Relax…

Johanna’s school has a yearly “all school campout.”  Tonight is the first of two nights, so we joined the group for campfire and songs.  I think Joey had a good time.  Quinn screamed himself to sleep on the way there and woke up screaming part way through.  He will not be joining us for campfire tomorrow night.  Tomorrow morning the kids and parents have lots of fun activities, games, crafts, etc. so I get to take Joey up for the day while Quinn is at school.  I am most excited about the Reptile Family who are scheduled to come share their animals with us.  Maybe next year we will brave the camping, but this year it seemed way too complicated to deal with Quinn.

Is the most peaceful wonderful feeling. The smell is delicious and brings a smile to my melancholy face. Let it wash my sickness away. Thank you Lord for our rain!

Joey has been giving me hell all night about eating her dinner.  She has now been sent to bed without very much to eat (her choice).  I told her to go get her jammies on and get in bed.  From the other room I hear Quinn, “I don’t want jammies, I want shirt.  I want this shirt.”  He comes out with a day time shirt and so  I told him he didn’t need that shirt and I would help him in a minute.  He ran out of the room and a minute lter came back wearing swim shorts (legs missed the mesh undie) asking, “are these sleeping shorts?  No this is for swimming.  You set up the pool in the backyard so we can go swimming together?”  What a kook.

Nathan posted a new song/video. We have now heard the song a few hundred times and my children have taken to using puzzle pieces as cymbals and are marching around the room. Adorable.

I LOVE children’s books.  Every time we get a new scholastic book order I have a really hard time not ordering every book I don’t already own.

Quinn woke up from his nap extra grumpy today, but dry!  I stripped his clothes off and tried to get him on the toilet so he wouldn’t have an accident.  I’m sure you can guess how well that went over.  He screamed for a few minutes and then standing naked by my bed (still screaming “I don’t like to”) he peed on the side of my bed.  Thanks a lot kid.

Nathan has been promising this for over a year now.

Thanks babe!

It is now 9pm, the kids have had showers, dinner, stories, drinks, prayers, and have been tucked in. All that was over 30 minutes ago. I sat peacefully in the doorway doing paperwork for my new job and was very pleased with how bedtime was panning out. Suddenly Johanna climbed out of bed, “scared”. I am sitting right here…nothing to be afraid of. Then Quinn’s turn, “Mommy? Mommy? over and over again. Johanna back in bed whimpering, now asking for drinks again, Quinn gets out of bed. I leave the doorway (deal is you stay in bed and I sit). Now both kids are crying, Quinn in the doorway Joey in her bed.

9:10pm Quinn has figured out what he needed/wanted and has quietly disappeared from my view at the kitchen table. Johanna has realized for the first time in three days that she “misses her lost yellow blankie” and is now crying about that..in the kitchen.
Nathan calls and informs me that his shopping took too long and my indulgence of DQ is closed. (sad but no need to seek anything else. just come home and deal with your children)

9:15 Joey is back in bed and Quinn has reappeared crying for milk (instead of the lemonade he already has). Nathan home.

Today was Johanna’s first day of kindergarten. She had a great time and was surprisingly bold. She actually introduced herself loudly and stated her favorite color proudly during her turn of introductions. Her favorite thing about today was…”the swing”. The primary kids have a rope swing hanging from a tree and I spent quite a while pushing various kids around in circles during our outside play time. Today (Tuesdays) happened to be my day to volunteer, I will not be staying at school with my daughter. Nathan posted a picture of Joey ready for school.