Glad

Today, I am SO glad that tomorrow I am going to the Chiropractor.



(And also, I like the quote I just put at the top of my side bar. It's the epitome of what I am trying to accomplish with this blog....find something good in every day. No matter how cruddy the day was.)

Oh boy {or} a small triumph

I saw an epic battle coming on.
They always do, when little people are tired.
And so I was prepared. I hoped.
The girl had asked if they could watch "a special Sunday movie".
She wanted to watch Little House on the Prairie.
The boy did not.
And so he flipped.
I gave him some choices of what he could do.
But he MAY NOT go into the other room and yell at his sister to watch another movie.
Which he immediately did.
Which caused the mother to go tell him he may take a nap.
Which he did not want to do.
And we battled it out for a bit.
Which resulted in him falling asleep after not too long.
And I was able to sit down and breathe a sigh of relief.
Because through the whole thing I remained calm.
I did not raise my voice once.
I did not loose my cool.
I did not give in to his tantrum.
I simply loved him.
And it worked.
At least for me.
I'm not sure how he felt about it though.

Because I'm brilliant

Seriously. I am THE most brilliant parent ever.
The girl, in bed, yells out for me.
Exasperated by it being the MILLIONTH time tonight, I simply told her to go to bed.
I did not see what she needed.
After about 15 minutes, I have a change of heart and go to her room to see what she needs.
Only to WAKE HER UP!
OOPS!
And what did she need?
To tell me that she couldn't get to sleep.
Only a brilliant parent {like me} could be that successful.

NOT the same

Hansel and Gretel

Handsom

Griddle

   
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It's just not the same thing. No matter how hard you try!
My children watched Hoodwinked Too last night. I have not watched it, but I understand that Hansel and Gretel are in it. And they become giant children. And at one point in the movie they say some thing to the effect of.......
G: You're Hansel
H: And you're Gretel
H&G: And we're evil, and something that rhymes with evil.

However, when my children were saying it today, it went more like this..........
The Girl: You're Handsom
The Boy: And you're Griddle
Both: And we're evil, and something the rhymes with evil.

It's just not the same.
But I had a good laugh listening to it.
(the girl even had the accent going!)

Happy or Sad?

This may sound a bit sad to you, because I have been a bit down the last few days {let's call it hormones, OK?}, but it really is the happiest thing I can think of for today........
We made it through another week to another paycheck without starving or getting kicked out of our house.
That is good news.

** disclaimer for this post: money is usually tight, but we are never afraid we are going to starve, and we weren't planning on getting kicked out of our house at the moment. I am just down, so I am trying to remind myself that there is always something to be thankful for.

My cute bike revisited

I just had to share another picture of my cute bike. I got her a cute basket and made a cute liner to go in it. It turned out pretty good I think. The children and I went for a long bike ride the other night and I got to utilize the basket. It worked wonderfully. And, of course, the girl's bike got a flat tire....again. We simply CAN NOT go on a bike ride without someone coming home with a flat. It's so exasperating! But the handy husband always fixes them for us, and that's happy. What an amazing guy.

Misspelled

The children are SO into Harry Potter right now. Almost all of our conversations at the dinner table revolve around this subject lately. They love to tell the husband and me all about the things they are learning from this magical series. 

Today's revelation? 

Hagrid was misspelled from Hogwarts. 

Just thought you might like to know as well.

Easter Memories

We enjoyed our 2nd annual Easter Brunch today. We had a yummy breakfast and then proceeded to the green belt for an easter egg hunt and some games. The children LOVE it. And it's always fun to watch them enjoy themselves so much.

My fave

For about the last 6 hours the TV has been on. I don't usually watch so much tv. But, this evening while making dinner, the husband took the children to the park, so I turned on the TV. And I turned to TCM. And what to my wondering eyes should appear- DORIS DAY movies. OK- so YES I own most of them, and YES I've seen most of them. But she happens to be my favorite. So I have to watch them again. And again. And again.

So while making dinner, and after dinner, and after scriptures, and after getting the children into bed, the tv has been tuned into Doris Day. Apparently she is the star of the month on TCM. I think that's what I heard. The children watched some of one of the movies with me. They loved it too. YAY! They make me so proud.

And I have accomplished so much while watching the movies I love so much. But it is now after midnight, and I should be going to bed. But another one just started. OH MAN! Its so hard to turn it off.....even if I've seen it so many times already.