What a Day

I don't know how else to say it. Just what a day. What a rollercoaster! This morning, Chunky, our not-house broken little pug decided to pee all over one of our bed pillows that was on the floor in it's decorative sham. The sham, which is dry clean only. Bad dog. Bad bad dog. That is okay, I can deal. I have a great day in store for me and the kids. Check it out - this was their surprise this morning! Yes, that is right - we went to Krispy Kreme! It was a total surprise and they had a blast. Mommy did too - aren't they diet food? Here is another picture that you might like. I do!

After that, surprise number 2 - trip to the play area at the mall and Aunt Lisa & Cousin Xander met us there.

They were surprise #3! So far, all is well. They all three were having a blast! Until..some kid pushed Jessica off a bench and bloodied her lip Crying, tears, snot, and much drama ensued. That is okay, Aunt Lisa was there to help. She was clam - me, not so much. We went to get everyone together to go home and ice Jessie's lip as it was getting swollen and Jackson decides not to leave. Throw a fit like nothing I have ever seen - horrifying! He did not care about sissy's lip, all he cared about was playing and he was not stopping. Trust me, this episode was so bad and behaviour was so naughty, I can't go into more detail. He would not listen to me, Aunt Lisa or even Xander! Finally, we got him and Jess in the car and we got home and as punishment, Jackson got all his Star Wars figures taken away. This is a HUGE deal. I was so upset by this whole thing I was practically in tears making lunch as I questioned everything I ever thought I taught my sweet little boy. Had he really not understood anything? I felt like a total failure. Finally naptime, sweet naptime. I throw myself into creating a Fantasy Football League online for my husband so I would not think about it anymore.

After a couple hours, I heard something odd. Like a tiny ghost saying "I love you", "I love you", "I love you, Mommy". Very faint and coming from somewhere odd. I looked up the stair and in the reflection of my other stars, I see a little face - JESSICA! Not to some parents this might not seem odd, kids get out of bed, why are you freaking out? Because Jackson has only gotten out of bed one time in almost three years and Jessica has not gotten out of bed since her first week in her big girl bed, over a year ago. It made my heart skip a beat to see 2 eyes in that mirror. She was just sitting on the steps and when I asked what she was doing, she replied "I 'm just sneaking. I am just sneaking, Mom." Here is a picture of her sneaking. It was so cute that you just can't be mad.

And now Chunky is eating rotten fruit every time he goes outside so that will certainly be coming out the other end soon.

So, today has been my rollercoaster - full of ups and downs like that quote from the movie Parenthood (which is in my Top Ten), Grandma says: "You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster. I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it."