Obsessively Stitching: I-Spy Alphabet Book, plus a GIVEAWAY!

Obsessively Stitching: I-Spy Alphabet Book, plus a GIVEAWAY!

Ah Monday!! The beginning of a new week. Monday's are filled with so many different feelings. Disappointment, because the weekend is now five more days away. Regret, because I knew I should have gone to bed earlier last night, maybe if I did I wouldn't be rushing around to get things done. For some people Monday's are full of ambition, how much can I get done this week?? For me, Mondays are the beginning of a mental marathon! Can I make it til friday without losing my mind? Then the kiddos wake up, one needs changed, the other wants breakfast, while both of them scream incoherently at each other for no apparent reason. I got them both fed, grab my cleaning supplies and head upstairs to scrub the very neglected bathroom (that I put off for just that reason). I get myself into a rhythm.. gotta get the tub clean.... just as I hear the sound of screeching downstairs, where my sweet little four year old manages to pull his baby brother half way out of his walker, getting his leg caught in the seat. The little guy is crying not because he's caught but simply because his brother failed to pull him out of walker prison. I pull the little guy out, fix him a bottle, and lay him down for his morning nap. I manage to wrangle the four year old and talk him into doing something productive. "Hey how would you like to help mommy clean the bathroom?" only to receive the response, "No, thank you." I head back upstairs to finish scrubbing the unfinished tub. I get the bathroom clean, carry my supplies back downstairs, and sit down for a minute to watch some television and relax. I turn on Abc Family, a station safe for the kiddos, and semi entertaining to me. "NO MOMMY, I wanna watch spongebob, I hear as I turn the channel back to nickelodeon. So much for my half hour of t.v. Uh oh, the babies awake, so I walk back upstairs, pick him up, only to notice that he pooped in his diaper and it has come out of his diaper, and proceeded all the way up his back. I start to clean him up, all while he sits there and laughs at me. For some reason my baby thinks it's funny to make a mess and have mommy clean it up. Guess I should be used to that by now.
Lunch is finished, and its time to get to the laundry. Laundry... oh yes, that never ending cycle of unwashed clothes... wouldn't it be nice if it would just disappear?? I get the first load going all the while answering the millions of questions placating my child's mind. "Mommy what are you doing?... "Where's my toy?"... or the never ending question... "Why?" How many questions do four year olds ask a day? Hmmm... I'm guessing a MILLION. I finally seem to have answered all his questions for the next I would say five minutes, now its time to get him into bed for his nap.
Wow do you hear that?? The sweet sound of silence! Maybe now I can relax for a little bit, ok maybe after I clean up the kitchen and vaccuum the floor. I really don't want bugs in the house. Dishes done... check.....Floor clean....check......kids sleeping....check. Time for some t.v. then, the phone rings. "Hello?"...silence. "Hello?" "Yes, Im calling on behalf of Time Life Magazine, you have one a free subscription of...." "Click."
The kiddos wake up. Time for a snack! Grab them some yogurt or some fruit. My four year old asks for a drink. I get him some apple juice. He asks me when daddy is coming home. I tell him in an hour. He gets excited and runs repeatedly back and forth from the living room to the kitchen yelling YAY!! at the top of his lungs. The baby compliments him with his tiny little screaches he just learned to make. I grab some ibprofen and a glass of tea and try to tune out the screeching while I wait for my beloved husband to get home.
That would be the end of my monday with the boys. Stay tuned for tuesday, where as I am sure there will be more entertaining moments to surpass your free time!!

Introduction

Thanks for checking out my blog!! My name is Jennifer and I am a married mother of two little boys. I am currently a stay at home mom with a license in Cosmetology. Being a hairdresser, I was unaware of the challenges that homemakers endure from day to day. For example... Do I wake the kids up early and fight them to get ready for the day? or Do I sneak downstairs quietly and grab some coffee and enjoy the only hour of peace and quiet I will get today? This is just one of the many many dilemma's we face from day to day. So please join me as I take my journey through my life, as a stay at home mom!!