Mean People Suck!

So the other evening, my husband, children and I went out to dinner at one of my favorite places to eat. It was a bit late in the evening, we had had a long day and a late nap for everyone. We are selling our house (per previous posts) so we've had to be long gone from our house so the Open House chaos could commence. So we get to the restaurant and we order our food, drinks and christian becomes a bit cranky because he was hungry. He's 15 months old and can only communicate with crying or whining which most people know or at least people with any common sense. Now I've been at restaurants before I've had kids and I've been a bit bummed when a kid screams or cries in a restaurant. We've always been the type of parents if one of our kids is being totally obnoxious we remove them from the restaurant. This day, christian just happend to be hungry, not being obnoxious, and we were waiting for them to bring us our bread. That would satisfy him completely. A man and his wife were sitting next to us. Out of the blue the man says, "Can you please shut that kid up?" Now my husband on his blog states it differently but I was sitting next to him, if it had been said any other way I would NOT have been so upset at the situation. But to blatantly say, "shut that kid up". Was so out of line and just childish it was ridiculous. I looked at him and said excuse me? Again he repeated himself, "shut that kid up, can't you get control of him, I'm trying to eat here." I'm in total shock. And all I can say is, he's a baby and he's hungry. He continues on his rampage about if we can't control our children then we shouldn't bring them out in public, and that he never brought his kids out at that age. I respond to good for you, but we are having a family night and I dont keep my kids at home for fear of offending someone. If you dont like it move or find a new restaurant. He then proceeds to tell me to "shut the f**** up" <----- CAN U BELIEVE IT!?!?! In front of my kids!!! So of course I become even more irrate and REALLY angry and get even louder, I'm yelling " you are swearing profanities in front of my kids, how is that right??, this is just the rudest behavior I have EVER seen in my life". Now everyone is staring at us, all of the other families with Children!! He finally calls over the manager to get a new table and at that time a lady at the next table over from them starts in on me," Lady just shut up we dont want to hear your kids, go home, we want to enjoy our food" And of course I look at Tom and say, can you believe this?? I respond to the lady with he's a baby. She then starts to throw out insults at me which was completely out of line. She was trying to get herself comped dinner or dessert. Completely taking advantage of the situation. I finally had to leave and ignore her spouting off at the mouth, I was so close to punching her lights out but I wanted to uphold my integrity, especially in front of my kids. I wanted to model appropriate behavior. I dont know how well I succeeded but momma bear kinda took over for most of the confrontation. I will NEVER allow someone to tell me that my kid needs to shut up.

The House Selling Continues

So I finished quite a bit of stuff yesterday, mostly continuing to work on it all today. I am trying to get the energy to shower and head off to a park day for the kids, which they need. It was a mess trying to paint while the little ones were running around. Christian ended up in head to toe paint, no joke. Hair, hands, feet, legs. He would bounce off the walls and land in of course the only wet spot you could find. *rolleyes* He had painters tape all over him, he ran around the house screaming for it to come off. It was quite amusing, well minus the screaming. I'm now just sitting her trying to find the energy to get up and shower and I'm STARVING!! :)

How to Treat a Girl...(fellas listen up!)

Boys... please read carefully:

1 . Tell her she is beautiful, not hot.

2 . Hold her hand at any moment even if it's just for a second.

3 . Kiss her on the forehead.

4 . Leave her voice messages to wake up to.

5 . Always tell her how beautiful she is, no matter what she's wearing.

6 . When she is upset hold her tight and tell her how much she means to you.

7 . Recognize the small things . . . THEY USUALLY MEAN THE MOST!

8 . Call her Baby.

9 . Sing to her no matter how horrible your voice is.

10 . Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.

11 . Write her notes. {she loves them}

12 . Introduce her to family and friends as your girlfriend.

13 . Play with her hair.

14 . Pick her up, tickle her and play-wrestle with her.

15 . Sit in the park and just talk to her.

16 . Tell her funny jokes, tell her stupid jokes, just tell her jokes.

17 . Throw pebbles at her window in the middle of the night just because you missed her.

18 . Let her fall asleep in your arms.

19 . Carve your names into a tree.

20 . If she's mad at you, apologize because SHE is always right.

21 . CUDDLE

22 . Bring her flowers just because.

23 . Treat her the same around your friends as you do when you're alone.

24 . Look her in the eyes and smile.

25 . Let her take as many pictures of you as she wants.

26 . Slow dance with her, even if there isn't any music playing.

27 . Kiss her in the rain.

28 . If your in love with her . . . tell her.

29 . Tell her bless you every time she sneezes.

30 . Go on long drives just to talk.

31 . Call her, email her, just let her know you are thinking about her.

Busy Crazy Harried Byrne Day

O.K. so today is going to be such a busy day. I have so many things to do its ridiculous. So I'm posting my to do list so I can keep myself accountable to it all.

1. call regarding windshield - Done
2. Call regarding washer - Done
3. FOLD LAUNDRY MUST BE DONE TODAY - Done
4. paint molding - currently working on
5. wood putty crown molding in goo's room - Done
6. pack more boxes - Continuing to do
7. get more boxes - Done
8. dishes - Done
9. clean up front yard
10. water the backyard - Keep doing
11. sweep side patio and back patio
12. Put out yard clippings to the road


Ok, I'm so tired already.... anyone want to come help??

