A.D.D. Much???

I apologize for today's post, it' a bunch of random thoughts!!! So, bare with me. I have A.D.D. so deal!!! ;)

My day yesterday was almost a bust! I didn't get to do all the house work I wanted to do, but I did get some clothes folded. In my book that is better than nothing! I ended up having to take Maxx the doctor. He was sooooo fussy. He was my monster of the day. The poor baby had a reason to be a monster though, ends up he has a bad ear infection in his right ear.

Since I was out in St. Charles with the babies (that is where our peds doctor's office is) I figured I should go ahead and get Josie's 2 year pictures taken. Boy was that fun. She would not smile, stand still or cooperate. I must be insane to think that a 2 year old would want to cooperate. We did get a few good ones, so we called it quits and I got to choose from 3 that turned out. I am very happy with the one we got, after all the trouble. So, I really can't complain about it.

With some help from the WONDERFUL Smith family, we (Dan, Noah and I) got to get see the new Harry Potter movie. Let me just say that I am sooo thankful that God gave me cute and happy babies for others to love also! I also have to say that the only way we were able to go to the movies is because it was only $5 each, plus I don't know the last time we went to a movie. I think we had a gift card too.

I thought the movie was going to be a disaster. There are always these games at the theater that Dan and Noah like to play, where you have to hit on a spot and then you get that prize.I thank that's what they have to do, I have never paid attention. They always like to try for the big prize. They always fail. Well Dan gave Noah one dollar to try. They lost and that ended up in Noah begging for more money to try. Which ended up in Dan yelling at Noah in the middle of the theater. I was gone to the potty, just to return to this. So I stepped in and told Noah, dad said NO, end of story. Noah likes to argue, so some how Dan always ends up arguing with him. That is one thing that drives me CRAZY. So I normally have to step in and end it. Dan doesn't mean to, he just wants Noah to understand and Noah never does. Then Noah stomped off, sat and sulked because he didn't get his way and we are the worst parents in the world not giving him $100 to play the game and win the prize. I then told Noah, "this is the last movie we are going to bring you to, if this is how you are going to act". I walked away and after a minute or two he seemed OK. We then go to get seats and Noah decided to sit 10 seats away from us cool people. The just before the movie started, I don't know what happened, but he decided he wanted to sit next to dad. So we enjoyed the movie, the three of us all together in a row. I have to admit, it was kind of nice.

Today I have a ton of laundry to fold and put away. Dan said, "folding and putting away the laundry is your task for today". I think I have about 6 loads to do. This should be fun!

I have found that I have the kids on a schedule. We get up at about 8:30. Maxx gets a bottle and Josie gets her cereal. They both love to watch Sesame Street while eating. Once they are done with breakfast we play and around 10:30 or so, if they last that long, it's nap time. Now I know a lot of moms do extra work during nap time, but not me. I take nap time as ME time. It's the only time of the day when it is just ME! Some moms get up early or stay up late and I can't. I stay up late with Dan. He used to complain all the time that I would go to bed too early, so I started staying up with him. I am one who needs lots of sleep so, I don't get up until I have to.

I got a book 2 years ago for Mother's Day and I have not gotten to read much of it. I really don't like to read. I have a hard time reading because I am dyslexic so I just don't read. I did however find the book on iTunes so I bought it and am going to start taking my ME time to listen/read along with my book. I can't wait!!! I am going to start on Monday.

That takes us to lunch. After lunch we have play time and then it's time for Noah and daddy to get home.

I have always wanted to be that mom who feeds her family breakfast at the table every morning. If I did that we would all have to get up at 6:30 in time for Dan to eat before he leaves for work. The babies are always still sleeping. I mean really who wants to wake a sleeping baby??!!?? For that matter, Noah gets free breakfast at school every morning. Maybe once Noah goes to middle school I will try. If I would do that though, I would have to go to bed earlier and then Dan would complain that I go to bed to early. So it's either stay up with him or get up and make him breakfast. I can't do both. I would be a crab all the time, and that's not good for any of us.