Eating Words

I learned when I had children that every "comment" I made about that started with "When I have a child, he will never...." comes back to me in tenfold sometimes one hundredfold!!!

Well, I have discovered a whole other world of staying home and my comments about what I thought of staying at home has come back to me in the same manner. I have been on maternity leave from work. When I left work to stay home, I had an entire list of things I was going to get done while at home. This was entirely possible because when you stay home with children you have time and the ability to get stuff done since you are at home. I mean stay home mothers should not have problems keeping the house clean, cooking, organizing the house, keeping up with laundry, and getting little projects done. I also wanted to read some books...... PPPLLLEEEAAASSSEEEE!!

Whatever! I have not accomplished anything on my list! In fact my house is messier now than before! This probably does not surprise those who stay at home, but to all the working moms out there, staying home is a full time job that does not have office hours. Even drafting this post, I have numerous interuptions. Other than AnnaLea and Tyler, I had forgotten that newborns require ALOT of attention. See, I thought that while the kids were at school and Tucker was asleep I could get stuff done. HA HA Tucker does not sleep like that and when he does snooze, I can maybe fold a load of laundry or maybe load the dishwasher, possibly take a shower.

Yes, all stay at home moms, go ahead and laugh and do the smug look. I take my hat off to you. I have completely eaten all my comments and I now have a new respect for you!

Today when I was supposed to be up and about, I instead found Tucker awake in his bed and in a very good mood. So, I grabbed the camera and caught some smiles for you! He has been smiling since his 6th week, but I have never grabbed the camera in order to catch them!

Tyler the Hound Dog

Yesterday, we (the kids and I) went to Grandmommy's house. We knew that Aunt Laura and the kids would be there. When we pulled into the driveway Tyler was bummed because the car in the driveway was not Aunt Laura's van. Then began the questions of whose car, who is here, why are they here, and with the endless questions come the endless possibilities...

Tyler jumped out of the car while I was explaining that maybe Aunt Laura had to drive down in a different car. Tyler rushed to the car and sniffed around it and looked in the windows. He then declared that it was indeed Aunt Laura's car. I wondered if it was becuase of all the carseats. He quickly corrected me by letting me know it was not the carseats that told him whose car, but the smell.

"Yep Mommy, its them I know their smell and this is their car becuase of the smell." I am thankful for my son's sense of smell, I told him it would come in handy if ever we were looking for Aunt Laura.

Laura, you can run but can't hide from Tyler's nose!!! We are going to assume it is a good smell. LOL

Drawing a Plaitypus

Horror of all horrors was today when I picked Tyler up. He is in the backseat and talking a mile a minute when he says the comment of my nightmares: "Hey mommy you have to draw a plaitypus for my homework. " Sure enough we get home and I get to draw not only one but TWO.

I say what is a Plaitypus and what does it look like? Tyler procedes to tell me that looks like a beaver. "You know Mommy a Beaver with the tail...." He then turns his back to me and starts to do squats with his bootie sticking out in order to demostrate. So then my next question was what then is the difference between the two.

Tyler then informs me "Mommy, a Plaitypus has a beak. You know (making a beak motion with his hands) like a beak on a duck." All the while giving me the duh look. Come on!!! Like I can draw anything much less a Plaitypus! Oh well the teacher will get a good laugh tomorrow when Tyler turns in his homework.