This year Emma is doing it on static electricity. She let me do most of the charging of electrons,
so she could time and measure- Isn't she the sweetest! LOL- especially since it was after my weightlifting class! Ow, my arms hurt!!
It was fabulous. I laughed out loud several times. The author is a little irreverent, sometimes has a little bit of a potty mouth, but overall she paints a wonderful picture with quick wit. I went through the book and crossed out all the bad language, so anyone that wants to borrow my copy, is welcome.
I asked Max the other day what happened to his eye- I forgot at the time that his brother and he had collided while playing a very rowdy game. He told me that was his Zombie eye (as opposed to the other one that was not a zombie eye.) Uh, What?
This was Joseph's decree. 
Today was egg day- 
mainly because Rob told him that we couldn't possibly have sausage day right after bacon day! Here is a schedule that Joseph made up, in case you need it.
I know everyone would love to follow us in our breakfast day week!
chocolate domes (They taste almost as good as they look!), 
and some cheesecake. I had also made Emma chocolate cake- which she asked for. Now you understand why I really, really need to exercise!!
a snuggie! Maybe she'll stop leaving her blankets everywhere she's been if she is wearing it!!At the gym the other day we were suppose to write our goal on the mirror before we left. Everyone's was so generic and boring- like exercise 3 times a week or loose 20 pounds, so I just had to shake things up. I wrote "smokin' hot abs!" Later that day I decided to try and write some goals down. I started with the title "What I want to Do" and ended up changing it to "What I want to Be." After I started with Smoking hot abs, it all went adjectivally crazy from there. I decided it was important to know what you wanted to be for you could know what you wanted to do, anyway. So here is my list of what I want to be, heavy on the adjectives!
A Photoshopping queen
A Catch-up scrapbooking Phenom
A Big Brain churchy woman
Super RN
A Terrific teaching Mom
A Photo-taking Master
A Super hot Mama
Fabulous ab chick
Elegant Loquacious Lady (more on the conversationalist and fluency than on talkativeness!)
So what is it that you want to be?
Warning: If you are a mother or soon to be mother this may break your heart. Have a box of tissues on hand!
Awhile ago I had a disagreement with Samuel so bad that I sent him off to bed crying and his brother Joseph got sent to bed soon after. Robert reminded me that I needed to show an increase of love afterward, so I went in to talk to Sam and give him a kiss. By this time everyone was in bed. All three boys share a bedroom. Sam and Joe on the bunk bed and Max on a crib mattress that we pull out from under the bottom bunk when he goes to sleep. I talked to Sam, gave him a kiss and told him that I loved him. I did the same with Joseph. Just then Rob came in and asked about the clothes on the floor. I started talking to him and picking up clothes and then it was time to have prayer. I turned around and saw Max covering his head and trying not to cry out loud. I knew immediately what was wrong- as every mother would, but I asked anyway and he said, "you didn't give me a kiss" through choking sobs. It was enough to break your heart. Poor little guy! I was going to give him a kiss and tell him that I loved him, too, I promise!! I was just distracted for a minute! One of the many times that I needed to remember that my children need to come first before the messes!
