Mahvelous Monday

And the day did go pretty much according to my mood - good when my mood was good and crabby when my mood went down hill....

When the kids woke up they were surprised to find mom already dressed for the day. It really did make a difference in the way the morning went. By 9 o'clock, I had dishes done, 2 loads of laundry washed, dried and folded, blueberry muffins in the oven, 3 games of Candyland Castle played, kids fed and dressed! We went to Safeway to get our groceries (spent $71 and saved $126!!!). The coupon thing works but is much more difficult when you have 3 little ones tagging along. Potty break, nursing break in the pharmacy dept., 2 spilled hot chocolates (in 2 separate parts of the store) and items not priced like the list said they would be. It took a full hour to get the groceries bought but the savings were well worth it. The deal was if the kids were good, we would go to the park. Well the kids were fairly decent so off to the park we went. Baby J was sooooo fussy and when I changed his diaper, I found out why - shoooweeee. During the diaper change, L had to use the potty (we use the potty more times in a day than anyone I know!) (oh and as I type this I am watching Jon & Kate and she bugs me more and more each time I watch her - what a B&*TCH!) Okay back to our day - L had to potty and we were very far from the potty but she held it for a minute until we could get to the potty together. She is such a big girl. Not to go off here but oh my gosh. She is really turning into such a big girl. She even helped S go potty at Safeway. I really treasure her, not just for the help but just for being such a kind-hearted little girl. Being her mom is such a wonderful gift. After the potty break, we got S's bike out (L didn't want hers) and we walked/rode along the horse trail for like an hour. It was very nice to be outside enjoying the fresh air and getting a bit of exercise. We even hiked down into the wash and talked about rattlesnakes :- )

Onto the afternoon... No naps - yep no naps! It sucked since I didn't get any sleep last night. I was very surprised that S didn't nap. Even Baby J was awake for most of the afternoon. After trying to get some stuff done (we did get school done), I gave up and took the kids outside. Amazing how fresh air can change my attitude and thus change the kids' attitude. We went walking looking for the runaway dogs and saw Daddy Piper coming down the road. This is always a nice thing : -) p.s. the dogs made their way home.

Tonight was a yummy dinner consisting of steak, twice baked potatoes, asparagus and strawberries. Everyone was pleased since the fam has been asking for steak for the last 3 days. Now I am off to lotion, jammy and read to my babies.

This was another great day that showed me how lucky I am to be home with our kids. I did make a point to text Daddy Piper this morning and express my appreciation for him. I hope I tell him enough that he is the greatest husband and father. He, in turn, called me and told me the same thing. I sure do love hearing that!!!