It's Been A Day

Darn I was determined to write on this blog more! 

Here is today:

1. Lily has had goopy eyes for a week and today was kind of the last straw. We are going to the doctor tomorrow. Not one of my favorite Mom jobs. 

2. We found out our closing date has to be delayed two weeks. We are moving, by the way, and our house is full of boxes. More on that later. 

3. It took us about three hours to get out the door between showering, nursing, changing diapers, getting a kids dressed, breaking up Transformer fights, and cleaning up breakfast....

3. Once we got out the door (at 2:30pm) we pulled up to our first stop only to realize that Hayes was not wearing any shoes. 

4. We returned home to retrieve the shoes and on the way Hayes spilled his sprite all over the newly cleaned backseat.

5. Parker was playing with his racetracks in the living room this afternoon with a cup of water (still not sure why) and misunderstood me (or I misunderstood him) and used a towel with the expectation that it would protect several cup fulls of water that he needed for his game from getting the carpet wet. It didn't. 

6. I ordered a pizza and took the kids to the park tonight with plans for a fun picnic. Two kids who don't know how to swing and a grumpy baby and no napkins at a park is hard by yourself. 

7. A very kind Mom played with the boys (and her daughter) while I watched Lily. As we were leaving, I turned around to see Parker using the restroom WHILE WALKING near the swing set. That just doesn't work. Enter embarrassed Mom face.

8. The boys were screaming at each other after baths and Lily was crying at me to feed her. I grabbed the toy they were fighting over and yelled, "WE DO NOT YELL IN THIS FAMILY!" So that worked well.

9. I marched the kids to bed without stories and said a quick prayer that I be a more patient Mommy and they be more kind brothers and turned out the lights.

10. As soon as I walked out the door....the smoke alarm started beeping. Well, fudge. I may have mumbled a worse word when that happened.

You will be happy to know that I changed a smoke alarm battery for the first time in my life tonight. I am a grown up now!!

It wasn't all bad. I had some sweet moments singing with the kids this morning, watching the boys race cars, and I had chili cheese fries for lunch. Also, Bryan is coming home tomorrow! That's the best.