A Life in Status- September #2, 2015

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Normal morning stress + picture day = Crazy Mom
‪#‎momconfession‬

When the potty-training child comes to you and says “I sorry, Mama” it’s time to go on a treasure hunt for something you wish you didn’t have to find.

Sometimes I do my best cleaning when I’m stressed. So the house is looking pretty awesome right now.
‪#‎Huskergameday‬

It’s only AFTER bending down to pick up your child in front of a bunch of strangers at a neighborhood cookout that you remember in a moment of boredom (while listening to the GOP debate) you applied a temporary tattoo to your lower back. . .
‪#‎keepthemguessing‬

Big kids are on their way home, so it’s time to clean up any trace of how much the little kids play with their toys while they’re gone.
‪#‎momconfession‬

Joel (3) thinks his favorite movie is called “Monsterzowski.”
‪#‎soclose‬ ‪#‎MonstersInc‬ ‪#‎MikeWazowski‬

“Mom, my bed is wet. But. . . I didn’t do it! The bed just wet itself!”
‪#‎sureitdid‬

What is an appropriate gift that says “Thank you for being the best babysitter ever and I’m really sorry my child puked on you today, I swear we didn’t know she was sick.”
‪#‎etsyHELP‬

The tension between Mike Wazowski and Sully over what to do with Boo is a little too real for fostering couples.
‪#‎MonstersInc‬ ‪#‎WelcometotheHimalayas‬

The best part of being a Work From Home Mom: My kids can come to me whenever they have a problem.
The worst part of being a Work from Home Mom: My kids can come to me whenever they have a problem.
‪#‎lovemylife‬ ‪#‎mommyneedsaMINUTE‬

Parenting Tip- I find it helpful to channel your inner Lucille Bluth when your kids are being sassy. Say it with me:
“If that’s a veiled criticism about me, I won’t hear it and I won’t respond to it.”
‪#‎protip‬

The almost two year-old is wandering around the house holding two baby dolls and dressed in a dragon costume. I find this to be 75% adorable and 25% terrifying. And 100% my daughter.

My three year-old is angry because the zoo changed their sign to say “Boo” until after Halloween. “But it’s not a BOO! It’s a ZOOOOOO!”
‪#‎WHYMommy‬ ‪#‎literalist‬

My toddler daughter is just figuring out how to make little two and three word sentences. Let the tattling begin!

Hello. My name is Maralee. I’m a grown adult in my mid thirties who still can’t really figure out what to do with my hair.
‪#‎whoswithme‬