The oddly normal life of Clorie

 Apparently I did. Apparently that, is funny.  Tim says to me this afternoon "This morning, I heard you fart in the bathroom." Is that not the place, if your going to fart, you should do it??? He farts anywhere, everywhere, and often! Why bring up the fact that I did so, while using the toilet this morning!? "Its just funny, when girls do it." That is what my apparent middle school age husband responded with. LOL!  So what, so I farted. Sheesh!

 And then I realize I am doing something right! I love it when that happens.  Being a mom is rough. You make choices for your kids, and those choices can change and shape your childs life. Its hard to know, in the heat of things if your making the choice that will mold your child the right way, or not. Half the time I am certain I am doing it wrong... Then a kid does a good deed, or makes an awesome choice that makes me so proud I could burst!   Over the weekend, Destiny made a bad choice, but, she afterward did the right thing by calling home and getting a ride back to the house. She knew she would probably get into trouble but she called anyway. This made me mad, that she had made the wrong choice in the first place, but then at the same time I felt like I did something right for her to know, no matter what she could call home.  A couple nights ago she made me a book. She told me she loves me even when she's mad, and even wrote me a poem, and put a picture of...

 May break my bones, but words, they can never hurt me.  This old kindergarten rhyme came to my mind today. Mostly because others around me are acting as if they are in kindergarten. Sad, really. Grown adults calling people names. The old poem is not really quite true though. I think, personally sometimes words hurt worse than sticks and stones. Bruises and even broken bones heal, but sometimes feelings, friendships, whatever, sometimes they just can't go back to the way they were... All because of some words.  I guess that is why you should think, before you speak. Lesson learned for myself as well. I did not call anyone names, and am pretty sure I would not stoop to such a level as a 30 year old woman... but I do not always say nice things and I always should. You shouldn't say something about someone if its something you would not say to their faces. I get annoyed sometimes but that is no reason to run my mouth. I get it.  So sticks and stones and broken bon...

 I just wanted to say that. No matter what I am a very lucky person. I have a wonderful husband, beautiful healthy children. My mom is the most wonderful and generous mom anyone could ask for, My in laws are always there for us, no matter how needy we have been. My friend Pam is the bestest friend, always there to listen and take my side, or tell me I am wrong if I am (which I am usually not) Its awesome to know that I am surrounded by this awesome set of people. How did I get so lucky?  Christmas weekend was wonderful. We had three days in reality, and still have to see my mom tomorrow! Friday I made dinner at home, a turkey and several sides. The kids opened the gifts they got each other, and went to bed early waiting for Santa!  They were up at 3am and sent back to bed. 9 was when they got up to open gifts. Everyone got something on the list that they wanted, which was awesome! Santa did good! Christmas afternoon we had Linner at Pams house with her family and some...

 Tis the season. Right?  Tracking where Santa is, the kids are ready for him to come! I cannot wait until tomorrow myself! YAY!  Happy Birthday Jesus!!

 Oh today has been a day. I am upset with just everything in general. Craptastic would describe today very well to me.  That is really all I can say about today I guess. I work tomorrow, yep on Christmas eve. I get to sit there and do nothing or maybe she will have me scrub chair legs like last year... Either way I am sure it will be a slower then slow day at work. Cheers and Merry Christmas!

 Not for certain, but when you walk through the door after work and the first words spoken to you from one child are:  "Promise is a big fat JERK today!" You can be pretty sure, that the kids, are feeling better.  Oh yes, antibiotics, how quickly you work. Had I have known I might have waited just a while before giving them to the kids! So life, as we know it, has returned to its normal, busy, argumentative self. Fighting, yelling, even a few Hannah screams have been seen and heard today. Joy.  I am exhausted today. EXHAUSTED. When I set my alarm last night it told me I had 5 hours and 27 min until it would go off. Then I did not get right to sleep, and then, I was woken up several times through out the night. To pee, to tell husband he forgot to turn off the TV,  to nicely ask my snoring husband to roll over, to suffocate my snoring husband, and then to chase a cat who wanted to sharpen claws on the corner of my bed, right near my head away... I am not sure...