DJ loves Godzilla.  The Ex was a major Godzilla fan and brought DJ into the fold a few years ago.  DJ's favorite is Godzilla vs. Mothra, but he's watched the tape so much he's worn it out.  Last week he watched Terror of Mechagodzilla I think for the first time.  He doesn't really like it as much as the other one though.  In the beginning of the tape, they show pictures (I'm assuming pictures of movie covers, but the movie title is not listed.)  This one picture showed Godzilla and what looked like a blue monster with blue rings of smoke coming out of it's mouth.  DJ was going nuts, he had to have this movie. 

I went online and looked up all of Godzilla's movies on Amazon to see if I could find the title of this movie.  Success!  Went on Ebay and placed a winning bid for Godzilla's Revenge.  Every day he asked “Did it come yet?”  Finally it came in the mail yesterday while he was at my aunt's house.  I always have packages delivered to work.  I called him on the phone to tell him and before I even had a chance, he started talking.  “What time are you coming home?”  I explained that I was working late and probably wouldn't pick him up until 6.  He wanted me to come home “right now”.  Then I told him his movie came in the mail.  He was so excited.

I actually arrived at my aunt's house a little after 5.  DJ was overjoyed to see me.  He kept telling me how I was the best mommy in the world and he was so excited to go home and see his new movie.  He kept hugging and kissing me constantly.  It was hysterical.  He reminded me of scenes in the Addams Family when Morticia would speak french and her husband would start kissing her hand.  That's all DJ kept doing. 

As soon as we came home he raced to his room to watch it.  He came out in the middle and told me it was the best tape ever.  He also told me that Godzilla is a daddy in this movie and he has a son.  Some more major hugs and kisses were in order.  He watched it 3x last night and we have a date later on to watch it together. 

DJ is scared of The Mask with Jim Carrey.  He hasn't watched the movie in a few years but is deathly afraid of it.  Saturday night he had a nightmare that I turned into the mask.  He came in my room Sunday morning screaming and crying.  There was no way he was going back to sleep.  For the past two nights he's been in my bed.  Last night we get ready for bed at 10.  He talked my ear off until about 12.  At one point he says to me “Mommy, ask me if I want a drink of water?”  I told him I am not getting it for him.  Then he said, “Ok Mommy.  Do you want a glass of water?  Say yes, Mommy.”  I decide to play along and say yes because he's not going to be happy unless I say what he wants me to say anyway.  He replies with, “Good, now go in and get us some water since you're thirsty too.”  He's such a player.

Gotta love kids!

Today was such a fun day.  Yes, I do mean that sarcastically :)  Did you ever plan your day in advance and have it turn into a fiasco?  That was my day.  It was bad.  It just wasn't what I envisioned. 

I was planning on waking up super early and driving down to Delaware to buy cigarettes for everyone I know and some liquor.  Mr. Big wanted me to pick him up some Hennessy and I told Jee (the guy having the party) that I would stop off and pick him up some beer.  I was going to do some food shopping.  Swim a little with DJ, get ready and leave.

Not how it happened, of course.  I woke up late.  I didn't leave until after 11 and DJ wanted to ride with me.  When we arrived in DE, he wanted gum.  Then he wanted something to drink.  Then I couldn't find the liquor store I always go to.  I finally found it minutes later after I drove up and down Rte 13.  If you know Rte 13, you know it's not fun.  Have to keep switching lanes.  It's crazy especially when you're not sure where you're going.  I've only been making this run for the past 2-3 years.  You'd think I'd know where I was going.

After all this, I'm late to the shindig tonight.  Well technically, not late.  Since I was the only one who showed up.  I brought PIC along with me along with loads of liquor.  It was just me, PIC, and Jee.  It wasn't too bad though.  I mean, it was supposed to be a party.  Instead we just hung out for a bit, drank a little, ate a little.  Then we left.  Interested to see where this is headed.

Ok, I know the title of my blog is DAILY Doses and I haven't written anything in over a month.  The only answer is life got away.  I will do better in the future.  I think I'll just post some mini-updates to get it going again.  A little of what I was doing the past month.

Work.

I'll admit it, that's not all I've been doing.  That's been most of it.  In mid-June was our annual conference.  We worked and partied it up in NYC for a week.  Let me tell you it was alot of hard work and alot of long hours.  Of course, after all that I went out and checked out the night life with a bunch of co-workers.  We had a blast!  I even saw 2 semi celebrities and got my picture taken with one of them.  Hulk Hogan was staying at out hotel and I saw him almost every day.  Then when we were walking the streets of NY (lol), my girl saw Josh Gracin from American Idol 2.  I thought he was the greatest so I actually did go up to him and took a picture with him.  He's a cutie in person and very very nice.  And that was my brush with fame :)

Then I came home.  Not to worry, NYC gave me something to remember it by.  Smog and pollution.  Yes, I came home with bronchitis and laryngitis.  Once I got off the train in the City of Brotherly Love I had absolutely NO voice.  Thank goodness one of my co-workers was with me and he called my mom and told her we got in.  That's just what I needed was for to think I was crank calling her.  We live in different directions and I took a separate (sp?) cab home.  I had to write directions to my house since I couldn't speak.  I wish I had my voice at that time because it was the cab ride from hell!  He was milking that fare for all it was work and I couldn't say a thing.  He was just sitting in traffic when other lanes were whizzing by.  A 15 minute ride took about 45 minutes.  I was not a happy camper.

