Something's got to give......

and apparently it's my house! Since school has started, I feel like all I do is go from one thing to the next. Let me just give you all an example of one of my days....wake up, feed everyone breakfast, get bathed/dressed, brush teeth, do hair, feed baby, change diaper, get everyone loaded in car, take Shelby to preschool, go run a couple of errands, feed baby, change diaper, pick Shelby up from preschool, race back home, fix lunch, get everyone back in car, take Tyler to school, feed baby, change diaper, try and get something done around the house, load everyone back up, go pick up Tyler from school, race home, fix a snack, feed baby, change diaper, teach piano lessons, fix dinner, feed baby, change diaper, do some homework, read to kids, get ready for bed, put kids to bed, feed baby, change diaper.........go to sleep!!! My life is insane right now. I know I did this to myself but I am seriously struggling to get everything done in the day. I told Kenny that there are just not enough hours in the day and that sadly our house is taking the brunt. I just feel like I can't do everything and the house is what's had to give. The bad part is that now everywhere I look I just see clutter, dishes to be done, laundry to be folded and put away, etc. I need some motivation people!!! I now feel like I just look around my house and think, "where do I start?" And apparently a messy house is the norm to my children now. The other day we were at my brothers house that is always spotless and beautiful, and as we were leaving Tyler said this to me....

Tyler: Mom, why is their house always SO clean?

Me: I know, it looks great huh!

Tyler: But why can't it be messy like our house?

Me: Cause honey, some kids just aren't as lucky as you!

How sad is that??? I have been trying to get housework in as much as I can and I figured if I start in one room at a time and get that done, then before no time my house will be clean...NOT! Just when I get one room clean, I go back later and see that the kids have decided to empty all the drawers in their room or pull out all the toys. And then I think, "why do I even try???" I cleaned the bathroom really good the other day and the kids walked in and said.....

Kids: Whoa!! What did you do to the bathroom mom?

Me: I cleaned it!

Kids: WHY???

Me: Cause it was dirty

Kids: It looks weird now!

Me: I know, something clean is weird!!

So somehow I've got to figure out how to get all of those things I mentioned at the beginning of this post done and still find the time and energy to get my house pulled together. Any suggestions??? Too bad I can't hire a maid :)!!!

Dylan's baby blessing

I am so far behind in my posting but I wanted to put up some pictures from Dylan's blessing. He was blessed in July and it was a very nice day. We had lots of fun with family and friends. He is such a joy to have in our home.

Kenny's parents came out from California for the blessing. It was so nice to have them here for Dylan's special day.

My parents

By the end of the day he needed his binkie...what a sweet boy!

Do I have a sign on my back???

So today I was shopping at Walmart...you know, walked in to exchange one thing and walked out with $100 worth of crap. How does that happen??? Anyway, I was browsing the clearance racks and Dylan starts screaming so I am trying to put his binkie back in his mouth and Shelby starts screaming at me because she wanted some princess jammies and I told her no. JOY!! So right in the middle of my awesome mommy moment, this nice lady comes up to me and says, "I'm sorry to bother you but I have a question for you." I'm thinking she's about to ask me why I keep having kids if I can't handle them but no, what she asked me was even better. She says, "You are such a pretty girl and I was wondering if I could use you as a Mary Kay model." HAHAHA! She then goes on to tell me that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and wondered if I was interested. I kindly told her no and went back to my screaming kids. So this is my question...WHY on earth would you go up to someone who is clearly flustered and trying to deal with her kids and ask them if you can put make-up on them? This is my guess as to what went on ...this nice lady turned on her 'Mary Kay-dar' and saw me across the shopping center with my two screaming kids and thought, "now there's a lady who could use a make-up makeover." And how many people from Mary Kay are going to offer me this "once in a lifetime opportunity?" Yes, this is not the first time. I have been stopped in the Mall 2 different times, called by extended family members many a time, and also asked by someone in my neighborhood. Maybe I do such a horrible job on my make-up, they think they can help me out. I don't know but I really felt today was not the time to ask someone that question. Maybe if they start selling a product that can help me get anywhere on time, or one that teaches my kids to listen to me before I start yelling, then I'd be interested. But until then, back off people!!!! Hahaha!

*I actually have nothing against Mary Kay and I do in fact LOVE their eyeliner. It's all I use. So if you sale it, I mean no harm by this post...just venting :)!

Too funny!

This video cracks me up. Tyler's face is priceless! I Love it!!!

It's been awhile.....

