*if you have a weak stomach beware of this post. But if you are a mother like me and have dealt with bodily fluids you will probably be fine to read it. BUT, there are some cool photos at the end so you can just check those out if you want, k?
So I have this child who hates the word BARF.
I gotta admit it’s not exactly my favorite word either. However, I am not constantly afraid that it is going to happen to me either…
Back last summer, while visiting Austin for my high school reunion, G woke up in the middle of the night with the pukies. And because my husband happened to be conveniently absent during this trip it was all up to Mommy to clean up. Gross.
Also, my poor mother’s carpets. If my middle-of the-night, half asleep memory serves, he did make it to the toilet the last time, so at least there was that.
Since then the poor little dude is in great fear of up-chucking. I cannot really blame him, but at this point I really wish I had one of those memory eraser thingys from the movie Men in Black. (also, I think I have talked about those on this blog before, apparently I really think they should be invented) so that I could use it on him so that we could ALL forget that night. But mostly him.
Earlier in the week, while we were at the beach for a couple of days, I let the kids watch the Disney channel before bed. There was an episode of Dog With a Blog where part of the story line was about expired milk at one of the kids’ school and how a bunch of the other kids drank it and hurled.
So, guess who in my house has now learned the word “expired” and asks me constantly if the food in our house is on the up and up and not ripe to make him hurl?
Yep, that would be my G.
People, this is freaking annoying. Today he asked me if the wafflers in the freezer were expired. Seriously, child?!?! Are you for real?
He is.
I officially hate the Disney channel.
But I like the beach.
Here are some photos from the ONE hour we enjoyed by the surf with my cousin and her family before a cold front came through that evening. While we were inside at dinner. That we were not prepared for. BRRRR!!!
And a quick trip to the aquarium the next day while it was still FREEZING cold out.
These photos are puke-free and not expired. Promise. 🙂
That front was COLD and crazy fast.
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yeah and the timing was perfect! (NOT!!!)
So… flipping… beautiful! You have a boatload of talent.
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Well, thank you my dear! And how fitting for a beach trip… “boatload”. I like what you did there. 😉
Gorgeous photos, Elaine!
I dread barfing too. Just the thought makes me want to er.. barf.
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Oh… well… yes… sorry dear. 😉
And thank you!! xo
Love the pics. Hate the barf! Those cowboy boots are crazy cute and I love the silhouettes at the aquarium!
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Thanks Stephanie, and I agree! That’s my cousin’s little girl, she is FULL of spunk! 🙂
Great pics of the beach. Makes me want the warm weather even more! My kids have really sensitive gag reflexes. It means a lot of barfing over nothing at all 🙂
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Oh no, Tara, so sorry to hear that! At least this guy does not have that…
Thanks!
Love the photos!
And so interesting. I am a legit emetophobe but I didn’t get it from actually barfing. I know that a bad barf experience can do that to people. Hope you can nip it out of him!
Tamara, I did not even know that was a real thing, I had to Google it! ha!
I hope so too!!
Love the pictures! So sweet. I hate barfing so much too. And come to think of it I don’t like that word either.
Don’t get me started on the Disney show. Our whole family was sick a couple weeks ago and we watched waaaaay too much Disney show. I’ve banned all shows except Gravity Falls & Disney Jr which makes my tweens really excited. lol.
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My kids love Gravity Falls. They laugh so hard. But yeah, pretty much the rest of it is off limits now…
I did a career day at my kid’s school and I put up on the white board that I was a
1. Copy Writer
2. Copy Editor
3. Blogger
and all of the kids were immediately DOG WITH A BLOG DOG WITH A BLOG DOG WITH A BLOG and I wanted to vomit.
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I love how you related to my post in both ways in your comment with one little story. That was awesome! 😀
Those pictures are so cute!! I especially love the swimsuit booty with cowgirl boots. 🙂
You know who’s the annoying one in my family that asks if everything is expired? MY HUSBAND. You make ONE mistake, and you never live it down.
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OH man…. Ha ha ha! Can’t he read the dates himself? 😉
I love that photo too. She was so dang cute…
The beach pictures make me happy because I miss the beach and the sun and anything that is not covered in snow.
And I HATE the show Dog with a Blog because it is incredibly stupid.
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I have to say, pretty thankful that I do not really even know what snow is after this crazy winter! And yes, the show is tres stupide!
I will roll around miserably in bed before making myself throw up. I hate it! But I have a killer vomit radar and can almost always tell when one of my kids is about to hurl. Unless they are sleeping. Then not so helpful.
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Vomit radar? I’m pretty glad I do not have that actually… 😉
That is hilarious. Poor kid. Poor you. Next time I see you I will have to make sure nothing we eat is expired. 😉
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OH yes, please. Now I seem to have a bit of an issue with it since he does! GAH!
Ha ha you should tell him waffles never expire! 🙂 Love all the beach photos!
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Ha, Natalie, I think I said something like that. He’s so silly!
Thank you!
The photos are beautiful!
Also, I hate vomit. Like, I don’t think I would have been able to clean it up without vomiting myself. I have vivid memories of every time someone else has vomited in my presence (including on Christmas when my son vomited on me!) yet somehow when I do it it doesn’t phase me at all.
On the plus side it’s unlikely you will ever have anything expired in your house now!
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Oh I love these photos – I can’t wait to go back to the beach. 🙂
Poor guy. I don’t like being sick either. Hopefully as time goes on the memory will be less vivid for him.
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Great pictures, how is it possible that K is getting so big?
Jackson would act the same way as G about the puking and the stuff being expired.
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Poor kid, I hope he outgrows that phase quickly…
Love the swimsuit & cowboy boots!
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Ugh Dog with a Blog. I can imagine the meetings over at Disney Creative: I know! Let’s make a show where it is implied that blogs are so dumb that even a DOG could write one!
On the other hand, your beach pictures are super sweet and vacation-y. Ahhhh…..
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