Crazy Day

Ever just have "one of those days?" Well, that was my day today. Not that anything really bad or wrong happened....just a crazy day in the life of being a Mom. Woke up to tons of ants in the kitchen because I didn't do dishes last night(they've been coming and going all week and ant spray does not seem to deter them!)....they hung out in the kitchen until the babies afternoon nap when I finally had a chance to get to the dishes. Tyler managed to clog the toilet, which is still clogged because I don't have a plunger (hopefully I will get to that tomorrow). Grandma called today and I couldn't talk to her at first because two grumpy, just-woke-up babies were screaming in the background, fighting over an empty water bottle. I got my car cleaned, carpets and all today, and within a half hour of getting it home Aiden managed to dump an entire box of Altoids on the floor in front of the car seats (powdery residue and all). One of the kids also managed to break a candle in a glass container in my bedroom (thankfully I found it before any little bare feet attempted to walk around it). Ashley found a red marker hidden amongst the tinker toys that were spread out all over the living room floor...and, well...let's just say she is quite the artist. She practiced the skill of tattooing (should have gotten a picture before I cleaned her up) and also fine furniture detailing(see photo below). Thank you crayola for making "washable" markers! Right now the house is an atrocious mess......and I'm sitting on the computer avoiding having to deal with it. I have to laugh because I'm remembering the nice clean house photos I posted here a little while ago......ha ha! Despite all the silly little messes that happened today, there were, of course some fun and wonderful things, too. I got some quiet time to read with Tyler once the babies were in bed. We went to Templeton park for "music in the park" which takes place every Wednesday during the summer. Tonight administrators from Tyler's school district fed all the kids ice cream. All three kids had so much fun playing. I even ran into a friend I haden't seen since college. She just moved to Templeton three weeks ago. I got listings to begin house hunting (for buying), and had fun looking at those. And, of course, I still got lots of smiles, hugs, and kisses all day from my three angels, which makes any of the challenges so worth it! O.K. Enough stalling....off to my house duties!

Day without kids

Day with kids (ha ha)

My little artist