Crabby

I was sooooo crabby this morning for some silly reason. I look back on this morning on such a waste of energy.

Look at this face - what was I thinking being crabby?!?

J had a horrible night. I got up at 4:30 to make Daddy's lunch for the day. Then I was set to hit the hay for another hour or two and S woke up crying. So that set the wheels in motion for L to wake up too. I made them stay in their beds until 7 though. I took advantage of the time awake to practice my decorating skills from last night. So at 6 this morning, I was decorating cupcakes and cakes :- )

We spent some time painting rocks per L's suggestion. This was fun!!After the morning was a wash, we took off to get a couple of things from Target and then visit Chik-Fil-A with a good friend and her 2 boys. This turned into a refreshing time. The kids had fun playing and I had some nice conversation as well!


L was reading J a book before I took off for the cake class last night. She is an amazing big sister to both S and J.
Tonight I had wanted to have a relaxing (read:ALONE) bath time and that was interrupted and I decided to relax and enjoy the time with S while he drove his cars along the bath. He is such a fun, thoughtful little boy. Today he made it through his nap without wearing a pull-up and woke up dry!!!

So the day ended in a much more happier mommy than it started out with : -)

p.s. In the bath tonight, we were talking about Grandma Piper having surgey next week. She is having her kidney removed due to a tumor. Here's the conversation:

Mom: "Grandma Piper is having surgery next week to remove her kidney"
L: "Why?"
M: "Because it doesn't work"
L: "What are they going to with it?"
Mom: "They are going to put it in the trash."
S: "Then the trash truck will take it away?
M: "Yep"
L: "Maybe they could recycle it?
M: "Uh-no, I don't think so!"

Recyling and reusing is a daily lesson around here. Guess it's sinking in!!

Thankful

I read on someone's blog that they are doing 12 days of Thankful. I didn't start early enough to participate in the whole thing so instead here are 12 things I am thankful for:

1. A husband that is supportive of me staying home with our children. He is wonderful provider, a loving husband and the most awesome father.
2. My 4 year old daughter and all the complicated, wonderful things that involves. She is so much like me. I try to remember how I was at that age and be who I would have wanted my mother to be - fun, on the ground playing, always with me. My daughter is one of the 4 most precious gifts in my life (her father and 2 brothers being the other 3!)
3. A 2 1/2 year old baby boy that still loves his mama to hold him, especially when he is just waking up. He is my snuggler and I love him for that.
4. A 7 week old baby boy that is still in my most favorite stage - the newborn stage. He just needs food, a diaper change and warm arms to keep him happy. He has completed our family. Just having him here makes me thankful for life.
5. Our home. It's not big or perfectly decorated or any of the other things I always thought I wanted but it's ours. Hubby can park the truck right outside. He has a shop to house his tools and such. There's lots of land for the kids to roam and great neighbors.
6. A dependable vehicle that holds all of us.
7. The ability to be home with our kids. This is really a dream come true for me.
8. Wonderful friends I have made along the way in my life. I never really had such great growing up but I have been truly blessed with some of the best friends as an adult.
9. Plenty of food in our cupboards. Feeding our family isn't something I need to worry about (even though I do sometimes).
10. Extended family. Even though things are perfect or even good with most of them most of the time, they are still something to be thankful for.
11. Our health. We are all pretty healthy with no major problems. We have had a few minor bumps but they have all worked out okay.
12. And last and absolutely not least, God. He has worked some miracles in my life this past few years. I feel his presence more and more in my life and for that I am ever so grateful.