Why am I wearing a diaper, you ask?

Warning: if you do not find the humor in poop and/or vomit, you will likely not find this post enjoyable. You also likely do not spend much time with children.

Poor Monsoon. He came down the with the stomach flu right as I was calling him for dinner... at my parent's house. With my sister and her family. Oh yes. So many family members, so much vomit. It probably didn't help that as soon as he started it, I picked him up and ran him into the bathroom. We left quite a trail.

So now we're home. Husband has returned from two separate trips to the pharmacy, collecting first airborne for himself, and then Pedialite Popsicles for Monsoon. Before the second trip, however, Monsoon had an accident in his pants.

"Oops," he said. "When you have the stomach flu, sometimes you vomit out your butt?"

Yes. Yes you do.

Add pull-ups to the list, dear husband. The boy's gone without diapers for over 2 years, but it's night time. Likely he won't wake up and move to the bathroom in time. I am not cleaning that up again. Not today.

So when we pull them out of the package, Monsoon thinks we're joking. Husband, dear loving husband, promises that if Monsoon wears one, Mommy will put one on, too.

So I did.

It's over my underpants, of course, but still. It's under my pajamas. It's completely uncomfortable and I'm beginning to rethink the whole "old age" thing entirely. I am not cut out for diapers.

6WS: I'm feeling nauseous and sexy, simultaneously

"Lost five pounds with stomach flu."

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Busy.

Got a job. Training this week and weird schedule. Not keeping up with all things blogland (or otherwise). Monsoon currently pulling my sleeve away from computer. Thank God for premade frozen meals and a crock pot. And peanut butter. And no drama at home. I love home.

Foxtail tie WINNERS are...

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. Random.org popped up four numbers - the first two are the winners of the foxtail tie:

Just say Julie said...
My son walked through the living room earlier when the preview was on and stopped to watch the whole thing. Looks like this may be on the top of our Thanksgiving movie marathon :) the tie is too much fun!

A said...
I adore that darling little fox and would love to put this tie around my husband's neck to wear on his birthday next month!

The second two winners are recipients of the Mario Batalli recipe cards:

carma said...
I have not seen the movie yet, but if it has Owen Wilson in it with his dry sense of humor, I'm in!

Heidi said...
I found you through the Name That Blog contest!! I can't wait to see the movie!! Wherever did you get that tail? Or did you make it?

I have e-mailed Julie and Carma, sent Heidi a comment letting her know, and will just have to wait on A. to give me a holler (looks like your blog profile is privatized) because her husband is gonna love that tie for his birthday. ;)

Winners have until tomorrow (Monday) afternoon to e-mail me with your shipping information, since I am to send your information to 42 West (company who is providing the prizes) on Monday. Otherwise I will have to draw another winner(s).

Mean wifey

Poor husband went out with his friends after Thanksgiving dinner last night. Poor, poor husband drank too much and got home sometime after 3 a.m. Rough, huh?

Thing is, before he went out, he promised he'd go shopping with me this morning. It's actually something we both have enjoyed doing for years - looking through ads and planning our Black Friday super duper deal shopping. Getting up early, rushing out to find those unbelievable bargains before someone else snatches them up. Ah, the thrill of the kill.

So this morning, when poor husband was groggy and foggy, I insisted that he keep his promise (although he wants to make sure no one thinks I tell him what to do, so for the record, he totally made his own decision. Like anyone would think I could make him do anything. Bah). He grumbled and mumbled and grouched and slouched, but Monsoon and I had tons of fun anyway. In fact, the two of us spent a good hour in ToysRUs while husband napped in the freezing car. He seemed fairly comfy.

By lunch time, he was almost awake. It only took 3 cups of coffee and a 20oz mountain dew. Looking back, I should probably not have had as much caffeine as him throughout the day. I'm wired at 10 p.m.

Family movie night w/ foxy Jason Schwartzman

I love movies. I'm always on the look-out for family movies that I can watch with Monsoon while we cuddle on the couch with popcorn and hot cocoa for our very own family movie night, or even movies that make this frugal mommy want to pay full price to see at the theatre.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of those. I have been watching out for it since we saw the previews a couple of months ago. When I got an invitation to participate in a phone call with Jason Schwartzman (Ash in the movie), you can imagine how I screamed and jumped up and down (and subsequently tripped, bumped my head, bruised my leg and jumped right back up to scream some more) out of excitement.

Let me tell you, foxy Mr. Jason did not disappoint. Down to Earth and very real, I thoroughly enjoyed the entire phone conference. His description alone of this film made me want to jump up and cheer.

I asked if he could relate to his character, Ash, and how. Turns out this guy - who at least two of my friends want to marry - was a small kid with self-esteem issues, too. If he had seen this film as a child, he believes it would have helped him cope with some of those issues that most kids deal with at one point or another, like feeling too small and unimportant to go for the girl or try out for the team.

I think Mr. Schwartzman is quite an example himself. He may have been a small kid then, but digging in the dirt and playing around like an animal with the likes of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, & Bill Murray... that's big kid stuff, boys and girls.

Even better than all that, he got to talk to me (I already told you I'm famous). He was totally impressed with my blog name, and even asked how I came up with it. Who cares if I stumbled over my words and said nothing coherent or meaningful at the time - I can think of plenty to say next time we talk. I'm sure he'll call. We're best friends now, after all, even if he didn't say it. I know what he was thinking, "Wow, that's Ashley... she's the coolest stranger ever!" Well, right back at ya, buddy. Right back at ya.




Don't forget to check out my giveaway for a FANTASTIC MR. FOX tail tie, where you can also read the full synopsis of the film.

GIVEAWAY: Fantastic Mr. Fox is missing his tail

FANTASTIC MR. FOX is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop-motion techniques to tell the story of the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach). The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, and Jarvis Cocker.

Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground without enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean - who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. In the end, he uses his natural instincts to save his family and friends.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is now playing in select cities and opens nationwide on Thanksgiving. Be sure to visit http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/ and view the trailer. It looks to be a fantastic family film, one of those hard-to-find movies that are actually fun for everyone. I'll have more on Fantastic Mr. Fox and my conversation with foxy co-star Jason Schwartzman tomorrow.

For now, imagine taking your child(ren) to see Fantastic Mr. Fox, falling in love with the story and the characters, and bringing the magic home with this fantastic fox tail tie:

I'm giving away TWO of these fox tail neckties, and TWO sets of Mario Batali Thanksgiving recipe cards. That's FOUR winners! Seriously, these neckties make me smile when I think of Monsoon playing dress-up and know for sure that, much like Halloween costumes, he will wear his everywhere he goes, including the doctor's office (yes, I'm getting one, too!).

This giveaway will end on Saturday, November 28 at midnight (EST) - or whenever I close comments, which could be later if I forget. I will announce a winner on Sunday, and send your information along to the folks who are in charge of sending the prizes.

You may enter once by leaving a comment with your thoughts on Fantastic Mr. Fox. Make sure you leave your name and e-mail address, as this is how I will contact you should you win. You'll have 24 hours to claim your prize or another winner will be chosen.