Single mothers

Every time that my dear husband goes out of town I have to give single mothers props. I have no idea how they do it day in and day out. I have no idea how they get up every morning, get dressed, get kids dressed and fed, off to daycare and the on to work...and that all be for 8 am. Then come the stresses of work and whatever that is. Followed by what to make for dinner, picking up the kids, feeding kids, bathes and bed. Then they squeeze in everything I do during the day. My hat goes off to you ladies. So, if you run into a single mom at the park that just looks like she could use a break...be the break...you have husband who's coming home. I'm just say'n.

And She's off

I am happy to report that Jayla is officially walking! She has been one balanced baby for at least a month or two. It was not until Tuesday afternoon that SHE decided to walk. We have been trying and trying to get her to take step with everything from M&Ms to her favorite baby. She would to it for about 5 steps just to get the applause...(I think she's in to words of affirmation) but that was it-until Tuesday. Tuesday, after her nap, she was the only one up. I was preparing dinner and she was playing with her babies in the hall. Something came over her that caused her to stand up and walk down the hall. I thought for a moment that I was just seeing things. She sat down and I was sure she would be off and crawling. NOPE, she got back up and just started walking again. For the most part she has been walking since. Oh I do look forward to the day when she is strong enough to do this all the time, but oh how my baby is growing up!

Joshua Car trips

I have told my sister that I am going to blog Joshua's crazy little conversations. Today we were riding in the car(this is where most Joshua-ism happen)when Joshua informs me that he wants to see Eli. I told him that we would not be seeing Eli today of which caused a mini melt-down. This was then followed by "I won't see my Cari." Apparently, Cari was the real reason Joshua wants to see Eli. I informed him that we would be eating lunch with Emma Grace. This apparently brought back memories of eating Chinese food with Emma Grace (which happened in January and we have eaten with her many times since then)and he decided that that he wanted rice in a bowl...that bowl. There is no bowl in sight..remember we are in the car. I being the super mom that I am figured out that he was referring to our Chinese food trip (the only one he has had) and asked if he wanted Chinese food. He said "Yes, and Daddy is going to Chinese."

Yesterday as we were going into Walmart, Joshua discovers the numbers on the side of the building. To which he informed me "Walmart's address is 4800 Walmart, Texas." I thought I am sure Walmart thinks so too.

Sunday, while coming home from dinner(in the car),Joshua was going on and on about how we needed to play Wii golf and bowling and that we needed to do all this on Saturday. In Joshua's world everyday is Saturday. I turned to the exited Joshua and told him that those were great ideas but today was Sunday to which he responded "Sunday! You got to be kidding me!"

Saturday, Greg asked Joshua what he wanted for lunch. Joshua replied with his usually "Peanut butter samich" Greg then proceeded to ask him if that was just his default...to which Joshua replied, "It's not a default, Daddy, it's a peanut butter samich."

FLOORS!

Yesterday I proud to announce that I accomplished a lot yesterday and my house is still a mess. I have already said that laundry is the most annoying thing around and that it is just another way God is punishing us for Eve's mistakes. If she had just listened and not eaten that darn fruit I would not be doing laundry every week! However, I have now found a more annoying chore than laundry...FLOORS! We have ALL laminate flooring except for the closets (they are carpet...not sure why that is just how we bought the house). Tracking in dirt everyday are the dog, my husband, me and two boys(Jayla gets a pass due to the fact that she refuses to walk). At least with carpet I could hide some of the mess...not with laminate. It's there for the world to see. It is hard enough to keep these floors clean without rain or snow. Add rain or snow into the mix and I might as well not touch my floors until spring...I think I just figured out why spring cleaning came about. Therefore, I have decided to retire from floors until spring. I am just sad I did not think of this sooner since spring is about a month away! I think mother bears are the ones that came up with hibernation just so they would not have to clean all winter!

Sweet Jayla

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Time Flies

Well, if you are reading this you can see that I am just not good at keeping up with writing. So much has happened since my last blog. I had a baby. She is beautiful. Now it is almost 8 months later and I just want time to slow down for just a little bit. Before I know it my kids will be graduating from college and having kids of their own. I think for now I am just going to continue to soak up every last minute of their lives and enjoy playing with them. That is my favorite part after all...playing.

The Sacred Time

Ah quiet lurks through my house after two little boys have left their mark for the day. Now they sleep. This is the sacred time of a stay at home mom. No matter how may errands need to be run, or place that need to be gotten to, or the other random things that linger on our to do list...Nap time is RARELY missed. We say that it is a must for the cranky toddler (and you know that this is true if the miss it that day) but truly it equally for the worn out mommy. Just when you are at the end of the rope, you look at the clock and oh nap time! If you are lucky they go down without a fight and you plop down on the couch with your five Oreo cookies and a glass of milk (at least that is what I prefer for the next month). Nap time, peaceful bliss between you, God, and whatever else you want.