I'll warn you. I have no pictures for you. I've done a few LO's but I am not at my computer so you'll have to wait. So if you just come for the pix (which is fine), then you are off the hook and you can quit reading. Or, you can hop over here and see my week two layout for the Ultimate Digi Scrapper contest. I can't post it on my blog, but the link will take you right there. I don't know how I feel about it. I like some parts but something just doesn't click with me. Oh well. You can only stare at something for so long before you just have to say enough is enough. Let me know what you think.
Going back to my *almost* comical day, let me just say thanks to all of you who gave me kind words through comments and emails. We all have those days and it is better to just laugh at it. After all, this is my life and I will embrace it. Remember? So in that thought tonight actually was comical. Having kids is nuts. Absolute 100% craziness. And you can either stress about it and be frustrated, tired, hungry, and stressed all the time or you can roll with the punches and ENJOY it. EMBRACE it. Tonight was one of those moments.
I was trying to make some thank you cards that are long overdue (so those of you who are reading this and thinking, "Wow, I haven't gotten a thank you card from Janet yet" don't worry. They are in the works) Anyway, so, I was making cards. And I got this "brilliant" idea that I would try some altered stuff. Okay, THIS IS WHY I DO NOT PAPER SCRAP. How do these people do it? I had a bunch of stuff on my table...cardstock, ribbons, scissors, glue, etc. etc. A mess in about 30 seconds. Add two toddlers into the mix and it makes a long story short. Glue on my dining room table. One card ruined. Missing ribbons. Sticky fingers (the kids', not mine). My oh my. I admire paper scrappers. Yea it's fun to feel all that stuff (instead of just a keyboard and mouse) but man oh man it just isn't worth it. Maybe in like 18 years when the kids leave the house!
So after paper craziness it was way after Alaina's bedtime and she still needed a bath. That girl needed her hair washed soooo bad. Long, fine, curly hair and little 3 year old who likes to eat candy and other sticky stuff just don't mix. So, Levi had JUST gone to sleep and Alaina bolts in the room singing at the top of her lungs (so sweet, by the way) and of course Levi wakes up. No big deal, what's a little more crying? So, Alaina in the bath. I hear Caleb come in next. Caleb...the boy who JUST had a bath like ten minutes before in the kitchen. He ripped off that diaper so fast! So, they are splashing away in the tub, playing with their colorizing tablets that turn the bath water into some pretty ugly colors, and the shower head falls down. Luckily, no one was hurt. It just fell. The kiddos looked pretty surprised and both looked to me to figure out what the reaction should be. So I laughed. And then they laughed. And you know what?? Ten minutes later the WHOLE SHOWER CURTAIN FELL DOWN...and not just the curtain but the ROD TOO! So after making sure no major damage was inflicted I just laughed. A real, genuine, "I love having kids so much it hurts" laugh. And the kids laughed. And we all laughed together at the craziness that is our life and I loved every little bit of it. So for all you young moms out there...embrace it. Love this time. Enjoy every moment because it won't last long. Love the craziness. Even if it is pretzel puke on the table when you are trying to eat dinner. So what if your son thinks your breast pump is a toy and spills it all over the carpet (again). So what if your daughter's response to "Don't do that anymore" is "Okay, mommy. I'll do it when you aren't around." I'm trying to love it all...the good, the bad, the hard, the fun, the moments. Wanna join me?
Okay...I have soooo much more on my mind that I would love to shard but I have rambled on about enough already. I have lots to do (including trying to get some sleep) so I'll go.
Have a great day.
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