Adventures of a Monday Morning

Today is a lovely day.

The windows are open and the house smells like morning.  The fresh summer kind full of adventure and intrigue.

That in itself is full of promise.

The best kind.

I got up, and the kids and I did much of our old routine.  You know, oatmeal for breakfast, clean a bit while listening to Classical music (because classical makes kids smart or something like that).

Faye took longer to eat, like usual.  When she started asking to get down, I never imagined what I would find.

Covered

head to toe

with her breakfast.

And me without my camera.

I didn't have time to run down and get it, she was so impatient to get down.

Rather than spend forever washing her with a washcloth, I just threw her in the shower.
And Keith.
And then the fun ensued.

The kids love a morning shower.

Can't say that I blame them.

On the docket for today:

 A gander down into the Hollow with friends.

Keith is going to the movies with his cousin and grandmother.

Faye and I will meet up with a dear friend I haven't seen in ages.

Possibly make another trip to The Hollow with her and her son.

And fit potty training in there, because doesn't she look adorable in her cute little undies?
And I am so over buying diapers.  They are no longer in the budget, so potty training MUST commence.


Dear Monday, 
You make me happy.  Thank you for beginning so wonderfully.  Please continue in the same manner all day.


Love, 

Amy

Comments

Jenny said…
Dear Monday, thanks for giving me this cute post to read today. It made ME happy!
July 11, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Lourie said…
Dear Amy,

I can always count on you for a good smile!

Love you!
Lourie
July 11, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Shannon said…
So what is this "The Hollow?" Being as we live semi-close to each other, I must know! It sounds fun and intriguing! :)
July 11, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Emmy said…
Yea! I hope the rest of your week is great too. Love those shower pictures- cute little faces peaking through,
July 11, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Susan Anderson said…
My daughter potty-trained more easily than my sons. Hope the same is true for you!

=)

PS. And yes, she does look darling!
July 12, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Noodle said…
I want to start potty training Ally too... But I need to wait for the "new" to wear off a little with the house before I try and introduce something that radical to her life... Love the shower pics =)
July 12, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Francisca and Chris said…
Great after you finish with Faye I will fly you down here and let you at it with my twins!

What a glorious day! Is the hollow worth a visit next week? Showers are my kids total favorite things!
July 12, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Lisa said…
AWESOME! And what cute pictures of your kids! I love them!
July 14, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Em said…
Max keeps bringing me Brennan's underwear to put on her. SO CUTE!

The tough times are the ones I often have the fondest memories of being in.
July 18, 2011 at 11:55 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Intruder

Image
It was late.  Everyone in the house was asleep but me.  I was happily folding laundry while watching mindless TV and laughing because King of the Hill is just funny.  I finished, carried my basket upstairs, and smiled.  It was nice having all the laundry folded.  Now to put it away.

I climbed the stairs, making certain to turn off all the lights.  When I got to the top, I noticed the kitchen door was unlocked, so I locked up for the night.  I stealthily entered Beth's room, putting her basket of clothes just inside the door because that baby sleeps like a cat.  I then went into my room and began hanging my clothes up.

I was going rather slowly and daydreaming while I did it, lazily looking forward to sleeping in my bed.  Faye had begged Jeffrey to sleep with her because she couldn't sleep, and so I would get to sprawl to my heart's content.

Suddenly, I heard the doorknob to the kitchen door rattle.  Then I heard the unmistakable sound of a shoulder heaving against the d…
Read more

Relocation

Image
Faye and Beth are the sweetest girls ever. They both have very generous and loving personalities, and they care deeply about other people. Except we have learned, they just can't share a room with each other. We have been trying that experiment for nearly a year now, at their request, even! They wanted to share a room in the basement, and so every single night, for nearly a year, bedtime became a nightmare.

Faye has a severe case of mysophonia (where little noises take her from tranquility to charging rhino in 0.5 seconds), and Beth loves to whisper to herself when she is trying to fall asleep, or just make noises with her mouth. They aren't loud noises, but every. single. night. we had to deal with banshee-esq screams and retaliating howls from Beth. Let's not even discuss Keith's need to imagine, and the explosion noises he makes (standard boy package) and how the escape of a single explosion from his lips turns into a full on war in the basement. 
Like I said, bedt…
Read more

The Think Seat

Image
A week ago Sunday I came home from church to discover that the toilet seat had been cracked. The story behind it is a little vague, ranging from blaming it on daddy, to the dog climbing on it, to ninjas while we were at church... the longer I listened to the reasons, the more fantastical the stories became. My children are amazing when it comes to figuring out how things came to be. They may not be very accurate, but they sure are entertaining! The fact of the matter remained, however, that we needed to buy a new toilet seat, or be brutally pinched every time anyone had a "think session" in the bathroom.

Check! Toilet seat arrived, I installed it, and we all went along our merry way. We got a fancy-schmancy potty training seat with a slam proof lid so hopefully that will prevent any future cracked seat problems. Just in case it wasn't actually done by ninjas while we were at church. I like to cover all my bases.

And so imagine my shock when just this past Sunday, as in …
Read more