It's true

I took advantage of the weather and my schedule and the history happening today. When I saw delays for local schools and looked at the roads in my development I rolled back over and went back to sleep.
I was planning to pick my kids up at 12:30 today anyway for dentist appointments and if I was going to to drive them in late, what was the point? (Now just to clarify, our school wasn't delayed. Our headmaster wrote the book on how to have school in a blizzard.)

So we are all in our comfy clothes watching history on TV and taking advantage of a vacation day in January.

KT

Monday Monday

Up at 6, out the door by 7 headed to work/school.
Assembly at school...keep Teagan quiet and occupied.
Take a break and run to Costco for lunch items for kids.
Play nurse in the afternoon and go through lots of old files.
Leave school/work with 5 kids at 4:00
Drop off Ray
Arrive ON TIME at tap to discover it is cancelled due to weather.
Yeah..BTW: it was flurrying at school but at home there were 4 inches on the ground.
Ok, skip Tap call Daddy cancel his 5:30 pick-up from tap lessons.
Drive home on slippery unplowed roads.
Uh...my driveway is long and uphill and with 4 inches of snow, my van ain't gonna make it.
Kids OUT: hike up the hill and find your gloves...I don't care if they match.
Someone please explain to me why I only have 1 shovel and 4 children?
6:00 - I have shoveled the driveway and managed to get the van up the hill.
Daddy calls...he'll be late.
Now on to making some sort of dinner.
check math, study history, Bible, vocab, spelling, and science.

Oh right switch the laundry:
WHAT IN THE WORLD??? Just for the record: washable markers means the ink washes off. It does NOT mean the markers themselves can go through the wash. Now my washer is green. Great.

Ok..a bath with bubbles and a Little Penguin in a glass and I am calmer.

Now on to watch 24 and then probably Law and Order to calm down after 24.
Good thing tomorrow is Tuesday...I don't think I could handle another Monday just yet.

kt

Laundry

I could write a book.

Every mom could write a book.

Try sorting....try not sorting...try doing it by gender...try doing it by day...try doing it all in one day...try hot water...try cold water...try making everyone else doing it...etc..etc...etc...

Here is the kicker: even if you have found the perfect system, which I'm convinced doesn't exist, there is one thing that will drive even the perfect laundry mom crazy!! FINDING CLEAN FOLDED LAUNDRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIRTY LAUNDRY BASKET

How? Why? Who? When? I want to have it out with someone but instead I'll just make a pile and politely suggest that the owners of the previously folded clothes first smell the folded clothes and then assuming the contents are not gross, PUT THEM AWAY!

If you any of you have found the error proof perfect way to do laundry, I'd be happy to try it.

frustrated laundry mom,
kt

Bridal shopping

So today I took Rhia, Iain, and Teagan and we ventured to the bridal shop in town to see our Miss Lindsay try on a few dresses. I gave the typical speech about Don't touch anything, Don't run, Don't yell, Don't - well do anything wrong.

So we get there and there are many beautiful dresses and lots of cool jewelry and accessories. Rhia immediately went for the tiara's while Iain tried to hide under the dress rack. Teagan found a mirror to entertain herself and I attempted to look calm and converse with Miss Linsday and her step-mom.

It was fun to watch her try on dresses and it was actually also fun to watch the kids in this new environment. Iain and Teagan found chairs covered in fabric and decided to hide underneath them. I actually didn't know where they were!

Tomorrow Rhia and I will join Miss LIndsay and attend a Bridal Expo with lots of vendors and I'm sure that will be fun. Rhia inherited her cool sense of fashion from Miss Lindsay so I love to watch the 2 of them shop together.

That is all for now.

Momofkrit,
KT

cleaning

So I have a confession to make. It is deep. It is personal. It will likely change your opinion of me. But the truth must come out. Here goes...

I HATE TO CLEAN!!!

Yes, I like to have things clean. Yes, I know cleanliness is important. Yes, I know there is a sanitary factor involved. Yes, I care what my house looks like. Yes, I want my house to look different than it does.

