If You Were Here

If you popped in for coffee at  breakfast, lunch or supper time...this is what you'd see.

4 kids, 4 bottles of meds.

Love how the coffee pot is in the background..it's pretty much been my source of energy this past week.

But the good news were on the mend and everyone had good sleeps lastnight.

 

I Thought It Got Easier.

I'm still cranky but in a better frame of mind in case your wondering.

I will not share why I'm cranky but I will say out of every tough spot we go through I learn. I think this last time I really listened and followed what I was supposed to do.  It was not easy but I did it and I feel very blessed with the changes I am seeing.

BUT now...I have another issue.

PARENTING!!

Seriously...this is the hardest job in the world.  I thought when my child was old enough for school that parenting would get a little less stressful and more fun.  Afterall...a school age child can talk and let you know their wants and needs and not grunt.

I was so wrong...they still grunt!  They grunt and growl and hate the world at the sweet young age of 7!!

Then I start to hate the world and what the world is doing to us and so on and so on.

As a wise woman once told me we cannot let fear grip us.  Here is the problem......I am letting it grip me and reacting in a way that is just not helping our situation.

Maybe I'm having such difficulty parenting my 7 year old because I am still dealing with the grunts of a toddler and the crazy antics and chaos of two 3 year olds?

I am realizing I do not give myself enough grace.  I get down on my parenting skills and then I stay down then I start to growl.

I look at many women and see these great Mothers that have so much patience and wish I could be like them.  Then I realize that God made me who I am for a reason.  He put these road blocks up so I could conquer them with His help.  When I get back to the authentic ME I get back to God.  I get grounded once again, I dig in my heels and I'm ready for the next hit.

This week I learned SO much about parenting and it will take a very long time for it all to sink in. BUT....the fact of the matter is the information has been passed on and it's stored up in my very stressed out brain.  And when the situation arises where I feel lost and hopeless that bit of info is going to flash in front of me like a bright neon sign.

Wordless Wednesday

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Quotable Monday's

Just remember,

 there's a right way and a wrong way to do everything

and the wrong way is

 to keep trying to make everybody else do it the right way.

 ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

Winter In The Praires

It happens every year.

It should never be a shock.

But it's always so awesome to see.

Outside my garage door.

The truck and the tractor are the only vehicles that will be driven today.

Deck door...could barely open it.

And do not forget about the wind!

What's the weather like in your neck of the woods.

Grumpy Gills

I'm cranky.

Make that CRANKY.

Things are not well in my world.  I hate ups and downs..why can't it always be UP!

Because it cannot.

So until I have a better outlook on life in general {I shall spare details} I will wait to post.

Until the frown turns upside down.

Toodles.

p.s. watch I'll be back tomorrow..lol.

Wordless Wednesday

Like I mentioned before...we are country folk.

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We are Country Folk

Me to 7yr old son:

"Mom's going in the house with the baby, if your staying outside to continue playing and you see a coyote what do you do?"

7 yr old son to Me:

"Grab my bow and shoot it?"

Not exactly what I wanted to hear but his Dad is proud of his answer.

Tackle It Tuesday

I clean some area of my house everyday therefore I love when I can post tackles I enjoyed doing.

The twins are turning 4!!!

We had their birthday party this past Sunday and it was a blast.  Bouncy castles, plasma trikes, balls, hockey sticks...it rocked.  I have yet to download pics from the party but here is what my real tackle was.

Sasha wanted My Little Pony cake..specifically Rainbow Dash.

Sam of course wanting Mater...any way shape or form he wanted Mater so we made some mud icing and plopped him down on it.

For anyone with four children they know how much work it is to be in the kitchen with them underfoot so it was nice to have good weather and Daddy home to keep them busy.

What are you tackling?

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Quotable Monday's

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

~John Lennon

You're Gonna Miss This - The Littlest of the Little People

So this must to have been a BAD week because to be honest I had a hard time finding something I will miss.  I am in the midst of chaos on a regular basis and I know that I need to "let alot of things go" regarding the house but it is proving harder than I thought.

Trust me, I know I have to change my perception and I'm working on that.

Looking back at my pictures I did see something oh so very cute that I will miss.

The littlest little person in our household LOVES to be outside.  Nothing bothers this child..he is happy to follow his older brothers and sister around.  He rarely wants to be picked up and for 15 months old he can last up to an hour outside in -20 Celsisus weather.

What are you going to miss?

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Wordless Wednesday - Anything But Wordless

See if you can figure out what this 7 year old-just learning-how-to-read/write in English is trying to say.

  Baj US Casdbol Malenfant $100.81 Mom

Hint:  It's from the law...I'll post the answer later.

ANSWER: Badge US Constable Malenfant $100.81 Mom...I got a speeding ticket

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You Had To Be There

Yesterday I mentioned to someone that I really didn't care if I saw the Olympic Torch or not. 

But I cared when I realized my oldest son wanted to see it and would remember this moment

Waiting......

Sam cared more about all the lights and sirens but he truly had no idea what we were waiting for or why.

Here it comes......I LOVE this shot...all my kiddos and the torch bearer in the background.

And in the end I'm glad I went and saw it.

I'm glad I hauled all four kids out by myself and was relieved when my husband got off work just in time to help me out.

GO CANADA GO!

Tackle It Tuesday

If you follow my twitter or saw the post below regarding my basement clutter you'd think I would be posting today about decluttering and organizing.

Not today.

My tackle is of the personal kind.

Today I tackled my grey hair.

There will be no pictures...sorry...I cannot go there.

I have been tackling grey hair since I was in my teens.  Now that I am in my mid 30's...well okay today I am over the mid part because it's my birthday and I'm that much closer to 40.

I go for a color every 6 weeks but my hair grows super fast so the grey's standout in my part.  I get frustrated because I can't do my hair how I like to.

I finally caved and bought this.

I was so hesitant....worried I would mess up my "paid for" color.

But it worked!  For $7 I can extend the weeks between colorings.

What are you tackling today?

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Quotable Monday's

Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped.

~African Proverb

You're Gonna Miss This - Buster

Pam is hosting another week of You're Gonna Miss This.... post about the moments you know are passing you by way too fast.  Check out her post because this week she has an AWESOME giveaway.

People...please meet BUSTER.

Yes he is a feather with a name.

This is the little boy that named the feather.

Buster is Sam's best friend.

Buster sticks on that hockey stick because he is magic {and a little thing called static but we adults will just keep that part to ourselves k?}

This is Buster's house.

And here are the twins posing with Buster.

I have strange children.

But I love it.

I was giggling most of the evening.

That was until the fight started for bedtime then my giggles disappeared!

Are you playing along this week?

I Think I Will Join Her

I am lost in clutter that probably only exists in my eyes.

I hate yelling at my children and hate is not too strong of a word to use.

As I became honest with a friend over coffee....my words were "Maybe it's just me...."

Today I read Ann's post and I think I'll join her.

If I Never Post Again...

...it will be because I got lost in the clutter and toys of my home.

Wish me luck that I shall return.