It's no shock to me, in this crazy almost average life I lead, that I have yet to write a true blog post on this page as it was intended. What with scrubbing nail polish out of our carpet and removing 5 year old profanities off of doors (shut up butfac) I almost forgot I had an outlet. A little piece of the internet just for me, and you if you're still reading these ramblings of this almost average mom.
Friday was Halloween. One of my favorite holidays. I don't enjoy gore, scary movies or being scared, but I do enjoy kids, and seeing huge smiles on their faces. Our Halloween; however, did not start out with kids and smiling faces. Ours started out with fighting, whining, pushing and crying. This mom woke up thinking, well this is average. Two boys, used to being at school, have an extra day off, filled with expectations of trick or treating, costumes and candy. Of course they're excited! And that's where the "almost" of Almost Average set in. First it was the the 3yo getting kicked off the couch onto a pumpkin by the 5yo, followed by a ...gentle reminder they needed to clean rooms. Then while doing dishes I heard a suspicious noise and came upon the 3yo putting away my nail polish... After he had painted his nails, toe nails and spilled red polish all over the stair carpeting.
At this point I'm proud of myself. I stay calm and again remind him to clean his room. It's sweet really, that he's imitating mommy. Right? Back to dishes. Husband will be home soon from a week of training and I want the house to look like our week wasn't complete and utter chaos.
After a bit I decide it's too quiet and head upstairs to investigate, always a mistake. I catch the boys red handed writing on their bedroom doors with a dry erase marker. Ironically this marker was supposed to be used to check off the list they have to clean their rooms. I can keep it together until I read what the 5yo has written... "Shutup Butfac" is what stands out... Ahh Shut up, buttfave. There goes "average" out the window. Almost...
So after threatening to cancel Halloween, they seem to get back into focus. No I'm kidding, its a struggle for the next few hours to keep them focused on what needs to be done. But, we make it and although they miss out on some festivities, they do get to don costumes and make out with a bunch of candy.
This was a scary first post to write. It's a horrible first impression of my kids. Usually they ate amazing. Now do t get me wrong, they're kids but but usually it's spaced out. Not all thrown at mommy at once!
Friday was Halloween. One of my favorite holidays. I don't enjoy gore, scary movies or being scared, but I do enjoy kids, and seeing huge smiles on their faces. Our Halloween; however, did not start out with kids and smiling faces. Ours started out with fighting, whining, pushing and crying. This mom woke up thinking, well this is average. Two boys, used to being at school, have an extra day off, filled with expectations of trick or treating, costumes and candy. Of course they're excited! And that's where the "almost" of Almost Average set in. First it was the the 3yo getting kicked off the couch onto a pumpkin by the 5yo, followed by a ...gentle reminder they needed to clean rooms. Then while doing dishes I heard a suspicious noise and came upon the 3yo putting away my nail polish... After he had painted his nails, toe nails and spilled red polish all over the stair carpeting.
At this point I'm proud of myself. I stay calm and again remind him to clean his room. It's sweet really, that he's imitating mommy. Right? Back to dishes. Husband will be home soon from a week of training and I want the house to look like our week wasn't complete and utter chaos.
After a bit I decide it's too quiet and head upstairs to investigate, always a mistake. I catch the boys red handed writing on their bedroom doors with a dry erase marker. Ironically this marker was supposed to be used to check off the list they have to clean their rooms. I can keep it together until I read what the 5yo has written... "Shutup Butfac" is what stands out... Ahh Shut up, buttfave. There goes "average" out the window. Almost...
So after threatening to cancel Halloween, they seem to get back into focus. No I'm kidding, its a struggle for the next few hours to keep them focused on what needs to be done. But, we make it and although they miss out on some festivities, they do get to don costumes and make out with a bunch of candy.
This was a scary first post to write. It's a horrible first impression of my kids. Usually they ate amazing. Now do t get me wrong, they're kids but but usually it's spaced out. Not all thrown at mommy at once!
