I truly do not know how I survived yesterday. The kids were all just especially needy, whiny, pushy, mean, honery, engergetic, arguementative…you name it! They say laughter is the best medicine, so in order to make today a little better, I decided to go back in time and remember some moments that really made me laugh. I hope you enjoy:
Let me just say: Dwight-a-thon! If you haven’t read this post…go read it! He still thinks he’s sneaky by the way. He got caught several times yesterday trying to sneak around…starting at about 6 a.m.! But the shoe story? Oh, I still laugh about that!
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Patrick…he can be so sweet, and yet so stubborn. It never fails, if I ask him to be on time for something, he is late. If I tell him to get something done by a certain time, he procrastinates. He has not been ready for bed one time this week. And he keeps trying to get out of doing chores (he’ll try anything to avoid work!) But he is so sensitive and observant, I just love it. He truly and sincerely loves people and his siblings. And I’ll always remember the lesson I learned from the pickle jar. Kind of funny, kind of not, but it definitely makes me smile and proud of my son!
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A couple weeks ago, Joshua made me cringe a little. He told me his brother scared him so bad, that he almost said the “F word.” But, he assured me he didn’t say it out loud. Even if right after that he confessed, “I thought it, though!”
Yes, I cringed, because the thought of my 7 year old saying the F word just breaks my heart. But the more he talked about it, the more his story did not line up.
“Joshua, what F word were you about to say?” I asked.
He looked at me hesitantly and whispered, “Do you want me to say it out loud?”
“Why don’t you just try to spell it?” I asked.
“Okay. When Patrick scared me, I almost told him that I was F-R-E-K-D out!”
Ahhh, the F word. I love THAT F word!
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Kelly decided to play the hair stylist again. Wednesday night, Patrick showed me the trash can in the basement with all sorts of different colors and textures of hair. You guessed it, Barbie and her friends took a trip to the salon! And in order to demonstrate to the ladies what a great stylist she truly is, Kelly snipped her own hair too! Fotunately, she only took off an inch or two in one small spot. It blends in mostly with her short haircut, but I know now that I am going to have to watch that girl! Oh, and if anyone is interested in her services, she accepts My Little Ponies as her clients also!
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Madison is definitely acting her age! (Two). I sent her to the corner at one point yesterday, and that is just torture for her. She stood there and wailed as I stood next to her to make sure she stayed. She turned around and looked up at me and cried out, “I seeeeeeeee yooooooou! Waaaaaaaaah!” It was so hard not to laugh!
She’s started a bad habit of telling Scott and me, “I’m not playing!” when she gets mad at us. As if we are going to beg her to play with us! Ha ha! Really, her screams and fits can be enough to make me want to bang my head against the wall, but then she’ll say something crazy and it takes everything in me not to break down in laughter. She has a strong will and a tender heart!
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That’s about all I have time for today. I hope one of these stories was able to make you laugh. That or you probably think I’m crazy about now. But that’s okay. I don’t mind! In fact, here’s a couple more if you have time:
There’s The Day I Wished I Had A Penis. Please don’t take offense…and definitely don’t judge me! It was just one of those days!
And if you want another Dwight Story, read about the Cricked Guy!
You always amaze me, how you can look on the bright side no matter what!