september fifteenth

a few things happened today that I want to record.

• I slept for about 2 hours last night.. and that's rounding up. I got another hour in from 6-7 am.
• I woke up to Ben tapping me on my shoulder, holding a plate of scrambled eggs and a big glass of ice water. He said, "Here's breakfast, mom. Are you going to drive us to school? Luke and I are ready to go. Well, Luke still has to comb his hair."
• About ten minutes later, we were on the road, Luke's hair combed and all. The drive to school is beautiful. No one was upset when they ran off to the playground. Simon kept repeating on the drive home, "Ben. Luke. sCool."
• While putting away clean laundry in my room, I smelled something burning. I found Zack and Simon in my closet lighting matches. When I opened the door, Zack said, "Mom, I wanted to stop, but Simon just kept saying, 'Again, again.' and I just had to light another one. "
• Before the burning smell had faded, Zack came to me with a big wad of bubble gum stuck in his hair... right at the scalp. I got a picture of it, but don't want to upload it. maybe later.
• With a little peanut butter, the gum came out. The two little boys spent about an hour in the bath together. I scrubbed the toilet and mopped the floor around them.
• Simon wouldn't go down for a nap to save his life, which means I didn't get any down time either. I was SO tired of lifting him back into his playpen, I finally gave up. He won.
• While stocking newborn diapers in the baby's room, Zack held one up and said, "Oh mom. Our baby is going to have the littlest butt." I get excited just thinking about a newborn butt, too.
• Before I knew it, it was time to pick up the kids from school. The weather was incredible, so I let them play at the skate park for a while afterward. Ten donkeys came to play with them.
• We arrived home, had a snack and did homework. Ben and Luke really enjoy school, especially on PE days. They played tetherball today. I pray they will grow up to be just as socially skilled as Napoleon Dynamite. Public school makes you socially normal, you know.
• While I helped the kids with their school work, Simon fell asleep standing up-- no joke. He propped his head against the armrest of the couch and slept there for about 20 minutes, until his legs finally gave in and he collapsed on the floor. I regret not running upstairs to grab the camera before he fell.
• Aaron came home, which was a fantastic surprise. It's tennis league night for him. He said he was afraid I would have a nervous breakdown if he was gone all night. I laughed and kissed him. And then got changed into my painting clothes.
• Keyonna and I painted the nursery purple. Vintage Violet to be precise. We locked the doors, watched The Devil Wears Prada and were almost successful keeping the kids out.
• Aaron made dinner and called us down when it was ready. I love him.
• After a delicious meal, the girls headed back upstairs and the boys took the dog for a walk. They had a "dog challenge" in which Sunny's leash was tied to the wagon where Zack and Simon were riding. Ben and Luke were challenged to run faster than Sunny, pulling the two kids. Sunny was much faster. In fact, she was so speedy, she sent the wagon - and kids-flying in the air. Simon came back with several rocks and scrapes in his forehead.
• Zack was sobbing when they returned. The way he was acting, I thought Sunny had been hit by a car. When he finally said Sunny was okay and that he had bumped his head on the pavement, I felt relieved. I guess I do love that dog after all.
• Everyone changed into pj's. including me.
• I read to my kids for about an hour before bedtime. We just started a new book. Z for Zachariah. I ran across it at the library and remembered my 7th grade teacher reading it to our class. Public school was good for me in many ways.
• Aaron went to play basketball after the kids fell asleep.
• I forgot to tell Aaron to return a redbox movie for. Something Borrowed was worth one dollar, but not two. Curse redbox.
• Simon decided he didn't want to sleep and crawled in bed with me. We snuggled for a while and I had him giggling good. When he started getting sleepy, I had him practice saying the name Roma.. He says "Woma" so perfectly. Hopefully his cute voice can convince Daddy. He fell asleep laying on my belly while I combed through his fluffy hair.
• I got to thinking about our day and decided to blog.
• Aaron came home from basketball and collected garbage from around the house. Usually my boys do that on Thursdays, but they weren't really available to do it today. They are so "busy" with their new schedule. Hopefully we can remember next week.
• I am going to go clean up dinner. I said that I would hours ago, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Somethings are more important than others.