thought this was worth passing on!

I have been there before, and me and Tyler are happy to say our house is the cleanest it has been since before cancer... we spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday cleaning, and other than the fact that our carpets need cleaned,(again) we have even been able to keep up with it. It is nice to know that all the clothes are cleaned, folded and where they should be, to know that the floor really is clean enough for the 5 second rule to be pushed to the 10 second rule and that My husband isn't too embarassed for people just to drop by.... it's a great feeling! ( can you tell I just got done with a jog and am still on my runners high?..lol) I need a dose of this happy pill daily I think ;)

It has come full circle...

Thats right, 20 years ago in a small town, there was a father laying in the middle of the family room tickling and wrestling with his two kids, mommy, says to the youngest, "bring me daddy's glasses".. this is when you know the real wrestling is going to start... tonight there was a dad in the middle of the family room floor, tickling and wrestling his two young kids, when mommy said to the youngest, "bring me daddy's glasses".. and the real wrestling began... the only difference was I wasn't the youngest, I was the mommy, and I have to say, both nights are some of my favorites....now I know, all is well!

Seriously?

Ok so the kids are testing me... in the last week alone, Kevin has drawn on every surface possible with a sharpie marker, the only places I can't get it off of are the dishwasher and the pantry door (thanks to the magic eraser!- I used a full magic eraser cleaning it off every other surface in my house) Kein and Cameron used a whole bucket of corn meal and sugar as decorations on my ficus tree and carpeting, and while I was cleaning that up Kevin covered his little brother in Pam cooking spray.. I am soooo lucky he didn't get him in the eye!... really? seriously? where does this stuff come from?... grrr. Not to mention that when I went to go get them out of their room, they wanted to "spike there hair", the only thing they had on hand apparently was diaper cream, my kids now have white hair! I have been so busy cleaning up their little messes, I haven't had time to.. I don't know, do the dishes!...yikes! Cameron is now pushing the bar stools around, climbing up on them and getting onto the counter and then looking though my cabinets, lets just say I can't take my eyes off them for second!.. going to the bathroom is stressful! erg!

Is it me ...

or do Kids learn things at school... Good things and bad things... Kevin is doing great in preschool and comes home everyday with a new letter, doing better with his numbers, it is all good! But there is something I have noticed... his vocabulary is growing, by words I wish 4 year old wouldn't say.. things like stupid, shutup, and crap and there are some others that I can't remember right now but shock me every time he says them. The funny part is he goes to preschool at out Young womens president's house, (Miss Lydia) and I know for a fact it isn't her, and 4 of the of 5 kids in the class are in our ward.. so I started to look around and say.. he is learning them form me and Tyler... well Crap (see it snuck in right there).. you mean he is learning his bad habits from me.... now what is a Mom to do.. well the first step is to stop calling the flies, stupid flies and stop telling Tyler to shutup when he gives me attitude.. (I swear there is a smile on my face when it is said) and as for crap, I think he learned that one from Tyler.. but at least I can figure out where the problem is.... ME! Mental note... the 4 year old is listening!

General Conference

So in this mornings sessions my favorite talk was by Elder Bednar (I still call him President Bednar.. and probably always will!) about being Deligent and Concerned at home. He gave us three ways to work on being better at home. Showing our love, sharing our testiomonies and being consistent with the things that matter. All it all, great advice that I hope I can implement... that was a point in his talk, not just learning more but implementing the things we do know... Loved it!