April 19, 2002

•                   

  
  

  A gorgeous day yesterday   And I was healthy enough to enjoy it.  And so were my kids.  We just hung around outside and enjoyed it ALL day from 11-4 pm LOL  

  
  

  My laundry room is situated so I can watch the kids on the swing set and do laundry.  So I would quickly fold a load change laundry around and go back to reading my new Anne McCaffre book.  Ahhhhhhhhh that was SO nice

  
  

  The kids were extremely well behaved until the end of the day.  And we just had one of those golden days you will look back and wish you could repeat. 

  
  

                 

  
  

  Mommy was a sucker for the beautiful blue sky and yellow sunshine.  And we even picnicked outside for lunch.  Which my big kids though was VERY cool.  Jamari had a nice long nap so he missed the "picnic"  and just wandered around sharing his food with the ants later on when he woke up.   

  
  

                  

  
  

  The kids were so good and I was so in shock about their "goodness"  But don't worry it didn't last    My bil was over finishing up the drywall.   And they thoroughly enjoyed playing with their cousin who is just 2.    And their cousin learned a new word!  Shtick  (stick)  Him and Samuel had great fun "sword" fighting with sticks.  hehehe

  
  

  Jamari however suffered from their "love"  and had to be rescued a couple times.  Next summer he will have a RIOT with them, but this summer...mommy has to watch out for big brother and cousin LOL.  At one point I caught them shoving him (mommy tiger came out when that happened)  And another time physically removing him from a toy they wanted.  OOPS.  Finally Samuel has somebody to play with.  Now we just have to continue on in the gentleness factor. 

  
  

                                        

  
  

  Ok now for the "bad" kid moment.  Only really it wasn't that they were bad...just well umm misunderstood.  I was fairly weak yesterday, but so proud of myself because I finished ALL the laundry.  And there was a LOT of it thanks to both me and Kaylin having stomache bugs.    And it was all sitting nicely folded on the laundry table.  I just was TOO tired to deal with putting it away...and didn't see a great need to.  So the picnic was over, and it was time to go in get baths, dinner, bed time etc.   So we had a ton of clothes, junk etc spread all over the yard and I had the kids bring it in and set it on the dining room table.  They did.    And I wandered around collecting tippy cups etc.   Well after we got inside I asked the kids to take the dirty clothes that we'd dumped on the table and put them in the dirty clothes hamper.  They grabbed them and headed to the laundry room.  And kinda disappeared.  What are you doing?  I asked 3 or 4x.  They kept saying.  Putting the clothes away.  But it was like a 30 second job.  I however was quite content sitting where I was so didn't go investigate.  DUMB< DUMB< DUMB< DUMB< DUMB!!!!!   Finally I figured something is really wrong so I pulled my pregnant body off the chair to go investigate.  My laundry table with all those nice clean folded clothes is EMPTY......very empty.  Except for one lone pile of daddys clothes.  What are you doing?   We put the clothes away.  (big pause from mommy)   Oh?  where did you put them?  In the clothes hamper where you asked us to.      Mommy opens mouth, closes it, opens mouth closes it.  Zeria, Samuel go sit on the couch please.   I say very quietly.  Close the laundry room door.  Lean over on the clothes hamper and cry.  (literally)   Then opens clothes hamper to see yep ALL the laundry is in there.  Moms clothes are still folded, kids are not.  Fortunately towels etc had been up higher so they "missed" those.   *sigh*     Called kids back explained that was NOT what I asked and had them help me put stuff away where it really belonged.  And refolded the kids clothes (sort of)  The pjs and nighties well their gonna be wrinkly this week.  Folding those twice this week I just couldn't face.    Kids realized they'd oopsed.  And mommy didn't get mad.  (Still amazed by that LOL)   And well life goes on.  Right?   Now next time your kids get quiet remember....Quiet kids do NOT equal good kids

  
  

  Sooooooooooo that was my gorgeous day.  But now the AWESOME news for the last.

  
  

  My bedroom is FINISHED!!!  YES FINISHED!!!!!

  
  

  As soon as I get done blogging (dh is getting impatient )  WE're gonna move our stuff back in.  WOO HOO WOO HOO.   I painted it last night after the kids were in bed.  So the bedroom got done before the baby did.   I am so psyched.  It looks sooooooo nice in there.  Of course the trim isn't done.  But hey that may be another 10 years or so    hehehehe  The walls are clean.  WE don't have insulation as "wallpaper"  And oh I live in a "real" room again.   

  
  

  Baby let us move in (we need a little over a hour...)  And then you may come with my blessingi

  
  

  Father God, I thank you for the awesome day we had yesterday and for the calmness you gave me when I could have easily blown up.  I thank you for the sunshine and for our room being finished.  I pray that the signs of the baby coming I've seen today would get stronger   And I thank you for your love in your sons name, Amen

  • 11:05 am
  • 2 Comments