Field trip from Hell-o Mackinac Island!

So last week I took a 3 day field trip up to Mackinac Island with my daughter and her entire 4th grade.  I have to say that I enjoyed the trip, my time with my daughter and I actually learned quite a bit. 
     Did you know that beavers use oil from their butts to rub into their fur to keep it waterproof? Me either!  Also, did you know that they use that same oil in lotions, perfumes and body washes with a musk smell in order to obtain that musky smell that stays all day?!  I know!  They said it is called Castor oil, the same name but not the same as the Castor oil your thinking of.  Check the backs of your bottles, I DID. You will be surprised.  Needless to say I do not care for much musky stuff anyway but I did have a few body washes I had to pitch.  I know that seems wasteful but I can't wash my body in beaver butt oil.  That is to much for me. Thanks 4th grade

Moving: Its more fun to just pop the bubble wrap

MOVING:  something I should be good at.
I've moved somewhere between a lot and way to many freaking times.  I hate it, I loathe it and I suck at it.  But here I am again...moving, and this time I'm moving 2 adults, 3 kids and one furball. 'Sigh'  The effort to just think about moving is exhausting.  On a bright note this time I am moving for much happier reasons than in the past.  We are moving to a nicer, bigger and newer home, and we have a pool!  That in itself is almost worth all the headaches caused from packing up all this crap.  Where did we get all this junk anyway?!  If you saw my garage right now you would think we were hoarders...not kidding.  It looks like I woke up in a Goodwill store...again not kidding.  You see, my husband

New Job: Growing up persists

Exactly! I know I post all about being a stay at home mom and now a new job?  Again the surprises of being a grown up have found me.  As I finally accepted my role of stay at home mom and the hard work and stress of figuring out how to plan a budget on 1 income a phone call rings.  Its the human resources lady about the job I thought for sure I didn't get. 

To many bills and not enough $: How to make it work?

    My Mission:  Try to figure out how I can afford to be a Stay-at-Mom.  I definitely love my kids and cherish every second I get to spend with them, so being able to stay home and be involved in all aspects of their life is something I would love to do. 
     I have always had to work, and have missed plenty of in school and after school functions because of my work schedule.  Almost a year ago my employer of almost 4 years laid me off and I am finding the silver lining in the situation and realizing I am much better off.  That being said I have been able to collect unemployment for the past 10 months but  it is soon running out and my husband is panicking about what were going to do when it does. 

Who am I?

Do you ever find yourself asking questions like:  Where the hell am I? Whose kids are these? Where'd that dog come from and Who is that man peeing with the bathroom door open?!  No, well I do and this is my story. 

     The name is Agent M, nice to meet you.  The M you ask, well that stands for Mom or so that's what the germ carrying, dirt covered creatures call me.   I don't remember my real name or much for that matter from my previous life.  Small flashes of fun sporadically flash through my head but its hard to grab hold of any detail with all the damn noise going on.  All I do know is that I must be an undercover secret agent recruited by the CIA for a top secret mission because this cannot be my life. 

     Maybe the M stands for Mad because I have so obviously lost it.  Not quite sure where I lost it, maybe I bumped my head to hard, maybe I'm dreaming or maybe I was drugged by Russian Intelligence.  Either way I woke up one day in this strange life.  A life where I have 3 kids, a dog with separation anxiety, a OCD husband, saggy boobs, someone else's ass and a strong desire to drink Tequila (from the bottle).  My mission is clear: Pretend to know what the hell I'm doing until I can figure out what happened and between you and me I have no clue what's going on. 

Welcome to my story, the life of a not so grown-up mom and how I survive.