The Kids are Definitely Winning

I am struggling to tip the scale in my favor but so far the kids are winning. Just when I think I'm closing in on "clean house" I turn around and DISASTER. I have two baskets of clean laundry folded waiting to be put away when the kids wake up from their naps and Kailey's room to spring clean...then I think I will finally be caught up.

However, I now hear Cameron in there dialing on his "9-1-1" book. Which means he's crawled out of bed and probably dumped all the books off his shelves. Awesome. Everyday during nap time he sneaks into his closet and pulls out as many cars as possible. Which I wouldn't mind if he would put them back!!

I put a roast in a "bake in bag" thing today. I haven't done one of those in forever but it looks too easy to be for real. If this works we're having this once a week!

MUST remember to take Kailey to dance today. Last week when Rich hurt his back, I was busy taking him to doctors on Monday and completey for got.

....ahh the little turd just wandered out of his room carrying a dinosaur. "I tink tis needs new batteries mom." No Cam I think you need to be taking a nap so that you don't destroy the ballet center while we have to sit for an hour during sister's class. Love him, really I do. He's lucky he's so cute!

First Day of School

Today was K and C's first day of preschool. Kailey was sooo excited. Cam not so much.



Kailey cracked me up. I asked her to stand with her teacher's sign outside the door and she kicked her foot up all ballet style. ha!


Then Kailey went in and was exited to find out where to put her stuff.


And this whole time Cameron is screaming his head off. "ohhhh mommy I don't want to goooo".
So finally we get down to his classroom. His teacher gets out the car mat for his and like magic the tears stop and he's got his sweet sing song voice back and says, "Bye mom, I've got new toys." nice, buddy.



One interesting thing... I did find out Cameron's teacher literally lives across the street from us.

So after I dropped the kids off they had a Parents of Preschoolers meeting. I signed up to be Cameron's room mom since no one volunteered for anything for his class. Kailey's class was full of mom's wanting to volunteer for everything.

Things My Kids Say That Scare Me

1. Uh-oh .. this could mean anything from crayon on the wall to I just dropped a glass globe.

2. Let's Fight... too many pirates in the house is not good

3. Yoohoo Mommy... usually means a poopastrophy in Cam's room

4. Get off my head buddy...

5. Buddy go do this..

6. Mommy sister says come here.

7. The sound of water running.

8. AHHHHHHHHH... this is heard 24/7 pretty much in our house.

9. Come on, let's go... followed by a door slamming. This would mean they are up to no good.

10. Let's make a deal mommy. I am learning to hate this one.

Nap Time Hell

Why oh Why oh Why?! Does naptime have to be such hell? My kids fight it so bad. It takes me an hour or two just to get them to sleep. And by the time they fall asleep my nerves are so shot I'm thinking about drinking.

GAH!

Suzy Homemaker I'm Not

Yesterday, I came home from a doctor's appointment where they were talking about wanting to shove a camera down in my stomach and intestines. If that isn't enough to scare the crap out of anyone, I'm not sure what is.

Rich had stayed home to work from home so I could go to the doctor and take the van to the shop since it was choking every time we tried to start it. Anyway, I tried to seize the moment and vacuum, sweep and mop the downstairs while Rich was here to entertain the kids. And I was going to just swiffer like normal, but I thought Rich is here I can use the mop, I have that kind of time. I don't know if the mop is sticky or the Lysol Product I used sucked but our floors are sticky. I tried rinsing them and I ended up swiffering them after I mopped. And they still are driving me nuts. Tonight, I'm either going to have to get on my hands and knees with a rag and water and vinegar or something. The floor is driving me nuts and I am hating my mop right now. I need to find some kind of cleaner for the floor that I love, because the Lysol is not it.

I do love this product though. I picked it up a couple of weeks ago. When I was trying to find something that would really cut threw all the kid germs in their bath tub. Like those awful bath crayons that seem to stain everything and you have to really scrub your butt off to get off.

