it’s up to you to continue this LOVE LINK! Simply copy and paste this paragraph and what you’ve said about them into their blog comment section or an email. Good Luck and happy blogging!
.-= KellieS´s last blog ..Thankful for YOU =-.
Things are getting rather crazy in our house, too – and I only have one kid to try to keep entertained! ;) I’m ready for Spring – but apparently Mother Nature is cackling wickedly as she’s conjuring up more snow for next week – last I heard it’s another 12 inches. After 2 storms throwing down a total of 54 inches where we are, I really don’t want anymore. I wonder if we could do a sun dance or something? :)
.-= Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)´s last blog ..February Blizzard 2010 – Snow Update and Happy Hour Friday =-.
ha, thank goodness i just have the dogs and cat who have slept on the couch while i enjoy my snow days :). good luck!
I’ve been calling it snow prison. Totally losing my mind…
The crazies never go away but eventually, as the kids get older, we start brushing our teeth and wearing clothes we didn’t sleep in last night. Sometimes, on special occasions, we do both on the same day!
Hang in there and enjoy them before they turn into evil teenagers, designed to break you, and leave you curled up and twitching on the floor, next to the cat food bowl, …begging for mercy.
Good times ahead.
.-= Jennifer June´s last blog ..It’s Business Time… =-.
Well it’s a little late in the game for me to post this but I feel as though the snow is JUST starting to melt enough for sanitation pick up, mail and school to finally resume business. We are in Mt. Pleasant (NW) and it took seven days for us to see a plow. Something like the BOY and the MAN from The Road but we managed to survive!
.-= kelly´s last blog ..Amore Or Maybe It’s More Like Agape =-.
Oh. I hear you. We’re all sitting around in our own filth while the laundry piles up on this, our 6th snow day of the winter. I have all the time in the world to do the laundry…but I refuse to do it. I mean, really? What’s the point? We’ve got nowhere to go. Nothing to do or see. *sigh*
.-= John Deere Mom´s last blog ..Catitude =-.
I don’t know how your east cost mommies are handling this weather. It’s too much to bear being inside that long! Trapped. I hope you see the sun soon and the outside!!
.-= ~Laura´s last blog ..Love From Me to You =-.
still snowed in then…..
.-= scrappysue´s last blog ..photostory friday: the e-ticket =-.