Our Weekend

We went to a Bar Mitzvah this past weekend with all of the boys. First let me say it was so much fun and the oldest two partied til the last song played. I do wish Jacob could have held it together better and not shown his true self.
Believe me when I say that I know my son and the flaws he has with behaving. However,some people need to keep their mean faces to themselves when they see a young family come into a room. I really do try to keep Jacob at bay and not make a scene where not only am I embarrassed but everyone else is staring. Jacob is a handful but it would be nice for someone to offer a reassuring smile, to say oh I've been there. But no, the old bitty faces came out before he even done anything or Evan started to get restless.
I ended up taking Evan and Jacob upstairs early during the night party. It was just as well. Howard got to visit with family while I didn't have to worry about the youngest two misbehaving. I wish I got to see Matthew do the Cotton Eyed Joe Dance because I heard it was a sight to be seen. All in all it was a nice weekend with family that we haven't seen in awhile.
This morning was the first day back after the vacation. I forgot to put milk money in Matt's backpack so I had to run to the school this morning to give the 50cents. At least I won't have to hear that I forgot and he was the only one that didn't have a drink. All ends that ends well.

Slow Going....

We'll the toys are chosen and upstairs ready to slide under the beds. The living room and foyer area are clean and vacumned. The the pita (pain in the ass) folding of clothes in the dining room and the basement can take place tomorrow. Did I ever say that folding and putting away clothes are low on my priority list? Well it is.

Sometime in the next two days I have to pack bags for our family of six for a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday. I hope the house is finished before we leave though. It was starting to look like we were a candidate for hoarders buried alive. Until tomorrow folks.....

But That's Mine

We have way too much stuff in our house. However, Jacob my little control freak is having a hard time with purging the excess. He doesn't like when we move beds around or throw away broken toys. I am in the middle of a huge mess that needs to get worse before it gets better. The sorting and tossing followed by rearranging even gives me an anxiety attack.

Later today we are taking down the bunk beds and switching them with twins that are at my mom's house. I am sure we are in for a total meltdown. I want to take the kids toys and have them in bins under the kids beds so we can get rid of all the toy boxes. It sounds like a good idea. Unfortunatly, with a husband that works nights and sleeps the day away the majority of the work falls on my shoulders.

Hopefully, by the end of this week we will be able to have company over without tripping over the toys and finding empty juice pouches and wrappers under the couch. Wish me luck!

Stuck in a Bad Way

Evan is at the age that is definately adorable yet so stinken frustrating. He doesn't say many words so when he wants something it usually comes from a point or a temper tantrum and me desperately trying to figure out what he wants. I can't stand the high pitched shrill that he has inherited from his brother Jacob. But alass I know this too shall pass and I'll miss this phase too.
The lack of sibling relationships has been hard lately. Sometimes I wish that everyone involved had the ability of just moving on. Unfortnately, everyone thinks that they are the ones right in the situation. Alex(my 7 year old) saw my sister Lisa last week and when he wouldn't even look at her, never mind kiss her she got upset. She said don't you even remember me. The answer is "no" you walked out of his life when he was 3. The sad part is that Matthew is the only one that really remembers his aunts,uncles, cousins in a real way beyond pictures. Is there a way to fix this? Probably not since we are all stuck in a bad way with our own issues.

The Gift of Acceptance

I read something on facebook today that I think may have been a double jab at me. However, I decided that I am not going to hold those thoughts in my mind and ponder why they said what they did. My life lately has taken a new path that involves being honest with myself and others. Does it bother me that some people don't like me or want me in their life. ABSOLUTELY. But, it really is a misunderstanding of what kind of person I am.

I really try hard to be kind and generous with people I meet or are family and friends. Sometimes to the level of not taken my own situations into consideration. So today I am giving myself the gift of acceptance.

Not everyone likes me and that is ok.....

Am I The Bad Mother?

So Matthew had to have two teeth pulled this afternoon. I sent my husband to take him to the dentist. I really am not a good waiter at any doctors office. I hope he does okay. Hopefully the tooth fairy remembers to come tonight or he is not going to happy at all. Until later friends

crossing my fingers

Praying that we have reached the end of the Norovirus. All the boys in my family came down with the stomach bug in less than 48 hours. At one point I had four children throwing up at the same time. Luckly Howard held it together until the next day. I still have not fallen victim to it.

The ending result is the house still smells sickly and is trashed. I am hoping to
open the windows this weekend and tackle the unending chore of spring cleaning. Will see if that happens.

I just finished Bruce's 50th birthday cake. I am feeling anxious to get it delivered before any little fingers touch it. I always feel that way after making a cake, to hurry up and get it to where it needs to go. That is all for now.thanks for reading.