Why is it when we want to go out Kids find it he right time to go crazy?
I was getting ready to go visiting teaching, and thanks to Girl Guides I only had to take 3 kids. My companion called and said we were canceled for one appointment but still had one other appointment. This left me with 15 minutes to flat iron my hair. I got a sexy new hair cut that requires a bit of flat ironing. I thought I'd never say this but my hair just isn't straight enough.
So I left myself 3 minutes to drive 3 blocks with 3 kids. I come out of the bathroom and Hunter is completely naked and just did some business in the potty. That boy has impeccable timing.
We were only 6 minutes late however.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
At a cross roads
I feel like I am at a cross road in my life. I can change paths if I choose, but here's the kicker, I don't have a map and I don't know where I want to end up. Is it possible to feel lost if you don't know where you are going?
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Food Fight
If we have bad hair days are we allowed to have bad Mom days? The only difference being your hair may not not need hours of therapy to be able to cope with life after it moves out. I mean really you don't hear bad Freudian accents asking "Tell me about your hair".
So since we have established being a mother is more important than hair.
So this is my evening. Supper goes along really well, (of course Fred was home). Then the after dinner clean up. The 4 older girls were supposed to be clearing the table. An hour later it was not done yet so I redirected them yet again and sent them on their merry way when the dryer buzzer rang. (oh dreaded dryer buzzer) So I went happily to fold the clothes in the dryer.
When I finished the clothes we were now into 88 minutes of supposed table clearing, with 4 girls it should not be taking this long. Then I looked around, (bad idea). There is food all over the floor, apparently one of them thought throwing peas might be a good idea, then bread. Water puddles here and there, another thought it might be good fun to get the one throwing peas and bread with water. The other 2 joined in by quickly throwing the dishes into the dishwasher un-scraped, and put the salad on the counter. Needless to say I lost it but good.
Can I still be a good mother tomorrow? Of course I can. Would a good mother have gotten mad at her kids for having a food fight instead of clearing the table? I would like to think so. I feel bad about my reaction to it. It was as immature as the food fight and I am the mother.
When I calmed down enough to be coherent, I had the girls tell me the steps to clearing a table and they knew them quite well. So now perhaps I should think and write down how to be a good mother.
I hope they have a good memory of it. Some of my best memories were playing to hard then getting in trouble at the end. I think it was worth it to them because they went to bed giggling, but grounded.
So since we have established being a mother is more important than hair.
So this is my evening. Supper goes along really well, (of course Fred was home). Then the after dinner clean up. The 4 older girls were supposed to be clearing the table. An hour later it was not done yet so I redirected them yet again and sent them on their merry way when the dryer buzzer rang. (oh dreaded dryer buzzer) So I went happily to fold the clothes in the dryer.
When I finished the clothes we were now into 88 minutes of supposed table clearing, with 4 girls it should not be taking this long. Then I looked around, (bad idea). There is food all over the floor, apparently one of them thought throwing peas might be a good idea, then bread. Water puddles here and there, another thought it might be good fun to get the one throwing peas and bread with water. The other 2 joined in by quickly throwing the dishes into the dishwasher un-scraped, and put the salad on the counter. Needless to say I lost it but good.
Can I still be a good mother tomorrow? Of course I can. Would a good mother have gotten mad at her kids for having a food fight instead of clearing the table? I would like to think so. I feel bad about my reaction to it. It was as immature as the food fight and I am the mother.
When I calmed down enough to be coherent, I had the girls tell me the steps to clearing a table and they knew them quite well. So now perhaps I should think and write down how to be a good mother.
I hope they have a good memory of it. Some of my best memories were playing to hard then getting in trouble at the end. I think it was worth it to them because they went to bed giggling, but grounded.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
They are mine
It been a long hard ride but the adoption was finalized today. What a relief and enjoyment. I am so happy to have a complete family. Even with them fighting in the other room right now.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
I can not log onto one of my Favourite websites anymore hillbillyhousewife.com It tells me I need a username and password. When did this happen? I am sad. If anyone knows how to get back onto Hillbilly housewife please let me know.
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