Wednesday.

I think it's Wednesday anyway...I had to stop and think about it this morning. I've worked too many days in a row, so today I sent the kids to school and played catch up so we didn't have to keep sharing a 1/2 roll of toilet paper between three bathrooms. Yes, it was really that bad!
There is milk in the fridge, the snacks are replenished, AND I conquered the laundry. THAT was a challenge!


Aren't tulips just the best flowers?? I think I've texted a picture of these in the yard to everyone I know. I wish they would stay around longer. I cut some every few days so we can enjoy them inside too which might explain the gap in the middle. :)

This afternoon we worked in the yard and played outside. The weather has been fabulous, but it's making me a little nervous about the temperatures for July. Our local weather man promises that we will not have extreme temperatures like last summer. I hope he's right!
I think I'm going to attempt a garden this year so I've been planting seeds and replanting seeds. I'm not getting off to a good start! Feel free to leave me some beginner gardening tips! I've been finding some good stuff on pinterest that I hope will help. Here's an interesting tip I found on killing weeds.
*Use undiluted, white vinegar instead of Round Up.
HELLO Cheap! Good bye Weeds! I'll be trying this!

Shame On Me!

Shame on me...for neglecting my blog. This is my record of our daily lives and I've let Pinterest, Facebook, and life in general get in the way. I.will.do.better!
This little blog might become a book of "tweets" or "status updates", but I want to have something documented here to look back on these memories.

Part of my avoidance stems from a difficulty in getting the pictures from my phone to the computer. Thanks to the Wild Thing, there were over 600 pictures sitting in my phone that he took of various ceilings, floors, his fingers, and everything in between. On top of that, my hard drive is maxed out so I've been in technology overload, but the Commander has me back in business.
I found these pictures in my phone amongst the Wild Thing's photo shoots and they reminded me that no matter how fast things seem to be moving...some things never change.

Life from the battle field--A Dental Adventure.

I was NOT ready to talk about this yesterday..to anyone! Today I can somewhat laugh at the events from yesterday.
Who schedules a dentist appointment for herself and TWO rambunctious kids in the same visit? I do.
Today I can say LESSON LEARNED!
Let me just give you a play by play from our day yesterday. I started off with a NO TOLERANCE stance. Sit on the couch and keep your hands to yourself. It didn't work.

1:00-1:15 Me:complete paper work for all of us (new dentist).
Kids: jump off couches. Run from one side of the room to the other. Race each other. Have relay races.
Me: I start the counting "that's a ONE", That's a TWO....I said stop! STOP IT! I'm failing miserably at getting things under control.
1:15-the first mini is called back so I'm left with one...the wildest one!
He continues to jump. Now I'm wondering if they are ready for us to leave.
1:45-the first kid returns and the other goes back. I get some peace. Both did well in the chair.
2:00-It's my turn to be in the chair. I inform bribe the kids with a trip to Chick Fil A.
The Wild Thing climbs UNDER my chair, spills my purse, and wrestles the older brother. The older brother can't stop moving, fidgeting, and talking...NON STOP while the younger one can't stop bumping the chair.
There I was...stuck with my mouth wide open trying not to appear mortified. Our new dentist was very nice. He offered a polite "well, it looks like you've got your hands full". At 2:30...an hour and a half later, we finally left the dentist and headed to Chick Fil A, but it was NOT because my kids were so well behaved. It was because I did not have the energy to put together anything resembling a meal. Did I mention the Commander has been out of town for 7 days? ENERGY DEPLETED!

Tonight I came across this link and related to every single bit of it so I'm passing it on to you.
Take a goat to the grocery store is my personal favorite! Just insert dentist instead of grocery store and I can check that one off the list.
Isn't it good to know that we moms aren't alone? I'm happy to report the Commander is back so I can kick back and document our adventures from the battlefield.