Johnny Jump Up

We never had a johnny jump up with our other kids, but the only thing I have for Mascot to play in is her swing or the bumbo and I felt like she would maybe like to work her legs a little. We have no room for anything that sits in the middle of the floor. So I thought she would like to jump in a doorway... I mean why wouldn't she. So we got a johnny jump up and she loves it!!!!


She has a great time and if there is music of any kind she loves it even more. Maybe the girls got rhythm... Anyway, the other day she was a jumpin away and I was engrossed in some reading and all the sudden I looked up and didn't see the jumper moving. I couldn't see her from where I was so I got up to check and this is what I found....



Don't you just want to eat her up.

A Little Spacey

Receiver....... I love her with all my heart. She is very book smart. Street smarts... not so much.


So I send notes with my kids in their lunches every day. Sometimes it just says "I Love You" but every day they get a note so they know I am thinking of them. Well, Friday's are always test days and so I usually write something about doing well on their tests.


This Friday, Kicker, Mascot and I went to have lunch with QB and Receiver. My mom, dad and Grandma went too. So there we are having lunch and Nan (my grandma) sees Receiver's note about doing well on her test. So she asks, "What is you test in today?" Receiver's response...... "My classroom." Yep that's my girl.

Kissing Cars

So yesterday Kicker comes to show me his two cars that are getting married.

He says, "This is John McCain (holding one of his cars) and this is John McCain's 'modder' " he said showing me the other. I'm not sure where the McCain reference came from. "They are getting married"...... because when you're 4, all boys marry their mothers....... Then the cars seal the deal with kisses, complete with sound effects. Because all boys add sound effects...to everything.

Kiss, Kiss, Kiss......then he spots my lip gloss. The bumpers are a little chapped so the cars each get a glossy finish and resume the kissing and live happily ever after.

Routine

The after school routine is just about to do me in. There is just so much going on at once.

Snack
Homework
Chores
Dinner
Dinner clean up
Bible time
Free time - to work out all the ants that get in there pants at school.

Seriously, why is this so hard for me. I don't remember this being so hard last year. I have had a schedule in my mind of how I want this to go everyday, but I think it's time to get it down on paper. So a schedule on paper will be posted in the dining room and followed as closely as possible. I am really praying that this will help.

I get more upset with myself because I feel like this just shouldn't be so hard. Maybe it's because HC is never home till after 8. I pretty much do the evening stuff by myself and so if Mascot is off we're all off. Anyway, onward to the new more ridged schedule.

Sounds like fun huh.