My Mouth May Hurt

but not my fingers! I can still type. Dear me, what would happen if i couldn't do that. So lets see....what's on my mind.
Right now the little monsters, i mean children, are playing in the basement. I hear screams of delight coming. Delight to them may be oh DEAR to me! I have already changed Miss A twice before nap time. BUT she did 'pooters' in the potty! She then woke up from her nap, pulled her diaper off and i didn't know that, so when i got her, she had pee'd in her bed. SO that was time #3.
C'man changed clothes after coming home from the farm and being just covered in dirt. 1/2 inch of rain on a farm equals LOTS of mud! Then after his nap I dressed him for the 3rd time only to find him on top of a dirt/mud pile with NO SHOES! He had worn boots out there but they go stuck in the mud. However, that didn't cause the big mess. That darn sand and water table i got off of craigslist is what did him in. I hate that table. It's going back ON craigslist. The sand never stays on the sand side so that means I'm stuck cleaning sand/water/muck and my kids are constantly covered in it.
WHY did i think that would be such a wonderful toy to get them. It has caused nothing but grief. Even the cats like it, I've found them pooping in it. So BYE BYE! Anyone want it???

Yesterday was our first MOPS meeting of the year (mothers of preschoolers). This is my 2nd year. I am also a table leader and i can say I have a great table. We aren't very crafty, so we were thrilled yesterday when our table made this dipped pretzel 'dude' and it was already dipped, had the mini chocolate chips for his buttons and all we had to do was tie licorice for his collar and the other 'dude' we had to put a dab of frosting on the tip of the pretzel, put a gummy ring on and then his hat which was a gummy drop. It actually was really easy for us! To bad our kids didn't get to eat them. I know 1/2 of us ate it right there!! Fun times

Speaking of MOPS next month I'm the speaker. I will be educating mothers about infertility and adoption. Something I'm not sure any of the mothers have experience. Considering i think 5 moms have 4-7 kids out of 40, I'd say not. But still I'm sure some have struggled to get pregnant with one. I won't go any further b/c I'm sure you'll be my sounding/reading audience as i prepare for it.

What's on your minds? Not much reaction from my previous posts. Lots of 'hits'/readers but no comments. Not sure what to make of that. But i would appreciate any feedback:)

Off to see what the monsters are doing they are coming to find me!!

Sights and Sounds

It's a beautiful day in Iowa. The sun is out and everything is so green. The trees are in full bloom, farmers are busy in the field and yesterday while sitting outside in a park I smelled the faint smell of lilacs!! B/c it's been such a cold and damp spring the lilacs are just now starting to bloom.

The night and day didn't start off so beautiful for miss A and I think that 'A' is going to start standing for Attitude!! Gosh darn!! Upon turning in for the night at 915 PM, yes i know very early but DH was out planting and I thought why stay up, i noticed my camera was upstairs. I thought i'd take some pics of Miss A sleeping. BAD BAD BAD idea. Bad mommy....you know the 'never wake a sleeping baby' well the same goes for a toddler. She woke up while i clicked away and would NOT go back to sleep. She screamed, cried, I screamed and wanted to cry. I was so annoyed with her and her little antics she pulls. Eventually I threatened she'd have to sleep in the garage to which she said no. She knows what I'm saying to her. I don't know what time she fell asleep. I tried taking her in to bed with me @11 and she just wanted to touch my face. So back to bed. She WHALED!! DH was home by then and tried to comfort her. I was hoping he'd break out his 'THIS IS ENOUGH LAY DOWN GO TO SLEEP' voice that I'm not sure I've ever heard him use but wish he would. He's not very authoritative.

It was close to 1130 before i she fell asleep and she was up by 615! Today was our last MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) and i got to display/sell my purses b/c it was a pamper and shop day. (10 min massages, facials, pedicures) We had to be in the road by 815 and i was by 805! On the way up there i just sat and listened to my kids. Miss A didn't have a lot to say, to tired I'd guess, but C'man was adorable.

I listened to him sing 'Onward Christian Soldiers' with emphasis on the 'YES SIR', and pretended to talk on his phone to which he'd hand over to Miss A and we stopped to talk to a farmer. We pulled away from a stop sign and there was 2 men and a lady but the tractor he was using was an open tractor, no cab just wide open to the elements of mother nature. I thought you don't see that this day and age. So i stopped to tell them that. I pulled up and said 'i wish i had my camera b/c you all are just priceless' to which the older man (70's or so) said 'what her doing all the work and us two men standing here??' I chuckled b/c he was right the wife was loading the corn up while dad and son were talking!! I did tell him 'yeah that too but just your open tractor' he agreed saying 'yeah you should have been out here yesterday it was FREEZING!!' I told him my FIL doesn't plow/plant/harvest etc either anymore b/c things are so different.

We drove away and C'man asked 'where was the door??' Ahhh yes he will not know open tractors like his daddy did. He just knows the nice air condition, computer systems, radio, comfy seat, and 10 years from now there will probably be TV's in there. (probably is in some)

It's so fun listening to him talk. He got his curls cut last night and now is sporting a summer buzz. He keeps saying 'oh no what happen to my hair???' I didn't even recognize him today with the moppet workers brought him to me. He came and gave me a hug and said 'i miss you mommy'.

Sweet child but i think it's time to take Miss A back to the voodoo doc for an attitude adjustment b/c i may need more then a mental adjustment if this behavior continues.