Not Me! Monday – #21

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I love Not Me! Monday created by My Charming Kids so I’ll take this time to reflect on what I did not do this past week. Please take a moment to visit MckMama’s blog to see what she has not been up to herself.

I did not totally forget about Not My Child! week and instead write a traditional Not Me! Monday post. I am not totally bummed now that I forgot to participate this this week’s special theme. I am not hoping MckMama will bring it back so I can try to NOT forget again.

If you saw me and my family at Olive Garden for lunch on Saturday you would not have seen us with horrible manners. I always set a good example for my kids so I did not find myself feeding Lucian (my almost three year old)with my fingers at times. This was not because he would take too big of bites and have spaghetti hanging out of his mouth and down his chin. I would of course cut his spaghetti up much better than that so it wouldn’t have even been a possibility.

I did not break the unwritten restaurant rule and pick up some of my son’s noodles off the floor just because I felt bad. And actually even as I write this I am not thinking of a other Olive Garden Not Me’s. Like the fact we ate there for my husband’s birthday and got a chance to use that gift card that we did not get for Easter. And not even this past Easter, but the YEAR BEFORE. Not because we don’t love Olive Garden but because we rarely go out to eat somewhere where it isn’t a buffet (for less stress & no wait) or doesn’t serve pancakes (our picky son’s favorite food).

I also did not rather enjoy our waiter whom I couldn’t tell if he was just really nice, trying to get a good tip or even flirting with me. I of course am not liking the idea of the latter. No, certainly not. Even if he is kind of cute and too young for me. Oh and yeah, I’m totally off the market and not even looking because I’m happily married. And I was eating there with two kids and a husband. So naturally I wouldn’t be happy if he was actually flirting with me. I couldn’t enjoy that even slightly.

We do not allow our 17 month old to climb on our wooden swing set. Just because he wants to of course we don’t let him. And I, as his responsible mother, don’t allow him to either. I also don’t allow my husband to discover other uses for overalls as not shown below. The top of the overalls don’t make good handles and neither do the belt loops for going down the slide head first. And we definitely don’t allow him to go down head first. Nope.
While at Target I did not reach into my bag to pay and find my wallet was a little wet. With milk. How did milk get in there you ask? It was not because my husband complained that our youngest son’s sippy was leaking on his hands. I was not stupid enough to take it and then PROCEED TO STICK IT IN MY PURSE. (Seriously, I don’t know where I come up with these clever ideas.) Not me!

5 Comments

  1. Great pix. Funny post. I have done the bottle/cup in the purse thing on several occasions back in the ol' days. Have a wonderful day and take care.
    -Kiki

  2. This is a very funny post! You made me smile today. 🙂
    And, what happened to your baby? Why didn't you allow him to slide down head first?! 😀

  3. Hi Emilie!!

    hahah your post made me smile 🙂 You seems like a really fun mom! And what an ingenious use of overalls! 😉

  4. Oh, Emilie… thank you for the laugh, I love the "not liking the flirting of the waiter" part. We can all use that little burst of self-esteme now and then, ESPECIALLY when we are out with the kids and hubby.
    Don't worry about not letting the baby slide down head first, the bones aren't fused yet, they'll go back into place … 🙂
    You have a great week!!

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