How my friends see me...

I really hope my friends dont see me this way.... Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

How Do People See You?

My "fake" Dad

Your Daddy Is Dick Cheney

What You Call Him: Papi Why You Love Him: He takes you to Disneyland

Who's Your Daddy?

Happy Father's Day Dad.....

So this past week has been incredibly crazy/stressful. Its the one year anniversary of the passing of Tom's father. Its so strange to think of him as no longer being here. I always imagine going home to see the fam and his coming in with his little voice thingy (never can remember the name of it) giving me the best hug and kiss and I'm so happy your here welcome. He was always so great to me, treated me just like his daughter, chores and all. :) I remember when we went back there to say our goodbyes, it was rough, we went to the hospital everyday, dragging our children (2.5 and 2 months old) in and out of the hospital. I felt so bad, I tried to keep them away as much as possible, but also gave them a chance to visit with their grandfather. The cloud of death was so heavy on that cancer ward, it was a horrible experience. We needed a break and Caitlin needed to get away to have some fun so we took her to see Shrek 2. Christian stayed with grandpa and grandma in the hospital (he slept most of the time) and we headed off. Tom's sisters came to pick us up and thats when we found out that dad had finally lost his fight. We all sat silently on the trip to the hospital each of us crying. It was finally over. Dad never again had to suffer. I remember the night before getting the chance to say our goodbyes. I wanted to tell him how much he ment to me and what an awesome gift he had given me...Tom. I even got a small smirk from him that I will never forget. In my heart I know he heard me and that he loved me as much as I loved him. There were so many things I wanted to learn from him (he was such an amazingly creative guy). And so many things I wanted to say to him. I am thankful that I have the stained glass windows in my hutch that he made to remember him by.

Happy Father's Day Dad, We miss you and love you. Keep watch over us. And say hi to the big guy for us.

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~


Thank you for leaving me your son.
He brings me life, as once you did for him.
Although I cannot hope to salve his grief,
Nor fill his cup of joy back to the brim,
Know your flame of love has been passed on.

Your memory will help my love along,
Out of pain his happiness to win
Upon the sweet green fields of my belief.
~ author unknown

House Selling

So we are taking a huge plunge. We've decided to sell our house in order to "upgrade" to a much bigger home. We have outgrown our cute little starter house and its getting pretty crazy 4 people sharing one bathroom. Tom takes forever in the bathroom and its nothing unusual to hear my daughter yelling at the door "DADDY I HAVE TO PEEEEEEEE!!!!" all while doing the pee pee dance and tears welling up in her eyes, because she fears shes gonna get in trouble if she has an accident. I keep going through all of our things and getting rid of stuff, but it never seems to make a dent. I've given so much stuff away on freecycle but it seems like we are still being suffocated by our belongings.....and our children and their toys. There is honestly no way we can have an third child. Its ridiculous. Not that we want a third child but you know God and his infinite wisdom and how he just gives you little surprises, and your completely caught off guard and if you listen hard enough you can hear him giggling to himself way up there in his little heavenly abode. :) Anyway, so I've been horribly busy, it seems like it hasn't stopped since I left for Ohio. Its been non-stop. So much so I haven't gotten to spend much time with my playgroup or the girls outside of playgroup. I've already started packing things up getting ready to "stage" as they call it the house. To make it more enticing for potential buyers. I really dont think we will have a problem, our house is so cute. Well at least I think so, I did put a lot of effort into this place. I am having such a hard time thinking about letting it go tho. I mean, this is the first year I actually bought veggie plants to put in my garden and I finally got my orange tree planted. *sniff* My totamto plants are huge and they are sprouting tomatos like theres no tomorrow. And I already have a flower on my squash. Hopefully we will get to at least harvest a few of our veggies before we have to leave......

I thought this was kinda funny, some I agree with and some are completely off.

What You Really Think Of Your Friends

Diane is your soulmate.
You truly love Stephanie.
You consider Jennifer your true friend.
You know that Liz is always thinking of you.
You'll remember Tom for the rest of your life.
You secretly think Jeana is creative, charming, and a bit too dramatic at times.
You secretly think that Emily is colorful, impulsive, and a total risk taker.
You secretly think that Andy is loyal and trustworthy to you. And that Andy changes lovers faster than underwear.
You secretly think Wendy is shy and nonconfrontational. And that Wendy has a hidden internet romance.

What Do You Think of Your Friends?

You Are 28 Years Old

28 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Back In Action

Ok so we made it back to the bay area safe with my sanity (whatever is left) still intact. I just can't believe how fast my trip flew by. Its great to get away from here once in awhile, but the feeling you get when you walk into your house for the first time after being away is awesome. I do get pretty lonely here with Tom working all day and it being just me and the kids. I was kinda emotional on thursday, being my first full day back. I went from having all kinds of company to no one around at all, and it was quite a shock. I spent the afternoon/evening running around so I wouldn't feel so lonely. We went to Liz's house and I begged her for an hour not to go to Newport Beach. I just got back and I missed her and then she goes off and leaves me. Its ok tho, she has some things to take care of. I hope she knows its just cause I miss her hehehe. Hopefully she didn't feel guilty just loved. :)