We read this book as kids. It sat on the bookshelves downstairs and my memory tells me it was read often. Funny how some books stick to your mind. I have tried to write an entry 4 times in the last 24 hours, only to be interrupted by illness, screaming and temper tantrums. The latter being the most difficult.
Do not be deceived by the sweet, innocent face. He is a ticking time bomb waiting to go off at any given moment. For any apparent reasons. Some days he is sweet and content and he seems to choose the days to explode when my energy is at its lowest and the little one is at her fussiest. Joy of parenting.
This week found me cleaning up vomit like I have never done before. At the same moment in which Bell was hooking up our phone, Internet and tv. In which Jacob was throwing a temper and in which Maddie was demanding to be held. The tv technician laughed when he saw our tv and said "that's it?" to which I wanted to point upstairs and say "that's how that happened...", but I didn't cause I was busy running around looking for the mop, soap and trying to figure out if I could go back to work for a day and leave the kids elsewhere. Kaylin was the sick one, crying and saying "Mommy, tummies are supposed to LIKE food!". Poor Drew came home to a couch full of more vomit, a screaming girl who HAD to take a shower and didn't want to. Something about projectile things stuck in hair made me force a win on that one. He did good, he walked in the door, calmly grabbed a screaming Jacob, went to clean up the messy couch and said "coffee hunny?". yes PLEASE! and the next day he came home with a bottle of wine....and some chocolate. He knows me well.
This is apart of being at home. Like any job you have good days and you have bad days. Sometimes I wonder if the bad days are given to help you appreciate the good. Today we seem back on schedule. Kaylin is playing with her polly pockets and Jacob with his train set and Maddie is sleeping. And I have managed to finish a whole cup of coffee while it was still warm, AND write a blog entry. The start of a better day.
Oh Linds- you are so good for writing these entries- they will be precious memories one day! I often have days like that too. And when they're over I sometimes feel like a superwoman for remaining sane! You are such a good Mommy and Drew- you rock!
ReplyDeleteti second tamsen on her comment...and had to add that last pic of Maddie is PRECIOUS. when did she start smiling???
ReplyDeletelast Sunday Drew got the first smiles this time...it took her another 4 days to smile at me:) Don't ask how long it took me to take a picture of her smile and how many funny noises I had to make:)
ReplyDeleteWow Lindsey...and I thought I had a hard weekend? Glad you are all better now!
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