Do I Have to Remind YOU?

Today Bethanie and Sadie and I were disagreeing about what you call the article of clothing that girls wear while dancing. My personal opinion is that they are called leotards. Apparently I am old and and I don't know anything at all though.
Sadie said, "Mom, I am going to ask you one more time. What is the thing called that Bethanie is wearing right now?"
"A leotard."
"Mom, do I need to remind you that we don't lie at our house?"

So now I am old, dumb, and a liar. :) I still say it is called a leotard. Hmph!

Because I'm Young

Bethanie was just jiggling my upper arm.
"Mommy, why does your arm jiggle like that when I push on it? My arm doesn't jiggle like that."
Bethanie came to the conclusion that my arms jiggle and hers do not because I am old and she is young.
I think I am going to go and do three push ups and see if that helps. :)

Spaghetti and Peanut Butter

There are those nights when dinner time rolls around and I am just so tired.
Sean is at late meetings at work and eating with co-workers.

When I asked the girls what they wanted for dinner they told me that they wanted spaghetti and peanut butter. So that is what they ate. Spaghetti with or without the sauce from a jar, and peanut butter and honey sandwiches.

They are going to bed with food in their tummies and they are happy. :)

OK

No, my kids aren't perfect. Bethanie came downstairs sobbing. It was that loud sob that screams, "MOM- I want you to hear me crying so that my sister will get in trouble!"
She told me that Sadie threw a car at her head.
Nice.
Sadie got a time out.
Sadie finished her time out and I told the girls to go back to cleaning their room.
Five minutes later Sadie comes down crying because Bethanie threw some toys at her head.
Huh?!?

I told Bethanie that they were not going to get a Family Home Evening treat tonight because I was tired of the fighting.
She left sobbing like I had just sentenced her to a night of torture.
Sadie asked Bethanie why she was crying. Bethanie barely choked out the words,
"Mom (sob, sob) said that we (sob, sob) can't have a Family Home Evening treat."
She basically falls to the ground.

What did Sadie say???

"Hmmmmm... I am fine with that."

Grumpy

I am feeling pretty crummy today. My throat is sore, my head hurts, and I am just plain exhausted. Sean has meetings all morning on Sundays and Bethanie said she wasn't feeling well, so I just decided that the kids and I were staying home from church today.
I guess my patience has been a little thin today. :/ As we were eating lunch Sadie said, "Gee mom, you sure are mad at me this week!"

That is one of those eye opening, bad mom, kind of moments. :P

Here is a cute picture of my kids from a few days ago when I wasn't being mad at Sadie. :) (Yes, they did need haircuts, they got them the next day.)

What's In A Name

This morning I heard Sean tell the girls that he was the boss.
He said, "As a matter of fact, I would like you to start referring to me as "boss man"."
He then ammended that and said, "No, call me "Dr. boss man".
He ammended that one last time, "No, call me "Dr, President, boss man".
(He was recently called as Elders Quorum President at church.)

I wonder if he would like me to change what I call him as well. I could call him "honey, dr, president, boss man".
Whatever makes him feel important. :)

Laying It On Thick

This morning Sadie told me that I was "perfect".
It is about time someone agreed with me. ;)