Well Kelsey and Wyatt are at it again as always. They sure do keep me on my toes. Today was more peanut butter as in they had gotten a jar each and were chowing down as fast as they could. These kids just don't know when to stop even though they keep getting in trouble for it. They are peanut butter addicts.
I really try to be in the right mind frame when I write these so that I am happy and silly about all the chaos that happens but today just isn't the day. It's nothing the kids have done it's just the mood I'm in. You know when things don't go the way you want them to and then you wonder why you can't succeed and why things have to be so hard sometimes. We're not rich (that's not a secret). We have struggled so much the last 2 years. I continue to pray and just trust that God has a greater plan for us in the long run we just have to trust him and be patient. As you know patience isn't my forte, but I'm trying. Somedays just are harder than others. Don't get me wrong. The kids are well provided for and we are doing okay. The kids are happy and that's what matters most. I just get discouraged sometimes but I keep on keeping on and just hold my head up as high as I can. Enough unloading on you guys.
Next time I write I will be in the silly mood I always am just hang in there and thanks for reading.
Till next time...........
Friday, October 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sometimes PB&J isn't a good thing........
Lots of things have changed in the Crowder House lately......
Hope had to go back to the rescue. Not because I didn't get along with her but the kiddos and even Josh were getting snapped at by her. She wasn't at all what the rescue said she would be. They said that she liked her kiddy pool she didn't. They said she could be around other animals. Turns out she can't and she was supposed to be lovable and sweet. She wasn't.....She seemed happy to be back at the rescue and that's all I can ask for. It's sad because I got along with her well but it isn't just about me.
One a bright note...we got a dog from the Flower Mound Animal Shelter. He is older and named Sparky (like the dog in Frankenweenie). He goes to the vet today to get checked out. He is calm and very patient with the kiddos. He is lovable and doesn't chew on anything and he is potty trained and everybody loves him already. He is a chow mix. We think he is the perfect addition to our family.
On with the reason for the title....
I went to the bathroom (are we seeing a pattern in the children's behavior) and I come out and they are in the kitchen sink. They had gotten the peanut butter jar and the jelly jar. Opened it smeared it everywhere and they were trying to clean up the evidence poorly. Why oh why? They had plates full of lunch untouched. Who decided this would be a good idea? Well I will leave you with this....after changing clothes cleaning their entire bodies I don't think we will be eating PB&J for a long time.
Till next time...........
Hope had to go back to the rescue. Not because I didn't get along with her but the kiddos and even Josh were getting snapped at by her. She wasn't at all what the rescue said she would be. They said that she liked her kiddy pool she didn't. They said she could be around other animals. Turns out she can't and she was supposed to be lovable and sweet. She wasn't.....She seemed happy to be back at the rescue and that's all I can ask for. It's sad because I got along with her well but it isn't just about me.
One a bright note...we got a dog from the Flower Mound Animal Shelter. He is older and named Sparky (like the dog in Frankenweenie). He goes to the vet today to get checked out. He is calm and very patient with the kiddos. He is lovable and doesn't chew on anything and he is potty trained and everybody loves him already. He is a chow mix. We think he is the perfect addition to our family.
On with the reason for the title....
I went to the bathroom (are we seeing a pattern in the children's behavior) and I come out and they are in the kitchen sink. They had gotten the peanut butter jar and the jelly jar. Opened it smeared it everywhere and they were trying to clean up the evidence poorly. Why oh why? They had plates full of lunch untouched. Who decided this would be a good idea? Well I will leave you with this....after changing clothes cleaning their entire bodies I don't think we will be eating PB&J for a long time.
Till next time...........
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Technology......
I know this may make me seem old but sometimes I get concerned. Should a 2 year old and a 3 year old know how to pull up Netflix and watch a show all by themselves. Now before you judge and say, "They could pull up something bad how dare you let them do this!" I don't LET them do anything. I am sitting right here watching them do this because it astounds me that they have so much knowledge of a computer. I didn't even know what a computer was at their age. Is technology sucking the creativity and lively hood right out of our children? Are we looking at a future with no conversations and neck problems from children looking down at the closest phone, iPad or other hand held devices?
The pediatrician looks down on me because I let Wyatt use my phone during a doctors visit but come on guys you would too if you were at the doctor with 3 children trying to listen to the doctor and trying to keep them from destroying the littlest room in the world. I let Kelsey and Rachel use my phone too.
Don't worry though folks because Kelsey and Wyatt always have enough time to find something to get into like the ink pen Kelsey found. You know how I know she found it? Ink on her mouth and hands.
Wyatt still has time to sneak into my study and find the jellybeans. Want to know how I know? Jellybean juice running down his (and Kelsey's his sidekick) chin and their chipmunk cheeks. They still have time to climb the DVD rack like a ladder and try to imitate King Kong (it's hilarious and dangerous all at the same time).
Josh and I still read to our children at night and give them lots of love. I still spend time each day doing flash cards with ALL the kids (various subjects for each) and teach Wyatt how to write his name. I'm not perfect and I think you should all know by now that my children aren't either. We yell and cry and throw fits with the best of them out there in the world but we love each other.
I really don't have any point to this post just various thoughts coming out and a little amusement mixed in. Thanks for reading.
Till next time...........
The pediatrician looks down on me because I let Wyatt use my phone during a doctors visit but come on guys you would too if you were at the doctor with 3 children trying to listen to the doctor and trying to keep them from destroying the littlest room in the world. I let Kelsey and Rachel use my phone too.
Don't worry though folks because Kelsey and Wyatt always have enough time to find something to get into like the ink pen Kelsey found. You know how I know she found it? Ink on her mouth and hands.
Wyatt still has time to sneak into my study and find the jellybeans. Want to know how I know? Jellybean juice running down his (and Kelsey's his sidekick) chin and their chipmunk cheeks. They still have time to climb the DVD rack like a ladder and try to imitate King Kong (it's hilarious and dangerous all at the same time).
Josh and I still read to our children at night and give them lots of love. I still spend time each day doing flash cards with ALL the kids (various subjects for each) and teach Wyatt how to write his name. I'm not perfect and I think you should all know by now that my children aren't either. We yell and cry and throw fits with the best of them out there in the world but we love each other.
I really don't have any point to this post just various thoughts coming out and a little amusement mixed in. Thanks for reading.
Till next time...........
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