"Ummm, you're going to need pants on to unload the dishwasher" and other things I never dreamed I'd say

Seriously.  Sometimes I can't believe the things that come out of my mouth.  (Side note: sometimes I can't believe the things that my kids say either.  Exhibit A: As I am writing this, the kids are upstairs in the bath and I just overheard Ben say, "I'm shavin'.  I'm shavin'.  I'm shavin' like a rock star." What?!!?  I don't even know what that means...but Abby must because she is cracking up.) 

 Anyway, back to me and the unbelievable things that I find myself saying.  Like tonight, as the kids were unloading the dishwasher and I hear uncontrollable giggling (ALWAYS a bad sign in this house) and I look over to see Ben with no pants on being chased by his sister who is swatting him with a spatula.  To which I said, "Ummmm, you're going to need pants on to unload the dishwasher."  And then the spatula landed in the drawer with all of the other spatulas so I said, "Annnnnnnd now you guys need to wash the spatulas."  Come on, people!!

Living with two 6-year-olds is often quite entertaining but the stuff they come up with can be puzzling at times.  Friends, I give you some quotes from my career as a mother:

"Please stop squirting toothpaste directly into your brother's mouth."

"No you may not eat Peeps for breakfast."

"Next time you should probably take your socks off BEFORE you get in the shower."

"Did you sleep in your goggles all night long?"

"How did you forget to put on shoes?  What are you going to do now that we are at the store??"

"You're going to need to put some clothes on before the friends get here."

"You can't have dinner unless you go waterskiing twice today."  (This is followed by screaming, skiing, and kids yelling from the middle of the lake "Can I eat dinner now?"  What?  We've already established that I'm not Mother of the Year.)

"You might want to consider putting on some pants for church." (Naked is a big theme around here.)

"If you keep licking flour off the counter you won't be able to keep making cookies with us."

"What part of 'please clean up your room' made you think that  I wanted you attempt to use every Lego we own for a single sculpture?"

"You really should ask permission before you go around kissing people."

"A swimsuit and rain boots is an interesting outfit choice for our trip to Costco."

These are all things I have said to my children.  Except the last one...that was my husband.  Just kidding.  It was Abby.  But I bet you have an awesome picture of Robbie in your head right now.  Pushing a cart full of toilet paper and chicken in just his swim trunks and a pair of boots.  And if you didn't, you do now.  You're welcome.

Got 99 problems but a gray and white striped shirt ain't one

Do you ever go shopping and forget what you bought along the way and get home to find that you bought two shirts that look pretty much exactly the same?  Just me?  Cause I do it a lot.  I mean I really only go shopping a couple times a year but when I do, I make up for lost time...cause who knows when I will have another chance to break out of the house by myself.

So back to my shirts.   Sometimes, I find a shirt I like and buy it in multiple colors (because it's that good).  And apparently, sometimes I find a color I like and but it in multiple shirts.  Which leads me to what I'm about to show you.  People, if you are lucky enough to accompany me on my next shopping spree, please, DO NOT, under any circumstance, let me buy a gray and white striped shirt.  Look:

Here are 7, count them, SEVEN!!! 

True confession.  I found at least one more in the laundry.  I could wear a different one everyday for a week and not run out. 

Another true confession.  I am wearing two right now.

What can I say?  I like what I like.

MIA with a TBI

Soooooooo slowly  but surely I have been recovering from my Traumatic Brain Injury.  I'm back to work, and back to taking care of my own children and (lucky for you) back to bloggin'.  A lot has happened while I've been gone, so let me catch you up.

 

 

We celebrated Valentine's Day with some love notes:

 

 

 

And Saint Patrick's Day with some rainbows:

 

 

 (1200 yards of yarn is actually quite a bit, FYI)

 

 

 

 We celebrated Easter by hunting for eggs:

 

 

 and hanging out with our cousins (have you ever tried to get 9 kids in one picture?  Here's my best effort):

 

 

Ben found some 2x4's and used his tools to build something:

 

And Abby finally ordered a cast and crutches for McKenna.  (We still don't have the full story on how she broke her leg but she seems to be on the mend...):

 We played in the mud (and had to get hosed off!):

 

 

 

And with help from my awesome dad and husband, I finally got  the disaster that is our garage ship shape:

 

 

 

 I can't even believe I showed you those pictures!!!!

 

I started by taking everything out of the garage

 

And added some shelves: 

 

 

 

 

Then I put it all back in and I couldn't be happier!!!

 

 

 

I love me a nice clean space!!

 

 

We have also been lucky enough to have good weather for three baseball games.  (We had rain outs this weekend but that works just as well for me!):

 

 

And I got to go on a rainy farm field trip with Ben and Abby's kindergarten class:

 

 

We have been super busy and have had tons of fun!  And I'm back, so stay tuned!