Conversations where I beat my head against a wall.

J where do you want us to take you to eat on Mother's Day?

Me: I'd really like Sushi. 

J: ...

The day before Mother's Day, while we're sitting at J's favorite diner

J: did you decide where you want to go for Mother's Day? 

Me: somewhere that has sushi. 

J: but I don't like sushi. 

Me: I don't like diner food. 

J: ?

Theyll probably take me to eat at the diner for Mother's Day. Know what I really want? For someone else to do the dishes that are currently piled in the sink. And I want to sleep in tomorrow. The kids asked what I want for Mother's Day and I was very specific. I even had them repeat it back to me. :-) I told then I wanted to go to the natural history museum, or go drive up the mountain or go for a hike.  We'll probably watch tv. And I'll probably still get diner food. Or pizza. My babies love pizza. But they'll hug me and snuggle me and that will be the best present of all...

Words of wisdom from little A.

Ok.  If two people get too close to each other and they're dreaming or both having nightmares (it has to be the same) then they could become one. Like one dream. Or one nightmare. To stop it, they have to get further away. 

On the road again...

You know it's a really special day when you've been to kaiser three times and the kids' school four times and it's only noon. 

I don't have time to have a real job. 

On the third visit to kaiser this morning I lost my car. I couldn't remember which spot I'd parked in this time, I went to the lot I parked in for the first and second visit. Is it time for summer  break yet?

Boys.

Little A just started taking baths again after a year or more of mostly taking showers. He named himself Captain naked the pirate. Then he made music by tooting in the tub and then laughing hysterically afterwards. Silly boy. 

I want to meet the president...

Big A:  oooh look it's president Obama

Little A:  I thought we were watching gymnastics. 

Big A:  it's the Olympics. The gymnastics is later. I want to meet president Obama. 

Little A: You have to bow to him. 

Me:  No you don't have to bow to the president. You just have to be polite. 

Little A:  Soooo we can't be mean to him? Or hit him right? That would be bad. Big A, when you meet president Bama don't be rude k?

Ramblings

It sucks when you realize someone that you thought cared, really doesn't give a shit. It sucks even more to realize that you can't change that person or your relationship with them. You're just stuck in a messed up situation. I feel bad for people. 

Unrelated, but it also sucks when kids will not go to sleep. J is asleep. Little A has finally  been quiet for a few minutes, but I can still hear big A in her room... I just want to finish the dishes, read a chapter in my book, and go to bed. 

Read this blog post this morning and it made me tear up a little.  Some days I don't feel like I'm doing enough. But maybe tomorrow I will get there. 

If you're a mama, you should go read this. 

http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/a-love-letter-to-all-the-tired-mamas-everywhere/

Little A says

Mama.  Maybe my life is just a dream. (Pause) and when I die I'll wake up. 

Big A: it would be horrible if I got sick right before Christmas. 

Little A. It would be horrible if I broke my leg right before Christmas. Then I couldn't  get to my presents. You'd have to get them for me. That would be a bad bad BAD Christmas. 

Little A.

Little A: It's hard for a queen to get boys. 

Me: huh?

Little A: it's hard to have princes. You know the babies? They usually have princesses. Have you seen on Disney? It's lots of princesses.   

Big A says

If I stop throwing up, we can still go to the snow today right? 

Um. Probably not kid. 

Little A says:

"Hey mom. If every pork chop was perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs. I learned that on a show."  

Love that kid. 

Little A says...

Mom it's like I can hear everything. I can hear everything in the world and it's all too loud. 

It's nablopomo again

Will I blog every day? Doubtful. Will I try? Sure why not. I'll start with being thankful. Maybe I can post one every day. It's day 1 and I'm thankful for my family. :-)

Howling at the moon.

I can't go to bed yet! I haven't had enough time to practice my howling.

Mooooom...

Little A was in the tub playing with his new pirate ship. 

"Mom. Mooom.  I need you now Mom."

" What do you need?"

" I really need my earplugs. Ya know the ones from swimming lessons so my ears don't get wet and hurt?"

"Why? Are your ears hurting?"

"No. My earplugs are

 very bright and 

orange. They'd make great buoys. "

at least he's creative...

Meal time.

"Dad, I'm hungry. Really hungry  I want a meal. "

"How about some carrots?"

"That's not a meal."

"Yogurt?"

"Dad!  That's not a meal. How about ice cream? I think that's a meal."

Kids say...

My children are currently playing in the back yard. Little A is a wild boy that big A found in the forest. She's teaching him about life. He's currently living in the peach tree. He just discovered the patio table and I overheard this conversation. 

"Ooh this is a table." 

"You don't know what a table is. Remember?"

"Oh. Right.  What is this thing?"

"A table."

 "Oooh a table!"

Random little A

"Hes at work too much. We're like a flock of birds and he keeps getting carried off by the farmer."

"And Clarissa [the cat] is a chicken."

Okay kid. Whatever you say. 

Just another day...

Him: just give me 2 pills out of that bottle.

Her: are you sure? These expired 7 years ago

Him: (looks at her likes she's stupid) 

Her: (gives him the pills) 7 years!  Really?

30 minutes later...

Him: are you sure you gave me the right pills? They're not working

Her: (pounds forhead against something hard...) you do realize the expiration date is there for a reason right?

Him: should i take another one?