I know I have been horrible about posting anything on here but taking care of 3 kids and keeping up on Facebook is pretty much sucking up all of my time :)!! Darn Facebook!!! So lately I've sat pondering why, as a woman, I beat myself up sometimes. Why does it matter if I can't keep my house as clean as someone else? Why should I care if I'm not as funny as some of my friends? (The ones that have like a trillion followers on their blogs because they are so darn hilarious)! Why do I beat myself up about the fact that I still can't fit into all my pre-pregnancy clothes? I could continue on but I think that I've made my point. It bothers me that I do this. Luckily, I usually can tell that I'm being too hard on myself and realize that I'm just being silly but WHY do I do it?? I'm sure, well, at least I'm hoping that I'm not the only one that does this. I know that Satan is out there trying to tear us apart and make us feel like we aren't good enough. I just have to keep telling myself that if I am truly doing my best, then that has to be good enough.

We took Dylan to the Cardiologist on Friday and they did another EKG on his heart. The Doctor came in and checked him out and said that Dylan is doing GREAT! He said that if he continues to do this well, that he won't have to have the surgery. As we were walking out of the hospital, I felt so blessed and loved. I KNOW that my prayers are heard and answered. I thought to myself, why, when I know how much my Heavenly Father loves me, would I let myself think bad things about myself?? And why would I beat myself up about such silly things? I'm SO thankful for the many things I've been blessed with and I pray that I will be able to get over my insecurities about myself so I can spend my time focusing on the important things of life. Thank you for all of your prayers on behalf of Dylan and please continue to pray for him cause it's working!!

Ups & Downs

This week has been a little hard for me. I think it may have been the first time I felt like maybe I have gotten in over my head.....ok, I kid you not Shelby just peed her pants as I wrote this!!!! GRRRR! Well, now that I have cleaned that up and given Shelby a bath, I guess I will continue. So I guess her just doing that pretty much sums up my week so far. Here are a couple of stories to help explain how my week has been:

First: We had Enrichment Night on Tuesday where I was asked to teach a little class on ways to save money. I was worried about my kids and if Shelby would stay in the Nursery provided since she still has a hard time going on Sundays. I decided to ask my sister if she could just watch Shelby so I wouldn't have to worry about her. She said she would but as the day went on, I ended up deciding to just try and see if she would stay in the nursery. Well, I should have gone with my first instinct cause she wanted nothing to do with staying in there. So I go back in the room with Shelby sitting on my lap and Dylan happily asleep in his carseat. I go dish up my dinner, sit down and eat about 2 bites, Dylan starts crying and wants to eat. So I leave the room and go feed him. When I come back, they are ready for me to teach my class. Shelby sat with my friend(thanks Erin!) and another Sister held Dylan. I taught the class and felt a little distracted by Shelby's comments out loud to me but I think it went alright. After I was done, another girl was teaching a class on how to make your own soap and what not and I was excited to hear about that. Of course Shelby decides she has to go potty right then so I take her by the hand and I am holding Dylan in my arms and we head to the bathroom. Once in there, Shelby stands next to the toilet and pees everywhere! So here I am with Dylan in my arms, Shelby screaming cause she just peed her pants and I am trying not to cry. Long story short, I take her panties off, put her jeans back on and go back to the room so I can quietly get my stuff and go. I told Shelby to wait right outside the door for me so it would be quiet. Does she listen??? NO! As I am grabbing Dylan's carseat I hear her announce, "Erin, I just peed my pants!" What a great night:)!!



Second: I was making Shelby some yummy grits for breakfast and I put them in the microwave to cook. When they were done, I went to pull them out and to my surprise the bowl was extremely hot and burned my hand. I guess my reflexes kicked in and I instantly dropped the bowl. The bowl fell, hit the edge of the stove and flew everywhere. Sadly, Shelby was right there when this happened and some of the burning hot grits landed on her. She started screaming and I grabbed the hand towel and tried to wipe them off as quickly as I could. I rushed her to the sink and continued to wash them off. Talk about feeling horrible. I know it was an accident but I feel so bad that I hurt her. She was burned pretty bad.......she ended up with blisters on her arm and hand. I just kept telling her that I was so sorry and that it was an accident. Thankfully kids are so forgiving and she seemed to be fine. I'm glad it wasn't worse but I felt pretty darn bad.




So yesterday as I sat feeling sorry for myself and feeling somewhat defeated, I looked down at my sweet baby who was all smiles and I thought how dumb I was being. I am SO blessed to be a mother and I feel lucky that I have been given this oppurtunity to raise these kids. SO even though there may be bad days, or weeks, when all is said and done, it is all worth it. So, as I was wiping up Shelby's pee this is what I was picturing........


So to all you mothers out there, HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

You might be a redneck if...........

You are too cheap to buy your dog a leash and you use this instead....











Yesterday I was nursing Dylan and I could hear the dog doing something so I look over and this is what I see. Daisy had somehow gotten her head stuck in my bra strap. It was SO funny. She would try to run away and then she would get pulled back. I was laughing and Shelby was like, "oh no, poor Daisy is stuck in your bra mom." I of course wouldn't let Shelby get her out until I could grab my camera and snap a shot.