Randomness From the Rabbit Hole

Here I am because my baby was awake and crying from 3am-6:30am, and finally fell soundly asleep once the other boys were up...and I cannot form a coherent thought at the moment! Ha! I know for a fact there is something else I should be doing...but I can't for the life of me think of what it is.

The boys have been playing school for the past few days. Even the baby is in "school", bribed with a banana to sit still. It's sad this summer has become so boring for them that they're missing school! The "teacher" boy says: "Draw a lion! Now! If you don't draw a lion I will give you an F! You're going to have to sleep in your school chair because you didn't finish your math!" I really hope they're not learning their teaching skills from me....hmmm...

I'm not sure where Liam's shirt went. Every time I turn around someone is missing a piece of clothing. We really try to enforce modesty here, but it's such a foreign concept to little boys. Just the other day Liam asked me, "Why can't I walk to the Post Office naked? No naked allowed?" Right, Liam! No naked allowed! "From the shoulders to the knees, nobody touches, nobody sees!"

Or the excuses: "Mom, I accidentally peed on the floor. I fought it was the park." Either way...not ok!

And then Gavin goes racing through the house at 100 miles an hour, as usual. "Mom, I always be careful when I fall". The oxymoron of the century.

Speaking of...Eli called on his lunch break and told me to take it easy today since I was up at 3am. "Rest, nap, do what you gotta do. Can you get a couple chickens out to thaw and roast for supper tonight?" I really do live down the rabbit hole! Curiouser and curiouser.

Which leads me to...I made minute steak with cream of mushroom soup gravy and mashed potatoes last night for supper. I took two (mouthwatering) bites and then finished supper with half a (2 lb.) bag of carrots. I'm down 3 lbs. this morning, but still up 1 lb. from the "taste testing" required for the bridal shower last weekend. Oh the sacrifices I have made...haha.

Tomorrow Mom and I are going dress shopping for her Mother-of-the-Groom dress for my brother's wedding. I'm really looking forward to it! I ordered navy blue dress shirts for all four boys to wear to the wedding, and I also got our hotel room reserved for the wedding yesterday. My dress (from amazon.com) came a couple weeks ago and it fits well...but from the picture I couldn't tell that the sleeves were not only ruched but puffed as well. Anne of Green Gables would have been so pleased. I was blessed with a linebacker's mother's arms and shoulders, so I am resewing the sleeves around the shoulders so they lay flat and taking out half the ruching. The wedding will be here before we know it!

I know what I should be doing....I really need to clean the van out! We can no longer open a door without water bottles and pine cones rolling out.

Also, folding laundry is another great option, or dishes, again...or taking a nap. Yes, I think that's it. Until next time!