This stuff is awesome. After my kids get out of the bath, I slater it on the wall and the bath. It cuts through all the funk and you don't have to even be in the room! Then after they are in bed I go rinse it out. And then I follow up with this handy new device. I swear it makes scrubbing the bath tub 10,000 times easier and faster.

It is Scrubbing Bubbles Action pad. It is the one cleaning product I love.

Now if I can just find something that I love as much to clean my floors.

100 Thoughts/Things List

100 Thoughts/Things List:

1. 1. I'm always late to join these things
2. 2. I really need more coffee
3. 3. But coffee makes me so hyper and paranoid last time I ODed on coffee I was convinced someone stole my car.
4. 4. I'm tired
5. 5. Really tired.
6. 6. I went to bed at 1:30 and tossed and turned all night.
7. 7. Kailey got up at 7 and started talking loudly in my ears.
8. 8. I wanted to throw her off the bed like we used to do to the cat.
9. 9. But then I realize she's just a "little girl" like she likes to remind me all the time.
10. 10. I love her, I really do.
11. 11. It is really incredible to me how she's turning into a real little person.
12. 12. She's so opinionated.
13. 13. Sometimes its funny, sometimes it makes you want to kill her.
14. 14. Cameron is a late sleeper lately.
15. 15. God Bless Cameron for sleeping late, I don't know if I could handle the both of them in my face before my eyes are focusing.
16. 16. I've really turned into a lazy butt since staying home, I don't even pretend to try to wake up when Rich leaves in the morning.
17. 17. Which is pretty rude on my part and I'm sure it makes it hard for him to go to work in the morning.
18. 18. Getting back to an earlier point, maybe I need to drink more coffee.
19. 19. My house is a wreck.
20. 20. I do care about it being messy, I'm just too tired to rebuild it everyday.
21. 21. I swear I work 2 hours on one area trying to get things in order and when I turn around there is a completely new disaster to deal with.
22. 22. I hate putting away laundry.
23. 23. I have two baskets -- wait make that 4 baskets -- waiting to be put away.
24. 24. Today is not looking like there day, tomorrow either.
25. 25. Last night I laid away in bed making mental lists of things I need to do to organize our backyard so its better for the kids to play in.
26. 26. It is pretty neurotic that I lay awake at night making lists in my head all the time.
27. 27. Sometimes when my kids come up to me and look up at me with their big blue eyes and say something cute, I mentally take a picture (wishing I'd taken a real picture). I wish I could freeze those moments in times.
28. 28. I spend so much time worrying that my kids are growing up too fast, that I think I don't just stop and enjoy them now.
29. 29. I can't believe my kids have blue eyes. I never thought that would happen.
30. 30. I can't believe my kids are both so darn loud.
31. 31. I love them but some days I wish they had muzzles for toddlers. Or at least a volume button.
32. 32. 2 cups of coffee and I just want to take a nap. This pot must be a dud.
33. 33. I like my coffee with 1/2 packet of Sugar Free Swiss Miss.
34. 34. Some times I'm jealous Rich gets to go sit in an office and have big boy meetings about million dollar computer systems.
35. 35. Most of the time I'm glad I get to be home.
36. 36. I always wanted to stay home, but was to chicken to do it.
37. 37. Getting laid off was a blessing, really.
38. 38. I need to be a better planner.
39. 39. I need to stay home more.
40. 40. I was trying to leave the house everday with the kids, but there is no such thing as a quick trip with them any more.
41. 41. We went to Chick Fil A 3 times in one week because it was 112 degrees outside.
42. 42. I'm so ready for the weather to get cooler.
43. 43. I'm scared to get our electric bill with everyday this month being over 100, I'm sure it will be over $600.
44. 44. That makes me ill.
45. 45. We're getting our carpet replaced Friday by Stainmaster.
46. 46. My kids spilled jello two places that will not come up, so they are replacing it.