In other news, I have a new car.  A brand new car.  It's about time!  My other car is dying a slow painful death.  I took my old car in to get inspected.  Doesn't look good.  Something about my pressure not evaporating because there's evidently a leak somewhere.  To make matters worse, my mechanic can't fix it.  I need to take it to the dealer if the check engine light comes on again.  Boo hoo.  From what all the men I know are saying (cuz I only know how to pump gas in a car and run it through a car wash) I'm looking at 400-700 just in diagnostic testing.  But I'm tooling around in my brand new Neon which I love.  I'm trying to save up so next year I can buy a Durango.  I just have a thing for Dodge :)

In other news, I have a new piercing.  It's not like I get these on a regular basis.  I went three weeks ago to get my tongue pierced.  I've been wanting it done for YEARS and I finally did it.  Ladies, remember when we went to get our ears pierced and it hurt SO bad!  It doesn't hurt anymore!  I had my belly button done (that was because PIC was getting hers done) in December.  I'm such a good friend/aka partner in crime.  The belly button hurt a bit afterwards but the aftercare is ridiculous.  It's like a part time job!  But the tongue didn't hurt at all.  Not getting it done, not afterwards.  The aftercare isn't too bad.  Mouthwash, salt water, etc etc.  My tongue just got really swollen.  Once I figure out how to post pics on this thing....

Tomorrow night I'm heading out to a party.  Can you believe it?  I actually have two parties lined up this summer!  Go me!  This guy I work with is housesitting for two weeks and he's hosting a little something tomorrow night.  PIC and I are heading out there.  Then in August another friend from work is having a party down the shore.  I'm so there!

If you've read this far, damn you're good!  There went the “mini”.  Special holler to my girl, Jen who I missed like crazy at this year's conference.  She had to go move her butt up further north.  It's not the same without you girl!

I went to see this documentary this weekend.  GO SEE IT! 

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We definitely had a wonderful time this weekend!  Friday night we just hung out at home and watched a little tv.  I let DJ stay up Friday night and Saturday nights since there is no school the next day.  We both fell asleep around 10:00. 

On Saturday, we had a birthday party to go to.  My cousin's son was turning 3.  It was great, there was about 10 kids there and my cousin barbequed.  The pool was up and my son was the only one in it most of the time.  There was the usual pinata (sp?) completed with goodies for all the kids (and adults, too!)  I wound up staying later then I expected.  My mom brought DJ home with her to spend the night and I called my Partner In Crime.

We decided to hit the movies (yes we are old and boring to boot!)  We both wanted to check out Day After Tomorrow.  Excellent movie.  Spectacular special effects.  An edge of your seat kind of movie.  After that was over, PIC wanted to see Mean Girls.  It was cute, but could've waited to see it on video. 

After the movies we couldn't figure out what we wanted to do.  You can tell we're old.  Saturday night, 12:00 and we couldn't think of not one thing to do!  That's what happens when you have kids!  We wound up driving down center city.  The climax of the evening was when PIC saw MTV crews and the next seasons Real Worlders walking down the street.

Mr. Big had wanted me to stop over Saturday night.  I blew him off though since I was with PIC.  I really don't like to do things like but he blew me off so many times so I shouldn't worry about returning the favor.  He's not upset (like I care:)

Sunday was fun.  I picked up DJ and we picked up our pool passes from the office.  PIC dropped by and we all went to the pool for the afternoon.  I picked DJ up some swimmies (inflatables that go on your arms) on Saturday night.  I'm glad I did because he did need them.  The water was just a tad higher than his mouth.  He wanted to try without swimmies in 3ft so I took them off.  I turned to talk to PIC for one brief second and he's sputtering because he got his face wet.  I'm trying to teach him how to put his face in the water.  He hates getting his eyes wet though.  He always has.  I swear I'm going to have him swimming before the summer is over!

DJ has a dentist appointment today.  It stinks.  I had good teeth all my life and I was hoping it would pass down to my son.  No such luck.  He has to get 2 crowns.  Can you believe it?  Now mommy is brushing the teeth every morning.  I'm hoping all goes well.  The dentist isn't sure how he's going to do.  DJ was diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder (a form of autism) a few months ago, and they are afraid he won't be able to sit still.  They said the laughing gas will only hype him up more so they refuse to give it to him.  I just KNOW they won't be able to numb him up.  Once DJ feels pain, that's it for him!  If that happens, I'll have to take him to the hospital and have them admit him so they can put him to sleep and do the fillings.  I really hope it doesn't come to that.  Poor baby.  It's going to be a rough one today! 

