March 14
After two weeks of Macrobiotics (eating), I'm 10 lbs down. This after I hit a plateau where exercise and careful eating were doing jack squat to ward off post-pregnancy lbs.
Ah, sweet bliss. Well..."sweet" only if it comes in to the form of agave, stevia, or brown rice syrup ;)
March 15
Should I be concerned that my 18 month old will routinely eat wax in the form of crayons and candles? Surely there are better things to snack on? Cardboard, dvd containers, hairclips... Oh wait, she gnaws on those too.
March 16
I can't put to words how completely blessed I feel when blog readers send me encouraging emails. Thank you so much, Annie, for yours today!
March 17
Written to my husband on Facebook: "You know you love me. :) (and just in case you forgot...consider this your friendly reminder).
Yeah. my husband doesn't know what he's got. hahahha
March 18
I have officially taken Exhaustion to a whole new level.
March 19
I can now put all three of my littlest girls down (wide awake) for a nap at the same time...and they just lay there until they go to sleep.
Do you hear that? That's me, sighing in sweet relief. Ahh....
March 20
Swarms of mosquitoes? Really?!
March 21
If only rolls on my thighs were considered this cute!!
March 22
I was just informed by my 7yr old that "TODAY is Mating Season."
Consider this your official warning: Animals everywhere may very well be out of control so as to procreate within the next 24 hours.
March 23
I'm continally amazed at how much I love my husband. All I'll say is God is SO faithful.
March 24
I have to admit, I'm feeling VERY spoiled by the Lord right now. Extremely blessed and very very cared for. These last 5 years, He's been leading us step by step to this place. I'm in total awe.
March 25
Hm. What to do when the resident 18 month old thinks that any and all discipline is hilarious? and will subsequently laugh IN YOUR FACE upon implementation of aforementioned correction? *stumped*
March 26
How is it humanly possible to spend all day cleaning only to have it look the exact same way 24 hour later? Do I breed super-humans capable to
March 27
After bemoaning the fact that "allllllll" her friends had been losing their teeth for a long time, she FINALLY lost her first tooth. while spending the night at my parent's house... brushing her teeth. :)
March 28
Connecting with an old friend (thanks, Davene) just lifted 15 pounds off my brain. Now...if only I could translate that weight loss to my booty.
March 29
Spring cleaning with five little ones feels somewhat akin to ...Pointless.
March 30
Still can't believe that my baby is already big enough for the exersaucer!
Raquel @3.5 monthsMarch 31
Mid hammer strike, the girls all decided that they wanted to be builders when they grew up.
Until 5 minutes later, when Charis (7) changed her mind and promptly informed us. "Never mind. I don't want a job."
Though they were all thrilled with the end result of their hard work: A cross. ...which they plan on eventually painting. But only when that rare desire to work hits Charis. :)April 1
Fifteen years ago, a guy friend of mine was preparing the details of how to ask me to marry him. with all my college suitemates present. as an April Fool's Joke.
He got held up at a meeting and it never happened. For some random reason, I wondered today if I would've actually fallen for it (being that it was well known he had a crush...). :)
April 2
The dog that almost was...
Bu-bye, Sasha (our new puppy). She growled and snapped at the girls and me a few times. We're So not keeping a dog that we can't trust 100%, so back to the breeder she goes.
Now to comfort the mass of sobbing girls...An aside: the breeder said due to the fact that all of her sibling puppies died and she was taken from her mom at an early age, she thinks puppy-girl got used to being the alpha dog.
April 3
For the record, feeding Alana "fun" foods will guarantee 12 hours of her undying friendship.
(Lani with Letting her wear your highly expensive sunglasses may grant you a few more additional hours.
Though proceed with caution, as I cannot insure this to be the case. And you need to take into consideration that she gravitates towards destruction.*BUT* if you happen to be a blue-eyed, blond haired little boy wanting her friendship...apparently you only need pick her up.
Take note of Raegan in the corner.
She was quietly assuring herself that he'd eventually pick her up too. He never did.She was still talking about his lack of picking her up the next day. :)
April 4
Uncle Uncle! I give up!
Jet is and will evermore be rendered The Cool Parent. I present to you his creation: Easter Morning Breakfast.
Heart French toast.
He makes the mess and secures the undying love of my daughters. I clean it up and get dishpan hands.Somehow I get the feeling I have the raw end of the deal, though I just can't put my finger on why. *wry grin*
My beautiful girls, Easter 2010 @ Grandma's.
Selah was sick. Charis looks in pain. Raquel is totally indifferent. And Thing One and Thing Two (A. and R) were clearly working off a sugar high.No Hallmarkesk moment for us.
April 5
Does it REALLY count as calories if wads...uh, I mean polite bite-sized bits of chocolate are eaten in attempt to ward off stress levels shooting out of control?
Because really, that sounds more like Proactive Health Maintenance to me.
April 6
I hereby acknowledge that hygiene is overrated when dealing with children who refuse to stay clean.
April 7
On the upside, Selah has obviously been listening during all of our Healthy Eating discussions. On the downside, I think she may have misunderstood the value of cholesterol.
I present to you her entrepreneurial venture:
April 8
And the headlines read: Slacker Mother finally caves and dyes Easter Eggs with her children.
April 9
Okay, I confess. I bought my children Easter Bunnies that they nev-er knew existed. Clearly, I have issues.
(as in, I ate them)
April 10
About midnight Jet checked on Raegan (3yrs). As she slept that deep breathing kind of sleep, he whispered in her ear "Whose girl?" In her sleep, she immediately whispered: "Daddy's girl."
You should have seen him. He's so past in love with that little girl.
April 11
Take three little girls (3 mo, 18 mo. and 3 yrs) who haven't been breathing, sleeping, or nursing well and multiply it by 6 consecutive nights and you get ---> one morning trip to ER and two exhausted parents.
April 12
Take note. It took five tries before my dominant DNA got tired and gave Jet's a fighting chance. heh heh
In fact, I just look at her and think "Jet".
April 13
Please tell me, oh owner of the old house with 10 acres, that you did not just point out the nasty meat stains (circa Civil War) on the attic floor as a real estate selling point!? Honestly?
April 14
Alana fell and hit her head causing her to cry so hard that she passed out. Again. This is the third time that she's passed out when crying.
The first time it happened, I about passed out myself.
April 15
I was just informed that "I don't want to be a parent...because I don't want to be old like you."
Be advised parenting is not for the faint of heart. or those lacking in confidence, humor, or the ability to bite your tongue.
April 16
In case you weren't aware, curling up in the fetal position and loudly crying DOES get your children to stop fighting. Just needed to clear that up.
April 17
After two full weeks of sick children, I now understand why sleep deprivation is an effective form for getting prisoners to "confess". I'm fairly confident I'll say whatever you want me to....if you just ensure I'll get 5 hours of consecutive sleep.
April 18
Just had THE Biggest Scare of my life. (Blog to follow).
April 19
After a month long fiasco, we have finally been cleared for a refinance. Our old mortgage company went bankrupt, selling our mortgage to another company...who was giving us the run-around (to put it nicely) when we requested required information over and over and over again.
So glad to have that behind us. *closure feels so good*
So there you have it. The ins and outs of my day that you didn't necessarily want to know. Uh-huh...You're welcome. ;)