Hearing Voices

Hello all!
I have been away from this lil hobby of mine for quite some time. We have had a busy summer! I hope you all have had a good one and are ready to get back into a regular routine. I know we are!

My two oldest have been bickering on and off now for several weeks. They are SO ready for school! Mom is too...

This morning, my daughters beloved iPod was by the sink, yes the sink that holds dirty dishes and water. It was sure to be ruined. I asked her to come and get it, take it to her room. So...she came and got it, but the prized possession only made it to the kitchen counter, approximately 2 feet away.

Little brother, being well, the little brother, came and snatched it away as she walked away. He sat behind the counter listening to it for a couple songs...all this going on while I am trying to revive myself with a second cup of coffee, we have a busy day!
So he decided to test his limits once she didn't come looking for it or him and came waltzing into the living room ear buds in full view, just taunting her. As you can imagine, the battle ensued.

I had to intervene and collected the iPod. It went to the top of the fridge, which I like to refer to as "the place where toys go to die." But that could be a whole post on it's own.

Shortly after, we were out the door to take care of last few errands before school started. We had to be home before nap so we were hurrying out the door.

After we got home, I got everyone down for their naps. It was quiet. I was thinking maybe a nap myself...then I heard it. The voices.

I walked to each of the kids rooms to listen in, nothing. Went into my room to listen for Derek. Nothing. Checked the TVs, nothing. Opened the windows, NOTHING! I thought for a split second maybe I WAS really going crazy!

Then it dawned on me. Reached to the top of the fridge, and yep...the iPod. It was singing to me, very loudly.

Whew, I am not going crazy....YET!

Have a good week yall!
(hopefully each page will get updated the next coming weeks)

I'M BORED!!!

Friends!
It has been a long time...I'm sorry. We have been busy not doing much of anything this summer! So, really I don't have an excuse for not writing.

This summer, I have been hearing this one little phrase from my 6 yr old more times than I care to count.

"I'm Bored..."

It's driving me crazy! I believe my aunt put it best when she said, "bored is when you are too lazy to find something to do." Or my friend Tara suggested, "only boring people get bored."
Both I agree with wholeheartedly.

The kids were begging to go outside and play, and so we did. Five minutes into it, my daughter came up to me and said she wanted to go inside...she was bored. BORED? Bored with what? The bike? The swing? The scooter? Running? Cartwheels?
I remember being a kid and being outside all day during the summer. ALL DAY, folks. We didn't come home under lunch or dinner.

After the "required" time of playing outside, we went inside to cool off. Five minutes into being outside she was bored again. "I'm bored..."
Bored with the Barbie Dream House Santa had to search high and low for? Bored with the endless coloring books and crayons? Bored with the closet full of books, babies, and dress up clothes?

My son, who's now the big 4, has no problem playing on his own. My oriental rug quickly becomes a dirt track for racing cars with him. Not sure how to get her to think creatively, which I KNOW she is a creative person. Not sure why she feels like she can't play in her room alone. What is the underlying issue?

But this house is full of things to do. She knows it, I know know it! But if I hear that sentence much more this summer I may be ordering a straight jacket!

Maybe it's time to do as Maureen says, and go scoop poop :)