47. 47. I'm shocked about that.
48. 48. I contemplating dumping my coffee on the stairs just because I can since they are replacing it.
49. 49. But then I realize that is stupid.
50. 50. And I live with two copy-cats
51. 51. I have no idea what I'm going to buy Kailey for her birthday.
52. 52. I'm sure she'll love anything but I want to get her something she will be really excited about.
53. 53. I'm trying to talk her into taking our queen bed from downstairs and getting new bedding.
54. 54. Then giving Cam her bed.
55. 55. But then I'm scared to put Cam in a big boy bed.
56. 56. Kailey is a terrible sleeper.
57. 57. She gets up 7,000 times before she finally passes out.
58. 58. If Cameron does the same thing, I'll need coffee in an IV.
59. 59. Maybe I can just start taking caffeine pills.
60. 60. Do they make such a thing?
61. 61. I have literally 3,000 pictures to edit.
62. 62. I work on them at night until I pass out.
63. 63. I hope I finish one of the two projects soon.
64. 64. We're doing another girls' sewing night this week.
65. 65. I'm hoping it goes well.
66. 66. We're doing pajama pants.
67. 67. I hope they turn out ok, I've never made pants before.
68. 68. Unless you count the Bull costumes I made for work. Those had legs.
69. 69. I'm ready to start making all the beds.
70. 70. I really need to change the sheets on our bed.
71. 71. But I know Cameron will try to jump and stand on the sheets while I'm working.
72. 72. He kills my back.
73. 73. I love that little boy so much.
74. 74. I didn't know about having a boy before he was born.
75. 75. I guess I was afraid he'd be all rough and boyish.
76. 76. But really he's a sweetheart.
77. 77. I love his hugs and how soft his hair feels on my face when he hugs me.
78. 78. I love that he says, "I wub you mommy."
79. 79. I think his voice is so cute.
80. 80. Rich always thinks I'm making fun of him when I mimic him.
81. 81. But I'm not, I just think he's so darn cute.
82. 82. I used to worry about his Poland's syndrome everyday.
83. 83. I worried he would need therapy or not be strong.
84. 84. Now I worry he will be "that kid" on the little league football team that all the other parents hate because he's so big and rough.
85. 85. Some days I think Cameron will be as tall as his uncle Raymon.
86. 86. Which makes me think we'll need another fridge to store all the food to feed him when he's in high school.
87. 87. Cameron called his "Ukey" last night.
88. 88. They did rounds of "you want to pay at my house", "you want to come to MY house", "I gots wots of toys.","yeah".
89. 89. They are so cute even if they do try to kill each other over a toy ocassionally.
90. 90. Cameron is so lucky to have Luke born so close to him.
91. 91. It is like his built in BFF.
92. 92. I think I need more friends.
93. 93. Some how I feel disconnected from all my working mom friends now.
94. 94. At birthday parties sometimes I feel really insecure because all the moms talk about work and I have nothing to bring except a story of about Cameron smearing poop somewhere again.
95. 95. I think I need to join a mom's group that is closer to my house. Sometimes I feel like all the stay at home moms are on the other side of the city.
96. 96. I'm so nervous about the kids' starting preschool.
97. 97. I worry that I should keep Cameron at home and save the money.
98. 98. I can't bare him having bad separation anxiety again.
99. 99. I hear Kailey being Miss Bossy Pants.
100. 100. Sometimes I worry, Cameron agrees to her plans so easily. She will get him killed.

Operation: Underpants

Since Luke had a good day with big boy underpants yesterday, we thought we'd give it a go today. Cameorn has on some of his favorite "Woody" unerpants. And so far he's protested sitting on the potty twice. I was thinking since we're having our carpet replaced Friday might as well give this a go today, right?

Oh brother... looks like we'll need to be replacing the couch. Ugh! I sure don't remember it being like this with Kailey. So now I need to add stripping the couch and washing all the covers today. Definitely need to start a pot of coffee.