Chaos

We are leaving for spring break on Friday, and since I am working tonight, Wed., and have dance and Achievement days on Thursday, I figured I had better start packing yesterday. We are hoping for some warm weather, and I thought it might be nice to pack shorts.

I started with Payden and was innocently decieved into thinking I could finish everyone quickly because of how easy packing Payden was. She had tons of shorts and t shirts, and I had her done in 10 minutes.

Well, Michaela is growing like a weed and had only two pairs of shorts (that were really kind of tight) to her name. Payden has a bunch, because that is where all of Michaela's went.

So off to Ross ( I love Ross) to purchase her some shorts.

Then I move on to the little ones, and can't find the things that I put away from last summer that I thought would still fit this summer. Jason came home, and he got all the bins down from the garage. I did find lots of things, but not those that I had saved from last year.

My house was full of piles of clothes; ones I didn't want anymore, ones that Corrine can wear now, ones that Ava can wear now, and ones that were in between that I wanted to make sure we could find NEXT year.

Didn't I start out packing?

I still can't find the things I set aside last year, and am getting tired and frustrated with all the endless piles of clothes.

Which also now have to be washed, because even though they went into storage clean, somehow they just don't smell clean when you take them out.

After I get tired and decide to finish tomorrow, I remember where those clothes are. You know, the ones I set aside, the ones I KNOW I told Jason to put somewhere up front in the garage, the ones Jason has been looking for the last 45 minutes?

Yeah. They are in a bin in Corrine's room, right in plain sight. The problem was, that bin has been sitting there since summer last year, and has become such a fixture in her room that I ceased to see it anymore, so it wasn't really in plain sight.

But it was.

Sorry hun.

What started out as what I thought was going to be a relatively simple process has taken me a day and a half to accomplish and made a mess out of my house, and also caused a lot of frustration.

Anyway, I am glad I started packing on Monday, because if I had left it until Thursday I would have lost my mind.


Or three of my kids would have either gone naked or worn their winter stuff. I would let them choose.

So now, all the kids are packed, the in between clothes are in a bin we probably won't find next year, and I can continue packing.

Geesh.

And also , my post below is really fun. Ignore the part where I said I would write 6 things but there are really only 5. It is still fun.

Liar Liar

So I saw this on another blog, and thought it looked fun. I worry, however, that my inability to lie may ruin this post. I will try to be a more adept liar for all of your entertainment! I will tell you six astonishing, shocking, unusual things, and you have to pick which one is the true one. If you know me well enough to know which one it really is, then don't give it away!



Here goes:



1. I once met Will Smith at a grocery store in Boston while visiting my aunt.



2. I secretly had my favorite pet stuffed when it died; I keep it in my cedar chest.



3. I have auditioned for Michael McLean's commitee and they didn't think I had potential.



4. I was onced stalked by a mountain lion and rescued just in time by a friend's dad.



5. My wedding was postponed one hour because Jason was sick in the bathroom.



Good luck! I can't wait to hear your guesses!

Crafty Girls

On Sunday, we decided to make some head bands and clippies. These are the ones I made, the girls ran off with theirs before I could get a picture.

I made this one and it is SO CUTE, but Ava won't wear it. She just won't.

We had fun sitting there for a couple of hours, being creative and talking. It was so fun, I want to do it again. I would like to make a more sophisticated head band for me, and I saw some other ideas I want to try.

I need to get some more head bands and supplies, then we will have another crafty girls session!

The Best 4 Words

Mommy, I yuv oo!

Last night, at Family Home Evening, were having a lesson on the power of music. As part of the lesson, we had a picture of Christ sitting on the table. Corrine ended up sitting in front of it, and as it was laying on the table, she laid over it and kissed Jesus right on the mouth. No one else had previously done this, and nobody asked her to. She had no example, at least no worldly one, to follow. It was so cute, and really brought the spirit to our FHE. We all were pondering how she knew to kiss Jesus, how she knew how special he is.

I often think that because we have such a wide range of age in our girls, that the little ones don't get much from FHE.

I guess I was wrong. All you really need is a picture of Jesus for a 20 month old. And her little sweet spirit to remind you about the basic, pure love of Christ we should all have.