Arte Y Pico award

I've been so graciously awarded the Arte Y Pico Award by my friend Lisa over at Lisa C Writes Thanks for thinking about me Lisa!! I feel so special~!

This award was created for bloggers who inspire others with their creativity and their talents, also for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. When you receive this award it is considered a "special honor". Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to 5 others.

Here are the rules:

1. Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and a blog link to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that gave them the award.

4. Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

These bloggers have inspired me in some shape form or fashion and I want to show my gratitude to them by giving them this award! Now some of you may have already received this award but just look at it as a blessing knowing that there are many of us who appreciate what you do.

Tanyetta- Days like these

Greg & Sheena- Mommydaddyblog

Shelly- My Masala

Katie-Boyz in the hood...er, suburbs!

Jennifer-IMommies

New phone plastic

Please tell me why my hubby wants to keep the protective plastic that comes on a new cellphone?! He is one of those people that likes to keep all the stickers and labels on all things new. Does he not realize that the plastic covers are a part of the packaging and serve no other function than just that? As a matter of fact, it covers both the part you speak into, hear out of and also the camera. Does this make any sense? If he got the stupid orange water cooler he would probably leave the "look inside for FREE cup dispenser" label on the already tacky looking cooler. I am to the point that I might just let him have the big orange atrocity. You see folks, this is why I opted not to name my baby boy after his father...I would lose my mind! That's my tacky husband!

Now That's Some BULLS@#T !!!

Now for everyone that knows about the cooler story that occurred last weekend, don't you think this is some BullS@#t ? My wife tried to make me feel good with this girly-man cooler. She thinks she's slick by getting me a cooler that says DieHard. This is not a manly-man Bruce Willis Die Hard cooler. This is a itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini girly-man cooler. How can I go around my boys with this cute cooler? I want my orange cooler back! Holla if ya hear me!!! PEACE

Evil mom takes "paci" away

Yesterday was a very trying day. I took dear 'paci' away for good. I really had no intention of even starting little William on a pacifier, but when he stuck a couple of fingers in his mouth on the day he was born we quickly requested that the nurse bring us a paci. I knew one day I would take it away. My original plan was when he turned 4 months old, but then I thought, "what am I waiting for?" I figured the earlier I did it, the easier it would be. Now my baby is not a whiny little crying baby for the most part. The only time he actually cries is if he is hungry or sleepy. Normally we would stick the paci in his mouth and he would sleep. Well, now he cries for about 10 minutes and then goes to sleep. Everyone thinks I am the mean and evil mother but I am very consistent when it comes to raising my children. I had to do the same with Briahnna when she was the same age. She survived. William will probably get over it in a few days. Most all of my friends and family thought this baby would be the spoiled one...WRONG!!! He gets the same treatment the others did just minus all the bells and whistles. I better go have an extra cup of coffee this morning so I can be fully alert to handle the little boy. Have a great day!

Don'tcha hate it when.... Wednesday

Don'tcha hate it when...

• you are blog browsing and forget your speakers are turned up and you land on a blog with music?! Scares the hell outta you huh?!
• you invite someone over for a meal and before you can offer they assume they can fix a plate to go?
• you have to pack away laundry? I'd much rather have a nice "clean clothes" pile at the foot of my bed thanks!
• it's time to get the cars fueled up again?
• you forget to sweeten your coffee, ughh!
• even worse, you go to make coffee and realize that was the one item you forgot the day prior at the grocery store. I think even with a list I always forget at least one thing.

What bugs you? Hit us up in the comments...