Can anyone tell me how it went from Saturday to Wednesday so quickly? How did I miss that? I must have blacked out due to sleep deprivation. What a cruel joke life has played on me. I survive numerous slumber challenged years with the older three children, which while they didn’t have “sleep issues” as babies, certainly weren’t prize winning sleepers and then comes Princess. She sleeps ALL night, often 12 hours or more at a time and I can’t sleep! I have earned my sleep; I should be dancing the night away with Mr. Sandman. My husband actually reminded me today that I needed to blog and he doesn’t even know how to find my site! Huh????
We have been praying for rain around here, our region is experiencing drought conditions. All of the rain dancing has worked; we are getting rain by the truckloads. Dennis has been welcomed here like a long awaited house guest. He has unpacked his bags and looks to be settling in for a long stay. I’m all for Southern hospitality but after trying to go shopping with Dennis today, I’m thinking he may be on his way to wearing out his welcome with me! My garden had been administered its last rites and was pretty close to being laid to rest when our guest arrived. Amazingly the miracle of life prevails and we may have tomatoes yet this week. Unfortunately, the vegetables were not the only life form that was touched by this miracle. I can almost here the sadistic chanting of the weeds homesteading the fertile soil. “We must, We Must…..We Must increase our growth!” (Side note: FYI to all of you 80’s, Judy Blue reading girls….this chant works only for the weeds….and I can’t be convinced otherwise!)
I am a mother of boys…….please pray for me. They are constantly bickering with each other over everything and nothing. One of them breathing is enough to make the other one crazy…..sorry, can’t do anything about the breathing guys! They actually got along last night for about an hour and a half. Grandma got them each their own 4 pack of Play-Doh. Play-Doh I am sure was created solely to make me crazy. How is it that once separated from the pack, crumbs of Play-Doh can take over your entire house and stick to socks that are still in your drawer? One of life’s mysteries that I am sure will never be solved, along with Big Foot and the sock monster that eats one of each pair of your socks.
Now the Play-Doh smell……………..I like this smell. Isn’t it funny how a certain fragrance can grab you and transport you back in time, forcing you to recall memories of time long past. Play-Doh aroma takes me back to the Sunday school room in the little church where I grew up….. I think I liked being 5!
Anyway back to the boys, they were busy creating Play-Doh masterpieces while hopped up on chocolate Lucky Charms that they had convinced Grandma that they would die without. I was rocking Lilli and the boys would show up in the living room to amaze me with their brilliant creations. If you are a parent, you know this moment that I am about to share, a moment that can throw you into Mommy failure faster than you can say “I Have No Freaking Idea What It Is!” I think that I have come up with a fool proof plan to thwart the Mommy Failure but this is how it played out.
Offspring #3 enters living room: “Mommy, guess what this is!” He glows proudly at his accomplishment
Mommy: (Looks like a volcano…..must be a volcano! But has prepared for moments such as this) “Oh how wonderful!!!! Why don’t you tell me ALL about it!”
Offspring #3: (Beaming proudly) “It’s a dinosaur, Mommy!”
Mommy: (Proud of oneself! See how easy it was to thwart Mommy Failure!) “I can see that, what a magnificent job you have done! Look at that long neck he has!” (Still patting self on back but still would swear it is a volcano!)
Offspring #3: (Proceeds to sigh loudly and stomp) “MOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYYY, that is his tail!” (Exits the room stomping and muttering something unintelligible and unflattering about his artistically challenged mother!)
This was soNOT in the offspring manual!!!! Oh wait………I think I forgot to pick mine up!
The volcano....I mean dinosaur had been reabsored into the Play-Doh people!
