Mother of the Year

I sometimes have days when I do my best to do everything right - but somehow my "Mother of the Year" award gets thrown out the window!

It was a beautiful day as I was driving from work, going to pick up the kids from school. So, I got the crazy idea that we would all be in a great mood after school (I think God was teasing me by providing us beautiful weather, therefore I thought we'd all have beautiful attitudes!). We went to a place called The Painted Potter (to make a birthday gift). The last time I tried this by myself, it turned out to not be the easiest task I'd taken on with all three of them. But, for some reason - since they are all 3 months older... I had in my mind that things would go as beautifully as the weather!

WRONG!

Whit + the word paint = mess! A tired Chap + the word "no" = meltdown. The products of their creativity turned out great! However, I am rather wilted by my over zealousness to be productive!

Mother of the Year (yeah right!)

There was also the day when I put 2 bags of carrots in Maggie's lunch, and none in Whit's (the one that needs all of the calories he can get!)

Mother of the Year!

Then, another day when I picked up Maggie from school - and asked her as we were leaving... "Maggie, have your pants been on backward all day?" She quickly said, as if nothing was wrong... "They have! I like them like that!"

Mother of the Year!

I have been loosely potty training Chap... and I say loosely, because he is winning (loves his "unnawears" - hates to potty on the potty) - and I am losing. I cannot admit defeat. Maybe when I take out the word "loosely," then we'll be getting closer to the actual task at hand... rather than just having fun wearing pull-ups! I've also learned that his Mother's Day Out prefers him to NOT be sent to school in snapped onesies "during training"... What about those cool days, when all he has is a long sleeve shirt that just happens to be a onesie?? It snaps easily!

Mother of the Year!

Today, as we were driving home from one of our crazy excursions of the day, Maggie was talking about what she wants to do when she grows up. Be a doctor, a nurse, and a Mommy... she wants twins... a boy and a girl... named "Chap" and "Princess."... and she wants to marry Whit! hmmm... have a little educating to do, don't I! (We'll save that for later).