Thursday Thoughts

This week has been whirling by rather quickly. Buddy is feeling much better after his bout with strep throat last weekend. And by nothing short of a miracle, no one else in our house caught the step bug. 

And trust me, that is a miracle because these kids share sippy cups & toothbrushes like nobody's business. What is it about someone else's toothbrush or drink cup being way better than your own, anyway? 

Either way, I am very grateful all of the kiddos are feeling fine and up to their usual mischief. Here are several thoughts dancing around in my busy head this week. :)

1. Do you want to know how a busy mom of 4 small kids gets dinner prepped, cooked, and on the table every night amidst the crying, whining, "when's dinner gonna be ready?" questions, arguing, fighting, and boo-boos? 

Just sit a couple of kids on the counter and throw them a tortilla. It buys you at least ten minutes of peace! :) 

 

2. I wonder how it is that husbands can sleep through crying, teething babies all night? I mean, how is it even humanly possible to tune out the fussiness when it is merely 2 feet away from your ears? That is some amazing talent, I tell ya! This is what my honey was doing last night at 1am, 2am, 4am, and 5am when our little teether was wide awake & voicing his discomfort. 

My sleeping beauty! He is just going to LOVE me for posting this one!

 

And this is what I am drinking a lot of this morning. Pure survival mode here, folks. That was a rough, sleepless night last night! Hopefully my little teething man will feel better soon.

The drink of champions....and of moms who didn't sleep at all last night!

3. Am I the only one who hates temporary tattoos? I seriously can't stand them. My kids love them! Of course they do. We are currently on day 5 of these ninja turtle tattoos and every time I glance down at the kids throughout the day I think it's dirt or food smeared on their arms, only to remember, oh wait, it's just those stupid tattoos they refuse to let me wash off! 

He's pretty proud of that turtle

This was Boo's first tattoo! She was amazed she had a permanent sticker on her arm.

Yep, day 5 of the tattoos and still going strong. Her Minnie Mouse t-shirt is still going strong, too. I think I need to buy 6 more of these so she can just have one clean for every day of the week.  

4. Hey, if you're feeling down and out about your life, just remember that it could be worse. You could be Paula Deen. :-/

 

Bless.Her.Heart!

 

(You could also be named North West....equally as devastating! What the heck, Kimye?) 

 

 

5. There's a debate in our home as to whether or not it's normal to mix grits with your scrambled eggs. 

I absolutely love eating my grits & eggs mixed together like this. Mr. Fix-it cringes every time I do. Now to be fair, he doesn't like grits at all (he's not normal) so mixing them with eggs just thoroughly grosses him out. But this is how I grew up eating my grits and I think they are delicious! Surely I'm not the only one??

 

(I also put salt on my watermelon which also creeps him out. And to think he was actually raised in the south....)

 

6. Should I be offended when I run into old friends at the grocery store and they comment on "how adorable" all of my kids are only to follow it to with a, "and they all look just like your husband!" I can't tell you how many times this exact scenario has taken place. 

Hmmm. Well thank goodness for Mr. Fix-it or my kids would be U-G-L-Y, I guess! Haha! 

I think they're all pretty cute myself!

Happy Thursday! I cannot believe we're on our last week of JUNE already!