We have been praying for rain around here, our region is experiencing drought conditions. All of the rain dancing has worked; we are getting rain by the truckloads. Dennis has been welcomed here like a long awaited house guest. He has unpacked his bags and looks to be settling in for a long stay. I’m all for Southern hospitality but after trying to go shopping with Dennis today, I’m thinking he may be on his way to wearing out his welcome with me! My garden had been administered its last rites and was pretty close to being laid to rest when our guest arrived. Amazingly the miracle of life prevails and we may have tomatoes yet this week. Unfortunately, the vegetables were not the only life form that was touched by this miracle. I can almost here the sadistic chanting of the weeds homesteading the fertile soil. “We must, We Must…..We Must increase our growth!” (Side note: FYI to all of you 80’s, Judy Blue reading girls….this chant works only for the weeds….and I can’t be convinced otherwise!)
I am a mother of boys…….please pray for me. They are constantly bickering with each other over everything and nothing. One of them breathing is enough to make the other one crazy…..sorry, can’t do anything about the breathing guys! They actually got along last night for about an hour and a half. Grandma got them each their own 4 pack of Play-Doh. Play-Doh I am sure was created solely to make me crazy. How is it that once separated from the pack, crumbs of Play-Doh can take over your entire house and stick to socks that are still in your drawer? One of life’s mysteries that I am sure will never be solved, along with Big Foot and the sock monster that eats one of each pair of your socks.
Now the Play-Doh smell……………..I like this smell. Isn’t it funny how a certain fragrance can grab you and transport you back in time, forcing you to recall memories of time long past. Play-Doh aroma takes me back to the Sunday school room in the little church where I grew up….. I think I liked being 5!
Anyway back to the boys, they were busy creating Play-Doh masterpieces while hopped up on chocolate Lucky Charms that they had convinced Grandma that they would die without. I was rocking Lilli and the boys would show up in the living room to amaze me with their brilliant creations. If you are a parent, you know this moment that I am about to share, a moment that can throw you into Mommy failure faster than you can say “I Have No Freaking Idea What It Is!” I think that I have come up with a fool proof plan to thwart the Mommy Failure but this is how it played out.
Offspring #3 enters living room: “Mommy, guess what this is!” He glows proudly at his accomplishment
Mommy: (Looks like a volcano…..must be a volcano! But has prepared for moments such as this) “Oh how wonderful!!!! Why don’t you tell me ALL about it!”
Offspring #3: (Beaming proudly) “It’s a dinosaur, Mommy!”
Mommy: (Proud of oneself! See how easy it was to thwart Mommy Failure!) “I can see that, what a magnificent job you have done! Look at that long neck he has!” (Still patting self on back but still would swear it is a volcano!)
Offspring #3: (Proceeds to sigh loudly and stomp) “MOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYYY, that is his tail!” (Exits the room stomping and muttering something unintelligible and unflattering about his artistically challenged mother!)
This was soNOT in the offspring manual!!!! Oh wait………I think I forgot to pick mine up!
The volcano....I mean dinosaur had been reabsored into the Play-Doh people!
4 Comments:
Love your blog, Dottie!
We had some playdoh fun this weekend too. Hannah kept calling it potato. LOL
Cute creations! They have these things at Dollar Tree that you put the Play Do in and make McD's fries and ice cream cones!
I love your thoughts on Dennis. He made his home here for awhile before coming to visit you.
Jude Blume...that chant stuck with me all this time. I remember it like it was yesterday!
Ah, the sweet smell of Play Doh. It does take you back doesn't it?
Oh Mooooommmmmmy...of course it was the tail!...Duh...what were you thinking!
I have discovered Dollar Trees too! You should see all the nice cars parked outside of mine! I walked in and was in discount heaven. LOL...Ok, I love nice things, but that dollar tree had princess barbies for 3.99! Real Barbies! They had a few Star Wars toys too for 2.99! I won't go in and buy crap...but gift bags, some good toys, and air freshners. I'm a geek for sweet smelling houses.
Dottie...My frick and frack will argue for just looking at one another the wrong way.
Your pictures below are soooo cute. It looks like you enjoyed your vacation.
XOXO
C
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