The need for patience....

That is what I need. I'll give you the story that is on my mind for this post....

So, Allison is on a volleyball team. This is her first year being on a team. She has only had two practices, and that's all! So, her games are on Friday's and/or Saturday's. That translates to: I will be the one to take her to all games WITH ALL THE OTHER KIDS in tow.

So, maybe I am just really stressed out, and have anxiety issues, (which I do), but I am not good at taking my kids to places where they need to sit still and be quiet...because THEY DON'T!! and it makes me furious. :(

So, we are at the game...and there are bleachers, and ALL the other moms sat together, and I sat with my kids...who very quickly required me to get up and move and try to deal with their restlessness, which only made me frustrated and mad. As has happened with so many other things..(Kindergarten graduation, Christmas programs, Special masses, weddings....) I end up not even seeing what I went to see, and am livid at my children. I hate that I am that mom...and I hate that I have not been able to teach my kids to sit still. I hate that my husband isn't off when I am off, so we can either go together and tag team, or that I could leave the kids home and go by myself.

Having a husband who works very hard for his family is great...but it certainly has its drawbacks when it comes to time....

So, I have spent today trying to get my nerves under control, and to try and get Mason and Audrey to listen to me. She plays of him, and he is a poster child for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder if I've ever seen one.

Oh, and Julianne woke up with a fever and sore throat in the middle of the night...took her to the doc today, and guess what?

Strep throat.

again.

Poor baby.

Notable Quotes....

"This shirt is inside out...I want it outside out."

Mason





"I want to be a Cop when I grow up. Well, I want to be a tree, and then a cop."

Mason



"Don't you know you are not supposed to put old pizza in someones lunch box."

Speaking of leftover pizza...... Julianne





"My leg sleeves aren't working right."

Speaking of pantlegs..... Alena



"Barbies boobs may be bigger than yours, Mom, but yours are longer."

Allison



"I want a Spiderman Bra for my birthday."

Mason



Allison: "Grandma, why do you put on Makeup?"

Grandma: "To make myself pretty."

Allison: "Next time use more."

Allison was 2 when she had that conversation.

I will add more, when I remember them....or as they happen.

I love my kids. They are my life, and I am devoted to them eternally.

I would tell me....

If I could go back in time, oh, about 10 years, and tell myself something...something that I would need to know in the future....it would be this:

Self...never, ever, ever start letting your children have drinks of your soda. Because if you do...everytime you have a drink in front of you, all FIVE of them will be asking for a drink. .. . and it will drive you nuts.

A Kidism.....

I think I will devote some time to listing some kid-isms. I mean, I have enough kids to hear them from. Here is one for you this fine day.

"I called it."

Last night, my husband made a cake. My bigger girls were playing with a friend down in the basement. Alena, my 7 year old, came upstairs right at the same time my husband was "mixing" the batter.

Alena: Oh my Gosh! Are you making a cake!!!??!!!

Husband: Yup.

Alena: Awesome! (and as she starts to run back downstairs....she says....) I call licking the bowl!!!

Now, we as adults all know what this means. But first, let's look at this sentence.

I call licking the bowl.

Really, it makes no sense.

But we all know that it means she made a claim to the bowl with the batter, and in doing so, she gets to lick it. We all did this as kids...for different things. For seats, for snacks, for sitting next to somebody.

When do you think we stop doing that? I mean, there comes a time where we must realize that this is just not a social norm, or an accepted slang. I mean....imagine, standing at a bus stop...and somebody shouts, "I call front seat". really..... Or, imagine being at a mall, and it's Christmas shopping season. Just what if a person says, "I Call Four Elmos!!". really......

Interesting, don't you think?

Just for you Loryne!!!

My good cyber friend, Loryne, has brought it to my attention, that I have been neglecting my blogging-ness. So, even though I don't really feel like doing this tonight....I am doing it for you, Loryne. ;)

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

Pretty soon I will be a speaker at a black tie event...a fundraiser for the Scottish Rite Center my daughter goes to for her speech/language therapy. I'm very excited, and have started working on my "speech".....but I am beginning to worry I might have a panic attack, like I did on my wedding day.

My husband and I BOTH love the show, The First 48. In our 12 years of marriage, this has never really happened before.

My daughter Julianne couldn't fall asleep tonight. So I ended up making a "tent" for her in her room. It is made with a top sheet, tucked into the top dresser drawers, and tucked into the pulled out trundle bed mattress...propped up a bit with a barbie bus, a metal stick, and some boots of my husbands. I'm a bit worried she is going to smother under there.....but I am going to go with the idea that that is just a worried mother fear.

I am sick. It is my turn, as all the kids have already had it. Cold and sinus symptoms, but I am so lucky, I got the added bonus of diarrhea. Fun times.

Tomorrow is a half day of school for the kids. Which in reality means, my nice quiet day off work will be ruined.

:)

There you go L!!! Love ya.

Family Fun Night!

That is what it is called. It is a school / parish function. After 4:30 pm mass tonight, they did a blessing of all the teachers. Then, out ot the parking lot where they have tables set up, and music and food and drink. (Hot dogs, hamburgers, soda's and water). It was very, very, very humid tonight. So.....stinking....hot. It was fun, but I did get to seen in action some things I didn't like.

1) My fourth grader, along with two of her friends, excluded another girlfriend. I spoke to her about it then, and we will definately be having a LONG discussion tonight on how that WILL NOT be tolerated. I want to scream, HOW DARE YOU!!!??>>!!! But I will try to find the right mommy words to express to her my dissatisfaction and sadness over that. She knows better...and will be reminded.

2) My second grader has a really hard time playing with her classmates. She feels left out and out of place. This breaks my heart.

3) I watched as Julianne was doing her usual "touchy/pulling" stuff on her friends...and they did.not.like.it. :( How am I going to get them to understand that she means no harm.....

Anyway...I got to mingle, and the kids had fun. Here are some pictures.

Look out school....here we come....

Well, the school supplies are (mostly) bought. The new school shoes sit waiting to be worn. The new school jumpers for the girls are here....well, Alena's has to be returned for a smaller size...but they are here! Julianne got a "ready for school" haircut. She looks so cute, and even though it was just a trim, it makes her look 2 years older, which makes me put on my pouty face just a bit.

We went today, Sunday, for the Preschool and Kindergarden "open house". It was a madhouse there...and the AC had gone out, so it was HOT HOT HOT in there. Imagine, a million kids, three million parents, and no AC. yeah...it was m-u-g-g-y!

Mason got to meet his new Preschool teacher, Ms. Maureen. She seems really nice. Mason was a bit sad that his teacher from last year, Mrs. Mary, who he LOVED...is not the teacher of his class. Mrs. Mary loves Mason, she told me so every day. "He so reminds me of my grandson"....she would always say.

Julianne got to see her class, and find her seat. We are glad to know that sitting right behind her, at another table is her new found friend, Olivia. This made her happy. Julianne practiced, and when given the opportunity, said to the teacher, "Hello Mrs. Oldani". It was great. The school and Jeff and I have all been working on getting them prepared for Juli and her special needs. So, we will see how things go. Hopefully they won't have to move her down to preschool, like the suggested they might....because if they do, then we will lose our scholorship. So....we will be working REALLY hard with her.

So....come on Wednesday, because we are ready for school. Well....except for that waking up early part.