T is for Tuesday

Continuing with the theme...."T" is for...

• TOILET TRAINING - Six days and only one accident! He may actually accomplish this! And, yes, that is a walkie talkie clipped to his underwear.

• TOTALLY TECHNICAL - Check these out. He won them in some fundraiser promotion at school. Sunglasses, a radio, and earpieces all in one. He loves them. I, on the other hand, have no idea what he is listening to at any given moment. Yesterday when I asked him what music was on, he said, "They are talking now. I think it's just something about Obama's speech." Where, oh where, did my little boy go?

• TRASH TALK - The above-mentioned older son came flying through the dining room being chased by his brother. He yells out, "You want a piece of me!?" We were trying to figure out which movie that line might have come from, when my son informed us that it didn't come from a movie, it came from his (very conservative) cousins. My husband then stepped in and took very fatherly action: "You don't say that at school do you?"

M is for Monday

The letter of the day is "M"! "M" is for...

• MEAN MOM - This morning in the grocery store my 3 yo took off running down the aisle. He has done this before, but he always stops at the end, turns around and heads back. This time he rounded the corner and took off across the entire store. I was less than impressed and let him know it with a stern "in your face" lecture. For the next two minutes we strolled around the store in silence. As I was picking out pears, he asked if they were apples. I cheerfully said, "No, these are pears." He looked up and responded, "Oh, are you nice now?"
  
• MEDICAL MISHAP - 2 1/2 weeks ago my son hurt his foot. The xray looked fine. 1 1/2 weeks ago he was still struggling, so I took him back in. The xray looked fine. I felt like a fool and apologized for wasting my pediatrician's time. THIS morning he called me. The radiologist saw a fracture. Nice. Thankfully, he is doing okay, so we don't have to cast it.
  
• MARCH MADNESS - One of our favorite times of year! Here are my boys enjoying the games.

For Sale

This morning began with a facebook chat with a friend where we discussed how nice it would be if we could just move our six kids into her house, and she and her husband would come live here with us -- kid free. Well, we can dream....it was definitely one of those mornings.


Shortly after that my phone rang and a different friend asked the simple, "How are you?" To which I said, "I have two kids for sale, do you need more at your house?" Note to self: Don't say that if there is any chance that the kids are nearby. My 6 yo instantly burst into tears. 'Cause I seem like the kind of mom who would sell her kids?

It's almost 5:00 now, and I am counting down the minutes until my husband walks in the door. He will have never looked so good. Today we have had multitudes of time-outs, lectures, extra chores, and when all else failed, I made the boys sit on the couch, hold hands, and say "I love you" over and over to each other.

If I were a drinkin' woman, someone would have to scrape me off the floor right now. Instead, I think I have gained 10 lbs in the last 10 hours.

How Does He Think of These Things?

There are so many times I wish I would have been blogging when my oldest was little so I could have record of the crazy things he said. The funny quotes that come from a little 3 yo just crack me up. Here are my latest favorites:


When asked if he liked the meal that Mike made for him, he replied,


"Yes. It's fresh. Ziploc fresh!" (Quote from his favorite movie - Madagascar)



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When he peed in his underwear for the 14 millionth time, he ran out and said, "I'm so sorry, mom. I'll never ever, never ever potty in my underwear again. Okay?"


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After reading a book about dinosaurs, he exclaimed, "When I see a dead stegasaurus laying on the ground, I will leave it alone so it doesn't hurt me!"


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And the best one from this morning when playing with his brother,

"Where am I? Where did I go? I'll have to go look for myself in the WILD!"

All Boy

This weekend my husband and my friend's husband took our kids on a nature hike. After they had been gone for an hour, my friend gets a phone call from the guys. "You should really come out here, it's beautiful and the kids are having a blast."

We informed them that we were in the middle of very important business (setting up her blog)and we would come when we were finished.

An hour after that, the phone rang again. "Really, you should come down here and see this. But you might want to bring a bullet-proof vest for us."

What? Why? Huh?

That was enough to make us head down the trail behind the house. He was right. The scenery was gorgeous, and the kids were having a great time.

Why the bullet proof vest? Because they let HIM do THIS! The pictures do not even begin to do justice to what this child looked like...not to mention what his BRAND NEW NIKE TENNIS SHOES and the jeans I had packed for church looked like!

Of course, he couldn't miss out on crossing "the bridge with no wood".

And who do you think spent hours cleaning this stuff? I bet you can guess.

Warning: Just Say No

In case you ever have a friend who innocently asks you to set up a blog for her...just say NO! This is what you end up doing for hours...and hours...and HOURS! And if you think about suggesting adding pictures of her family to the blog, don't do it! Especially when the family just keeps going...and going...and going! By the time we are actually finished, they'll probably have added another kid to the family!

Happy Birthday!

I love surprises. The only thing better than being the surprisee is being the surpriser. Yesterday we drove to Illinois for the weekend to celebrate my friend's 40th birthday. We arrived completely unannounced (to her, anyway), and got her good!

Today is the big day, and because we are such sweet friends, we set her up with a blog! What a nice birthday present. Check it out at www.relativelycrazy2.blogspot.com.