Monday, February 22, 2010

favorite things

10. clean sheets
9. baking
8. sleeping with the window open and waking up to the sound of birds
7. lattes
6. jeans that fit (Yes...Over my big buns!)
5. the smell of wood smoke
4. brushing Gwyn's hair
3. lazy days with my family
2. my babies' chatter
1. lyle's massages

just a few of the things that make me happy.

What makes me grumpy(er)...?

10. Manipulation. If I feel I'm being manipulated in any way you can bet your bottom dollar I'm not gonna do it.
9. Mud. Really; mud and 4 kids.
8. Competition. Who cares if you win a silly game, or lose? Does it really matter? Just have fun.
7. Cold showers = grumpy mama.
6. Tardiness. I'm not talking about the occasional 5 minutes, I'm talking about being perpetually late. Those who are consistently half an hour late. You may as well grab a megaphone and announce to the rest of us, "MY time is more valuable than yours!"
5. Clutter.
4. Those who make themselves look good at the expense of others. That's scummy.
3. Laundry. I never got it. Until I got married and had 4 babies. Now I get it. Mountains of it. Every day.
2. Laptops, iPhones, video games, etc, etc, etc. Come on guys, there's a real world with real people out here!
1. Being ignored. The ultimate betrayal.

Oh, And WHINY KIDS!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

look who's growing up...

I ask him nearly every day why he won't stop.

"Because that's the way God made me!" he says.

Friday, February 19, 2010

happy friday!

thank heavens for all the sunbeams outside
'cause we sure don't have many inside. teething;
it's the pits.