Not Me Monday 5-18-09

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week!

From sunny Chicagoland...it's that time again for a rousing round of Not Me! Monday, where I will share all the things that have not been done this week because I'm just entirely too good to make mistakes!

This week did NOT start with all clear for #3 son's ear infection and end with one for #1 son.  My kids are all healthy, all the time.

And therefor, I did NOT keep #1 son home from football and Sunday School only to decide that after running around the yard for a couple hours that maybe he was Ok to take to a park.  And he did not end that trip crying in the backseat because his ear hurt.  Nope, not me, I'm the quintessential Dr Mom.  Always knowing exactly what's going on with my kids health and what's appropriate for them to do activity wise based on that.

I have NOT woke up more than one morning this week to find #3 son's diaper had leaked in my bed.  I have not concluded that my once loved Luvs are just not working for this kid.  This of course, is not at all my fault.  I mean I don't take a diaper with me to bed each night and he doesn't wake up at least once every night so that I COULD actually change him to avoid this problem, I mean, if it WERE a problem.

I did NOT drag sons 1 and 2 across the street while son #3 slept on Saturday to try and figure out "fill flash" in full sun conditions.  Not me, because I've got that all mastered.  So I did NOT once get completely annoyed with their uncooperativeness and end up giving up in defeat.  I am NOT a quitter.  And I did NOT get a couple shots that I love, just cuz their my kids, even if they are technically imperfect shots.

I did NOT attend my first flag football game.  Where I did NOT forget to bring a drink as asked by the coaches.  I was NOT at all surprised by the intensity of some of the parents.  And I at NOT point chuckled at son #2's obvious un-athleticism but complete unawareness of it.  I am never amused by children's lack of skill, I always think my kids are all-stars.  I therefore,  did NOT get at all excited when he got to play center.  

I did NOT decide that cleaning out my van would have to be a two part venture.  I of course keep it clean at all times.  There is NO way that part 1 could have found

• one photo backdrop (10x20)
• one backdrop stand
• one set of photo lights
• a box of photo props
• misc other photo props (all still new) that ended up filling a good sized tote
• Christmas gifts we received
• items I had purchased to give to the kids for Christmas (including a movie, books and a dominoes game)
• Easter baskets
• baseball gloves, not seen since last fall
• a baby gate bought months ago, before "baby" was mobile
• the projects from Home Depot
• a children's electric guitar, guitar stand and mic
• some baby clothes (size 3-6 months) received when that size MAY have fit him
• some girl baby clothes that I bought at a friends garage sale before knowing if "baby" was going to be a boy or girl (please don't do the math on that one, considering "baby" is almost 16 months old)
• empty juice boxes, misc other wrappers, happy meal boxes
• 2 bags full of misc, mostly dirty clothes

I did NOT consider taking a photo of the above mentioned mess and then decide it was just too embarrassing.  I did NOT later consider that had I taken these photos they may have made for a good Ad for minivans cargo space :)

While at a park yesterday, where we (OK son #1) had actually remember to take our own sand stuff, I did NOT give son #2 one warning that if he left his stuff unattended it would be swiped, after explaining this on the way to the park.  After said warning I did NOT simply let him walk away from his shovel only to have another mom point it out to her child who then ran off with it.  When son #2 returned just a second later and asked if I'd grabbed his shovel, I did NOT briskly tell him, no, some little kid did.  This tactic did NOT blow up in my face since he did not care at all!  

ETA:

I did NOT just wash #3 hair in the sink here at work.  This was NOT was because 'someone' brought him here with a ton of toothpaste in his hair!  He and son #2 are not at the office with me so that dad can take son #1 to the Dr for his ear infections.  That would be silly, right?