DJ decided last night that he wanted to do his homework all by himself.  He didn't want me in the kitchen with him while he did it.  I didn't think this would happen until sometime next year or the year after.  I mean, he's only in kindergarten and he's already so independent.  I loved homework time with him.  I'm hoping this doesn't happen every night!

I must say I was impressed though.  He had a word search worksheet.  About 20 words he had to find.  He was finished in under 5 minutes and they were all correct.  I'm so proud of my baby.  He also made sure the circles and the spelling of his name were neat.  These times are flying by so fast!

I try to videotape at least once a week.  First of all I want to see his progress as he grows.  Second, I don't want to forget the funny things he says, the funny things he does, the way he says certain words.  His big thing is “come and keep me company”.  Only he doesn't say company, he says contaby.  There aren't many words he mispronounces and that's one of them.  I think it's so funny to hear him say it.  It's ironic that the majority of the funny things he does and says I can never capture on film.  It's like he knows. 

Yesterday he learned in school all about fires.  He came home and proceeded to give me a crash course on what happens if there is a fire in our house.  He told me he had to wake me and his pop-pop up and then we all had to run outside, “even if we're in our pajamas, Mom!”  Then we have to call the fire guys and throw lots of water on the fire and it will be all done.  Oh, and we can't forget the family cat, Precious.  It was priceless, and not taped.

He started mentioning something about a science project that was NOT in his homework book.  He told me they had to bring an animal to school (this could be just wishful thinking on my son's part.)  I asked him if he had to make an animal and bring it to school.  He adamantly shook his head and said no, they had to bring an animal to school.  I asked him if he was going to bring in Precious.  He then proceeded to tell me he was bringing Precious AND a tiger into school.  He explained to me that tigers live in the zoo and the jungle but they can be had as pets.  I told him he's more than welcome to have a tiger when he gets alot bigger and he has his own house.  He said it was ok since the tiger could sleep with Precious.  Um, nope, Precious sleeps in my bed and I can tell you right now a tiger is not sleeping in my bed.  DJ thought that was just too funny. 

On Saturday, we have birthday party for my cousin's son.  DJ is all excited about going.  My mom told me she wanted DJ to spend the night at her house after the party.  He hasn't stayed there in a few months so I said it was ok.  She originally wanted him a few weeks ago the night before Mother's Day.  I wasn't giving him up that night :)  He called her last night on the phone and she asked him what he wanted for breakfast.  Pop Tarts was his response.  No surprise there.  After a few minutes more of conversation he turned the phone over to me.  My mom and I chatted for a few minutes and she asked me what kind of Pop Tarts he wanted.  I asked him and he replied with “sweet and fresh.”  Like I've ever bought him stale Pop Tarts!

My son is the funniest person I know.  He has this dry humor about him.  He starts these conversations with me with a straight face which makes it even funnier for me because he acts so serious.

The other night he comes in to me and says, “Mom, we need to talk.“  Anyone with a child knows to sit down when they spout out that sentence.  I take a deep breath.  He then rounds it off with, “Mom, can we talk about my butt?“  I lost it.  He's 6 years old.  I think, what do we need to have a conversation about his butt for?

Then last night we have a meaningful conversation about none other than diarrhea.  DJ calls it diarrear though.  He had a touch of it a week or so ago and now he can't help but throw it in the conversation as many times as possible.   He starts explaining it to me.  He compares it to warm mudpies, cold coffee with pepper.  He has such an active imagination.  Six and a half years ago, I would take time out during the day and imagine what it would be like to have a child.  What kinds of things would we do?  What would we talk about?  Now I know, diarrear.

I took him to see Shrek 2 this week.  Excellent movie.  Everyone needs to go see it.  The only time DJ is quiet is when we go to the movies.  It's amazing.  We did get there a half hour early.  Of course I heard 30 times, “Mom, is the movie starting?“  Once it started, my son entered Shrek world and didn't come out until the ending credits when he proceeded to talk non-stop until he fell asleep an hour later:)

We're riding home from the movies in the car.  He tells me I'm a great mom.  I asked him what made me great.  He told me because I'm fun and I take him places.  I hope he still feels this way when he's a teenager.  “No you may not get pierced, tattooed, etc, etc.“

Next week is Harry Potter 3.  DJ is on pins and needles just thinking about it.  The posters are out and the trailer played at the movies.  We had to mark it on the calendar.  I promised him next Saturday.  I never see a movie when it first comes on the weekend. 

The last time I saw a movie on opening weekend was Spider-Man.  That was for DJ of course.  I purchased the tickets early that day online.  We waited and went a half hour before the movies started.  My partner in crime (aka MGB) and I decided to wait until a few minutes before the previews started to go in and get seats.  We go in and tehre is not ONE seat .  Now we have 3 tickets.  Not one seat.  My son is so upset at this point and we had to wait 1 hour before the next movie started.  This time we waited in line to go sit down so we got a seat first thing. 

I still have nightmares about that.