One of those days!

I'm writing and post this in hopes that someone can get a laugh..... or just a little more satisfaction from my day than I have!

The morning meant well, minus the usual fighting before breakfast!  Try walking Elliot out to meet her friend to walk to school and for the 2nd day in a row she decides to show me her true colors by refusing to wear her glasses correctly.  OH, and her backpack is "TOO HEAVY!!!"  Her lunch box and a folder are the ONLY things in it!!!

I get the boys ready, and decide to be a nice mom and find Elliot a rolling backpack.  We run into WalMart and they have NOTHING.  I remember that calling stores is much more logical for this stage in my life!  Undoing 3 carseats is just not a lot of fun.  On the way to the gym I safely (with Siri's help) call many stores (Ross, Marshalls, Target, Toys R US, Michales, AC Moore, Staples, Dicks) with NO luck!

The big boys went into the (unattended) kid room at the gym.  They did good till they both had to come out and pee/poop!  Joel sat happily in the stroller!!  He's so pleasant! :-)

On the way home from the gym (after doing: 400M run, sprints while dragging some sled of weights behind, flipping huge tires, and back squats to find our max: I did 90#'s, which I'm pretty proud of!) I called Office Depot and they had a rolling backpack!!!  WOO HOO!  We go in and the boys are wired.  Seriously, running laps around the store.  INSANITY!  A worker asked if they could help me and I just pointed to them and said "Yes!"  haha.  Find the backpack, it's a go (But I'm SURE the Contrarion Elliot will not like it.  There is probably something terribly wrong with the color purple today, or the lack of sparkle!)

Strap everyone back in the van.....and the battery is dead.  It's been giving me trouble for a few days, but there was no starting it this time.  Fortunately for us, Advanced Auto Parts was right next door to Office store!!  That was a serious blessing!!  Unfortunately there were like 10 people in line and they couldn't help us till the line was done.  UGH!  So, I have boys running around again, pointing to "OIL!!!" (or windshied deicer!)  I try to calm them with a "game" on my phone.  That's a grand idea if you have ONE 3 YEAR OLD!  This went real bad.  Screaming insued.  I kind of thought that if I just let them scream the guy might come help me faster.  (Is that a bad attitude?)

It's now 12, LUNCH TIME! and my battery needs a 30 minute charge to be retested again.  Unload stroller (which I should have done an hour ago to avoid the madness in the stores!!!) and find a place to feed these kids.  By the time we walked to eating place, I think I was about to pass out, at my wits end, shaky (probably partially dehydrated from gym), and ready to just be done.  As we walked the stroller hit a bump and Levi said "Woah mom,  that was a big bump!  I give you one point for that!"  Yes, that was one moment that made the day better!  I cracked up!

Find some grilled food to order then sit down.  SO..... how many times can a couple 3 year olds go to the bathroom during a quick meal?!?!?  OH MY!!  Both had to pee..... then both had to POOP!  Seriously!  I can't tell you how many times this morning Ezra freaked out about his shorts!  He hated them!  I have no idea what was wrong with them (that silky basketball short material) but he would start breaking down about wanting them off and say he's never wearing them again!  Made me chuckle.  Maybe if he would wear underwear that would help?

Joel, he ate his lunch and was an angel!  Thank you Lord, that was a blessing!!

Walk back to Auto Store and have to wait for it to finish the charge.  Verdict: IT's good.  The guy tells me that and just looks at me like I should take the battery and carry on my way.  I say "great... now can he put it back in my van so I can leave?"  In the meantime, Ezra dumps an entire cup of water on his lap-for fun-then screams!  Screams some more.  Then Levi starts telling Ezra "crack your pants!"  They both start laughing hysterically.  It was kinda funny, but I thought they were saying "crap your pants"and was seriously questioning their vocabulary and use of this word!  They kept saying it over and over, loudly!  I'm sure everyone else thought what I did, but they really were saying "crack your pants" and just thought they were funny!  They love to make up silly things and laugh.  We head to the van to get the battery in, Ezra screams while the guy installs the battery too.  THEN, falls asleep on the way home.

AHHH.....I just needed to write that to vent!  I feel better.  Boys are asleep (except Levi who is banging on something in his room).  Yesterday i separated the boys for nap and Levi was in my room.  I hear all this noise and turns out he has taken 6 decorative candles off the wall and is rolling them on the floor! (As an update: after I wrote this I realized Ezra wasn't exactly sleeping either.  Big difference between quiet and sleeping.  He was in my room today, and I guess he decided to find a cough drop, eat it, and drool it all over my pillow.  Lovely!)

I'm ready for a day off!!  When is my weekend???  ;-)  17 years?  Oh, good--that will be nice.

I think I am becoming more and more content with just 4 kids.   Yes, VERY CONTENT!  They are a blessing, I LOVE THEM TONS, but this sure isn't easy!

Additional note from the evening: Know what's super scary?! Watching your 3 year old ride his bike down a hill at a ridiculously fast speed, toward an intersection, and not know how to brake!! I have never seen Wes sprint so fast. I think he was faster than an Olympian!! It was impressive and I am thankful he was there. No more hills till braking is mastered!! :-). At bed time Ezra told me "I almost crashed into Elli's school!". Pretty sure he would have crashed into a moving vehicle at a busy crossroad first. Whew! Thank you, Lord, for protecting our Ez Man.

I also love how God perfectly orchestrates things, even when we can't understand them.  Wes couldn't find his flip flops, and as a last resort put on a more sturdy shoe.  Turns out God knew he would be needing them!!  Ahh, I just love moments like this!