HOWEVER: I hate to clean. I'll vacuum....but dusting? Laundry? Bathrooms? Kitchen? Floors? Putting away clothes? Organizing school papers? Cleaning out the garage? Doing the basement AGAIN? The toy room? (Has anyone else ever noticed that a clean toy room always turns into a fort?) Ironing? (Although my new iron is awesome and I like to iron while watching 24)

I wonder if I'm just not wired to be a housewife...are some women like that or am I just jaded? I look at super moms I know and their perfect clean houses and part of me is jealous and part of me wonders if they ever sit down and chill out?

There must be a balance somewhere...I know I know Fly Lady to the rescue...problem is you have to start with a clean kitchen sink and well...have you seen my sink lately?? Yeah..when you can't even accomplish step 1 it makes it hard to continue.

Anyway, there is it... My secret is out... I've blown my cover... Whew... I feel better.

What to do now...I think I'll vacuum...

:-)
KT

random

It has been so long...I have so many things each day that are blog worthy, but I am so tired by the end of the day that I don't get to record them...here are just a few "overheards" at our house.

Mom, can I please have my Christmas money to take with me to the store?
No, Kyle, I am holding onto that money.
Mom, are you planning to save it till I'm in college?
WOW, Kyle, that is a great idea! Thanks
NO MOM, I'm planning to live at home so I won't need money then....


Mom, I'm sad.
Why Rhia?
Because when Taylor is a senior, I'll be a junior, and then when she graduates I won't get to see her at school every day.
Well, Rhia, that is true, but we don't need to worry about that now. And you'll still her I'm sure.

Mom?
Yes, Iain.
Do you live at college?
Yes, Iain, often you do.
But, if you want to come home and live with your Mommy, can you?
ABSOLUTELY, Iain. :-)


Mom, Trevor and I are planning to go to the same college. Can you help me write the letter saying we can live together there?



After a late basketball game, on the drive home:
Ok, guys, what homework still needs to be finished?
Well, Mom, I have a math sheet and I can't remember if I have any tests, but I'm too tired to do homework or study now. I'll just tell my teacher that we were at the BB game and I couldn't get it all done. She'll understand, don't you think?
Uh....NO!!!!



For the 5th January in a row, mice have decided to take up residence in my special car.
We've once again banned food in the car and cleaned it out and vacuumed it clean.
Yesterday during the 8 degree weather, I broke the eating rule and let the kids eat their soft pretzels from Friday Pretzel Day at school. Before I knew what was happening, the kids collectively decided that eating too much salt was bad for you and thus must be also bad for mice. In an attempt to "help" with the mice problem, they ALL scraped the salt off their pretzels and dumped it all over the floor the of the car. TAKE THAT YOU MICE! Maybe they are like slugs and will shrivel up and die!!



While watching the varsity team play basketball the other day, Teagan was sitting on my lap. As the boys ran past Teagan turned up her nose and said, "Oh Mom, what is that smell?". That, Teagan would be the smell of big boys playing basketball. "YUCK, Mom, those boys stink!"



On Friday, I had an event at school and Teagan joined me but was getting a bit bored. The kindergarten teacher offered to let her join the class for the day. So I dropped Teagan off to join her brother in class and didn't hear another word till the day was over. Later, I asked the teacher how it went, and she told me Iain took complete care of Teagan the whole day.
When I asked Iain, he said, "Mom, Teagan did well, but it was hard work helping her all day. Really hard work!"


My hubby is on fire when it comes to criminal defense this week. He came home saying he had a good time visiting the prison and all the prisoners are asking him to be their lawyer. Hmmm...when you win all your criminal defense cases you might be a good lawyer, you might be protecting the rights of citizens, or you might have friends in the wrong places...If he starts hanging out at the prison on the weekends "just for fun", I'll be worried!
TOTALLY KIDDING HERE...HE DID ROCK THIS WEEK IN HIS CASES...BUT WELL, YOU KNOW....

That's all for now. I'm going to try to keep this updated now so check back soon.

blessed to be
woj and momofkrit,
KT

For Mom

Mom...this is for you...all those lessons didn't go to waste.
I forgot my music over Christmas so this is made for you.
Love ya,
KT