I thought that I would take pictures throughout the day to help me remember what life is really like on a day to day basis. It's kind of cool to think about dates and times in relation to the rest of your life. I wish that I would do this more often--it's the mundane moments of life that you forget, but also by in large, the ones that are the greatest creators of it.
I'm really into Pero and this instant oatmeal with apples, raisins and walnuts. I bought an electric water pot that boils the water so quickly--I LOVE it. I'm drinking several cups of herbal tea a day now that I always have hot water on hand. AND, I found a whole set of these cute coffee mugs on the dollar rack at Michaels. I don't even like going to that store, but I have found several excellent items in that crazy thrift rack....latest find was monogrammed stationary.
Jack ate a brownie for breakfast. I have become a food Nazi with my kids lately--have I mentioned that I am sooo, sooo, sooo sick of all the candy they consume? This breakfast amounted to a peace offering. He begged for one right before he went to bed and I made the mistake of saying, "In the morning..." Well, he didn't forget and he came right in at 7AM ready for his brownie. You could set your watch my this kid's schedule. He has to be eating his breakfast by 7:15 or he starts to have a nervous breakdown.
We pretty much let Lachlan sleep in as long as she will--she is a bear in the morning. Every day we have the same conversation:
Me: Good Morning.
L: uuggh.
Me: Did you have good dreams?
L: What am I having for breakfast? uggh.
Me: Okay.
Jeff: What would you like?
L: Plain bread. Just bread. uugggh. Insert sour face.
Me: Would you like to be pleasant or would you like to go back to bed?
L: uugggh. I will be pleasant. (spoken through her teeth, seething in wrath)
Jeff: Here's your plain bread.
L: uuggh.
Bad cold. Jeff scolded me for leaving my Kleenex out on the bathroom counter. Whatever.
While I "go to work" the kids are supposed to "earn their Gold Stars"--here they are brushing their hair. Jack is giving himself the "Zac Efron" look--although, he likes to call it the "Fawn Brawn". Lachlan still prefers the "Richard Beard". Hair is a work in progress. At least they can get their teeth brushed on their own. I still get the dry heaves when I have to brush their teeth.
I'm in the process of repainting Jack's bedroom. He is getting his big boy bed this week--so I have a lot to get done. I can't wait to see it put back together. He is bunking on the floor in Lachlan's room until I can get the painting finished.
I helped watch Jen's kids. Jack and Kambrie played so cute together. Take a good look at that picture of the ice cream cone that Lily is holding in the background--it's the last time any of us will see it--because she ate it. It had some cupcake sprinkles glued to it and they were really calling to her. I discovered the dastly deed too late.
While the kids played, I cleaned up the pantry. I'm surprised that I wasn't sucked into an undiscovered black hole residing in there...it was that bad.
After lunch, we went to the car wash.
The weather has been so cold that I have kept the light on the chickens day and night. They tuck their little feet up into their feathers to keep them warm. It snowed a little bit on this day, but rain has since melted all of the snow and left the yard in a muddy mess.
Dinner: Miso-glazed salmon, sweet potatoes with pecans and fresh pineapple and kiwi. The kids really like this meal. During dinner, Jeff reminded me that I had forgotten to take Lachlan to her ear appointment. I thought about it all day long and then completely erased it from my mind about an hour before we were supposed to go. We also had to hurry and eat because Jeff had to get over to the church for mutual.
Pretty ordinary day.
I love it when I'm picking up the toys for the MILLIONTH time and I find stuff like this...
I'm really into Pero and this instant oatmeal with apples, raisins and walnuts. I bought an electric water pot that boils the water so quickly--I LOVE it. I'm drinking several cups of herbal tea a day now that I always have hot water on hand. AND, I found a whole set of these cute coffee mugs on the dollar rack at Michaels. I don't even like going to that store, but I have found several excellent items in that crazy thrift rack....latest find was monogrammed stationary.
Jack ate a brownie for breakfast. I have become a food Nazi with my kids lately--have I mentioned that I am sooo, sooo, sooo sick of all the candy they consume? This breakfast amounted to a peace offering. He begged for one right before he went to bed and I made the mistake of saying, "In the morning..." Well, he didn't forget and he came right in at 7AM ready for his brownie. You could set your watch my this kid's schedule. He has to be eating his breakfast by 7:15 or he starts to have a nervous breakdown.
We pretty much let Lachlan sleep in as long as she will--she is a bear in the morning. Every day we have the same conversation:
Bad cold. Jeff scolded me for leaving my Kleenex out on the bathroom counter. Whatever.
While I "go to work" the kids are supposed to "earn their Gold Stars"--here they are brushing their hair. Jack is giving himself the "Zac Efron" look--although, he likes to call it the "Fawn Brawn". Lachlan still prefers the "Richard Beard". Hair is a work in progress. At least they can get their teeth brushed on their own. I still get the dry heaves when I have to brush their teeth.
I'm in the process of repainting Jack's bedroom. He is getting his big boy bed this week--so I have a lot to get done. I can't wait to see it put back together. He is bunking on the floor in Lachlan's room until I can get the painting finished.
I helped watch Jen's kids. Jack and Kambrie played so cute together. Take a good look at that picture of the ice cream cone that Lily is holding in the background--it's the last time any of us will see it--because she ate it. It had some cupcake sprinkles glued to it and they were really calling to her. I discovered the dastly deed too late.
While the kids played, I cleaned up the pantry. I'm surprised that I wasn't sucked into an undiscovered black hole residing in there...it was that bad.
After lunch, we went to the car wash.
The weather has been so cold that I have kept the light on the chickens day and night. They tuck their little feet up into their feathers to keep them warm. It snowed a little bit on this day, but rain has since melted all of the snow and left the yard in a muddy mess.
Dinner: Miso-glazed salmon, sweet potatoes with pecans and fresh pineapple and kiwi. The kids really like this meal. During dinner, Jeff reminded me that I had forgotten to take Lachlan to her ear appointment. I thought about it all day long and then completely erased it from my mind about an hour before we were supposed to go. We also had to hurry and eat because Jeff had to get over to the church for mutual.
My favorite part of the holiday is checking the mail. I can't wait to get out to the mailbox to see who has sent us a Christmas card. I really miss the days of getting messages in the mail--there is something so special about opening up an envelope! Much love to all of you--I know that it's a little late but we are so lucky to have all of you in our lives.
Jack likes to stand on his chair to show me "how bigger, biggest" he is getting. It is usually after a meal--especially if he has consumed enough of something he doesn't like so that I will be convinced that he really doesn't need further nourishment.
And by the way...I made these for Christmas. I saw them in the Family Fun e-newsletter. I generally put those ideas in the "Sara Sargent has time to kill" category--but for whatever reason I got sucked into it with my holiday spirit. I have to admit they turned out so cute. The kids had a ball putting the antlers on the reindeer.
One of my favorite moments over the last few months happened during lunch. I made the kids a ham sandwich with "real" ham. I've been trying hard to keep our regular meals super healthy because the kids eat so, so, so much crap everywhere else. I will save my tirade on food rewards for another day.
