Zoo

Greg had game night tonight with his dad, brother, my brothers, and Stew. That means me and all four kids. Which wouldn't be so bad if he didn't have a YM golf fund raiser last Saturday. So I took the kiddos to the zoo to wear them out. Enoch fell asleep on the ride home at 6:00 and I didn't wake. I moved him from the car to the couch. When he still stayed asleep, I took him straight to bed.

I think he looks soooo big in this picture. 5 months!

Enoch was the Grumpy Old Troll from Dora the Explorer. I think the bridge made him think of it. This guy gets me every time. I just don't know what to do with him.

"I'm the Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge. I'm the Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge......."

Enochese

I am really bad at speaking foreign languages. I was awful at German in High School and I have tried to learn Spanish over and over and I can barely say "Hello, how are you?"

But one language I am really good at is Enochese. I will translate some of the following.

Enoch: I am tried.

He really means: I need to go poop.

Enoch: I am hungry.

He really means: I am tired.

Enoch: That's not fair.

He really means: That doesn't make sense.

(For example: If he sees a girl at church and mistakes her for Jesus, but then realizes it isn't Jesus because it is a girl. And he knows that Jesus was a boy and that there was not a girl Jesus- That is not fair.)

Enoch: or

He really thinks: and

( For example "You may have a candy treat OR ice cream." He believes he is going to get a candy treat AND ice cream and will let you know for several hours the lies and injustice you have told him.)

Big Dilemma

Sometimes in life we are faced with decisions that are hard to make and when you are about to make them you feel that panic creep up inside you. It always starts in my stomach and feels like it pulls me in. Today was one of those days....

.....Liam was finally asleep....

.....Enoch was happily playing....

The Dilemma.
What in the world should I do with my free time???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Vacuum my dirty floors?

or shower?


I knew I only had a few minutes to make the decision. Every second I hesitated was one less second I had to get the task complete. Both needed to get done. I was stinky and the floor was gross.

So I did the impossible.

As quietly as possible, I whipped out the vacuum and vacuumed my floors as fast as any mother has ever vacuumed. While I was turning the power off to the vacuum, I was taking off my clothes to jump into the shower. I knew I didn't have much time. I lathered up at recorded speed. As i stepped out of the shower, I heard, "MOOOOOMMMMMYYYYY!" Enoch needed me to get him a drink. But I had done it. I had successfully showered and vacuumed. This day was a success in my book. Life is good.

Bad day

Do I look awful??? I feel awful.

So I have had a bad day. My daughter does not have a brain tumor, my husband didn't leave me, I didn't have a miscarriage, and no one has died. I know it could all be a lot worst. But I still had a bad day. I get so mad sometimes when my kids do not do what I say. Getting ready in the morning is awful. They get mad at me because I make them ..... get dressed.... brush their teeth..... put shoes on.... Ali told her friend that she hated me when I asked her to come down stairs and brush her teeth. I just lost it. I started yelling and screaming. I made Shadrach upset too. I sent them both to school sobbing ( I am sure the school is wondering whether or not I am an abusive parent.) I was really upset for several hours. I am normally not an upset person. I don't really yell or scream or stay mad. BUT today I did. I was so mad I starting taking out all of the Toys in Ali's room. Luckily I have a wonderful sister. What would I do with out her. She took off of work and came up to talk to me. She knows how to make all the awfulness better. I am feeling much better, but soon Ali and Shad are coming home. I hope they can forgive me. They really are great kids. I think sometimes I just expect too much from them. - Sigh- I guess all I can do is try better. I am trying to use it as a teaching moment of what to do when you make a mistake. I wrote them letters telling then I was wrong and that I am sorry.

Shadrach is 5!!!

This is Shadrach and his best friend Tyler
Most of his birthday party friends. Everyone was from church except Tyler. It was just easier that way.

We had his party at the Sprinkler Park in Zionsville. It was 99 degrees that day. SOOOO Hot. But I think he still had fun.

Shaddy McFaddy

Chewy Snarff Hamlin

So we got a dog. I know. I am crazy. Greg really wanted one and some how I agreed. He came home right after vacation too, so it was crazy.

This is Enoch telling him his votes for the dog's name.








And the winner is..... Chewy Snarff Hamlin!!!

Glen Lake 2011

So I have been dreading uploading all of these pictures. That is why I haven't blogged in a while, but I finally got it done!!!
It took me a week to pack and I did it "Duggar Style" and it was awesome. I will always pack like that until my kids are older. I think I really got the vacation thing down now. It is a lot of work, but at least I don't freak out about it anymore. It took my about another week to recover mentally and physically from it. I think the kids had fun, so it was all worth it. I think we are making lasting memories.
We went up a day early and stopped about an hour away in an hotel. That went awesome. It made the trip up great! The saddest part though was Dr. Polomski ( he was the man who owned the cabin we rented) died while we were up there. He died Thursday morning. He told me Wednesday night that he was waking up really early to fish with his kids so we wouldn't see him that day. Later we found out he died on the dock right before he got on the boat. He was older at least 85, but it was still sad.
We had a great tip back, but came home to 3 week heat wave in the 90s!!! It was awful. We stopped at Chuck E. Cheese on the way home and when we got out of the car Enoch starting crying and screaming "ouch!" because the air was so HOT out compared to Michigan.